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PALMDALE A 13-year-old Palmdale boy has filed suit against J.C. Penney, claiming he was wrongfully detained for three hours because he was suspected of stealing a pair of pants he had gone to the store to return.

The suit, filed by Marquis Chapman against the store and two employees, claims false imprisonment and infliction of emotional distress. Officials at J.C. Penney’s home office in Dallas said they do not comment on pending litigation.

While the youth was handcuffed and lying face down in a bed in the security office, his mother frantically looked for her son in the store, the Antelope Valley Mall, and by driving her car in the surrounding neighborhood, the boy’s attorney said.

More from the LA Daily News, Teen sues JC Penney.

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