Hey, hey, hey, hey. I hate everybody, dog. Get out of the car. >> I asked you to get out of the car and you didn't. >> I asked you why. >> No one in this story woke up intending to [music] be bad parents. But good intentions alone aren't enough without the right choices. [screaming] >> How much you had to drink tonight? >> A couple of beers. >> Sit down in the car. When emotions override reason, [music] child protection mechanisms must step in to safeguard the most vulnerable. >> I have to serve him legal papers and he's avoiding it. And that's all. >> The mother was experiencing a stressful period, carrying many frustrations regarding her child's rights, but the way she expressed her emotions caused the situation to escalate. On June 27th, [music] 2023, police received a call reporting a woman acting in a disruptive manner at a service facility while trying to address child custody responsibilities with the child's father. When leaving, she operated her vehicle in a way that drew officers attention. 44 St. John, >> what's going on? >> Well, there was to go home. >> Well, there's an altercation. >> You're welcome. Didn't touch anything. They didn't touch me. I'm not getting in the car. Why not? >> Why do you need me out of the car? >> Ma'am, I'm asking you politely to step out of the car. You're a part of doing a criminal investigation. I'm asking you to step out of the car. >> Get your officer. >> Ma'am, step out of the car. Please don't. Please. >> No. No. No. You need to call your singer. >> I'm asking you step out of the car. >> Why? >> I'm asking you now to step out of the car. >> My son's right there. >> Step out of the car. And I ask you. >> No, I do not need >> step out of the car. STEP OUT OF THE CAR. >> STEP OUT OF THE CAR. >> My hair. >> Step out of THE CAR NOW. >> WHY? TELL me why. First step. No. asked me. Hey, just because >> really freaking kid. >> I asked you to step out the car. >> WHY? ALL I ASKED YOU IS WHY. >> GET OUT OF THE car now. >> All I ASKED YOU WAS WHY. >> GET OUT OF THE CAR. I ASKED YOU TO GET out of the car and you didn't. >> I asked why. >> Get out of the car now. >> You did NOT TELL ME WHY. >> Step out of the car. >> I asked why. Can I please still ask why? >> I asked you to get out of the car. You didn't do it. >> That doesn't have to do with anything. >> Now you're not going to be because you never told me why. Why would I? >> Yes, you do. >> Stand up. I'm going to help you to your feet. Get out of the car. >> You do have I can't get up. I have bad knees. God, I'm not trying. Why? >> 448 St. John. >> I asked you why. No, my son's right there. He cannot go with his dad. >> I'm asking you. >> He can't. I have legal documents. One steer. >> Why did you ask me to get out of the car? All you have to do is tell me. >> I told you why. >> No, you don't get to do that. All you have to do is tell me. >> I told you to step out of the car. You didn't listen. >> No. All you have to do is tell me why. >> I told you to get out of the car and you didn't listen. >> That's not correct. You have to tell me why. >> My car. I asked you to step out of the car. You didn't listen. >> My son cannot go with him. I have legal documents. >> Do you have anything in your pockets? >> No. >> Any weapons? >> No. >> Are you injured at all? >> No. He's filming this cuz he's 8 months behind on child support. >> We will talk in a second. I asked you to get out of the car. You didn't listen. >> Why? Honey, >> I understand you're No, darling. All you had to do is tell me why. >> Just sitting in the back of the car right now. I told you you're under arrest. >> Okay. >> Step in the car. >> I just asked you once again. >> I asked you to step in. >> I just asked him why. >> I know. I have to remove you from the car. Don't make me just asked why. He's going to lie about all of this. >> We're going to talk about this in a second, but >> you're going to take me to jail because I'm sitting here. He's 8 months behind child support. I HAVE TO SURVIVE. >> CAN I please we'll do all this in a second, but I need you to listen to me. Put your feet in the car. I'm going to crank the AC. I'll be back here talk to you. Okay. >> Yeah. And he's going to tell you all. >> The boy was reassured that he had done nothing wrong [music] and that the incident did not reflect badly on his mother. It was simply a situation that got out of control. This serves as a valuable lesson on how to explain and support a child's emotions when adults face challenges. >> Hey buddy, are you all right? Are you okay? My name's Ben, by the way. Okay. >> Sorry you had to see all that, but she didn't want to get out of the car when I told her to. Will you be okay right here? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Well, I'm going to talk to your mom for a bit. I don't I don't want to take her to jail because she didn't want to get out of the car. We're going to talk about that. Okay. All right. >> But me and her need to have a conversation about when an officer asks you to do something and you don't do it. That's the problem. >> Okay. >> It's nothing against her and it's nothing against you. >> All right. >> When I get reports that people are fighting your mom, she's like nothing's going on and I ask her to step out and she don't want to get out of the car, that makes me think that something's wrong, that she did something wrong. And when I say you need to get out and she wants to get argumentative, it don't work. So, >> so me and her going to have a conversation. I don't want to take her to jail on something like that cuz it's petty. However, we're going to have a conversation with everybody inside. We're going to do that. If you have any questions, we're going to be right here and we're not going anywhere until we get resolved. Okay. >> All right. >> That's why I've been yelling at you. >> Okay. Talk to your son. He's fine. I just had a conversation. >> I know. >> I just explained everything to him. Okay. >> Okay. When do I get to tell you what's going on? >> In one second when I hear from what's going on inside. cuz I want to hear what's going on. Everything that I received is there was an armification between you and a party inside. When you tell me nothing's going on and let me just explain from here. Okay. I'll let you talk in a second. Okay. >> Okay. Okay. >> When you tell me you're not coming out of the car and more so swerve around my vehicle. >> No, I just wanted to park with my son. I know you don't. Okay. I'm sorry. I'm not I'll let you explain your parts here in a second. Okay. Okay. when you swerve around my car with activated emergency lights and it's a fully marked vehicle. >> You did park. However, however, you did swerve around me. So, that was indication number one that there was something going on and it led me to believe, yeah, I think this is the party involved cuz they gave your vehicle description as the party involved. >> A white haunted Accord back matching everything. Then, when I walk up to your car, you could clearly tell I'm a cop. >> I just wanted to ask you why. >> And I asked you, "Hey, I need you to get out of the car." and you want to say, "No, I'm not getting out of the car." That I'll let you finish. And then you don't want to get out of the car. And then you try to roll out the window and lock the door on me. That's another indication of a problem of me who has the legal right to detain you at this time to further my investigation regarding the battery of occurring. And then I had to physically hold on. >> That's what they're saying. >> Hold on. That is what the allegation of what I'm responding to is what occurred or hold on. That is what our 911 dispatchers were told about. And then when I have to tell you multiple times to get a car and you don't want to listen and I had to physically remove you from the vehicle with force to remove you from a car after I told you to get out and you didn't want to listen and all you had to do was step out and we could have talked right there. I wasn't going to put you in handcuffs. I wasn't going to bring you all the way over here. We were going to talk right there. However, because I believe that vehicles are weapons, and I don't like to talk people while they're in cars if they are suspect or victim, if that any case, because I have a legal right to remove you from my vehicle, and that's why I removed you from the vehicle, of course, because if you didn't listen and you do all that and the other, okay, >> that is why I took your keys off, made sure your car was in park before I entered that vehicle to make sure that you number one, you were get taken with you. Number two, that you had a child with you and I didn't want you driving erratically cuz you were upset. So, there's multiple issues there. I was parked and I I would have ran you over if I tried to get out and do that. Huh. >> Well, >> I know, but you don't want me to talk. You just want to talk over me. >> I'm not going to talk. I'm about to give you the chance. >> You and I had a dialogue. >> I'm about to have a dialogue with you, but you can finish. >> Mhm. Absolutely. >> Right now, when it comes to whole charging you about that whole desk is up to me. And what I'm saying is I'm going to play some facts. I'm going to figure out what's going on with this and then we'll go from there on that part. Now, what is going on? Let's start this whole altercation. >> So, >> actually, you know what? Because you're in custody, I got to reach your rights. Okay. Do you understand these rights that I've read to you? >> I do. >> Okay. What happens? >> I have to serve him legal papers and he's avoiding it and that's all. >> Okay. What kind of legal papers? >> Book it up. I'll give you the number. >> Is it? >> No. Book it up. I'm not talking about it. >> Why? Why won't you talk about it? >> Take me to jail then. >> I don't want to take you to jail. You got to legally serve paperwork. We can help you with that. Why can't we help you with the paperwork? No, cuz they just I will give you the case number. >> Is it a civil court court matter? Is that the child support you brought up earlier? >> I will give you the case number. Would you like the case number to look it up and figure it? Reads perfectly clear. >> What happened? >> Would you like to look at the paperwork I served? Because you can. I'm not seeing anything else. >> What happened in there? What happened? >> I'm not seeing anything else other than they preventing me from serving paper. prevented you from serving paperwork cuz that's an issue because they're not supposed to prevent you from serving paperwork if it's legal paper. >> So, what happened in there? >> According to staff [music] at the facility, the mother had previously received warnings for not following the rules there. >> He comes in here one of our customers about some personal matter between the two. We try to separate it like ma'am please my bartenders hey stop it. He started singing insults at my bar manager. The bar manager tried to stay calm the entire time. She eventually then tried to get physical bartender one of my employees in the face. Which employ? >> I was pushed. I was pushed. Okay. >> And she got in the face. >> Yeah. >> You want to pursue charges? >> Cuz I had to fight her at the parking lot, too. >> Whatever the path of least resistance is with a kid. >> Yes. Let's do that. How you doing? >> Okay, I suppose. Okay. I haven't talked to you as of yet, but yeah. >> Are you able to take the children? >> Yeah, I can. I'll probably just take him back to her house. My daughter's 18. My son's 13, so they'll be okay tonight. I'm going to stay right down the road. Okay. >> Do you want to come and get him? He's not sitting the car alone. >> Yeah, I didn't realize he was I thought his sister was in there with him. >> I'm going to leave your car right here. I'm not towing it. Okay. So, you'll be able to pick it up from here. You are trespassed from South Kitchen. Okay. If you return to South Kitchen, you'll be placed under arrest. >> Where? Excuse me. >> Yes. Did you look at the custody