going. >> Yeah, they are rented. >> They don't have a Apparently their mom has a car, but it's a broken home. >> Okay. So, we don't even know. No family. >> We went that route. >> Grandfather says he got a grandfather in Port St. Lucy but doesn't know his name. >> Okay. >> I guess. >> Hello. >> Hello. Hello. Morning. >> Hello. >> Coming out. >> Thank you. >> All right. >> What's going on? >> Yeah. >> Are you on uh Maxima? >> Yes. >> Oh, okay. Yeah, we were trying to reach you about uh our kids. I guess they um they had like some issue with the apartment and they came here to they were trying to look for you. We were trying your phone number, but it wasn't working. >> Oh, okay. >> Yeah, they're they're they're here with >> everything. Okay. You can go in. >> Um >> my son's old enough. >> No, it's 15. >> Oh, okay. Well, when was the last time you were here? >> I was together. What's the first thing you >> Oh, the last time I was here, I was here like a couple hours ago. >> I just work out. >> So, ju just based on the circumstances, you know, the >> Yeah, I didn't have to read your rights. Are you aware? >> I'm being arrested. >> I didn't have to read your questions asking, he has to read that. >> Oh, okay. But am I in trouble now? >> Again, we're trying to figure we just came here >> figuring it out. We've been there for a little bit wondering where he was at. We're trying to get in contact with you. So, >> so before you know before the war, before you make any statement, you have the following constitutional rights. Okay. >> You have the right to remain silent, not answer any of my questions. All right. >> Okay. >> You got to make sure I say yes or no. >> Yeah. I have to make sure you understand. So, you give me a yes or no. You don't mind just keep your hands out of your pockets? >> Nothing in my pockets. >> Nothing at all. >> Yes. >> You kind of see why I don't have to read that before. >> Okay. Yeah. No, that's fine. >> So, you understand? So, when was the last time you were here? I was here like a couple hours ago. >> Remember the time exactly that I usually like exercise, walk around. >> Like morning before the sunrise, late night? >> No, I was here like um I left like around I'm going to say 10:00. >> Mhm. >> Okay. Um is there any reason why the kids aren't in school today? Uh the kids are not at school today because my car is having problems and today this week is the last week before winter break and so I decided to keep them here. But I don't even really live here. This is my cousin house but she's in Georgia. >> What's her name? >> Julie. So Julie's in Georgia. She rents this place out. >> Yes. >> And she gives you permission to be here. I'm actually supposed to be like trying to help out and stuff. Trying to move out. So, I've been staying here like 2 3 days now. >> 2 3 days you've been here. >> Mhm. >> Okay. >> Um, so prior to being here, where where did you stay? >> Prior to being here, I stayed in Beach >> with family. >> With family. >> Okay. >> Um, so the kids and you guys have all been staying here the past 3 days. Oh yeah. I mean they just if you're if you guys were here because they didn't go to school, they just didn't go to school today because it's the last week and then I'm supposed to be trying to get out of here. So >> So the last 3 days you guys have been eating, sleeping, and all that stuff here. >> Uh yes, the past 3 days. >> Okay. So when we got in there, I noticed there was no food in there. >> Mhm. No, >> because my cousin supposedly was trying to um leave this place. So, she had already like disconnected her power and everything like that. So, today we were supposed to be leaving after I came back from, you know, supposed to be grabbing the kids and leave. >> Okay. So, just so that you're aware, your cousin, right, is the one that saved you. >> So, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office responded here in reference to an eviction. >> Mhm. Because I guess >> she was Yeah. That's why she was moving. >> Yeah. >> When they arrived here, >> they noticed that >> my kids were here. >> Your kids were here, right? >> So then we tried to get in contact with you. We couldn't get in contact with you. But so we looked around again. There's no food, no water, and property management came here and said that this room hasn't had power for the last 2, 3 weeks. You know, that's I mean, when we got here, it didn't, but my whole goal of coming here was to help her get some of the stuff out to move out. I actually just ended up staying at night here a couple of nights, but that was about it, though. Today was the day that we were supposed to be leaving South. >> So, for the last 3 days, there's been no power. >> The last three days there wasn't no power here, but my kids um go to school up here, so they were in school. They weren't like here the whole time. Okay. And I'm sorry. Where you do you do you work or? >> Yes. Where you work at? >> I work from home. >> You work from home? >> Okay. >> What? I don't do customer service. >> Okay. All right. Well, listen. Based off the investigation and what we've seen and what we've heard. >> Yeah. And then um just a couple more things. Um so we asked them like how do they communicate with you or document something