On August 29th, 2025, officers were dispatched to Walmart in response to reports of a woman with two children exhibiting behavior consistent with being under the influence. >> Hello. How you doing, man? >> How you doing? >> Good. >> Good. I'm officer Dis Grove City Police Department. Uh we got a call about you. Sounds like you were uh stumbling around inside the store, so we just wanted to check on you and make sure that you were okay to drive. Said you're tired. Yeah. I'm not drunk or anything. Like I'm drained. I just moved into my apartment and I've been up cleaning and organizing. >> Gotcha. So you just been up for a long time then? >> Yeah. And I was crying because >> I got paid $600 in rent four kids and it's really stress. >> Gotcha. Yeah. They said they saw you go into the um >> the mother and cuz that's where I vent. >> What's uh what's the deal with the can here? >> My uh right here. the bank coming. So, I fixed it. >> Okay. How about you just set that down there on the trunk for me? You got an ID on you? >> Yeah. >> Okay. All right. Is it on you? >> No, it's tomorrow. You can go get it. >> Why are you like stumbling around and stuff? I want to make sure that you're okay cuz you seem like you're >> I have vertigo. >> Okay. >> Okay. So, when I'm really stressed and really drained, it irritates. But I've been up all day since 6:00. >> Okay. Um, well, tell tell me what when these other officers show up, we'll go get your your ID because right now >> cancel. >> Yeah, if you want to sit down, it's fine. >> Yeah. This is crazy. >> Um, you don't got any weapons or anything on you or inside the car, do you? >> No. >> Okay. What's the deal with the inhalent? >> The what? >> The inhalent? The spray bottle that you were holding when I walked up? >> I said I'm fixing my my >> Watch out for a second. >> What are you serious? Well, because you say you're fixing something. There's no indicator of spray or nothing. And I seen you holding the spray can and you're stumbling around. >> No, I'm not holding it. My daughter I actually open the door. >> Okay. Where is your ID at? >> In my purse. >> Do you mind if I go grab that? >> Go get my purse for me right now. >> This is crazy. >> Thank you. Appreciate it. >> This one right here. Mind if I grab it out? >> Yeah. But okay, we lived in our car for like a couple weeks cuz I was waiting for my section to come through for my unit. And so when the truck was open, my my cloth in my car kept on waiting >> like the >> which cloth? >> The roof like this? >> Well, if I told you that Walmart called us cuz they were concerned about some behavior that you were doing, that's the reason we're out here. I I'll go in there and vent because I have four kids and then I just cry sometimes cuz sometimes you got to cry. >> Okay. >> I haven't seen a mother before. >> There's nothing wrong with with letting your emotions out or anything like that, but when when we get information saying that you're you're stumbling around the store >> because my vertigo I have vertigo. >> Okay. >> Okay. When it when I'm stressed, it acts up. I'm not on I don't drink. I haven't drunk in 4 years. I don't have sex. I'm absent. I'm so I go to church. I'm just This whole ordeal is stressing me out. >> Okay. >> And I have no family here. So, it's just me. >> Okay. >> And I take care of everything. >> Where were you if you were spraying this? Where were you spraying it? Show me. >> Can I get up? Do you need help? >> I have bad. Okay. >> Show me. >> It's right here. >> Yeah. It's play. >> Can't open door. Open the door. You shut it cuz you was cold. But I want the door open. It's all right here. And I had too much. >> You care if I touch it? You >> sure? [Music] And I asked the man what I need to buy for in the store, but kept on coming and done. >> Okay. >> Um, where we're at with this right now is we're just going to give you the opportunity to do a few few field field sobriety test just to make sure that you're okay to drive. obviously you're about to enter the car with your two children. >> I can't walk the straight line for nothing. >> Okay. Well, there's walk you through everything that we need to do. You either do need or >> so if I was you see what they had watch. >> Yeah. Like every like it's hereditary. My cousin in Lex, Kentucky has it >> and when she like when she first wakes up, she got pills for it. >> But mine's only act up when I'm really stressed and I'm under a lot of stress. I just moved in yesterday. >> I'm trying to organize my house. I bought curtains and I bought rods. >> Okay. So, they saw that you had gone into the >> the mother's room, >> right? >> Did you go in with your children or No, >> no. >> Okay. So you just left them outside the door then or >> No, they would stand right there. >> Were they inside the room with you? >> No, they was standing by the door. >> Okay. What were you doing inside the room there? >> I was pranking and crying. I swear. >> Okay. >> And then I listen where my phone >> Well, your phone's in here first, but just hang out here. We're going to I'm going to run you through some tests just to make sure that you're fine to go drive off with your two kids. Obviously, I don't want them to get hurt, right? >> So, that's my concern. Um, so