Florida, where a hidden door hides a child's breath. >> You woke up and you didn't really >> don't calm down. We can't explain. >> All right. >> That baby was covered with like a comforter. >> Illinois where cries are blocked by alcohol and >> Miss Mosley. Hey, I got baby. >> Between the two ends of the country, maternal bonds break, revealing the dark side of those meant to protect their children. In Florida, one door, two worlds. Outside, the police. Inside, a child hidden until suffocating. >> I'm being ruled. >> Can you come down here? >> On February 26th, 2023, Sarasota police knocked on a house to carry out a court order to place the child in protective custody. But before entering, a man rushed out to block them, reacting extremely, refusing to cooperate and deliberately sparking conflict from the start. >> If you could just knock on the door. Hey, we're allowed to come in forcibly. You need to produce a child. If you don't, we are going to force entry and come to home. Something like that. About every minute, repeat that door. Nice and loud. I'm going to let the other guys tell the spot. He's on his way. Give us 5 to 10 minutes and then we'll take it from there. But we're not leaving. >> Police Department, we have paperwork to enter your home and we will use force if you don't answer the door. >> The court order has a clause for allow officers make forceful entry to get the child. Judge did add a clause in there. I read it off this sergeant. He's on his way. Jordan's out there just making announcements and we're pounding on the door. >> She's in there. She looked out here. >> You actually saw? >> Well, I can't say it was the girl in the DL photo, but somebody looked out the back window, saw me here, and then duck down. >> Somebody answered the door. They said it wasn't the mother, but she immediately was like, "Hang on." She slammed the door, and now nobody's answering. So, I let Sergeant know all that. He says, "Good. He's on his way. Hold it back. If you guys hang out here, >> will you tell them on the other side that the door's open?" >> My mom boyfriend might be in his room, but my mom's at work. >> You lied to my daughter. You just lied to my daughter's face and told her you had the first one, sir. >> Can you just say that? Hold on. >> You woke up and you didn't really know what's going on. We'll explain to you. >> I did. Hold on. You hold on. Please. Let me talk to you, sir. This what I'm saying. I'm being rude. Can you tell me? >> I'm being rude because I just think there's no address on there. There's no name for the person whose address on the address. All that's illegal. >> If you don't calm down, we can't explain. All right, let me calm down. >> You show me the search warrant. >> My go is the search doesn't have our address on here. >> The search warrant is for here. >> You're shouting again. If you don't go the search the search warrant, you have to speak about it. >> Misunderstood. >> No, no, no. I misunderstood. You said you had a search warrant. She clearly told me >> I never said the word search warrant. >> My bad. I don't want to talk. >> You're not telling me any be nice to you. I want you to be reasonable. >> We have an order to enter the home and take the child from this address. >> There's no address on there that says >> mother of the child has this address listed as her residence. I was told by the female that answered the door that she was here with the baby. I'm just going to be impatient because you're being impatient. I just woke up and you're in my house. >> You weren't prepared to see us. >> Can I explain to you why we're here? Can I explain? >> He's not telling me why you're here. He doesn't make no sense to me. Will you give me just a minute, please? >> Do you want to look in the house any further? >> I do want to see the last room that was locked. >> It was locked. Okay. I think Officer Schaefer sitting out the front. We're going to sit here and hang out with my supervisor gets here. Then we'll go from there and reexplain it to him if he's going to listen and we'll get access to that room. Okay, that's no problem. He's being awfully upset and unreasonable. So, we're not going to take it to that next level yet by which my sergeant is here. >> Despite all efforts, the man kept interrupting, questioning every explanation, and demanding to see the search warrant. >> Doesn't matter. The mother put her address here. >> This address is listed as her address. >> How can she do that? Her name on Lisa. >> I know you have commentary, but let me just finish real quick. >> DCF has paperwork, a judge signed paperwork that says the police can use force and enter this home and