Give me my children. I'm protected. >> The kids that he ran after them with a knife. He said he wasn't coming here to shoot me. Boom. Punches me like twice in the face. >> We're getting 911 calls that your kids are being held hostage and climbing out the window to escape. >> Baby, I told you not to do that anymore. >> On September 2nd, 2024, officers responded to a residence after receiving reports of a disturbance involving multiple adults and several juveniles. Reports indicated that children were allegedly being prevented from leaving the home with claims of physical altercations, intoxications, and threats involving weapons. >> Farmington police, come outside. >> Hey, Farmington police. Where are you guys at? >> Give me my children. >> Hello, police. >> Give me my kids. Stop. >> Hi, Farmington police. >> Hello. >> Thank you. >> IS WRONG WITH YOU GUYS? >> COME ON, MISS. Come on. >> Farmington police. Let's go. There's no way for you to meet me or like >> you don't do that. >> We're asking you. Just chill out. >> No, you're not asking me. You're just like me for no reason. What did I do wrong? I'm protected by What did I do wrong? >> WHAT DID I DO WRONG? AM I detained? For what reason? For what reason? For what reason? >> Who else fight? >> Okay, let me talk to you guys. >> All of them are intoxicated. >> Call the night. The guy BRING YOU OVER HERE. >> JADE, come here. Jade, >> just just a minute. >> Calm down, Jade. >> I just want to talk to you. >> That's my niece. I don't want her. >> She's okay. >> We're going to go that way. Come on. Is there any weapons over here? All crazy. >> No. I came in here because two of my daughters spend night. This my sister. Okay. >> My sister is an alcoholic. So is her boyfriend. So they're really bad. My niece, I called her up, which is her older daughter, the one that's in the bathroom, to get her sister. My niece is Kinsey because Kinsey had called my daughter up. >> Okay. >> Saying that her mom had literally hitting her. >> Okay. That's my sister. >> Okay. >> So, >> the one that's outside that we took. >> No, no, no. That's I don't know who that is. The neighbor. >> That's the neighbor. >> That's the neighbor. >> Okay. >> Her husband, I think, was the one with the knife cuz the kids said he ran after them with a knife. And then the son said he has a too. He had a >> Okay. And did he by the time I came in here, that lady that's yelling with my sister, they were having altercation here. >> Okay. >> My niece was already here trying to rescue her little sister. is here staying the night. >> No, >> it's a lot of moving parts. I'm trying to understand. [laughter] >> Amber lives here. >> So, there was four kids in the back room. >> Yes. >> Two of them are mine. They spent the weekend here with my sister. >> Okay. >> Then there's her daughter. And then there was a little boy who I think is her son. The >> yelling outside. Okay. >> Can you get me these away from her mom, please? >> What's your name? >> Jade, can you come here really quick? Can you sit down at the kitchen table, please? >> Calm down. And this is her house. >> Yes. >> Okay. So, this is your guys's house. >> This is my house. >> Your house. >> My house. >> Who are you? >> I'm Vinnie. >> Who? >> My boyfriend. >> His name is Alvin. >> Come on. Felicia. Thank you. >> Hey. Hey. We don't need all this. >> No. Her house right now. >> As long as you guys keep Okay. Hey, hold up. Listen. >> As long as you guys are all keeping your house, >> we can't get things cleared up. >> His truck's right there. He said he didn't come in here. He told me that. >> Oh my god. He just touched your daughter. >> Hold on. Hold on. >> Ma'am, can I have you come out here, please? >> Yes. >> I'm trying to figure this out, right? And all you're doing is making things way worse. >> Oh, you know family? God. Can I mind my own business? I will. >> And this is your daughter. That's your daughter. >> Okay. What is your name, Miss? >> Amber. >> Amber. And you live here? >> Yes. It's my house. >> Okay. Does she live here? >> No. >> Do you live here? No, I don't. He does because he has stuff here now. >> Okay. What's going on? >> I just invited some kids over for a weekend. Labor Day weekend. Have a few kids left in my house. I have a bunch of kids here all weekend. I don't know what the hell happened. All a sudden she shows up. She's yelling at me, "Where are the kids at?" I'm like, "What the?" She runs back here without coming in. >> So, she doesn't care. No, >> a person is in here. She runs past me, goes to the back door where the kids are. She's standing there like freaking holding everybody hostage. >> You have a place to take her. >> Give me a second. Can we hold on? Can you guys be civil for like 5 seconds so I can put this away? >> Yeah. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> So, she just turns her around. She thinks she knows everything in the world. Her aunt encourages her with everything. So, she comes in. She was like hold the kids back. I'm like, "What's going on?" Like, I didn't even know we're we're all sitting outside. Huh? She ran past all of us. I'm just like, "What the hell's going on?" Say nothing. She says, "Are kids okay?" Nothing. She ran past all of us, even the one who gets arrested. Like, what the hell? She ran a side. Amanda's like, "Who's that?" I was like, "It's my oldest. She's never met her. How's this? My second oldest. So we come in and she's like holding hostage and I was like, "Well, let me get my kids." No, you're not going to get nobody. She's like, "Let me get my kids." They start arguing and I was like, "Let me get my kids." Like, "Let me start arguing." I was like, "Trying to pull Amanda back. Trying to calm her down." >> Amanda's the neighbor. >> Yeah. Okay. >> And I was freaking out like, "No one's ever going to see my kids." I'm like, "I know. I get it. I be as >> And Amanda's wanting her kids." >> Yeah. And she won't let her let them go. And she's like, "Well, Auntie's coming over." I'm like, I don't care. Let her kids go. No. And the kids are in the room screaming and crying. I'm like, what the hell is going on? I'm trying to move her. Get out of the way. And she's like throwing hands. I'm like, oh, I'm not going to deal with this stuff. And I back off. Her husband comes over. Yeah. Rio. He comes over. He's trying to push Jay out. I'm like, no. I had to jump between this is my daughter. Do not put your hands on her. >> Okay. >> But this is my friend. Don't put your hands on her. Like I'm back and forth trying to stop them. And then my sister walks in out of nowhere. Get the out of the way. Boom. Punches me like twice in the face. Walks in the room. Where did she come from? How did this happen? I'M LIKE, OH MY GOD. >> And where did this happen at? Right there. >> Right where we found all you guys. >> My dad was like, "Who the hit you?" I was like, "My sister. How did she know?" I was like, "I don't know. My sister lives in Butler. How did she come over here?" And she hit me twice. I'm just sitting in shock like what the >> she looking for her kids. >> No, she's looking for trouble. Her kids are here, but she's looking for trouble. They're not in here kids. They're her step kids. She don't care about them. She puts me She talks down a lot all the time. She treats them like they can't wait to >> But they're her kids. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Unfortunately, she's adopted them. She hits me. I'm like, "Oh my god." I'm like, "Okay." Don't know what to do. My face still hurts. Like, Kenzie, Kenzie, leave her alone. >> Which one's Kenzie? >> My daughter. My 8-year-old. >> No. Okay. the little one. >> So, I'm crying trying to call Kenzie like, "Come here." And she's like, "I can't." I was like, "Why? Where did she get you at?" >> Right above my eye and right here twice. I'm like, "Kenzie, come here." She's like, "No." I was like, "Why?" She's like, "Anie said, no." And so Amanda freaks out. What the kids? I get it. We're trying to calm her down. We were We were all trying as a group trying to calm her down. Like, stop. We're trying to get her back. Like, calm down. And she's like, "I can't caps. You guys are going to jail. All of you guys are all drunk." Okay, cool. Mom. Yeah, I am drinking. I'm allowed to in my own house. I'm not on probation. I don't have warrants. I'm allowed to drink. It's Labor Day. I'm driving off. I'm not [ __ ] Nobody. You came into my house. You hit me twice. >> Did they try to contact you at all today? >> No. >> Not even with their kids. >> No, I contacted her once today on her phone. I said, "I'll bring the kids back later on." >> When were you talking about bringing them back? >> When I sober up. >> So, tomorrow? >> I can't even start my car. I have an interlock. >> You're going to give her kids back tomorrow? >> No. Probably 2 hours from now. I can I'll be sobered up enough to drive my car. >> How much have you had to drink? >> Two beers. I don't drink that much. >> When was the last time you consumed? >> About an hour and a half ago before all this happened. >> Did she say what time she wanted her kids back? >> No. If she wanted to pick them up, she was more than welcome. >> Okay. >> But I would have been out of my courtesy to take her home, >> right? But I