happening? Um, they had no means of like communicating. >> No, because my my 15year-old son, he he has a phone, but his phone recently got broke like 2 days ago. So, it's at the phone store getting fixed, but he goes to school. My kids go to school and everything. >> So, like I said, we're just here for a couple of days. Like, I was just trying to help my cousin get some last minute stuff out, but I'm actually >> And I'm not going to lie to you. We were here since this calling out >> around 11. We've been here since 11:00. >> Yeah. >> When was when was the last time they had a like especially little ones? Like when was the last time they had you know >> uh before I left like they have Wendy's and stuff like that. I just went up the street to like walk around and stuff like that and clear my mind and then I was going to come back and we were going to leave to go to my sister house actually. So like >> you drove? >> No, I didn't. I w >> you asked them. They said it was a lot longer than what you said when you guys were staying here. >> I mean they were young. They're little kids. >> No. No. >> You're saying two, three days. >> Yes. I'm saying two, three days. Yes. >> So you think >> Just give us a minute. >> Yes. >> Them being kids. I understand what you're trying to say. But they know the difference between two and three days, two 3 months, right? >> No, they were here for 2 and 3 days. We haven't been here 2 and 3 months. My cousin was here. We visited here. We came here. we left and stuff like that. So, she was supposed to be moving out like I said. So, I came here to kind of like get some last minute things, help her, and then I just went up the street like for a little bit to walk around and kind of figure things out. But, um, my kids stay and stuff like that. They're actually supposed to be in school today like you stated, they just didn't go to school today because of the situation of the moving and stuff like that. So, that's why they didn't go to school today. So, is there any reason why they would say that they've been here for two or three months now? >> I'm not sure why they've been coming back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. >> The oldest ones here. >> No, they've been we've been here back and forth, back and forth, but it hasn't been like >> two two three weeks they've been here without furniture and stuff. No bed, no nothing. Sleeping on the floor. >> No, for the past couple of days we've been here. My cousin already moved out everything she had here. >> When did she move out? >> She moved out like maybe two weeks ago, but I still had stuff here because I was like in between homes, but I still had stuff here. So today was the day I was supposed to come and collect all my stuff and leave here. So that's why my kids didn't go to school cuz we have a lot of things going on and I was trying to move. So that's why. But my kids have not gone without no food, without anything. just because they've been here a couple of days, but they've been going to school. After school, they don't come here right away. So, it's only been like two, three days. So, and >> your cousin in Georgia, do you call her when she pick up? >> Um, I'm not sure if she's at work right now, but I can try calling her. I mean, this is her place. This is not my place. >> We try as an answer. >> I'm sure she's probably at work, but like I said, this is her place. We've crashed here. A couple of nights came back and forth and stuff like that, but >> attorney based off of what we responded to our investigation that unfortunately you're going to be placed under arrest. >> Portray him behind your back. Just betray him. >> I know, but like we'll explain everything right now. Just turn around. >> I know. >> Okay, turn around. Just relax. You don't need to fight. >> I'm not fighting. I'm >> not going to make this any harder than it has to be. Okay. >> Okay. Put your hands together like you're praying. >> Put your hands together like you're praying. >> So, why am I being under rest, please? >> I I'll explain everything to you. Okay. >> Okay. No problem. >> Can I do I at least call Can I call my sister somebody? Like, what are you guys going to do with my kids? I have my kids in there. >> We're going to explain everything to you. >> I just want to get you situated. That way, no one out here's in the business. Okay. >> I mean, they're already in my business. >> Do you have somebody that could have >> Yes, I need to call my sister, my father. I have somebody to call. I'm not some type of animal. Can I please call I know, but the way you guys are talking to me, can I please just call my sister so she can come pick my kids, please? >> We're going to go to the car and we're going to give you a chance to call our sister, but if you don't mind just standing by. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So, >> the elevator's right here. >> Once we get to the car, >> you want to take Hey, you want to take the elevator? >> Oh, yeah. >> Are they still in traffic? >> Can I talk to my kids? >> I just tell my kids what's going on. >> Give us a second. and we're going to give them a chance to talk to you. Okay? We're not like just >> No, you guys aren't. My kids are right inside. They don't know what's going on. We're going to give them the chance to speak to you. Give us a second. >> Okay. This one over here. It's faster. Yeah, I got you. Just check. Make sure I know how you >> I have no weapons. I don't have no weapons on me. I don't have no weapons. I don't have no weapons. Okay, you're asking me. I don't have no weapons. Y'all don't want everybody in my business, but can y'all please let me inside? I have no weapons. No weapons. No pockets. No weapons. None. None. None. None. 175. >> Okay. I have nothing else. Nothing else. >> Okay. There's nothing else in there. >> 1449. >> When I call my family, please. >> Okay. Good. Thank you. All right. So, I >> Hold on. I told you I would explain everything. So, I'm going to explain everything to you. Okay. >> So, we did we did a lot more research other than just coming here, finding them here, and then deciding we're going to place you under arrest. Okay. >> What is the research, though? What did I do that was wrong? I didn't do anything wrong. >> Trying to get to that point. Okay. >> Okay. >> So, we come here. We speak to the property management. They said that the power like there was no power here. They they turned it on now as a courtesy because they saw the kids in there and they brought them water and everything. Okay. The deputy was here. He was evicting whoever the resident was prior. It it wasn't you guys. It was whoever was staying here prior. We know that was your cousin. >> That was my cousin. >> Correct. >> Yes. >> Okay. And then my partner, he interviewed the kids and there's a lot of inconsistencies with what he said and >> I mean there's they're kids though. They're kids. So they're kids. >> Yeah. You follow us. to watch my kids. Yes, he's 15 years old. Yes, he is. >> So, I I can't in two days and a couple months. >> We It depends. I don't know what you guys know, but I don't know what you guys ask my kids. I think you guys didn't have no adult present when you guys questioned my kids. So, I'm not sure. >> We were trying and that's and that's the whole issue. We were trying to get an adult and there wasn't one present. That's why we're here. That's why we're >> Okay, but I'm asking though. So, but then shouldn't you guys wait till adult becomes present? to question to question minors though. I'm trying to see cuz I don't know the law. I'm not a lawyer. >> Well, in this case, in this case, we have to talk to them. There's no adult present. We can't just stay we can't like for example like I couldn't we couldn't we couldn't get there. >> Can I call my family? >> We couldn't we can't just walk in there and stay mute next to them. That's not that wouldn't make sense. >> If I see like like for example, if I find a kid out here, I'm going to try and talk to him. I'm not sure what question did that you ask my kids. But like I told you before, we've been here back and forth for the past couple of months. >> We are going to talk to your parents here. We are going to let you talk to family, okay? But we do have to wait for DCF to show up. We're not trying to take the kids away from you. Obviously, they're all like obviously their their first resort is another family member, okay? So don't think that they're like taking them, okay? >> Oh my god. I just want you to know that we're not, you know, we this whole thing could have been avoided if had you been there >> cuz we're now put in a situation where god forbid anything happens and we just left been like, "Okay, mom's mom will be back and we left that falls on us. If god forbid something happened in there, they have no way of communicating to they they have no communication to anybody in there. They had no way of contacting anybody. They had an iPad that was dead. Couldn't even find the charger. >> Nothing. >> Okay. >> They they couldn't even they couldn't even call 911 with my stuff. >> Well, we're going to figure it out. We're going to take care of it for you. Okay. We'll figure that part out. Okay. >> So, what am I being charged with? When can I call my sister? Because my kids have family. You guys are not going to call DCF and throw my kids in the back of a DCF car like they have no s they have grandma. >> And again, I just again I just I just explained to you we're not trying to do that. If they have another option, if they're that's what I'm saying. If they have that option, but they have to come here and they have to speak to you and you have to go through them to do that. Okay. >> Have to go through who? >> We can't call them prior to them showing up. All right. >> Call who? I'm sorry. >> DCF, we can't we can't like we can't overstep them before they come here. >> They're going to have a conversation with you. >> So, I'm going to sit here in this car until DCF gets here. I can't speak to my kids. >> Relax. Just we're going to figure it out for you. Just give us a second. Okay. >> Okay. Can Can I please at least know what I'm being under arrest? >> Child neglect. >> Child, you know, neglect. >> Child neglect. Okay. And what else? What? What else? >> That's it. Child >> because my kids were here. >> Okay. >> It's I Well, I we explained to you that it's more than that. >> You're putting it as you left your kids. >> All right. Let me make a phone call and notify them. Uh, you said you have a