retrieve the baby. That is the paperwork. How do I know how old your daughter, right? This is your daughter. >> Your daughter told us that she was here. >> I did not say that. I said I just came from home from my mom. >> You said, "Is she here?" You said yeah and you closed the door like you were going to go get her cuz you didn't know. That's fine. Nobody's mad at you. >> I don't want to interject. I just want to tell you. >> Are you okay? >> So that's what we were looking for her. >> Yeah. So y'all walked in. She was listen. >> We were told she was here. >> This is really This is very disturbing. Right. >> No. No. You were asleep, right? You were asleep, right? >> Your 16-year-old daughter opened the door. Says yes, you can come in, right? And did we leave after you you said you can't be in here and leave? Right. We left, right? Yes or no? >> Y'all still here? >> Yes. No. No. No. We left the house. Is that correct? Yes or no. >> It took a second for y'all to get out. I had to start. Yes, sir. >> It had to start. I had to start getting IR. Yes, sir. You told me after I got >> We have good reason to be in there with the judges. >> You had permission from what you said. All I was asking for was proof of address and proof of just show me she's show me. >> You have to give us an opportunity to explain. >> This is great. Explanations are great, right? But you're not showing me the proof. If we're in a court of law right now, you guys would lose the case because you haven't showed me the proof to say there's no loss. This isn't a criminal matter. I didn't say this is a case. I said if we were in the court, proof is in the pudding. If you do not show proof, how are >> my super is going to come here. We're going to explain to you again that we're going to go in there and check that last room. So, either you can let us do it now or wait till my supervising hang out here. You're being very hard to talk to because stuff like that. Okay. So, that Yes. >> Because I'm making >> No, sir. Because you're rambling off. You're being rude and interruptive. So, we have to hang out here for my super and then we're going to explain to you again. >> I'm not trying to give you a hard time. >> We're going to have to go in there if you don't give us permission and we're going to have to execute. >> I know I'm not trying to give you a hard time, right? >> No, I don't agree with you. You are giving me a hard time. >> I'm trying to give you a hard time. >> Do you know that the last time that we were here, she ran out the back door? >> Okay. That's why we have four officers here. We have a supervisor on the way. >> I don't know this is going on. That That's not like that. That child is belongs to the state. >> So, y'all agree with him that y'all understand nothing? Man, you're getting caught up on act like he's being act like a cop right now. Right. >> Meanwhile, the police were also trying to locate where the child was being hidden. >> One room's locked, obviously. >> Right. She's in there. >> Yeah, more than likely. He's being a pain in the butt, but I finally got through and said, "What's going on?" We're not leaving. Sergeant's going to come out. Explain again, but we are going in there whether we can see this address. I asked her, she goes, "There's an address here. Is there anywhere the child is going to be? He's already admitted she asleeps on the couch. We should be all just fine." So >> after the tense back and forth, the police presented the court order and the man seemed to gradually understand the situation. >> You reckon like I can't hold the paper? >> See this emergency motion? >> Read it right >> for to produce access to the home. >> Okay. >> And then this part right here says law enforcement officers are hereby authorized to make a forcible entry at any hour using any and all reasonable necessary. She has refused to produce the child to the state. The residence, this is your address. >> Thank you. What? What the [ __ ] you talking about? Now you're feeling me. If you would have that address off rip, none of that would have happened. That's all I'm saying. If she would have pulled that out off rip and or he had it in his hand, >> it would have been easier. >> Show me no address for the address. >> I was talking about the same thing from the beginning. The address. I keep saying, "Show me the address." >> It's right here. >> Right. DCF's up front and stuff like that cuz that's where the guy is that kicked us out. We didn't want to kind of escalate anymore. Here's what happened. The 16-year-old daughter's like, "Finally answer the door. Hey, you can come in." They go through the house. They find two doors and knock on the