like literally cannot even just believe this all this [ __ ] can happen. Honestly, I can I You brought her to a bar. Yeah. And you know what? Sat inside. On January 28th, 2025, officers were dispatched to a local bar after reports of a child left unattended in a vehicle. Hello. Hello. Are you the owner of this vehicle? I am. I mean, I am the owner of the vehicle, but I'm not her mother. She's inside. I just grab the keys from her and check on her. Check on who? Her? Okay. What's your name? My name is Josh. I'm her boyfriend. The mother of this child. Officers went inside the bar to locate the child's mother. Well, hello. Sitting at the bar with an alcohol drink. Okay. What's going on, Christina? Christina, come stay with me. Got an idea why we're here. Yeah, she's fine. You can stay with me. All right. I just literally came here to get my boyfriend. Okay. And so question. Okay. So, Christina, let me get your information first. Actually, can you come stand over here? Christina, hey, where's Josh? Josh is with our other officers. I need you to pay attention and focus. Okay, I am going to read you something uh just because this is going in a weird direction. Uh you're not under arrest. You're going to stay here. You're not going to be dipping and dodging me, but you're going to stay right here. Okay. Your child is okay. Okay. Okay. And Josh is okay. So, I'm going to read you something because like I said, this is kind of go this is going to go in a different direction. I have a feeling. Um I just need you to focus. So, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can use against you in court. You have the right to talk to a lawyer for advice before we ask you any questions and to have them with you during questioning. Don't walk over here. If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be appointed to you before any questioning if you wish. If you decide to answer questions now without a lawyer present, you Why don't you go back inside or go over there to the benches? Why don't you come? No, no, no, no. Why don't you go over there? Why don't you come to me? No. Go over there. Explain what's going on. I don't need to explain anything to you right now. Go over there. Actually, you really do. Why? Go over there. Listen to me. I am trying. Listen. No. No. No. Christina, listen. I'm going to give you one more opportunity. No. I I know. I know you're not going anywhere. Okay. Okay. Just let me go. But here's the deal. When I tell you to stop moving. Okay. All right. Sit right here. Can I just sit right here? So, I'm debating on whether to put you in handcuffs right now because you don't know how to listen. Yes. I'm I know how to listen. You want to have a seat? We can do that. Let's walk over and have a seat. Yes. We're all 105. Okay. Yep. We're all good. Spell your first name. K R I S T I N A. K R I S T I N A. Yes, sir. Christina, middle initial. Okay. So, Christina, you've been read your rights. Uh, I have a feeling you know why we're here. Do you wish to explain or figure maybe help me better understand what the heck is going on? I literally came here to get my boyfriend. We were fighting or sleeping. This car Josh. Okay. So, this is this is Josh's car. Um and you were driving Josh's car. I Did you drive Josh's car here? I did. Okay. So, um, Josh was here with you. I I He was here. I got here after him. We We had been arguing. I just You can have a seat back now. Thank you. Um, so you and Josh were arguing and Josh came here by himself. Yes. Okay. And then what time did Josh get here to the bar? I I really don't know, honestly. What time did you get here to the Can I check my phone? Sure. probably less than a half an hour ago. Okay. About a half an hour ago, you got to the bar and you came inside. I came inside. Josh was in here. He was. And then I had been sitting out here watching the baby. Okay. And I just I got a drink. I was just waiting for him to leave so he could go home. Okay. So, at some point you decided to leave the child in the car to go inside and have a drink at the bar. I was out here the whole time. I literally had just That wasn't my question. My question was at some point you decided to go inside. He was out here watching the baby. Who was? Josh was. Okay. So Josh knew the baby was out here too. Yeah. And at one point were you guys both inside when the baby was Well, yeah, because we were standing out here for quite a while. So I'm trying to figure out what at what point did both of you guys decide to go inside and have a drink and leave? I just wanted to get my boyfriend from the bar. I did. I was not trying to stay here at all. I was trying to just go home. I understand. I can you explain why you would leave your child in the car unattended on a cold night when the No. Have a seat. I understand. Okay. Do you understand? Because you're having a very difficult time comprehending and following simple instructions. I'm sorry. I'm just nervous. I just want my child back. Why are you so nervous? Because I just I just want What makes you nervous? I just wanted to go home. I