Like stop. >> I'm you. I'm you. That's why I ran outside. >> No. Give me my daughter back. >> He come over to me. >> When you say, what do you mean? >> Okay. >> She threw all herit. She's breaking her own. >> So you're being placed under arrest for battery family violence. He's got on him. So you throwing stuff at him. >> These adults unintentionally created situations that could have affected their children's safety. It wasn't until the police arrived that the situation began to stabilize, prompting the adults to address legal matters. In Florida, an incident drew public attention when a young child faced potential injured due to the instability of her own mother. >> Police officers don't think I'm fine. I'm fine. On December 17th, 2023, Florida police along with fire and medical responders rushed to an ice skating rink after reports of a mother showing signs of impaired control. She was reportedly attempting to leave with her daughter in an unstable state, raising concerns for both their safety. >> Who called? Can I talk to you guys over here real quick? >> So, what's going on exactly? >> Oh, I I pulled up the We're getting ready to play hockey. I pulled up over here. She was stumbling trying to stand up over here. And I was watching her. Her daughter was helping her pick up all her cuz she fell. They came over here. I was trying to make sure she wasn't driving. Yanking on her door trying to get in. Busted her kid in the face trying to get the door open and then put her in the car seat. And that's when we all like herself as well. >> Yeah. She just looked [ __ ] house and let her take off. >> You said you called Yeah, he called. You called. Did you see all that as well? >> Yeah. Right next to you. >> From the beginning, the mother appeared distressed and did not fully cooperate. Okay. >> Like, please don't miss me. >> I'm not doing anything to you. >> Do you have So, we're going to have the fire department come check you out. >> Oh, hey. >> Is there someone that can come pick you and your daughter up? >> Yes. I I I am fine. Like, please don't do anything. >> Nobody's doing anything. >> We're not doing anything. Hey, how you doing? >> You're not getting in the vehicle, though. That's not happening. That's not >> That's not happening. >> Let's not Yeah, let's not turn this into something doesn't need to be. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. So, let's go back to your name. You said your first name is >> My name is Eva. >> Okay. Eva. >> Eva. >> What's your date of birth? >> Hawaii. You said you're not doing this to me. >> You have to document this. Yes. You're not in trouble. You're not I'm not trying to You are going to have to get some help because you are clearly not in a manner that you can care for yourself right now. >> I will get my husband. >> Okay, that's great. >> That's great. >> What happened to your daughter's chin? >> What? >> What happened to your daughter's nose and chin? >> She keeps wiping it. She keeps like wiping her tongue. >> Hey, how you doing? >> Please. >> What? >> What happened to your chin? >> I didn't do anything >> car. >> Over here. Eva, >> what happened over there? >> Why don't we move to the sidewalk? >> That way, we're not in the middle of the road. >> Even as the police tried to calm her, she remained anxious, refusing to cooperate. >> So, what's going on today? Nothing. >> What are you guys doing over here? Watching a game or what's going on? >> We're having like my my my girl is having ice skating. >> Ice skating. >> Ice skating. She's going She's going ice skating >> right now. >> Yeah, right now. >> Okay. What's her name? >> What's like, please? >> What's uh what's your social security number? >> I didn't do anything. Did I Did I do anything? Well, >> but we're not trying to do that right now. We are trying to help you instead of go that route. So, it would be best if you coop arrest me. Please, please don't. >> Does it look like I'm arresting you? >> No. >> Okay, then calm down. You need to calm down. >> If you were being arrested, >> I have anxiety. I I'm a mother and I have anxiety. >> If you were being arrested, you'd already be arrested. >> I I have anxiety. >> Do you not have your driver's license with you? >> Yeah, I do. >> Where's that at? >> It's in the car. I just have anxiety. What's going on? >> We're doing an investigation. No, you guys are doing an investigation and I'm crying. >> What's your husband's phone number? >> Why? >> So that we can call him. >> No, please don't. Please don't. Please, please don't call my husband. >> Who else is going to take care of the child? >> I'm not in any condition. >> Yes, I am. >> No, you're not. You need somebody who can come over here and help. >> No. No. Please don't. Please don't do this. Please, please don't do this. Please follow me. Like, I have condition. >> How do you know? >> What's your husband's name? No, no. I'm getting excited. I'm getting excited. Like, please. >> Okay. The fire the fire department's coming to do an evaluation. >> No. >> So, they can address any anxiety? >> No. No. I'm okay. Like, who who did this? >> You did that. >> No, I did not. >> Yes, you did. >> No, I did not. >> Yes, you did. >> No, I did not. >> These are choices that you made that led you right now. >> No. >> What's your husband? >> Jeez, why are they coming? >> What's your husband's fault? >> I am okay. I am okay. Listen, you're either going to tell us somebody who can come and help care for the child or we are going to have CPS come and pick up the child. You're not going to have access to her. Are you going to give us a phone number or no? >> I'm okay. >> Are you going to