one. The male came out, freaked out. cursing. Get out, get out, get out. There's still one door locked and they're not no one answer the door and he doesn't want us to answer it. We backed out. Took us a while to explain it to him. Explain it to him. He still doesn't want to go us to go in there. So, I said, "We're just going to wait till you get here." >> One bedroom with a man who they're saying the kid's not in there. >> Yes. >> The owner of the house, >> but he doesn't want us to look into the >> Okay. And that would be the parent of the child. >> No, no, no, no. The parent of the house. >> Who's the parent of the child? >> What's their name? >> Is that person here? >> No. No. No. The child or that mother is not. We believe because they're not letting us in there and nobody's answering the door and the door's locked. >> He's already on the back side with DCF and everybody on the outside. >> Two sides. >> Yes, sir. There's two doors. >> So, if you would have never heard me arguing and debating with you guys, if you would have showed me the address, I like, "Okay, I would have said, "Okay, >> do you want us to wait for our supervisor to the last?" >> All right, we'll wait. >> A supervisor arrived and everyone began moving inside. >> This is the the guy that was like, "You're good now." She showed me the address. >> This is the gentleman that lives here at this residence. She's seen the paperwork with the address on it. >> I get it now. She's the address. >> You're good now. >> You're going to let us go check now. >> Green light. It would have been a green light if you would have showed me the same thing. She just showed me the address. >> This is a rare circumstance cuz most people when the state says we need that child, >> but you can't treat every single >> They turned the child over. >> Is the kid here? >> I don't know. I just woke up. I just told her last bedroom was locked. >> I don't know what's going on. >> Do you have a way to get into that last bedroom? >> I don't go in that room. I be in my room. >> Usually when a bedroom is locked, it has to be open from the inside. So, somebody might be in there. Hold up. Hold up. Stay here for a second, man. Boss. >> Boss. >> After searching every nook and room, the police finally rescued the child from >> the reckless mother trying to escape was immediately caught and the handcuffs were drawn just in time at the right moment. >> Your grandma's phone number. >> Give me one second. Sit down. >> 37. >> Please sit down. >> For what? >> Please sit down. >> For what? >> Because you keep walking around. I can't find the kid. You're being detained. Sit down. Please. >> Okay. My grandmother. Y'all need to go to my grandmother house. Sit down on the curb or I can take you in my car in handcuffs. What do you want? Sit down. >> Now don't get up now. Do you see? You want to talk to him or not? But you have to stay here. Do you understand? >> This is not where I stay at. Is that my grandma? >> Do you understand me? >> I don't understand you. >> Stay here and don't move. Do you understand that? If you get up, I'm going to put you handcuffs and you're going to my car. I'm not warning you again. >> The reason that they're here is because you're not cooperating. You're not here to for a criminal. We're not trying to take you to jail unless you start acting out and we have to do so. Just relax. >> This is their house. My yummy. >> Okay, but you were staying here at some point. That was the address that they have for you. And the judge signed off on that address. >> Get officer's going to search you. Officer Sullivan's going to search you. >> Spread your feet. Spread your feet. >> Where was the baby? >> Under a blanket in the other. >> Is that you guys? >> Nope. Too late for that. >> Why do I have to go to jail? >> Because you know exactly why. I'm sorry. I'm done with this. >> You're being arrested for obstruction. Because you didn't you didn't cooperate. >> I already have a double point when I have my class. >> I'm sorry. I have no sympathy for you when you just lied to us. >> Just hold still. >> Just hold still. >> Can you widen your stance, please? There you go. A little bit wider. >> We can't. It's too late now. >> We weren't going to take you to jail, but >> your actions this result. >> You just get her info. Start >> PCA minimum. Is there >> Can you send one of the girls from DCF over? Is there a way you got it? >> Further legal procedures were also carried out. >> Okay. I've already explained to them that it sucks and that we're we're sorry for what happened. You guys do you know what your charge is? >> I'd like to do something like a child or something. I want to read