Get your mom out the store. >> Stop. >> I'm not. >> These officers are suddenly thrown into an intense foot chase after a man takes off running during a child and neglect investigation. But this is just the beginning of a far more complicated situation. >> My children called my mom. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. All >> we'll walk together. It's okay, sweetheart. Come on. On a hot and humid day, June 1st, 2025, in Koetta County, officers with the Atlanta Police Department receive a concerning 911 call about three young children that are locked inside a car in a grocery store parking lot. As temperatures continue rising and fears grow that the situation could turn life-threatening at any moment, officers are rushed to the scene immediately. Yeah, she's like crawling out of the car seat. Am I allowed to pull on these handles? >> Open the door. >> Hey. >> Hi. >> That was three. >> Where's mommy? one 65. Luckily, the children are found unharmed, just extremely hot and sweating inside the car. After running the plates, officers identify the vehicle as belonging to Santana Reynolds, the children's mother. But they immediately notice another red flag. A strong smell of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. As officers continue searching for the children's guardians, an unidentified man suddenly approaches the scene. Hey, your car. >> Yeah, this is my car right here. >> Your three kids inside. >> Why do I have to sit down in the hood of your car? I haven't I haven't done anything. >> Well, this is against the law, so sit down on the hood of my car. >> Use the bathroom for >> Okay, so you're detained. Sit down. >> I don't want to put you in handcuffs if I don't have to. >> Here, get my phone. >> Yeah. Yeah, I'll get it in a second. Go ahead and sit down. >> Good races, bro. I ain't even doing that. I just >> Are y'all okay? >> Okay, here y'all. >> Who drove y'all over here? >> She drove. >> What's your name? >> That was Claire. >> I don't I don't want to give my name. >> You have to I don't want to give my I don't have to give my name. I haven't done anything. >> Okay. >> I don't have to give my name. >> Go ahead. Stand up. Put your hands behind your back. >> No, I'm not putting my hands behind my back for what? I ain't done that. >> 109. This male's probably about to get combed. We're out with the death. All right, get up. Put your hands behind your back. >> Sir, I haven't done anything. >> Sir, I'm asking you nicely. Okay, I can take >> I don't have to put my hand. I didn't do anything. What? What am I being? I'm telling you >> to go ahead and put your hands behind your back. >> What? I didn't do nothing. >> Relax. How are you grabbing me? I didn't do nothing. Hey, >> the man is identified as Dez on Hall, the children's father. And the moment officers move in to arrest him, it becomes clear the situation is only getting more volatile. What begins as a child and neglect investigation quickly spirals into chaos as the next thing he does catches everyone offg guard and only makes the things far worse for himself. >> Hey, that's Go get your mama. >> Go get your mama, >> sir. >> Get your mama out the store. >> Stop. I'm not going to [ __ ] you. Don't go back. Where'd he go? Where'd he go? >> An intense chase for Dezon begins almost instantly. Yet somehow he manages to slip away from officers. But with officers locked onto his every move, it soon becomes clear he's running out of ways to escape their sharp eyes. >> Anybody run in here? >> Did anybody run in here? >> Yeah. >> Somebody ran in here? >> Yeah. >> Hey, Lamb. They're saying somebody ran in here. >> You mind if we go? >> No. What's his name? >> He ran from now. >> It's locked. Let me see. We have one in here. >> Yeah, we got him. We got He's locked himself in the bathroom. What business are you guys in? I can't hear you. >> It's going to be Tommo the sushi restaurant. >> Uh, I got a key. We're about to make entry. >> I'm telling you, dude. We're We're going to break down this door and we're going to send in a canine. >> We're going to send in a dog if you don't open this door. >> With the situation deadlocked and Deson cornered, officers appear to have the situation under control. But what follows next turns into a satisfying chain of events as the tense standoff quickly begins working against him. >> Get on the ground. >> Get