So, was it like full kicks like this?
>> was like stomping.
>> Stomping.
>> He was stomping on him.
>> When a teenager is accused of brutally
assaulting a disabled man in his care,
he claims it's all a big
misunderstanding, but shocking evidence
will soon force the truth to come to
light.
>> You do know your dash camera's in that
episode, right?
>> Yes.
>> What do you think those cameras are
going to show?
>> The following footage has never been
seen before. On February 5th, 2024,
police in Billings Heights, Montana
receive a concerning report.
>> I'm calling about Protective Services,
and I have a report from adult abuse.
>> And who is it here that's being abused?
>> His name is
Alan Edward White. He's in the hospital
with broken ribs, a brain bleed, and a
lacerated liver.
>> Officers learn that Alan Wright is 37
years old, but because of his
intellectual disabilities, he functions
cognitively at the level of a toddler.
He lives in a group care home for
vulnerable adults, and the manager,
Debran, fills an officer in on more
details.
>> He's been a resident for quite a while.
To be honest with you, sir, he eats
himself. Like, he eats his arms.
>> Um,
okay.
>> Yeah, and when you see if you see him,
you'll you'll see that. It's pretty
>> And you said that he frequently has
bruises on him due to his fighting with
staff and all that kind of stuff.
>> Well, fighting with peers, fighting with
staff, he hits himself.
>> Okay.
>> So, like, he's given himself black eyes.
Like, it's We do a body check on him
every single day, and we document as
much as we can.
>> Okay.
>> Um, but it's just kind of Alan. Like, he
just
We Honestly, he's just very
cantankerous.
>> All right.
>> He's a pretty angry angry little
individual.
>> Okay.
>> Alan is mostly nonverbal, almost
completely blind, and weighs just over
100 lb, leaving him especially
vulnerable and dependent on others for
care. The Brand describes last night as
a relatively normal evening for Allen
until a staff member noticed he had
trouble breathing. As the officer meets
the Brand at the hospital, the reason
for this becomes clear.
>> Almost always ribs are broke. He has a
lacerated liver.
>> On the left side of his
>> yeah, on the left side and he has a
brain brain bleed.
>> And a brain bleed. Okay. Um
>> And also when I got to the ER, when I
was changing him,
I noticed on the left side a
a very large bruise.
>> Bruise. Okay.
>> According to a staff member named
Kirsten, the severe injuries were caused
by another caretaker, 19-year-old Donte
Garriott.
>> I could see him kicking, like full-on
kicking. He wasn't just
>> Wasn't just scooting him along?
>> No. So, then I went straight to the
office. I just kept walking and I said
and then like, "DeBrand, you need to do
something about Donte."
>> Yeah.
>> He's
>> So, was it like full kicks like this?
>> It was like stomping.
>> Stomping.
>> He was stomping on him.
>> Okay.
>> With cameras throughout the group home
recording both video and audio,
investigators are hopeful they captured
critical evidence that might validate
her claims. For now, with Allen in
critical condition, the teenager is
quickly brought in to address these
allegations.
>> How long have you been working at
Residential Support Services?
>> Around 2 months. Month and a half or so.
>> And what did you do before that?
>> I was working at Pizza Ranch. Doing
delivery.
>> According to manager DeBrand, Donte is
her neighbor and she knows his aunt
personally. She not only told him about
the job opening at the care home, but
served as the sole reference on his
application. He was hired despite having
no prior caregiving experience.
>> Do you think he's kind of young to be
working there?
>> No. I mean, 18. And we have some 18,
19-year-olds that are phenomenal.
>> Really?
>> DeBrand admits that after Donte was
hired, he missed several required
training sessions, including
de-escalation techniques, CPR, and
medication administration. Despite this,
she still allowed Dante to give
medications to patients, including
Allen. After his Miranda warnings are
read, the detective confronts Dante.
>> Another one of your coworkers said they
saw you kicking him.
>> No, when he was on the ground.
>> Did he?
>> Yeah.
>> Hey,
yeah, well, when I when he was on the
ground
>> Okay.
So, tell me everything that happened.
>> Yeah, I
when he was on the ground, I don't
really know how to move him, so I was
like maneuvering him around with my
feet.
>> Okay.
Your coworker said you were stomping on
him.
I didn't stomp on him.
Okay. People don't just get these
injuries from getting nudged.
All right. You do know you're there's
cameras in that facility, right?
>> Yes.
>> What do you think those cameras are
going to show?
>> Investigators were able to review what
happened within the group home the night
prior. As the footage begins, Kirsten
calls out to Allen to check his weight.
>> Come on, come on.
