[screaming] >> Why would this father think it was okay to fall asleep while his toddler son played near a hotel pool? >> Hold the door open for everybody else coming through, okay? Hold the door open. Are we doing >> Hold on, they're here. They're here. >> I think that's theirs. Playground? Where you guys going? Holmes. Same floor, playground to Holmes. Didn't know. Birthday. Caden Smith. No. Caden and three. That's all he's got. >> You're fine. I was going to take him too. >> Morning light at Holmes. >> I don't know. They're still We're going to get you to where you need to go with your We just need to get all the information. >> No, this ain't real, bro. This ain't This ain't This didn't happen, bro. >> [laughter] >> This ain't real, bro. This ain't real. >> Nope, he's in the back. Doesn't know birthday. >> Does he know birthday? >> Nope. Did you start I did. I started it, but they scooped him up and took him. >> Okay, all that by the pool or >> It looks like dad and kid. When I got there, dad, kid, maybe a maintenance worker. >> Nobody here? >> Nope. >> No dad, no >> No dad, no maintenance. Nobody They said Well, they said to put him on his side. >> What's What's your name, man? They just need a name and birthday for the medics. They're still working They're still working on him. >> Caden Smith. >> I'm going to go inside and look at the video and see if I can look at the video and see how long she was out for. >> All right. Was he out here with her at the time? I don't think so. How did she get in? Skates propped open. >> Well, it is now. I told her to open it for the rest of the people coming through. >> I don't know if they I'm going to go find out. I'm going to go He's not answering no questions. He's just He's in shock. He's in >> So, um I'm going to look at the video and see if any information from them. How long she was on it. >> Or this and that. If he was out here or not, he was sleeping. >> Camera there. >> There's a camera over there, but I don't know if the bushes are in the way. >> Yeah. >> I'm going to go see. >> Go see. >> All right, go find out. >> Do you need me to help you? >> uh somebody's going to need to what? >> Cuz they said like they left. >> That's fine. >> Do you need to >> Yeah, get moved up there. >> There's There's police here. There's you know the EMTs that have come get him. >> How How long was he in >> We've been here for about, I don't know, bro. We've We've been here for a while. And then everything was fine. Huh? >> They're They're taking him to the hospital right now. >> He said they're they're taking They're taking Cass to the hospital right now. >> They're on the way to Holmes right now, man. So, they're they're still working on him. They're just >> Where are you guys? Where are you? Where are my son? Oh my god. >> They're just >> [ __ ] I told you he was acting funny. Oh my Oh my god. I'm done. I'm done. This is my son. >> Hey, hey, hey, I calm down, slow down. Uh we're we're they're taking him They're taking him to Holmes. >> Is he Is he breathing? >> They're They're still working on him. I don't know right now cuz I'm with you. So, we don't >> [screaming] >> But All right, we just we just have to figure out what was the time lapse. Like how long Like what happened? Did he slip and >> I'm still at the hotel. They're going to Holmes. >> Sorry, what the [ __ ] is a Holmes? >> Holmes is the hospital. What was When they took >> I am coming. Oh my god, he's >> Very limited information at this point. Um they're going inside to check for these cameras. There's one camera there and it looks like there may be a camera over here. No, the father's here. The baby's on their way to the hospital already. Don't know if he was out here with her at the time. Apparently, when Michelle and them got here, nobody was doing Not the dad, not the maintenance worker, which I don't I don't know that makes them I don't know where that person is. So, don't know. I guess they said that they didn't do CPR because it was the instruction they were given was to put the on her side. But, doesn't make sense to me. >> All right. No pulse or anything? >> Nothing as of now. They were When I pulled up, they had they were still the ambulance was still here. They opened the door cuz Michelle was giving them some 1043 and they were still going. >> Okay. >> So, it's probably going to be an MCU callout, but >> Yeah. I'll go to the hospital. >> Yeah, Michelle's going up there now. I'm going to have two of 74 hang out with him and the dad cuz the dad didn't even go to the hospital. Nick is right there in the corner there with