Where is my >> [screaming] >> Are you serious? >> Yes, ma'am. How? I'm tired. NO. NO. I THINK I'M SHOVING STUFF IN that old dresser right there. And in the bag and in this yellow container right here. >> No lights on. She had her hazard lights on. The only one hazard light was blinking. When just a short lapse in composure turn a home upside down, authorities become the final line between uncertainty and the children's [music] safety. An overwhelmed mother, two minor vehicle collisions, a tense interaction with police, and the temporary disappearance of a 2-year-old boy. This is the confusing and stressful situation that unfolded. Cayden. CAYDEN. >> [screaming] >> CAYDEN. ON MAY 6TH, 2024, in Ohio, police noticed a black GMC [music] Yukon moving unpredictably. The driver alternated between speeding up, slowing down, stopping, [music] and moving again. Concerned for public safety, officers followed the vehicle. When she arrived home, the vehicle lightly touched a minivan in the driveway. Approaching the scene, police observed the mother showing signs of distress, [music] speaking in a confused manner, and struggling to answer questions. Somebody said Somebody said there Well, I'm going to. Don't go IN THE HOUSE. DON'T GO IN MY HOUSE. SO, WHAT'S GOING ON? LET'S GO ON. WHAT'S GOING ON? OPEN UP THE DOOR. >> NO, I DON'T HAVE TO WITHOUT A WARRANT. SO, WHAT'S GOING ON? HE HIT ME. >> WHO? I don't see anybody else. That's what I'm trying to say. >> You don't see anybody else? >> No. And you didn't You didn't just stop in Dayton and talk to somebody? >> I did not stop in Dayton. I'm in West Milton. I'm West Milton PD. Oh, he did. >> I don't think he did either. He's my guy. >> allowed in my house without a warrant. >> Well, right now I got to check your welfare. You're not making much sense, so I don't need a warrant. >> My words are fine. I have You're just sitting there and you're talking to >> Lipton iced tea. >> Okay. >> I'm fine. >> That's fine, but let's not make any sense as this other person. I don't know who this other person is. >> My 2-year-old son is in there by his self. Okay. So, where's the other person that you're talking about? The other person that hit me? >> Mhm. He's in Dayton. Okay, what about right here? You just hit this car. What car? >> You want to come look? You hit the van. You want to come look? I did not hit a van. >> You can see it right now where you hit it. That's what we're just trying to check up on you cuz you hit a parked car. I'm not touching you. You're not touching me without a search warrant. Don't go in my house without a search warrant. Where? Right there. This is blue. This is blue. >> You can clearly make that assert that So, when's the last time you used? When's the last time you used? Let's be Let's be real. The last time >> kidding me? ARE YOU INSULTING ME? I'VE BEEN CLEAN 7 YEARS. Slow your roll. You need to calm down. >> No, I've been clean 7 years. >> I've been in the suboxone clinic for 7 years. I've been clean. >> Is anybody else in the house I can help take care of that child? No, I'm not going TO JAIL. CAYDEN. DON'T TOUCH ME. I'M NOT touching you. >> Don't touch me. But don't walk away from me. Cayden. Can I open the door and let him out? >> Yeah, yeah. >> Don't >> Yeah. touch me. >> You sit there and raise your fist at me again and you're going to go to jail. >> I didn't raise my fist. >> You do it one more time and you're going to [ __ ] jail. You understand me? >> Cayden. The [ __ ] door is unlocked. Let me just check the front door. You can follow me to I will follow you. Go over here. Oh, I KNOW YOU WILL. CAYDEN. CAYDEN. CAYDEN. CAYDEN. CAYDEN. WHO ARE YOU YELLING FOR? CAYDEN. HOW OLD is Cayden? Two. Two? Nobody else is in the house, just Cayden? >> Yeah. Do you need to see my insurance? >> I don't need to see your insurance. I'd like to see Cayden. I'd like to make sure he's okay. I need I need a ID card. Okay. Because I was going to go through the garage, but you can put me in jail if I go through the garage. >> No, I didn't. >> Yes, you did. >> Okay. I need you to stay out here. Nope. That's not how this is working right now. She initially claimed her son was [music] home alone, then contradicted herself. Police could not immediately locate the child in the house or the vehicle, turning the incident from a traffic matter into a child-related concern. Yeah. Can we go get Cayden and bring him OUT OVER HERE? IS THERE A DOG UP IN THERE? YES, AND How mean is he? They're fully licensed, registered and >> how mean? I don't want to hurt a dog. I want to know how mean he is. You want him here with me? >> Sure. The dog's not going to be aggressive, right? No, he's in a cage. He's in a cage. >> Okay. Just want to make sure I'm not hurting anybody. You guys just got to stay I will follow you. I'LL [ __ ] MESS CAYDEN. CAYDEN. HEY, YOU WANT DID YOU CHECK THE VEHICLE? NO, not yet. >> You want to check the vehicle real Yeah, I'm good. Yeah, I'm good. Hey, door will be unlocked over here, too. I'm unlocking the door. >> HAVE A SEARCH WARRANT, DOG. OPEN MY DOOR. OKAY, SO LET'S find Cayden. Stay [ __ ] >> don't have a search warrant. Yes, let's find Cayden. And then when we find him, shut that [ __ ] door back. >> That's fine. That's fine. Cayden. I just picked him up from uh I just picked him up from down the street. Okay. Where you guys saw me get out of the car and go up and get That's the babysitter. Okay. Come here. We got to call your daddy cuz mommy's probably going TO JAIL. CAYDEN. I just put him in the car. Okay. Is he in the car? Nope. Where else would he be at? He wouldn't be anywhere else. I just picked him up. You guys saw me pick him up, put him in his car seat. He did. Well, I saw I Two streets over, I picked him up, put him in the car seat, and drove off. No, I'm not stupid. She just gave him to me. Going to the babysitter right now? 12:05. 12:04 on me. Cayden. Where is the Where is my baby? Cayden. 12:05. The cops are here. The cops are here at my house. And I picked him up >> Hey, can you respond to my location? >> Cayden. I DON'T KNOW. THE COP THE COP THE COP JUST SAW ME PICK him up and put him in the car, and now he's gone. Yes, Mr. Ford. They're They're They're three four D three D. And he won't let me look in his car for my baby. No, I done went there. The cops watched me knock on the door, pick him up, and put him in MY CAR. >> YOU SAW her get into the car over at the other house, and she beat >> Was that the babysitter? Are you calling the babysitter? What's your name? >> my cousin. Okay. >> about my name. What's your name? Don't worry about All right. All right. I'll see you when you get here cuz I brought him here. You have my son and nobody else. Bolted. Bolted. >> What's your name? Sierra, right? >> No. What's your name? Who has Who What's the babysitter's name? Okay. Yes. And she's watched my older daughter as well. What's What's your name? Um call my mom first. I understand, but you're going to have to identify yourself, okay? Who's your son going to be with? My boyfriend. Okay, look. So, here's what we have. We have private property accident. So, we're going to have to identify you. We need your information so we can move forward here. Mhm. Do you understand what I'm telling you? >> [clears throat] >> Just like I got in a accident There was an accident in this van and the lady hit me. But because I didn't have no license, they charged me. Correct. Is that my mouth piece? Are you Sierra Jones? Okay. Yeah. Here we go. My mouth. Anyways, my daughter My No, it's my fault, right? I was parked. He came over and tried to park in front OF ME. >> OKAY. NO, THE GRAY GUY. When did you hit the vehicle? Dayton? In Dayton. He He He says that He says that I him and I was parked in front of my cousin's house in front of my cousin's house. He pulled over and hit me. You want to see? Come here. The mother grew increasingly upset, and her conflicting [music] statements heightened the officers' concerns. We found her. She was reckless driving. By the time that that I catch up to her, she's at North Street behind that flooring place. Now, I never saw the kid. I never see her get the kid, but she was out. Gets in the vehicle. She