work to make sure he can go there? Because I I will be filing with the judge in a couple of days. That for >> this is what we call extenduating circumstances >> and we'll talk about >> even though >> is there an injunction or something in place? >> No, no. I I'm I um >> he's working on the injunction today. >> She came in to me in my home Sunday night. >> Did uh you file charges? >> Yeah. And I I did that today with Duvall County. Okay. Through the state's attorney's office. It's going to be a felony because it's wrote it up as burglary and then assault. The short version is she put some she's trespassing my girlfriend's house. She put some paperwork on her window. We came up here cuz it it makes me feel safe called your non-emergency number. Nobody showed up and then eventually she came in there and was a holy terror in the bar and that you found her. >> Everything combined, she's got to take the ride today, unfortunately. >> Yeah, she's and I hope she gets up. Like I was telling him earlier, >> I hope she sees some clarity. >> She's um she's going to murder me at some point. It's just it's just escalated to the point where there's no rationality on this >> and that my goal is to not have that happen. >> When she did not receive the understanding she expected, [music] the mother began to feel unfairly treated and believe that everyone was against her without realizing that her strong emotions were creating [music] distance between herself and the support system. >> You guys just don't care cuz right now you're charmed by them. >> I'm not charmed by anybody. >> County is noting charmed. Neither is Department of Children and Family Services who opened an investigation on him 6 weeks ago. You won't even call. They get in. Trust me, you will stand out in there. But you have to stick with this arresting me. He charms you, bud. Trust me. That's what aing abusers do. And they put their hands on me first. And if you would have looked at the tape, but you won't cuz you don't respect women. You got charmed by everybody. He's a regular there. Did you think they were going to say, "Oh, no. I'm sorry. Weed her up first. They would go to jail. But you won't look at the tape." God, I hope your mother's always got better treatment than this. You're continuing to not stop, not look, not do anything cuz you're charged by him and the bar staff. You just believe them outright, right? 65 diver. >> Nope. >> How in the am I going to tell my daughter? She's literally at work and off. If it's 8, she's off now. >> You know you'll be able to call her, right? >> She's going to be sitting there worried as hell. He has us. >> You know you're able to call her when we get to the jail, right? >> Oh my god. I have lost any faith in humanity. Dudes just get to do whatever they want. at bar put their hands on me first >> and you won't look. Shame on you. Shame on you. >> The bar staff was trying to separate you from >> NO, THEY WEREN'T. YOU'RE LISTENING to them. Shame on you for not looking at that tape. They me I never touched him. I never touched anybody till they put their hands on me. I'm disappointed because the cops have never helped me. Dude gets to me and the kids [ __ ] charm me and he charms his friends and everybody will die for him as he does the he does behind closed doors. I am ashamed of you. I am deeply and truly ashamed of you. Dude, do you not hear about the guys that molest women? I'm asking you why do you want to pull me out? All you had to say was for my safety. You just got the ball. I'm not answering her. All you had to do is say, "For my safety, ma'am, please get out of the car." You know what? I have enough respect for people. I got out of the car for you. >> But you didn't. >> No, you never told me. >> I told you to step out of the car. >> You did not. You said step out of the car. Not why. All you have to say is, "Hun, I need >> I don't have to give you a reason why. >> Please, because I Oh, of course. You're not going to be wrong. >> No, I'm actually not wrong. >> You're wrong. This is going to be an interesting hearing. Do you even know what it is? >> No, you tell me. >> You didn't even look at the legal document. >> You're right. I didn't. >> You're a piece of >> I didn't have to look at the legal document because it's not pertaining to a criminal case. >> You never even looked at my legal documents. >> I don't need to look at your legal documents. >> Of course, you don't have to. Hadn't the minute you threw me on the ground, you could have roughed me up and put me in jail. How many cops do it? >> I didn't rough you up. >> It's disgusting. And you know that you did the equivalent to a 51year-old woman and [ __ ] roughing her up. >> I didn't rough you up. >> Gave my kid to a man who just had a children in your thing. Looked up at him in 6 weeks ago. 6 weeks. This was a year. And you put my kid in his hand. He'sing college educated and thinks you're a piece of [ __ ] cuz he's college educated and he charmed you and that bar charmed you cuz that bar won't do anything for him. So good to know that you just helped him out and he thinks you're just trash cuz you're not college educated but he'll sit on his ass and not work and not pay t for grade m but you don't know that cuz you never looked it up and all I wanted to ask you is why. Tell me it's a safety issue. You weren't the first student. I've even got pulled over in traffic and the first person who did not tell me when I asked over and over again. Traffic people will tell you it's for my safety. >> The mother was charged with two misdemeanors, [music] including resisting without violence and disorderly conduct. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 6 months of probation along with 25 hours of community service. This journey emphasizes that knowing when to pause, seeking professional guidance, [music] and developing positive ways to handle stress are essential to protecting children, the most vulnerable, in any situation. Traffic laws don't just apply to streets. They follow every ripple on the water. >> One 1 2 3 2 3 4. >> On September 22nd, 2024, police spotted a boat on Nippersync Lake without navigation lights with a young child on board and conducted a safety check. Upon approaching, they noticed the operator was not fully alert, and the woman admitted to having consumed a small drink before getting on the boat. A sign that extra caution was needed. >> So, it's one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two. Picking up the speed. You understand? >> I do. I just don't Okay. >> This is like >> No, no, sir. I can't. >> No. >> Let me deal with her. >> I just >> What? Okay, young lady. >> Yeah, sorry. >> How much you had to drink tonight? >> A couple of beers. >> Where was that at? Uh, >> the brewery. >> I'm sorry. >> The brewery. >> At the brewery. Okay. >> So, okay. Call me out for that. >> No. No. >> I don't know what you're talking about, sir. I'm I'm talking to her. Let me talk to her. She's the operator. >> Okay. Well, >> whether on the road or on the water, operating any vehicle without full attention can create unsafe situations. Police still conducted the sobriety test to ensure the safety of everyone on the boat. >> Based on some of my observations so far as far as your speech and your movements, the odor of alcoholic beverage on your breath, I think uh we might have an issue here. But I want to run some tests on you and make sure we're okay. If that's the case, see my hand here? >> Yeah. >> When I tell you to, what I want you to do, I want you to count like this. 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 1 and continue doing it until I tell you to stop. >> Okay. >> Do you understand that? >> Go ahead. Either hand's fine. Go ahead and do it. >> Wait, I thought it was your hand. >> No, you're going to do it with your hand the way I showed you. One, two, three, four. Four, three, two, one. One, two, three, four. Four, three, two, one. One, two, three. Two, three, 4. Four, three, two, one. One, two, two, three, four. >> You're good there. See the tip of my pen there? >> I do. >> Can you go ahead and touch it? Okay. When I tell you to, I want you to follow it with your eyes. Keep your head still and just follow with your eyes. >> Okay, you understand that? >> There we go. >> No, no, keep your head still. Okay, keep your head still. Okay, you weren't able to keep your head still. Um, let's try this one. >> Okay, what I want you to do when I tell you to >> is clap. You're going to go like this. You're going to go one, two. You're neutral. You're tied up to it. You don't have to worry about the wheel. Here we go. One, two, one, two, one, two, one, two. >> Just like I'm doing. And then pick up the speed a little bit. One, two, one, two. Wait till I tell you to to start. So, it's one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two. Picking up the speed. You understand? >> I do. I just don't. Okay. >> Wait. This is like >> No, no, sir. I can't. >> No. Let me deal with her. >> I just >> What? >> Hey, >> can you have a seat, please? >> What? Me? >> Oh, yes. You >> love y'all taking off. Where's Where's your >> When asked to follow standard safety procedures, the woman declined by citing that she was caring for her child. >> Do you feel you're under the influence of alcohol right now? >> No. >> Okay. Would you be uh willing to participate in a portable breath test to see where you're at? >> What do you think? >> Yes. >> Do you know what the legal limit is? >> 08. >> Correct. Where do you think you're at? >> I I don't know because I'm breastfeeding and I >> Okay. Can you do the PVT? >> Uh, not these ones. >> What about the one in here? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Uh, one of the SWAT team members I know, family members. I >> No, >> we're we're not trying to do anything. >> It's fine. Oh, >> I I just want to go. We don't have the >> We still want to go home. We're not that far. >> Hey, >> what do you need to do? >> You need to reopen. >> Yeah. >> What happened to the yellow ones? >> There was never a portable one in the yellow. >> None of the three people on the boat met recommended [music] safety standards. Police looked for another adult to care for the child, but ultimately child protection authorities had to step in to ensure the child's safety. Bye, man. All right. Well, let's go over there now. >> We're going to go right over here to appear. >> I'm going asking >> I know. I know. >> Go right up the stairs. Right up the stairs. >> I know. It's I know. It's ridiculous. >> All right. There's many things you can trip on, so walk slow here, please. Okay. Here, please. >> Can you take your purse off my purse? Right over here. Okay, here's where we're at tonight. Okay, I talked to the other deputy. Apparently, you are under arrest for OUI is what I was made to understand. Okay, for operating the boat on the inform, but there is no one else on that boat right now. None of those three adults are capable of driving or taking the baby. They're all intoxicated. So, here's what I need you to do. I need you to come up with a person that can come that is sober that can take the baby. Okay? Because if I don't have that option, I have to by law calls. And I'm not wanting to do that, but I that's what I have to do if I don't have an option. So, do you have somebody you can call? >> Yeah. So, >> you said you have a car seat in the boat that the baby can go in. >> Yes. >> Perfect. You have your phone here? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Go ahead and make that call with me. I'll give you the address where we're at and they can come and they can even pick you up too. >> You need anything from me right now? Trying to think >> if it was his or you have an ID on here. The deputy deputy's got your ID already. Well, isn't there a photo copy in there? >> There's a there's one with a hole in it. If you already take your other >> No, no, no. There should be the paper copy in there, too, cuz I just went yesterday. >> Um, okay. Is your little one? >> Do I only have one call or as many calls as you do me a favor? Can you put your baby in here for now? Okay. I'm a little concerned. Why are you saying >> because your grip isn't really good right now? >> She's fine. >> And I don't want anything to happen to her. Okay. >> So, just do me a favor. Let's lay her right in here. Okay. >> Fine. >> The outcome of this oversight included a formal safety report, temporary license restrictions, and a notice to appear in court. 