On March 27th, 2022, customers at a Walmart noticed a young child wandering through active traffic without any parents nearby, raising immediate concern about what was really happening. >> Hello. >> Hi. >> You called? >> Yeah. >> Okay. He's in here? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Uh >> It's like they're picking him up. I mean, I didn't ask them. >> Okay. >> There's another little boy though. >> Yeah, that's what they were saying. I got another guy coming. He's going to go inside. Um So, I guess somebody else brought the other child inside? >> the woman that drives this car right in here >> This one, the silver one? Okay. Did you Did you see anybody get out of the car? So, you just came out. What What did you see? >> No, I was sitting in the car. >> Uh-huh. >> And the little boy he climbed from the front to the back, from the back to the front. And then I guess he maybe opened the door. He did something cuz the alarm started going off in the car. And I guess that made him nervous, so then he got out. >> So, the the one in here got out? >> Mhm. The little boy got out. And then I was like, "Oh man, I hope his mom sees him." And then when I looked in there, I didn't see any adult. And I stepped out and I was like, "Hey, come back." Because he started walking out toward the street. >> Yeah. >> want him to get hit. And then that's when this lady over here, she had just pulled up. >> Okay. >> And so, she she grabbed his hand and I thought, "Okay, well maybe she was watching them from there." And she brought them over to me and I said I said, "Oh, that's not my son. I don't know whose son that is. I saw him in the car." And then she said, "Okay, well I'm taking him inside." And I said, "Okay, well." >> Yeah. So, how long were you sitting here without anybody in the vehicle? >> Uh no. I mean, honestly, I don't know if somebody Like I was nursing my son while my husband was in. So, I don't know if like They This car was here, but I don't know if like someone was in there and I just missed it or not. >> But I From the time that I looked up until the time the little boy got out, I've been here for almost about 30 minutes. I didn't see anybody get out. >> Okay. So, it's been It's been a while. >> a little while of time. >> Okay. All right. >> And the little girl, she didn't get out when her brother got out. She didn't >> She just stayed in there. Okay. Well, I'm We're going to obviously try to figure out who's child it is. Um um Yeah, we're Well, like I said, we got a guy going in there. He's pretty well We get this a lot. So, and it's unfortunate that cuz um Do you mind if I All righty, I appreciate it. So, that's just basically for our report saying you saw it. Um not saying you're going to have to go to court or anything for it, but obviously we'll probably issue whoever this is a ticket cuz that's not right, you know. Um yep, I Yeah. I understand, so I get it. Well, I appreciate you calling and staying hanging around, so All right, you guys have a good one. What's up, buddy? Able to find out anything on name or >> No, he um he jumped up and he seen this one lady, but >> Okay. >> Oh, no kisses. He was wandering in the parking lot. One lady yelled at the other lady grabbed the kid. So, she went over there to get him out of the street and she's taking him to the lady. She's like, "He's not my kid. I just seen him in the road." >> Yeah. >> So, I walked back out there cuz she said that there was a car parked next to her that had like a 6-year-old in a car seat by herself. So, we went out there, the car was locked. >> Oh, the other officer got there with the car, right? >> Oh, there's a car out there? >> cuz somebody else called also on that. >> Yeah, me, too. >> Before he took off and so he was already on the way for that one. So, is loss prevention even here? >> Um I think so, he's not here. >> So, we're going to attempt to find out how long >> cuz she was looking at video. >> Okay, she is. Okay. >> Can you come to the service desk? >> Nope, AC office. Close to the AC office. >> Go to the cop for the video. >> Yeah. Tell her where the >> She's in there. >> Oh, she's in there? Tell her you police car is sitting with the lights on. >> He said where the police car is sitting with the lights on. >> Right out the front entrance