up on that and >> figure it out. Take your time. Like this this one I want to do it right. So like I think that you can do 1015 based on the violation of that. There's probably a statute on that. Maybe call booking and find out. I'll keep Garrett here to help facilitate whatever is about to happen. Uh as far as you guys are concerned, you've got mom. You have all the information that you need to do a 10:15. Why don't you go start taking her to jail? >> Okay, no problem. >> She lost her right to be able to see him and stuff. >> At the same time, the police revealed how the mother had hidden the child. >> We forgot to ask you exactly how you found the child. >> She was in the bedroom across from the one that you wanted to get into. So, the one that you were in, literally directly across from that, he said, "Hey, Sergeant, come with me." I followed him. He didn't speak any words other than come with me. He pointed in the room and I was like, "Is baby in here?" I was thinking the baby was six or seven by this time. Like I thought that's what was happening here. And uh so as he pointed in the room, I just hear like little baby. Okay. So I just peeled the blanket up and grab her. So she was covered. That baby was covered with like a comforter, which will be on my body camera, but they covered her up in order to conceal her from us. >> What happened was she was in the room that you guys couldn't get into when you left. They moved her across and covered would be my guess. >> The mother was arrested on two charges, obstruction. Under Florida law, she could face up to 1 to 5 years in prison and a fine of up to $2,000. With bail starting at $1,500 or set by a judge, every adult action is a fragile line with life on one side and tragedy on the other. If the mother's act caused the child to suffocate, it is not just a responsibility, but a moral sentence haunting her for life. If in Florida, maternal love became a deadly game of hideand seek in Illinois, it was abandoned to cruelty by alcohol. And we always catch. On November 24th, 2022, the hotel front desk alerted the police. A baby was crying non-stop in the room while the mother remained indifferent as if she didn't notice. Urbana police immediately rushed to the scene, ready to face the unbelievable truth behind the door. >> Yeah. Uh, one of the guests came and informed that there's a baby crying from the room 210 and uh, no sound except the baby sound and nothing else is. Do you have information on the guest that's in there or when they checked in? And >> uh yeah, one of the police guy only uh brought that girl. Uh one of our front desk clerk informed me that one of the police guy >> You got a name on her? >> Yeah, I'll go. >> Maybe a maybe a number too if you have it in there. >> Sure. One of our employees over the nearby the room. He's standing near by the room. >> Okay. So that employee knows >> more about it. >> Yeah. He's uh right now he's outside the door. Is it straight through here? >> Yeah, second floor. >> How do I get up to the second floor? >> Follow the exit side. You'll be seeing the staircase at the left side. The first Okay. >> Yeah. I used to be >> Oh, yeah. Hello. >> How you doing, sir? >> Good. How are you? >> Good. Good. So, uh I work at the front desk. There was a guest, you know, around the >> Uhhuh. >> inside the room, the mother slept so deeply that the police could not wake her despite all efforts. I cracked open the door cuz you know my boss gave me a key. I cracked it open. I said hello. Same time she didn't answer. I end up opening the door. The pillow was like baby's face. >> Nobody's in the room. >> She's right there and she wake up >> Miss Mosley. Hey. >> Sorry. I don't want to go. >> Hey, come on. >> Ma'am. [Music] >> Ma'am, I need you to get up. It's the police. I need you to get up. You have a baby in here, man. >> Hey, >> everything. >> Hey, I need you to get up. >> Stop singing. Get the gun out. Get the gun out. and yelling. >> Even if awake, she was completely out of control, staggering with each step, repeatedly stammering, "Get out of my face, >> ma'am." We always catch it. >> Get out of my face. Get out of my face. >> 336 320. You can head up to the room. I already spoke with the RP. Did you drink or what's going on with you? >> No, I didn't. >> They called about you and your baby here. Okay. >> What's your name? >> Promise. >> Is it promise mostly? >> What's your name? >> My name is Officer Cologne. >> Cologne. >> Yes. >> What's your name? >> What's going on with you? Promise. You take any drugs or anything or alcohol or what's going on? What's your birthday? I can turn it this way if that's all right. What's your