5472 from 5470. Do >> you have a Jonathan me there? >> 5472 one by fraction 54701 by name and date of birth. >> Hey, can you >> last of 703 703 >> North Route 12. >> North Route 12. >> We've We've been clear >> on the water. It's not very heavy. >> 547. >> Can you say the address again? >> 703. >> 703. >> North Rob 12. >> North Rob 12. Fox Lake. >> Fox Lake. Like >> the car. Same parking lot as the American Legion. >> It's the American Legion. Oh, I know where we are. Sorry. >> I drive past it every day when we go to our house. American Legion on Cross Lake. They pulled us over because we didn't have green red lights on even though we had >> when we left from Anyway. I thought we had green light or red lights on. >> Yeah. Okay. Thank you. All right. Love you. Bye. >> Where are they coming from? >> Uh Bington Tower. >> Okay. >> First of all, let me give you your driver license back. Okay. Or the temporary one. Just barely cuz it's my birthday on Sunday. >> Okay. So, we stopped you because you were operating the >> because I didn't have lights on. >> Do they have the navigation lights on? >> Even though they were on, but we >> they were not on. >> I know. >> They were not on. >> When we checked when we left port, they were on. So, >> maybe when you left port, they was on. I don't know anything about that. >> Up to up to you. >> When I stopped you, the lights were not on. Okay. So for that you're going to get a citation for for operating a pantoon with no navigation light required. Okay. When we did >> okay >> when I agree with you on that one. I agree with you on that one 100%. Especially with a baby on board like that. >> After we stopped you, we did the safety inspection on the vessel and we found that the battery terminals were not covered. They supposed to be covered with a rubber cap to prevent >> my husband. Okay. I will accordingly I >> I agree with you. >> Okay. That's going to be your second citation. And then the most important one, based on our observation, I think you are operating the pontoon under the influence of alcohol. Okay. >> Under what? Okay. >> We we passed that point. So that's going to be your third citation. >> But you don't have we asked you to provide a breath sample and you refused. We have other means to determine if somebody's under the influence of alcohol and we did. Do you remember doing some test on the boat when my partner asked you to do something? Okay. So, that's going to be your citation for operating a boat under the influence of alcohol. You have a mandatory court date that you need to show up and that's going to be October 16, 9:00 in the morning. You have the address checked right here. You have the time check. >> I see that you're pointing to that, but okay. >> So, tomorrow look at it again and you will see the address, the time, and the location for the court appearance. Okay. >> And you also get a copy of everything that I read to you. all your rights as a as operator of a watercraft and the suspension that's happening because you refused to provide the bread sample. All these are your copies, okay? Including a copy of the safety inspection that we did on the vessel. So, I'm going to put everything in an envelope so you can have them tomorrow. Okay. >> Okay. >> Do you have any questions for me right now? >> No. Just wanted to be in bed and go. The mother was charged with voting under the influence in child impairment. Under Illinois law, she could face up to two years in prison and a $5,000 fine. Every responsible action by an adult is a way to protect children and teach them about safety, respect for rules, and consideration for those around them. Some people worry more about their pets than the risks affecting their own children. >> She's more worried about you with her dogs than she is talking to her kid and keeping him calm. On September 16th, 2024, police were dispatched to a highway after a report of a vehicle traveling at high speed. Upon arrival, they encountered a woman with a young child and two dogs. The woman appeared anxious, explaining that she was part of an animal rescue organization and was particularly concerned about the well-being of her pets. >> Just a little bit. Roll it down a little bit. >> Okay, stop. There's enough. That's enough room. >> WAIT, CAN I COME OUT? >> NO. NO. IF THIS DOG COMES OUT, ROLL YOUR WINDOW UP. ROLL IT UP. JUST TAKE IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT. I DON'T WANT TO GET BIT. I'M NOT GOING TO SHOOT YOUR DOG. DO NOT LET THIS dog out. >> Can I help out? >> Yep. Shut the door. Do not let the dog out. >> Trust me. I'm an animal sanctuary nonforprofit. I've done this my whole life. That's what I do FOR A LIVING. THAT'S WHY I ask permission if I can. >> Thank you. Thank you. You got called in. He's doing a hundred down this road. >> Me? Yeah. >> You can ask my boyfriend. He has the speed limit on my thing. I can show you how fast I was doing. >> Okay. What's the Is there a problem? >> No, I just stepped over because I'm not from here. >> Okay. >> And again, the only reason I asked permission to get out was because my dog, she's trained to protect me because I, like I said, I live in the city, so I want protection. I don't own guns and stuff like that. I don't want to own a gun. I don't own a card or anything. That's my son. Do you want me to >> No, no, no, no. I want to make sure those docks don't get out the window. >> Sir, do you want me to roll it? >> No. I don't want you to open that up again. So, >> I was going to say I can roll it. >> Just come to the side of the window here. I'm going to sit in the car and then I get this one is in the car. Is it okay if I go back and forth? >> That's fine. >> Go over there. Go over there. Yeah. Literally like >> go over there. Go over there so you're not standing in the road. >> I'm sorry. I've literally never been pulled over. I've been driving since >> Okay. You got called in. They said stickers all over the back. Driving on the shoulder passing people. That's why I'm here. Otherwise, >> pass one person. So that's cool. >> You could pat me down. I'm not one of those Black Lives Matter and all that. It's okay, right? >> Yeah, you can have cigarette. I was going to say I'll show my hands the whole entire time. >> Hello, >> Cody. This is Sergeant Butterfield with Grundy County. This car that you called in, was it passing on the shoulder? >> Yeah. So, I was on 80. >> Yes. >> Two lanes merges into one. I'm in a big Penworth service truck. I'm at the end of the merge. Like, I'm in where it's one lane. Yeah. >> And I look in my mirror and I see this car. I mean, just booking it. And they pass a car in the two lane. They come flying by me on the right hand side of the shoulder in the gravel. And then I see her get in the other lane and she drives in the other lane for a little bit, then gets in the middle. Hang on a second. >> IF YOU GOT TO DEAL WITH YOUR KID, DEAL WITH YOUR KID. You're not free to leave yet. >> And then I watched her. She got out of the car and almost seemed like she was stumbling and then she got a dog out and let that thing go in the ditch off a leash. She almost went head on with another car. I'm just trying to make sure nobody can. >> Based on signs of instability during the assessment and some uncoordinated behaviors, police suspected a potential safety concern. However, the mother did not fully acknowledge the situation and offered explanations that did not align with the observed circumstances. >> So, here's what I got going on here. This is my concern. I smell something sweet. Have you been drinking today? Have you been drinking today? >> No, sir. I don't drink. >> You don't drink? >> No, I can smoke. I smoke. I have a medical car, too. Even >> that doesn't make it legal to drive. >> No, I know it's federally illegal. I'm just saying like you're asking what I'm doing. >> So, here So, here >> I smoked at 8 a.m. Exactly. >> So, here's what I'd like to do. I'd like to put you through through the field sobriety test. >> What is that? >> Feel to to decide whether you're impaired or not. >> Wait a minute. Before you do that, I can't walk a straight line, but I can do it for y'all. But King County did they arrested me and then they got in trouble. So, I do want to let y'all is it okay that I take my flip-flops off and >> I'd prefer that you finish smoking. Here's what I'm offering then. If you can't do all that, let me just check your eyes and then I'll offer you a portable breath test. If you have not been drinking, you should blow zeros, right? >> Oh, that's cool. >> Okay. So, stand. Come here. >> You want to do a test? >> Yeah. I'm not going to lie. Like, I've never been pulled over ever in my life. Like, this is actually >> You just said that you got pulled over by King County. >> King County, not Kendall. I've been living here for 2 years. >> Here's what I need you to do. Okay. Turn your back to my squad car. >> Don't be anxious, sir. >> Turn your back to my squad car. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. Back here. Come here, ma'am. Just back up. Okay. Put your heels and toes together. Arms down your side. Just like this. Okay. Good. Okay. Put your arms down your I just last time I had the cop experience was in King County and they took my son from me. >> I don't want to take your son. That's not what I'm here for. But here's the deal. Okay. If we don't move forward with this, then you're you're going to >> WANT TO AUTOMATICALLY I KNOW HOW it goes. >> No, no, no. It's 3:30. Okay. I don't want to be standing on the side of the road with you. Okay. This needs We need to get this buttoned up. >> All right. What are you doing? >> Okay. I need to make sure that you're not paired. That's all. Put your arms down your side. >> All right. I can't do it with the flip ups. That's what I'm saying. >> I'm not asking you to move. I'm just asking you to stand. >> Yeah. But like >> stand like this. That's all I'm asking you to do. Put your hands at your side. Okay, keep your arms at your sides. Okay, keep your arms at your sides. >> I'm trying. >> Listen, I'm I'm trying to get this done. Okay, >> I know. I was just taught to always My mom always told me. >> Okay, there you go. Keep your head still. >> You're right in the sun. So, that's really turn your back to the side. >> Say keep the head still. Don't move the head. >> Correct. Correct. >> So, I'm doing good. >> You're doing it the correct way without keep hands down your side. >> That's what you want me to Sorry. >> Your hands on your side. Down to your side. >> Sorry. I don't want you to get mad. >> Just follow the finger. I want to follow my head with my head cuz like I'm used to like with the combine and stuff like you follow you follow. Sorry, sir. >> Okay. All right. >> You got the PVT? No. So So you said you can't move and or you can't walk and you can't stand, right? >> No. I never once said that. I said my speech is sounding. >> Okay. So you can walk a straight line. >> Yeah. Do you want me to walk a straight line? What I said was my flip flops that I a hillbilly and that I've only walked straight line with like >> Do you have a problem taking a PBT? No, I >> take take a deep breath and take a PBT. >> How do we do that? >> Blow hard for 4 seconds. Take a deep breath. Take a deep breath. Take a deep breath. >> Like suck in. >> Yep. Yep. And blow hard 4 seconds. Go. Blow. Blow. Blow. Blow. Listen. Listen. >> I am blowing. >> Yeah, it's like >> I was blowing. Sorry. I was I was >> Take a deep breath. Take a deep breath. Blow hard. 4 seconds. >> Okay. I'm sorry. >> Take a deep breath. Blow hard. 4 seconds. Blow. More. More. More. More. More. More. More. Okay. All