Allen, go check your your weight.
>> Put my hands
>> 103
>> Afterward, Dante can be seen escorting
Allen to his room when he suddenly falls
to the floor. Dante then appears to use
his feet to nudge Allen forward. He
explains what happened once they went
off camera.
>> He was actually laying down, and then
I didn't really stomp on him in the
middle of it, cuz the way he falls down,
he does just kind of like
sprawl out, like he some I don't know.
>> There was a guy once. I'm going to show
you something.
Who's that?
>> That's Allen.
>> That's Allen?
Does that look like a friendly nudge?
>> I know.
>> Was that there yesterday?
>> I
>> You have a picture of him?
Was this just there?
>> No.
>> The photo depicts a large reddish-purple
bruise covering the side of Allen's body
extending from his upper back down to
his pelvis.
>> How are you doing right now, talk to
>> I'm really nervous because
>> Tell me what you're nervous
>> I don't like seeing this.
>> Well, I'm going to leave him here so you
know how scared he is. Are you scared
>> I'm scared for him.
>> Okay. Are you scared for yourself?
Are you nervous right now?
>> Mentally, I'm
>> As the footage continues, Dante returns
to the couch and appears to start
playing a game on his phone. Soon after,
Allen reemerges from his bedroom and
lingers nearby. Dante, seemingly
agitated, gets up to take Allen back to
his room. Several loud thuds can then be
heard off camera.
>> Dante.
>> Dante then returns to the couch and to
his phone. Meanwhile, Kirsten, who
passed Dante and Allen as she walked
through the hallway, quickly alerts the
manager.
>> I went after setting
um Kirsten came to the office. Very
quickly and shut the door and she said
to breath.
Dante kicked Allen.
Like how?
On the leg.
I said nothing like that to me yet. I
said what?
I mean he got up and shut the door on
me.
I said, "Okay."
And then Dante went out
and I called Dante into the office. I
said, "Did you kick Allen?"
And I was very firm with him. I said,
"Did you kick Allen?"
>> I told Dante Okay.
>> Yeah, I said he kicked Allen. Yeah, I
said he kicked Allen.
No kicking.
pushing Allen cuz it looked like you had
kicked Allen.
>> No, what?
>> What did you do? Just be
really careful.
>> Okay.
>> Oh, yeah. The way that Allen was laying.
>> Yeah, I got you.
>> I said you kicked his I knew it cuz I
was like
>> I just said move. Yeah, I get I get you.
>> It's just because from the the way that
camera angle is, it looks like you went
>> OH, NO.
>> YEAH, WHICH I KNEW DIDN'T HAPPEN cuz
then I saw the other camera caught you.
>> He didn't move.
>> Yeah, so no.
>> Just be super careful.
>> Okay.
>> With that.
>> And I said, "Okay."
>> you guys know that you're not supposed
to do that. You do not lay hands on
clients."
>> Just because I do it, too. Like, when he
comes at me, I put my feet up.
>> Yeah.
>> Um there was another person who did that
at another home.
>> Yeah.
>> Just giving you a heads-up. You're not
in trouble.
>> Yes.
>> Just back up.
>> Yes, I got you.
>> All right, just cuz I saw that and I was
like, "Oh, let's probably address that
before the big boss."
>> Yeah.
>> I think but Debran not saying to Allen,
"No, he's
>> Reassured that he isn't going to get
into trouble, Dante returns to Allen.
>> Allen,
they thought I was cute, too.
It's okay. He's still okay. You know
what? He's fine now. That's
Yeah. He's a funny guy, huh?
>> After Dante reports that Allen is now
struggling to breathe, Kirsten returns
to talk to Debran.
>> Is he
talking?
>> Yeah.
I know.
He's not moving?
>> Yeah, like what I
I'm not sure if I can pick him up.
>> He was asked to leave.
He was breathing funny.
And he would not, like, he would not
respond to me. And within a 45-second
assessment, I was like, I looked at
Dante and I said, "Call 911.
Something is wrong with my guy."
And
Dante was the one who called 911.
>> Okay, tell me what
>> Exactly what happened. Uh one of our
clients is just
I don't
I'm not really sure how to describe it.
He's just being pale.
Uh
I don't know. He's not walking
around. He's not really moving around.
He's having really like different
breathing. His breathing is really
heavy.
>> Is he completely alert?
>> He's He's not alert right now, no.
>> One of the things, like it did not
matter how much pain that I was in
he kicked
going to the hospital.
And he I watched him throw paramedics
across the room to not get in that
stretcher cuz they had to restrain him.
And he literally I watched him like
throw them across the room.