give us a phone number or are we going to have DCF come take your child? Those are your two options. >> No. >> Then give me a phone number. >> Phone number or DCF? >> Something happened. I'm okay. >> Those are your two options. >> No. No. You're not going to do this to me. >> All right. We're going to call DCF if you don't give us a phone call number. >> Absolutely we are. >> No. However, the police's efforts to assist the mother and ensure her daughter's safety did not go as planned and instead the situation grew even more tense in front of the child. >> Can I talk to you? Hi. Can Can you come to me right now? Can you Can you come talk Can you come and talk to me? I I am fine. >> Definitely needs to be back. >> Can you come Can you come and talk to me? >> Why don't you do Can you do me a favor? >> No. Do me a No. Please do me a favor. Your no your partner no your partner get you evaluated >> your partner >> talked to you >> how I should be evaluated this is not how it's going to work I'm okay >> I don't want to be released homes >> okay >> without your partners >> look at me I >> I am a paramedic I'm okay >> I'm a paramedic with the fire department what I would like to do you can come sit over on the fire truck with you and get you checked out make sure you're okay >> I'm Hey, >> but I've got to make sure that you are okay. >> Can you come here? >> I'm right here. >> No, come closer. >> Come closer. >> Leave your daughter with all your check out. Okay. >> I'm I'm fine. >> I'm fine. No, I'm fine. >> You want to come to me? Make sure you're medicated. It's okay. >> I'm fine. It's okay. Make sure you're okay. >> It's okay. Is the yelling scaring you? >> I know. I I know. >> I'll tell you what. You want to walk over here with me? >> Mom, >> I I'm not going to do this. >> The issue we're going to have is that you're unable to give me information and I can't >> make sure you're okay. >> Have to take you somewhere to make sure you're okay. >> I'm fine. >> Great. So, let's get you checked out and make sure you're okay. Police officers don't problem I'm having no like stop the problem I'm having is police officers don't think I'm fine I'm fine >> faced with the risk of escalation the police had to temporarily detain the mother for a medical evaluation >> we're just going to get you We're just trying to get >> Stop resisting. We're fine. Leave me alone. No. No. Leave me alone. >> We're just trying to get you help. >> No. I I'm fine. >> I understand that, but we sure 51 and protective. >> I'm fine. >> What's your first name? >> My name is Eva. Give me my daughter back right back. No. Give me my daughter back. You're >> stretcher, please. >> A stretcher. Seriously, a stretcher? >> What are you doing? I'm taking your keys. >> No. No. Give me my daughter back. No. No. This is a problem with the police officer. >> You're okay. >> Give me my daughter back. What were you just >> cleaning up right now? >> Make sure that you're okay. You can take >> No. Give me my daughter back right now. No. No. >> That might be >> I'm not drunk. Give me my daughter back. my daughter back now. I'm not drunk. No. I No, no, no. >> Don't. You're going to get a felony. You will get a felony if you >> I want my daughter back. You will get a felony. You will get a felony. I want my daughter back. Handcuff me. You are irresponsible. I want my daughter back. I want my daughter back. I want my daughter back. No. No. No. You're going to do this. No. No. No. No. How dare How How dare. >> The child was briefly placed in a safe environment to prevent distress. >> No. You know what you guys are like? I didn't do anything wrong. I didn't do anything wrong. >> Subject trying to get into his radio's going to be off for a second. >> Seriously, I didn't do anything wrong. >> I did not do anything wrong. >> You never gave me a chance. >> More mild until we started trying to care for her. >> No. No. No. You insulted me. You police officer. That's the way you guys are in the USA. Police officers. I want my daughter back. >> Are you going to give us your father's her father's phone number now? >> Release me now. >> That's not happening. >> Do you want your daughter to go with your dad or do you want her to go to >> JF? You shut up. It is. >> What did I say? What did I do wrong? What did I do wrong? You never told me what I did wrong. What did I do wrong? What did I do wrong? I did nothing wrong. >> Is it going to be a marshmallow? >> No. I I'm going to sue you. >> I'm going to take your time. >> I'm going to sue you. >> I have another daughter. I'm going to sue you guys. I'm going to sue you guys. No. I'm going to sue you guys. >> Can we have your the father's name so we can get >> No. No. We don't want her to go into protective services. Hello. Hi. Hi. What's your name? >> My name's Chelsea. Chelsea. Yes, ma'am. >> Your employees >> No, your employ >> Your employees did everything wrong. >> Yeah, they did. They're like They're like stirring me up for no reason. Rather than imposing immediate punishment, the police applied the Marchman Act, a Florida law that allows medical intervention for adults struggling with behavioral control, especially when there is a risk to others. >> And no, I'm going to Hey, listen. >> I want you out of handcuffs. Okay, >> we are, but you have to cooperate. Okay. >> Yes. >> Okay, perfect. >> Okay, thank you. >> You're welcome. >> I want my daughter back. >> We have to get her job. Dad, >> no. No. Here. Here's >> You're gonna go to the hospital. >> We're going to the hospital. Bro, >> ma'am, you got to relax. We're gonna get you out of the handcuff. >> I didn't do anything wrong. >> Okay. We got