You're not. No, I want my daughter. >> Why you can't get back? >> You will can't take care of her. >> Yes, I can. >> Imagine this. A mother walks into a sheriff's office, her heart pounding, ready to reclaim her 9-year-old daughter after years of separation. But what should be a joyful reunion turns into a nightmare of accusations, [music] blocked doors, and handcuffs. This is the raw body camp story of Gabriella, a desperate mom fighting to get her little girl back from grandparents who've raised her for 5 years. The conflict. No court order in sight. A jailed father and a child who whispers she doesn't want to go. It's a gut-wrenching tugof-war that exposes the raw pain of family breakdowns in America. How far would you go for your child and what happens when love clashes with the law. Stick around as we break this down step by step. You won't believe how quickly it escalates. >> This power attorney and those are the paperwork that she gave. She even bring police to the house already in 2022. Say she come for her daughter. When I gave the police all those paperwork, they went back and tell her she cannot get the child because I have legal documents showing with stamp and everything that the child is in my custody. The daddy leave the child is in my custody cuz she didn't live anywhere. She was from motel to motel and DCF on her with a problem with her. >> Okay, hold on. Let me read this. Okay. >> Okay. >> But here's a question that will keep you hooked. What hidden documents did the grandparents pull out that stopped everything cold? And why did the child choose sides in the way that shattered her mom? Let's build this story from the ground up, revealing the drama layer by layer. >> Okay, so I can't remove her from their custody. >> They don't have custody. >> Okay, >> but right now it shows in jail. >> Listen, they said they've had her for a while here. >> Okay, >> she's been here for 5 years. for 3 years and I've been calling the police to her house and trying to get her with me >> and the attorney just told me she has no court or >> How old is she? >> She's six. I mean, now she's six. I'm sorry. I have a six-year-old. She's nine. >> She's nine. >> CUZ I HAVE A SIX-YEAR-OLD in the car. I have a six-year-old in the car. I have four kids. >> Hey. Hey. Hey. What's your name? >> This is Marissa. >> Marissa. >> That's my oldest daughter. Come with me. >> Can you talk to me out here real quick? Will that be okay? >> You brainwashed her. She's going to say no. You don't have brainwash. You just did. >> She don't want to come with me BECAUSE THEY PUT STUFF IN HER HEAD. I'M NOT LEAVING WITHOUT HER. I promise you. I'm not going to leave without you. SHE EXPLOITS TO HER BOYFRIEND. YOU'RE LYING. Telling lies. Telling lies right now. That's a lie. >> Secret papers. Brainwashing claims. What really happened? Marissa's decision will leave you stunned when you hear. >> Listen. >> She's going to tell you everything she said. >> Cut it out. She brainwashed that girl's brain. >> Your name? Marissa? Do you feel safe being with your grandparents? Yes. >> Would you rather be with them? You don't want to go with mom? Okay. Have they had you for a long time? Yeah. Okay. Which which car are you guys driving? The truck. Okay. She's going to listen to whoever what she tell her. >> What was your first name? >> A N. >> A N in your last. >> They've had Marissa for 5 years since her dad, now in jail, signed power of attorney. Gabriella counters, "That's my daughter. Wait." Officers note the address and try to deescalate, but Gabriella's frustration grows. Here's the curiosity pool. What paperwork do they have that's so powerful? >> You know his middle name, initial? >> I don't know his middle name at all. >> Okay. >> I met him when I was 14 years old. >> I got you. >> Do you know his address or he just at the jail right now? >> Um >> 5700 star. >> Uh yeah. Well, he lives with her, I guess, but he's he's in jail now. >> Okay. >> All right. So, I guess so everyone can hear me. I'm going to document it just that I talk to you guys. But as it stands right now, I can't remove her from their custody. So, she's just going to go with them. >> No, I'm going to take her from me. >> You can't do that. >> I can't do that. >> Okay. >> She has no coord. So, I'm taking her. >> You guys? >> Yes. >> This paperwork I just showed him. >> You're doing something. You're showing him a old paperwork in 2022. >> That's a petition. >> You guys are good to go then. >> No, she's not going nowhere. I'm