I'm going to explain a few things to you. Are you fine if um we close the door and your kids stay here and I'll just walk you to the front of this cruiser? Is that okay with you? >> Yeah. >> I can have this officer stay and make sure that >> you can leave the open. >> Well, we just don't want them to run out. >> Okay. Just make sure to sit down. Okay. >> Sure. All right. We're going to walk over here. >> So, um she bought some spray adhesive. She was trying to fix her roof liner. Um, she does have video of her in the store I can watch like see what the hell she was doing. She said her whole thing with going to the mother's room is venting cuz they're living out their car. So, she goes in there and like vents. But, we're going to put her through a field soiety test. >> She left her little girls alone for 15 minutes outside like >> they were like knocking on the door saying, "Mommy, I love you. Mommy, I love you." >> Okay. >> It was just weird. >> Um, so what I'll have you do is just take your hands and put them up on your chin like this. And then are you able to see the tip of my finger? >> Okay. >> So, what I need you to do is just with your eyes and your eyes only follow my finger. Does that make sense? >> Do you have any questions about that? >> Okay. Are you still doing all right? Still doing good to continue. >> Okay. It's going to be a little bit longer this time. Just keep your hands up here on your chin for me. All right. >> When she's walking with the cart, she's fine, but like she's walking like her feet like she's walking like Godzilla. Honestly, it was super weird. >> Well, she says she has vertigo, you know. People lie though, so >> I don't know. No, it might be nothing. It was just We were worried because of the kids. We debated calling for like 20 minutes. >> So, you said she left them alone for 15 minutes. They were wandering around. >> I guess the whole time she's in the mother's room. >> Okay. Um do you have anything that's physically wrong with you that I know you said you'd have some sort of issue walking in a straight line. Is that right? >> Um what what's going to cause that issue? Is that the vertigo that you were talking about? >> Yeah. >> Like I want to get checked out but I never have time. >> Sure. And I'm trying and I enrolled new schools today and took longer than what I expected cuz I changed addresses, >> right? >> And then when I left CCS, I immediately came No, I went to Aldi's like all these on South High. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> And I went to the thrift store to buy some curtains because my new place don't have uh lines. >> That was all today. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Um, so I'm going to give you the opportunity to do the walk and turn test. I can take that into account that you have vertigo and you have injury of the feet. Um, I can explain the test to you and then you can let me know if you would like to try it. Does that sound reasonable? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Um, so I'm just going to have >> What is it? >> I left down. >> Okay. Well, I'm going to have you stand up for this one. Okay. >> I think I might >> Yeah, if you'd like to. >> Yeah. >> We type up a sworn statement real quick. Just basically stating cuz um here's where we're at. We're putting her through field testing anyways. um just kind of go that route, see if there's we have anything as far as alcohol or drugs go. Um so if we do go that route and she there is evidence to to prove that, we will need a statement. So if you guys just want to knock one out real quick, >> um that would help. >> Um so when you do this, I just need you to uh in a heel to toe fashion, >> you're going to take nine steps down that line. a turn and then nine steps back. Do you think that you'd be able to do it? >> Okay. Do you want to make an attempt at doing it? >> All right. Am I going to jail? >> So, you're not Here's where I'm at with this. I believe that you are some level of intoxicated. >> I'm see Hang on. Let me explain a little bit further to you. Stop. Stop. Hey, if you need to if you need to sit stop Hey, listen. What I'm about to tell you might make your day a little bit better. Okay. >> Stop. All right. >> I'm so tired. I have not seen you driving your car in the state that you are in. There is no video from Walmart that shows you inside of your vehicle in the state that you're in. Meaning, I'm not arresting you for OBI or operating motor vehicle under the influence. Nor am I arresting you for physical control because you're not doing that. My concern right now is that you have two small children with you. >> I'm going to drive slow. >> No, no. I I am not going to let you drive and stay with me. >> I don't have no one to jab me. >> Oh my god. Let me see. Sit down. Okay. So, can you understand that from my point of view? >> Can I breathize the test or something? >> Say it one more time. >> I breathize the test. I don't drink. >> I drink and that the adhesive wasn't in the life that I just opened it. >> Okay. >> I just opened it to spray my my ceiling cuz I'm >> I can't afford them to strip my whole ceiling. >> Right. So, based off of what I'm seeing, I believe you are impaired by something. I don't know if