On March 29th, 2025, officers from the Sarasota Police Department responded to a call that every parent dreads. A report of an adult woman allegedly physically attacking multiple children in the neighborhood. What follows is a master class in how erratic behavior combined with credible witness testimony builds an airtight case for arrest and how arguing with handcuffs only tightens them. >> Hold on. One second. Hold on one second. Go. Wait. What's going on? Look, I can tell you girl. Let girl down. [laughter] >> She was throwing us and that's the problem. >> Do not fight me. Put your hands down. >> I'm not going to put my hands against I'M NOT GOING TO FIGHT ANYBODY. >> Do not fight me or I'm going to put you on the ground. Do you understand? Do you understand? >> No, you stop talking. >> Okay, shut up. I get it. But look at me. These kids are not baby pooping. Please. These kids are not the problem here. It's It's Wait, WAIT, WAIT. NO. STOP. >> This is not going This is not going to go well for you. YOU'RE GOING TO GO >> RIGHT HERE. PLEASE. Are you serious? >> Why? All right. Do you hear that? They're laughing. Like, >> I don't care. You're out here beating up little kids. Give me a break. >> Beating up little kids. >> Give me a break. Give me a break. >> Stop. Stop. I'm not being a little >> Look at this. >> See, and this is this is what I'm saying. >> Look at Look at her. >> This is the Oh my god. >> I'll talk to you in a minute. >> Okay. Thank you. So, tell them what happened. >> Okay. >> Hey, get a little Hey yo yo yo. Get the little girl right here with the purple. She pushed that down. Come here. >> She calling and then she push the little girl down. Hey, >> let me tell the girl. Give me a second. Here's what we have to do. So that way we get everything straight. We're going to I've got more officers coming. We're going to talk to everybody one at a time. Okay. You guys cool with that? >> Put her hands on. >> Who's guarding? >> Okay. Yeah. Let's all talk over here, guys. Hold on one second. >> You break out my window, you're getting a felony charge. You understand that? >> You're a real hot ass. Hear that? >> Do you understand? >> YEAH. YOU'RE WHAT? 21? >> NO. >> WHAT? You're 22? >> NO, I'M 35. >> OH, HOT ASS. >> That's That's what's crazy. Okay. >> What happened, sweetheart? >> Speak up. >> I was riding my bike. >> Where were you riding your bike at? over on Orange. >> Okay. >> Orange the 21st or what's that? 20th >> by the store. >> Yeah. To see if I want something from the store. >> Okay. >> And she came up to me and pushed me off my bike. She was tired again. Let me see. >> So, you were just riding your bike and she just pushed you off willy-nilly. >> And then she was trying to test. >> 36 if you could step up. She's trying to break out my window. >> Give me just a second, guys. >> I didn't think you're GETTING me a minute. >> NO, YOU NEED TO STOP. ACT LIKE AN LIKE A GROWN-UP. HOW OLD ARE YOU? >> TRYING TO HOW OLD ARE YOU? >> How old are you? >> I'm your age. >> Okay, then you need TO START ACTING LIKE >> A MINUTE TO ACT LIKE YOUR AGE. OKAY, then I'm telling you, sit in the back of this car, relax, and I WILL COME TALK TO YOU. >> YOU'RE GIVING ALL these children a minute. >> Correct. Because they're the alleged victim. SO, YOU NEED TO RELAX. >> YOU NEED TO RELAX. >> YOU NEED TO RELAX. >> YOU NEED TO RELAX. I will COME TALK TO YOU AND get everything figured out. BUT RIGHT NOW, YOU NEED TO RELAX AND ACT LIKE AN ADULT. >> THAT'S NOT FAIR. >> DO YOU UNDERSTAND? >> NO, I DON'T. I have children. >> I am trying to talk to THEM TO GET EVERYTHING. >> NO, THEY DON'T. OKAY. I'll stay right here. >> 103 units here. Thank you. 106. >> Sorry. >> I was trying to get my bike back, but she was she was sliding. >> Did she like take your bike? >> No, she put me off the bike and I was trying to trying to grab it, but she was trying to touch me. >> Okay. Then she put her hands around your neck. That's what time said. Did she was choking you? >> Did she choke you out? >> I think she was trying to >> So she put her hands around your neck. Do you remember that? Or did she just like grab your chest or your arms? >> Like she put one of her hands around my neck >> on the front or the back? >> I think um on the side then she pushed me. >> Then she pushed me off my body. >> Then she was saying she she was saying my grandson he had going to get his haircut. But she was calling and she was calling me by that. state. I understand that. >> Run this. We're going to run this through the court. >> Do you guys know this lady at all? >> No. >> Never seen it before. >> We just came from her birthday party that we just left. Okay. >> We just got back from the birthday party. >> Okay. >> That lady right there, that light up said that she >> You now you get their statement. >> Yeah. Absolutely. So, this is going to take photos, shoot, you got your camera