door of grocery or >> Right out the grocery or >> It should be one, two, aisle two. Go to >> Go to two or three. >> There's a white car down there. >> There's a white car. >> We'll find out when Yeah, I'll say your back's probably killing so if you want to just go and open it. Her arm And then I'll go out there and try to get that vehicle open and get the other child out and we'll go from there. >> Okay. >> It's soft. Her arm's hurting so she's going to come in here and sit down with him for a bit. >> What kind of car? There's like four different cars. As the cuz it's going to be up here. >> It's a white >> Is it SUV? >> Is it a van? >> I think it's a car. >> Is it silver or >> white? It's white. >> look? You'll see me walk down there about 20 minutes ago with the customer and the family. >> Well, I know where I know where it's at. >> What kind of car was that out there? >> 57, it was a white Hyundai Sonata. >> Hyundai Sonata. >> Okay, now I know what I'm looking for. Okay. >> Got Georgia plates too if that helps. >> Okay. >> All right. Mama's outside so me and you going to go outside with mom. Okay? You want to go get mom? You want to come with me? Come on. You going to walk? Oh, Oh, no. You want to get her workout tonight. >> He either peed on me or his pants are already wet. Smells like pool stuff. >> Deputies were able to successfully locate the vehicle and their immediate priority became ensuring the child inside was safe. >> Can I open the door? Oh, can you open the door? Can you open the door? Can you open the door? >> I'm trying to get the little girl to unlock the door. She doesn't know how. >> Hey, can you open the door? Like, press that button. Yep, there you go. >> You got it? >> Yeah. Hey, sweetie. Hey, where's your mom? Here, you want to come out here with me? How are you? Are you okay? Are you okay? Is he inside? >> Yeah. >> How long How long have you been out here by yourself, sweetie? >> Stop. >> She's inside? >> Unlock button. >> Do you know your mom's name? Do you know Mommy's name? >> Yeah. >> What's her name? What's her name, sweetie? Here, you want to Here, let's go sit Let's go sit in my car. Where's your you Where's your little brother? Did he go inside? >> Yeah. >> Yeah? Okay. Okay, well, we're trying to find Mommy right now, okay? >> Mommy, go home. My brother is in here. >> He what? >> My brother is in >> Okay. Here. >> No. >> You You want a sticker? >> No. >> You don't want a sticker? >> No. >> You don't want to sit in my car? >> No. >> Okay. Yeah, I think so. We should be good. >> What? I'm going to sit out there. >> You want to go inside with Mommy? Is this your Is this your child? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Where Where have you been? >> In the store. >> In the store? How long were you in there for? >> I'm going to call you back. >> 57128, I'm out with the female. >> going to take them, it's not to my husband got killed a year ago. I'm I'm doing the best I can. If y'all are going to take them, take them. >> No, we're not going to take your kids. Here's the thing. >> I'm at my um I'm at I'm at my wits. I I can't like so >> We're We're not going to take your kids. I get you're >> I've been trying to get my other And now that No, the police got my kids. I guess they had woke up up in the car. >> You and your mommy? >> Yeah, I'm at Oak Island at Walmart. I told them if he's going to take them, take them. I'm tired. Their daddy got killed last year. I'm doing the best I can. So >> Are you guys inside? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yeah, can you Oak Island >> I'm not inside looking for her. I heard you. >> Yeah, I'm at Walmart. My Yeah, I don't know. Um my grandma waiting on me. So he up in the um So what's going to happen? >> Going to what? I'm just showing up, honestly. But uh Do you have any other kids with you? >> I have a son. >> He's inside with some other lady. walked in the traffic. >> He walked in the traffic. So I guess they woke up in the car. >> Okay. All right. How long have you been inside for? >> Probably 10 minutes. >> Okay. Cuz we had we had a lady that saw you. She said somebody Is there somebody else inside with you? >> No. >> Okay. So you're by yourself. So we had some other lady say that she saw nobody in the car for like 30 minutes. >> 