you're impaired by alcohol, but I am I will not let you drive today. And >> but why do you think I'm under influence? Because I can't walk in a straight line. >> Not because you can't walk in a straight line. Again, I didn't see you walk in a straight line cuz you said that you didn't want to based off of what I'm hearing from your slurry and slow speech. You're unsteady on your feet. Your eye is unsteady. >> When I looked at your eyes, you you have showed several indicators of impairment within your eyes. Usually that's >> stress. Like you not understand. Stress isn't something that's going to cause that. >> I promise it does, honey. I haven't had anything. >> I've gone through >> to drink, anything, to eat. I have been fasting for 3 days. Do you understand? >> All right. I understand that. Again, that's not something that's going to cause what I'm seeing in your eyes. I've been given plenty of training. >> So, you're saying that I'm under influence because I ain't held that stuff for split second cuz I was spraying my the the ceiling. I shouldn't have sprayed it. >> Well, that's not what I'm saying. Is that what happened? That you were just inside there spraying it and then it got into your nose and that's why you think that this might have happened. >> Well, that's what I'm asking you cuz you're the one who brought that up. >> I mean, I'm asking like how am I acting? I don't know. This is how I exactly that. But >> do you have somebody that can come pick you and your kids up? >> That's my phone. >> But you do have somebody. >> I can try. >> Okay. Why don't you try to I'll get you your phone. Okay. And why don't you try to get a hold of somebody that can come pick up you and your kids? Okay. >> How long were you spraying that stuff in the trunk? >> Like I just came out the store so I just opened it. You can read my receipt. >> Well, that's not the problem that I have. The problem is if that's what you think it was that you were inhaling too much of it there in the back. >> You think you cannot say that fast? >> I mean it does feel wet. So like you probably like it. I put my hand on it, it does feel like sticky, >> right? My hand >> I mean it just it kind of depends on if you how much you were I mean that stuff's strong. Like I smelt it like even just rotating the can and I was like that stuff is strong. >> But um I mean were you I mean I'll ask you straight up. Were you purposely inhaling it? >> No. >> To like try to get high or anything or were you just trying to >> or were you just trying to fix it? >> I really was trying to fix it. I'mma fix it. like Pixie Randy like Pixie >> Philly. I get it. I get it. I mean, >> I got to do what I got to do. >> Hi. Um, are you able to come out here >> and um pick up I'm sorry, what's your name again? >> Chvel. >> Pick up Chvel and her two kids. >> Okay. Okay. Um, you Grove City and Walmart. >> Yes. So, it's going to be the Walmart that's on Stringtown Road. >> Um, I live in Galloway. I'm like a couple exits up. >> Okay. All right, sounds good. We'll see you then. >> All right. >> All right. Bye-bye. >> All right. Bye. >> All right. I'll give this back to you. >> Do you just want me to set it back in your car? >> Is that okay? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Do you go in the room to kind of look for a break? >> A room? >> The room? Like the mom room to like kind of have a break from everything? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> That's my den place. I go in there and pray and um I have the you virgin verbal app is on my phone. >> Okay. >> And I listen to my scriptures and and hush home, >> you know. >> Is there a reason you do it at a Walmart? >> No. I'll come to Walmart and shop. >> Yeah. >> No, no. The shopping thing is totally fine. The only thing is like the the loss prevention people said that you were in there for like 15 minutes. So when they see that, it's a little concerning to them as to why somebody might be in that room for an extended period of time and they're in and their and their kids are sitting outside. >> I'm doing that 15 minutes. >> Okay. >> My daughter, my little one, kicked the door down. >> Okay. >> She's a bully. >> Yeah. >> All right. So, here's where we're at with this. Um, today you are going to get a citation. >> Yes. We're not going to jail tonight. than just one for endangered children. >> I believe that you would have gotten into your car and taken off in the state that you're in. >> I don't believe that you can care for yourself at the moment, which means I don't believe children. >> Really, >> you are more than entitled to your defense, but this is based off of what I've seen indicators of just speaking to me and then what I've seen on the test if you allow me to do >> like I said, you're morally entitled to your own defense. >> It's okay. I respect your opinion. >> Not a conviction, but a charge. So, if you want to fight this later, So, um, just hang out. We're going to write those out for you. You'll get your copy in a court date. Then you can handle that later date. Does that make sense? >> Yeah. >> The woman was charged with endangering the life of a child and was issued a court date. A family friend later arrived to safely transport her and her children home.