to get you down to the hospital to get >> I didn't do anything. I'm going to sue you guys. >> Okay. Yes, ma'am. >> I didn't do anything wrong. >> Okay. Okay. Okay. >> What we'll do is just take this 38. >> I went out. I went out 38. >> I went out. I want to talk to you. So you can kind of bring her arm up. >> I scoot her back this way. >> Yeah, we can. >> I want to talk to you without these. >> Okay, we're listening. >> I want to talk to you about these things. My daughter is screaming for me. >> Unfortunately, we're my daughter. My daughter is screaming for me. >> That's why we don't need to go to her dad. She's going to go into the foster care system. Don't get us to her dad. >> No. What did I say? >> They said >> talk to me. >> Okay. >> Can you stop yelling so we can talk? >> No. The >> No. You You are like close to me. As screw. >> This is about as good as this. >> What? What happened? >> Screw everything. >> What happened? Shut up. >> Have a lot of room to move. >> And screw everything. >> We can't We're just the daughter's dad. My daughter is screaming. >> I hear that. But we got to get her to our dad. But I I want to talk to you. >> I'm listening. I'm listening. >> I I really want to like talk to you. >> I'm listening. Talk. I'm listening. Talk to me. >> I I I can't talk to you. There's all these guys around me. >> And like I I just No. No. You're like unscrew me. >> No, you have to. >> You're a risk for yourself right now. >> No, I'm not. >> No, I'm not. >> No, I'm not. safety. >> No, I'm not. I will my daughter. No, I'm not. No, I'm screwing right now. I'm screwing right now. Please. Please. No. No. No. I don't want your I don't want this. >> I think we got her. We had to separate her daughter who's with Ken. >> I think we're good with her. If you guys can check on daughter and make sure daughter's okay. >> My daughter's not okay. She's in the >> That daughter is not okay because of you guys. >> You want me to get started on that traffic? >> Sure. Do >> you want me to talk to you start looking see what they need to do with the daughter if she needs to go in one of our cars and then start looking for parent information to see if we can find dad? If we can't find dad, we've got to call DCF. >> However, the mother's reactions made the authorities task more challenging. >> Not in the face. You're not listening to me. >> Go back to these stretch. Go back in the cuffs. >> No. >> No. No. No. No. I assure you. You guys have to >> No. No. No. You're not. >> You want to help me? >> Well, they're not double locked, but that's just going to make it. >> You want to help me? You want to help me? You wanna You wanna help me? You won't listen to me. >> Do you need my cuffs on that? You already got in the car. >> We all fix those strings so you guys have >> no daughter. Give me my daughter back. >> Stay in there with her. Unless you want me to stay in there. >> No, I can stay. Did she cheat you at all? >> She I mean my like arm, but I was trying to grab her when she start getting out of >> I got you. >> I love you. >> No, I hate you. >> I hate you. Give me my kids back. No. No. I didn't do anything. >> All right. I got to put something in your >> No. No. No. No. No. You're not. No, you're not. Don't worry about it. >> No, you're not. I said no, woman. I said no. >> What's your name? >> I said no. You're not paying me anything. >> No. No. No. No. What are you doing? >> Hold her shoulder. >> No. >> Despite this, the police and medical staff remain patient and compassionate, explaining each step of the process. The incident demonstrates that the goal of the law is not only to address wrongdoing, but also to support adults in overcoming a crisis. >> I said no. I said no. I'm going you're like put something inside of >> Yeah. Yeah. You are. I'm going to sue you. >> I'm going to sue you. I'm I'm done. >> Do you want to tell us? I'm going to sue you guys. >> What's your daughter's father's phone number? >> I'm going to sue you guys. >> Okay. >> 20. >> No, I'm suing you. >> For you to do that. Just want to make sure you're okay. >> I'm fine. >> Okay. Do you have any kind of major medical problems? >> I'm fine. >> No, I'm fine. No. >> Lung problems? >> I'm fine. You >> take medications for anything? I >> I'm fine. >> Are you allergic to any medications? >> I'm fine. Let us go now. >> We can't. Not yet. No. I have I I'm legal. I I'm legal. Let us go now. No. No. >> All right. >> No. Otherwise, I sue you. Let go now. >> We're going to give you a medication to calm you down. >> I ain't do anything. >> Give me Ali's handcuffs. We're going to give you medication handcuffs now. No. I will sue you. I will sue you. Right your butt. Therefore, you guys will You know what? >> I I I'm done. >> I'm assuming you guys I'm suing every single person in this medical unit. >> Help me. >> Tell me your daughter. >> Please help me. >> What's the phone number for your daughter's help? >> 3 ml right here. >> I didn't do anything wrong. >> I don't want your >> I didn't do anything wrong. I didn't do anything. Please help me. >> Get me out of this. >> Your pants are really start. >> I need you. >> I don't want your daughter. >> I didn't. >> What's the phone number for your daughter's dad? >> I didn't focus. >> I need you to focus. >> I I know. I know. My father is I need to have >> your but I need I don't want your daughter to go to DCF. You don't want your daughter to go to DCF. >> So we're going to have her dad come pick her up. >> No, I don't want to. >> There's no other option. >> I didn't do anything wrong. I didn't do anything wrong. I can get a pressure on her leg. >> I didn't do anything wrong. >> I