He was sitting in the road. >> Really? >> Almost hit him. >> I got all these bikes. >> My dad beats my mom. >> She's down on the ground right here. >> What was he doing walking down the goddamn road? >> We all right. >> Oh my god. >> Stop. Stop. >> I'm a convicted felon from like years ago. I have been trying to change my life. On September 17th, 2023, officers responded to a residence following a report of a young family member sitting in the middle of the road with no guardian present. I'm Jack and this is Unpopular. >> Good. How are you doing? >> But I was driving through one of my house and he was sitting in the road. >> Really >> almost hit him and then I turned around and I was like, we've had a whole conversation. He said his mommy's in the house. She's not waking up for him. >> Okay. >> You say your mommy's name is Megan, baby? >> Yeah. >> Megan. >> Yeah, we know who she is. What time was it that you first got out with him? >> Um, about when I called y'all about 6:20. >> 6:20. And he was just sitting in the middle of the road. >> Yeah, he was sitting like right out here and like in the roadway. Who was that man that was out here with you again? You said there was a guy out here with you that left. >> Evan. >> Evan. >> Who's Evan? >> Evan as a boy. >> As a boy. Okay. And how old is Evan? >> I don't know because I'm four years old. >> You're four years old. >> Yeah. >> He said Evan was driving a car. >> Did you get bit up by some ants or you getting bit by mosquitoes? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> You got all bit up, aren't you? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Can I see all them bites? >> Yeah. >> Let me see. >> This bite. I got all these bites. >> Do you know what was biting you? >> It was mosquitoes. >> Can I see your arm? Can you hold your arm out like this? >> I got all the bites. Okay. >> Look at all my fur leg. >> Yeah, I see that. You got all sorts of bites. Well, how long has your mommy not been waking up? >> 20 hours because >> 20 hours. That's a long, long time. >> Yeah. >> Is anybody else home? >> No, just my mommy. >> What were you doing outside? >> I was waiting for Evan to come back. >> Oh, okay. Is Evan your mommy's boyfriend? >> Yes. >> Or is is that your dad? >> Well, no, that's not my dad. My dad beats my mommy up. >> He does. I'm sorry to hear that. >> Yeah. >> What's your name, buddy? >> Um, Katon. >> You spell it Katon? >> Yeah. >> Is it K E A? >> Yeah. >> T O N. >> Yeah. >> Okay. And what's your last name? >> I don't. >> You know. Can you do me a favor? Can I get you all the mosquitoes? >> Is that okay? >> Yeah. >> You want to come with me? >> Yeah. >> Hey, buddy. Do you mind hanging out in my partner's car for a little bit? >> Yeah. >> Is that okay? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Are you going to be okay? >> Yeah. >> All right. Just sit here. Okay. We'll be right back. I promise you. >> Well, I'm not going to be okay. You're not. >> No. >> Yeah, you will. We got to go wake up mommy. Okay. >> Okay. I'll be right back. I promise. Okay. >> Hello. Sheriff's office. She's down on the ground right here. Sheriff's office. Hello. Can you hear me? What are we doing? What's going on? >> What's going on with you? >> My way. >> You've been drinking? I can't hear you. >> Where's your son? >> Where's he at? Hey, where's Keen? >> Let me tell you where your son is. He went outside and walked down the road and somebody called the police. >> Shut up and up. >> No, that's why we're here. So, what's going on with you? >> I was sleeping. Evan, >> he's he's safe. Evan's not here. >> Who is Evan? >> Spend the night. >> Can I put some clothes on? >> How much have you had to drink? >> I slept the night before. I didn't drink. >> Okay. So, you haven't had any alcohol today? >> No. No, I didn't. I went to sleep. Hang on. Can I put my clothes on? >> Not right now. I'm I'm going to have the paramedics come look at you. Do you want to sit down on the couch? >> No. Have a seat, please. Please, please. Ev, please. >> Where's Evan? >> Who is Evan? >> Evan's like my best friend. >> How old is Evan? >> 19. >> Was Evan here the other night with you? >> No. Evan was not here last night. Evan was sitting right next to me. >> Okay. >> So, what time did you go to