the dad. He didn't go to the hospital. I don't know why. in the ambulance and see what I don't know what information he's getting out of him at this point, but we're trying to figure out and I don't know if he got it already whether or not they were already out here at the pool if they got outside and went to the pool. There's also a maintenance worker that was apparently out here at some point. Nobody performed CPR. I don't know where that person went. Troy's inside trying to get video with the people with the trainee. There's the one camera over there and there's one camera in this building right here and I'm going to go call SVU. >> All right. You said are you staying here? I'm assuming. Do you have a room here? >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, I just called the detective. She doesn't have a problem with you going to the I mean have an officer bring you up to the hospital, but we're going to need your room key. >> I don't even have that. How are you planning on getting back in your room? >> I lost my external keys. >> Okay. What what what's your room number? >> Uh 2 30. 230. >> You don't know? >> I honestly, man, I don't >> 2:30 or 2:32? All right. Um are you going to Will you give us permission to go in there and look in the room? >> Oh, yeah, definitely. Well, her her her oldest son is in there. >> Is he How old is that? >> Jaden is 14, I >> Okay. And he's sleeping? >> He was. He He won't be up now. >> Well, I'm saying you haven't woken him up or ain't called him or told him what's going on? >> No, I haven't. I haven't. >> Okay. >> He got some beat street while >> Yeah, I mean, I don't you know, we'll try to be as >> Can we get you >> We're cautious with a 14, you know, not don't try to get him panicked. Just wondering if we should just have the big the 14-year-old go with you guys. >> That would That would be a good idea. >> Yeah, he's with dad. You're with your dad or you >> That's not my son. >> Not your son. >> That's my That's my son. >> Okay. Mom Mom's not his son over there. >> I I can take you up there if you want, man. >> Well, yeah, the officers Um yeah, just give me 1 minute here. Um your stuff is going to have to stay here right now just so that, you know I mean, even your >> shoes, everything. >> We'll get you up to the hospital here in a minute. >> Do you actually I know, it's 2:32. >> 2:32? >> 2:32. >> 2:32? I know you're really upset and I understand that. But, you know, they're working on her right now, okay? They're taking her to the you know, trauma center, so hopefully she can recover, okay? She's not She's not She's not passed away yet, okay? You called 911? >> I called 911. >> So, between her calling 911 and you just saw the baby in the pool, how how long of time frame would that be? >> I don't know. I can't even >> You see, I saw her come sprinting down the outside exit door right here. And when she hit about right here is when she got on the walkie, and she said, "Call 911." I repeated and I said, "What did you say?" She said, "Call 911." I immediately picked up the phone, called 911. Then she started asking me a million questions, and I was like, "Listen, I don't know. All I know is they said call 911. I don't know. All I know is they were the only two out there, so I assumed when she said call 911 that means something happened. >> He was asleep. And like I don't mean like oh, might have been a couple minutes like nodding nodding. He was nodding on some sort of something. >> grab the baby out of the pulled him pulled him out? >> Yes. >> Well, thank you for doing that. You're an awesome person for that, okay? Not worth anything. She said that the one over there? >> Yeah. >> Blocked. >> And you can see like a little bit of the staircases right here or the where he was in the pool at. >> Yep. >> Down here she came running around the corner right here. Came through the gate. Yelled at him yelled at the father? >> Yeah. And she ran over here grabbed >> pulled the baby out. Where was the father at the time? Sleeping in the pool? >> Sleeping Sleeping in the pool? >> That's what she said. On the steps. You can see him get up in the pool. >> What about that camera? >> I don't think that camera faces this way. >> That camera right there? >> It's a dome, so it's not a >> It should. >> Yeah. >> It should? >> She said the only She said the only angle she said she would have is the one that's right here. >> What about the other worker or her? Is she the worker that came out here? Is she the only person that came out here? >> that came out here. She radioed for the manager to call 