There's a baby that's been left in a car. There's no adults there. Is the vehicle running? What Because she said I see something moving. When I saw him, I said he said baby. One slap from a mother and everything spiraled out of control. I was I called an Uber. Uh-huh. She wouldn't get in and then she was like, "You drive home." I was on the phone with my brother. She slapped me in the face so I couldn't see. Minutes later the handcuffs came out. There was no way back. An unexpected slap, but the 17-year-old's account made officers realize this wasn't just a typical family argument. I was trying to get her to go. I even called an Uber because she wouldn't let me drive her home. I was I called an Uber. Uh-huh. She wouldn't get in and then she was like, "You drive home." I was on the phone with my brother. She slapped me in the face so I couldn't see. And then she threw my phone. And then she just took off in the golf cart. What happened? [laughter] Mom slapped the [ __ ] out of me. >> Ma'am. This is my brother. >> Okay. You can hang out now. Okay, let us like figure out this first. >> I'm with the cops. Do you guys live together? Yeah. Where Where are you staying? Uh What's the address to the place? It's It's somewhere. Okay. Yeah, she slapped me three and then she chucked my phone out of the golf cart. Jesus Christ. What the Ma'am, do we need Do you need medical help? Do you call an ambulance? I'm good. Oh, I went black for a second. I'm fine now. Look. Yeah. My eyes hurt really bad. You said it's the third floor, but do Do you know the You know You know the unit number? Uh-huh. You need the unit number? >> What's the unit number, Brady? I don't know. I don't know. Ask Tom. He doesn't know. Wake up Tom now. Okay. All right. Is Mom going to jail? I don't know. We'll see. So, ma'am Okay. If she goes to jail, then she's You said in the floor. She's not sure about the unit number. We're probably going to go there shortly. I'm sorry. Let me just So, this one on the nose, that's from your mom? >> Yeah. Okay. She had a gun. Did she hit you like once or more than once? >> No, she just slapped me once in the face and then chucked my phone out. >> let's do that. So, do you have your ID with you, ma'am? No, it's at the place. >> Okay, no worries. We'll figure it out. How old are you? 17. 17. Okay. And she acts really crazy when she drinks. Do Do you know why she got slapped? Yeah, she slapped me in the face. >> No, but do we know why? Because she was with these random people. And I tried to get her to go that way. I called an Uber because she wouldn't ride with me in the golf cart. What color is the golf cart? It's blue. A decision meant to protect turned into a flash point and within seconds everything spiraled out of control. And then she finally let me drive the golf cart and then slapped me in the face and threw my phone at She slapped me. Do you guys hear me? >> [snorts] >> What? I My eyes went black and I couldn't see. She did go this way, but she's probably gone by now. She's not going to hide. She took off in the golf cart. Well, there's two cops looking or at least a cop looking for her. Ma'am, do you have the keys? She has the keys. I have the the apartment's open. >> All right, it's open. Yeah. I can get in there. No worries. Yeah, we're going to go there. Yeah, I'm in the back of the cop. They're taking me to the place. And she's talking to this random homeless person on the phone. Like, "What are we doing?" She's going to be And you guys aren't paying attention to her now either. She's going to sit there. Yes, I was driving when she slapped me. And then she Brady, you didn't hear her chuck the phone? No, I was hurting I was on the phone with you when she threw it. If you pull in, I'll be able to see if the golf cart's there. It's the next Uh no, not that golf cart. Keep going. It's uh to the left right behind that back cop. There's four cops here. 3030 I don't know. We'll see. No, just wait. Ma'am Ma'am Yeah, she locked it. This is going to be a 3030. >> At the apartment [snorts] door, officers prepared to confront the woman, but what happens behind that door could change the entire story. And then she just went slapped me in the face and threw my phone and I just jumped off and went and got my phone. So, then she sitting behind the wheel, right? Basically, that's what you're saying. Because you were behind the wheel, right? >> Yeah. You can't do that. She's going to see me on the floor. No, we're not going to be long. I'm just Key West police Ma'am, we just want to talk to you. You're not in any trouble. I'm going to get her to come downstairs. Okay. Thank you. Let me see if I can get No. I mean, she's old enough to stay by herself at the moment. I know she's 17, but She's got a curfew, right? >> She didn't even have a curfew. Yeah. I don't know. Let's check the car. Let me see if there's Just to be sure. I can do that for you. Thank you, buddy. Yeah, I mean, she's scared to stay with her mom. She's She's not comfortable. That's all right. Yeah. Cuz she didn't want you to drive her home. Yeah. She could crash. So, how many rooms is the building? Huh? How many rooms is one unit? In just minutes from a family argument, the mother now faces consequences she likely never imagined. She's on it. Ma'am, stop doing that. We're not We're not doing this. All right. All right. So, where's the elevator? Me? Okay. Elevator? Yes. Right here? Yes. Yeah. Again, now it's not like your daughter pressing charges. Yes. >> of Florida. Yes. It's just part of the job. There's nothing personal, but this is what it is. It is. So, we're going to be in Monroe County jail in less than 10 minutes and they'll remove handcuffs immediately, all right? But until we get there, must be handcuffs. Okay. It's just our policy. Okay. All right, but follow her over there. Yeah. Uh and thank you for being cooperative from your side, you know. Yeah. It's just unfortunately other side, you know. Just our our hands are tied. It's No. Because we don't know We don't want to come back. Who knows what what might happen next, you know. If you're both going to stay there. I don't see her. All right. You want to just sit first and then I can just It's not very comfortable, but it's literally less than 10 10 minutes, ma'am. Okay. Okay. Okay. How do you know if she's there alone she won't try to hurt herself? I know I don't want her alone. She's going to stop crying. Can you I know I When she realizes like kind of what's happened, I I'm I'm afraid. Can you please have somebody there? The mother was charged with assault. Child Protective Services were notified due to concerns about the girl's living environment and mental well-being. Next, a frantic call a baby left in a car in a scorching parking lot, but what shocked officers even more hadn't been revealed yet. There's a baby that's been left in a car. There's basically a crowd gathering around the car and I There's no adults there. >> Is the vehicle running? No. Is the window down? >> is unlocked. Uh well, the car is unlocked cuz some other concerned people have opened the doors on the car. All right, 850. Vehicle's open. Child 77. 