bed? >> 11. >> Do you know what time it is right now? >> No. >> Okay. Do you know what today's date is? I don't want you looking. >> Today's like the 17th. >> Yeah. >> 16th. >> Okay. >> It's going to be about 11:30. >> Okay. It's not 11:00 in the morning. What time is it? >> It's like 7:30. >> Well, 7. See? 7 p.m. So, you had somebody here named Evan. You were sleeping. >> He's not here. >> No. What does he drive? >> What color is it? >> White. >> White. >> Where's my son? >> Your son's safe. >> Where is he at? >> He's Where is he at? >> He's with a deputy. Okay. He's >> I don't want him to be with a deputy. I want him. >> Okay. Well, then he shouldn't been walking down the road by himself. >> I need him to call Lisa. And this is the one that is got a a custody arrangement with him. >> That's fine. We'll do that. >> I I need to do that. >> Let me get some information from you. Okay. What is Lisa's last name? You have her phone number? >> That's my boyfriend in jail. Do I have her phone number? Yes, baby. The police are front in front of me right now. They apparently I've slept until 7:00 at night and they took Katon and they're they're in front right now. Baby, they're in front of you right now. >> Ma'am, listen. There's an emergency with your child. We We need to talk to you. >> I'm giving you the number. Lisa's number is I don't know. I went to sleep and Evan left. Evan left. And then Pete starts walking down the road by himself. Why? Why can I see my kid? Can I see my child, please? >> Not right now. >> Why? Why can I not see him? >> Cuz we're talking to you. We're having a conversation. I'm trying to. >> I want to see my kid. >> Not right now. I'm going to have the paramedics come check you out, but you can't you can't go see Katon right now. >> I hope I know I'm not trying to get myself in trouble. I'm just I'm already in trouble. What the was he doing walking down the road? >> So, is Lisa the one that lives here and you're just staying here? >> No, this is my house. >> Oh, okay. I thought you said Lisa wasn't going to let you come over anymore. >> Lisa is the one that takes has been taking care of my kid because I just started off. Oh, >> okay. >> And I already got arrested last week and I got you. >> I'm not trying to go back. You're such a big boy. You are a big boy. Good job, buddy. So, he's ate up with mosquitoes. We have any uh anti alcohol. >> Yeah, they probably make it work. >> It's going to burn and that's about it. What hurts on you, bud? >> The bug bites. >> You got some bug bites. My kids don't like those either. Does anything else hurt? >> Well, I'm scared of crab spiders. Well, they they leave us around. >> I got to keep my name. Mhm. >> Okay. Nothing else is hurting you. Didn't like hit your head or anything? >> Well, I me and me and mommy see a big draw spider. >> Mhm. >> Oh, really? >> Yeah. >> You're so brave. >> The last time um we was outside because when it was dark the last time me and Evan and mommy something happened really bad. >> Yeah. Where did Evan go? Well, Evan is gone. Evan driving away from us. >> Why? >> I don't know. Because nobody knows Evan's will. >> Okay. You have somebody to come take care of you? >> Yeah. >> Whose house are you normally at besides mommy's? >> I always go to Lisa's house. >> Lisa's house. Okay. >> I go to two houses. Mommy's >> Mhm. >> and Lisa's. >> Okay. >> Well, I don't ever go to Jen's house. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Are you hungry? >> Well, no. I was sleeping. >> You were sleeping and then you woke up. Why'd you go outside? >> Because I was waiting for Evan. >> Oh, okay. We should have stayed inside with mommy, though. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Did you go walk down the road looking for Evan or you just stayed right here? >> I stayed right there. >> You stayed right there. Okay. The last time it was dark, we all right in the road because no cars was coming and I was acting like a spider. >> Do you know how long ago you had something to eat? >> Yeah. >> Did you have lunch? >> Yeah. >> Okay. What did you have to eat? >> My old school was right beginners. >> Okay. >> What did you have today for lunch? >> Um and that time I got a new school. >> Do you know what you ate today? What food you had today? >> I know my teacher's name. The other I got two teachers. >> Uhhuh. >> What the? >> No. >> Please let me see my >> Not right now. Stop. Sit down. >> The one that has a seat on the sofa, please. >> Sit down. >> No. >> I want the paramedics to come look at you. I want them to come evaluate you. >> See my child right here. >> Please. I want to go see my child. Please just do what you need to do and let me go see my kid. >> My partner's out there going and checking on him. Okay. He's in good hands. >> No, I I need Evan to come back here now. Evan left and the police are here and said that was walking down the side of the road while I was asleep. >> I can't go anywhere. >> Oh my god. He's in the back of a cop car right now. >> I can't tell if anything. They won't let me talk to him. >> Evan left for a second and he walked down the side of the road. >> Yeah, your blood pressure's a little bit little bit >> back. >> Yeah, I have you drank any today though? >> Not today. >> Not today. Have you taken anything today at all? >> I take my like I'm supposed to. >> When did you take your >> I took it at like 4:00 5:00 in the morning. >> Oh, this morning. Okay. So, you just fell asleep? >> I'm supposed to take two in the morning and then one in the afternoon. I haven't even taken yet. Okay. Are you willing to go to the hospital with us? >> Why? >> No. My kid is here. I'm not leaving until he has picked up at least on the way. >> We're gonna take you to the hospital. >> I want to see him. And then that's But it's either dates with you. >> No, because we we came. So, I need to know which one you want. Why do I need one? >> Cuz I'm not saying you do. >> I'm asking you would you like to go with us? We came here to check. Why are you asking me if >> I have to do? >> Because when we found you, you were unconscious and you were out of it. That's why they want to ask you if you want to go to the hospital. Do you want to go? >> We're just trying to see if you need any help. Okay. >> I went to what what hospital? Because I went there and my blood pressure was higher than that. Didn't do for me. They just were like, "Oh, you're recovery." >> And you don't have to come with us. That's fine. I'm asking you if you'd like to go with us because if not, we can leave and they can handle it. We can get you know. Yeah. What? They take me to jail because I have high blood pressure. >> I haven't said anything about taking you to jail. >> Just there. >> We're just trying to figure out what is happening today and why why we're here. >> I don't either. I I took my medication and I fell asleep. Um Evan was here. Evan left for a second. Look at all the toys. Like what the My kid I bet you ran through the back door. Let me see. Yes. Oh my god. >> Stop. Stop. Do not go out there. >> Look at this. >> I know. I see it. Go back into the living room. >> Why do I have to go back and look? >> Cuz you're not free to go right now. >> Change for an investigation. What? >> Right now for reckless conduct. That's what we're looking at. >> What? Conduct. >> Reckless conduct. Do you want to go to the hospital with these folks or not? >> We're not going to take you against >> I want to make sure that my kid is picked up before I go. I want to see him and make sure >> that's not going to happen right now. >> Why? >> Because we're here in this investigation. >> Hey, what's your name? >> Oen. See your people. >> Stop. They're not adjusting at all to the light. They're they're open. Stuck open. >> Probably. >> I'm not. You can I don't undo screen after dinner at order. Whatever you want me to do. >> So, what did you take? Cuz you took something. Stop. You're not going to walk around. Sit down. >> Sit down on the couch. I don't want you to show me. I want you to tell me >> what else did you take cuz you took something else. And then I'm going to take um gabapentin and um >> reaction. >> Gabentin and um this bar. >> When did you take your gabapent? >> Before I went to sleep. >> That was last night. When you went to sleep last night. >> You haven't taken it today. >> No. No. No. I was sleeping until you knocked on my door. >> Okay. But we can get out of your hair. I just didn't know if you want to go to the hospital. That's it. And I'll do them. >> I'll go. >> Well, then let's