I understand, but when you're questioning why somebody else is holding your daughter, that means that you should have been there to It's fine. I got something else to handle. I don't know. I do not want to take you to jail. Go over there, wear a purse, check her purse. All right. Need to go back. You're going to go to jail. On April 24th, 2024, Homestead police were called to the scene about two children, ages five and seven, unattended at a beach. The young girl appeared to be drowning with no flotation device. After a brief search, the mother was found drinking at a nearby bar. You have another son with you? Yeah. How old is he? He's fine. All right. Go to the beach and look for him. What's he wearing? What's he wearing? What's he wearing? Hold on. Hold on. Ma'am, what's he wearing? That's what I'm saying. [Music] So, what's next? I don't know. Let's see. She says she's there with him, but I'm like, how are you not holding your child? You know, just sit and relax. She's drunk. Drunk or something else? I don't see well. Yeah. What do you say? Who's that? Let me find out. Where's that girl though? 1803. Did you guys get my nephew from the sand? I don't know where your nephew is. Do we know who Who's your nephew? Who's where's the nephew's dad? Um mom and dad. Mom is here. Mom is your brother. Okay. So, we're missing another kid. Yeah. He was here. [Music] Him or her? Oh, okay. I just had to find Who's the lady that [Music] Foreign speech. Foreign speech. Foreign speech. They're going to take the baby. I don't have anything. Ma'am, get up first. Come over to our car. Do we come with her? Um, stay here. Walk with the officer. She right behind you, will you? Listen, we're like a [ __ ] five adults here with two of my kids. I just came to to [ __ ] take him to the beach. I understand, but when you're questioning why somebody else is holding your daughter, that means that you should have been there to But literally, we were all paying attention to like I was literally just leaving. How could everybody be paying attention if an honest citizen that don't even know what's going on right now? Like I don't understand the beach there with a 5-year-old brother, right? What is going on? Okay, you left your daughter in the beach with a sibling that's 5 years old. I was going to be watching them. She was drowning. Someone had to take her out of the water cuz she almost drowned and died. Do you understand that? Phone call you. Listen, I'm a good mom. We're not saying you're not a good mom. Mr. 414. I'm not saying you're a bad mom. I'm not saying that you're not a bad mom. I never said, "What the [ __ ] is happening right now?" You stepped away from them. I left away from them for like 5 minutes. You left them with a 5-year-old and she ended up drowning that someone had to go into the water cuz she went too deep and she was taken in water and she almost drowned and people in the beach had to step in and get her out from the water cuz she almost died. Do you understand where we're at right now? Where were you at that point? Mom, I'm not saying I was living right there. I've been checking on her every location. I brought a blanket. I brought water. I brought Coke. I brought everything for them to be comfortable for today. Literally last night was my birthday. Today I'm like, "Okay, I'm going to express him with my kids." I've been with them all day. Like if that happened for like a second, you know, like if that person didn't step in, she would have died. I'm not a bad mom. I don't know what to tell you. Never said that you're a bad mom. But what I'm saying is a ceria what occurred. You stepped away. She almost died. I don't understand. All right. I know for a second I understand that. So she was at my bar and she had the kids and the truth is when the friend got drunk I think she thought the men were looking after the babies. She literally has had them the whole time and I if she wasn't if she was a [ __ ] parent I would have said so. I'm a foster parent. I f I foster through citrus. I'm adopted. I'm very big on kids. She has had them the whole time. And so when her friend was stumbling drug these are her friend shoes. I think it's her shoes. She took it to the bathroom because she's like she's throwing up, you know. So that's I don't want you to think that she just she wasn't just not being a mom. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So where's the friend at now? Or did she leave somebody else in charge? So she So she so she went to go Oh god, I don't want to cry. She went to go she went to go to take her to the bathroom. She said her brother and her friends I I I think they assumed that the brother and the friend were going to be watching while they were in the in the women's room cuz she literally just went. She was not. She's literally been there the whole time and the kids were with her. I'm not trying to be funny, but they really were. So, I I She wasn't not being a good mom. Okay, I'll pass that on to my partner. Okay, hold on, ma'am. Hold on. Somebody found her daughter. I understand that. All right. Somebody found her daughter in the water drowning. Some citizen little girl saw the baby drowning. Yeah, the baby's out. Yeah. She's wondering why somebody else is holding her daughter and you're trying to tell her you were not there for her. That's why another citizen is a bartender, a waitress is holding your child. Why doesn't she know that a citizen is not holding her child? Yeah. Can I talk to her? Just give me one second. But I came to tell them that you guys took your friend to the bathroom and in that moment that's all it was. Like it wasn't she was Who was in charge at that time? Look, I went with her friend and she was concerned like she If you just Where's her daughter? Can I make sure she's okay? Yeah, she's with Sergeant Benedetti. He's over there underneath your tent. Yeah, you can go over there. Okay, thank you. Stay here. Okay, calm down. Who's your friend here? The She showed me a badge. Who does she work? This is my friend. She comes from Texas. She became a cop. My other friend is here from [ __ ] like Tallahassee. It's my birthday. I just brought She's a cop in Texas. Yeah. She just I just brought my kids here to have a good time. I'm not drunk. I'm not anything. If I lost sight of her for a second, then it was a second. It had nothing to do with me. But when you walked your friend, you walked your friend to the bathroom. No, I never went to the bathroom. I was here. I was watching them the whole time. I don't even know when the [ __ ] this happens. And I Well, little kids, it happens quick. No, I know. I know. But I brought a blanket. I brought drinks. I bought water. Like, this was our day. I don't know why I'm even here. Like, I didn't even know that was happening. I'm a good mom. Like, I've never had a felony. I've never done drugs. I've never done anything. Like, I don't even know why I'm here. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You know what I mean? And I respect you 100%. I respect your job and everything. I understand. We're trying to match up why a citizen found your daughter in the water. That's what I'm saying. Not her own family. No, no, no. We were here at the bar and I brought them and I put sunscreen on them and everything and I was watching them and then she came to me because my kid didn't want to like share toys with her kid or something like that and I'm like listen I brought enough I brought enough toys for them to play together you know and she's like oh okay then it's fine like whatever my kid will share you get me and I'm like okay and I was watching them the whole time I really don't know why I'm here. Like I I I I'm like flabbergasted right here. We were literally leaving right now. Like we were literally leaving right now. I don't understand. And she was really nice. She was like, "Okay, my my kid will play with your kids because my kid was um frustrated because her kid didn't want to like share or whatever. Whatever. They're [ __ ] five, you know." And I'm like, "Okay, whatever. Listen, just share with my kid." Whatever. I had a drink. I [ __ ] was paying attention to them. I [ __ ] looked every five seconds. They were fine. I don't know why I'm here. Like, I don't know why I'm here. Like, they were fine. I just tried to have a Sunday with my kids. No, we understand that. But with kids and stuff, you turn your your your second. I have a 5-year-old daughter. I understand that. I understand that. I understand that completely. But I looked every second. I'm a single mom. Okay. Reason for me not to the other gentleman, husband, boyfriend, whatever he is. I don't know who he is. Wait, who? No, with you in your group. That's my brother. Your brother. Okay. Was he in charge of the kids or? No, no, no. We were all together. Me, him, my best friends. They came out of town for my birthday. We were all looking out for them. There's no reason for us not to look out for them. If the other lady was complaining that, hey, that's on her. I don't know. I brought toys for them. I brought water. You can check my bag. I brought so I'm a good mom. I don't understand. Yeah, I don't understand. Maybe. Hey, for one that one second, maybe something happens. I