mean, if you're drinking, you know, it takes about 2 hours to for each of those beers to go away. So, you're looking anyways. Yeah. >> And then what happened? >> That was it. You know, that was it. We were about to make some mutton um ribs and make some potatoes and my sister came storming in. My daughter came in. She never visits me ever. >> Does she have kids? >> No. >> Okay. >> She just came in. I was like, "What the hell's going on?" >> Okay. So, you get punched twice in the face and then what happened? >> You [clears throat] guys got called. >> Okay. >> I'm trying to calm down the boyfriend. Trying to calm him down. >> Earlier you said somebody was threatening you with a gun or something. What happened with that? >> That was actually her husband. >> Whose husband? my sisters. >> Okay. Is he still here? >> Um if there's an Dodge truck parked across the street. Yeah. >> Okay. Well, what happened with that? >> He said, "I'm let my kids go." And I was like, "What kids? You don't want no kids here." >> And that happened in here. >> Yeah. He was yelling at me from right there at the door. >> So, he was over here >> and he took off and walked out and he came back in and we started again. >> Did he ever present a gun or point at you or anything like that? >> Nothing he says. He's full of it. >> What's his name? >> Harrison. I have Amanda. >> Who's the neighbor? >> Yeah, Amanda. She's not related to you. >> No, she was the one that was upset trying to get our kids back and my daughter was holding them hostage. >> Well, apparently your sister came because Mackenzie called her and said you were punching her. So that's what we're investigating a child at this point really is what we're doing. >> I just asked Mackenzie. She said I didn't call her. She said no, which is her cousin Brianna with the glasses, a small short one. Brianna called her aunt and said that I want to go home. We're fighting. I asked Kenzie what's going on. Kenzie said we're fighting. I said who you guys? She's like, "Yeah." She's like, "Brianna, hit me." I said, "You guys didn't stop cuz they they spent like last since Friday spent every day together. You don't want to get together." And she's like, "And we start fighting." I was like, "Why are you guys fighting?" She's like, "Well, she says, "Go home." I said, "Well, okay. Well, well, we're going to take her home soon." >> And who was Mackenzie fighting with? >> Brianna. Brianna lies a lot. >> How old is Briana? >> She is 8 to N. She has trouble because um >> cuz she's their kids. She's my sister's adopted child, but she has a bunch of issues because her mom and dad never took care of her. My sister took her over and she has a bunch of issues removing your hair and just a bunch of that goes on. Huh. >> Who here is sober and can actually take care of your kids. >> I'm sober. >> Uh, no. >> You just told me that you're intoxicated. >> No, I drank. I'm not that intoxicated. I'm so up. >> Okay. >> I don't know what you guys call sober. So, >> not having not consumed any type of intoxicating liquor or anything. >> Call my mom to come down. Call your mom. Where's your mom? >> I'm not releasing her to my sister cuz I know that's what she wants. >> Well, I'm not asking that we do that. >> No, she's gonna ask. >> I'm not asking that we do that. I'm asking if we can have somebody who's sober come and take care of these kids. >> I just think someone that's it. My daughter and Mackenzie. >> There are other kids involved. >> They're not my kids. >> Not just your kids. I'm concerned with all of their kids. With all of children, not just yours. Okay. Because But at the same time, it's a little upsetting that you're not concerned with them if you're going to have them at your house. >> No, I was. If I can't move, that's going to be an issue cuz it's already been addressed. >> Okay. Well, it hasn't been addressed. >> You just did. >> No, I'll take you to jail. That's what's going to address it. >> This is a disorderly house if I have ever seen one. >> I just said I I'm here. >> We're getting 911 calls that your kids are being held hostage and climbing out the window to escape you. That is a disorderly house. Do you have any other children that live here under 18? >> No. >> Okay. Well, I'm going to go make sure Mackenzie's all right and then we'll make a decision now to go forward. If I just give you a ticket, if I take you in, I mean, if you're going to sit here and tell me you're sober and give me the runaround, I'll just take you in. That's the easiest solution. >> That's your power. >> Cuz No, it's not it's not about power. It's about keeping the peace. >> Okay, cool. >> No, I'm