go. >> Hold on. >> I need put Can I put it on the shirt? Oh, yeah. Yeah. >> Can I see my child before I go, please? >> No. >> Why? >> Cuz he's outside with Deputy Richard. >> No. >> Yes. >> He needs to see my face. He needs to see a familiar face. Please. >> Lisa's on your way, right? >> No. He Please. Can you see my face? >> Okay. Do you want to get a shirt so we can go or not? If you don't want to go, that's fine. Don't go. >> When I grow up, I will be a police. >> You do? You want to help people? >> Yeah. >> Like we're helping you today? >> Yeah. >> Okay. I'm going to take out. >> Well, we try to do our best to help even little ones. Do you know your mommy's address where she lives? >> Yeah, I know where where she lives. >> You know where she lives? Do you know the numbers? >> Well, yeah. >> What are they? >> I count to 20. 1 2 3. >> You're just precious. Let me tell you. >> 5 6 7 8 9 10. >> Do you know Miss Lisa's phone number? No. >> Look at this big puppy. Oh, that's cute. >> He's cute. I will >> I love puppies like that. >> He's probably nicer than he looks, huh? >> So nice. >> Yeah. So that >> Well, he's not in trouble. >> He was >> He was He was outside alone >> and we're helping him. >> Oh, >> okay. Are you Evan? >> I am. >> I need to get your information real quick. Okay. Little Kenyan here came outside looking for you. You locked. >> I knew I locked that back door. >> You can't open the front door. >> Yeah, >> I got out the back door. Front door. Evan, I got out the back door. I know, but I locked it. He >> Well, I >> Yeah, Katon. K E A T O. >> Okay. How long were you here today? >> Just been all day. I just left to go pick up his book for school tomorrow. >> You're going to be staying here for the evening or >> Okay. How long has she been sleeping? I like >> she had no idea what time. >> What time did you get here? >> I've been here since couple days. >> I went inside. >> We're outside. Watch the car. Yeah, I guess that's >> I was I was outside watching the car. >> Let me find my bag so I can get my medication in my You can follow me. I don't care. >> They'll be able to give me your medicine at the hospital. >> No, they're not going to give me I'm supposed to do my for my afternoon dose at 1:00 and I didn't even take it. >> Where are your shoes on? Let's get your shoes on. Either you want to go with them or you don't. >> I'm going, but I want my bag with my medication in it. It's the most important thing. Thought >> your son was the most important. >> My purse. They're making me go to the hospital. >> We're not making no out of jail. Probably >> your vitals are completely stable. >> Then why you're pulling in? >> Okay, you're pulling in now. Please check on Ken. Please check on Katon. They won't even let me check on him. >> 24. There should be a female coming up named Evan. That's going to be the other one that was here. You want to be seen by the hospital? >> I don't want to go to jail. Going with us to the hospital is not going to prevent that. >> I got arrested the other day. Okay. And since then, I have a job. I have a brand new job with a company phone. Good job. Right. >> I'm a convicted felon from like years ago. I have been trying to change my life. I have three years clean. I have not done in three years. I was on shooting boat. I don't do that anymore. I may drink a little bit. That's about it. I already got arrested on Tuesday for DUI. I can't have this happen. >> Megan, do you want to go with them or not? >> I do. I want my bag. >> Okay. We don't know where your bag is. They're leaving. Are you going with them or not? >> If I can't have my medication, then I won't go. >> No, we're not going to go look through your car. >> I'm going to go. >> All right. Then you're being placed under arrest. >> I just said I was going to go with you. >> I can't find your back. YOU'RE DONE. >> I said I was going to >> You're not going WITH HIM ANYMORE. YOU'RE GOING to jail. >> Why? >> Reckless conduct. >> I said I was going to go with them. >> You're high right now. You're not going with them. You're going to jail. >> I'm not high. >> Drop the bait. >> I'm not high. >> Let me go check on my partner. I'mma close my door and lock it. The windows open so you can talk to him. Would you mind just hanging out with him