grandmother or the kids' grandmother that's local. >> No one's local. They're going to It's going to take them a minute. Like I told you, I live in Warrington Beach each. So, >> okay. Well, I I mean like local as in like Palm Beach County. >> Yes. >> Cuz again, I'm trying to get them with family. I want to keep them with family members. I'm not trying to like >> like because I mean it's 5 days before Christmas. I don't want my kids to DCF on that. They don't have to. >> Yeah. Obviously, that's that's what I'm trying to avoid. Um, do you know do you know her phone number so I can just give her a heads up and have her just start this way? >> Yes, I do. Okay. >> And when can I speak like can when can I speak to my kids or when can I speak to my family? >> You're good. Let me let me just one thing at a time. Let me try to contact her. What's your name? >> That's my sister. Her name is >> Lovely. >> Yes. >> Okay. Hello. Is this uh Lovely? This is Officer Suarez at the West Beach Police Department. So, we're we're here with um I believe it's Maxima, your is it your sister? >> Okay. So, we're we're here at um Cameron Estates. I don't know if you knew that she was staying here or not in West Palm Beach. So, unfortunately, she's she's under arrest and uh she told me to give you a heads up like in reference to kids if you would be able to just watch them in the meantime if that if that's possible. So, it's it's a lot of things. Um basically the uh to make it simple, it's it's for child neglect. Um they were here in the in the apartment with like no power and stuff and we couldn't get a hold of her for like the whole day. Um but is that something that you'd be able to do? >> Well, no. The p the power is off because the person that actually was renting it got evicted. So I don't know what she told you, but that was not the case. Yes. Yeah. So that Yeah. Now the power's off. Yeah. So yeah, but again, is that something that you'd be able to respond here and kind of help her out with the kids and then, you know, or even with another family member? Okay. So obvious obviously there are still some steps we um DCF is coming out and they just have to verify your information. Make sure you don't have like a crazy past or anything like that and that is all. Okay. Well, thank u uh M. Thank you. Okay. And there will be uh there will be another officer here waiting with the kids. All right. All right. >> Speak to her here. >> I'll call her again. Please leave your message for >> here. I have I'm putting your own speaker for you. >> Hello. >> Huh? >> I'm on my way to go. >> Please hurry up cuz they talking about calling these DCF people. I don't need my kids in no DCF home before Christmas. Again, I I I explained to your sister, too, that's not the case. They do release them to the family as long as they're available. >> Okay. >> I I already explained it to her. She thinks we're going to take him, put them in like a foster home. That's not the goal here. >> All right. >> All right. All right. Thanks. >> Thank you, ma'am. >> Okay. Hollis now. Ma'am, can you stop kicking my car? We've been We've shown nothing but respect to you. Please don't kick my car. Okay. I I don't We none of us came here with the intention of doing this. We didn't want to do this. We don't want to do this. But it comes down to liability on our part and we have to do our job. All right. I didn't have to call your sister. I didn't have to do any of that. Obviously, I want the kids to be with family. I mean, can't they just come to the jail police department or wherever you guys are taking? >> Uh, who? >> The DCF. That's what we're waiting on. All right. I'm waiting for them to come speak to me before you guys take >> No, they they So, they come here and speak to your sister. They got to just confirm that she is in fact your sister. We can't like uh we can't release a kid to just any random person. That's why. Not saying she is a random person, but that's our process of verification. >> So, I don't have to wait here until my sister get here. >> No, no, no, no. We we're not going to make you wait in this hot car here. We're going to we're going to take you try to get everything done as fast as possible. Um that way that you know once you have like your court date, you'll probably be out. So, okay. And then, um please do not get offended me by me asking. I just don't want you to catch another charge when you go to county. Um, do you have anything else like any weapons, anything like that on you? >> Cuz if they find anything on you, they they do the extra charge and it's a felony for bringing it into a jail. >> Okay. >> Do you have anything on you? >> No, I don't think so. >> What do you mean you don't think so? >> I don't think so. >> I mean, I'm I'm not I'm not a criminal. I don't have knives and guns and stuff on me. >> That's what I'm saying. It's It's just a yes or a no. >> No, I don't. >> I'm trying to I'm trying to look out for you. I don't want you to have something on you. Nothing on it. >> That was okay. >> All right. Just secure the Is it on the other side? I can drop it for you. Let me just This way. She was charged with child neglect, but the charges were later dropped. Thanks for watching. Be sure to subscribe for more videos like this.