30 minutes? Okay. >> So where is your other child at? >> I I guess he up in there. >> Well, we need to go get him. >> Well, Brad with Brad's with him. >> So here's the deal. Who else takes care of your kids? Just you? >> Okay. I was I was married. I live I live with me and him. He was >> Okay. >> It's just me. >> Just Just you? >> It's just me. Nobody else. I called my mom. Nobody I asked her. Nobody will help me. So that's why I said if y'all are to take them, I got to go. My grandma is sick. She's actually in the middle of What's it called when you got cancer and you doing all this and that? I got to go pick Yeah, I got to pick her up. I got a lot. >> All right. What What's your last name? >> Hold on. >> I S. >> I'm tired. I'm exhausted. >> I know. Well, the faster we we have faster we do this, the faster you're going to get go, okay? >> Yeah. >> First name? Destiny, right? >> My name is I'm tired. I'm exhausted. The officer take me to a hospital. That's what my name is. I'm tired. I'm tired. >> What's your middle name? >> I don't know. It's not your fault. It's my fault. >> What's your middle initial? What I Can you spell it for me? >> I'm tired. Like I can't No, I don't Just take me to jail. I don't want to do this. I'm tired. >> going to take you to jail. >> I'm tired. I don't want to do this. I'm trying my best. >> So, here's the deal. Where do you Where do you live at, Destiny? >> I'm trying to call my mom. I don't know the address. I don't know everything to say. I just got Just take them. I don't care. I'm >> Destiny. >> I keep I'm been trying to I'm trying to do the best that I can. Like I'm tired. >> Can you take a seat for me, and I want to talk to you. >> Why do we got to talk in public in front of all these >> Because listen Listen, Destiny. You just left the kids in the car and then I got here, okay? If it wasn't for these kind citizens who witnessed this whole thing and then helped corral your kids and then get us involved, who knows where your son would be? Cuz you don't know where your son is right now. >> I do know where he at. >> You have no idea. >> He right there. >> Yeah. >> I'm >> Sit Sit Sit down. >> I really want my mom to answer. Can I ask her on the phone? >> Can you get a hold of mom? >> I'm trying. >> What's mom's name? >> Hey. So, you know how I was just begging you to help me with the kids? We at Walmart in the parking lot with the police, so I'm Like I was telling him I'm tired. >> her to come here? >> I'm tired, and now they want you to come up here, but I'm tired. I'm tired I left the kids up in the car to try to run up in Walmart to get a toilet for them during the Yeah, that's why I was begging you for help. Like I'm I'm when I say I need help, I need help. And I had the Okay, so you don't give a basically. >> All right. >> Look, no, no, no. You let me let me talk to your mom. >> Hi. >> Destiny? Can you call your mom back? >> Door unlocked or >> Let me talk to her. >> Come here, man. Hi, Daddy. I miss you. Was you looking for me? You went in the store looking for me? You went to go tell the police? You got your sticker? See that outfit? >> Who else do you have to come take the kids? >> No, Bobby. It's just me that Daddy got It's just me and him. Nobody. That's why I'm begging her like I really I need help. >> Who is this number? >> I don't know. Why >> that number? >> I don't know. I don't know. Ask Ask Ask him. >> Hello. >> Can you stop calling my phone, please? >> Is it >> No, I don't know him. Don't tell I Stop. >> Give me a second. I'm trying to find somebody to come get you. >> Okay, hang up. Give me my >> You're about that close right now to going to jail. >> Give me my phone. >> You're about that close to going to jail. >> fine. Give me my phone. >> Is that what you want? >> I don't know who that person is. Don't call me. >> Okay, but I don't know who that person is, so don't give no random guy calling my phone my business. I don't know who that is. >> All right. Calling your phone, so >> Yeah. >> Okay? So, try to get a hold of somebody to come up here. >> Okay. >> Otherwise, you're going to jail. Okay? And you still might. Depends if you want somebody to come pick up the kids or you want these kids to be taken. >> me text her real quick. >> I know y'all white and I'm black, but listen, I'm