I just should have worked harder. I got an extra job or something. Why did I have to go? I'm so sorry. God, I'm so sorry. On August 21st, 2022, officers responded to a 911 call from a Dollar Tree employee who reported being robbed at gunpoint while closing the store for the night. So big man that covered both of my hands. Can you tell I'm shaking? From that point. Did he touch the door or anything? No, he did not. And if I when I came to the door, so I promise to god it was not nobody out here. It was nobody out here. I don't understand this [ __ ] at all. You got cameras outside? Yeah, they got they got video here. Do Do you have access to the cameras, man? Um the district manager does. Okay. You don't. The L miss Lucy is the district manager. She have access. Is there anybody that that can come? The only one have the password is her. Okay. Is would she come here now? I can try to call her perimeter spot. If you can just update us. I started to get a little bit of a description from her, but I I'll get more of that. Never been to [ __ ] like this before. You're the only employee here at the time? Yes. Okay. [Music] Okay. So, can you can you walk me through what happened again? I was getting ready to close up. Like I said, I always look because to make sure wasn't nobody out here. Mhm. I looked. Wasn't nobody out here. I clocked out. I came out the door. I soon as I got ready to put the key in the door, it's like somebody just bam right in my back. So that he pushed you up against the up against the door. I I went up against it a little bit. Yes. Okay. And then what? Oh, Miss Lucy. And he he snatched the the bag out my hand. What bag? Hello. Yes. Um yes, this is um Malicia. Um somebody we just got robbed and I have the um the police here and stuff. They want to know do you can you access the cameras? She said not remotely. Okay. Does she have someone available that can come here to get us? Do you have someone of gungle that can come? She said no. No. [ __ ] She said though and she just tested positive for CO so she can't cough. Okay. I can have loss. She says she could have lost prevention here at this store. I was getting ready to close up and somebody approached me with a big ass gun. Yes. I'm just real shaken up because I haven't never been through nothing like this and I don't know what to do. I don't know what to do. Yes, ma'am. I was taking them to the bank. Three of them. Because you said don't let it be over three. Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am. Can I have one of your business cards for you? Oh, I'll be Yeah, I'll be giving you all that before I go. Okay. The suspect was brought in for questioning after detectives uncovered new evidence related to the case. So, I'm Detective Diaz. Uh, I just want to go over this um robbery at Dollar Tree is where you work, right? How long you been working there? Um, well, I've been working for Dollar Tree since August of last year. I was on Madura Beach. I was on 9th Avenue then Madura Beach and then I just got to Daryl Highland. When did you get there? June. In June. Okay. So, can you walk me through that night? What happened? Okay. I know that I was getting ready to close. I came outside. I turned around to lock the door. Were you Were you by yourself? Yes. For the third day in a row. Third day in a row? Yes. Are you usually by yourself or? Well, throughout the whole story, it's only always two people there, a manager and a cashier. The cashier been calling off. She she call off like every every day because she have another job. Okay. So, typically And you're a manager? Yes, I'm the assistant. You're the assistant manager. So typically it' be you and a cashier to close out the store. Yes. But the 3 days prior to that you were closing by yourself. Yes. She called she called off and um Khalif and Maurice know it and I've been complaining about it. Who's that? The other managers because when I first when I was on Mandura Beach, they was working with my schedule. I have six kids. They go to middle school, high school, and elementary. So it's different times. I usually go to work in the morning and get off about like 2:30, 3 and make it back this way to get my kids. Lucy said that they'll work with my schedule, but since school's been starting back, it's like my schedule just been nights nights only. And nine times out of 10, I'm the only one in there. Okay. Um, so walk me through what happened. I broke down my register and stuff. Went in the office. I had to do all my paperwork and stuff. I did all that. What paperwork? Um, we have to do all paperwork about what the cashiers made that day. Um, deposit and everything and closed the store in the day and stuff like that. So, I did all of that and filled out all the paperwork and stuff. Then I got deposits and I put them in a um bag. I was going to walk out. What