leaves. We We follow her here. She must have been booking it cuz we lost her. She ends up in this car. We're now at this point we're doing a welfare check on her since she Since she hit the parked van. She's not making any sense. She can't find the kid. She believes that she's picked the kid up. I don't think she's picked the kid up. We can't find her in the car. We can't find her find the kid in the house. >> Okay. But at this point, with her state where she's not making sense, she's talking about some guy that he's that it was some Mexican that hit her. There's obviously nobody else here, so I don't know. At this point, we can't I don't know that we have charges. I don't I don't know there's anything we can charge her with, but with her not having the kid Hey, Sierra, what's What's your birthday? Sierra? If you would let me go get my my stuff, I can give it to you. Where's your stuff at? In the safe. Well, I mean, you don't All you have to do is say your birthday. You know your birthday, right? He doesn't know. victim here. I'm the victim. >> Okay. Let Let Let us figure out what's going on. Hold on. They're only taking my kids. I don't know anywhere. I don't No, 15. Sierra Jones. Okay. Yeah. So, I think she's got If you pull up some of the involvements on this is got her getting she's got a citation in there for CWS. Okay. For what? For what? Excuse me, for what? >> Okay. CWS driving under So so he made contact with the kid. If the kid was at school, the babysitter is picking up the the kid right now. She's supposed to be coming here And I don't know >> with the kid. She is suspended. So I'm going to charge her with that. I'm going to run her through What are your kids' names? FST. If she shows up, we'll see if she's see if she knows any emergency contact information for anybody else >> Yeah, for the other kid. >> Yeah, okay. Hey Sierra. So so right what Can I call my mom, please? Yeah, call call your mom real quick. Yeah, that's I'm not Listen, we're just we're just we're having a conversation right now. Don't keep backing away from me. Call your mom up real quick. The babysitter I think's got got Canaan and and she's bringing him here. So but we're going to need have mom take care of him. You're not capable of taking care of him right now. I AM FINE. I DIDN'T THAT DUDE. YOU'RE NOT LISTEN you're going to start listening or you're going to go to jail. No, I'm not. >> Okay, get over here. Don't walk away from me. >> my mom, but my phone is not getting service. >> Okay. This is crazy. I got to go to jail. Yeah, if they it's up to them. >> If somebody me Mom. You got your mom on the phone? I'm trying. When officers performed basic safety checks, she did not pass the procedures requiring authorities to follow protocol [music] and make an official intervention. All right, let's we're going to do that here in a minute. We're we're going to come over here. Come over here. Right now what we're going to do is we're going to do a field sobriety test. Will you submit to a field sobriety test? >> her number. Yes. Let's do it over here on the concrete. Where? Right over here on the concrete. Sierra. Sierra. Right over here. Sierra, right over here. Put the phone down for a minute. I need to call my mom. >> Well, we're going to get there. We're going to we're going to get there. The babysitter's getting your son. Go ahead, put your phone down. Put your phone down real quick. There. >> That's your last warning. You understand? Yes, it is. Did you want to sit there and you want to sit there and do a field sobriety test or not? You guys are charging me with something I did not do. You're not charged with anything yet. You want to do a field sobriety test or not? It's up to you. >> I want to call my mom. We'll get to that. So she can come and get my We'll get to that. Do you want to do a field sobriety test? >> Yes. Okay. Stand over here. Go ahead and put your feet together and your hands down to your side. Not like that. I need you to I need you to sit there. I need you to put your You said I could take You can take your flip-flops off if that makes you more balanced. Now let's go let's come over here. Let's get away from the car. Okay. >> Do you understand the the instructions? Yes, sir. Okay, you may begin. This is harder than I thought it 1 2 3 4 5 Keep going till I tell you to stop. This is not This is not fair. 2 3 4 Get that leg up a little higher. 6 in. Okay. Okay, I want you to stop right there. Go ahead and put your hands up. Good. Stay right there. Put your hands up. Sierra, you're under arrest right now for OVI. Put your hands up. You're under arrest for OVI. You're under ARREST FOR OVI. STOP. STOP. STOP. STOP. Please don't kick me. Don't do it. You're going to get another charge. Yeah, it takes toughies you three TOUGH M- TO KNOCK DOWN A [ __ ] DON'T IT? Takes four of you [ __ ] GET THE [ __ ] OFF OF ME. I'M NOT EVEN under the intoxication. You can breathalyze me. You guys make [ __ ] up to get tickets. You [ __ ] This IS MY MOM. GET UP. Get the [ __ ] I mean you piece Yep. Hey, Sierra. She's a blow all day long though. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, right. Oh yeah. Oh yeah, she knows James right? No, tell that to people. >> Oh, there was when I was doing this snagging this her eyes wherever. You want a witness statement from the person following her? Yeah. If you can get that, if one of you guys would be all right with with staying here until the babysitter gets here so we can cuz we still got to figure out what we're going to do with this kid. Meanwhile, officers quickly located the child and confirmed he was safe with a caregiver soon to be picked up by his grandmother. What's that? She just talked about Canaan. How many kids do you have of hers? Canaan. Canaan, yes. She repeat before him to sing again? No, no. She thought that she had him. Is this Is this a little guy? Do you have grandma's number? Have you I do. Yeah, I've been calling her for the past hour. >> Hey, I'm right here with two police officers. Okay. All right, this is Officer Kaiser West Mill PD. Who am I speaking with? >> Um this is Are you the the mother to Sierra Jones? I am. So Sierra is most likely going to jail. Is there a way that you can come here to Millden and pick up the uh Kate is it Canaan? Canaan. Canaan. I can. Okay. Um stay with you then. Okay. Okay, I'm going to let you talk then to the babysitter. I don't know if you know where she lives or what not, but I'll let you make a I'll make let you make arrangements with her. >> me why she's going to jail? Well, it started off as a welfare check and then it kind of ended up into some other things including resisting. So Um right now she's she's not she's not fit to take care of a child due to her state that she's at anyway. So Canaan's okay? Canaan's okay. Canaan's going with Who are you Who are you? I'm her sister, too. Okay, she's going to go with with grandma. Grandma's coming to pick her up at the babysitter's here in town and she's going to be with her then. Oh my god, Sierra. Okay, I'm about to walk up here. >> Okay, yep, that's fine. While officers focused on securing the child's well-being, the mother displayed uncooperative behavior. What do? You didn't even read me my Miranda rights. I don't have to read your rights. I'm not questioning you. So here's here's where we're at right now. The test I'm going to offer for the OVI is you Are you willing to do urine? Yes. You are you are willing to do urine? Yes, CUZ I'M NOT ON ANYTHING. I'M going to be You're going to have to you're going to have to sit there and listen to [crying] me. You're going to have to listen to me. You're going to have to calm down. You're you're going to have to calm down if we're going to do urine. Come on, let's let's go. Let's Are you going to calm down? You can watch me and everything. You're sitting there, you're not listening. I'm not going to overtalk you. We're going to we're going to have a conversation now, okay? I need you to calm down if you want to give urine, okay? I'll give you the opportunity. Okay. Okay, but we have to calm down. Okay. I don't have to read your Miranda cuz I'm not questioning you. Okay. All right, that's fine. Okay, that's