I kicked him up.
And he did not move.
>> Paramedics quickly arrived leading to
concern from a female resident.
>> I don't know what's going on with Allen.
>> What's going on?
>> I don't know.
I know just about as much as you do,
sadly.
>> Oh my.
>> As paramedics tended to Allen, Kiersten
entered the office fighting back tears.
>> [snorts]
[snorts]
>> As Dante's interrogation continues, the
detective presses him for the truth.
>> His rib cage, they're broken.
His chest is like concave now cuz he
can't really breathe. It's disgusting to
look at.
This man cannot talk for himself.
You tell me what happened.
I can have a witness tell me what
happened, but I want you to tell me what
happened.
>> But Dante simply replies that he doesn't
know what to say. The detective leaves
him alone with the images and while the
investigator is out of the room, Dante
snaps a quick photo and sends the
pictures to his aunt. When the detective
returns with backup, Dante quickly folds
under the pressure finally admitting the
horrifying truth of what happened to
Allen.
>> He would
you know,
choke Allen.
He would kick his body and would get up
slowly and kick him.
Show us how you kicked him.
Okay.
Pretty hard?
How many times did you kick him?
We're talking
100 times?
>> No, not 100 times. Was it more than 10
times?
>> Pretty pretty hard kicks 10 times?
>> Something like
>> But this isn't all Dante did to Allen.
Investigators note that at one point in
the footage, Dante appears as though his
hand is in pain.
>> And did you
scratch him on his body and push him
once in his face?
>> [snorts]
>> On his lips?
On his jaw?
>> Can you show [clears throat] me how you
had your hands
on him?
When you punched him?
>> I did.
>> [clears throat]
>> I did.
>> With a closed fist?
>> Yeah.
>> Investigators once again leave Dante
alone with his thoughts.
>> He was scratching and punching.
>> Following his interview, Dante was
arrested for aggravated assault, but 3
days later investigators would receive
heartbreaking news about Allen that
would change the course of Dante's case.
According to police records, a
long-standing blood disorder had
progressed to the point that open-heart
surgery was Allen's only treatment
option, but he wasn't strong enough for
it. Instead, Allen was returned to the
group home for hospice care. 12 days
following his assault, 37-year-old Allen
Wright passed away after enduring
unimaginable suffering.
>> He was probably a much fragile
individual.
>> Okay.
>> And he
when we got him back
>> He did hospice.
>> In hospice.
When we got him back,
I never seen so helpless a person.
He was bruised.
Black and purple and his all the way
down. Like, Dante stomped on his
genitals. They were black.
His everything was black.
He couldn't move. I mean, staff would
call me and be like, he is in pain and
you could hear him.
And because he was non-verbal, it was
like a breathing. He was like, "Ah!"
And he would shake and he would sweat.
And there was not enough medication we
could give him to be comfortable.
He was up for 3 days straight before he
passed. He passed.
To be I'm sorry. He didn't want to die.
He did not want to die.
He did not want to die. His body gave
up.
>> A later autopsy found that Allen had
sustained seven fractured ribs along
with internal injuries that were still
visible on his organs. His cause of
death was determined to be blunt force
trauma with contributory factors of a
pre-existing health condition. The
manner of death was ruled a homicide.
>> Okay. And from what I've heard from like
his friends and and everything like
through the grapevine and stuff, it's
like,
"Oh, he was such a good kid. He should
just He should just get off of some
probation." And it was just like
one little smack and
>> Well,
>> And I'm like, "No. Like, you don't just
>> This innocent man deserves justice.
>> um and like his I his whole family and
friends are just like,
>> At the time of DeBrand's interview,
19-year-old Dante had already been
released on bond. And while he expressed
remorse in his interrogation, DeBrand
describes him as already moving on with
his life.
>> Like, he's just
hanging out.
Being high all day. Like, literally this
morning when I was going to leave for
work, and he's like, "Hi, babe." Walking
out.
Just like it's nothing's to him.
And he's
getting in his truck, driving away. And
I'm like,
and all I can think is Allen is dead.
And he's just enjoying life.
>> But his freedom would be short-lived.
According to court records, in June of
2025, Dante Garriet entered a plea of
guilty to mitigated deliberate homicide.
He was sentenced to 35 years in prison
with 10 years suspended. The group home
closed permanently following Allen's
homicide. Allen's name now lives on
through a law designed to protect those
who cannot protect themselves. Signed by
Montana's governor in May 2025, Allen's
Law increases penalties for employees
and volunteers at caregiving facilities
who commit certain crimes against
vulnerable people in their care. The law
allows an additional 1 to 10 years in
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