right. Here's the deal. Okay. I've never seen such bad Neistag. What that is is the involuntary jerking of the ice. It's an indicator of a high level of alcohol or or depression. That's what happened with Tang County last night. I was throwing up last time because I was throwing up. >> So then if you would just do this and it would show zeros, then I would know that there's something more going on. You're not blowing as I'm instructing. >> I'm going to let you know right now it's not going to show zeros because I have up teeth. >> That doesn't that's not >> it does. Sorry. King County got in charge and in trouble in the King County I can you y'all can look it up. You know how to do that. I'll let you do it. I will do exactly what he said. >> Do this and then we'll let you talk. Okay. >> Get my leg. >> My leg. >> There you go. Shut up, sir. I'm going to give you the opportunity to be straight with me. Okay. Have you been drinking today? >> No. >> No. >> I told you when I was drinking >> when >> 8:26 a.m. this morning. I had a smoke cigarette and I had literally one shot that was >> Okay. So, you did have a shot. You You told me you smoked a cannabis this morning. This is like this cop stuff makes me Oh, okay. All right. >> We're not. >> So, here's the deal. You've got You've got to empty. >> I showed you. >> Stop. Stop. I know that's not yours. I know that's not yours. What about the pop off vodka in the center console? >> That's my boyfriend's. This is not my car. I could even show you this isn't my car. >> I believe it's not your boyfriend. Do you want to do any more fields? You said you can't walk. You said I mean, I'm I'm not going to ask you to walk. >> You're just going to arrest me? It sounds like y'all are going to arrest me, are you? >> I don't think you're being completely truthful with us. >> All right. Be like King County here. All right, you're under arrest for DUI. Please unrest. >> As the situation progressed, her anxiety appeared to focus more on her pets than her child. She questioned the officers about the dogs while the child's safety remained the top priority. >> This is what I feel like. You guys DID THIS LAST TIME. You did this last time. You did this last time. OH NO. I CAN'T even get into this. >> This is what you guys did last time. I didn't mean to spill. >> Calm down. Stop or this is not going to go the way you want it to. Do you understand? Calm down. I understand that. Do you want us to take care of your son or your dog? Then stop. >> Quit walking out in traffic. Calm down. >> Okay. Because I'm either >> what you all did last time though. >> I'm either going to call animal control and DCFS or I'm going to call your mom and get >> your dog animal control up. Then my dog will get shot. >> Hey giving you options. >> I'm trying to help you, but you just won't calm down. Stop it. >> Please. >> THEN STOP TALKING. WHAT YOU ALL DID LAST TIME THOUGH? Y'ALL PUT ME IN HICCUPS last time and then you all got put on us. >> Please. I've done this last time with King County and you all had TO APOLOGIZE. I WALK like a drunk person, BUT I'M JUST STUPID. I'm sorry. AND YOU ALL HAD TO WRITE AN APOLOGY last stop this. Get up there and be an adult and have a seat. [crying] >> Listen to me. No, I have been. >> Okay, then I'm going to have to take your kid. >> Then do it. >> Okay, >> I'm talking. >> All right, animal control is coming. Start love. Start animal control cuz she's she's she's more worried about you with her dogs than she is talking to her kid and keeping them calm. >> Pitbulling a smaller terrier type dog. >> I the whole time I have been good. You deserve it. I'm not like that. >> I have always been cool with always. TRYING TO GET. HERE'S WHAT'S going to happen. LISTEN TO ME. >> I'VE ALWAYS REPORTED A BRIDGE. >> OKAY, I'M CALLING DCFS 10. THAT'S WHAT'S ALL I THINK. THEN tell us YOUR MOM'S NAME. >> YOU'RE going to taser me? Get in. You don't want to do this? >> You're going to taser me? Really? Rick is going to taser me? You're going to get your license removed like the last pony sheriff. >> I'm getting drunk smelling. >> Really? That's exactly what the black ass cuffs. That's going to look good. >> They truth. >> Sit down. I'm going to pick you up like a toddler and put you in there. >> All right, go ahead. Y'all >> pick up. >> All right, let's do this. You want to pick up There you go. You're going to catch it. You're going to catch a felony. >> Fine. Be my son. I promise I will. >> Fortunately, the child was protected and the mother began to understand the seriousness of the situation while seated in THE PATROL CAR. LEAVE MY SON. LEAVE MY SON ALONE. LEAVE MY [screaming] SON. [screaming] LEAVE MY SON ALONE. LEAVE MY SON ALONE. Just love my >> What did you do? >> You're lucky I don'ting rip it. Just pulled out of the undercover. Just shove it back in there. >> Don't do that. >> Yeah, you're lucky I don't rip it cuz I was a mechanic. >> I am. That's what I do for a living. So you're lucky I didn't actually unplug it. >> You're a little You know that. >> Why you so angry now? >> What do you mean? What do you mean? You lying ass. >> What are you angry? Little lion ass. Wait until we get out. You want to see a felony charge? Let's do this. Come on. GET ME OUT THIS CAR, BRO. COME ON. GET ME OUT this car. I can't wait till we get to the I can't wait till we get him. Come on. Let's go. Get me to that sheriff's office. Let's go, bro. I can't wait to see you. I can't wait. Even with my hands tied behind my back. I can't wait for you. >> The door. Get it. Huh? We get it. >> Come on. I'm so tough. Oh, stop it. >> Oh, you are I respect every respect you and everyone else. Get him off me. Get him off. Let's just get in here. >> I know. Get him off me. >> Get in. >> Get him off him. I'll get you. >> I'll leave you. You don't got a gun. Yeah, it it happened. Yeah, >> you don't GOT SOME OLD GUNS. COME ON. SHOW ME WHEN YOU AIN'T GOT ALL THESE. >> I ask you respectfully to leave my sign. You're going to talk [ __ ] TO ME IN YOUR CAR. WHEN YOU GOT [ __ ] to ACTUALLY WHY don't we play that recording? >> I'm so done with them. Get his ass out here and I'll respect y'all. Get his little [ __ ] ass out of here. Come on. Come on. >> We got the mother was charged with DUI and [music] child injurment. Under Illinois law, she could face up to two years in prison and a $5,000 fine. This story does not end with punishment alone, but raises an important question for all of us. How many problems begin from just one moment when we think, "I can still handle this." Just minutes ago, she was a mother taking her children to the park. Minutes later, she stood before authorities with the very children she loved. >> Like, if you heard about the little boy, 7 years old, that just got over there by all these, that was my little cousin. I'm going through a lot. >> On July 15th, [music] 2024, police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle leaving the park after a minor incident. Upon approaching, they found a mother driving with five children in the back seat. The concern was that none of them were properly secured with seat belts or booster seats, which posed a safety risk. >> Hello. >> Hello. >> No, I'm not afraid of the police pulling us over for what? >> Were you guys back at the church there when we pulled in? There was a fight going on. We're just making sure you guys were okay. >> Don't do that. >> Okay. Can I have your ID real quick, please? >> Hold on. It's too many. It's too much going on. It's too much going on. It's too much going on, bro. It's too much going on. No. This is some bull. Some [ __ ] I ain't put my hands on nobody. No. >> That's why you want to come. >> You got four kids without a and no no booster. >> Dad ain't got no books to see because we leaving. These ain't even all. Come on now. So now what? Cuz I'm irritated. This some [ __ ] dog. I can't calm down because she JUST STARTED ALL THAT DUMB ASS. Sure didn't. So what? You want to see my hands? Frustrated. This some bull. Somebody telling my son you don't make no sense. Hold on cuz I can have somebody come get these kids. Nobody don't need to come get the kids. Godamn they don't got rooster. I'm sorry. Don't even pay me your mind. I'm just frustrated because I just got >> ma'am. Are you the Are you the registered owner? >> I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Are you the registered owner? >> I'm just going through a lot. LIKE IF YOU HEARD ABOUT THE LITTLE BOY 7 YEARS OLD THAT just got over there by all these that was my little cousin. I'm going through a lot. So to come to a park after leaving this hospital and they just declared them brain dead today. It's a lot to go to the park and just try to have a good time and my son walking up to me like, "Mommy, it's a big kid saying you." It's a My son don't even know how to cuss, but he like, "It's a big kid over there saying you." And then I'm getting worked up about that and I'm just like telling my son like, "All right, go say it back at this point cuz he big." He about 12 years old. You know what I'm saying? This don't make no sense. It's just too much going on, dog. Too much going on. >> Are you the registered owner of the car? >> Do you have your driver's license on you? >> I do. Hold on. >> Okay, >> we good. I'm in good standing. I can't Listen, I'm a nurse assistant. I can't move my lights. I can't move my lights over. >> Just take a couple deep breaths for me. You guys You guys talking about You're upset about your relative being >> I am. >> And then you work in a hospital. >> I don't work in a hospital >> instead of nursing assistant. >> These are my kids in the back. Yes. I don't know that this >> isn't this crazy that you're upset about a kid. >> No, he got hit by a car. We were there. >> I was there. >> He got by a car. >> So, what happens if you get into an accident? What happens if >> I live around the corner, but you realize that all of my kids was in the back seat? So, what if somebody runs? I need you to stop talking over me. I don't care about your friend being there. You have four kids in the back who are not secured, not buckled. Your youngest one's not even strapped. Is this car seat even buckled in? >> Who the baby? >> Yes. >> No, it don't look like it. >> So, how how much sense does this make if >> I'm in the wrong? >> Yes, >> I'm in the wrong. That's all the >> Oh, it's five kids. >> Yep. These are all the kids that I worked out and I don't have enough space in my car. I can't even afford a big enough vehicle for my kids. Okay. So, just trying to transfer transfer them to a park. I shouldn't have took all my kids, but I did. I wanted my kids to have a good time at the car. At the end of the day, they wasn't just all I don't even care. I'm in the wrong. I'm I'm in the wrong. It's some [ __ ] right here, dog. This is some [ __ ] dog. >> Just ruin our life, though. Do what y'all going to do. Ruin my life. I ruin my life, though. We going to ruin your life. I can't get to work. I can't do nothing for my kids. I'm young. I'm not disrespectful. I'm not disrespectful to my elders. I take care of the elders. And I'm trying to talk to her. She ain't trying to listen to nothing. I'm talking about it was this whole altercation where another bystander. I'm watching it all. I ain't touched the lady. I ain't said to the lady. I tried to talk to the lady. I said, "You know what? I'm not even going to disrespect the lady." And I told her, I said, "I'm not disrespectful, ma'am. I'm not going with you." But at the end of the day, we pulled off, get pulled off. I'm trying to rush to leave the scene because I was just arguing with this lady. And then this lady get into a fight with a whole another individual. I try to leave the scene and I already worked up because we literally just left the hospital where the little boy they they pronounced. So now it's like I'm trying to go back home. I'm in a wrong. None of the kids got seat belt. They just jumped in the car. I told them I was trying to get away, but they don't want to