for a second? Okay. >> I know for a fact the lock. >> I know. Kids are kids are kids. I mean, >> I didn't think he'd be able to reach up there and unlock it. >> Yeah. >> And I know he figured out the front door cuz she doesn't know how to open the front door. He got like a little jiggly. >> Yeah. >> So, I know we get >> Did you Did you try to wake her up or anything? Yeah, I told her. I said, "Hey, you know, I'm going to head out for a second. I'll be right back." >> All right. Well, she's under arrest. So, >> um I have no idea. I just saw her walk out. So, just hang out here with me. >> Evan, >> separate your feet. Separate your feet. >> Where's Evan? He's right there. There's your car. >> Have a seat. >> Come on, dude. >> Sit in the car. >> Let me see my child. >> No. Sit in the car. >> Why? >> Cuz your child's going to come with us to the sheriff's office. Sit down. >> No, he's not. >> Yes, he is. Sit down. >> No, Lisa is going to pick him up. >> No, she's not. I'm calling defect. They're going to come in. >> No, they're not. >> Yes, ma'am. They are. >> Lisa already has an agreement with him. >> Well, then they can take that over. >> But I don't have an agreement with Lisa. Is that Lisa? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. She needs to come here. She's a guardian. >> She She's on the way. >> Hey, Lisa. I'm assuming you're the one of the legal guardians of Katon. I'm not sure if it's considered guardianship, but yes, Beck did sign a notorized statement saying that I need to take care of him and make >> choices and whatnot for him. >> Perfect. >> Um, >> you're on your way. >> I am, officer, but I am about to have a nervous breakdown right now. My car died on me. We're on our way. Take the kid to the office. I'm going to call Dax. I'm not leaving the kid here. >> Lisa's on her way. >> I don't know where Lisa is. >> She has a sign activated. >> Then why is the kid here? >> Doesn't mom. Is it like an >> visit? >> She has a power attorney to take care of. >> I just talked to her on the phone. >> Yeah, >> allegedly. I mean, I don't know. I haven't seen any documents. So, >> and I don't feel comfortable who this Lisa lady is. I think DeFax needs to handle that. Unless she shows up here with some court order signed by a judge. >> Well, let me see what she has. I'm going to have I'm going redirect her to the sheriff's office. >> Yes. >> Did you see her take anything? >> No, she has she hasn't had anything. The drain shouldn't have any uh she does take medicine that does make her sleepy. >> What kind of medicine is that? >> It's called >> Does he have a car seat here? >> Mhm. I got one in my car. >> All right. I'm I'm going to need to grab that. So, can you call Lisa back real quick and I'm going to have her meet me up at um the sheriff's office. So, >> so what's the charges going to be? >> Uh for her reckless conduct. >> All right, buddy. We're going we're going to take you to the sheriff's office where we're going to meet Miss Lisa. Okay. >> Okay. You want a snack when we get to the office? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I love snacks. >> You love snacks. Okay. We're going to go for a ride. You ready? >> Yeah. >> High five. All right. You get to ride in the police car. How cool is that? >> Super cool, huh? >> Yeah. >> And when we get to the sheriff's office, I'll turn on my blue lights for you. Would you like to see light? >> Yeah. >> The lights up here? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Okay. I promise. You see the blue lights? Look. >> Yeah. >> We're going to take him inside. You can come in with me. >> Okay. Let me grab some pictures. >> Okay. >> I'm glad to see Lisa because he's my best friend. >> Lisa's your best friend? >> Yeah. >> And look at all the stuff you get to color. We have to contact Devax and then they can make a decision. Let me see what you got there. >> Okay. So, they're familiar with you. Yeah. >> Do you have a case worker? >> Well, the case is closed. It was in his grant. I never told her name. But this is what Megan was going to go into some sort of clinic. And so she wanted me to take care of Katon while she did that, but she's not done it yet. So he's still with me here a month later. >> This Jennifer Burrell Rita Moon. >> Jennifer was his