All children deserve parents, but not all parents deserve children. >> Uhoh, we lost the diaper. >> My son's heart rate is jumping. >> There's so much pressure that brain is telling that, "Hey, I can't deal with this anymore." >> Oh, he's so pain. >> When irresponsibility turns a home into a danger zone, we're left with two tragedies. One child abandoned, another barely clinging to life. What is happening to today's parents? Welcome to the magical neighborhood where a 2-year-old can freely explore the streets without any adult supervision. Do >> you know where your son is right now? >> Oh jeez. No, man. >> In a world where many parents wake up in panic just from the sound of their child coughing. Somewhere in a quiet little corner of America, a mother had no idea that her child had been on a dangerous adventure out on the streets for 2 hours straight. On October 14th, 2023, the police had no other choice but to intervene. on these two houses. I didn't check this one. >> No, I know where he goes every morning and then I just heard cross the street. >> Yeah, it's it's starting to be a problem. >> Uhoh. >> Hey, little munchkin. Come here, pumpkin. >> Are you playing? And you found him. So, I walk every morning in the neighborhood and then um I seen him running across the street and then like I said, I knocked on doors and nobody picked up. I don't know. I've never seen him. So, I just >> This is the third time he's got it. >> Okay. Cuz I'm a mom. So, >> yeah, it's a problem. But we're fixing to handle the problem. >> Okay. Good. >> Last time he almost got hit by a truck. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Thank you for staying with me. >> No problem. A >> What are you doing? >> I hope things better. >> He's a cutie. >> Are you sliding? Yeah. But he's nonverbal, too. He doesn't talk. So, >> yeah, he was sticking his tongue out, but he was laughing, so I know he's having a little heyday. >> Look, I'm ready to go play. Are we playing? Let me get you. >> Oh, your diaper is coming off. >> Uh-oh, we lost the diaper. That should be fun in a minute. >> Yep. They're mom and daddy's. Well, mama and mama's boyfriend. I don't think I can fit through that tube. >> Is this the second time or third? And so like when you pee on the door, they'll be like, "Oh my god, not again." You know what I mean? Like whatever. >> Kind of looks like McColie Kulkin. >> I'm all set, right? >> Yeah. Poor baby. >> Thank you very much. >> Strangely, no mother showed up. No one was panicking or out looking for the child. Only the police and a kind stranger who was just out buying diapers. And there was also the toddler, happily interacting with the officers. >> Hey, >> I see you. Yeah, that's the only thing I've ever heard him say. Oh, to have the energy you have, kid. >> Lord, where? >> I just walked up those two steps and I was tired. >> Where you going? >> I see you. >> Uh, the people that found him that day just said that they had found him once before. So, I don't know if they even called anybody that day, but um, he almost got hit by a black truck the day that me and Carmichael came out here. >> DCF was supposed to be involved, correct? >> I don't know. Yeah, it's been a while. But if you get Cassie to look up that address, we've been there before with mama and daughter fighting, but I think mom's actually gave them the house and moved out now because of how they are. Cuz I don't ever see mom there anymore. >> That's I'm sure who was Yeah. She was claiming that uh her boyfriend had a warrant of the same household. >> Are you serious? So that's mom's house. >> What's So what's the exploitation? It's like your family can go to the courthouse and request to have you like picked up and bakered for or rehabilitated for but with our systems down here they don't hold them but for a little bit and let them out really don't do a lot. >> I mean there's no telling how long the child had been out. Did the lady that y'all got her 14? Did she say how long she had been out here with a child? She just saw the kid and called us immediately. >> She said she saw him run across the street. So she picked him up and beat on both of these doors and nobody would answer. So she knocked over there. >> Yes. And so she brought him back to the park to play and called the cops. >> Oh, okay. So that gives us a time frame of how long he's been out. >> Probably saw him leave the house. >> Yeah. She saw him coming across the street, though. >> Yeah. She wasn't sure which house, though, cuz when she saw him, he was running. And that's what the elery couple when I came here said the same thing. They're like, "It's one of these houses. We don't know which one." And he almost got hit by a truck. So we're just like, >> "Where was it? Was it on 17th?" It was on