and she was being hit, and she has some scratches on her right forearm and some abrasions here. I don't >> Okay. Saw you earlier, didn't I? Come on. I'm going to take you over here to your house and talk to you for a little bit. Yeah. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. You don't have to be scared. I'm taking you home. Come on. Huh? What? Well, I know, but if she's loud that's not hurting you. She hurt you? That's the wrong one, baby. I'm sorry. Where are you going to go if you don't go home? Huh? Who? Oh, can't do that. You do? Oh, that's a long way away. That's a long way away. Here, put your arm out. There you go. We'll talk about it, okay? Here, get your stuff. I can't take you all the way to Tampa, baby. You have to quit running away. >> I don't want to go. >> I know. >> Can I at least talk to her? >> Talk to your mom? Yeah, you can talk to your mom. >> Will you? >> Oh, I am going to talk to her. >> What's going >> Hm? >> What's going to happen? >> I don't know yet. I don't know yet, baby. Okay? No, we got to go up here and find out what's going on, okay? Do you know the difference between a truth and a lie? Huh? Okay. If I were to say that the sky is green, would that be the truth or a lie? Okay. >> I'm not even lying. I promise. I promise to my papa. >> What did she hit you in the stomach for? You don't know? She was mad? Do you know what she was mad about? >> I don't know. I was playing toy. >> Okay. She hit you on your arms also? >> No, she hit me on my arms. My wrist. >> On your hand? Were you doing something you weren't supposed to do? >> Well, actually No, I was just talking and all she did was put her hand there. >> She called you in there? >> Well, first she said she said to come to her and then she just threw me down. >> Okay. He is scared to death to go back home to her mom. >> Okay. >> She claims that her mom called her into the bedroom and then started yelling at her saying that she wished she never had her and kicked her in the stomach. >> Well, I mean I did the arm. You know the difference between a truth and a lie? >> Mhm. >> She said yes, that's a I've told you that this guy would be lying to you. But if you told the truth, which you said no, that's a lie. And she said, "I'm not lying." So, yeah. The only thing I didn't do, because nobody else was here, is well, I'll take a look at the pictures and bring the brother shorter. >> Do you remember me from earlier? What happened, hon? >> My mama was wearing clothes My mama called me in the room and she said, "What happened?" She got me in the room to go ahead and talk and she got me >> I'm sorry, what did she say? >> And then she just kicked me in the stomach while she was laying down. >> Okay. >> So, I ran away cuz I didn't want to get kicked in the stomach and I don't want to go back cuz I don't want to get kicked in the stomach anymore. >> Okay. Can you do me a favor? Can you pull up your shirt a little bit for me so I can see your belly? >> I have a little bit red on it. >> Okay. Did mommy have shoes on or no? >> Mommy had shoes. >> She had shoes on when she kicked you? Okay. Well, listen here, honey. I'm here to help you. Okay. We got some talking to do with my bosses and the um other guy that was out here earlier, he's going to come out again, okay? I'm going to keep you safe. Okay. She's got a little red mark on her stomach. >> Yeah. >> Uh I can't tell if it's from the seat belt or from kicking. She said mom basically called her into the room. She said mom called her in the room, um said she wished she never had her. Kicked her. Uh, with shoes on. Uh, kicked her in the belly and then she ran away cuz she don't want to get kicked no more. And it's scared her to death. >> We're going to put you into my buddy's car, okay? >> Okay. I need to get all my stuff. >> All right. Do you want your banana? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Okay. You got to poop before you go. >> It was noted that the child had been found earlier wandering at the gas station and was safely returned to her mother, but not long after officers received another call. The same child had been spotted wandering there again. Officers then went to the mother's home, this time without the child, hoping to speak with her. To their surprise, she had no idea that her daughter had left home a second time. >> Her car's still up there. But, we don't know for sure. >> She said she fell asleep and >> Huh? >> She said she was asleep. So, I just thought she was asleep and left. >> So, let me ask you, what happened from when we left? >> Nothing. I was asleep. >> Um. Was there any argument or anything? Okay, one at a time is specifically. What? >> I didn't know she was going to lay down and go to sleep. >> Any arguing? >> No. >> And I kind of figured that you went to sleep because I tried calling you. >> I didn't. I was sorry. >> No, no, you're >> I'm sorry. >> No, I understand. So, she she got back out again and she went back to that very same gas station. And then, um, so she disclosed to me that there was an incident that occurred between you and her. Nothing? >> No. >> Okay. Cuz, um, the incident