fine. Intoxication doesn't have to be alcohol, man. I don't do drugs. We'll find out. Sierra. Sierra, listen to me. It's either that or I call CPS. What do you want? Okay, Sierra, listen to me. Are you listening? It's either that or it's children's services. I haven't done anything. So which one is it? Do you Do you Is it all right? Is it all right if she stays? Is it all right if she stays with grandma or do you want me to get children's services here? Then I'll just sue you guys. So children's ser- Grandma's good? Yep. Okay. And I'll sue you guys. Okay. YOU GUYS NEVER arrest people for minor infractions. You guys You guys always let people go. So why am I being arrested? I am I have never been in I've been a good girl the last couple years. I paid $6,000 to get my license back and I did my remedial class. THE MOTHER FACED CHARGES OF OVI, first degree [music] misdemeanor, driving in violation of license restrictions, first degree misdemeanor, [music] and resisting arrest, second degree misdemeanor under Ohio law. She could face up to 2 years in prison [music] and a $4,000 fine. Sometimes serious incidents don't start with something dramatic. They begin with just a few minutes of lost control. Children must always be protected and when adults fail in their responsibility, the law steps in to ensure their safety. There's nobody I don't even know how to lock All right. I promise you there's nobody in there, but you guys can get in. Behind the closed door were clear signs of lack of proper care and the children's lost sense of security. On June 22nd, 2023, authorities were called to a small suburban home following concerns about the living conditions for four children. Upon arrival, they found several adults inside the home in disarray and unusual odors present. Concerned for the children's well-being, officers took necessary steps to ensure their safety. Hello, puppy. Hello, Sheriff's Office. It is pretty bad. Are you staying here? Uh every now and then. Yeah, every now and then. What's your name? Harvey. Harvey, we're with the BCSO. Um you took a few shots today. Um do you know if anybody's in this house right now? Yeah. Who's in the house right now? Sierra. Is that Sierra? What about any children? Yeah. How many kids are inside? Four. Four children? Can I get your name real quick, please? Uh Ronald. Ronald, do you know the children's names? Uh not by heart. Not by heart? I just call kids. Okay, and the mom's home though for sure? Yeah. Okay. We just need to talk to them real quick, man. So do you want to Sure. Hello, Sheriff's Office. Here's the dad. Hey. How's it going, man? How's it going? Good, Luke. Nice to meet you. Is Sierra here? Sierra's freshening up. All right, yeah, we're just getting dressed. Okay, we'll just stay right here. So where is she at? Okay. I know. Okay, yeah, you can go out. Is there a problem? So are the kids over here? No, they're playing. Oh, they're playing. Yeah. Okay. So, no one's in any trouble with me right now, especially you. We're just We're just doing a welfare check. Yeah, didn't you guys do it yesterday? Who was that? You guys came yesterday. Oh, okay. >> I didn't come. I'm new here. Oh, okay. No, yeah, we're going to go swim right now. Charlie, you in there? Changing, sir. Hey, come outside. I need to talk to you. Who's that? Sheriff's department. Okay, I'm getting dressed. I'll be right there. Hey, Charlie. Hi. How's it going? Hi, how are you? Good, good. Do you have a shirt? Yeah. Okay, can you put that on? Yeah, put a shirt on real quick. Are the kids in there? No. Okay. Hey, Charlie, just put a shirt on. Let's go. It's just a simple shirt. I was just going to put some pants on instead. >> Is Hans here now? Okay, let's step outside over here. Yeah, I need to make sure the kids aren't in there. We're going to have you step outside. Do you have anything on you, perhaps? Like anything No, what's going on? Hey, what's going on? What's going on? Hey, just stay over there, sir. And then just go and step out inside the garage for us, okay, sir? Okay. I just want to make sure. Uh what one? Over where? For what? For the damage to the chair. For what? Yeah, that's it. When did you shop? It was a while back. It was like 2 years ago. 3 years ago? >> 2 years. 2 years ago. Where did you shop at? I didn't want to. Just hang out right here, so we're we're not finished yet, okay? Do you want to help me do a 10-10 on the kids? When they checked on the children, they discovered one was missing. The adults in the home appeared nervous and hesitant. Hey, so where are the kids at? They're around back. Where did their dad go? Back here? Yeah, he went to go get a light for the cigarette. Does anyone stay back here in this RV? No, that's mine. That's yours? Yeah, I didn't have a place to put it, so Okay. You guys already know. I don't know about you, but it's a Yeah, we'll get it all figured out, man. We appreciate all your cooperation. Like you were just playing in the back there in the pool. This is your house? No. Hello, it's sheriff's office. Hey, how's it going, sir? >> Good, how are you doing? Who else is in this house? There's a lot of people here. How's it going, man? >> What's my name? Who are you? Travis. Hi, Travis. You're not in trouble. My name is Detective Hunter. We're just here to do a welfare check on you guys. Are your siblings here? Yes, they're in the back. >> Okay. And then who are you? I'm a friend. You're a friend. Okay. Are the other kids coming out? >> Yes, my other brother is just washing them up. Hello, it's sheriff's office. Who are you guys? You're the owner of the house? Okay. Well, I need everyone to come out, cuz we're doing a welfare check, and this is getting a little out of hand. Okay. Yeah, let's get out. Who is he? Is that your brother? No, no, no, they're just They're showering. They're They're Who is that? Who is that? They're my They're my brothers. Are they okay? Yeah, they're just showering. Can we get Have them come out, please? Oh, they're they're all Yeah, get them some towels. How old are they? They're all five, and then they're all three. You guys okay? Okay, let's come out, guys. Hello. And who else is back here? Do you rent from them? Yeah, we're we're not just a part of life with the kids and everything. Okay. Well, I need you guys to come out here for now, okay? Okay. And then if you guys have any IDs, bring them out, too, okay? Do you guys have any kids back here? No. Cuz I'm missing a kid. Oh, no, we don't have a kid back here. Okay, let's go outside, guys. You're good, man. We just need to identify everyone that's here in the house. Let's go, man. I'm not going to be looking through your stuff. As long as the kids don't have access to it, I Let's just go. And who stays in this room? Anybody? Anyone in here? Hey, I need you guys to come out. I'm going to seize the house for a search warrant. Let's go. I need you to step out of the house, please, okay? Do you need an ambulance? No? Because I have a whole lot of in this house around kids, so Let's go, man. I'm not answering questions right now. I need you guys to come out of the house. Are there any other people back there? Mhm. Okay, you're good. Let's have him hurry up, okay? So, as soon as I identify everyone, we'll have everyone step out. But this should be everyone right now. Just stay here with her. Thanks, man. Officers also observed that the rooms were cluttered, with some items placed near the children's sleeping areas. Some adults attempted to quickly move or cover these items upon seeing authorities. So, you just said the tin foil is in the trash can in your room. Do you know if Francisco is in there? No. Was he in the bedroom as well? There is a lot of people in there right now. There's about I think about 12 people inside right now. So, I'm going to start seeing if I have to get out. Um there is a in the center room, the bedroom, a keeping pile of burnt tin foil. That's the only one I saw. No, one of the bedrooms. As soon as you look at down the hallway, it's that first bedroom right as you enter. There's a one twin-size bed, and there's a dresser right next to it, and on the dresser, just a keeping pile of burnt tin foil. As soon as we