don't know. But everything was under control. We were there. We were literally sat in that place to literally focus on them. Like, we didn't, you know, we don't even drink like that. We don't drink. Like, I don't know what's happening. And I don't appreciate that girl like talking to me like if I'm nothing. Well, you should have approached her and asked her what's wrong or I don't understand. We were cool. We were cool and she's coming at me like I'm a piece of [ __ ] mom. Like I'm not a piece of [ __ ] mom. It's my birthday. It's Sunday. They have school tomorrow. Like I didn't come for them to get hurt. Like why is she [ __ ] acting like I'm a bad parent? I'm a great parent. You can ask any anybody. I'm a great parent. My life is is those kids. I don't go out. I don't I don't have help. It's just me. I can't live without those kids. Like, [ __ ] if it happened for a second, it happened for a second. I'm so sorry. I'm a human being. You know what I mean? Yeah. I don't Yeah. I don't I don't speak Spanish, but Okay. Okay. I still let you speak Spanish. Yeah. Just speak with her real [Music] quick. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Just get her name. Get her name and a phone number for her. Where's Willie? Willy's uh either in the bathroom or in the back beach. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Okay, just just chill. Chill. No, no, no. The more you argue, the more you're going to be I don't [ __ ] She's acting like she's a [ __ ] superhero. She's acting like a [ __ ] superhero. Yeah. Yeah. [ __ ] this can happen to anybody. I understand. You understand? I give my life for these kids. I don't have any help. My baby that is a firefighter. He hasn't been for there for me. I do it all by myself. I'm struggling. I came here to have a good time because I went to the [ __ ] store to buy them toys to have them have a good time. You get me? My friends are here from the town. I I don't have friends. I work from home. You get me what I mean? Yeah. Like for them to come is a big deal. For this [ __ ] to be acting like she's a [ __ ] [ __ ] Superman is crazy to me. They're not They're not being And I understand I understand. I understand. But it was a psychic. I think he's in the woman's room or ask um Carlos right here in the blue shirt. And I understand that, but it wasn't like I wasn't paying attention. I literally picked that spot to pay attention to them. I brought blankets. I brought everything. You can check my bag. All right. All right. All right. If it was 1 second, then it was 1 second. And I will never regret that. But I understand where she's coming from as like a pedestrian or whatever. And I appreciate her for saving my daughter, but it was once said, "All right, let us work this all out." All right, have a seat, dear. Just sit down here. No, it's not okay because these are my [ __ ] kids, bro. I'm not a drug addict. I don't [ __ ] drink. I'm a I don't have a record. I [ __ ] do what I can for these [ __ ] kids, my baby. That wouldn't help me. You know what I mean? I do what I can can. It was one second. If she [ __ ] complains about it, then bro, I thank her. She's not complaining about it. She's not complaining about it. She's just telling us who who was there for your daughter, you know? And I literally She could see me. If there was cameras, I was setting them up. I put the blanket. I [ __ ] told them like, "Hey, I brought you toys. Just sit here. I'm All right. All right. You're getting worked up. Just sit down. Take a break." Yeah. Take a break. I'm not a Those cars. Those cars. I'm telling you, I'm not a I'm I'm not a bad mom. My [ __ ] No. Oh, is that the drunk girl in the bathroom? I've never been to the bathroom. The bartender said they walked the girl to the bathroom. That I don't know. That's not me. That's not me. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. The bartender said you were with a group and then a group of girls walked a intoxicated girl to the bathroom. No. No. No. I've never been to the bathroom. But the bartender said you were part of the group. No, I've been with him the whole time. And his That's what he's saying. He's bro, his [ __ ] name is Courtney. I told him, "Hey, if you want to hang out with us, that's fine." I'm not intoxicating. I'm not saying you are, ma'am. I'm just We got to Listen to me. I We got to work this our angles. Your angle, the bartender, the lady. I would never drink this much if I'm with my kids. I'm with her [ __ ] godmother. I'm with my [ __ ] best friend. I would never We're [ __ ] my I'm with my brother. I'm with my brother's best friend. There's five adults available. There's no reason for this to happen. If this happened for a second, that happened for a second, but we were there. My brother, we literally picked that spot to spot them. You get me? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's not anything crazy. The deputy just checked it. There's nothing in there. Do not go in the bathroom. Enjoy the rest of the thing. If you continue to be a Nelson, he's going to trespass and you're going to go to jail. I want to kneel down to you because you don't need to kneel down to me, man. I appreciate, but you don't need to kneel down because that's my life. The deputy checked the bathroom. She does not have nothing in the bathroom. Find her purse back. Find her purse. He just pat her down. Find the purse and card in there. Right. Do not go in the bathroom. He's going to trespass. I respect you. All right. I appreciate I don't do that [ __ ] It's fine. I got something else to handle. I don't know. I do not want to take you to jail. Go over there where purses. Check our purse. All right. If you go back, you're going to go to jail. Stand up for me. Back. All right. Why am I getting a [ __ ] letter for? What am I getting? Good luck, man. What? For what? I just kiss. What are you talking about? Understand you love your kids. Accidents happen, right? If it wasn't for that bystander, we'll be doing a death investigation. What are you talking about? This way. It's my birthday and I came to take my kids to the beach like it was a second. Whoa. Watch your foot. You don't watching her, man. Sorry. No, I'm watching. It's a cluster. Lower your window or back. You have a extra key in your hand. Pardon me. The charge will be child neglect is I believe what deputies said. Huh? Why? They'll explain it to you in a minute. I'm a good mom. You guys are just putting someone in the system for no reason. My kids are good. I take care of them by myself. Their dad isn't even in the picture like that. I love my kid. I was saying, you know, you one It was one second. I'm not even [ __ ] up or anything. Please, I'm the only thing they have. Okay. Please get Melissa here. Who? My my my friend, my best friend. Please listen to me. I'm not lying to you. I'm a good mom. I just came to have a good time with my kids on the [ __ ] Sunday. I don't get them as often. I'm not supposed to be here. I'm a good [ __ ] mom. Hello. How are you? Good. You can I just tell her something? Go ahead. Please, Melissa. Listen to me. Listen to me. Just stay back for me. Okay. Okay. Listen. No, don't talk. Okay. is not talking about it. I don't do anything. Melissa, just calm down. Okay. Oh my god. Melissa, I know who you are. Why am I in this car right now? Melissa, I'm not going to help. I'm going to go. She did this to her brother. I tried to give her a chance and she doesn't want to listen. This is a second chance I'm giving her. Calm down. I bought toys for Stop. Stop. Stop. I got you. I got you. I got you. I lost track of the first second. Melissa, we sat there for a reason, bro. We sat there for a reason. But look at me. Look at me. Look at me. Focus. Focus. Focus. This carav look at my eyes. Stop. I understand. My kids. We got you. We're here. We're here. My kids. I'm in. Your brother's got them. I explained that to her. Your brother's taking a record. I don't She works in the bathroom as well. She says that the one that they took in the ambulance, too. Yeah. Yeah, we know that. Thank you. You know, your friend went to the ambulance, right? The other girl. That's her friend. Her friend. Yes. Okay. They already took her? Yeah, it's a good mariner's hospital. Tabin. Okay. Yeah, cuz her her family is like in Tallahassee. She just came down for her birthday. I live in Texas now. And the brother had another friend that walked away down the parking lot and we don't know where. I don't know about him, right? I'm her daughter's god mother. Okay. I know this doesn't relate to you, but she's literally their provider. This was a one time incident. I got them. We got them. My mom's there. We're good. You just need to relax. Trust me. Trust me. I didn't I know. You need to calm down. Listen. Look at me. I'm a cop. Stop. I'm a cop. Stop. Y. Do me a favor. Just walk away from me. Please. I'm going to roll up the window. I respect you. All right. I'm a per officer. I respect you. Okay. Better just, you know, at least that in that aspect route to PK. Copy. Start mileage. She faced charges of child neglect without great bodily harm and was released after posting a $2,500 bond. Want to watch more videos like this one? Click the one on the screen now.