didn't do anything wrong. I didn't do anything wrong. Please. Please. I didn't do anything wrong. I didn't do anything wrong. Please. going. >> Please help me. You give me a >> Please. Please help me. >> I didn't do anything wrong. >> I don't want your daughter to >> I didn't do anything wrong. Please help me. What did I do wrong? >> I didn't do anything wrong. >> Can you tell me a phone number for >> What did I do wrong? >> This is a marchman act. >> No, I'm not asking you. But what did I do wrong? >> You're being marchman act. You can't take care of yourself right now. You can't take care of your daughter. Once the situation was under control, the police informed the father about the legal measures concerning the mother. >> All right. There's the keys. You're the registered owner of the vehicle, right? >> That's correct, sir. >> All right. So, today, uh, she was found trying to get into the car, opening the car really suddenly on your daughter's face. >> Wo. >> That was when people decided that they needed to, you know, see what was going on. Severely stumbling, had a really bad uh slur in her speech. So, she was uh and had urinated on herself. >> She's been a before. I mean, she goes AA and she's had a drinking problem in the past. >> I was not aware if that was cuz you know, alcohol is really easy to hide. >> Yeah. And the car smells like alcohol. Uh I couldn't find any other substances in there. If there was anything else, we could make sure that they know so they can get her the help that she needs. Whenever we tried to confront her, she started to freak out. She started gripping your uh daughter really tightly. So, we got afraid for the way that she was acting that she was going to hurt herself or your daughter. So, we had to place her in custody, put her under a Marchment Act. A marchman act, it's involuntary hospitalization for substance use >> for 72 hours or 48 hours. >> Uh, it's until the hospital releases them. So, normally that's they just let them sober up. Um, >> they're supposed to also try to uh do some follow-ups. So, give her some sort of appointment for some sort of doctor's appointment in the future, >> but sometimes that doesn't happen. So, don't let them lack on that cuz that's really important part of the process. We're trying not to do anything criminal, although there was a lot of things that happened when she escalated like that that that were pretty bad. Um she did strike a ambulance worker. >> Wow. >> She severely freaked out. Um especially after we started putting her in custody, but that's pretty much it. She's at Largo Medical Center. >> Largo Medical Center. >> Yep. You know where that is? >> No, I just we moved here 8 months ago. What? >> The father was then granted custody of the child. >> That's perfect. I forget phones exist. >> Uh there there's a couple campuses, so make sure you get the right one. >> It's the main campus on 14th Street. So yeah, that's it. I'll take a picture of this and then >> it should show you the address on the on the bottom too if you take that up. >> Nice. >> Yep. Yep. That's the one. 20114. Do >> you guys have a police report number reference? >> Yeah, I've got one in the car. >> There's a good chance this marriage is out there last. This is not the first time this happened. >> Thank you. >> You guys didn't find any alcohol in the car? >> I barely started looking. I was trying to control the whole scene and then you were here. So, you're welcome to look. It's your car. or if you find anything that seems >> cuz I noticed you guys were the car was open when I first >> Yes, I was trying to look. Like I said, the car smelled like alcohol. I was trying to see if there was any other substances cuz normally when you act like that, it's not just alcohol. >> Where else could it be? >> I do not know. That's why we were looking just to make sure it was, you know, trying for her safety. >> Yeah. She prescribed anything. >> Fine. Can I get my report? >> She was she was recently. >> She was like vitamin D, but then yesterday she went to pick up some like some other prescription. She didn't tell me what it was. Do >> you remember the name or no? No, she never told me the name. >> Okay. >> In pill form, injectable form. >> She never even showed it to me. Okay. She just got picked it up yesterday supposedly. >> That's my name, my badge number, and this is the report number for the report that I'm writing. >> I got another question for you guys. I have so I have two cars here and obviously I'm the only one who can drive them. Is there any way one of you guys can take one of my cars to my house or how would I get one? Because I don't want to get the cars towed. I have three kids. >> We can't do that, but it's not going to get towed here. These are spots. >> Yeah. So, no no one's going to tow. Like there's people in these spots every day all day long. So I can just leave one of the cars behind. >> Yeah, you can leave that one there. Make just make sure it's secured. >> Cuz my other car is there. So like I got to figure out how I'm going to get a second driver too. >> Yeah. So if if you park here should be good >> on the windshield. >> Yeah. >> Police, you know, just for whatever reason. >> Got a bunch in the car or something like that. >> Normally I don't like call it out over the radio. >> Yeah, cuz I guess I'll leave this car behind so I can I can figure out a way to get it. >> Yeah. You got like a buddy or something? Just come. >> I don't really have any friends here. I moved here not too long ago. >> Anywhere anyone from work? I work from home. >> Yeah. >> Here, I'll put this in the window. Should help. >> Okay. >> Do you