identify everyone, run everyone, make sure no one else is wanted. How many [ __ ] people? It's mostly mom and dad. Hey, what do you What are you thinking? So, I'm going to call the DA's, see if I can do a search warrant on photos and my phone. That, and then who is my The captain said Barco. For Barco. Barco was assigned this family or something like that. He wants to come out here and do interviews and stuff. They said just They said just to call I just talked to Nico about it. I'm not talking to you, but he said just to call Barco directly. He already coordinated that. Do you want a 16 of people with the other ones? Yeah, 16 everybody. I agree with you. Did you see the Yeah. So, mom says that she's She knows the parents They didn't put in this kid in this situation, but they also didn't have a home. Now, the people who are responsible Now, hers This room has no one kids staying in that house. Who is responsible for the child? People using or the mom is trying to do what she can? The way I The way I look at it is both. Anyone that knows the children were here, the doors were unlocked, kids are out of an age that they have can open doors, have access to it, and I This parent has immediate access to walk in the room. They tell me who's staying in this room. Is there anyone That's the bathroom. No, no, no. >> middle room. Um the kids were in the shower. Actually, this is a weird part. So, when you 16 here, the kids were in the back. And as soon as I came back here, the kids were no longer in the back. I think dad rushed them inside to take a shower. They were all in the back, just like this tin foil. So, when he was back here, when the these two cops were back here, I told them like, "Leave." And they won't leave. And they kept on shoving stuff in that in that old dresser right there. And in the bag, and then this yellow container right here. Oh, yeah. Yeah. But they are the ones that have warrants, I think. So, we know they were staying in this room. And I saw them both in here, too. We still have that front bedroom with the mom and dad were staying in. Yeah. I left it open, so it must have been the The So, we're going to have to Or we can ask for consent from that guy. So, We're going to do a search warrant anyway, if it gets approved. Okay, that's cool. We just want to make sure no one's in there, though. The dad locked it in? Must have come back here and locked it. There's a way to get through here to the house, isn't there? Uh yes, the only way is through the kitchen. Or is it connected to the house at all? No, no. Technically, yes. No door that goes directly to the house. Did you ever look in here? Francisco, let's talk to you, man. Let's just talk outside, away from the kids. Well, their grandma is outside. She can take them. All right here, dude. One room was locked, requiring officials to obtain permission to continue their review safely. So, we're going to seize the house for a search warrant, right? So, we can't say we're going to get a search warrant. We're just saying We just want to make sure no one's in that back bedroom. Yeah, no, we were just changing in there. Would you mind Would you mind letting us just see, just so we can make sure the house is safe? Yeah, but I don't have I don't You don't have the key? No. Who would have a key to that back bedroom? You can go through the roof, too. Well, I don't want to go through the roof, man. Yeah, there's nobody in there. Watch. Come on. Don't worry about it, dude. I don't want you grabbing anything. No, no, no, no. You're good. You're You're good. You're good. You're good. You're good. You're good. There's nobody in there. I'm just finishing up, guys. You're good. You're good. You're good. There's nobody in there. You can look through the room. I promise there's nobody in there. I don't even know how it locks. >> don't have a key? No. So, okay. Who would have a key, man? I don't know. Okay, so just listen, Francisco. I just want to be super clear with this. Should we be granted a search warrant, >> Go ahead. Yeah, yeah. But no, just listen. Just listen. We're going to have to gain access to that should we be granted >> we can open it. >> saying I'd rather just have a key than besides cuz I don't want to damage anything. Take it in. I don't mind. I'm telling you I'm telling you there's nobody in there. You can look. You can see there's nobody in there. Okay. I promise you you can There's nobody I don't even know how it locks. All right. I promise you there's nobody in there, but you guys can get in. Now we're like we stay inside the house. We are just changing, yeah. Okay, who normally stays in there? This It's a room for everybody to use. I stay in the room with my kids over there. There's nobody in there. You guys can If you need a search warrant, go ahead. Let's start identifying people. We need to start coordinating. We just barely got here, so we don't have like a room. We're just He allowed us to His name is Mike, I guess. I hardly ever see anybody. I come in to work. Uh your buddy Lee told us told us that you guys are staying in your car. I said, "Yeah, it sucks." I I told my dude tile work. I did the tile work in the bathroom, and he allowed us to stay here to stay off the street. >> Do you guys know But honestly, if you guys need That's fine, Francisco. Let's go this way, man. If you guys need to kick in the door, do it. Like it's safer than anything to do. Francisco, just hang out here in the shade for now, okay? I'm going to have everyone step outside now. Hey, so if you guys can come outside, and then we're going to have you wait in the front yard real quick. And you guys are going to stay right here with me. They're staying with me. They can stay inside. I don't want them outside. It's too hot. The children were then relocated to a secure environment, reassured, and local child welfare services were contacted to assess the situation. [music] Doing okay, ma'am? Okay. So, they can tell you what's going on? No. Okay. I guess grandma's here? Okay. So, is it okay if the kids go with her? So, that's what we're going to find till So we still have to bring out CYFD. And then is that Francisco, your husband? Yeah. Is he the kids' biological dad? >> Yeah. Okay, sounds good. We got approval to do a search warrant. We're working on that now. CYFD's called out. Grandma of the maternal grandma came out and said she can't take the kids cuz she works. Probably just end up 48ing based off of every the condition of the house and all the 57. So. We'll We'll be here for a little bit. Can we go get some water? No, not right now. But give us some time and we can get you guys some water, okay? You still doing okay, sir? Do you need medical attention? Yeah, I'm good. I'm going to talk to the kids real quick. Are you guys doing okay? Yeah, we're good. Okay, do you guys have questions? I don't really. What's your question? Where is my baby? Yes, she was his dad. Oh, he's just outside. He's talking to us. Yeah. I want grapes. You want grapes? Do you guys have grapes? No. Did you guys eat lunch? Yeah. Once the field unit starts going 10-8, it's helping us secure the house cuz there's a couple people inside, but right now we should be fine. We're just waiting on CYFD. We've arrested mom, brought her back here in the back of there. And then we have At this point I was thinking it was like 10 to 12 people. I think it's more like eight people, eight adults inside, just random people. They're all sitting on the front yard. You guys already have everybody ID'd and all that? Mhm. I'll go walk around. See the house and The mother faced four counts of reckless endangerment. Under New Mexico law, she could face up to 12 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. The father and other individuals were investigated drug use and possession. What appeared to be a routine welfare check revealed a troubling reality. Children living in a environment where the meaning of a safe, nurturing home had gradually been compromised. What is the word? The test wasn't difficult, but in her state, it became a real challenge. On July 5th, 2024, in St. Petersburg, authorities responded to a traffic accident involving a 26-year-old woman who briefly