hear that because they like, "All right, this little boy just died." >> The mother, who had just earned her nursing assistant certification, carried many dreams, ambitions, and the desire to become a foster parent. Now she faces consequences that could affect both her future and the well-being of her children. >> You're not in trouble. We're noting you nothing. type back. >> Step out, please. >> I didn't nobody. >> You're good. >> I did not hit nobody. What am I getting arrested for? >> We'll talk everything here in a second. >> For some bull, dog. What am I getting arrested for? I didn't hit nobody >> right now. You're being arrested for the children. >> Are you serious in front of my kids, y'all? >> You can't drive around having five kids in the back seat and none of them. >> We trying to get We trying to get our kids away from all vacation. Look. Look at my kids. Look. Look at my kids. You don't need my contact phone number. If I'm about to call somebody so they can come get my help. >> She just said I could call somebody to come help me with my >> That was before I got the information. What I was asking for your phone number for was to see if we could call you so these babies could come home soon. Hey, I'm about to crop it right now. You're yelling at you because I get I apologize. I'm maning up to I apologize for yelling. You're absolutely right. You're absolutely right. >> But I don't have a choice. You have five kids not in stress. >> So y'all about to take my kids too? This is why I'm asking for your phone number so CSV. >> Calm down. Calm down. Marmar, calm down. >> Hey, calm down, son. Calm down. >> My supervisor said this is what has to happen. So, this is why I'm asking you for the information because you guys all live together. CSB can release the children back to you at their discretion. I need you to remain calm and cooperating with me. >> Karma, I hear you though. I hear you. I hear you. I mean, I ain't never been to jail in a day in my life. A day in my life. Just got my STNA license. I'm trying to be a foster mom. Trying my best to get a bigger vehicle. Just doing all this for my babies just to be a disappointment to them. Do >> please just go away, y'all. It's all right. Just go away, y'all. No, just go away, y'all. >> I'm going to try to find something to tell, but right now I don't >> Can you please literally like if y'all going to take me, take me. I'll take my baby dad because we don't we don't we don't got nobody out here. I don't trust nobody out here with my baby. >> He's not going to jail. Okay. >> Oh my god. Hey, nobody ain't nobody can't nobody hear [ __ ] Calm the down. Can you hear me? Can you Can you tell him to calm the down? And can I GET MY PHONE? MY FIANCE, can I get my phone to have it in the >> No, I'm talking I know. I'M TALKING ABOUT LIKE CAN YOU GET it in case like I get released? >> Okay. I didn't know if you had it. Take it up. I got it. >> Okay. Thank you. >> I've been honest with you. Okay. CSB is now involved. It's going to be up to CSB if they want to give them They're on their way here. It's going to be up to them if they want to give them over to your >> Are you boyfriend? Like I said, I'm going to I'm going to let them know everything that's going on. Everything. >> Of course. Before anything happens, I will let you >> I'm not from here. >> I know. And before anything happens, I will let you say goodbye. Okay. >> I'm really doing all this is for my babies. My life is ruined though. My babies is okay. I take care of them. I do everything for them. I just got my SDNA license. Like, I'm trying to become a foster mom myself, but now that's over. Like, I feed my kids. I pay my kids. I do everything with my kids. They're not getting abused. I just let them take them to the pile. >> This is the first time ever. Like, I don't drive with them all in the car like that because it's too many police out here. Personally, I'm scared of Ohio police. Like I've never even gotten pulled over. I just feel like I just up they life. Like I just literally got my my license to become a nurse. Like I just took the test. I just passed the test. I was practicing so hard and studying so hard for that. I feel bad. >> It is. What? You can't have nothing on your record. You can't go to jail. Like from what they telling me like I didn't ruin it. I didn't ruin my kids. Like I got them. That's my starting five right there. All boys. My starting five. All they name begin with a M. That's my starting five and I'm sitting up here getting handcuffs put on me. My kids want to be the police. Not Not even really. Now they going to be taunted like, "Oh, mommy, you going to have this judge literally about to be mean as to me. I already know this coming. I already know. I don't have good luck. I don't have good luck. I'm sorry for even yelling." >> That's okay. Listen, that's why I just stood there and waited. Whenever you were done, we were going to have a conversation cuz I'm not going to argue with I'm not going to argue with an adult. I'll wait. >> Yeah. You know, I'm sorry. >> All right. All righty. >> Just a few minutes of oversight put her plans at risk and created a situation where her children might need temporary supervision from child protection authorities. >> Hello. >> Hi. Mom. >> Yes. >> I'm Erica from Children's Services. >> Oh, hello. >> So, at this moment, I know you wanted to talk to somebody. >> Yes. >> And I know they said that you're going to they're going to take you down cuz you uh they arrested you and they're going to cite you and you're going to go down to the jail. Now, did you have any questions? They're going to have a meeting if you get out early enough at 11:00 at the agency to discuss what happens to the kids. >> Just honestly wanted to talk to somebody because I'm trying to become a foster mom. >> Okay. >> I was I'm a good person. >> Well, I guess the main thing is the kids weren't restrained and anything could have happened. You could have got in a car accident. >> I understand that, but I'm trying to be a foster mom myself. I don't want I don't want my babies to get taken away from me. That's it. At this moment, they're going to go with us, but we we're trying to figure out what's going on. We have a lot of people out there that want to take the [laughter] kids. >> Yes, that's their family. >> That's what we trying to work out now. >> I don't want nobody to take my kids unless it's their family. >> And then, like I said, we trying to work that out now. >> They didn't go with their relatives. I don't want no one to take my babies. I'm trying to be a [ __ ] mom myself. >> Okay. >> This just ruined my life. Like, it was an altercation at the park. I was not paying attention. Yeah. I had an altercation with a lady and so did another lady. >> So y'all sped off to get away. >> No, they started fighting and I just gathered my kids in the car. >> Now, what part was that? >> This one down the street Firestone. I come up here a lot and I never ever had problems at this park, you know, cuz we live right around the corner. I'm not from here. I'm from Michigan and I hear good things like everybody tell me I live in a good environment and I was just trying to go take my kids to cuz um his aunt was telling me that they had a splash pad. like this. >> I'm just I'm literally a good person. I just got my SPNA license. I'm just bad. >> Well, like I said, we going to try to figure it out tomorrow. >> I don't want my Can they go with the >> that my supervisor is with me. We going to grab the kids and going to figure it out cuz we still there's a process to all this. So, what we going to do is get that process going so it don't take all night to get these kids somewhere. >> Even the father, the children's remaining source of support, was unable to assume full responsibility at that time due to existing circumstances. Why can't they go with their dad though? >> Well, that's what they're looking at. They don't know yet. They trying to >> cuz like he can go to my house. >> You have any other questions? Cuz I'm going to help her get the kids in the car. >> Yeah. Like are they going like who car would they be getting in >> the the van right there and then I have a seat in mine >> and then are you got cuz my kids like y'all going they going to flip out? >> Well, we going we'll try to get some try to get them in. We got help. >> They can't go with their aunt and their >> right now. We don't know. We have to do the background checks and all that. There's a process. >> When would they be going? We got to work something out tonight cuz we don't like to keep kids overnight. So, tonight will be where we make the call. So, we headed back to the We going to grab the kids, head back to the agency, make sure they good, and then do the background checks and see if anybody gets approved. >> I cannot. >> So, like I said, we'll follow up. There's a meeting tomorrow at 11:00 and we get out. If not, we'll let them know. >> Man, they're like, am I losing custody? My kids >> at this moment have custody. I hate everybody, dog. Hate everybody, dog. I HATE EVERYBODY. I HATE EVERYBODY. THEY don't come around me, dog. >> I'm not kicking it. I'm just stubbing my feet. I want my babies. >> I want my baby. You want my baby? >> Breath and calm down. >> Can I please kiss my babies? I'm trying to get y'all attention. Nobody is answering me. I want to kiss my babies. I keep saying that. >> We want you to be as strong as you know you can be. I know you can be strong. >> I try. I'm doing my best. Babe, I just graduated. I just got my STMA license. I'm trying to be a foster mommy. One mistake. Stay calm, baby. I need >> One mistake. I'm really going away from my baby. >> How do you do that? I can't even hug my baby's life with nothing. Bye-bye, baby. Bye-bye. Love you. >> The children were then placed under temporary custody by CPS. The mother was charged with child and but was later released and ultimately reunited with her children. The legal system can be strict, but its main goal remains to protect children, the most vulnerable, from unsafe [music] situations. These were strangers caring for the child out of basic human instinct. while the mother was lost in her own thoughts [music] right in front of the police. >> She was asleep and passed out in the car with her feet out the window. Her flash >> out the window. >> On June 29th, 2025, police received a call about a young woman unresponsive in a car stopped in a traffic lane with a child in the back seat. They immediately arrived on scene and gathered information from witnesses who were temporarily caring for the child. Responsibility that rightly belonged to the mother. >> What's up, man? How you doing? >> Good. >> Hey, guy. >> Hello. What are you doing? >> Good. Who's that? >> My daughter. Does she look like me? >> No. >> I just pulled her out of the back of that car. >> Okay. >> So, really quick, we were coming to take this turn here. She was sleeping, passed out in the car with her feet out the window. Her flash >> her feet were out the window. >> Yeah. Her feet were up out of the window. He's like, "Are you okay? Are you okay?" She wasn't waking up. So, we pulled the car and he went and got the baby was crying and she was completely out of it. He took the baby out feeding the baby. But um yeah, she's definitely not very >> You all right? >> No. >> What's going on? Where are you coming from? >> Gosh, how long is she? >> Where were you at before here? >> Just like that. I got food hanging out the window. >> Hello. Where were you at before here? Right. I don't even know what you look in that bag. She just she no what you got going on. >> Stop. >> Can you look in that bag and just >> right now? We're not going to go in her car. We're waiting for FHP to get here. I will work on getting more milk for the baby. Okay. That's why I'm already looking. >> Just go back there. >> You're dumb. >> Just go over there, sir. I don't want you to dance. I like >> Stop playing with me. Stop playing with me. >> I'm not doing anything. >> I'm not going to make this. >> The