I'm driving her to school. >> Okay. And she got mad. Why? You going to arrest me because I'm not going to drive her to school? >> keeps saying that she wish she never had me as a daughter. Oh, she took off. All right. Yeah, I'll go pull her over. Yeah, go pull her over. Now now we've got a Now we've got a parental issue. Yes, child neglect. Child neglect. On April 28th, 2025, Palm Bay police responded after a mother and daughter got into a heated argument that escalated far beyond a normal family disagreement. When the mother refused to bring her child to school, things took a turn that forced officers to step in. What's going on? You >> [laughter] >> asked her what's going on. I I don't know. Okay, stand over there. Ma'am, stand over there. What's going on now? Listen to me when I tell you guys I can't deal with it right now. She What's her problem? She calls [laughter] everybody the dogs eating about them in front of my face. >> Okay, close the Close the door. Close the door for a second. No, no. [laughter] No, no, no. I don't I want to get out of the street. You close the door. Take a couple of deep breaths. What's going on? What's your side of what's going on right now? I was just calling somebody telling her that I'm driving her to school. >> Okay. And she got mad. Okay. And she start She opened the door. So I parked to the side. Okay. All right. Well, why don't you hold off on calling people till you get her dropped off? Then you can talk to people. Why? That Why? So we don't have to keep keep trying to find you because you and your daughter are arguing. That's why. >> I want her out of my car. I I I No, you can't. You have a responsibility as an adult, a parent. You have no choice. Okay, so are we going to sit here all day? >> No, we're not going to sit here all day, ma'am. You're going to get in your car and you're going to drive your daughter to school. Yes. No, I'm not. >> You can Yes, you are. Why? You You're going to arrest me because I'm not going to drive her to school. You have a responsibility as a parent, okay? I can't parent your child for you. You have to drive your child to school. Ma'am. I I understand. >> car and drive your child to school. Ma'am. I I'm I refuse to drive her. I'm sorry. 10132, she's refusing to drive the child to school. Okay, my supervisor's on her way again, okay? I'm going to notify DCF of this issue. That's fine. Okay? That's fine. You You're in charge of her. You're required to make sure that she does certain things. It do include school. Deep breath. >> [laughter] >> Okay. She She tries to play victim when she knows what she did. She called the person just not to tell them that I went to school. No, she just started talking bad about me. Like what? She was like just Don't talk to her. She's a bad person. Did it not? And then in front of the passenger she when you guys told her not to talk to me, she was like, "I'm not [laughter] going to I'm not going to pick you up back from school. Find your own way back to school. I don't want to deal with you." Okay. It's just like I wasn't How long has this been going on with you and her? It's just today, but she's been yelling at me >> no. This is This all didn't This all didn't just blow up today. She's been doing this since yesterday. I just want to go to school. I can't deal with her anymore. I just can't do it. She was talking to my sister. She said that. So what started this What started this now? Harper Wyne Road and Harper, H A R P E R Boulevard. Yes. So what started this now? I was in the phone Uh-huh. telling her that they found her, that they told me to drop her off at school. Yeah. She started screaming at me, open op- opened the door to jump out. Did you say anything about her being a bad bad daughter or anything while you're on the phone? >> No. Okay. Well, that's what I'm getting. You know what? I'm always getting blamed. So if I'm not blaming you. I'm asking you a question. Ma'am. It's okay. It's okay. I'm tired of this. I'm I could go to jail. That's fine. Who said anything about going to jail? What's a good telephone number for you, ma'am? Li- Listen >> no. What is I Look at my daughter. She's living in the house. How long has this How long has this been going on? Just Just recently. Just now because of stupid boyfriend. Uh okay. Has she been run away or anything before? No. Okay. No. She when she has problems she goes to her sister's house. Her older Look, that's the one that you were on the phone with? Yes. Okay. So just so I know, when it comes to your house, are is it just you and her or do you have other I think you said she's the baby, right? Yeah, she's the baby. >> Okay, so it's just you and her at the house? Yes. Okay. Has DCF ever been in your life before? And how long ago? Uh my daughter right now is What? Five the last time? Yeah, so how I mean, has it been a long time? Okay. Just understand that just because DC DCF doesn't get just get called when it comes to um problems and people getting investigated. Sometimes people need assistance. And it sounds like sounds like y'all need assistance. I I took her to therapy. She was doing The therapy was so good that they do even televise it where you should get in the computer and you talk to them. Is she supposed to be taking meds or anything? Is she taking them? No. Why? She don't want to. She said she don't want to. When was the last time she saw a doctor? Um she haven't seen a doctor. Who gave her the meds? The The last time she saw that doctor was 2 months ago, 3 months ago. >> Okay. Okay. 2 months ago or 3 months ago, but what did they give her a bunch of like couple of months in advance or something? Pills? >> they give her like 2 months. Okay. So she's due to see the doctor again soon. Well, yeah, cuz she