kind of bag like this? What kind of bag you talking about? I put them in a plastic bag. A dollar a dollar tree plastic bag. Okay. And then I came out the door and I went back inside because I think I left something. And then I came back out out the door and I was going to lock the door and it's when someone just ran up and I basically like [ __ ] cuz I didn't want I I didn't want to be hurt. Mhm. I basically like when I seen the gun I basically like just throw it. I'm not going to lie the same thing. I told Miss Lucy. Okay. I don't know what you told um Miss Lucy. How much money was um is Miss Lucy the your boss? She's the district manager. District manager. She's the one I had to call on the scene because the officers wanted to retreat the cameras, but because I'm an assistant manager, I don't have the password. Only going to have the password is her and the merchandise manager. And she said she couldn't come or send no one because she was out with CO. Did you see anybody in the parking lot? Not to my knowledge. And I was tired. So, it's like I was really trying to hurry up and get the hell up out of there. I said I was stirred for nine hours that day. Okay. Damn there. How much money was in that bag? Um I to be honest because this about probably a week ago or so. I really can't tell you. I think it was like maybe eight probably eight something. I wrote it down on the paper. All of our paperwork is at the store. So the store said like 2100 and change. Yes. It was three deposits. What do you mean three deposits? It was the deposit from that night which was eight something and then it was another deposit. Another deposit I had is a deposit per per day or is it all one day? Um Miss Lucy said that when they get to three deposits that they're not to stay in the store to take them to the bank. Okay. So I was going to take the three deposits to regions. So you're saying three days worth of deposits. Correct. And what's that um process like? Like how do you I go through the one you straight after work? Yes. either or sometimes if I leave during the daytime like I would take them during the daytime or either close at night could leave then you take you go straight after work. Yes. And obviously the things closed after work, right? Yes. But we have a deposit key. We have two keys. We have one for the store and we have a deposit key for the bank. When we pull up to the bank, you put the key in, you turn it, you put the deposits in. So it's like a little lock box kind of thing. Yes. And where is that located? Is it located in the drive-thru? In the little drive-thru window. Yes. Okay. Give me one second. Hey, listen. This is my sergeant. Hey, Christian. I'm the supervisor. I just got here. I figured I'd hop in. Your hands are sweaty. You okay? Oh, no. You ner You seem nervous. Everything okay? No, I'm not nervous. Okay, good, good, good. Okay. Um, I can ask you more questions. Okay. I've looked into this himself before I ask you these questions, so I'll have to read you your rights. Okay. You have the right to remain silent and you say it can and will use against you in court of law. You have the right to talk to the lawyer, have them present with you while you're being questioned. If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, one will be appointed to represent you before any questioning if you wish. You could decide at any time to exercise these rights and answer any questions or make any statements. Melissa, do you understand your rights? Yes, sir. Okay. So, um I've got some discrepancies, some some things that that don't seem right. Okay. Okay. And I need you to be truthful cuz I'm going to be super honest with you. Okay. Yes, sir. A lot of what you're saying does not match up. Okay. Yes, sir. Um I have the logs from Dollar Tree. Now, I know that Were you scheduled to talk to Dollar Tree? Yes, I've been talking to Lucy every day before the robbery. No, I wasn't. No. With loss prevention or anything like that? No, I wasn't. Okay. Well, here are the laws, right? Is this a law? Are you familiar with this? Yes. So, all these highlighted things here, and there's one missing, but all the highlighted ones there are your initials, right? MF. Yes. Okay. And these deposits were never picked up. Yes. Miss Lucy said that if you don't take the deposits, do not fill it out. When I take the deposits, I fill it out. I only sign the deposits when I leave the deposits. When I take the deposits, I put down my date, my time, and the amount. And then Lucy come and she validates it. And verifies. You're saying you never took those deposits? Promise to God, I never took those. I don't have no reason to lie. Well, you are lying cuz I was already looking at the video today this morning. And you every single time you take your deposits, you put them in that bag and you walk out with them. Every single