on the ground now. >> On the ground. >> On the ground. >> Do you not hear what that means? >> Get your head down. >> Put your head down. Stop moving. >> I'm not moving. >> I got it left. I got it left. >> Stop moving. >> I'm not moving. >> I'm not moving. >> I'm not moving. >> I'm not moving. >> I'm not moving. >> Get up, sir. I'm not moving. Let me get up. Let me up. Get me up. Let me up. Get me up. Get me up. Get me up. Get me up. >> Why'd you run? Because I didn't do nothing. Y'all keep trying to I ain't even do nothing. >> Y'all trying to detain me when I ain't even do nothing. >> Bathroom's clear. I ain't nothing here. >> I still trying to go and I got the car. [ __ ] >> I ain't even do. >> Take a seat. >> Obstruction. >> Y obstruction. >> Put your feet in. >> Obstruction. >> Put your feet in now. >> Obstru. Are you serious? >> Put your feet in. >> Even through all of this, Dezon shows little to no concern for the children left inside the overheated car. As the encounter drags on, his lack of accountability only deepens the frustration already building among the cops at the scene. >> This fire still work. >> SHUT YOUR MOUTH. WHAT'S YOUR NAME, >> MAN? I'M NOT GIVING YOU my >> All right. >> I didn't do another charge. >> I'm searching for what? >> 109. What's your suspension for? I'm with y'all. >> 32 people. >> I ain't giving I ain't got no name. >> This crazy. I just came in the7. >> It's an FTA 414 2025 was the date. >> Now I want TO TRY TO LOCK FOR NOTHING. For nothing. It is all on video. Oh my god. >> 137. You go ahead and 95 her and bring her over here. >> Oh my god. Meanwhile, Santana finally walks out of the grocery store and gets into the car, seemingly attempting to leave with the children. However, by this point, the cops have already discovered that her license is suspended. And from there, the situation starts going downhill rapidly. >> I come outside, I see my kids in the street. >> Okay. You have a license on you. >> Who is that guy in here? >> The man. >> That's my dude. >> Here, real quick. Step out for me. Okay. I appreciate you. >> Oh my god. >> Face the car. You don't have marijuana on you, do you? >> No. >> Face the car for me. Lay you can lay your stuff down. Bring your hands back here. You're under arrest as well. Stop. >> For what? I didn't You can ask the people. >> Walk over here. >> My kid, >> bro. I got kids at the house. I just paid from the store. What happened? >> You're under arrest. >> Explain to me, please. >> Put your hands behind YOUR BACK. >> WHAT HAPPENED? >> You're under arrest. Put your hands behind your back. >> Put your hands behind your back. >> I'm inside. You can ask everybody. You can ask everybody. I'm inside and start working. I was working. I don't know what happened. Y'all not even telling me nothing. >> You left the scene of an investigation while deputy was out with you. HOW? >> NO. WAS NO DEPUTY OUT WITH ME. >> OKAY. WELL, he he's informing me that you're under arrest. So, you have to talk to him about that. >> Where is he? >> Hey, he's about to be over here in a second. >> I didn't pull up. Please, dude. I'm inside you. You see my card, sir? You can get my phone. I'm on an order right now. I was working. >> Okay. I'm going to step over here. You have a suspended license, so you can't be driving around without >> I got I got my paper in the car. >> You have anything in your back seat? >> I I I have my paper. Can I call my mom or my kids? Hold on. I'm not out here. My children doing all that. >> My children call my mom. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. >> I MUCH RATHER not send your kids to defect. So, we will facilitate getting your kids. >> I We will facilitate getting your kids ready. Put your feet in the car. >> Please call my mom. >> Put your feet in the car. Turn into the car. KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. Y'ALL NOT EXPLAINING NOTHING TO ME. I WAS WORKING. >> Officers detain Santana immediately and place her inside a patrol car. But unlike Dezison, one thing quickly stands out. Her reaction toward the children appears noticeably different once the reality of the situation sets in. >> What is your question? >> Um, they going to be okay to my mom? >> Yeah. Yeah. Your your infant is over there chuckling and laughing. and they just fed her a whole bottle of milk and she's over there sitting in a car