Illinois. I don't know why I kept thinking it was 17th Street. He almost got hit on >> Minnesota. He almost got hit right there. You want something to eat? No. Don't hit yourself. That's mean. You want to go play? Come on. >> Oh, she got a diaper. >> Got a couple of pull-ups. Do you want them? >> Oh, awesome. Sure. >> Cuz I know he lost his diaper earlier. >> Officer Connley's coming back here. Um, she ran by your house. She's just wanting to get a a tape statement from witness statement. You want to get dressed, little man? Come here. >> Are we good? If you don't mind, I'm going to get a tape statement from you about what happened. Sure. >> The last time I took him home, they have a lock at the very top, the chain lock that they never lock. >> Yeah. >> You ready? Are you ready? >> You ready? Here we go. >> Oh, what is going on here? The child's mother couldn't even answer a simple question. Do you know where your son is right now? Yes. The child had been missing for two whole hours, and she had absolutely no idea. Even during the search, she kept resisting until a small bag of something white was pulled from inside her bra. >> Hello. >> Hi. >> Hi. >> Yes. >> Do you know where your son is right now? >> Oh jeez. No. >> You mind if we come in and talk to you for a minute? >> He got out. >> Where's he? Where's he sleeping? >> You mind if we go back for a minute? >> Yeah. Come on. Is he okay? Let's go back and talk. Is this where he sleeps at? >> Is he all right? Where do you sleep? Okay, please. >> She sleeps in here. >> That's why we had the chain on the door. Did he undo that? >> No, he didn't undo that chain. >> Do you have a job? >> I don't. I've tried to get working with the train. You know, I have a job pretty much waiting there for me. It's just uh I don't have a phone right now. Holy child. Look at what we're going to have at 10:50. >> Come here. >> Come on. We're not doing this. Your kids been missing for 2 hours and you didn't know where the hell he was at. >> Put your hands. Please. No. Please don't do this. Please can we talk about this? >> I thought I child is not being taken care of. He's being neglected here. Child continually >> 2 hours. 2 hours. 2 hours. >> He's 2 years old. >> 2 hours. >> Work. >> Mom, please. >> Do you have anything on you? >> Please. Please. >> It's too late for that. Do you have anything on you that's going to pug me, sick me, cut me? >> Okay. Hold on. Don't go. Please. Please. >> Please don't do this. >> Do you want to take this wallet with you? What about these keys? >> Those are mom's keys. Please, guys. What do I have to do? Please >> watch your kid for once. >> You're right. God damn it. >> Do you remember me from last time? >> I do remember you. >> And what did I tell you last time? >> I don't I don't recall you guys telling me that this this is crazy. >> Do you want to take these wallets or not? >> No. >> I mean, where are the keys to my car? >> They're right here. >> They need some more explanation of like what's going on here because >> you're being you're being arrested. You're going to be charged with child neglect. >> So, the long and short of this. >> Okay. Can you guys please give it to my mom, please? >> That's going to be at the DCF there. >> No, please. >> What is this? >> It's flavoring, >> please. >> Your pants button. >> Can I please smoke a cigarette? >> Do you have anything in your bra? Turn around. You have anything in your bra? >> My bedroom is in the back and I have the door shut. >> Okay. Well, turn this way. If there's something in there, tell me now. Cuz if I get it, there's going to be a whole different problem. Stop pulling away from me. What is your problem? >> What's in your bra? >> There's nothing in my bra. >> Then why do you keep pulling away from me? >> Cuz you're touching me. >> Well, >> she's making sure you don't have anything. >> Okay, I do. She does. That's why. >> My kids, please. Please stay calm. >> Don't pull against me. Okay. >> This is all to me. Please don't do this. There's nothing I can do. >> The search further revealed drugs and drug equipment hidden on her. This became undeniable evidence that the child's living environment was anything but safe physically or emotionally. >> I don't want your assistant. Please do this. >> This is probably the best place for him to be. Go ahead and put your feet in. >> No, please >> put your feet in. Do it now. >> That is not the best place. >> Well, it ain't with you. This is not the time to try to to do something. Back up. You're going to just catch more charges. Now, back up. Push your feet in. >> Yeah. So, everything else out of her pockets, I set on his bed also. Just to let you know >> what was in her pockets. >> Rocks. >> Rocks. A necklace. And what? I gave you that. >> Oh, but you found on