time. Not only do you do that, you walk out with the cashier. You always put in the same bag. You walk out with the deposits. Okay? You know, you know, I know this, right? This is what's been happening. Okay? I've seen it on video. I took those I took those deposits, sir. I promised I took those to you listen to me for one second before we get into this. You said you had six kids. Yes. Listen to me. I raised my two kids on my own. My first wife had issues. Times are tough. So what I need you to Here's what I listen. I'm reaching out to you as a human being, not as a not trying to to to make this bad. If you're having issues in your life, okay, and and and times are tough, you have to we have to make decisions sometimes whether we put food on the table for our kids to survive and we do things that sometimes risk I've this has happened time and time again and I can understand a person who's just trying to put food on the table for their family. Okay? So that's why we're here. I'm trying that's Hey, Detective Diaz wanted to try to talk to you like a, you know, like a human being, not as a not send some patrol guys out to arrest you. Okay. Yes. And and I just and and listen, we we already I think we have a good idea what's going on, but I just wanted to hear from you because it makes sense if it comes out of your mouth if there's something going on in your life or you're just you're just trying to make it and you're trying to, you know, do it somewhat with the least possible damage. So, why don't you explain to us what's going on before you dig yourself a hole that we might not be able to help you get out of. [Applause] Tell Detective Diaz, just give us an idea what you're going through and what's going on. Just talk to us. I'm going through a lot, but I know that you live with all six kids. I got six kids. My oldest son, he's in jail for firstdegree murder. He's been locked up since he was 13. Do you do you live with all five the rest of your five kids then? Yes, sir. My mom, she lives with me. I take I help take care of her, too. Does she work? No, she don't. She have COPD. So, you you're the only one bringing the money? Yes. Okay. Well, I'm here to give you this one opportunity to come clean and be honest with me. Okay. Cuz we can work with you if you are. We can try and we can try to to tell your people what's going on and maybe we can you guys can work something out. Okay. We just when we get this call and it gets to the point to where it's at and we got to look at the back stuff. Sometimes the back stuff gets involved and it muddles things up a little bit. So why don't you tell how much money do you think you took total? I swear, sir, these those days that you see me take them deposits out, I they got to the bank. That's those right here. I'm not lying to you, sir. Are you talking about the 13th, 14th, and 15th? You're talking about the 19, 20, 21st. Those days. I took those. But you didn't take the highlighted ones that never made it. Yeah. I'm not questioning you about these. I know you took. We don't want to talk about the highlighted ones that never made it. The highlighted the 13th, the 14th, and the 15th, right? These that you signed off, they've been picked up. That's fine. Yes. I I It was three in the thing. Every time it gets three, I take them. Here's the thing, though. Okay, every single day that you close, right, I'm watching you put the deposits in your purse and take them out, okay? You're not stacking three days in a row cuz you're taking them every single day, okay? And they're not getting picked up. Yeah, we're seeing you leave with that. You're not getting We We've looked at a lot of videos. They're on video. I've spent this whole week looking at video. I've looked at video from everywhere. Trust me. Okay. It's the same thing every single time except for Sunday's a little different. Okay. Okay, the robber now the robber is a little different, but it's the same thing every time. Put the deposits in the bag. You sign the form. You log out. Do all these things. You put the bag put the deposits in your purse. You walk out with the cashier. You're not a hardened criminal. We don't think you're some hardened criminal. You're just I just think you're just trying to make it trying to survive and put food on the table and feed your family and your mom. Am I right? Am I Am I wrong? Are you doing it to support a drug? I don't have no drama. I just I don't have help from nobody. My lights is about to be off right now. My water and everything. I promise to God I don't have no reason to lie. Well, why would you take the money? We saw it leave with you and never made it to the bank. We just want to know why. We just want to know if you can give us a logical explanation on where what you did with it. I mean, we're we're humans. We're just trying to figure this out. Did