mother appeared confused and [music] unresponsive, creating a barrier of communication with the police. Her unclear answers indicated that the child's safety could be at risk. You good? >> I'm great. >> What's wrong? >> Where do you live? >> What you doing? >> What city do you live in? >> Where do you live? >> She like really talking much. >> Where? >> I know where that is. >> I have no idea. You're holding that. >> Yeah. >> I promise you, you're not closing this door. >> All right. And what you going to do? >> You're not closing the door. >> Relax. You're going to go in handcuffs. >> Good. Okay. >> Put me in handcuffs. Please put me in handcuffs. Please put me in handcuffs. >> Dumb. Look at that. Look at that. >> I have no idea. >> Oh, but you don't. >> It's probably going to be a DCF call out. >> Oh, for sure. >> Cuz we have no idea. Yeah. >> Dumb. This so stupid. >> You so stupid. >> You so dumb. You dumb. Oh my god. >> Any family members? >> We have no idea. We don't even know her name. Where's your phone? Where's your phone? >> I can give you >> There's a phone right here. >> Okay, we need someone to come get your baby. Where's your phone? >> Back here in the back seat. >> Yeah. >> Where's your cell phone? >> Is the pink Is the pink phone in the back yours? >> Can you grab your phone behind the seat? Who can we call? What family member? >> We need to call a family member for your baby. >> All right. Okay. >> Okay. Where's your phone? >> Do you know the phone number or can you look through your phone to get it? Can you grab your phone in the back? This uh the pink one behind you. Can you grab your phone behind you? There's a pink phone right behind you. Can you get it? Just reach back. Can you do that for me? All right, let's do it. And you know people phone number phone number. Hello. I'm asking you a question. Who do we call? The situation could have been resolved more smoothly if the mother had remained calm and cooperative. But her distress complicated matters. >> We're going to put her back in the car seat. >> Sit down. Sit down. >> Sit down in the car. >> All right. Let's just relax. >> I will [ __ ] I will you >> sit down. The new for sure. >> Get in the car. >> The mother was charged with aggravated DUI. [music] Second offense, child battery on an officer, two counts, driving with a suspended license, no proof of registration, and resisting arrest. Under Florida law, she could face a maximum sentence of up to 17 years in prison. Children cannot protect themselves from the careless decisions of adults. In such moments, the compassion and care of those around them can sometimes serve as a temporary lifeline. Washington opened with another incident involving a mother, too, impaired to drive. >> Going to be under arrest right now for what? This is Mrs. Lei. Okay. >> On July 13th, 2024, Kirkland, Washington police received a report about a car oddly parked in the right turn lane. Upon arrival, they were shocked to find a woman behind the wheel, dazed with a 2-month-old infant beside her. >> Hey, how are you? >> Good. How are you? >> I'm okay. I was just heading home and she was standing in the lane next to her car like I I it was weird standing there just kind of out of it. Okay. And so I rolled my window down, ask her if she was okay, and she said, "No, I've got a 2-month old baby in the car." Then I said, "Okay, hold on a sec." And I turn around, pulled in here. She's got two just trashed wheels that damage inside of her car. She says it it happened when she was like at her apartment or something. I don't know. I think she's intoxicated. Sure. Seems like it. She does have a 2-month old in the car. Okay. >> So, I just She kept walking in the lane and then she was sitting with the door open. I just asked her to get in her car. So, yeah. >> All right. Yeah, we'll take care of it. Thank you, guys. Thank you. working straight plate. >> Hello. >> Hello there. Police department. >> Adam King, Victor 4850. >> My name Anna. Thank you for being here. >> Yeah, of course. Anna, what's going on tonight? >> This >> Oh, your car is very cool. >> And this Yeah, we Okay. Want to have >> I sent this. >> How about How about you just sit sit for us? Okay. Anna, how much have you been drinking tonight? No. No drinking. >> Just a little bit of uh juice. >> A little bit of juice. What type of juice? >> I'm not sure juice. >> Huh? >> Ukrainian. >> Ukrainian? >> Yeah. >> Do you speak English? What? Is that your first? Okay. You speak English? >> I speak English and English and Russian. >> Oh, very cool. It's amazing. Good for you. >> Thank you. What language do you speak? >> English. Just English. Not that cool. >> What uh what is in Ukrainian juice? >> I'm not sure. >> You're not sure? >> Okay. What happened with the wheels? >> I'm not sure. I have a baby. 2 months old. >> 2 months old. >> Yeah. >> Oh, >> okay. Uh where do you live at? >> Tacoma. >> Tacoma. >> I used to build be in the valley right now. Right now. >> Okay. Are you heading back to Tacoma? Was that your plan? >> Okay. Okay. Faced with obvious impairment, police asked the mother to take a sobriety test, but she refused. >> All right. Can you get you to step out of the car, please? >> Leave the car. >> Yeah. Come on. Step out of the car. >> Of course. >> Just hold on one second. Stay right there. >> I'm going to ask for a 30. Can we get a 30? Please disregard. We have one. >> Just take her back. >> Let's go over here. Okay. >> Okay. Come here. We're okay. We got We got somebody with them. All right, ma'am. So, I'm concerned that you've been drinking tonight. >> No, no, no. >> You have a wine. So, I look in the back of your car. You have a wine bottle with your baby. >> No, no, no, no. >> I'm worried you are. Okay. No. >> So, would you be willing to do some field sobriety tests for us just to make sure that you're >> No, I don't have wine. I don't have wine. >> No wine. Okay. But would you be willing to take some some field sobriety tests? >> No. Wine. >> They're voluntary. >> No. >> You don't want You don't want to take them? >> No mine? No. Wine? No. >> No. Would you like to take some field sobriety tests? >> No mine. >> Okay. >> You don't want to? No. >> Okay. All right. So, you know what I think? Would you take a preliminary breath test just to prove your >> No one. >> Okay. Would you be willing to take a breath test? >> Can breathe on you, but no. On the test. >> Would you do a breath test >> on you, but not otherwise? >> On the device. Okay. You want to do on the device? >> Can I breathe on you? >> Just hang on. Right here. Can you give me some space, please? >> No way. Others. I can breathe on you, but no other test. >> Okay. No other tests? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> I honestly don't know what happens. I don't know. It's first in my life. >> But okay. So, you're not willing to take any voluntary test? >> No. >> Okay. >> Where you born? >> I was born here. >> I baby, >> huh? >> You born in K? >> Yes. >> Nice. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Where were you born? >> Did you say you give me a little space? >> Uh, Ukraine. Haid >> for you to >> But I'm I'm a citizen of America. >> You're a citizen of America? >> Yes. That's awesome. Good for you. >> I'm really happy you did that. >> My baby, too. >> Okay, you're >> I have a baby in my car. >> No, I'm sorry. And we broke up. Can you just mark that thing denied fields? You do not want any fields. >> Due to her lack of cooperation, police had to place her under arrest. [music] During this, the mother reacted strongly, repeatedly shouting, "No, and my baby." >> All right. So, at this time, you're going to be >> honestly love police. >> All right. You're going to be under arrest right now for what? >> For for suspicious Eli. Okay. >> No, no, no, no. My baby with my milk. >> Okay. Can you do me a huge favor? >> What your milk? What your name? My baby. Take photos. >> My baby is hungry. Is hungry. >> Okay, I hear you. One sec. >> But you take food from her baby. She is hungry. She's hungry. Okay. Your decision because she's hungry. >> Okay. We'll figure that out. My name is Officer Gribble. Are >> those okay for you? Do you those feel tight or are those okay? >> What is your name? >> Are those okay? My name's Officer Cotto. Okay. All right. And so when I walked up to you you in your car, I could very greatly smell the odor of intoxins of alcohol in your on your breath. So I got you outside, you almost wobbled into the roadway. So I'm greatly concerned that you're intoxicated with a two-month-old in your car. >> No. >> Okay. So, what I'm going to do is we're going to go back to my vehicle. We're going to go and put you in the car. Okay. >> No. >> All right. Well, once we get over here, we're going to take you over there once this car passes. All right. All right. Do you have don't really have to say at this point. You're coming with us. >> My baby is sleeping. >> I understand. We're going to take care of your baby. Okay. >> My baby is sleeping. >> She's cong. >> I understand. >> She's my daughter. >> I get it. We We'll get We'll get her taken care of. All right. >> Yep. >> Ma'am, I need you to face this this flag right here. >> Would you take Would you take milk from your daughter? >> Would you take milk from your daughter? Would you take milk from your daughter? Would you take milk from your >> No, we're going to get her taken care of. Don't worry. >> We'll help your daughter. >> My daughter hungry. She it from my milk. >> Seeking understanding, she kept mumbling, "My daughter wants my milk." But it only made the situation more awkward. >> Hey, what's your what's your what's your name? >> Anna. >> Anna. Okay, listen. >> She eating milk from my boobs. >> Okay, listen. Last time in all depress. >> She's hungry. >> Hey, depress. She's hungry. Listen. What is your name? >> Officer Batson. I need you to listen to me. >> She's hungry. >> Are you going to listen to me? >> You want my milk? DO YOU WANT MY MILK? >> I'm not going to talk to you then. Widen your stance. >> Widen your stance. Do you have anything on you? Anything that's going to poke me, stick me? >> No. What is your name? >> Officer Batson. >> Batson. >> Batson. I'm going. >> Officer, you have children? >> I do. And I >> How many? >> It doesn't matter. Do you have anything that's going to poke me or stick me? >> No. >> Okay, I'm going to search you. >> Nothing on me. Nothing on me. My baby. My milk. I don't know what happened to my car. >> Your car is getting towed. >> I don't know what happened to my car, but my baby want my milk. I have milk. >> Do you have any formula or anything in the car? >> In the car? Yes, I do. >> Do you have diapers in the car? >> Yes. >> Okay. Where are they? >> I'll show you. >> No. Tell me. You're not going back to the car. >> Behind it. Behind it? >> Behind? >> Behind? Behind the car? >> In the trunk? >> Both? >> Both? >> Yes. >> So, there's a Is there a diaper bag? I show you. >> You're not going to show me >> two places. Two places with my >> You can tell me. >> You must. >> You already asked me that question. >> He's not. I show me. I will show you. >> I'll find it. Put it in the car. >> Your name is RC. Let's go. I'm going to go in the car. Okay. Follow me. >> No. >> Go in the car. >> We're driving on the foot. All right. >> And And two separate charges. >> Yeah. In the car. >> Help me. Oh my god. >> Sit in the car. Sit down. >> Help me. >> Don't sit down. came with me. Ma'am, >> please >> sit down. >> You mother, you know what I mean. Sit back. >> She need me. Sit back. Came with me now. Ma'am, >> no. Sit with me. Same with me. Please >> not sitting with me. >> Sit with me. Sit with me. SHE'S MY DAUGHTER. [screaming] >> SIT BACK. SIT BACK. Move your legs. >> Please move your legs. >> Sit with me. She's my daughter. She born from my clothes. I'm from Ukraine. From >> I'm from H. Listen. Listen. I'm born in K. I am citizen of America. I'm citizen of America. This baby is mine. No one else. >> Then that's fine. We're going to take care of her right