her >> on her person. In her bra. She was actively pulling away from me trying to not let me get it. >> What was it? paraphernalia or >> she had her bra in a little baggie. >> Great. Take her. >> I didn't even know you still lived here. I thought you gave them the house or something. >> Oh no. >> I would suggest if they do place him with you, I don't know if they will or not. I would go through her room before I ever let that baby in there cuz she probably has all kind of stuff in there that he don't need to get. Do you have any more questions for me? >> No. >> Thank you. >> Have you been here all morning? >> Yeah, I was I was asleep. I just got up because I've got an appointment to take my car in to get it the oil change. All right. >> I have a fan on and that helps. >> So, this was the second time I've brought him home personally. Well, I didn't bring him home today, obviously. I kept him at the park till he's got >> I brought him to her like a month ago for the same exact reason. >> I had no idea. >> Yeah. This is the third time we've been with him. He almost got hit by a car last time. >> Yeah. She didn't tell me any of this. >> All right. Well, she's going to do >> Well, and I I I had a feeling that she was using, but take her. I mean, >> if you need to start eviction papers, you know how, right? >> No. >> Go to the courthouse Monday morning, tell them you want to start eviction papers, and you can do it that way. It'll get her out. >> Okay. >> All right. Have a good day. >> Thank you. >> The mother is now facing charges of child neglect, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, and possession of drug equipment. Child protective services have intervened, and the child may be placed either with a qualified relative or into temporary foster care. You've only seen me one other time, but this is the third time your kid has got out and we've brought him home to you while you were sleeping, while your 2-year-old kid is running the streets and almost getting hit by cars. So, no. Do I mean, we're not going to keep letting this happen without holding you responsible? If you want a kid, take care of him. >> Yeah, he's been playing for 2 hours at the park. >> We're not doing it. It's up to DCF. He's already in the system. If DCF's been to your house, he's already in the system. It's just a matter of you not taking care of him. That puts him with foster parents. What kind of father does he have? >> His father is around and he's supposed to go see his father today. His father works. >> Is his father? Is that like you are? >> I don't know. >> Then why don't you let the dad have him? What's your social? >> My mom over here to try to talk to my father. That's going to be up to DCF. It's literally out of our hands. >> DCF. >> They're on their way here. >> I need to speak to them before I'm gone. >> If they want to speak to you, then yeah. I mean, normally they're going to try to place the child with a relative that is not on drugs. And if the dad's not on drugs, then they might put him with the dad. But that's also if the dad will accept him. So, I will tell you that they do try to keep him with the family, but if nobody volunteers to stay, obviously he can't stay with your mom cuz you live with your mom. >> No, I understand she didn't know, but because you live with her, we just be putting him right back in the same house. >> You don't want her. >> Go get him. Good job. >> Okay, so we got mom in custody and just talking to her real quick and then we're going to hopefully get you released. It's okay. >> Parents need to fully understand the serious consequences of neglecting their children. Had the boy encountered someone with bad intentions, the risk of getting lost or abducted could have been extremely high. At an age when language and behavior are still being shaped, parental neglect can leave deep emotional scars and have long-lasting effects on a child's development. The nightmare didn't end there. Now, let's head to Illinois, where a single shake nearly pushed a 3-month-old baby to the edge between life and death. I rocked him and then he finally went to sleep. >> On October 3rd, 2024, police were alerted by the Department of Children and Family Services about a 3-month-old infant from East Molen, Illinois, who had been rushed to a hospital in Peoria with a serious head injury. Law enforcement immediately responded to the scene to investigate. Initial statements appeared to insist that the baby was perfectly fine. >> Working on right now, I was wondering, do you do you live here? No, my it's my daughter you're talking about and she's in Poria with her son. >> Okay. So, >> so we got Do you mind if we step inside so I can kind of you fill you on some situations? I don't want your neighbors to be involved or