911. And she's like, "What did you say?" She said, "Call 911." She called She called us. Came in here grabbed the baby pulled it out. She said she doesn't know how to do >> What made her even come out here? She was up there cleaning bedrooms and she looked at the window and saw the >> pool. >> Oh my god. >> the maintenance guy ran over and attempted >> And that's when we >> The maintenance >> worker did? Yeah. We got his information? >> I got the manager's information and the girl that pulled him out of the Um the guy that tried to do >> Okay. >> Yeah. All their PXs as well. >> All right. >> You can go wake up the 14-year-old and we'll have Jayden go with you and the officer to the hospital. >> Okay. >> So, he doesn't have a room key. >> Okay. >> So, there's a 14-year-old asleep in the room right now. So, you two can take him upstairs. Um nothing out of the room. >> Yeah, do do what you guys got >> No, I'm just saying there's no there's no just so we're preserving everything properly. >> [laughter] >> Mom. I just put her in here cuz Can you stay with her for one second? I'm just going to get them some information. >> Yep. Yep. >> I have more problems I have bigger problems I have bigger problems than your ego, [ __ ] >> Hello. I'm a detective Cedric. I'm here to Are you the father? I'm with Columbine. Are you from here? >> No. >> Just want to get some personal information from him. What's your first name? From what I was told, yes. >> As of when? >> Like a few minutes ago. I just talked to him. What's your What's your first name, sir? >> Sherif Smith. >> And what's your date of birth? >> Sir, if this is like if I'm not under arrest or I'm not anything like that, I really don't want to go over this. >> You don't want to talk to us about what happened? >> I mean if there's I mean what what what are you guys here for? >> Well, hold on, sir. Hold on. If I may. >> Uh the the police are here to You guys didn't say this You guys didn't you know like there's no reason for >> All right, so so so this is what I'm going to do. >> Sir, if I may say so myself. >> If you don't want to talk, you say you don't want to talk. >> I don't want to >> All right. But I do appreciate you, though. >> No problem. You have that right. You know, most most of these things that happen is an accident. You know, most parents in the world do not want to hurt their kids. Right? So, I understand your concern and I'm going to respect that. Okay? You will have another detective probably just going to reach out to you at some point. But we have to know what happened. Okay? So, your family, your wife, and your kids are there. You're at the hospital? >> Yes, in the cafeteria. >> Uh my wife is with the with our son and her son. >> The chaplain was with the 14-year-old. >> I'm sorry? >> The chaplain here, she's with the 14-year-old per the mom's request. She wanted to take him to the cafeteria. >> Okay, but the mom is here at the hospital. >> Yes, everybody's here. >> And everyone's here. Okay, where's the mom at? >> She should still be in the back in the emergency room. >> Uh but if you decide you do want to talk, I mean, I know it's a lot of It's a lot that's going on. >> Yeah. >> You know, and and you know, to have a police officer come and talk to you in a situation like this can be upsetting, but you got to understand our position. >> No, no, I I do and and honestly, it you you are >> What state are you guys from? >> Uh I'm from California. >> Oh, so you got to go to California. >> No, no. I'm from California. >> Oh, okay. Okay. [clears throat] The detective was actually going to be Detective Graves, I'm helping her out. She'll probably be up here in a little bit also. >> Well, I'd rather talk to you than my wife right now, so. >> Okay. But if you decide you want to talk, give me a call. You know, we're we're here for you to do the best, you know, we're here trying to make sure, you know, we got to find out what happened. But I understand you said you want to talk, just try to give me a call. Okay? >> Okay, I appreciate it. >> All right, good luck. I'm sorry for what's going on. >> I'm just taking Graves to the community policing program. >> Where? >> I'm just going, okay. >> Yeah, go ahead. >> Go ahead. >> Go ahead. >> We're going to take the teen to the task force. You want to come? >> I'm going to go back. >> Okay, you're under arrest, put your hands behind you. >> I'm going to go. >> Sheriff Smith was arrested and charged with child neglect causing great bodily harm after the child later investigators later upgraded the case and filed more serious charges.