10 copy. >> [screaming] >> All right. >> [crying] >> I just said I came across that baby in the car. I'm going in public here. Okay. Okay. All right. Who's associated with the vehicle? >> [screaming] >> Nobody. I mean, we're looking for the person. So, none of you guys are related to this vehicle? We just asked her to get the baby out. Okay. That's my gun. >> [screaming] [crying] >> Okay. Okay. 119, what's the RO 10-43? We're not going to be 10-12 with the child's parents at this time. Hi there. >> [crying] >> Hi there. Hi there. Let's get you out of here. >> [crying] >> Ooh. Okay. >> [laughter] [screaming] >> It's okay. It's okay. It's okay. 119, I've run the tag a whole different ways. I'm not getting anything to come back to a Ford. It's okay. This is your car? Yeah. Okay, you can stand in the front of my car for right now. It's okay. It's okay. I got you. I got you, officer. Hey, I told you to stand in the front of my car. 111, the three units 77 Walk to the front of my car. Hey, hey, that's not a suggestion. Walk to the front of my car. No, I'm staying right here. No, you're not going to tell me no. You're going to walk to the front of my car. The footage was reviewed and the timeline left everyone stunned what really happened during all that time. Are you the one that alerted people? Uh yeah. Okay. So, you guys you guys were parked here? Okay. Um how long was it before you guys called and we got here? Um as soon as we parked, my mom like went around to cuz she saw I see something moving. I say, "What is that?" When I saw it, I said it's a baby. It I just went to the front to see Yeah, nothing. Okay. Um could we get your ID to get you guys the information? Which did she come in contact with you guys when you called her over the loudspeaker? No, sir. She just came out? I don't know. No one came out to we tried to page for the [snorts] Ford Fusion and then of course then the last time was this. >> Okay. Can you do me a favor based off of what she's wearing, is there any way that you can maybe go and look at the cameras cuz maybe see what time she came in the store? I know it might be a little bit of a back back search, but No, we we just want to make sure the time frame of how long the kid was in there cuz I don't know if you saw when he came out, the kid had like a thick winter sweater on and he was running out. Right. Well, and then by the time I came out here then that gentleman had called the had called y'all. Okay. But I'll If y'all could just check that, I'd appreciate it. I can do that. So, how did you see how it goes? Probably not unless they I didn't know how they were going to go with it cuz like if there was anything where like he had to go to the hospital then you know, I probably but if he's not going to go to the hospital, they probably won't come out. I can't I can't say no. So, I mean with us not knowing how long he was in there and you know kid basically being abandoned Yeah, for sure. Like I would have to Well, cuz especially if he's under y'all's care and not the If he's not going back to the parent, the parent can't refuse so it's up to y'all whether or not he goes. Through an interpreter, the mother's explanation begins to come out. It may sound simple, but it only makes everything worse. He was sleeping. And she kind of she went in the grocery store. Didn't want to wake the baby up. That's his thing and he waits up to catch him carrying him to put him like accidentally put his watch where they are just like leave him by himself. Do you guys know how long she was in the store for? No, he carried all my stuff. He carried all my stuff so he wants to be behind me. All right. We She says She's saying But she doesn't know how how how Yeah, she says she came in to buy five things. She didn't even get a chance to buy anything. She came back out here to see if the baby was okay. That's what she was saying. So, she doesn't have a time. Can you do me a favor? Can you tell her that I'll be transporting her to the hospital for the baby? Um and she can't drive this car. Okay. You're taking the baby to the Well, the baby's going Yeah, to the hospital, but I'm going to be taking her in my car. Okay. To the hospital. Yeah, yeah, we're following you. Thank you. The reason why you can't drive this car is cuz you don't have a license. You don't have a valid Florida license at all. You gave us a another kind of ID. So, you're taking the baby and her? We Well, we're we're following where the baby is. Okay. And then I'm taking her. The child was rushed for emergency care and the mother wasn't going anywhere. A small decision now led to major consequences. You have the keys to the car? Yeah, they're in my shoe. The keys Where is it? Put them You can show me. Hold on, where is it? Is that Those are the keys right there? Where? You got All right. The keys. Okay. You can come back here. Do you have anything on you? Do you have anything on you? Put your hands right here. Your hands right there. I'm going to check you. Are we doing anything with this car? We're going to We're going to secure it for now. Yeah, the entire base wasn't even strapped in. I mean, this is pissing me off more. >> In Florida, child neglect without causing great bodily harm is a third-degree felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison, 5 years of probation, and a fine of up to $5,000. The mother was arrested and charged with child neglect without causing physical harm. Stepping away for a few minutes now comes with a criminal record. Hey everyone, what do you think about this situation? If you enjoyed the video, don't forget to like, subscribe, and support us with a donation. Thank you so much.