So right now you're going to be under arrest. >> Why? Please don't. Please don't. >> Child abandonment. >> I was in the car. I sleep. I think I'm bitten her. >> Please. Please. I need to call my brother. I need to call somebody. >> April 18th, 2024. Skooki, Illinois. A call comes in from the Holiday Inn on Tui Avenue. A toddler has been found wandering the hotel hallway alone with no parent in sight. >> Hi. >> Can I show you a picture? >> I wanted to show you a picture. >> What? You mind stepping out? Do you know this kid? >> Yeah. >> Who is she? >> My daughter. >> Okay. Where is she right now? >> She was in the room. I just went to the store. Came back. >> You went to the store. What time did you go to the store? >> I just came back. >> Oh, yeah. >> What time do you think that was that you left? >> About an hour ago. I was wrong. >> An hour ago. Here. Why don't we step over here? >> Well, because we've been here since 10:45 and you were last night. >> Yeah. >> No, I was in my What? >> No, you weren't. The staff checked the room. Um, we got the key log. >> I was sleeping in my car. I ain't going to lie. I'm back. >> Where were you at? I went to McDonald's to get something to eat. I went to sleep in my car. >> You went to sleep in your car since what time? >> I don't know. >> But you just said you just left. >> I did just leave back now. I came from right here. I went to McDonald's. I went to sleep in my car. I came back right here. >> I went back to sleep. I got hot. I ain't going to lie. Cuz I can't smoke. >> I've been >> I was smoking weed. >> I'm going to be honest with you. I've been here I've been here since 11:30. You haven't been back here. Your car I've watched the cameras. You left. You left with some dude. >> What's going on? So, right now you're going to be under arrest. >> Why? Please don't. Please don't. >> Child abandonment. >> Abandonment? >> Yeah. Relax. Relax. You don't want to make this worse. >> We'll explain. >> What the Please. Oh my god. >> Just relax. Just relax. >> Oh my god. Hold on. Let me lock them. Is there anything in the car that you need? >> Yeah, I need my phone. >> Okay. You giving me permission to go in there and get your stuff? >> Huh? >> You giving me permission? >> Permission to go in the car and get whatever you need. >> What's going on, man? What happened? >> Oh my god. I don't know what the going on. I'm about to >> let you like you. >> You need an ambulance. You need an ambulance. >> She gave me permission, right? >> Yeah. >> All right. A >> okay. Don't Don't fall because >> I know. I'm trying not to. Wait, what's going on? Am I going to be able to get out post? >> We're going to find out when we get back to the station. I'll I'll I'll explain everything to you when we get back. >> I'm confused. >> I'm confused. >> I'll tell you. What's your name? >> Miranda. Alexandra. Why you >> Okay. >> What am I? You have the right. Can you please give me Can you please give me something to drink? Can you please give me something to drink before I fall out? Can you get my purse car? Please get that pep. Please. I need something to drink before I got bad anxiety. I just need something to calm down cuz my knees give me please. It's brand new. >> That's fine. Just give me something to drink. Please. >> Please give me something to drink. >> I'm trying to control. I know how to control. It's hard to control. >> Yeah, just >> come on. Come on. >> Hold on. Hold on. Hold If you can't afford an attorney, one can be provided to you before questioning at no cost. >> Okay. >> You want me some more? Go home and give me some more, please. Can I get some more, please? Please give me a lot. >> I can't breathe. >> You want an ambulance or no? >> Can I call my brother, please? >> We can make phone calls at the station yet. >> What am I going to jail for? Where's my daughter? >> Your daughter's in the PCFS. >> No. No. >> Well, you abandoned your daughter. >> I didn't. I was in the car asleep. I was in the car. I sleep. I didn't abandon her. My daughter is my life. >> Borrow the bag so she can put her stuff. >> Where's my daughter? >> Where is that? >> You took her to the DCFS field office. >> Where is that? >> I believe in Deerfield. >> Where is that? >> We'll let you We'll give you all the information. >> Please, please. I need to call my brother. I need to call somebody. It's my car. Okay. >> Please. What happened? Can you tell me what happened? >> No, I need to know my daughter. I need to know if she okay because I went to >> I went to sleep. >> Okay, we'll talk about make quick on you. Okay, >> she's okay. >> Is she okay? >> It's a It's a half. >> Where is that at? >> Sorry. the car. I didn't mention my go. Okay. >> No. Where is she at? >> She's the secret agent. >> Who? They haven't experienced the type. >> Bro, I went to sleep on my car cuz I was smoking. What the >> Put your shoes back in. Want to put the shoes back in? >> Yeah. I'm trying to put them on for me. Please me. when we get to the station. Okay. >> Oh, can you stop, please? That hurt. It's hurting my arm. >> Too tight. >> I am big. Like, for real. >> Okay. You good like this? >> Yes. Can you tell me what's going on? >> Um, the other officer will give you more information than I can give you. Hold on. Give me a second. >> Transporting one female adult from Holiday in to SPD starting 62644.2 [Music] okay? >> Yeah, she's okay. >> What happened? I already know what happened. >> Ma'am, I just started my shift. So, all I know is that I'm transporting you to the station. >> The