haven't seen even televise No disrespect. Are you supposed to be on meds? I I have all my >> And you take them? I take all my >> Taking where you're supposed to? Every single day. Okay. Give me a few minutes, all right? She's the mom, right? I know, but it's like the sports I do it shouldn't have to bother her at all. Oh, yeah, we're we're talking about sports. You You on medication? I'm not. No, I'm not >> Are you supposed to be on medication? No, because she took me away from it. When was the last time you saw your your doctor? Um my doctor or my therapist? Therap- Sorry. Therapist doctor. Right as I said, September 8th. >> September? Yeah, she told me September last year. What happened now? Uh mom was driving her to school and mom got on the phone and started saying that you know, she's she's a being uh she's a bad kid, she doesn't want her around. Liliana said that mom said that she's going to drop her off at school, but then she can find her own way home because she's not picking her up. Uh She keeps trying to provoke me and she's talking to her and stuff. Ignore her. I'm trying to. I really >> She's trying to push your buttons. >> out of the car. I know, but She's acting like a Your mom's acting like a child. I just can't do it anymore. As easy it is for me to say because I'm not in your situation, you have to pretend like you're deaf around her. I mean, you're not a You're not a stupid girl, right? Mom's trying to push your buttons. What happens if one of your friends tried to do that? You just ignore them, right? Walk away. It's like she keeps calling my dad and then people and it's like she's making the problem bigger and bigger. Yeah. Why are we back here again? You do not we have calls for service that are very important. >> What? She wants to jump out of the >> would you get on the phone and start talking about she's a bad kid to somebody? No, no, no. I told I'm talking in the phone and I told her that's a whole life. I told my daughter I'm driving her to school. >> you wait until afterwards? >> Because my daughter asked me if we found her. No, you just wanted to just make this stuff Okay. She's going with you. It's to school. I I'm not If you choose I refuse >> Where What's What What are you going to do? Child neglect? She could walk to school. No, she's not going to walk to school. I'm I'm not driving. Because if you refuse I could walk her to school, but I'm not driving her >> Well, you can walk her to school then. >> Okay then. That's fine. You can walk her to school. That's fine. It's your choice. If you leave her out here, then it's child neglect. Yep, mom is going to walk you to school. Mom's what? She's going to walk her to school since you refuse to drive her to school. So she'll walk her to school. She don't want to drive her, so she'll walk her. Oh, she took off. All right. Yeah, I'll go pull her over. Yeah, go pull her over. Now Now we've got a Now we've got a parental issue. Yes, child neglect. Child neglect. She's going to be 10-15 for me. Calm down. I'm coming. Y'all going to have my son arrested. Put your hands behind your back. You're under arrest for child neglect. Okay, that's fine. All right. So at this time you're being placed under arrest for child neglect. Basically we told you you have to take her to school. You didn't want to take her to school. You decided to leave. So This is where we're at. Um Obviously your car can't stay here, so Could I move it? No, you're you're being arrested. >> Could my daughter is coming to get her? She's She's got She's got until the tow truck gets here. I'll put All right, do you have anything on you that's going to poke me or stick me or stab me? No, sir. Yeah. I am not a I am not a criminal. You have the front office, ma'am? Like the park it like this. She took off. Yeah. Calm down. She just going to put the blame on me. Okay. You are a 15-year-old kid. >> her why would she call her daughter on the phone and I said just don't do anything. Just take her to school. >> only my sister. It was my sister. It was my dad. It was my stepdad. It was everyone. All right, here's the deal. Your mom just took off on us. You're a 15-year-old girl. You're not in any trouble whatsoever. All right, here's what's going to wind up happening, okay? First off, I want you to you from what you were telling me after we met up with you over down near the school, your mom was driving you down the road here and you said that she was uh talking to people on the phone. What was she saying? She was just calling me a bad daughter and that people shouldn't be talking to me anymore because I'm crazy and all this. She's just telling my dad that I'm just a horrible daughter and that just stuff like that. And she just keeps saying that she wish she never had me as a daughter. You raise your right hand. You swear that everything you just told me is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God. If you can stay 10-12, I'm going to go take care of mom 10-15. Sounds good. Thank you, sir. Hey. He's a good guy. All right. Yeah, uh 218 is a 10-12 for her. >> to tow the vehicle or do you want daughter to come pick it up? We can probably have the daughter come pick it up. Good. All right, I'm Officer Mehan. You're under arrest for child neglect. Yes, sir. I understand. Has she been already been checked, sergeant? Yes, she she searched me. Could you not do that too hard in my hand? >> I'm not holding Ma'am, they're locked. >> No, no. I know my hand is broken. I'm sorry. Just my hand is broken. Ma'am, listen to me. What is it What is it now? Just not to hold her too tight because her hand is broken. When was that When was that? I was to get surgery on it. Okay. This week. Understand this. I'm going to take a look at the cuffs real