now. >> No, no, no, no, no. You don't understand who what is going on. I born in Ukraine. >> Okay. >> Har. But >> what's in your mouth? >> My I born in Ukraine. Hark. >> What's in your mouth? Okay. Spit it out. Spit it out. >> That's only for making >> Spit it out. You're asking me. >> Still, due to the seriousness of the case, legal procedures had to be followed and the child's safety was the top priority. >> Reckless and DUI. Got >> two separate charges. >> Take her in. Try >> try. She's I mean I'm going to need two or three. >> Take him with you. >> Yeah. Um >> him and I have this. Do we start a toe yet? >> Um um I don't think so yet. It sounded like they called out saying you have a toe coming. There's not another female on, is there? Cuz they're going to need me to search her. She's pissed. >> Hi, baby. All right, we need to find diapers. You need to help me find diapers and bottle. >> The bottle's in his arm. So, >> apparently this is a girl >> getting >> I know. Just uh ask for them to help you if you need it. Sounds good. >> It's okay, baby. Yep. Bye. >> It's okay, baby. It's okay. It's okay. It's okay. You're okay, baby. It's okay. It's okay. This is ridiculous. >> Yeah, I can still smoke in the vehicle. >> Come here. You're sweating. Like sweating. >> Sweating. >> Oh, >> sweating. Try to get that phone. >> Yep. >> Out. >> Sweating. >> There you go. We'll change your butt when we get to the department, too. And then we'll really know if you're a boy or girl, cuz I can't tell. I don't know if you have a paci. I don't know. >> I know. I know, baby. >> We got wipes. >> Yeah, I already I already packed it. I know, baby. >> Inside the car, the mother's screams continued non-stop. You're going to hell because my DAUGHTER [screaming] [screaming] [screaming] You need my help. MY DAUGHTER'S MY LIFE. YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND BECAUSE YOU [screaming] [screaming] >> The police calmly explain the procedures and CPS involvement, but she still refused to cooperate, creating a tense and challenging situation. >> So, I'm just going to let you know. So, what's going on right now? So CPS, Child's Protective Services, they currently are with your child. They're going to be they're going to be with her until you guys can get everything resolved in uh the courthouse. Okay? On Monday, you should be able to speak with the judge about your current situation. All right? And then please, if you have somebody reach out to you about about this situation, it's CPS calls, child protective services, please give them, if you can, the phone number of Donovan cuz I believe the jail staff has access to chargers and things like that. Okay. When you get to the jail, what you can do is I'm I'm almost positive they'll give you a phone call. You should have the right to have a phone call and you'll be able to contact Donovan. All right. That's going to be very important because until it father's found or located that your baby's going to stay with child protective services. I can tell you right now your daughter's going to be just fine. >> She's going to be just fine. >> You put her >> You put your daughter in a very spot tonight drinking and driving. >> For your help because YOU NEED YOUR HELP. I NEED YOUR HELP BECAUSE MY FRIEND I ask your HELP BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN YOUR EVEN at the police station, tensions didn't ease, causing the situation to escalate further [music] and her behaviors to become more serious. >> Whatuto is my meal? I WAS MY MILK. I WAS here with my [screaming] baby. >> Oh my god. >> Yeah, I got this. >> Come here. >> Bats in here. >> Huh? She saw the scene. All right, relax. She >> Yeah, she's pressing. >> Let me just do some rocking now. >> Calm down. out there. >> This lake month old, baby. Two months old. >> All right. All right. We're tight. months or EU people who do my no behind your >> you want to get one of those keys >> behind my This is actually Russell's >> any of his former corrections try to help whenever there's a chair INVOLVED >> just Russell Oh my god. >> The tension peaked when she spoke out against the police because of people like him. >> I know. That's what I've been saying. >> You understand? >> I do. >> Oh my gosh. >> I know. We're going to get through this. >> Oh my gosh. What? I see. >> Uh you guys keep her in that or are you doing arms? Cuz if you're going to see her for a moment, you keep my baby. She need my milk. You don't believe me. I have milk from my boobs. She need my milk. My boobs. You will have milk because my baby need this milk. Baby is WHAT THE POLICE BECOME. IS [screaming] THAT WHAT become milk? Oh my gosh. I remember you. >> SO WHEN YOU FOUND pulled off >> you was there. I remember I remember this guy behind me. He >> tires were just I was going behind me. He was behind me. His car and his >> Oh god. >> This guy was [screaming] there. Ah, you were there. I told you. And that's why you're here. My baby 2 months old. Oh my gosh. He took my necklace. He took my necklace. He steal my necklace. You took my necklace. You take my My baby need my milk. But he took my necklace. He took my baby. My milk. But this man took my baby and he TOOK MY NECKLACE. ARE YOU SUPPORTER? >> Is it what are you doing? Is that what policies become? [screaming] [screaming] SHAME, [screaming] SHAME, SHAME, SHAME, SHAME OF AMERICA. YOU WAS BORN. YOU ARE SHAME. Shame of America. Shame. >> You are shame of America. I'm American. >> You're a shame of [screaming] America. America because MY BABY EAT MY MILK. YOU me here BECAUSE MY BABY IS MY MILK. You can be here. You're not kidding about doing like you think the master shame of America. [screaming] SHAME SHAMELESS. >> I remember you are you are you know >> you turn here to the left. >> I know who I know. >> You look that way. >> I remember you. I love you. >> Even after the Miranda rights were read, things seemed to calm briefly, but the mother continued giving inconsistent statements. Father doesn't have milk. >> You have the right to talk to attorney before answering any questions. >> What is your name again? >> One moment. You can exercise these rights at any time. Do you understand these rights? >> Totally. I >> What is your name again? >> My name is Officer Cod. >> My child, >> your child is with Your child is with one of our officers. Okay. We are trying to find father. >> Trying to find father. I get it. Trying to find father. We can't. We're trying to locate him and we can't find him. Do you do you have a phone number for him or anything that I can give them? >> What? >> A phone number for the father? >> The father doesn't have milk. I have my book. >> I get it. But do you know where father is? >> Father don't have milk. >> And ma'am, you're you're not unfortunately you're not going to be seeing your child for right now. >> Okay. Child is here at the PD. >> Here at the hospital. >> No, your car is impounded. Let me start. But what how to start? Okay. Can I help you understand what is help? What is that? I call 911. I ask the man and they call 911 because my car have problem in my I lost the air in my car. I need help from the police. You should ask me when I ask you for help. >> I understand. >> Why? The reason for it and why is because you were drinking tonight. No, >> it was very clear. It was very clear. >> OH MY MISS. >> SO, do you want to listen to me? Cuz I'm telling you why. Would you like to hear what I the reasoning? Ma'am, when I approached your vehicle, it smelled heavily of alcohol. >> Heavy. Well, then you stepped out of your car and you decided to you got unbalanced and almost went into oncoming traffic >> because I stressed. I was stressed. Very stressed. Sure. What's the problem? THAT'S WHY I STRESSED and I must FALL DOWN BECAUSE MY CHILD WAS too stressed. >> So, I gave you the opportunity to provide us a breath sample. Correct. I gave you the opportunity to provide a breath sample to see if you were intoxicated or do voluntary tests in which you denied all of them. So, I can't I >> because I asked to be sure I asked you TO BE THERE. I ASKED THIS man to be to call you 91. and she said, "I want to call too." You shout and you start arresting me. >> From start to finish, every attempt to take her statement failed due to the mother's lack of cooperation. >> My baby NEEDS YOUR HELP. MY BABY NEEDS YOUR HELP. >> SHE'S getting help. >> Okay. >> What you doing for my baby? >> We have your baby. She's safe. >> She is safe. >> I understand how you're feeling right now. >> Are you judging me? >> No. No. No. >> No. judge me for being a bad mother. >> No, not at all. >> Yes, you are. >> Ma'am, >> how do you the mother kids? How old is mother of your >> I'm just trying to tell you where I'm at. I understand where you're at. Just just know >> this kid is my first kid in my life. >> I get it. >> I never had this. She is the first kid in my life, >> right? And if she's born, I said to my doctor, I said to her, if she need to survive, I give out my life to her. >> I said if I die, I think as she leave, it's okay if I die. I thought I live and you telling me I will carry your baby life. >> And right now, I'm going to tell you right now, we saved your baby's life. >> That's what I need to know. >> You were driving, Ollie. From what I can see, being very intoxicated. >> You don't see. I know. MY CAR WASN'T POSSIBLE TO CRASH. I called to the police. >> I get it. I'm the one to call the police because my car isn't possible. Can't drive. >> Can you hear me out? You're going to have your day in court. >> I hope you can tell. You can't help me because my car wasn't able to drive. Because my car I don't know why, but my car wasn't inside of my car wasn't able to drive. That's why I called this man asked him to call the 911 and he did. You sure? He he didn't. >> The mother later identified as Anna was arrested and held on charges of physical control and reckless instrument. Under Washington state law, these offenses carry a maximum sentence of 2 years in prison and fines up to $10,000. This story serves as a powerful reminder that as a parent, the most important things aren't strength or perfection, but alertness and responsibility. Follow Florida police as they search for a mother showing signs of impairment with her 2-year-old daughter caught in a dangerous situation of her own making. >> She doesn't need to see somebody emotionally crying and I'm trying to >> On June 29th, [music] 2021, Flaggler police received an emergency call from a Shell gas station reporting a woman harassing customers. And then following the directions, they came across a mother in an unsafe condition walking with her 2-year-old child. >> Where's the lady at? >> She was right up front. >> Can you describe that? Yeah, she's uh she's wearing shorts. She's chubby. She has a little uh blonde. >> Black or white? Or dark skin? Light skin? >> White. Okay. What color clothes? I guess our best best look for a lady with a kid. >> I don't want my grandma. >> Ma'am, nobody's saying you're being arrested. >> She's my baby. Please don't take me without her. The grandma's right up the road. Please. I didn't do anything wrong. I saw this dude. Yeah, that's your >> That's my daughter. Look at her eyes. Her name is Toy Armor. My name is Armor. I was in the store, right? I was in the store. This dude was trying to rob the store. I had to order her to stand back. I take care of it, right? Came back in the store, not be out, right? Broke my nose. All I have is my baby. I got my baby and I left. That's all I did. I sto broke my nose. And I know I should have stood up to him, but I'm not used to having a baby. I only had 2 years. I've been a fighter my whole life. I've been a fighter my whole life. It's okay, honey. It's okay. I promise it's okay. It's okay. She's worried about me. Mama knows no. It's okay. It's okay. She's okay. She never got touched. Dorothy. Dorothy. >> Hi, Dorothy. >> Dorothy Armor. >> You got ice cream? >> Yeah, she got ice cream. She never got touched. You shot me the [ __ ] out. >> Why do you feel about