disoriented of her vehicle and collided with a concrete barrier. Alarmingly, the 2-year-old child in the car was not properly secured and was at risk. Officers quickly arrived and collected statements from witnesses. She was traveling down the street. We were heading this way. And she didn't have any lights on. She tried to put her hazards on. Only one hazard light was working. And then the car went off and then all of a sudden she just lost control and pushed the gas. There was no lights on. Three Bravo. She was traveling southbound. We were both traveling this way. And she had no lights on? No lights on. She had her hazard lights on. Only one hazard light was blinking. She couldn't figure out how to get her lights on and off. So you could tell you could see her. That's what it was. She was tapping her brakes and that's the only time her brake lights would come on. When all of a sudden she just gassed it and went straight into those people's yard. We was She passed us flying. So she was in that right that right lane. She had no She was going this way? No, she coming from This way? Yeah. And I was saying, "They ain't got no lights." I said, "So they might I said but she's driving a little too fast." But I have a curve around a curve with no no lights. She had like one hazard light and bright lights. No headlight. And I said she must got the hazards cuz it was like flashing yellow. It was only on the right side of the car. When when she got Right here at the curve, a car went by and she came I don't know she could see THE ROAD NO MORE. SHE came straight this way. >> Oh, she didn't continue with the curve. She just came straight. Yes. That's how she came. Fortunately, the child sustained only minor but the woman's condition caused serious concern for authorities. I'm Officer Cannon with St. Pete Police. Uh are you the registered owner of the car? Yeah. Do you have an ID or anything like that readily available? In your purse, okay. I'm going to get your first name, okay? Um Um I'm nervous, so grab I don't know nothing from the car or anything like that. If you want just for now, just have a seat on the curb. >> my purse. Just leave it there for now and if I'm able to go get it, then I'll I'll come grab it, okay? But I want you to just have a seat on this curb for right now, okay? What kind of car? Kia Sportage. Oh, those are good cars. And it only had 82,000 miles. Oh, that's it? An '07. Not bad. You could sell that thing. What up? You think she was going northbound? Where were you driving this way? Yeah, I was coming this way. I had to take some of my home and I was wanting to go home. You were going that way or you're going that way? >> Coming from that way, too. Is that south? No, that's north. Going from south. I had no idea. Oh, okay. Sorry. No, you're good. Oh my god. I want to feel all of them again. I wouldn't try to get up yet. No, let me. Oh, you can lift. Yeah, sure. You live in Pinellas Park? Uh-uh. Oh, okay. I don't know how. You tell us that means I have to remember the hot pan. When did you get that car? September last year. Oh, September of last year? Uh You sure you don't want to go to the hospital? Hey. Sure you don't want to go to the hospital? Hey, you got to wake up. Hey. Sweetheart. Honey. You got to wake up. You want to go to the hospital? No. Hey Crystal. Hey, I'm Officer Cannon. And we were talking a little bit earlier. Do you mind standing up and coming with me to the front of my cruiser so we can talk a little bit more? No. All right. And then just come right over here to this SUV that's right in front of us. And I just want you to stand in front of that bumper, turn around and face towards me, okay? Can I close it? Yes, absolutely. Please. I'm missing a lot of my stuff. No, you're good. I just want to remember all the stupid questions. And if I could control my car, I would be in a much better situation right now. All right. What started as a routine traffic incident quickly escalated into a formal investigation. Police clearly informed her of her rights, including the right to remain silent and the right to legal representation. All right. Just real quick, it's hot. Just be careful, okay? Um what we're doing is what I talked to you earlier, that's all for your civil crash stuff, okay? The crash itself is just civil. So what I'm doing right now is I'm changing from a civil crash investigation to a criminal DUI investigation. I'm not saying you're impaired or anything like that, but yeah, that's what I'm saying. I'm not saying you're impaired. I'm just here to just set this straight and any alarms that you concerns that you may have. Okay? So before we continue Just one minute. Actually Say that again, I'm sorry. With just me, right? Yep, just you. How many did it I'm not intoxicated. Okay. So when you driving your vehicle and stuff like that, right? And then you crash into another person's property, okay? And cause damage there, too. And plus your car as well, okay? Like I said, you you may not have been impaired, okay? But all we're doing is changing from a civil crash to a criminal DUI investigation, okay? So it's a changing of the hats. Before we continue, I'm going to read you your rights as when you go to jail. It's just how we do things, okay? Am I going to jail? As of right now, you are not going to jail, okay? Does it have to be DUI? It's just an investigation. I haven't even made that determination yet. You know what I mean? Just an Okay, so it's not final. No, no, okay? All right. So you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to talk to a lawyer and have him or her present with you while being questioned. You can have court to hire a lawyer wanting to be appointed to represent you. You decide anytime to exercise these rights and answer any questions or make any statements. Do you understand each of these rights I've explained to you? Just a verbal response, please. Okay. Having these rights in mind, do you wish to continue speaking with me? Can I go get water? Do you Having your rights in mind, do you want to continue speaking with me? Uh I mean as um as far as Say that again, I'm sorry. As far as the good point goes. So you're okay with talking to me? Mhm. Is that a yes? Okay. I don't have any questions for you right now, all right? The only thing I want to do real quick is just look at your eyes. Are you okay with that? All right. Do you wear contacts or glasses? Not right now. Glasses? Are Do you have any contacts in currently? No? No, I'm just seeing fine. Okay. And then do you have blindness in either eye? Blindness? No, I have astigmatism. Okay, so it's just blurry. But you can see me okay right now? Yeah. What I'm going to have you do is I'm just going to have you put your feet together like this. Oh, I can't do that. So what do you Okay. And then I want you to put your arms down to your side, okay? And just stay in that position, all right? Do you see this light right here, okay? Can you just tell me what color it is? Blue. Blue? What I'm going to do is I'm going to make several passes in front of your field of view. The only thing I want you to do is follow this blue light right here with your eyes and your eyes only. I do not want you to move your head. Do you understand? I understand. Okay. All right. All right. Yeah. Um what I'm going to do real quick is I'm going to verify the information on your driver's license. Um I know it's I have I know your license in there. I'm just going to re-get your name and stuff like that, okay? I'm hurt. Okay. Can you spell your first name again for me? Yes. I can assure you it's all me and everything. I ain't English. I ain't I ain't slurring almost. Okay. You okay? Here, just lean on the back of the bumper right here, okay? I'm leaning on the back. And what Just give me one of your phone numbers again real quick. >> Phone number 727 395 395 And then I have another one. Nope, uh just just the one's okay for now. Okay. All right. Um and then uh what are you currently doing for work? What kind of trade are you in? Clean houses. Clean houses? Mhm. So you're you're on your feet a lot? A lot. Not today. Is the car registered to you? I can't remember if I asked you. Do you know the