didn't want any of this to happen. Okay. Who is What were you guys arguing about today? You and Josh about him not being home. I just wanted to go home. I live I live with my I live we live over here in Edgewater. Where? Off of Okay. So, you guys live together? Yes. How did Josh get here? He has his own vehicle. Is that here? Yes, sir. Which one is that? I believe it's just Is that the Dodge that you just put in the call? Yes. Okay. Thank you. [Music] Um, if I did something wrong, arrest me right now. So, like I said 2 minutes ago. Arrest me right now. If I committed a crime, arrest me right now or I'm going to go inside. Okay, cool. Quiet. Okay. Uh, he does not inter I'm going to talk to you in a second, but he's going to make sure you understand it. Okay. Okay. So, before we ask you any questions, you understand your rights. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say cannot be used against court. You have the right to talk to your lawyer for advice before we ask you any questions and to have them with you during questioning. If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be appointed to you before any questioning if you wish. If you decide to answer any questions now without a lawyer present, you will still have the right to stop answering any time. You also have the right to stop answering any time until you talk to a lawyer. Do you understand those rights? Yes. Okay. And we have all of Josh's information. It's in the call. It's inputed already. I just need to input it. I'll talk with you now, Josh. that needs to be read to you because there's some pretty serious allegations. I understand. I do. Okay. And you're in handcuffs. It's pretty evident that you're not free to go. That's a procedural thing that needs to happen. So, you want to talk to me? Tell me what's going on. So, I've been in here by myself hanging out for the last few hours. She showed up here. I told her not to come up here. Mhm. Oh, Gray is going to jump in and ask questions as we're going along, too. So, go ahead. I told her not to come. I said, "Go to the house. I'll meet you there." At no point have I drove this vehicle. It is registered in my name. Yes. Because she cannot have a vehicle registered in her name because she has a DUI in North Carolina. Okay. So I registered the vehicle in this name. She paid for the vehicle. It's in my name. Yeah. I think we're focusing on the wrong thing. Like I don't care about the vehicle. Okay. So what I want to understand is why what what illegal fraction am I what am I doing? Because I was inside. I she just came inside. Okay. She came here with her. So, do you want to jump? Go ahead. Jump in. So, you What time did she get here? Like an hour. Like an hour. So, it's roughly around 8. Around about 7:30. Yes. And I told her multiple times to go in the car and go to my house. Did she have any drinks while she was in there? At the very last minute. I think last minute. Okay. Right before I came out here. At any point did she say she has a kid in the car? She told me yes. She did. Told you yes. When was that? This is when I came out here to check on her. Check on who? her kid. He came out. I didn't know she was here. That's why I had the keys. I came out here to give me your keys. My question is, so when she got here, she met you inside the bar. Correct. Yeah. She didn't tell me she was in here until then she told me she was and I grabbed her keys before I had to check on her. I just I'm trying to understand that she came here and met you inside the bar. Correct. Yes. Let's talk about him. Let's talk about what he At what point did she tell you that the kid was in the car right away? I came out here. Right before he came out with the keys. Yes. Okay. So, you just came out here randomly. That's why I grabbed her keys and came out here to check on her. Check on who? Her daughter. How did you know the daughter was in the car? She told me when I when you came outside my daughter, but still like I was worried. So, I came out here to check and then after you checked on your this I'm to understand that um it's not your biological child. Do you guys are like you guys are boyfriend? Dating. Okay. How long you guys been together? Six months. Six months. Her kid calls me. What's the deal? Is his father is the kid's father? He beat he beat the [ __ ] out of her. So, lack of better terms, like you're the child's father. You're the father figure. Okay. Okay, I got you. What time did you get to the bar? Listen, I got off work at at 2:00 today. I was at surfing and I came here. Okay. 5:30. The fact that she wouldn't go home. No, no, no. Initially, like that caused her to come here. I told her to go home and meet me at the house cuz she was with her. Where was she today that she wasn't? took her to the Orlando Science Center. Okay. Okay. And I said, "When you get done, we'll meet at the house." Said, "I got off early today. I work like 70 hours a week." Mhm. I worked in town. I do uh vinyl installation, like car vehicle wraps and stuff like that. I worked in town at Canal Street today, which is