this? >> You want to see the fire truck? >> Because he came up. He said, "Give me everything." I said, "No, like that." >> I said, "No, I can't prom weapons, dude. I was in this store at the time. I should have got down. I should have got my baby down. But I'm not used to this life. I just had her. I just had her two years ago. I'm not used to this life when you know I used to pop stores for a living. Dude, when I had her I got straight. Dude, you can check my record, dude. I ain't done a legal thing since I had no more. >> I told him to come back in and handle me and I got one wrong movie. Knocked me out. So what? >> You don't even You didn't recognize the guy? >> Yeah, I know what he looks like. He's pale skin, long dog hair. Short short. >> But have you seen him before? Do you know who he is? >> No, I'm not from here, dude. I haven't seen him before, but I guarantee you give me his mug shot. See him? >> Here. Let's bring her out of here on the sunwalk. Come on, big dog. No, dude. >> Although she insisted she was not at fault, her behavior made the situation challenging for everyone involved. >> It's okay. Come here, honey. I think we should >> I think we should maybe this side. Come here. It's okay. Here. You hold it, honey. You hold it. It's okay. >> She want There's so many boxes broken. There should be this. Nothing wrong with her, dude. >> I know there ain't nothing wrong with it, but I want to take her away so she doesn't see this. She doesn't need to see somebody emotionally crying and I'm trying to figure >> Yeah. >> Oh yeah. >> Hey Dorothy, she has over me. >> I'm going to take her to the truck so she doesn't see this. >> Hey, I want to get her clean up off her white male, Hispanic male, or black male. >> Come on. He's very pale. It's >> okay. Can I hold your hand? Dark curly hair. >> Pale Hispanic. Is it paleic? >> And short hair. >> Yeah. Yeah. Does it matter? >> Oh, yeah. Robbery occurred. Yeah, he robbed the store and beat me in the process. Go get him, dude. This beach is very small. This beach is very small. This beach is very small. It's like 33. >> Why are you yelling at me? I'm here trying to get information. >> The dude in the store knew him. The dude in the store knew him. Knew exactly. His first name, his last name. He asked me for help. I tried to help. I got knocked the out in the process trying to help with my baby with me. First time ever being with my baby with me. The last time I do it. >> Are you all done your ice cream, honey? >> Yeah. >> Are you all done? No, >> it's okay. It's all gone. >> Hey, can't be littering up the beach sitting with me sitting right here. Where are you staying today? >> Right up there at uh whatever that inn is up there. >> What room are you in in the toe box? >> She's nice. >> Does she normally talk? She's not >> to talk to strangers. >> But does she talk though? She's able to talk. How old is she? >> She's just turned two in April. >> Ah, can you say hi to the nice man, please? What's her name? It's okay. >> Dorothy. >> Dorothy. Say last name. >> Does she have um a change of clothes in your bag or is back at top? I want to get her out cuz she has your all over her clothes. >> I want you to go get them. I want you to put them down. So I don't have to do it cuz I might get put in that and I have to do it. I'm goddamn do it. >> You all right? >> No, I'm fine, dude. Are you fine? >> I don't know. You're stumbling. Are you okay? >> Yeah, I'm fine, dude. [ __ ] me, dude. >> When things spiraled out of control, police were left with no option but to proceed with an arrest. That's when the mother's emotions erupted. >> I got put in the goddamn fine. Are you fine? Are you fine? >> Not just going to be detained right now. All right. >> Okay. Go get your grandmother. Come. We will call her grandma. Call her grandma or grandma. >> GMA. You want to go see grandma? You want to go see grandma? >> Yeah. >> Come here, baby. 219. 219. Go get her. >> You want to go see GMA? Please go here. It's okay. >> 219. 21 hotel. 219. 219. We'll take her. We'll take her. >> 219. That's grandma right there. That's grandma right there. Is >> that grandma coming this way? >> Please. Please. Please. It's okay. Hey, it's okay. Is >> that grandma? >> I don't know. Let me see. I can't see. No, it's not. You're not seeing too fast. Please. Please don't let me. >> We're going to take care of her. >> What do I need to get arrested? >> You're not arrested right now. You're under your >> Please, God. Don't be my baby. >> Cuz I don't like the way you're sitting there wandering around. >> But I'm sorry, but not my baby. >> One more. You guys >> don't ma'am. Ma'am. Ma'am, listen to me. She's right here. She's right here looking at the ocean. >> What did I do? >> Look how you're acting and you the customer. >> I won't act that way. Where's my kid? >> As always, finding someone to care for the children was the top priority. >> I was a victim of a crime. Let me out. Where's my baby? Where's my baby? >> Stop. I got a question for you. >> I was a victim of a crime. Where's my baby? >> I'm trying to contact your mom and her name. >> She won't cuz she's not in the hotel room. >> Yeah, she's in the hotel room, but she won't answer. >> Is she at Tortugas? I don't know. Maybe. >> Okay. What does she look like? >> I didn't break a lock. >> What does she look like, Melissa? >> She looks like me but smaller. >> Looks like you but smaller. >> Contact down that door. Make contact with mother. >> Following the leave, police located the grandmother who affirmed she was fully capable of raising her grandchildren. >> Are you here with your daughter? >> You got to think about that stuff. I mean, >> were you staying at the top by any chance? Yeah, they were in the same with your daughter. >> Let's see if they'll sing on this. >> What did you say with your daughter and granddaughter? >> What's happened? >> Well, your daughter was in an altercation at the Shell station next door. Okay. >> Oh, wait. That's the super right now. >> Oh, hell no. >> But we have your granddaughter and we need to find somebody. >> My question is, are you capable of taking care of your granddaughter? >> Yes, I am. >> So, if you want to meet us down there, that would be great. You >> Dorothy is your granddaughter? >> Yes. >> She's actually hanging out with firefighters right now watching some movies. >> I am so sorry. Did she give you a hard time? >> Not really us, but she got in an argument with customers and ended up trying to start a fight and the customer punched her and she's walking down the street with an open container and intoxicated with the baby. >> Okay. Okay. Okay. >> Yeah. >> But but she still >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. ended up getting hit in the face from starting a fight with a customer. It's all over the >> Okay. Okay. >> You know, I mean, the daughter sees that and that's not a good environment. So, >> good. Good. I understand. >> All right. >> I didn't know. I >> I know cuz you were at Tortugas. You dropped your your ID. >> Still, the police needed to ensure the grandmother could provide stable care. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Mhm. Does Melissa do any narcotics? Now, thank God. >> Where's your purse at? We can put it in there. >> I'm so sorry. Alcohol. >> Alcohol is what am I going to be able to do? >> Sober up, I guess. >> Yeah. Yeah. Well, what about Dorothy? >> We're going to contact uh You're from Gainesville, so you know what DCF is. So, we're going to contact DCF. She was with the daughter this whole time, and the kids eating ice cream's got all over. >> Excuse me. said she was eating ice cream and have all over, you know, from her getting in an altercation. Just stay seated if you want so you don't fall again. >> I know. We're normally people that don't drink and when we drink, it goes straight to our heads. >> Yeah. >> Believe it. >> Your dogs are in the way. Is this an alcoholic beverage as well? >> Yeah. >> All right. >> You don't What's going to happen to Dorothy? >> We're going to contact DCF and see if they can take care of her until you sober up. Who's going to watch the kid? You know. >> Hi, K. You can barely walk. >> Okay. >> Not going to argue. I'm not going to argue. But this is serious, sir. This is serious. >> Yeah, we're contacting a baby with me. >> Yes, sir. >> [ __ ] >> But you'll probably see her probably in the morning or something like that. Okay. When you're sobered up. >> I understand. >> All right, dear. >> After review, they decided more supervision was needed and called DCF for support. During this, the mother grew tense, making it harder for authorities. >> We'll take care of Dorothy. Are >> you sure? >> Absolutely. >> Her favorite character is Elmo. Elmo. She knows all the colors, all the letters. Tell her mommy is sleeping. Mommy will be back. >> I will let her know. Thank you. >> Her favorite color is purple. Her favorite food is red. Tell her where I got I got like 5,000 bucks when she gets here. Five grand. >> I'll let her know. >> What do you make? >> What? $35,000 a year? Idiot. take my kid $35,000 a year. When you have a kid eventually, you understand. I'll find you. Going back, dude. I'm going back to life with crime. She can go with her on. I'm going back to [ __ ] gun you mother one by one as soon as I can find you. >> Now you're making against a public official. You take it from me. Find you stupid. At the store, [music] staff testimony made the situation clearer, outlining the true severity of the mother's behavior. >> So, what what's going on? What happened? >> She came in and she started uh mouthing off immediately to to another woman. That's an older woman, my regular customer. And she goes, "What are you looking at? What are you looking at?" And she comes from there. She right when she walked in, she goes, "Ice cream, ice cream, ice cream." I'm like, "Man, calm down. It's right there." And then, uh, she had a little girl with her. Is the little girl okay? >> Yeah, the little girl's okay. The little girl started crying and I I could just imagine my own daughter, you know, in this situation and I would never put my daughter through that situation. I got scared. Then she came up, she bought a 12-pack and she bought ice cream for her daughter and I rang it up in that time frame when she was walking around. Another customer walked in. Then she came up to him and she said, "What the you looking at? What this and that?" And then he kept his cool and she came at him and then she started swinging and fighting him. What he did, he he tackled her right here and she fell and then he rained punches on her on her face. >> So, she attacked him. >> She attacked him first and then uh she she said she made a remark saying, "Oh, I uh can't you see I'm on cocaine or something like that." I don't know what what she was talking about, but I think she made a remark. >> Due to her concerning actions, the mother was arrested and held on charges of disorderly intoxication and serious bodily to a law enforcement officer. However, the court's ruling amounted to just one day in jail, a few hundred in fines, [music] and a $6,000 bond. She was quickly released and still retained the possibility of keeping custody of her child. A mother failed to follow the law, ignoring her responsibility to her daughter, leading to serious consequences for them both. But the question remains, was this sentence [music] too lenient for her? This video doesn't end with an answer, but raises a question for all of us. If you were in the [music] place of these children, how would you hope the adults around you would act? The law can be strict. The system can feel cold, but the ultimate goal is always to ensure safety. When adults lose control, society must step in. And sometimes that intervention is the last chance to prevent a serious situation. Thank you for watching until the end. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and turn on notifications so you won't miss the next meaningful story. See you in the next video. Heat. Heat. N. >> [music]