on. >> Absolutely. Yeah. No, we can see it. Clear as day. Clear as day. I want to see that. >> Absolutely. So, what's going to happen is cuz we got a lot of witnesses that we got to interview. We'll get you guys some paperwork. We're going to be here for a little bit. Okay. But >> don't worry. Justice is going to be served cuz I got to get to work myself. >> Okay. All right. Um I'm assuming you want to press charges. >> Of course. You want to press charges? >> Might as well. >> Okay. All right. That's all I need to know. >> Absolutely. Absolutely. So, give us a few minutes. We got to get some paperwork. We'll get you guys all squared away and then we'll get that figured out. Okay. There any questions that I can answer for you right now? >> No, you're good. >> Okay. Perfect. Give me just a second. >> So now tell me what happened. >> So >> it's just I don't understand like all these kids are like out here like like like there's nothing that can face them. Like there's nothing that can go wrong. And like I grew up in Naples, Florida where like honestly nothing can really go wrong. Like truth like honestly nothing can go wrong. But like but like everything can really go wrong. And and I came up to these I did these kids. >> I came up to these kids and I was like look like I'm not going to pretend like I'm like you know something safe to you like because because [ __ ] is not safe. Like people are not what they claim to be. And like I need you to know that like you need >> So you approached them just to talk to them? I approached them like like like I mean like like like [ __ ] can be wrong. >> Do you know these kids? >> I don't know these kids. No, I don't know these kids. >> Okay. And you just wanted to tell them like >> I just wanted to like I wanted to like make a [snorts] just wanted to like make a stance or like I just wanted to like make them know that like things things are not always what they seem. Like things are not always what they seem. And like if if your mom is telling you that like everything's right, like you know, these kids literally came up to me like like I was their their best friend. And I was like, I'm not your best friend. Like >> Oh, so they came they approached you to talk with you. >> Well, I mean, I'm not saying that they approached me. [snorts] These are hurt like really bad. >> I seriously >> Okay, listen. So, I want you to listen to me. >> You were kicking this window earlier. If that happens again, we're going to >> kick any windows. I won't. >> We're going to get you out. We're going to check your Hank house cuz now you're calm and we can do this the right way. >> All I wanted to do is tell these kids that like >> Listen to me. Listen to me. Listen to know that like >> Are you listening to me? >> I'm listening. >> Okay. I'm going to have you step out. She We're going to help you. We're going to check the handcuffs. We're going to adjust them properly. Okay. That doesn't mean they're going to come off right now or that they're going to come off, but I need you to cooperate. Okay. Step out. >> I can come out. >> Yes, you can step out and we'll check the handcuffs. What's your name? >> Alexandra Dean. >> Alexandra. >> Alexandra Dean. >> Alexander Dean. I'm Officer Fukako. Okay. >> I don't I don't want to I don't want to make problems for anybody but these kids. >> Can you put your chest against my trucker? >> Yeah. >> Thank you. I'm going to check your handcuffs. Okay. >> These kids, they don't they just don't know the problems that are like wrong in their community. [snorts] >> It's so bad. >> Okay. So, you were trying to talk with them. I was trying to, you know, >> and then what happened? >> And then, you know, you get like a community of them and and then they like are just like, "Oh, you're you're like,"Yeah, they just want to they want to come at me like like I'm the problem." And I'm just like, I'm not I promise you like I have kids that are your age and I've been to school and your age and my kids are like at your age and and I don't I don't I don't want things to be a problem for you. I don't want this. >> What's your address? Where do you live? >> I can't really tell you. >> Okay. >> My boyfriend >> What's your boyfriend's name? >> I can't tell you. >> You can't tell me? No, he's he's on he's Oh, he's he's on he's on probation. >> Okay. Well, he's not in trouble. He >> didn't do anything. He doesn't even know where I'm at. >> These kids, you know. Yeah, I fell. These kids are >> these kids are terrible kids. They need like guidance. I really do. >> You were just trying to give them some guidance. [snorts] That's all. >> Not even that, but like these kids just >> All right, I'm good. >> All right. Here. Have a seat in here. Okay. >> But can you please take it? I just want you to take like give me a little bit of like >> I already loosened them. >> Listen, we loosened them and that's that's all we're going to do for now. >> I'm not going to like like get anybody. Can you please just like >> No, have a seat in there. We're going to figure everything out. If you explain to us what happened after we talk with them, then we'll be able to help you out with that possibly. >> They're like, >> "Have a seat. Push up." >> Yep. Take a step up. Big step up. Big step. >> There you go. >> There we go. >> All right. So, keep explaining to me. Keep explaining to me what happened. really suck. >> Why don't you explain to officer for good? >> No, she just wanted to hear. >> Yes, she does. >> No, she doesn't. >> I wasn't here. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Come over. >> No, I need to put down that she probably is on another track. >> Okay. Uh, who? She who she touched. >> She pushed her against the gate. >> Her. >> Okay. You saw that happen? >> I seen kind. No, I really didn't see that much. I literally was coming to stop her, so I wasn't paying attention. >> Tell me everything that you saw. >> Okay. I'll sit on my porch. Okay. >> Seen her trying to throw sticks at the kids. I We yelled and told her to stop. I seen him come up. He said, "Did you guys see that?" I said, "Yes." I was like, "Ma'am, quit throwing the sticks at the stick." She's like, "Well, these kids are out of control." It doesn't matter. Stop throwing, you know, leave the kids alone. They'll leave you alone. Walk away. >> And when I seen her push the little girl, my daughter seen her push the little girl. I ran over there to make sure the girl was all right. >> You saw her push the girl off the bike. >> I seen my daughter seen it. I leaned over. I seen her on the ground. So, I ran over there and then that's when she pushed her when I was going over there to stop her, but I didn't see I didn't see a lot of it. I was just I ran over to stop her. I know she put her hands on me. I got scratches on my back, but I don't give a [ __ ] about that. >> Okay. You don't want to press charges? >> No. No. My back will heal. >> Um, you have your ID on you? >> No. >> You mind if I just grab your information? >> Mhm. >> Do I have to be in this thing? >> It's up to you. You don't have to be. >> No, cuz I don't like going to court now. >> Okay. All right. No worries. No worries. That's fine. >> I'm sorry. Oh, they cannot talk to you or make you say anything. >> What happened >> without your basically me and her were just going back to her house? >> Who Who's her? >> Me. You're there. >> Okay. Hi. >> So, we were going back to my house. Okay. >> Then we >> By going back to your house, what do you mean? Where were you at? >> We were with her at >> on Orange and 20th. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> So, we were going back to my house and then the lady >> had um was chasing the little kids. >> Okay. So, I'm like wondering why she singing. >> I don't know if she's drunk. Okay, just drunk. >> So, usually when people are drunk, I don't mess with people that are drunk. >> Then we're we're laughing. >> But we're laughing at something else. >> Okay. >> She's like, "Oh, you think it's funny." And we're over here saying, "We're not laughing at you." And then out of nowhere, she sees her laughing and she pushes her to the gate. >> What gate? here. >> This this exact gate, but on the other side of these, >> but on the Orange Avenue side. Okay. All right. And she just pushed you for no reason. >> Yeah. >> How old are you? >> 13. >> 13. Okay. >> Um, are you a guardian? You just friend? >> We're friends. >> Okay. >> Do you have a parent that you can call? >> Huh? >> I do what she did. >> She needs to She needs to not be busy right now. We're the police and so you need to get her on the phone. Okay. Please and thank you. >> Let you uh speak with the officer who's handling this investigation. Okay. >> Hi there. This is Officer Jones, Sarasota Police Department. How are you? >> Good. How are you? >> Good. Hey, I'm here with your daughter. Um apparently there was an altercation where an adult female pushed her up against a gate um here at 20th and Orange Avenue. Are you aware of any of this? >> No. >> Okay. Would you like to talk to your daughter real quick? I can stay here on speaker phone and answer any questions. >> Okay. Go ahead and tell them what's going on. >> Yes, ma'am. I'm right here. >> So, so your daughter's already expressed that she wants to pursue charges against this individual. Um, and we're just confirming that you would like the same. >> Yes, I would. >> Okay, perfect. So, she's going to take a ride tonight. Um, what I need from you, I've got your daughter's information, is just uh your first and last name, please. >> Okay, I appreciate it. Thank you very much. I'll put your daughter back on the phone. Okay. >> So, uh, hang tight for just a few, okay? Cuz we got to get you some paperwork and there's still some stuff that we got to do. Okay. >> All right. I