have any more questions? >> Um, do you know whether I'm not really sure what else to do for her? >> I'm going to have to run up to the hospital to drop off the paperwork, but >> is the hospital going to be all disclosed like all like are they giving her a breathalyzer at the hospital like a urine test to see what what's she's on? >> They'll do a toxicology. >> Will I get those results or is this confidential? >> Uh, you're her husband. I'm assuming you should have somewhat of access to him, but with HIPPA, it's hard to tell. >> Okay. >> The mother faced charges of child without causing great bodily and resisting arrest. Both thirdderee felonies in Florida. Under the law, penalties can include up to 10 years in prison or probation along with fines up to $10,000. Even a brief moment of adult distress can affect a child's well-being. That's why the law steps in promptly, not only to support the child, but also to help the adult manage their challenges. when he come over to me. >> When you say, what do you mean? >> Put both of your hands on my >> Okay. >> This wife called the police to report her husband. >> So, you're being placed under arrest for battery family violence. He's got on him from you throwing stuff at him. >> But in the end, authorities transported her for further evaluation. On June 15th, 2023, Georgia police received a call from a mother reporting a conflict with her child's father. The argument between them quickly escalated, leading both to file complaints and requiring law enforcement intervention. In the end, however, only one person was transported by authorities for further evaluation. >> Hey, did you call or your neighbor? >> You called. Okay. What's going on, sweetheart? >> Baby, daddy, he um put me with a gun. >> Okay. >> Cuz I came home at 4:00 in the morning. >> At 4:00. >> He said that I was high off or whatever. >> He said that he smelt on me. >> Okay. When did he? She just did. >> Just now. >> 4:00 now. >> Okay. Y'all have been fussing since 4:00. >> It's been since >> Yes. Okay. >> I couldn't get in the house. I've been staying outside all morning. >> So, he's in the house right now. Are the little ones in the house? >> My three-year-old. >> Your three-year-old's over there? Oh, in that room. Okay. Just so I'm clear, you came home. He's fussing at you. He's saying he smells on you. What exactly did he do at that point? Was it just constant fussing or >> Yeah, he me When I first got here, I didn't call the police. My baby right here in the seat. >> Okay, stay right there for me. >> It's the wall. Can you come out and speak to the police, please? >> She's telling the line. Okay, that may be my baby with the phone. >> Okay, she will tell you girl. >> I'm going to talk to you. You're going to have a chance to talk. >> Hi, secret girl. >> Somewhere in there. >> Okay, I need you to stay over there. Okay, >> okay, I understand that. But I need you to stay over there. Okay, >> I want to separate and talk to you so we're not yelling at each other. Okay, so do me a favor. Walk in front of me and walk that way. She's going to stay over there so that way I don't want y'all screaming. Just >> shortly after the father made his own legal claims regarding the situation. >> What happened? She came in about 4:00 smoking. Sister called me and told me then she smoke. She got my baby right here out. It's another little newborn baby that's in the hole. So I'm asking her where you been. >> She nuts the up. She's telling me my mama just passed. Your mama crack. Your mama that don't bother. Words don't bother you. When you start throwing [ __ ] my baby in the stomach with the [ __ ] phone, bro. That's what bothers right here. She'll tell you that right here. Look, she she don't even want her mama. She's coming down here to me now. So, I take the baby. We go in the room. I shut the door. She start throwing [ __ ] at the [ __ ] door. You can look up at the door right now. So, it's a flashlight in there where she just cut me with she threw that at >> in the bedroom. >> In the bedroom. >> Close the door. >> I close door lock. You have the children with you. >> I had her with me, but the little baby still in the little thing right here. I'm not even arguing with her no more. She going ballistic, bro. You can go in there and see where she done throw the little It's a little Thomas little train that the babies ride. She done threw that at me. That's in the back. You see it in pieces in that floor. She done threw her uh it's a picture. She done threw all her [ __ ] and she's breaking her own [ __ ] >> Okay. >> She's on. >> So you guys are You have the door locked. >> Yes. >> She trying to get it open. >> She opened it a couple times cuz those doors you can you can put something in the lock in the lock. >> Okay. So keep So continue as to what happened leading up to this. At >> this point I'm tired of her throwing [ __ ] I take off running at her but she runs out the door. Oh, I'm fixing to call the police. You're pointing the gun at y'all going search that whole house, man. It's no good in that house, man. Unless she got one, but I don't have I don't need no >> You never >> Hell no. >> Where did you get that idea from? >> She's on. >> How long have y'all been together? >> We're not really together. I'm just living here because once I found out she smoke, I'm not going with a head, man. >> How long have you lived here? >> 3 months. My mama passed in January. I came here probably. >> They They're not really my kids, but I They're my >> So, not biologically. >> No, but the last one that we had, I signed a birth certificate just so I could stay here. You know what I'm saying? Stupid [ __ ] But I my back was a good ball. I had to sign. >> You know what I'm saying? If I wouldn't have signed it, I wouldn't have had to work stage. >> How long have you guys been in a relationship? >> Just just being with each other. >> Yeah. As old. She's 3 years old. So 3 years. >> Y'all been together off and on. >> Yeah. I was with her while she was pregnant with her. You said that cut on your finger. >> She threw a flashlight. >> What color is it? >> It's black. It's a hard metal flashlight, too. >> Like what? like something that y'all >> but it's it's got a bar on it >> like bigger like a is it like a magic >> it's that size but it's got like a like a bar on the end of I think it's supposed to go on if I ain't mistaken but it flashes like y'alls it does all that one of my friends had a light >> yeah like a tactical light >> authorities entered to inspect and assess the situation aiming to ensure fairness and protect anyone who might be a victim >> when I first got here >> he was like he pointed again at me he chucked me I got home at 4:00 he was fussing with me when I first got here at 4:00. He me, but I didn't call y'all. And then right before I called y'all, he pointed at me and that's when I ran out the door. He's saying she got home at 4:00. He was like, "Where the f were you? We've got, you know, the kids here. What were you doing? What were you doing?" She's fussing with him. Fussing with him. She threw the flashlight at him. He's got a cut on his finger. He's got a band-aid on it. He said the flashlight cut the band-aid. Apparently, it's like one of ours, but it's got like a little thing on it. He goes in the bedroom with the little girl. She starts throwing stuff at the door. He said something about a Thomas train kind of thing. um should be broken in there. The doors, you can like jimmy the lock open. So she jimmies the lock open, but she gets the door open and then they're still fussing or she's still fussing. He stopped yelling at her and she goes running out the door. I'm going to call the police. You pulled a me and he's like, I don't have it. He's also saying that during the argument she threw a phone at him, but it the little girl in the stomach. >> Yeah, she just All right. Well, we got two little toy guns right here. Another one that's broken. Is that her phone right there? >> No, her phone's outside on the ground. >> Little girl brought it out to her. If she's alleging that there is one, she would know more than I would where it is. >> Only guns I'm seeing are these toy guns. So, I didn't check under the seat cushion. >> There's like a um BB kind of thing beside the bed. I haven't looked at it. Looked at it. >> She didn't mention a long, >> right? >> Here's a flashlight right here. >> You see it? >> Yeah, it's brick. >> He said something about a bar on it. Would that be it? There's a >> scale and that's a foam. Yeah, that's that's probably the flush that he's talking about that attaches to a Pikatini and it's like >> pistol grip or rifle. >> That is not what I was looking for. >> No, >> not what I was expecting to see. >> Outside. The mother continued to report incidents involving her husband, highlighting safety concerns. >> Walk me through what happened again. You get home at 4:00. You open the door. I go to the sofa. I put my baby down. >> So, you had the little one with you? >> Yeah, I had both of them. So you're coming home with both kids at 4:00? >> Yes. Okay. And he wakes up. He come through there. He was like, "Uh, dude, where you been at?" I was like, "I've been out." He like been out smoking with my babies. Then he come over to me. >> When you say, what do you mean? >> Put both hands around my nood. >> Okay. >> I end up getting away from him, coming outside. Me and my little baby. I go my baby and I come outside. Been out there. We sit out here for like 30 minutes maybe. >> Okay. >> I go move my car out there, but he won't do anything like take my kids and leave. And I managed to come back home. >> When you say come back home, what do you mean? >> I walk from the car. >> Okay. So, you parked your car up top? >> Yeah. Back from the car and get to the house. He still me back and forth. >> When you say threatened, what do you mean? >> Like, let me kill me. I'm going kill you when you I'm going to kill you today. I don't care about living. I don't care about living. I'm like, okay. So, I sit I be back and forth inside the house. Me and him going back and forth, back and forth. So, I get in the I'm I'm in the house. I managed to come back outside. I put my baby down so he can sleep. >> Okay. >> And he comes outside throw lotion me with a gun. >> Okay. When he when you say with a gun, what do you mean exactly? >> Maybe next week. Outside like he come out the door with the gun like I'm going to shoot you. I'm going to kill you. That's why I ran outside and call y'all from heaven. >> Okay. >> Do you know where it's stored? >> It may be in the dresser under the mattress. >> Even when it's unclear who is responsible, this situation demonstrates that family disagreements can influence children's physical and emotional safety. Hi, sweet girl. What's your name? How old are you? Three. >> You're three. This is me. >> Are those yours? >> Yeah. >> Those are beautiful. Did you make that? >> Yeah. >> I love it. Whoa. What is that? >> Oh my goodness. >> This your extra clothes for school. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Whoa. What is that? >> This one. What did you paint? >> I play blue. >> Oh my goodness. I love it. It's beautiful. >> I see that. >> I see. >> I see that. >> Just see my face. >> Okay. Just real quick. So when you say he you before you said he put both hands around your neck. Was it pressure? Was it just placing around your neck? What was that? >> It was like he cut my like I couldn't breathe. >> You couldn't breathe. >> So I managed to get away from him when I could. >> Okay. How'd you manage to get away from him? >> Push him away. >> Okay. When you say push away, how did you do that? Just like both hands. Like where at? Where did you push him? On the chest. Okay. >> Evidence at the scene along with signs of distress observed on the father helped clarify the situation. >> I said I'm going to talk to him again. Get his information. Get his side again. So she's saying he her but there's no marks whatsoever. She's like she's not really >> No, it's just like I pushed him. If somebody if you can't breathe Yeah. >> and somebody has enough force on your neck to not be able to breathe, you're not pushing them in whatever it takes you. >> Right. >> He's the one with the and he's saying she came home around 4:30 after doing cracking, >> right? And she's saying I came home at 4:00 with both kids. I put the kids down on the couch. He comes out. What are you doing? yada yada yada. He her. So she gets out of the house with the baby. She said she sits out here like 30 minutes, goes back in, does whatever, comes back out, takes her car and moves it up the road so that he wouldn't take her kid. She said, you know, she comes back, they're arguing, arguing, arguing, and then she comes outside. He comes out with her with firearms saying I'm going to you. But apparently the whole time they're arguing, it's I'm going to kill you. I don't care. I'm going to I don't >> That's before and that's after. She throws stuff on. >> Yeah, she's throwing stuff with the lotion. >> And I can't tell if it's like a little right here on his arm and right here on his arm. He said he he when she threw the Thomas a tank engine at him, he blocked with his arm, >> which would make sense because it's in pieces. Yeah, there's like a little here that I saw, but I couldn't tell. Blood blistering sometimes. >> It It looks like it got from like an abrasion or hit. >> And first off, she's throwing her own phone. >> Yeah, that she admitted. >> I don't think that if she threw the phone, which she admits to doing, I don't think she intended to hit the child. So I'm not >> inward. Yes. >> And the kid if it hit the wall like she's saying or the door ricochets off. I could see that happening especially if a small child is sitting there. >> She admits that it's been a lot of back and forth. >> Yeah. >> That's what she was talking about. I came outside and I moved my car and I parked it. Okay. >> Well, if you get Wouldn't you move the car to somebody else's house to get away entirely? >> For once. If I get choked out, I'm not moving my car anymore. >> No. There's no on her whatsoever. Like I said, so >> every small detail at the scene helped police reconstruct the full picture and they continued working with the father to gather additional evidence. >> How come? How come a suit? >> It's got lotion all over it. >> And it doesn't look like it's that. >> No, she said she had to take it off because they were tustling on the ground. If they were tussled on the ground, she'd have the dirt and it's got like lotion. It looks like it was just sitting there and when it got ported up, it Mr. Wall, do you have your ID on you by chance? It's in the house. >> He's in the house. Okay. Do you know your ID number by chance? >> No. >> How do you spell your first name? >> S e. >> Okay. So, just traditional spelling. So, just so I'm clear, you've been together like on and off for the last 3 years. >> Something like that. >> You've lived here about 3 months. The children are not biologically yours, but the little one, you're on his birth certificate, correct? Okay. So, walk me through again what happened today. Yeah. Just so I'm completely 100% clear. >> All right. She comes in. >> Okay. What time was that? >> Uh 4:35. >> About 4:35. >> I was in her sleep. So, okay. She knocked on the window for me to let her in. >> Okay. So I let her in, go back to the bedroom, lay back down. I lay down probably 30 seconds and I get back up. I come in there and ask Doula, they call her doula. That's a nickname. Okay. Da, where you been? And she went crazy. You talking about where I been? And it went from there. She She started throwing. She run out the house with the baby in her arm and she come back in the house, she'll throw at me. Then finally, she done put the baby back in the seat. But now this [ __ ] done got crazy because I'm holding my other baby, the little girl, and she's throwing her phone at the screen door. I was at the screen door. >> Okay. So she's outside. She >> She's outside. I throw the phone 10 times at the screen. >> Okay. >> She comes in the house and throws the phone at me. Baby. So I take the baby back in the room. I come back out. I say, "You know, you just baby." >> Okay. >> You know you just you don't give a [ __ ] She's throwing pictures at me. She's throwing air air fresheners at me, throwing flashlights at me. Throw them and run back out. Ran back out. She had a lotion in her hand. She came back out and slipped and fell in that grass and that went everywhere. >> So she fell and that's how the lotion got pushed. Okay. >> That was another object she was going to throw at So, she's running inside and out the house. >> She's going inside and out the house, screaming and holling. Okay. >> The neighbors, they ain't They just letting it happen because they know that I'm a good guy. I don't do [ __ ] to her. I don't girl, man. Actually, since I've been