year, make, and model of the vehicle? Yeah, an '07 Kia Sportage. Uh auto. First off, make sure you're okay. Okay. Um just some generic medical questions. Are you currently feeling sick or injured at all? Just right here. Just right there. Yeah, it's just a little lump there. Sorry. And um Uh But, yeah, I don't like I'm nowhere. Um I feel nauseous a little bit from when um I got here. Yeah. I feel a little bit dizzy. Yeah. But, I don't know if this is from this or from my nails. Um do you have any physical defects at all? Like you're missing any toes, one leg putting the other, any broken bones, anything like that? >> Well, I fractured this one a little bit. Okay. So, is that an old injury? >> Yeah. Are you diabetic at all? Do you Are you epileptic? Do you get seizures? Are you currently seeing a doctor or dentist like outside of routine care? Outside of routine care. Yeah. Like as in Like like not like your yearly checkups or anything like that or No, not like that. If it's checkup stuff like that. >> Yeah. Okay. Are you taking any medications? Yes. Okay. Um how would you rate your overall health? Would you say good, fair, or poor? Um between fair and good. Between fair and good? Yeah. I'm so tired. I'm in the bed. Officers carefully followed proper procedures, beginning with a standard field assessment. From the start, the woman struggled to maintain her balance despite clear guidance. So, is there anything that like it affects your ability to go to the gym, go to the grocery store, anything like that to prevent you from working? Yes, I can do that. I Well, like any physical defects or anything that hinders you like you have constant back pain or you have like you had surgery that prevents you from walking or something like that. No? I can do this. No. Okay. So, really quick, what I'm going to ask for you to do is I would like you for you to participate in a couple additional field sobriety exercises, okay? Would you be willing to do that with me? I'm going to come to the far end of the line right over here, okay? Right where my light is, I want you to stand right there at the very end of the line, okay? And just face down towards me. Good. All right, just stay right there really quick, all right? What I'm going to do is I'm going to place you in what's called a starting position, okay? Once you're in the starting position, I don't want you to move from it until I tell you to do so. All right, do you understand what I'm asking you to do? I do. All right. Now, wait until I get you here put up real quick, too. Mhm. All right. All right, all set? All right. So, that's starting position. Got it. This is So, that's starting position. What I'm going to have you do is put your left foot on the line. Yep, and then put your right foot in front of the left touching heel to toe just like mine. And then put your arms right down to your side. I can't do this when I'm not Okay. I can't do it. I just want you to try your best, okay? Okay. And then put your arms down to your side. All right, just remain in that position, okay? I don't know if I'm going to get it. I can do this. I'll keep it. Got it. Yep, so left foot on the line, right foot in front of the left so they're touching heel to toe. I can't really I just feel hurt. And then just put your arms right down to your side. I don't know if I'm going to I'm going to fall. I swear this is different. I can't feel my foot. Can you do right left or not? No, it's got to be your left foot first. I'm sorry. And then right foot in front of the left touching heel to toe. All right, just stand over there then. I just want you to watch what I'm about to demonstrate to you, okay? No, just stand right here. I just want you to stand down there, okay? Right here. Right where the my my my light's shining, just stand at the end of the line. Just stand right at the end of the line. There you go. And just face down this way and just just try to put your feet together. And then just I want you to stay with your arms down to your side. We'll just stay like that, okay? So, when I tell you to begin, all right, once you're in that starting position, I'm going to help you get back into it. But then I'm going to tell you to begin, I want you to take nine heel to toe steps down this line. It's going to look something like this, okay? One, two, three, all the way to nine. I did three, but I want you to do nine, all right? Assuming this is your ninth step, I want you to keep your front foot on the line, take your back foot off of it, and then make a series of small steps till you're facing back down the line like this, okay? When you're facing back down the line, I want you to take nine more heel to toe steps, all right? It's going to look like this. One, two, three, all the way to nine again. I did three for demonstration, but I want you to do nine. When you reach your ninth step here, you can step off the line, you completed the exercise, okay? Couple things I want you to keep in mind. Just make sure you're looking down at your feet. Make sure you're counting out loud. Keep your arms down to your sides, all right? Don't use them for balance. Once you start the exercise, I don't want you to stop till you completed it. Do you have any questions about what I just demonstrated? >> What if my second balance when when I'm like completely not tired? I'm going to take everything into consideration, too. If your balance is terrible before, I'll keep everything into consideration, okay? Any other questions for me or anything like that? I So far, um Do you have any tips or tricks? I have no no tips or tricks, all right? Um any other questions? Any tips? So, we're going to get you in that starting position really quick. So, you're ready Your left foot's already on the line. Yep, just put your right foot in front of the left touching heel to toe. And then put your arms down at your side. I feel so bad when it's on and I'm not All right, and then put your arms down to your side. Why can't I do it? Why is it so hard, sir? I have no idea. I don't know. And then arms to your side. And then whenever you get your arm down to your side, you can begin, okay? So, put a heel to toe. All right. All right. I can't proceed because you can't do it at home. Right. I'm going to do it at home. I'm going to fall. I'm going to fall. All right. So, right foot in front of the left touching heel to toe. And then arms down to your side. And then you may begin whenever you're ready, okay? Why is it so hard? I swear this is different. After the initial test showed [music] difficulty, she was asked to perform a follow-up assessment. But, the results remained concerning. You want to take a break from this one? Let's take a break. Yeah, let's take a break from that one. I have one more for you really quick, okay? Do you want to put your shoes on or do you want to keep them off? It's completely up to you. Do you want to keep them off? Okay. Just face towards me really quick, all right? I'm going to have you put your feet together like this and then arms down to your side, all right? Just remain in that position till I tell you to, okay? So, when I tell you to begin, you can pick either your left or your right foot up off the ground approximately 6 in. While you're doing that, I want you to keep your foot parallel to the ground and your leg straight like this, okay? Count aloud in the following manner: 1,001, 1,002, 1,003, all the way until I tell you to stop, okay? I want you to look at your raised foot, count aloud, keep your arms down to your side, don't use them for balance, and I don't want you to hop, sway, or anything like that either, okay? Do you have any questions about that? You said don't hop, sway. Yep, do not I don't want you to hop or sway, okay? Any other questions? Let me get my timer out really quick. Can I get together with this? All right. Whenever you're ready, you can begin, okay? So, right leg first? Whichever foot you want. All right. You put your foot down. I have a couple more for you really quick, too, okay? You don't have to walk or anything like that. I'm going to have you just stand there. That's okay. I'm not having you standing on one leg or anything like that either, okay? I'm