birthday? >> P R M Y E C Y S E >> Y S E. >> What's your birthday? >> 82000. >> Last name is Mosley. M O S L E Y. >> That's >> your baby there. >> Were you drinking or what's going on with you? Why are you so >> um I I have a busted lip and baby's teeth. >> Are you just sleeping or what's going on with you? >> I'm tired. >> So promise, what's going on? >> What? >> Your baby was crying? >> She cries. I have I broke my teeth. I broke my lip. Broke my teeth. >> You broke your teeth and your lip. >> She's a very cute person. >> Mhm. >> I brush my teeth. I brush my ear. I broke my ear. I have accident really bad. I don't want to break them and see. I got to hurt them. >> You have what? >> I do not want to hurt them. >> Hurt who? >> My daughter. >> Or even you. >> I would hope you would. >> No. No. No. You know I did it cuz I said my name is on promise, right? >> You got a middle name? >> Michelle. >> Michelle with a M. >> Yes. M I C H E L L E. >> Okay. >> I don't want to break nobody's heart. >> You want to break nobody's heart? >> I I never want to. Your mom could be your name and your daddy could be that name. I never want to hurt you. She see she's not she tries. This is your your child? >> Yeah. Yeah. What's your name? >> Huh? >> What is your name? >> I told you my name. It's right here. >> Colonial. >> Cologne. >> Cologne. I'm Michelle. >> She is a beautiful baby. >> It's your baby. >> How did you get here? >> I from Mississippi. >> From Mississippi. Who' you come with? You have family here? >> Um, I was born here. Throughout the process, the police tirelessly searched for a guardian while the mother turned giving information into a farce, even stumbling over her child's name. >> But said one of probably an officer dropped her off yesterday or something like that. Yeah, >> the basement said that this was laying down or whatever. >> She was knocked out when I got her. >> I came at 8 in the morning. I just pee real quick. >> Hi. You want me to hold her while you pee? Okay. >> She's free. She's >> What's her name? >> Shiloh. Shiloh. >> What is it? >> Shiloh. She >> Shallow >> from the Bible. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> She's okay. >> It's warm in here. >> She's pretty warm. She's pretty warm. >> Feel her. >> Do you have somewhere where this baby can go? >> You have a rough voice. I don't I don't do that. >> Do you have family in Urbana where the baby can be saved? Somebody cousin, brother, sister? >> I'm almost I have a third child. is going to keep going. You cool me. >> You've obviously been drinking. >> I got a hat. You say police, right? Please. I'm trying to be calm with you. >> I appreciate that. I'm trying to be calm with you, too. Right. >> Remember what? >> So, get the ring on. Get right. >> Huh? Yeah, I got a ring on. >> All right. >> You do too. I see it. >> How do you spell your baby's name? >> Which one? >> This one right here. >> All my kids are named Angie. >> What is it? >> Angie. What's her name? Can I talk to her? I'm scared of me. I've been raped by me. I want I want a girl. >> Okay. Can you give her your baby's information for me, please? >> Okay. Can you tell me how to spell her name? >> You said it's sh. >> I'm out. Where am I going? >> Is it SH? How do you spell her name? >> How do you spell her name? >> Can you tell me how to spell it though? Sh. >> How? >> Huh? How old are you? >> 26. >> How old are you? >> I'm 34. >> How do you >> 24? >> Is it shallow? You want to write it down for me? Go >> ahead. My grandma. >> What's your grandma's name? >> That was funny. >> We're not for real. >> What's grandma's name? >> Yeah. How do you spell her name? You tell me it. Her name. >> No, I won't do that. >> Why not? >> You cute, but you're not you not mean. >> What's that supposed to mean? >> That's saying I don't know a lot of people. >> Okay, that's okay. I just know her name. >> What's your name? Chloe. >> Chloe. >> Yep. >> What are you? >> Yeah. >> 97. >> Crazy. >> I I didn't say the word. I just want to know her name. Where you trying to go? >> I just got information real quick. >> Okay. >> First name. >> Just the baby's name. >> So, listen. Promise. I'm going to be kind of straightforward with you. Okay. >> Let me wait till we take the baby. We need to have somebody's information. Grandma's information. I need her name and number so I can call her. Okay. >> My grandma's information. >> Huh? >> My grandma's information? >> Yes. Do you have it in your phone or do you know her phone number? >> Y'all keep asking about mine? Yeah. Yeah. Come fine. Fine. That's not it. That's not it. >> Your phone is over there. >> All right. Come on. Go with me. >> Can I go get Is this