I'm just sitting here doing my own business. So, >> yeah, I would rather not arrest anybody today. But sometimes people need to go to jail to understand the ramifications of what's going on. And that that's just the fact of the matter. >> Thank you, officer. >> No problem. >> So, and you're saying Rio is the one that came over here with a knife? Thank you for being but yeah. >> And Rio threatened who with the knife? >> I don't know who he threatened. >> You don't know who he threatened? >> Cuz I thought you guys were all right here in the doorway. >> I was just trying to hold people back. I don't know who he threatened. I didn't call nobody in. I didn't say nothing about that. I don't know if he even had a knife. >> You said that he did. >> I said somebody. >> No, you said Rio had the knife cuz you said that Rio is whatever her husband, the neighbor's husband. You said he's the one who came in and he had the knife. But your sister's husband, your brother-in-law, threatened you with a >> Yeah. >> So, do you see why this is all being confusing? Because your story is everchanging. >> It's not ever changing. >> Because And then you tell me that you're not intoxicated. When then you tell me that you are too intoxicated to drive because your car's interlock isn't even going to allow you to drive because you're going to if you try to use that intoxilizer, it's going to come back that you are intoxicated and not turn on and let you drive. I'm going to drive my car >> because you said that you were going to take your kid or her her kids like an hour or whatever whenever you thought that you were good to drive. >> An hour. I said later on like later tonight. >> Okay. How old are her kids? >> Go ask her. I don't >> No, I'm asking you. >> I don't know. >> You don't know? They've been here. >> You said that she's about nine, >> right? You said she's about nine. >> Maybe she has a lot to say. Go ask her. >> Stay on the couch. >> I'm not asking. I'm telling. Stay on the couch. However, what I'm concerned with is your everchanging story. >> What's my ever changing story? >> I just explained all of that to you. >> Yeah. A guy came in here with a knife. I'm sick and tired of it. I'm just >> Okay. Who came in here? >> I said it one time. Do I have to keep repeating it? I already told you and I'm not going to say it again. I'm tired. >> The reason why I'm having you repeat it is because it's changed. At first it was it was Rio who had a knife and now you're saying I don't know who had a knife >> cuz I live next door to an [ __ ] You know if I say he has a knife he can come over here tomorrow with it cuz you guys are not going to arrest him on it. That's the way >> if you're not if you don't cooperate with us and we can't arrest him on it and then that's why you have locks on your door and you call 911. >> Yeah. You guys are not going to be here for it anyways. >> We're here now. What I'm trying to articulate to say is I hope this happens to your family and people treat them like that and you know >> Okay. What I'm trying to articulate to you is it's already 8:00 at night. >> I am tired >> if somebody >> had my kids tomorrow >> on a school night. >> Yeah. And you're perfect. some >> I would be a little grumpy too if I tried to get my kids back home to find out that whoever was supposed to be caring for my children was intoxicated and now has their neighbor who they're partying with is here when I was drinking. Why was my sister? >> You told me that she wasn't here earlier. You told me that she's never over here. >> I did not say she wasn't here earlier. >> Let's go see. >> Let's go see. >> She was here earlier. I didn't say >> you told me that she wasn't here and that she never comes over. >> You better have make sure that thing is on or whatever. I did not say that. Do not put words in my mouth. I never said that. >> Baby, let's just go see. >> She was here earlier. She left. She did that. >> So, did the guy from next door ever threaten you guys? You can look out the window if you need to see what he looks like. >> Really? Can I talk to you, not him? >> Sure. >> Please get out. >> Thank you. >> I'm going to stay here for his safety. >> Have a seat. I won't talk with you. >> So, Amanda, >> okay, neighbor. >> Neighbor said she's been hanging out here with Amber and the kids have all been playing together inside. They've been drinking, having a great time. And some teenager, which I'm assuming is the young daughter, >> shows up, barges in, is saying, basically, she said that they were complaining. The kids texted or called saying that everyone's 56 and they're getting wild