so scared. So, I'm just going to have you put your feet together like this again. And then just put your arms down to your side, all right? Just remain in that position again until I tell you to, okay? So, when I say begin, what I want you to do is slightly tilt your head back, close your eyes, and then estimate the passage of 30 seconds, okay? I don't get it. So, when I say begin, Okay. Yep, so when I say begin, I want you to slightly tilt your head back, close your eyes, and estimate 30 seconds. Okay. And when you think that you reached 30 seconds, I want you to open your eyes and tilt your head forward and then tell me to stop, okay? Any questions about that? So, you're going to count, too? >> I'm going to use my timer, yes. And then but I want you to just estimate 30 seconds, okay? Yep. Any questions? No. All right. Just give me 1 second. I suck at this thing. I'm I'm going to ace it. I swear I'm I'm going to be determined on it. All right. Go and put your arms down to your side. All right, and begin. Stop. Okay. All right. I kind of closed out of it. So, when I look back at my camera, I can let you know, okay? All right, so this next one I'm going to have you do, all right? I'm just going to have you point your arms out like this towards me and put your feet together again, all right? Point your index fingers out. And then rotate up and put your arms right down to your side, all right? Just remain in that position until I tell you to begin, okay? So, if I say left, I want you to use your left index finger and touch the very tip of your nose like this and bring your right back down to your side without having me to tell you to do so, okay? So, if I say right, bring your right index finger, touch the tip of your nose, and bring it right back down without having me to tell you to do so, okay? Just a couple things. This is the pad of your finger, this is the side, that's the top nail, and this is the tip of the finger that I was talking about that I want you to use, okay? This is your nose. Yep, the very tip right here. So, if this is your nose, right? This is the top of your nose, that's your bridge, this is the side, that's your nostrils, and this is the tip of your nose right here, okay? Very tip of your finger and touch the very tip of your nose just like this, okay? Any questions about that? While you're doing this, your head's going to be slightly tilted back and your eyes closed just like before, okay? Due to the clear indications that she was unable to safely operate the vehicle, legal consequences were necessary. Do you want to use the curb to put your shoes on really quick? If I would win a billion dollars that I would. I don't want to. Hey Crystal, are you able to put your shoes back on really quick? Yeah. Sorry, I'm I'm so tired. >> I feel you. It's It's kind of late. It is late. I just have a friend because I didn't want to drink and drive. Yeah. Um are you able to stand up and come back over here so we can talk again? Do you need help or are you okay? Just come back over here where we were standing at the very beginning, all right? I'm going to have a couple questions for you and stuff like that, okay? And just come right to the front bumper again, okay? All right. So, I know earlier you said you wanted to talk to me, all right? Where were you You were coming from a friend's house, right? Okay. What is the general area again where your friend lives? Is it off 22nd? >> 14,000 and 2. Okay. There's one more thing I have really quick I forgot to do. There's a camera right here where there's a red blinking light. I just want you to face towards that really quick cuz I'm going to have you count that red blinking light a couple times, okay? Are you able to turn towards there really quick? And then there's the red blinking light right there. Right here. Can you just face that camera right there and then just follow look at that, okay? And then I am going to place you under arrest for driving under the influence, okay? >> No, no, no. No, no, no, no, no, no. Please, why? It's the camera. It's okay. Why? I'm I'm not driving under the influence. Okay. Hold on, wait. No. Excuse me, I'm not driving under the influence. I'm tired. Okay. We'll give you an opportunity to prove it in a safe manner after we uh Go What a breathalyzer. I don't drink. I don't do anything. Can you just face that way really quick? Do you have drugs? I'm sorry. Sure, sure. Yes. Oh my god. Yeah, you can. What do you That was great. Are you serious? Yes, ma'am. How? I'm tired. >> Okay. Like I said, we'll give you the opportunity to provide a breath. I don't think there's going to be nothing I think coming back for breath, so we're going to ask for the urine sample, too, okay? Do you have anything on you that's going to stick or poke us? You got to really calm down. Oh my god. Is that front right pants pocket? Okay. Was that in the the change pocket or was that just the normal one? Okay. They're not your pants? No. Okay. Can you not see I have a blue belt on? Yeah. Is there anything else on you? Okay, so if you do go to jail tonight and you bring it into the jail, you're going to get an extra charge. You understand that? Say yes or no. Say yes or no. Yes or no? I don't have anything on me. That is not mine. Okay, I don't Let's go. Last chance. I don't do that. I don't do that. Can I do one of yours? Okay. Can you put your seatbelt on? The mother was charged with driving under the influence with a minor child and driving with a suspended license. Under Florida law, she could face up to 5 years and 9 months in prison [music] and a $7,000 fine with a court-set bail of $6,250. Following traffic rules, never driving while impaired or distracted, [music] and always securing young passengers. These simple precautions can mean the difference between safety and critical situation. Another child in Florida was unfortunately [music] by his mother on the porch of a stranger's home. What caused her to struggle to think clearly before protecting her young son? Let's follow the story to find out. She took him with this random gentleman and left and they tried to get her to take him. On January 6th, 2024, Santa Rosa County authorities received an emergency call about a young boy on attended in broad daylight in front of a stranger's house. Officers quickly arrived, collected statements from a helpful neighbor, comforted the child, and began searching for the mother. Hi. He's suing you? Is this your kid? No. Some lady come up here in our yard 20 minutes 30 minutes ago. Is he over here, baby? And she wouldn't say a word and then she just took off and walked walked off. Come here. What are you doing? What's wrong, baby? You're her Can you go ahead and have EMS 10-51 to evaluate Is he conscious or breathing? He says his tummy hurts. and but it looks like he's pretty scraped up pretty bad. You said you know the lady who lives in Quail Hollow? I don't know the lady. She just ran down the road. What exactly happened? He said the company guard that she's got a whole lot of water hoses laying in the trail, so I come out and see what's going on. 10-50 There's a little boy out here and they were just Do you want EMS for your child? >> and she wouldn't talk to me. For chance fine. So I called my wife over there and said maybe you could talk to her. Y'all don't know this lady at all? >> No, ma'am. It's the first time I've ever seen her. Where were they? She just walked up and left the kid? Mr. Christopher, can I speak to you over here really quick? Okay. Did they tell you what's going on? No. They said he was outside or something. She walked him down here and walked away. She took him with this random gentleman and left and they tried to get her to take him and she wouldn't take him. Do you know why that would happen? >> No, I don't. >> Is this common normal behavior? No, no. This ain't This is not the first time ever. Cuz obviously it's pretty concerning. He's saying his stomach is hurting and he's He's saying he looks pretty like his legs are like pretty red. Like he might have a rash from wherever he's been. He's soaked to the brim. Okay. You can stay right here if you like, okay? I mean, you know what we're going to We've got