very rare. I don't ever work in town. My boss said, "You're done for the day cuz I don't want you to come to Orlando." I just start I decided to drink. So, I started drinking at Surf. Okay. I wasn't drunk. I left and came here. Ever since then, I am drunk right now. And I'm not planning on I was not planning on leaving here and driving. Fine. Um, and you think she got here about an hour and a half ago? Yes. Okay. And sounds like the conversation I thought she I thought she took her home to her parents. She normally does take her to her parents house in Port Orange. How long was she here before she told you that? It was What's the child's name? Keys. That was when I found out she No, no, no. That's So that's not true because you said that you had come out and checked on the child previously. No, but she I asked No, I asked her if she was out here, but she said, you know, she took her home cuz this is weird cuz sometimes she takes her home. It's a little different because she was saying that you guys were like swapping back and forth and that's a different story, right? If you guys are like swapping back and forth and she comes back, she normally does do that. You check on the child like No, no, no, no, no. Hell no. No, no, no. I'm sorry. No, no. Listen, I've been with that chick for 6 months, but I'm not I'm not No, that's that's not how that's how that's going. That's I'm not I'm not playing that [ __ ] Plan what? Like her saying that checking in in and out. I I never ask the ask the bartender if I ever went outside the whole time until the just now when I came outside with the keys. I did not come outside until just now. Okay. I'm not playing that crap, dude. Okay. So, you're saying that she's been here for an hour and a half? Yes. And I re the only time I finish my question. I I'm sorry. Okay. So, you're saying that she's been here for an hour and a half and only in the last 20 minutes. I'm telling you what, let him finish. Yeah. Go ahead. He wants to talk. Grabbed her keys and I said, "Give me your keys. I'm going to go check on her." And that's when I saw this lady right here with the door open. This is the next take me to jail. Come on. Let's go. Let's go. Another one. Thanks, Edgewater. Love you. Come on, Josh. Oh, hi. Oh, we're together. Thank you. You did this [ __ ] 91 I doing in here. This is all your Robert Street number 35. Nothing seen only in sliming doors and breaking things. Wasn't my Oh, this is not I got to leave. I told you we needed to leave. Okay. I'm getting a child like charged. Yeah, me too. Cuz you can you please stop? We're in this [ __ ] together. I asked I've been hanging out here by myself. I just You brought this on me. I wanted You brought this on me. I wanted I didn't do nothing wrong. Now I have child neglect charges on me. Josh, I'm in. I have child neglect charges on me. And I have a child. You see here? I told you what the I told you to go home. I'm asking. I told you to go to home. Can you please stop? I told you to go home. Please stop. I told you to go home and you didn't go home. Now I'm in handcuffs. I understand. Why? Why am I in handcuffs? Why are you freaking out on me? I told you. I should have. Now I don't have my own kid. Josh, I under [ __ ] I know. Well, I don't want to be doing this right now. I just wanted us to be at home together. I told you that. I told you to go home. You're right. I didn't because hunger here. I know. I know. She's going to get taken away from me. I told you to go home. I know. I know. I don't want to be like this. It's done. Your parents are going to hate me forever now. No. We just You didn't do nothing. I didn't do nothing wrong. I just been hanging out here, man. Can you just please just give me a kiss? I can't. I need something and that we're going to both My charges are going to get dropped. I didn't do [ __ ] But how the f How the did this happen? She was sleeping. It doesn't matter. You brought her here. I told you to go home. You're right. But I just didn't want to leave you. Then look, now look at us. Now look at Now look what's happening because you decided not all of this stuff. You didn't listen to me. I don't care. quiet. You didn't listen to me. You should have went home and everything would have been fine. I don't want us to be these people. I can't I like literally cannot even just believe this all this [ __ ] happened. Honestly, I can I brought her to a bar. Yeah. And you know what? You sat inside. And I also asked you to leave. How many times? I told you to. You're right. I told you not to come here. You didn't tell me not to come. I said go home. You know what, Josh? I said go to the house. Your chares are going to be dismissed. But my beat you there. Cool. Your charges are going to dismiss in my Well, guess what? I still got to deal with this [ __ ] And guess what? Too, honey. Me, too. Instead, I could have bonded you out, but now I'm handcuffed with you in a stupid ass pig car. The child was taken by a family member, and both suspects were charged with child neglect. Share your thoughts in the comments below.