and they're scared and this and that. A teenager comes in, barges in, and locks everyone in the room, calls the cops. She was like, she wouldn't let me have my kids. She was like, I'm not in related. And I'm like, >> you're pretty blissed. >> Are though? >> Yeah, you're pretty drunk. She was like, so [clears throat] why I came over and I was yelling because I want my kids back. She denied anything physical and she was just over here to come get her kids. She's blessed. So, she's going for resisting. >> Where's Rio? >> He's next door. >> Did you talk to him? >> No. Marcus, >> is he hammered? >> Yeah, he's drunk. I don't know if he's hammered, but >> too drunk to not take care of kids. So yeah, I get her out. She starts turning on me and she's like, "I'm not getting in your car anymore, please." Nope. Nope. I had to stand here and wait till here and I got her in my car. >> Amber, >> Amber, >> can you come have a seat, please? Amber, I [snorts] need you to stay inside. Okay, >> I'm not going outside here. >> Stranger is my house. >> Jake, Kevin, I'm really late. No, she would never. She would never. My sister can't wait to bring this family in. Jade, you better tell the truth. >> Stop. >> I'm her mom. I can tell what to do. Shut up. I'm talking to my daughter. >> Okay. Well, we're in the middle of an investigation. >> Yeah. She I don't need you to tell right now and that's fine. >> Where does your mom live at? >> My old self. >> Oh, okay. >> Can you call her mom? >> Is that okay? >> Oh, yes, please. >> Hello, mom. >> No, it's Amber. >> Amber, what are you doing? >> Nothing. What? What you asking me? I heard it on the police scanner. What were you guys doing? >> I'm not doing nothing. Felicia and Gnome called the police and Felicia officers here. We were just hanging out. We just got out of hand. Now I'm sitting here waiting. I don't know what they're looking at or what they're trying to investigate or whatever, but we were sitting for like 30 minutes. >> Baby, I told you not to do that anymore. >> Do what? >> Drinking no more. I told you that. Well, you know what? I tell you not to go to a casino. Same difference. Say tell you stop spending my damn casino. >> That's not what I'm doing. >> Yeah, exactly. Mom. Exactly. Mom, >> can I talk to her, please? >> You can't say that right now. [snorts] >> Hi, this is Officer Estrada with Farmington Police. >> Yeah. >> All right, ma'am. So, we were here. We were called here for quite the shenanigans. We got here and it's still currently an ongoing investigation. However, we have quite a few children here. Is there any way that you'd be willing to if worse comes to worse, if you'd be willing to take care of these kids? >> Well, the two other ones, my daughter is taking care of them. >> Yeah. Right. >> Which one? >> That's Brianna and Christine. >> Okay. >> She's the one that's taking care of those kids, not me. >> So, you said Brianna? >> Yes. >> Who I'm concerned with right now is McKenzie. Would you be >> Mackenzie? >> Yeah. >> Yes, I can. Is there something really going on that I do not know anything about it? >> Like I said, ma'am, it's an ongoing investigation and I'm not too sure if uh we're going to be able to leave McKenzie with Amber or not. It just kind of depends on how the how everything kind of shakes out and how the investigation goes. But like I'm saying, worst case scenario, we'll have to find someone. >> Can she go with her aunt? >> Which aunt? >> Felicia. >> Felicia. We can try. The issue is I don't know if Amber's going to be okay with her going with Felicia. If it comes down to the state is the one who's taking Mckenzie, then I don't think she going with the state. No. Yes, I'm willing to take her, but it's just that I can't see at night when I'm driving. >> Worst case scenario, we can have an officer take her to you. If that's the main concern is you don't want to drive at night. That's perfectly fine and understandable. We can I can have an officer bring her to you. >> All right. >> All right. Can you stand up for us, Amber? Please stand up. >> Okay. >> Um, so we're going to put two sets of cuffs so it's not touching your shoulder. Okay. >> So, what what we seen for seen for or arrested? >> Detained. Arrested. >> So, you're getting arrested for child. Okay. So, we're going to go ahead and walk outside. >> I was getting frustrated because this chick changed her story. I don't know what Rio looks like. Don't know who he is. >> He was very drunk but very cooperative. And that's a assault suspect, right? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> We went to go confront them. Had a knife >> shenanigans.