a Listen, okay? I'm a person I have I have feelings, so >> And one is running around out here in traffic. >> Can you please try to reach my mom? >> Do you have anyone else you want me to call other than your mom? >> That's the only person I Their daddy is I don't have nobody. >> That's Why are you in my That don't have nothing to do with nothing. >> Making sure it wasn't what I looked like, okay? >> A bag of rubber band What it look like? Hell yeah, call my mama. >> I ain't calling your mom. >> Yeah, call my Call my grandma Let me see. >> I'm calling her. What's your grandma's >> Cuz y'all making me uncomfortable. Call somebody else over here besides y'all. Call a Walmart worker. Call a random person. Call somebody else over here because I feel uncomfortable. That's all I want. >> Who's that? >> My friend. Call her. Yeah. >> take the phone. I gave you an opportunity and you obviously couldn't call anybody. What time she gets off? Destiny, here's the thing. We're trying to work with you. >> I know, thank you. >> You You left your kids in your car. >> out. I know. >> Okay, here's the thing. We're trying to work with you. I've been nothing but nice to you this entire time. Okay. I'm trying to work with you. I'm trying to sympathize with you. >> So, what's your relationship with Destiny? What's your What's your kids' names? >> Y'all going to take my kids cuz I'm a Like I can't Like they daddy already gone. This This all I got left. So, if y'all going to take them, I will go with That's That's not what we trying to do. >> Destiny. >> Like I will blow my in everybody. That's all I got left. That's it. >> Here's the thing. >> That's all I got left. >> That's all I got left. >> I understand that. Okay. I'm Stop. >> All right. Can you tell me Can you tell me the valid Illinois Walmart? >> No, I'm not crazy. >> All right. No. All right. Don't do that. Stop. >> I know, STOP. >> STOP. >> OW! STOP. LET ME GO. THE >> OKAY, YOU'RE UNDER ARREST. You're under arrest. You're under arrest. >> Call my mama. >> You're under arrest. >> I'll call my mom. >> You're under arrest. >> I have my babies. Y'all, please. >> You're under arrest. Quit resisting. >> Y'all, please. Call my mama. Okay, let me get up. Let me sit in the CAR AND STOP. >> STOP. Y'ALL JUST >> STOP. STOP. YES, >> Let me go. I didn't do anything. My kids is in here. Y'all got me Y'all is doing the most for nothing. >> No. Get in the car. Get in the car. >> Hurry up. Let me in the damn car. Y'all is embarrassing. GET HOME. >> YOU ARE. >> WHAT'S YOUR NAME? CUZ YOU RACIST. >> YOU'RE THE ONE THAT called us. >> NO, YOU RACIST. WHY ARE YOU DOING me What's your name? >> Thomas. Put your foot in the car. >> Okay, THOMAS. >> PUT YOUR FOOT IN THE CAR. >> HOLD ON. WAIT. >> You've gone beyond that. You've gone beyond >> I don't have a criminal record. Listen. Listen. >> foot in the car. >> Listen. >> foot in the car. >> Can you call the um miss CALL MY MAMA. I'M GOING >> PUT YOUR FOOT IN THE CAR. >> PLEASE. I'm not a criminal AND Y'ALL TREATING ME >> YOU'RE UNDER ARREST. >> NO, I'M NOT. WHAT DID I DO? >> YES, YOU ARE. >> CAN Y'ALL LET ME OUT? Y'ALL LET HE GOT WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU DOING ME LIKE THIS? >> COME ON. PUT YOUR FOOT in the car. >> Call my mama. >> Put your foot in the car. >> Call my mama. >> Put your foot in the >> I will help you. Put your foot IN THE CAR. PUT YOUR FOOT >> Y'ALL ARE TREATING ME LIKE TRASH. MY KIDS. >> HANG ON. >> GET OUT. COME HERE. COME HERE. >> LISTEN. I'M trying to get a hold of Denisha. >> Come here. >> What is your passcode? >> What is your passcode? >> Listen, this is serious if I'm under arrest cuz listen >> What is your passcode? I'm trying to help you. >> Y'all going out. This is my kids. Don't have nobody else. My kids don't have Please, I will act right. Look, I'm just under stress. I don't have nobody else. >> What is your What is your passcode? >> Oh my god. MY MAMA NOT ANSWERING. OFFICER, SHE THE ANSWER. HOLD ON. Take me out this car for real cuz I can't I'M NOT A CRIMINAL. I'M GOING TO GO TO LISTEN, TAKE ME OUT. >> I CANNOT STOP. I CANNOT I CANNOT call your mama until you give me your code. >> LET ME OUT OF THIS. I DON'T KNOW IT. It's my thing. >> Here. Look at this. >> It say passcode required. Let me out of this. Come