you put it in your bank? Did you pay bills? Did you give it to your kids? Did you buy clothes? Did you buy food? Did you put it on a water bill? What can I do? First, tell us the truth so that we can move on and now we can work with it. I feel in the money spent. And I don't think we can get it back. But maybe you can work something out with them to to to work that out. But I can't work. We're not moving anywhere without the truth. Because what happens is I think detective deals will say we'll just arrest you and say, "Hey, good luck." She just did it because she's just wants to be greedy. But if I have her, we could if we can give a You're obviously crying. You're upset. You're a human being. Here, here you go. Ju just We're just trying to figure out why you my [ __ ] my kids, man. my kids. You did it for your kids. [Music] My kids. My kids. What about your kids? We don't have nothing. Well, I think uh we have you you're talking to the right people to help you get things. We have a lot of we have a lot of resources available to us in the community for rent assistance. Oh my god. Assistance like that. But listen, how many times would you say you brought the money home with you? Is that an accurate description of how many times you brought the money home? These highlighted areas just these couple times. Was there any There wasn't any times before this, was there? And I swear to God it wasn't. Just these times. Promise. I promise. And I don't even know why that is highlighted because I didn't even do that, sir. I swear to God. So, just the weekend. Okay, listen to me. So, just the weekend you were robbed is the is the day or two that you it just bad luck on your part that you got robbed when you're trying to keep the money. Yes. Is that a yes? Okay. I was going to deposit it. I was going to have to be honest with you. I was going to deposit that. I supposed to be getting some money from my car accident and the that one. I was going to, you know, be real with you. I'm already caught. Nothing else that I can do about it. I was going to put that one back, but I swear to God, I didn't do those. I didn't do those. Okay. Was this like a bridge to get you to the money for the car accident? Kind of hold you over, sir. Like, was this money to kind of hold you over till you got the money for the car accident? It it was going to be for my for my bills. Okay. See, that could work. That That's just She just called today saying that we should be getting a check within the next 30 days, me and my mother. But it's not going to do me no good. Okay, you need a glass of water. Let me get you a glass of water. [Music] Take a deep breath. I'll be right back. I'll get you. What could I do? Give me one second. We're going to go talk about that right now. So, hang tight. Okay. I will do anything. Do you mind if I hold on to your phone for one second? You can't have it. I would do anything. I'm going to hold on to this for one second. I'm going to put it right outside the room. Put that right here. Sir, can you please call my mom? And give me one second. Let me get you this water. We're just going to see what code we can come up with. [Music] All right, here you go. Anything I can do, I will work with you. Anything. I promise I will. We're not Unfortunately, Detective D's got more to talk. We're not done yet. Yeah. While we're here, we need to get this We need to get We need to get a full full get this over with. So, listen up. What you can do is is be honest about the entire thing. Just You just broke me down. I swear to God. I just talking about the robbery. I have no idea about that part. Now, I'm being real with you. I swear to God. I promise. This is your one chance to to come clean, okay? Because I know I know that wasn't a real robbery. 100% know this. Okay? So, this is your opportunity. And I have a feeling your kids were involved. Okay. Wasn't I got I have a a 15year-old, 11 year old, a 12year-old, seven, and a 5-year-old. They're on video. They're on video come from your house. Not Not my kids. My oldest son is locked up, sir. I have only Maybe not. Maybe not your oldest. Mhm. They're on video coming from your house. I have the video. Listen to me. You know what we took? You know why he took a couple days? This is Detective Diaz. He's a seasoned detective. And I'm here because sometimes we have to I have to I'm gonna lay it out for you, okay? I'm not gonna be the nice guy. He did it because he got video when they left. When those two dudes left and came up there to when they came back, we got them when they're waiting for you to come out. We got everything. We watched You're looking at them. You're looking at them in the car. You knew what was about to happen. You were staring right at him. We'll show you the video. This was a setup and we did it because we believe you knew that there we