on the ground. >> Stop resisting or you're going to get tagged. >> No one's resisting. Stop resisting or you're going to get tagged. >> This father, in a desperate bid to save his daughter, became the very danger she needed saving from. The night began with him frantically telling police his 14-year old was kidnapped by hotel staff, clutching his younger child. His behavior grew increasingly erratic, escalating a family disturbance into a public crisis. But the truth was far more disturbing than a simple kidnapping. >> She is safe in my room. I go with the the daughter of the guy. She's like, "My dad is very drunk and when he gets drunk, he gets abusive. He hits the woman when he shrunk. I do not feel safe at all with him." >> A bystander revealed the girl wasn't missing. She was hiding from her own father. She had secretly begged strangers to call the police. Terrified of what his drunken rage would lead to at home. The father's frantic search wasn't for a lost child, but for the daughter who had escaped his control. >> Hello. >> You have enough to deal with. >> I just hate it. >> Oh my god. >> What are you doing? >> Get on the ground. >> I didn't do anything. >> Stop. >> The chaos multiplied when the children's mother arrived, immediately launching into a violent tirade that ended in her own arrest. Confrontations erupted across the poolside as police struggled to contain the spiraling situation. >> Hand down and steps back. Listen, how do you your hands on me now? That's it. >> Now you're going >> take my take my phone. >> The father's aggressive resistance against the officers ultimately led to his forceful takedown. >> He yesterday he was drinking. He was fine. He wasn't getting mad and then today was like >> his daughter later corroborated the entire story detailing a history of fear fueled by his drinking. >> Give me one second. Okay. We'll let us deal with this and then we'll explain everything to you. Okay. You know, >> I don't understand. >> Listen, you're being detained right now. >> In the end, he faced charges of child abuse and endangering his own children. The night he called for help to save his family became the very night it was torn apart by his actions.