on, mama. Just press call. I can't. >> What is it? >> Y'all, let me out. GIVE ME MY BABIES. GIVE ME MY KIDS, PLEASE. >> IT WON'T LET ME CALL. >> Can you let me out? That man is racist. >> If you Listen, I'm trying to help >> All I did was that damn and he instantly came and grabbed me. Can you let me >> Will you Can you Can you work with me for one second? Work with me for one second. >> kids don't have nobody else. Listen, my mama ain't going to do right. She going to act calm. >> I am trying to call your mama. >> know my code is out. What is it? GIVE ME MY PHONE. GIVE IT HERE. >> THEN WHAT? >> Give it here. >> Look at it. >> Let me hold it. I'm telling you it's ALL IN THE TOUCH. I DON'T KNOW THE PASSCODE, SIR. It's only taking a passcode. >> It's six digits. >> Uh >> Thank you. >> Call my Hey, what they going to do with my ba- Hey, what they going to do with my kids? Y'all, my Hey, >> Hello? >> Mama, >> Hey, this is This is O'Fallon with the O'Fallon Police Department. >> Uh-huh. >> Hey. We're out here with your daughter, Destiny. At the We are with Destiny at the O'Fallon Police Department. Or I'm sorry. I'm sorry. We're at O'Fallon Walmart. I'm sorry. Are you Are you heading Are you heading here right now? >> Yeah, I just didn't know if it was Shiloh or O'Fallon. >> Okay, how far out are you? >> It's O'Fallon. If it's O'Fallon, I'm a little further now. >> Okay, we are We have We have two We have two police cars here kind of a little uh toward the back of the uh Walmart lot out here kind of close to Highway 50. You'll see us. If you can come find our cars here in 10 minutes, that'd be great. All right, thank you. I've been kicking the window now. You're going to catch another charge if you break that window. >> This job's mine. >> Don't open that door. Open that door. >> Go and transport him. >> You want to switch cars? >> I'll go and transport him. >> It doesn't matter. >> Mine? >> I'll get her out of here. All right. >> Hello. >> Hey, how are you? >> All right. Who is this? >> Destiny's cousin. >> Cousin, okay. Is her mom on the way or >> She I'm trying to see where her phone is. >> Whose phone? >> Destiny's. She gone already? >> Yes, she's gone. The phone's right there. Grandma said she was about 10 minutes out. >> Okay. >> So, I'm hoping she shows up here shortly. >> Okay. >> And at least we'll talk to her and >> Oh, okay. So, they didn't go in the store with her? Who are you? >> She just asked me to stay here and tell her mom to come be with her. >> Little boy was here? Uh-huh. Somebody picked him up and took him into the service desk. Just these are the only two that's out here that I know of. Okay, you said the other one side of the car. Totally understand that. I want to turn it over to grandma. Grandma is here. She just relocated back here, too, so she got a lot of stuff that she didn't brought with her, but I just drove I mean I don't have no money. What I'm doing is I'm turning the kids and the keys over to you. Okay. She's right now she's at the O'Fallon Police Department. Okay, right now just be the child neglect. Okay, which is a ticket. No release her. She originally we were going to probably release her here at scene until she actually stated she was going to Yeah, she tried to open the trunk and at that time they you know we ended up going to the ground with her and putting her in handcuffs and putting her into the car and just So she did say that to y'all so probably we can probably get her some help now. Yeah, her her husband was here a year ago so she just her cousin was just explaining to us. >> Yeah. Yeah, she she need to go ahead and get some help. Cuz I have I've been trying to let her be independent. What what happened with she was doing? >> No, she was kicking a police car. He said she wanted to go to jail. So, that's when I got my phone. >> Wait. Wait. Wait. She was attacking the police? >> No, the car. She was in there just kicking the car. Just kicking the car. When he said you're going to >> Like a tantrum. >> Yeah, like a tantrum. So, I walked over. I said, "Babe, I said just calm down. You're going to catch another case. Calm down. Don't make me call the police." >> you? >> Uh she said, "Would you do me a favor?" She said >> She said it was right here. >> She said, "Would you do me a favor? Stay