well we know we don't even have to we knew you was coming down and you had to try to find a way to cover yourself. So we're this is still just on you. If you want to own this that's fine. We don't have to be locking up younger kids but we are not leaving here and we're not going to be cutting you or try to work with you or anything like that or try to help you in any way which we can't. We really can't. All we can do is offer our assistance. So, what we need you to do is not this swear to God. Knock off the BS. We know we Okay, we broke you down on the theft. We have We We're not done yet. That robbery was staged. We know it. And we can go through it detail by detail, but we have them coming and going. We know where they came from. We know where they ended up and it was your house. Unfortunately, everybody has cameras now. So, do you want to tell us how this happened? How how what what what was your mindset on why you set this why you mastermind this so-called robbery plan? Please help. If it's the same reason, I can work with that cuz you don't want nobody wants to get caught. You have to try to figure it out. But we I need to I can only I can only put together what we see. But Detective Diaz goes, "Sergeant, I got this case locked up. It ain't a robbery. Here's why." And I'm like, "Yep, I'm not that smart." He presented it to me at once. I go, "Yep, that's not a robbery." She knew that, dude. Oh, wow. Look at the video. Oh, she really knew him. Here's the thing. I've been looking at this for a week straight. Okay. And every night, I've watched video. Every night, you do the same exact thing. I've already explained it to you. You do the same exact thing. You take You sign it out. You put it in your purse, zip it up, you walk out. Well, this particular night, you didn't do any of that, right? You didn't put it in your purse. You had wide open your left hand. Right. Right here, just for the taking. Okay, in the video you're look you're staring at him. You're looking around. Come back. You stare at him. You go out. Stare at him again. You come back in. You think about it. You turn around. You go back out. You again like the fourth or fifth time make eye contact with him. He's sitting there right next to your car. He goes in your car like he knows you. Sitting right on your car. Goes in your car like he knew you. Okay. And either he has impeccable timing because he's only in the parking lot for maybe a minute. Either he has the best timing in the world or you know this person, right? So then what I did is I followed him all the way back to lo and behold your house 15 minutes after the robbery. Okay. So we have options here, right? You said it's about your kids. Your kids are involved. You can go ahead and be honest with us and I can work with you and I will not charge your kids. We're not saying they're all your kids, but we're very confident one of them is your child. And if they're doing it because you told them to, or we can do this all under one charge for you. Oh my gosh. What's that? I'll tell you whatever you want to know. Just tell us the truth. Just need the truth. These kids need their mom. I call my mom, please. I I just want the truth is all you haven't given to me yet. You You keep swearing to God. I do. That's it. I'm going to let you call your mom. Listen, you're not Listen, do we seem We're We're trying to be We're trying to let you tell us the story in your words. We already have a background on how why you're hurting. Okay. Did you Did you ask Did you Who came up with the idea? Was it your idea or was it your kid's idea to do the robbery? It was It was your idea. Did you get involved? his friends. His friends, not have a cigarette, please. Yeah. Can't you can't have one here, but we'll bring you outside to have one. Yes. Let's get this over with and I'll get you a cigarette. I need Listen, I have a job to do. No. I told you enough. You can do whatever to me. Who was Who was friend? I don't really know those people. I swear to God, I don't. Were they I can show you how he looked. When did you think of this idea? Was it when they when you knew that they were starting to catch on that you weren't depositing the money? I was trying to come up with it the best way. I know how to do it. Okay. And then I was kind of all right when I got the call today, but I know that it was cracking down. I know it was cracking down. You had a feeling they were going to fire you. You had a feeling they were going to fire you. I didn't know if they was going to fire me or not. Miss Lucy kept saying that I needed to talk with the loss prevention people or whatever. Man, I was up under the impression that by the time I talked to them, everything will be, you know, okay? Mhm. So, you just figure in some kind of trouble, maybe not fired. Okay. Detectives brought the suspect's 15year-old