your phone? >> Yeah. forcing the police to grab the phone themselves to trace the clues. >> So, first he was going to try to NTA, but no, no, no. So, he's like, "All right, let me see if I can get some contacts." He's like, "Just be blunt and be like, "Hey, listen, babe, we're going to go to DCFS unless you get this information because you got to go." So, I know I don't know if you want to just try to grab maybe and we can just But I want to try to at least get grandma's information before we You know what I mean? >> She said, "I'm not from her. I'm not for her." Sha. >> Is she okay? She about to fall. >> Promise. What's grandma's name and number? >> All right. We got to know how to spell her name. Okay. Then we'll be able to leave. >> No. For one. Y playing these games with me. >> It's not a game. I'm telling you exactly. >> I've been through foster care. I don't The game is >> I just got to get her name. There's no game. >> Where you from? >> I'm from right here. >> Where you from? >> Right here. >> Grandma. >> We're trying to. But we need our phone number. >> No. Y'all are playing with me. No, you're faking with me, bro. There's no faking. >> Take this phone. >> Okay. >> Call that on your phone. >> What's her name in your phone? >> Whoever you found that phone. >> What's What's your number? >> What's your password? >> 550588. >> 55588. Now, what's your grandma's name? >> I don't [ __ ] know. My grandma. I have a great grandma. I don't have a grandma. >> Who do you call? Grandma. Is that her? >> No. My great grandma is dead. What the [ __ ] is she talking about? >> Okay. >> The investigation stalled when the guardian's whereabouts vanished. At the same time, DCFS was mentioned and her outburst immediately went out of control. >> What was your password again? >> For what? >> For your phone. 55. >> Why do Why do you need it? >> I'm trying to call your grandma. 55. >> Who is out there? >> That's just another partner of mine. That's all. >> Why do I need Y'all going to take me to jail? >> What is your grandma? >> Why youall going to take him to jail? So, I'm asking. >> Listen, what is your grandma's number? >> All I ask is you cannot care for this child right now. I do not want to send your child to DCFS. I'm I'm going to be playing honest. He's training. He's training and observing us. >> Is he going to take my daughter to jail? >> I do not want to take your child to DCFS. Do I want to get one of your family members take me to jail? >> Are you listening to what I'm telling you? Are you listening to what I'm telling you? Okay. You have liquor in this room. It took me a while just to wake you up. >> In my room in my room in my room >> with a baby. >> I just asked, can I hold my grandma? >> And that's what I'm trying to say. Who was there? >> That's what I'm trying to do. Listen to what I'm telling. If I can't get a hold of your grandma, then your child goes to DCFS. >> I know that. I've been to DCFS. I got hurt by my face. >> Okay. And I'm sorry. >> Don't tell me [ __ ] Don't tell me [ __ ] >> You need to understand it's a very >> I know that [ __ ] >> Okay. >> I know that [ __ ] >> Watch your baby, please. >> My baby's in my hand right here. I got her arm. Let my baby go. Let my go. Let my baby go. >> Let my baby go. >> No. >> Hurt my baby, bro. I still got I still got >> You have to look alike. >> We're keeping our own. >> Listen. Listen. >> What the you doing, bro? I'm going to ask you one more time. What? What? What's the password in here so I can get grandma's? >> What is it? >> I get you. You see what I mean? >> 55. Oh, no. I have one, too. 55. What is it? >> Get out of my room, bro. >> Not in your room. >> Yeah, it's not a It's a fact. Get out of my room. >> What's your passcode so we can call your grand >> 447 320? That was not a working number. >> Our options right now are we either call your grandma or your baby. >> We need to tell you. >> You don't do that. You don't do that. >> Hold up. Yeah. >> You're not going to give us the code to this anymore? >> I don't give the Get these out my room. I got my Get the out my room cuz y keep being cool with I'm not cool with I'm not cool with nobody. I'm not cool with nobody. >> Faced with fierce resistance, the police were forced to use the final legal measure. >> You're not going to give us the code. >> Okay. Okay. Look. Promise. Turn. Put your hands behind your back. >> Put them behind your back now. I got you. You're playing ass and you two. I'm play you. I'm going to play you. You say I'm hurting you. >> I heard you. I did three points on you and two points to get him. He keep saying what I did to him. What? What did I do to him? What did I do to him? >> You