here with my kids and tell my grandma." I said, "I promise I'll stay here with two of your kids." >> And then he was here. I didn't know it was him. >> I'm happy to know that everything is fine. So, you said she could just bond out then? >> Yeah, and probably won't even need a bond. They'll probably just cite and release. >> Okay. >> After the you know, um find out when the arresting officer gets here. >> 128 712 >> Gets there, but >> Okay. You can use it. Y'all can get it out. >> Listen, gave you the keys to the car. >> Okay. >> At least you can trust me to give them to you. >> Mhm. >> Uh just so you know, plates are suspended. So, you might want to get that taken care of. Later or help her. >> Is this the thing? >> I'll come back. >> We're in Georgia. So, but like I said, I'm not worried about that right now. >> Right. >> She's got her plate full, but it's it's something you might want to keep in the back of your head that makes >> Give me her phone number. >> Okay. That's her phone. >> Thank you. >> Um I don't know if he said anything, but she was making statements out here. So, she's probably going to go to >> I keep telling her >> She's probably going to go to the hospital tonight. Okay. >> So, y'all going to admit her? Okay. >> We're going to have some somebody talk to her because >> down for a minute. She haven't sit down. >> She she was making statements about and doing in front of everybody. So, I know those children those children need a mother who is good mental health and she needs to get help. So, okay. So, that's she most likely be going to the hospital. All right. >> Okay. >> Um But, other than that, we got your number. So, if something changes, we'll give you a holler, okay? >> All right. I guess I'm herding kids again. That's how about being a grandma. I know they're all like, "Oh." Look, I just got free. Six steps, six steps, and then come on now. >> All right. >> Yeah, I'm going to strap them down and get them home so they can get dressed and cleaned up. >> Sounds good. All right. Well, good luck to you guys. Tonight. All right. Just want to cooperate with us, get your get your handcuffs off, get your hair back on, and then this will this will honestly go really easy, okay? And I don't think you'll honestly be here that long. All right. All right. Get your hair. >> We have some handcuffs. >> Hang on. Hang on. Hang on. Got your hair? >> They really jumped on me. Three of them jumped on me because I didn't want to sit down. Y'all on me. >> What's your name? Give me your breathalyzer. >> I'm I'm Will. >> Yeah. Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> I got to use the bathroom. >> All right. Here's the deal. Step over here. I haven't searched you yet or anything like that. All this is on video. I do have to search you before I get the handcuffs off, okay? >> Okay. >> All right. Do you have anything on you that you just want to tell me about? >> Um I got some cards up in here, but no. >> Cards in what? >> Uh a receipt. >> What, in your bra? >> Yeah. >> All right. You go ahead and grab that out and just throw it there on the table. All right. You sit down. Oh, you want to use the bathroom? >> Yeah. >> That's fine. >> I don't have any now. Is there some in the toilet? >> Here, let me flush this real quick. >> Yeah, no. >> Yes, you can you can give her that. You want your hair real quick? >> I'm sorry for being rude to you, but it's it's my kids, like I just I don't care what you tell them. >> Okay. >> So, that's why y'all are going to give me quick time on that. >> Do you have a phone number for your membership? >> I'm sure he has it attached, I think. >> Well, this is this basically they don't have it. >> No. >> They haven't sent any paperwork for you. >> I didn't. >> Yeah, so you'll be you'll you'll get a chance to make a phone call. Sergeant Carter will facilitate that with you, okay? All right, and he should be back here anytime. I got you a sheet blanket for now, bottle water, and then also Sergeant Carter will be back here shortly. All right? >> In here? >> Yep. So, hang out here for a little bit and he'll be back here and you can make your phone calls, okay? >> Little water, please. >> Thanks. >> All right. All right, you can stand up. You can stand on the yellow. He told me to wait by the gray