son in for questioning. Grandma left you. I can bring him back. If if you want to if he really prefers, if she wants to come back, she can come back. No, that's fine. She want to uh go back to the house to get the kids. Okay. You okay? What's your name, boss man? Christian Sarah, I'm sure you've heard of Mazaro or whatever they call me. I don't I don't know you, so that's a good thing. I didn't like where I heard you were hanging out at. Mhm. Changing my ways. Oh, yeah. You might after today. Um, I don't know if you want to explain or you want me to explain. [Music] Okay. Um, they already know what's going on and stuff. And I told them that it wasn't your ideal because it wasn't. But they need to know who that other guy was. You know what we're talking about, right? Listen to me. Here's a reason why you're not going to get in trouble. They say they're not going to take you to jail. I'm only going to jail. Okay? Don't get mad. It's okay. I did it. It's my stupid self. It wasn't your fault. All you did was what I told you to do. You would do what any child any child parent would tell them to do. They would do it. I'm quite sure it's not your fault. I made a mistake. I'm sorry. I got to live with it. I'm the one going to jail. They made agreement that they're not going to take you to jail. Just tell them the person name. You know why? Totally regular. Here's the deal. Your mom's raised I raised my kids on my own. All right. I had to I worked every job I could. And I I think when I saw your mom, Aaron knew the answer. Sometimes we have to make really shitty choices, but she try to make the least shitty choice you can to feed your family, right? She's not out slinging. She ain't out selling herself. She ain't doing things. She's just trying to She just wants to put food on the table. So, we know that. Okay. You have a parent asking you to do something. I wouldn't say no. I I wouldn't say no. Okay. The problem is is when you start asking other people, those people. So, I think Detective Diaz was probably is going to explain to you how we got to this point. The reason you came in, had your grandma come in, we didn't go get you and put your handcuffs under that cuz your mom did right by you. She told us the truth. We're not going to take you in. She's asking you now to tell us who that third person was involved. Okay? We basically know who it is, but we need you to tell them. And please, Jack, quit. That is the only thing that'll happen to him. That's none of your concern, man. Your concern is your mom and you because it also hinges on your cooperation, too. I don't know his full name, but he go by T Ro. T Ro. Where do you stay at? I don't know. I just hang out with him after school. Where at? At my house. At your house. Is that true? There's a whole bunch of boys be coming over there and they be hanging out. How'd you make contact with him? Uh, so one day I went to my friend house, Ace, and he was just over there. We just chill and we just it the vibe was good, so we just kept meeting up. What day is this? I don't know, but it's a couple months ago, like maybe March. Okay. And that's when you told him about the robbery? So when did you ask him about the robbery? the um the day. Actually, no. He was just with me. He just came and I told him he he didn't he ain't got nothing to do with it. He just came and I told him I just cut him. Okay. How much did you give him? Like 100. Okay. Um based on what your mom was telling me and I know she was being truthful with me. I know you're not being truthful with me right now. You're lying. We got We have more video than if you lie again. It's going to go a different way. I'm not lying. I'm giving you the opportunity. I'm telling the truth. He was He came to my house. My mom My mom was getting ready to come out the store. So, I asked him, "Can you take me up there?" He said, "All right." I told him I'll cut him if he bring me back. That's what happened. How'd you get there? The bike. Okay. It was a bike. He trapped me on the bike. It was his bike. His bike. Where's the bike now? I don't know. It was in the back of my house and next day it's gone. Okay. What's his phone number? I don't got his phone number. What's his social media? Uh, I could show you it, but I don't I don't know it by heart. You got your phone on your son. Yeah. Where's your phone? My phone is at home. That's going to unfortunately get that. I don't even have a phone. It's my little brother. I just I'm being Who did the Who did the lick? What you mean? Who ran up to your mom and took my stuff? I did. He did. I did. It was him. What were you using? Uh, fake BB gun. The one we got in the backyard. You said what? He's got some social media here. What's What social media is it? Instagram. Okay. Sorry. You know that you won't get in trouble. So you have to be honest. You know his his