involved our joint and >> I told her she can't be doing that no more. >> Huh? >> I told her she can't be doing that no more. >> Well, I'm sorry. >> I told her she can't be doing that no more at all. >> Oh. Okay. And then she said that um she actually kicked >> I didn't kick >> her in the stomach. >> Oh, okay. >> Okay. And then I wasn't here, but I I just got to get your statement >> Um >> cuz she made that disclosure. She's going to have to go to Kimberly Center. And we're going to have to get a forensic interview on because of that disclosure. >> Now, she just said you know I would just I don't want to come out here now so that way we can just brought her right back home. What do we tell her what we're talking to her? >> Well, because of that disclosure we're going to have to take her to the Kimberly Center so that way she gets to talk to someone that she can be specialized with talking to children with situations like that. And she's also going to get an exam to see if he comes cuz she went to her home. Stop. Then then stop. Do you got anything? >> I'm good. >> I'm good. All right. So my dad I I'm not sure but uh I know there might be some charges placed on you >> What? >> for this situation. What about dad? >> He's not here. He's in jail in Oklahoma. He didn't see anything. She's right on top of Well, I'm so sorry. I'm confused. What am I getting charged for? >> Well, let him handle what he's got to handle. We can discuss that later. >> Okay. >> All right. So I am conducting a criminal investigation. Okay? Um anytime a crime is alleged we have to do our job of conducting a crime investigation, okay? Part of that investigation means I I to read you your Miranda warnings. Are you familiar with those? Okay, I'm going to read them to you anyway. If you have any questions, feel free to stop me. Okay. That does not necessarily mean that you're that [snorts] you're going to jail. It means that you're not free to go at this time because I have to do an investigation. Make sense? All right. Having these rights in mind, do you wish to talk to me now about the incident? >> It wasn't an incident. >> Okay. Well, I just need a yes or no if you want to talk to me. That's Okay. All right. So, walk me through what happened from the time we left. Um where were you all sleeping at? >> She slept on the couch. I slept in your bed. >> So, she was on the couch here and you were in the bed back there. Okay. How was her demeanor? Was she like it was when we left? Was >> I mean, there were she was acting up a little bit. I told her to go to bed, you know. Okay. >> So, back to normal kids stuff? Okay. Any reason why she would run away? >> I don't know. Nothing that I'm aware of. I'm I'm sorry, but like she came out about a week and a half ago saying my dad never did this. I don't I'm not a sorry. I don't know what's going on. >> Anything like this happen before as far as that behavior? Was there any type of physical touch from you to her? >> No. >> Guiding to the bed, anything like that? Okay. Did she eat before she left? Hm? So, she hadn't ate this morning? Okay. >> I don't know. I was sleeping. >> Okay. All right. Give me uh just a second and uh just hang tight here for me. I'll be back with you in a second, okay? Just keep an eye on her. Um anything else I didn't cover? She's claiming at I came in at 9:06. And what it is is I still feel strongly on the child neglect and child abuse. >> Yeah. >> Me, too. >> Um visibly shaken. >> Mhm. >> Visibly scared to be left alone with her. >> Yeah. Like from I'm telling you when the time we left here to when I saw her in your car, it's like I told her it was a person. >> Yeah. >> All right. >> Right to that. Um I kind of want to >> till DCF finds some sort of placement and gets that child out of here. I don't want her to see mom going anywhere. And she's still asleep. >> Yeah. I'll go double-check for you. >> Yeah, just verify she's still asleep for me. All right, Destinee. Right now, you're going to be placed under arrest for child abuse and child neglect, okay? >> I'm going to place your hands behind your back. >> Hands behind your back. >> No. >> Wait, first just stand there for a second and face the car. >> I'm going to go in. I'm sorry. I'm so confused. >> It's just >> I just woke up. I'm scared. >> I got you. >> What do I do? I didn't do anything. I'm scared. >> You just got to This is part of our criminal investigation, okay? >> Okay. What do I do? >> Sorry. >> What do I do? I didn't do anything. >> Just just face the car for now, okay? Just go ahead and spread your feet. >> Look, once you get in the back of that patrol car or you get to the jail, if you have stuff on you, it's an introduction of contraband. You know that, right? That's which is an extra charge which you don't want. >> Don't worry. >> Okay. >> All right. >> You can Stay facing the car. >> All right. We're going to go >> We'll get that figured out in a sec. Go ahead and step in here. >> She was arrested for child abuse and child neglect, both felonies. At just 33 years old, her decision to let anger take control now haunts her with charges that could shape the rest of her life.