here, she probably been doing the best she been doing besides smoking. You understand what I'm saying? I know you smelt her. >> That mother must hell, man. So, that's basically throw the train at me with the train. Boom. I feel like right. >> What did I point at her? I don't have a damn gun. >> Okay. And the flashlight that hand that >> No, I think I I think I did that picking it up. picking it up. I go across the glass that broke inside of it. I think I hear that pick. >> Okay. So, that's not from things being >> No, she spot right here. >> They come from the train. >> The train. Okay. And you've got somees here. >> Yeah. Okay. >> They came from the train. >> The train. Okay. So, that's just from where the train is. >> Yeah. That ain't this ain't nothing. >> Just making sure. And just so I'm clear, did she have both kids with her when she came home? Okay. So, you were home by yourself. She comes home with both kids. Were the kids in the room while she's >> the little girl with >> having a girl with me cuz she didn't want money. >> She was calling her name. She said, "I don't want money." He was She was >> So, while she's throwing things through, he's kind of in that crossfire being okay. Okay. >> As the facts came together, the mother addressed the legal matters. >> I'm going to go 95 with her. What he's saying makes more sense. He said she comes home, knocks on the window, has both kids. He lets her in. Hey, where you been? She has an absolute meltdown. She's running back and forth from outside to inside picking stuff up, throwing things at him in the house. She takes her phone, throws it at the door a couple times. The door opens. She throws it at him. That's what hits the kid. Um, the lotion he said was outside. She comes outside, slips on her, drops a lotion. That's where it explodes everywhere. >> So, yeah. Battery family ves. All right. Mama, will you come down here, please? So, you're being placed under arrest for battery family violence. He's got on him from you throwing stuff at him. Anything on you that's going to stick or poke? Anything else? No. Okay. No, a house key. You got to get out the house. You can leave it. You can get it. You ain't getting it. >> Authorities kept her family informed about the developments and relevant legal steps. >> Yeah. So, what you can do, um, contact the jail. It might be a couple hours. What? >> Battery family violence. Um, that's what >> what I can tell you is based on the stories provided, he's got on him. It's we see damage in the house. It's consistent with what he's telling us. Her story is not consistent with what we can physically see. So that's why she's going for a battery family tonight. >> Can I go get her a t-shirt? A white t-shirt, please. >> Yeah, that's fine. Yeah. >> Um I'll be right back. I'm going to go. >> They won't let her. >> She can put it on now. >> Yeah. I mean, if you want her to cover, >> she won't she won't they won't let her keep it when she get in there. >> No, typically they disrobe other than like bras, underwear. They make them completely change out into jumpsuit. >> They take the underwear. >> Oh, do they? Okay. She won't be able to keep any whites right now. >> Why are you out of my handcuffs? >> Yeah, that's not acceptable. Young lady, >> the important thing is that the children remained safe without serious. However, they were still indirect victims of the family conflict. >> She took handcuffs. >> So, you thought it was acceptable to take my handcuffs off? Young lady, >> get out of the car. >> What happened? >> We're not doing this. Get out of the damn car. You either get out on your own or I pull you out. You put it on. >> Couldn't even be honest enough. >> Oh, honest. I'm honest about everything. Every time you come to my house, you lock me up for nothing the same time you did last time. The charges was dismissed last time you came here. >> Yeah. Tighten it up a little bit more. >> Going to slip it again. >> Think so. >> Yeah. >> Got him around my shoulder and he waved about to shoot me and [ __ ] Now I can't even find it. And it's in there somewhere. Don't believe he say, man. We sat there wrestled in the yard and everything. Is that why he got the scratched out and throw at him? >> She filter in. >> I'm going to have to cuz she's having her conion fit. Somebody want to go in the >> pardon? >> We cannot call out. >> Um, you can call over to the jail now and just say, you know, she's coming over battery family violence. >> No, we're not going. >> Oh, I have no idea. That's why I was saying call the jail. >> Judge till tomorrow morning. >> Family violence. Stay overnight. >> Because if it's felony or family violence charge, they got to have bond here. >> So, is family violence a felony? >> It depends. It depends on what the charge is. >> She did not have a phone on her. Um, >> no, there's a bunch of different phones in there that we saw. There were a bunch of phones in the house that we saw, but she did not have a phone on her. Can we um walk it out? >> Yeah. Yeah, I did. >> Okay. >> The issue is she's still going to slide over and do it. If >> she does that and she hurts herself, that's on her >> and she's >> whatever. It's okay if she starts kicking. >> I'm just going to do the ABR at the jail. I'll let you know. Thank you. The mother was charged with battery and childy. Under Georgia law, she could face a sentence ranging from 2 to 11 years in prison. Family conflicts, even when originating from adults, can still leave lasting effects on children's emotions and development. And these are two real life stories from Florida to Georgia. 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