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A Texas father was arrested after taking away his daughter's cell phone as a punishment. 

In 2013, Ronald Jackson saw a inappropriate text on his 12-year-old's smartphone so he took it away from her. Jacskon told CBS DFW, "I was being a parent. You tell them what they did wrong and you give them a punishment to show that they shouldn’t be doing that."

Unfortunately, his ex, who happens to be married to a police officer disagreed. Ronald was initially given a ticket, but things heated up to the point where police showed up in April 2015 and arrested Jackson.

Jackson, was charged with theft, but refused to bend. He told CBS "I didn’t want the police department telling me how to parent my child."

He was facing six months in jail and a $2,000 fine. However, The judge ruled Tuesday that there wasn't enough evidence to keep the case open.

Sadly, Jackson says the charges and trial completely destroyed his relationship with his now 15-year-old daughter. Meanwhile, his attorney plans to file a complaint alleging the Grand Prairie PD violated his civil rights.

By the way, he never did give the phone back to his daughter.

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