to do an investigation, man. Yeah, he Do you mind hanging out with us? That way that we can talk to her separately and everything. I mean, obviously you seem like you rushed him from work. I'm not saying there Yeah. having any any They they own This is the she called. I'm going to have him just medically checked out. Like I said, he looks like he's got some like and I want to make sure he's okay. He said that his tummy That's fine. He'll make me feel better. I know it'll make you feel better. Yeah, stomach problem. My parents never told me that. Three dollars. They take him to the doctor. He's got some kind of stomach problem he has. I got a stomach problem, too. He's over here? I don't know. Yeah, I got stomach problems, too. He's over here? Yeah, so he says his tummy is hurting and he has like I noticed on the back of his legs especially. I want to kind of just have him evaluated that way he's What did he drop off though? Like was she straight him so Walked into the front yard. him and walked away. Yeah, I just want to make sure that he he looks okay. We have to kind of take a look at This woman walking out with that other girl who dropped him off? Yeah, get more That's the girl who dropped him off. Huh? That's the girl who dropped him off dropped him off. Okay, go ahead. Do your thing. You already know what's going Yep. The mother later appeared, showing signs of confusion and difficulty communicating clearly, raising concerns about stress, health issues, [music] or mental health struggles. Come here for a second. What's your name? Allie? Yeah. All right. What happened? Like why why on these people's yard? Yeah. You what? You thought you thought that was here so you dropped him off. That was at work. He just showed up a couple minutes ago. You hear me okay? Yeah. Y'all that's the only reason why. Take anything today? No. Sure? What was your plan? Like was here, right? Oh, what is he? Okay. Did you you bring him inside or did you knock on the door or anything like that? No. Was Is that how you usually drop him off or was that something that was kind of unusual for you today? We It didn't really make a lot of sense to us, so I'm just trying to ask some questions so we can understand. Help us understand like what you were thinking and what was going on so we can work through this, you know? That's all we want to do is work through this. I know. You having problems today? Something we can help with, maybe? I'm hazy. Looks like I believe she's losing her mind. That's what he just said when she was walking out. 25? Okay. Either that or I don't know what's going on, but he's saying she's not right. That she's not right. That's So it's probably 53 and that he's just assuming it's 25 or he won't tell us who Look at her Look at her eyes. Hey, y'all. Just do me a favor and hang out over here. I know I get it. I was going to say I understand you're trying to Hey. You go by Chris? You're like a courier trainer, too? I do everything at that store. Does she work or anything? No, she gets a lot of [ __ ] She does security. But I hate to say it, but this this ain't That's normally who I took working my parents. I don't know somebody that No, no, no, no. If your parents have the ability to care for him, I'm I'm going to I mean, I won't be able to see him in the evening. Hey, that's why I said maybe maybe start making some some adjustments. Let me ask you this. Do you Do you know these people? The people who live here? No. Uh Does anybody live in the house with you? No. There's just me and he works Oh, is that him over there? No. And he stays with y'all on the weekends? Is that right? All right, do me a favor. What do you think, dumb? Chance, run to the back. Bring him out. Stop tensing up on me. All right. Easy. Easy. Easy. Easy. Have you ever been here before? To this house? Okay. Do me a favor. Just walk over here to the car. You're just going to lean on this car, all right? Turn around. Face me. Turn around. Turn around. You're fine. Lean on the car. Just lean normal, okay? You're just going to stand here for a second. The child's grandparents were contacted to take him into care, carrying the disappointment of realizing their daughter was still facing challenges. They tried to yell at her and was like, "Ma'am." And she didn't even stop. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm going to let you call your parents. They are the legal guardians. Go ahead and do me a favor. Go ahead and call them. Where are they coming from? Hello. Hey, is this Mr. Carl? Yes, it is. I'm wondering if you could come over here where we're at in the I want to let you know before anything, both the children are okay. Everything's fine. They're going to be released into y'all's custody due to the mother going to jail, okay? All right, good. This is the first weekend we let him have him in in like 2 weeks now. We thought everything was going in the right direction. It's okay. We'll kind of explain more once y'all arrive. Obviously, I just know that y'all are halfway where y'all are coming from. Appreciate y'all very much for coming so quickly. Oh, no, no, no. Them babies are the most important things in our lives. I believe it. Trust me, okay? All righty. Uh we'll be there as soon as possible. Fantastic. Thank you, Mr. Carl. That's her. That's his wife. Oh, okay, okay. I didn't know if someone else was coming. No, no, no. The people are his wife because he didn't know Got you. what was going on. Super honestly, this lady she straight up walked up, ignored him as he's trying to get her attention. He does not know who she is, has no relation. They are complete strangers to each other and that needs to be in the PC as well. They are complete strangers to each other. She randomly He's in a very dirty condition and a very poor condition. EMS even had to respond to evaluate his condition. What did she say about on her side? >> so much of nothing. I was like, "What What's going on? Why over here?" She goes, "Well, I thought my Walk and talk so I can search her. Yeah, she was like, "I thought She said uh she thought the husband was over here. I was like, "Do you know these people?" She said, "No." We asked her if she took anything. "No." "Do you drink?" "No." And there you go. Throughout the process, authorities ensured the mother's safety and basic rights, >> [music] >> following proper legal procedures. Try to answer these questions without a lawyer present. You still have the right to stop answering at any time. You also have the right to stop answering at any time until you talk to a lawyer. Do you understand these rights as I've read them to you? Do you understand these rights? No. Do we need to have you medically evaluated by EMS? No. What what's go What what is Do you want to talk to us about what happened today? No? Okay. Turn around and face towards the car for me. I'm going to search you. Spread your legs for me as far as you can. Whoop, I got you there. You're not going to fall. Oh, yeah. Why are you soaking wet, darling? Why are you soaked? Did you go swimming? No, baby sprayed me with water. You what? Baby sprayed me with water. Oh, baby sprayed you with water? Okay. Go in this way. Okay. We're going to go behind this this two cars right there and we're going to go on the other side, okay? Watch your head getting in. You are being arrested for child The mother was charged with child neglect. Under Florida law, she could face up to 5 [music] years in prison, probation, and a $5,000 fine. Having a child is natural, but raising and protecting one requires emotional, psychological, [music] and moral strength. When a parent loses control, the greatest impact is often on the child's emotional well-being rather than just physical safety. Sometimes a lifetime isn't shaped by years, but by just a few minutes [music] of becoming overwhelmed. These cases are more than legal records. They serve as a reminder of the serious impact of just up the childhoods, a [music] lost sense of security, and broken trust in those meant to protect us. What are your thoughts on these cases? Leave a comment and don't forget to subscribe so you [music] won't miss our next legal analysis. See you tomorrow. >> [snorts] [music]