appreciate you. >> You have the right to remain silent. Do you understand that? >> Um, >> okay. Anything you say can and will be used against you in court. Do you understand that? >> Sure. >> You have the right to remain um to have an attorney with you prior to, during, or after any questioning. >> I don't understand anything after the like I need I can't breathe. >> Yes, you can. You're not talking. Okay. So, do you understand that you could have an attorney with you while we're asking you questions and stuff >> this whole time? Sure. But can somebody please just like >> I can't loosen them. I cannot loosen them anymore. If you cannot attorney you >> I understand that conversation. >> You can have a conversation with your mouth, not your hands. >> But you haven't conversated with me this whole time. >> I have been. I've been with you this whole time. If you cannot afford attorney, one will be appointed for you. Do you understand that? >> So hard. >> Can you understand that? Can you please like >> Alexander? I'm not going to talk to you until after I'm done reading this. >> Can you just put her in like It's so hard. >> Alexander, do you understand that if you can't afford an attorney, one will be appointed to you. Do you understand that? >> No. It's so hard. >> We're done here. Um, so here's here's what's happening. Okay, go ahead and slide in a little bit for me. >> You have no kids. You have no slide in a little bit for me. Okay, I want to explain your charges to you. Okay, just slide in for me. >> What are my charges? >> I'd like to explain it to you, but I need you to slide in a little bit. Okay, >> dick. >> Yeah, that's fine. I just need you to slide in a little bit for me. Okay. Can you do that? >> No. >> Okay. So, if you don't do that, >> I would love for you to push me in. >> I want to talk to you. >> Okay. I'm done talking with you. >> So, you have not talked to me at all. >> I've talked to you enough. I'm done. >> You haven't talked to me at all. >> So, here's your charges. Okay. You're getting two counts of child disorderly intoxing without violence. Okay. Do you have any questions for me? >> Yes. >> Yeah. What What are your questions? >> Why am I being charged with anything? >> Well, we tried to get your side of this child. Because you pushed one child and you pushed another child against the fence. >> You have proof? >> Yes, I have witnesses. >> Where? Can I have Can I see proof? I have I have >> your PCI. Slide in for me. >> Are you going to push me? >> I I will if I need to. So, I'm going to need you to just slide in for me. >> But I have not touched a child. I've not once touched a child. >> Would you mind sliding in for me? >> I will if I have to. But I >> You do have to. You do have to. >> You do have to. >> But please help me. >> We are helping. >> No. No. But he's pushing. He's putting hands on me. I haven't touched him. >> Been resisting. So, you're going to go in. Relax. Just slide in. >> No, this is it. >> There you go. Perfect. >> The setup is tense from the moment officers arrive. They are walking into a chaotic scene with multiple minors, agitated adults, and a suspect who is already confrontational. The primary allegation is serious. that this woman identified as Alexander Dean physically assaulted children by pushing a girl off her bike and shoving another child against a gate. In the hierarchy of police calls, violence against minors sits at the very top. It triggers an immediate protective response from law enforcement. The officers aren't there to mediate a neighborly spat. They are there to determine if a crime against a child has occurred. The evidence chain in this case is robust and it's built almost entirely on witness statements. Police separate the parties immediately, a standard and crucial tactic to prevent cross-contamination of stories. They interview the children separately, asking open-ended questions like, "Tell me what happened." The young girl on the bike, explains clearly, "She was riding near the store when the woman came up and pushed her off." Another witness, an adult neighbor, corroborates [music] this, stating she saw the woman pushing the kids and throwing sticks. This consistency is lethal to the suspect's defense. When you have multiple unrelated witnesses, including victims and bystanders, telling the same story, probable cause is established firmly. It doesn't matter that the officer didn't see the push himself. The sworn statements of the witness's act as the eyes of the law. Contrast this with the suspect's behavior. Alexander Dean's defense is a rambling, incoherent mix of justification and denial. She claims she wanted to give the kids guidance, that she wanted to make a stance, and that the kids were out [music] of control. She admits to approaching them to tell them things are not always what they seem. This is a massive tactical error. By admitting she approached them to