with one of our deputies with your other child. >> Okay. >> Her other There's two children in one car, one in the other one with another deputy. But they're all they're all fine and none of them are up are upset. We're doing our best to keep them sane in this incident. It's an unfortunate chain of events, but there's better ways to act. If you see a patrol car parked behind your car, you figure and you see your >> no one in there. So, >> but but you see patrol car, your husband's gone, you figure you probably plug some things together and then you leave your kids in the car overall. >> I was in a car working. He was in a car with them. He came in to use the restroom and next thing I'm at the selfch checkout when all >> Well, then you're also driving around on suspended. Your license still on May the 23rd. I have my reinstatement paper in the car. >> You're still showing suspended. That's something you got to figure out with the court system. But as of right now, you're still suspended for failure to appear. >> How? I I just went to court for that on >> That's something you have to talk with them about. I have no idea. >> You can even ask my mom. >> But we're about to get rolling so we can get the show on the road so that we can get you in and out. >> My phone. >> Your phone is in my front seat and your beanie is in my front seat. >> Do I have to stay in jail? Can I get a bone? >> A reckless conduct, I believe, has a preset bond that that you should be able to get out on. As the parents face the consequences of their actions, officers shift their focus on the youngest victims of the ordeal who narrowly escaped a traumatic outcome. >> Are you okay? >> Y'all okay? >> That's all right. They're okay. >> I don't know what >> you guys, sweetie. How old are you? >> Nothing. >> You said what? >> Okay. It's okay. >> Okay. Everybody's okay. It's all right, sweetie. >> One of the other cars for the time being. Y'all want y'all want little badges? >> I'll walk. >> Yeah. You want to walk with me and go get some? >> Oh, well, we'll walk together. >> It's okay, sweetheart. Come on. >> It's okay. >> What's your name? >> You okay? >> Here, give my hand. I got you. >> It's okay. Your mama's fine. Come here, sweetheart. I'm going to pick you up. Okay. Oh. Oh, goodness gracious. It's okay. >> Hi, sweet girl. >> You're going to hang out up here up front. Okay. >> There you go. >> There you go, girl. All right. >> Hi, sweet girl. It's okay. >> Going to hang out here in front. Okay. It's okay. >> It's okay, >> dude. >> It's okay. Hi, baby. >> There you go, girl. >> As the chaos settles, the officers continue interacting with the children, doing everything they can to keep them calm, smiling, and distracted from the terrifying situation unfolding around them. >> Let me see your funny face. Oh, that's a funny face. Hi, sweetie. You like being a big sister? Was it fun? Yeah, >> I bought it. >> I'm sorry if we scared you. We weren't trying to scare you. We just got to figure some stuff out. Okay. >> After an incredibly stressful day, the children's grandparents arrive to pick them up and the kids finally leave safely with the family. Meanwhile, Dezon and Santana are transported to the police station. But even in custody, Dezison doesn't stop being traumatic. >> No. Yeah. My car just keep your feet in the car. >> No, I got my feet in the car. Look how tight. Cutting off my Look, what what can you What can I do with that? Got the camera on them. >> Tell you stop moving. >> No, look at this. >> Yeah, I see there. Wait, wait, wait. >> Man, this is tight as hell. THIS TIGHT. WHAT? WHAT? What you No, tell me which one's hurting. >> No, tell me what you see. >> Which one's hurting you? >> Both. >> Both of them? >> Yeah. Tell me what you see. >> Turn sideways. >> I see two fingers underneath that one. >> Okay. >> And I see >> Man, this lean lean the other way again for me. I want to look I want to look at your right cuff. like lean lean over like you were. >> Okay. See >> this hurt my wrist, bro. You don't see my veins coming out? >> You don't see my veins? >> I'm I'm gonna adjust them for you. Okay. >> Oh, sure. >> In the end, Deson Hall is charged with reckless conduct and willful obstruction, while Santana Reynolds faces charges of reckless conduct and driving with a suspended license. Both are also charged with marijuana possession charges.