name? Yes, I know by heart. What is it? Detectives left the room once given the name. I'm sorry. Oh my god. I'm so sorry. I'm sorry. This we talked about this. You're going to get through it. [Music] Should I just work hard? I got an extra job or something. Why do I'm so sorry, God? I'm so sorry. Ask you to do the same thing your mom did for us. Okay. Your mom gave us her phone to remember what she's saying. I'd like for you to give us permission to get in your phone to download it till we can identify this guy and get past this and be done with it. Do I have your permission to do that? Would it be better if I just tell you where you live? Where does he stay at? First green house. You see by the church. By the way, even if you find something in your phone that's not related to this, it's not going to be used against you. We're not concerned with that. Okay? You have no word on that. I don't care about anything else. Okay? It's just regarding this case. Yeah, I'll help y'all, but I'm trying to tell you ain't no messages between me and him about this. What about between you and your mom? Yeah, but it's deleted. So, I don't know if y'all don't matter. All right. Okay. So, until we um try to ID this guy, cuz we're not having any luck right now. Would you consent to the phone thing um real quick? Put it to download. Give you back your phone. Yeah. Can I call my mom and tell her to bring the my She has the phone like I said. Yeah. Then he can take him back. We can give him It's my seven-year-old phone, but he be using it. Okay. Yeah. So, then you can go back with grandma. We'll do the phone thing. Give you the phone back. Go back to grandma. Are you sure? Am I sure? Yeah. Like, are you are you positive about what? I'm going home. Yeah, I'm not lying. Why would I lie to you, man? I'm not going to lie to you, J. I'm already going to jail. If I felt like they was going to take you to jail with me, I would have never thought. I would have just let it all fall on me, but it would have still been It would have still been battered. My word, I'm taking It would have still been battered, baby. Trust me, these people do a good ass job. Trust me. They That man told me everything would happen before I basically like if he was there or something. Okay. So, it's no reason ain't no reason to lie. You know, I mean, I know they say it's not good to tell on yourself, but what can you do when you already caught red-handed? All right. I told you I love you. I don't want that to happen to you. I would rather it happen to me. That's the only reason why I confess cuz I I wasn't talking. They that video and everything and they was going to charge both of us and call me a child abuse charge called DCF. Right now I only got two charges of scheming to defraud and false police report because I called the police. So the police report for that is a misdemeanor and then I don't know what the felony how much that's going to be. You know what I'm saying? There you go. I feel bad making your mom go back and forth this whole time. We'll do the phone and I'll get you out of here. Okay. All right. Thank you. Y [Music] I keep saying sorry because I'm grown. I know better. I should be trying to teach you better to do better, not to do no [ __ ] [ __ ] [ __ ] I'm all y'all got. If anything happened to me, what's what's going to happen to y'all? Your [ __ ] daddies ain't around. Yeah, Gerard might come through right now, but when he come through a situation like this, right now you see why I work every day and try to gamble every day. I've been trying to keep money. to pay bills as we I still owe bills. Any day now the lights could be cut off or anything. Now I got to go to jail. I've been down here since 1 something. No, since 12. I hope God he do find me out and then hopefully I'll be home either tonight in the morning. I'm just on crying because I ain't never been away from my [ __ ] kids. Never. Yeah, I might go out in the streets and hang out all day, but I never been away from my kids. All my kids always live with me. They always been with me. Now I'm going to be separated. Like, come on. Make this make sense. I'm already going through enough with LJ locked up. You know, he been gone since he was 13. Like, what the [ __ ] I want all my kids. I want us all to be together. I just got to do better. That's all. I just got to do better. You got to do better, too. Jquest, for real. I need help. I need help. And not no bad help. Give her a hug cuz we're going to get out of here. Sorry. Yes. Make sure y'all look out for me. Okay. I got you. Look out for your sisters and brothers for me. Okay. And don't let them go nowhere. Okay. I told you they was going to let you go. Give me two seconds. [Music] She was charged with scheme to defraud and false report to a law enforcement officer. Share your thoughts in the comments below.