first foster mom years ago in foster care. >> I mean, this is better than nothing. Okay. >> But given the circumstances, it's not courtapp appointed, right? >> So um and DeFax kind of lights that >> they may accept that. I don't know. I've just been in her life. I'm in love with him. He's like my own grandchild. She's just she >> I want to blame it on somebody else, but she met up with somebody who had the same issues that she does and it was just >> Yeah. >> an explosion. >> Okay. >> All up downhill. >> I got to both of them. >> Okay. >> Was Grant, the social worker that was handling the case because there had been a call earlier. She said the agreement that Megan and I had with Stan. >> Okay. But she was still a mom and could visit him and see him whenever she wanted to. And where she was under the influence like she was that day, she was kind of snatching out the car seat. >> Yeah. >> Um so when she wanted to see him again, I drove him over here. >> She was fine. When I left him, um when you got him over here? >> Yesterday. What time? >> Probably about 1. >> Yeah, cuz uh by the time we met up with her last night, she was racing. >> You're kidding. >> She responded to a call last night. She couldn't get in the house. >> Was Katon outside with her? >> Her Katon in some Adam. >> Adam. >> Okay. Yeah, that's it then. That's it. Yeah. Um I didn't want to push it, but we had talked about the kinship thing where I would officially be Katon's like foster parent. And I could only agree >> I could agree or disagree whether she saw him or not. I was kind of hoping that maybe I could kind of coach her into that voluntarily. >> I think I think what you probably need to do is go down to the house. Hang on. This is Jen. I'm able to take him home with me, but they need reflex. Um to make a call. I was hoping you could maybe make a phone call or two. He was sitting in the middle of the road. Oh my god. Um Okay. Yes, please call. She's usually the first call. Like when Deax gets called, they call her. >> We dealt with her >> over the last week at least five times. >> Like four or five times over the last week. >> She's always in some state of under the influence of something. I want to do whatever I need to do to keep him in my home. He's comfortable there. He's known me over half his life now. He and his mom used to come down and spend like Friday nights with us because she had a a great job. She ran a dairy department in Loganville Kroger. They would come spend the night. She would get up the next day, go to work. I would keep all day for her. I was just kind of concerned about how late it was cuz he's he's got school tomorrow. >> So, what was your plan today? Like if you he took him over there at 1 yesterday, have you called him since? >> Oh, yeah. I mean, his mom and I communicate >> and you didn't recognize that she would slur speech or >> Well, it's usually over text, but I I'll just ask how's Keat and either it's he's fine watching a movie or something like that. >> What was your plan to go back and pick him up? >> The plan had been for him to stay tonight. She was going to take him to school tomorrow. She wasn't answering my texts later in the afternoon. So, I started calling Evan, who is kind of a mutual friend, but more Megan's friend. He said she was napping. He tried to wake her up and I said, "Well, don't you know, she's not gonna be able to answer my questions anyway. Just never mind." But I knew Evan was there and Evan's not a drinker and Evan's not a But now I'm kind of wondering if maybe Evan was keeping things from me just because he didn't want Megan to get mad if he told her business. >> He left the house. >> Evan left the house. >> Yes. >> I hope he's not your friend after this. >> Oh, he text me earlier and I said, "I don't have anything to say to you." And it's sad because he's just a kid. He's like maybe 20. That looks like a monster. >> Okay. All right. >> Here. I'll trade you an Oreo for a crayon. >> He doesn't want that. >> Okay. >> All right. Thank y'all. Y'all need me for anything else? Let me know. >> Appreciate you. >> Thank y'all so much. Thank you for everything. >> All right. >> Okay. >> You fine. You good. >> Appreciate everything you do. The woman was charged with reckless conduct and endangerment.