have a valid warrant. >> Who won? >> Okay. >> You have a val 320 95 one. >> Where the [ __ ] my baby at? >> That's what I'm trying to figure out. >> My baby right in the room. >> Okay. But you are going to go to jail. Okay. >> Keep my clothes. So I ain't got no underwear. >> Are you a transporter if you want? >> Huh? >> You transport if you want. >> Keep Okay. Okay. Okay. I'm really >> going for >> I understand the warrant. >> Yeah. >> Okay. I don't know. Want to grab shoes or >> I don't know. I don't see >> anywhere. >> How am I? >> I don't I I don't I don't see any >> shoes anywhere. If they're not there in the bags or something, then I don't see them. >> I'm not seeing them. >> Okay, let's go. >> Put on my feet. What the is you talking about? >> Come on. My feet. >> I don't see it. >> My baby that I'm raised. >> No. >> No. I'm not seeing any. So Get my baby, bro. Give my baby. Get my baby, bro. >> Get my baby, bro. My baby. >> Promise. >> Get my baby. >> Get my baby. >> Walk. We'll be calling somebody for your baby. Okay. Okay. My >> baby. My baby. [Music] probably in the front faster. >> Oh, yeah. >> What did she say? >> But not stopping there, the police immediately returned to the hotel, checked the scene, and gathered more information from the staff. >> Get my baby. Can I get my baby? Huh? Search real quick. Can I get my baby? stupid. >> All right, have a seat. Don't touch me, bro. >> In the room and that probably door just locked on us. But so he's transporting for the warrant and then >> do what? All right, >> we're trying. D Ruff just gave me some new numbers, but when I called >> What do we have as far as how long baby was by herself, right? >> Yes. She was passed on the room by herself. One of the employees was holding the baby when I got to the room saying that he opened the room, went in. You guys are good. As soon as you can, just get her going. >> I need >> here. >> I'm adding I'm adding >> It's on the ticket. >> I'm adding battery to PO. She picked me like five times and I told her it's fine. >> Okay. >> I'm trying to get the details of what you're doing. >> Promise. >> So, I'll I'll rate you. Got you. So, so yeah, as as far as time frame of how long baby was one, we could ask the worker >> exact positioning of the baby. Okay. >> How old is this baby? >> We haven't got a name on it, but it has to be not even a year old. >> Not even a year old. >> Yeah, it doesn't look like it. >> If it's definitely not past two. >> So, hello. The employee that I I know I didn't speak with you, but the employee that was up there with the baby >> Okay. >> in 210, is he here? >> Uh, yes. >> Got some liquor bottles in the room empty. How long? >> She smelled of alcohol. >> I got you. When you make contact, was she out >> cold? >> She's alcohol >> on the bed. Yeah, it was took the baby. Same bed. >> He was remember the employee had the baby in the hallway. >> Oh, okay. Is there two beds or one bed? >> Two beds. >> Two beds. >> The employee that I spoke with? >> No, he left. >> He left for the day. >> Yeah. >> Well, he was just there >> for When did you first find out about the baby? Like when did the >> one person came here >> to tell you about the baby crying? Right. What time? As soon as we reach uh I didn't show the time exactly. >> Oh, you called the police. >> Yeah, as he said uh my uh uh colleague went to the uh room to check the whether he is it legit complaint or not to verify it. So he was standing outside the door and he informed me he called me and he said that uh hey I'm at the baby is really crying call the police and explain them the situation. So I call >> you call police. Uhhuh. >> I called 911. >> So initially it was uh another customer who called say the baby was crying. >> Yeah. Another person >> call you. You send the employee there. He says, "Hey, the baby's crying really bad." You call police and then that's I come soon after, but he goes into the room to check the baby. Okay. And then he left. Okay. Can I get your name, please, or your ID if you have it? >> And they shuddered at the horrifying truth of how the baby was neglected. >> Hey, Mr. Thomas. Hey, it is Officer Cologne. I was the one who came to the room when you were here with the baby. If you got a quick minute. Okay. When you came up here, your or the other employee, I don't know if he's your manager or whatnot, but Ahmed, he said he got a notification from other patrons that the baby was crying. He had you come up here to come check on the baby. You said, "Hey, the baby's crying really bad." You told him, he called the police, and then you entered the room to check on the baby, right? What did you see when you come when