On March 16, 2026, Osceola County deputies responded to the Heritage Park Apartment Complex in reference to a disturbance involving multiple juveniles at a community park. According to witnesses and a 10-year-old child, a physical altercation occurred between a group of children who were playing at the park. One group of children left and brought their mothers back to the area.
Two women (the mothers of the children involved) got into a verbal argument with some of the children. One of the mothers, 41-year-old Ketsy Ann Rivera (5/17/1984), pushed her children (8 and 9 years old) towards the 10-year-old victim and instructed them to strike the child. Ketsy Rivera then grabbed the victim by his shirt, preventing him from leaving or defending himself.
The victim was observed to have significant swelling of his left eye. The mother of the victim appeared on the scene and asked for the prosecution of the woman that illegally restrained her child. The fire department responded to medically evaluate the child and cleared him of any serious injuries.
Ketsy Rivera was arrested for: Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor, Child Abuse without Great Bodily Harm, and False Imprisonment for holding the victim against his will. She was booked into the Osceola County Jail.