teach them a lesson, she places herself at the scene and provides a motive for the interaction. Her narrative that she was trying to save them from the dangers of the world rings hollow when stacked against the specific allegations of physical aggression. Legally, I was trying to guide them is not a defense for battery. You cannot guide a child by pushing them off a bicycle. Throughout the interaction, the officers engage in repeated deescalation attempts. They tell her to stop, to relax, to sit back in the car. They explicitly warn her, "You break out my window, you're getting a felony charge." These warnings are legally significant. They demonstrate that the suspect had ample opportunity to comply and chose not to. Every time she screams, argues, or kicks at the window, she is building the case for further charges. The officers remain remarkably calm, contrasting sharply with her erratic energy. They treat her like an adult, even as she demands to be treated like a victim. Now, let's look at the charges. At the end of the video, it is noted she faces two counts related to the minors. Disorderly intoxication and resisting without violence. The charges involving the minors likely stem from the physical contact, battery or abuse, depending [music] on the specific Florida statute applied. The disorderly intoxication charge is key. It suggests that her behavior was fueled by alcohol or substances, which aligns with the witnesses claiming she was drunk. This charge doesn't require a breathalyzer on the scene. It requires behavior that breaches the public peace while intoxicated. The resisting without violence charge is often misunderstood. You don't have to punch a cop to resist. Pulling your hands away, refusing to sit in the car, refusing to slide in, or kicking at the window are all forms of resistance. It is obstruction. When the officer tells her to slide into the car and she refuses, forcing him to push her, that is resistance. It is a separate crime from the assault on the kids. She is literally adding criminal charges to her wrap sheet while sitting in the back of a patrol car. The Miranda warning moment is painful to watch for anyone with legal knowledge. The officer attempts to read her rights, a necessary step before custodial interrogation. Instead of listening, she interrupts, claiming she can't breathe, complaining about the cuffs, and figning confusion. I don't understand anything. It's so hard. This is a common delay tactic. However, the law does not require the suspect to happily agree. It requires the officer to convey the rights. If she claims she doesn't understand because she's hyperventilating or arguing, the officer can simply stop questioning her. By refusing to acknowledge her rights, she shuts down her own opportunity to tell her side of the story formally. She thinks she is outsmarting the process, but she is actually waving her chance to be heard. A critical point of friction arises when she demands proof. She asks, "Do you have proof? Can I see proof?" This is the CSI effect in real life. Suspects often believe officers must produce video evidence or signed affidavit on the spot to justify an arrest. That is not how the law works. Probable cause, the standard for arrest, is based on the reasonable belief that a crime was committed. The consistent statements of the victims and witnesses provide that probable cause. The officer does not need to show her the proof on the side of the road. That evidence is for court, not for the curb. Her claim that I didn't touch anyone is simply her word against the weight of multiple witnesses. And in the eyes of the law, the witnesses win this round. Finally, we see the use of the hobble restraint. This is a strap used to secure a suspect's legs. It is not a punishment tool. It is a safety tool. When a suspect kicks at windows or thrashes around, they pose a danger to themselves and to the expensive police vehicle. The officer explains clearly. To prevent any further damage to any property, we will have to put your feet in a pie. Her sarcastic agreement, I'll give you my feet, doesn't change the necessity of the restraint. It is a physical manifestation of her total loss of control. If she had simply sat still, she would be riding to jail in standard cuffs. Instead, she is trusted up because she cannot govern her own limbs. The takeaway here is stark. The line between an adult and a minor is a bright red legal wire. If you cross it by putting your hands on a child, even if you think you are teaching them, you lose the narrative instantly. Society and the law prioritize the safety of children above almost anything else. And once the police intervene, the time for guidance is over. Every word of argument, every act of resistance, and every kick at a window only serves to dig the hole deeper. In the end, Alexandra Dean didn't just fail to teach the neighborhood kids a lesson.