taking my phone. >> She's not going nowhere. >> Okay. You can't keep them from leaving the building. >> Well, I can grab her. >> No, >> I could grab her. >> Move both on my wheel. >> No. Why you can't get >> 3105? Can you come this way? >> You're not. No, I want my daughter. >> Move on. >> Why you can't give her? >> You can't take care of her. >> Yes, I can. I'm a woman. >> Have a seat for me. Have a seat for me, please. Here. Step out here with me. Officers confirm no force can be used either way. Gabriella reveals her absence. For 3 years, I've been calling the police to get her. She mentions her other kids, including a six-year-old in the car. The emotional hook deepens. This isn't just one child. It's a fractured family fighting for normaly. [music] Gabriella blocks the door, accusing brainwashing. Officers warn her repeatedly. The drama builds to its climax. [music] Her desperation turns physical as she refuses to let them leave. >> She's lying. I do have a job. I'm a nurse. >> Okay. Well, listen. Your daughter does not want to go with you. Okay. >> Because she's brainwashing. >> Okay. She does not want to go with you. >> That's too bad. I'm I'm her mother. >> Okay. Well, that's not good parenting if you're going to force her to do something. But >> she's putting stuff in her head, though. You don't understand. That's because she doesn't see me for 3 years. You have I have my daughter has to read to learn who I am cuz she had to see me. They took my daughter away from me since she was six and now she was hurt. She was in distress. She was sad. She's probably worried about where's her mother at? You know, >> she knows where her mom is. She doesn't want to go with you. >> That's because they put in her head. >> Okay. You didn't even know how old she was. >> Cuz I have a six-year-old. I just had a baby. You know, I do know how old she is. >> My head I've been here since yesterday. I came from Mobile. I'm tired. I'm stressed out. I just want her. And I do have a six-year-old in there. I have kids in there. >> I have a 6-year-old, a 7-year-old, a 3-year-old, and a 4month old baby. >> Not even I don't care if not. That's my daughter. >> Okay. But if you're going to keep them from leaving, locking the door, and stuff like that, >> leave. But I'm going to I'm going to grab her. That's my daughter, man. The dad's in jail. Her best interest with her mother. >> Well, seems like she's doing good with her grandparents right now. >> I don't care. She can do You can see however you seem. She can do good with me, too. And your other siblings. >> What I see is them being cordial with me. They're cooperating. >> And the daughter. No, you were keeping them from leaving. You're blocking the door. You're not cooperating. So, from what I see, she is in better hands with them than you. >> How do you know that? >> From what you've exhibited so far. >> So, she's better hands with me. >> It looks like she's in better hands with them. >> They've been nothing but cordial. You have not. >> It doesn't matter how much you cooperated. I'm getting my daughter. She's not leaving with them. I'm her mother. Are y'all crazy? I'm her mother. That's my daughter in there. They got her brainwashed. That lady's been talking about me for all these years. Of course, my daughter's going to act like that way. She didn't see me in 3 years. That's why she's acting the way how she's acting. >> So, you show up in 3 years from not seeing her and you just want to take her like she's going to be okay with that. >> In and out of these three years, I've been calling the police like to say how I'm doing now. And they said that the same thing that you're saying. I had to let him go. I can't do nothing about it because he's >> It's a civil It's a civil matter. It's You're going to have to go through a court. >> I'm not leaving. >> Okay. You'll have to go through a courthouse >> and you'll have to get court orders that show that. >> I'm not leaving. >> Neither of you really have anything that says you have custody of her. >> That's my daughter. I can take her whenever I feel like it. She has no court order. >> You don't either. >> It don't matter. I'm the mother. She's the grandma. She's not even the dad. >> Parents. So, when they were leaving, she started blocking the door. She's like, "They're not leaving unless I have my daughter." And she goes, "Go to jail." >> I know. And I explained that to her and then she said, "If they walk out here, she's going to take her daughter. She's not leaving with