station right here? >> Yeah, it's right here. Yeah, right across the street. >> Where's my daughter? She's at She's in Deerfield from what? From what? >> How far is that from here? >> Um like 15 minutes, I want to say. >> Is she okay? >> She's okay. She's okay. The the officer you were talking to is our sergeant. >> He and he's the one that told you that she's in Deerfield. She's okay. So, I take his word. >> I was I went to sleep. I was smoking weed and went to sleep in my car. >> Okay. I don't I don't know. >> I was smoking weed. He was just sleeping my car like a dumb ass. I should have went back in my room. >> That's what I did. I should have even smoke. >> Temp. [Music] >> Watch your stuff coming up. >> What about to do to get my daughter back? >> They can explain everything. Yeah. >> Can you lift it? >> Please. I was asleep in the car. >> Can you push your foot in >> here? I can help you. The bench is right over here. Just watch the step right here. Walk in through the doors. And the bench is to the right. >> Just have a seat right there. want to make sure my daughter is all right. >> She's okay. She's okay. Right. Uh, Officer, >> is she all right? >> She's okay. >> All of me going to the store and sitting and getting all me trying to smoke some weed, folks, and going to sleep. Waking up. >> Stand up for me. You going to walk up to this wall. >> What am I arrested for? Uh, >> I'll explain everything. >> I don't know what's going on now. It's child abandonment. >> Abandon me. >> She's going to Let her Let her search you. I'm going to I'm going to take these off, but just give me the legs. Okay. Just separate your feet for me. >> Okay. Put this hand on the wall for me. [Music] Girls don't like pee. I was just like I just woke up. I had to pee. Went to the gas station. >> What's your first name? >> Alexandria Washington. >> Alexandria Washington. Okay. Let her search you. We're going to go in that room and we'll talk. Okay. >> Please. Please. >> Please. I'll be going to sleep in the car. >> Do you have a shirt underneath this hoodie? >> Yes, I do. >> You do? Okay. >> I do have a shirt. I do. >> I do it on my heart. doing nothing. I don't understand like people can tell you she always with me and then all of me going to sleep. I went to sleep and I just woke up and I got an alarm on my phone. >> I got my alarm on my phone to wake me up every day at 7:00 a.m. and then just woke me up and I just started to get him. I wonder how the [ __ ] you going to speak this dumb ass and I'll be home. >> Just just I'll explain everything, man. >> I know. I just got to do it. I got to do it. >> I need to pee on myself, bro. >> Separate pizza more for me. >> Can you please help me with my shoes? >> Yeah, in a minute. Give me a minute. I never had nothing like this ever happened to you before. >> Any other jewelry other than this ring that you have? >> I don't I don't right in my face. That's it. And my earrings. That's it. You better have nothing else. >> I'm sorry. I feel like I'm sorry. >> Can I have the ring? I'm going to put it with the rest of Can you take off your uh your earrings? >> My daughter. Okay, y'all. >> It's okay. >> Please. Y >> I know. I know. How do I get my daughter like this? Your face is not nothing to play with. I went all because I went to sleep in the car. >> Take them off for me. >> Oh, because I went to sleep in the car. >> Can you take off that sock for me? >> Please call my brother. Get my brother. Get my daughter. >> I I have to call. >> Please. >> First, I'm going to need to talk to you in there because I need her in I got none of I don't have your info. I don't have your daughter's info. >> Exactly. got that cuz I went to sleep and all this because I went to sleep. This car >> so I went to sleep. >> I'm going to let you make as many phone calls as you need. But first, I need to get the information from you over here. >> Can I can my Can my brother get my daughter? >> I have to call BCF. >> Please don't keep your socks. You took your eyelash. >> Yes. Was coming up. Please. I need my my he got my keys to my car. >> Yeah. >> Will my brother be able to go get the keys in my car? Go get my daughter. >> He has to he has to contact us. >> Can you contact them? Please. She don't belong in there. >> I know. No, my daughter. If you ask anybody, she always with me. I just can't smoke in that room. And I pulled out so they couldn't watch me smoke. And I was smoking. I went the sleep. I put my chair back and went to sleep. And dual ice parking lot. You know where you Oscar at? >> This is where I went. I went there to get me some food and I smoke and I sit there and went to sleep and my alarm. Only thing that just woke me up is my alarm. I got alarm for 7:00 a.m. every day. And I just made me wake up and I woke up. I had to pee so bad. That's why even took me a couple more minutes because I had to find somewhere for me to pee. I had to pee so bad. >> If you still need to use the bathroom, put your flashlight back on and then go to the bathroom. >> I would never abandon my daughter. That's all I be going to sleep in the car. You don't jewel don't close until 12 a.m. >> You can look at jewel cameras. I've been sitting in jewel. >> You can put them in. >> Yes, ma'am. I'm sorry. We're going to go in this room. >> Do you see this bathroom? >> I do, but no. I don't even I don't know what's going on. I don't >> We'll get to that. We'll get to that. >> We're going to go this way. >> Alexandria S. Washington was charged with child abandonment.