you came in? Can you just explain it? When I walked in, the uh the baby was screaming and crying and the pillow was like on her face. >> So the baby was laying down on the bed. >> Yes. >> Was it on the bed that the mother was on or the other bed? >> The other bed. >> The other bed by itself then. Okay. >> Yes. >> And so the pillow was the baby was laying down on its back. >> The uh Yes. The baby was laying on its side. >> On it side. >> Yeah. And the pillow was on the fa on the face. >> The pillow was covering the face. >> Left hand side. It was covering the left uh her left cheek. >> Her left cheek. >> Yes. >> Okay. Almost like rolled over and was trying to get up and couldn't. >> So the baby rolled over on its side and the pillow was covering half the face. >> Yes. >> Okay. Gotcha. And then you came in, grabbed the baby, and then >> I grabbed the baby and I tried to wake the lady up. Um, but she wouldn't wake up as like how you did it when you walked there. >> So you tried to wake her up and she wouldn't wake up either. Yes, sir. >> All right. And then you exit the room and that's when I came. >> Yep. >> Okay, perfect. They carried out deeper legal procedures not just to protect the child but to expose the guardianship and legal mysteries around the mother. >> Okay. Do we have any paperwork that like from a hospital or anything >> from OSF that it doesn't have any information on? >> Okay. That means that she's been to OSF code for here. >> Will you go to OSF promises name and date of birth and her full name? Just say all we have to protect custody but you don't have birth and we should be able to confirm birth in this. She gave you Did she give you you said the date of birth? >> 12 9 and 21. >> Okay. >> Based off of the issue date, but >> well issue dates within what? Usually they do that. Uh it's usually cuz they have a certain amount of dates you just turn it in. So it might make sense. >> Mhm. >> She's telling me how old she is. >> Nothing else. No, that's the only thing that had these names. >> Uh, DCF should be in route. I have CPD check the dad's address, the dadp. It's also the same location for a whole bunch of domestics where >> I think the last name was >> Yeah, last name. >> But that's obviously different. >> Yeah, that's different. >> But she was married to one point to a guy named Eric. Whatever. >> Perez. >> Yeah. Go to OSF. We're good here until DCFS. >> Her ID is in there if you wanted to take it. >> And you got uh Mom. >> Yeah. Promise. Cuz it spelled different. >> Why? >> Yeah. She was really bad about that. >> Uh that's how I smelled it. >> Okay. Her card is different. >> She said she's mad because she was given that name with >> So she also said her name was Britney. >> Mhm. >> She thought she knew she had a warrant. Uh, >> that was Oh, maybe she just said that she was mad. That was her name. >> Yeah. You know what? I didn't even I had come like told her, "Oh, your name's Promise, right?" She's like, "Yeah, >> I asked their her name first, you know." So, >> run to OSF real quick. We're good here. And if we make contact with family, we'll figure out that way we can pass along to DCFS, but we've already got the DCFS ball rolling cuz if she's got guardianship, unless she says that dad can take her, we're not we won't hand her to anybody. >> Okay. >> So, all right. Um, all right. >> No plan. [Music] >> She likes thumbs. >> Yeah. >> So, yeah. So, go ahead. Let's head to OSF and get that. See if they got any info on this child. >> I'm going to try really, really quick. Stop by Domino's and pick up this food that's been waiting a long time. If that's all right. Really quickly, >> if they still have it. >> Yeah. >> Right. So >> go ahead and do that >> really quickly. >> Yep. >> Michelle was arrested on charges of child and battery of an officer. Under Illinois law, she could face up to two years in prison, a fine of up to $16,000, and bail set by a judge depending on the severity of the case. Just one moment of negligence, a sip of alcohol, or a reckless decision can ruin a life, even threaten a child's life. Sometimes a parent's unconditional love is betrayed by their own irresponsibility. And that's everything we've witnessed today. Two stories, two heartbreaking tragedies in Florida and Illinois, yet sharing one strong message. The line between love and is fragile. Every action, every decision of an adult can determine a child's fate. Never let a moment of carelessness become a lifelong moral sentence. If you found this content meaningful, please like, share to spread the message, and don't forget to subscribe so you won't miss similar stories. Thank you very much. Heat. Heat. N. [Music]