quick, okay? >> Okay, that's fine. If you want to take them off and wash them for you. No, it actually has to go with you, ma'am. Okay. Okay? We'll take care of that when we get there. Okay, ma'am, just to let you know, I'm looking at it. These are These are gauged and locked, okay? Yes, sir. All right. They're not a perfect circle. Okay. All right. Your your wrist is not a perfect circle and neither is this, so by you moving around, it's going to feel like it's getting tighter. I'm telling you it's locked. It cannot get tighter. Okay. >> Okay? Okay. I'm going to You're going to walk back towards my towards my patrol car. Yes, sir. Once I got to unlock it. Thank you. All right, have a seat, ma'am. I'll get that seatbelt on you. Easiest way I was going to say easiest way is to sit down. But yeah, I just said my wrist is broken. I'm too too too sensitive. Wow. Listen, I'm not rushing you. Okay? Just lean back for a second. Put your own Put your uh seatbelt on. Okay. Okay. Been arrested before? Yes, sir. In Palmetto? Yes, sir. Okay. So, I'm going to just in case if case it's been a long while. Yeah. >> more than 10 years. Okay. What's going to wind up happening is I'm going to bring you to the station. When I bring you to the station, they're going to take a picture of you. They're going to take a picture of you. Then they're going to get those cuffs off you, okay? All right. Um That's pretty much it. Uh let me see if I got the AC going. I'll get the AC going a little bit more. All right. All right. With you shortly. Did you by chance call the sister? No, I was calling Officer Mehan. Cuz they're going to have to do a safety plan. As far as with her. Yeah, as far as So, are you pretty cool with your sister? All right. What's her phone number? Say it again. No, no, her phone number. My phone is dead. I don't know it. I'm about Okay. What kind of phone do you have? iPhone. Which one? The newer one or the I have a I have a charger. You okay if I put your phone on my charger? And what Your phone is in your backpack? Oh, okay. All right, give me a second. So, the plan is have the sister take the car and then she'll pick her up in the afternoon. At the very least we probably get her to school. Yeah, I'll I'll take her to school and then Has your sister ever picked you up from school before? I was going to say yeah, she's on the contact list. Is your mom the only parent that's on your contact list or is your is your dad on the contact list as well? I might just have to explain to them when I get there that like mom will not be able to pick up Danny. Okay. Yeah. All right, well, 100% All right. Just go straight to the number. Thank you. And what's your sister's name? Hello, this is Officer Council with the Palmetto Police Department. How are you today? Not too bad. So, I have your youngest sister, uh the freshman here at and her mom or your mom as well. Um So, there's a situation that happened today between her and the Palmetto Police Department um and your mom did get arrested. So, her we were wondering if you could come pick up the car. Uh we are on the intersection of Hurley and Harbor. Okay. The next question would be um so, I will be taking your little sister to school today. We were wondering would you be able to pretty much take her in the evening as far as um if there's a safety plan safety plan put in place, would you at least be able to temporarily have custody of her? Okay. Um is this a good number to contact you on? All right. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me and um thank you, ma'am. And then how about how long would it take you to get here? Hey, so uh sister said she's about 20 25 minutes out. She's coming from Melbourne. Um and then she's okay as long as the safety plan allows. She can take temporary custody of her little sister. All right, I'll shoot her the address for the intersection where it's at. No worries, man. All right, bye. And I'll keep your bag in the front seat and then once we get to the station, I'll hand it to you. All right, you keep it there. No worries. And then you don't take it in the mean Bring it down here. All right, shouldn't take too long to get here. It's right up the street. There you go. And I'll walk in. You're welcome. Hey, is uh Hey, how are you? It's been a while. All right. Is um is it Danny? He's in? Okay, can I take her with me? Okay, thank you. All right, Danny. Hey, man. Hey, she's not in trouble. Um Mom got 10-15 today, so she may or most likely will not be back this afternoon. So, her sister's going to be picking her up. Um that's what we have right now unless the safety plan is something different. Um they may call sometime later. Hey, how's it going, man? Good. Sorry about that. No, I said no. Hey, at least she knows the place is clean. All right, come in and are you still on? Yeah. Oh, nice. All right. Um she's got a bunch of jewelry in here. She's got a bunch of jewelry on her. Okay. Um She's 10-15 for her child neglect. I'm going to take I heard her. All right. Sorry. Here you go. I'm going to help you up. There we go. There you go. Yeah, it's not easy. >> [laughter] >> And we're just going to go down this way. All right. All right, just stand right here for me. I'm going to I'm going to pat you down. I think they're going to escort you to the state attorney's You want to hold it down? Okay. I'm going to use the back of my hand, okay? >> Okay. So, just like that. Nothing in your pockets, right? No. No. All right, now we're going to turn around and you just follow these steps all the way down to the yellow line for me. She was placed under arrest and charged with child neglect. If convicted, she could face up to 5 years in prison and up to 5,000 dollars in fines. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.