the grandparents." >> Okay. Trespass from the station when she leaves. >> Okay. Well, you just explain it better. Yes. >> You need to leave the station or you're going to be trespassed. And if you don't go, you're going to go to jail. Do you understand >> why I'm having trespass? >> Because you have no reason to be here at this time. >> I do. I'm telling you. I told you in the front. Well, whoever I told. You can't say that to me. You can't. That's not your right to do that. I know my laws. Apparently not. >> You can't tell me that I'm being trespassed. >> I absolutely can. >> No, you cannot. I'm doing nothing wrong. Okay. You no longer have any business here. >> Yes, I do. My daughter's in there. >> Okay. You cannot block people. >> Okay. I'm going to grab her and get my daughter. >> You're about to leave or you're about to go to jail. No, I'm not going to go to jail. You absolutely are. You got another 2 seconds now. Okay, drop the purse. >> No, no. I want to get my daughter. Please stop. Let's go. [screaming] >> Let's go. >> Resisting. Gabriella resists a lawful order to step aside, leading to her arrest for obstructing. She screams in frustration as cuffs go on. Officers handle it professionally, but the heartbreak is palpable. A mother's love turning into legal consequences. What do you think? Show your opinion on below. You lovely. >> Get off of me. Get off of me. >> Give me Give me my ball. >> Get off of me. [screaming] Get off of me. You're in my arm. OKAY, I'LL STOP. OKAY, I'LL STOP. OKAY. You are in MY NO. Can I talk to you? Get in the car. >> No. I need my shoe. >> I'll get your shoe. Get in the car. >> I need it on. >> Get in the car. >> No. I'll get in your shoe. You're in the car if you don't get in. >> Can I talk? >> You can once you're in the car. Can I just call? >> I just want my daughter, please. >> Okay, I'll see. Let me see at 173. >> Can you give him my phone? That's his phone. Now, let's pull back the curtain on why this escalated. Educationally, for every parent watching in the US, this isn't just drama. It's a lesson in family law. In Florida, custody disputes are civil matters. Police can't remove a child without a court order per statute 61.13 on child welfare. [music] Power of attorney from the dad. It's temporary, not permanent custody. Gabriella's big mistake, resisting without violence. Florida [music] Statute 84302. a misdemeanor that can mean up to a year in jail. By blocking the door and ignoring orders, she turned a heartfelt plea into trespassing and obstruction. Nationally, over 1 million child custody cases hit US courts yearly for the Census Bureau, and many involve DCF- like interventions for unstable homes. >> We can't remove children. You know, if we think they're in danger, that's one thing. you know, we'll obviously remove them, call DCF, but when it's a a custody dispute, the child stays where the child is, unless y'all make arrangements on your own. We try to just keep the peace. >> She can't visit the child, but she do not. She stay wherever she is and she file for the tax for the child and I have to threaten her. Said if she don't stop, I'm going to let IRS make she pay back every scent. >> That's when she leave it alone. 5 years. She's going to school here with me. She was living with her daddy. Her daddy end up in jail. I have her I have the she for 5 years. >> Yes, I have the power attorney. >> Okay. What I would do >> is power of attorney is okay, but when you're talking about a kid, >> I would suggest getting something more concrete. >> I get it. I have it all here. What the problem? >> I'm talking custody. >> That's what I have other people working for custody, but they could they could not find. >> Well, what you do now is you let them know she's at the Bay County Jail. >> All right. >> Um, >> so from a mother's desperate dash to reclaim her child to handcuffs in a sheriff's lobby, this Flaggler County body cam shows the raw edge of love and law colliding. Gabriella was arrested, but Marissa stayed safe with her grandparents pending court. It's a heartbreaking tale that asks, "Where does protection end and overreach begin?" Key lessons for us in America: Custody, get a court order. Don't force it. Comply with police to deescalate. Prioritize the child's voice and stability. Family disputes, seek mediation before it explodes. If this story tugged at your heart or taught you something, like, comment what you do in Gabriella's shoes. and subscribe for more real life body cam breakdowns that hit