anything like that cuz I don't want her business to kind of go out to the apartment complex. >> So, at this time, like I'm I'll be honest with you, no one's in trouble when incident like this happens. >> This situation, excuse my language, is really up to be honest. My child did not hurt her baby. Neither did it. This is just a messed up situation. >> Okay. >> I just I I'm flabbergasted how and how it just keeps escalating and I'm just >> and I I fully understand your frustration of that part. You know, it's it's a traumatic incident already. >> That bathroom door. >> It's traumatic incident already, but I know you guys are going through a lot, but you know, for us, we kind of have to like, you know, follow procedures for, you know, a lot of this is very traumatic and >> I'm trying to find a back cuz I got to take clothes back up. So, >> no, no, you're fine. However, you know, we're just trying to figure out like kind of what happened and just rule out any possibility that your daughter or her boyfriend or >> about boyfriend. >> Okay. Boyfriend did anything right now. This is kind of like a check in the box for us. >> Can I get my kid's dad on the phone? Get Kayle's dad on the phone cuz he's at the hospital. >> Yeah, of course. >> And my h, you know, cuz I get up in the morning. That's what she does every Wednesday. >> Okay. >> So, she dropped him off. He was perfectly fine. Happy baby like he normally is. I got him out of his car seat. You know, he was dry. So, I changed. I didn't change him. I did fed him his bottle. Okay. >> And he's smiling a normal normal kid like he normally is. Yeah. >> And after I fed him his bottle, he ate, of course. So, I changed him. And then we sat in the rocking chair, turned on some white music, and just rocked him like I normally do. And he went back to sleep. So, I put him in the play pen like I always do. And I swaddled him cuz he sleeps better. And I kept the white noise going. So, I turned on the TV because it kept me busy cuz I won't go sleep with him, you know. >> So, I've got I had her there, too. She was well, she's in her room sleeping with the dog. I got her up, got she was getting ready and as she's getting ready, I'm taking care of the baby, feeding him again, changing him, whatnot. And uh he's normal. And I mean, no crying, no fussing, just normal and fine. And I got him loaded. I put him in his car seat. We left about what was it? I had I think 7:30. >> Okay. >> And got in the car, took her to school. She sat in the sat in the back with him, you know, talking to him, singing to him, which is funny. Anyway, um singing to him, and you know, you know, he did really good. And cry just jabbered like he normally does. and dropped her off at school. And then I went and got I got him like something like this, >> okay, >> to put him in. So I have one at home, picked it up at Target and Kaylee called me, said she was off. So I said, I needed her here. So I came here, I called D. He didn't answer the phone, so I figured he was sleeping. But he had actually texted me actually in the midst of all that. I had to just to see how his baby boy was doing. And I tried calling him back, but he must have been already asleep. >> So I tried calling him when I got here. He then didn't answer. I just waited in the car until she got there, got in the back seat with him, took him out of his car seat, you know, and held him and just gave him another bottle. >> Uhhuh. >> But then an ambulance was called. >> What What time was that at that you came back to drop her off? >> Uh probably about between 8:30 and 9:00 >> at night. This in the morning. >> Oh, in the morning. Okay. Okay. Sorry. No, I'm good. I know how long you >> I'm just trying to keep these times in my head. >> No, no. Like for my record, >> like just trying to process everything cuz this this is just >> What was your question? Where were you at the time? 8:30, 9 o'clock when I got over here. Is that about right? Because we called you, right? >> I talked to you guys 9:30. So, >> okay. So, that I was already here for a while before we called you. >> FaceTime with you guys at 9:30. >> Okay. You probably got here around like 8 8:30ish. >> FaceTime with you guys. >> All right. I might have told him wrong then when I left. >> No, you're fine. Like, so you basically came here around like that time. >> I'm talking about the social worker because I'm trying to get keep the time straight in my head cuz this is all like trying to keep all these dates and times right in my head. >> No, you're fine. Yeah, I was >> talking about Wednesday. >> Yes, I know. But I'm taking make sure the time of when I left here. It had to have been a little after 10 after we were done talking with you. When I left here after we got the phone with you because Kaylee went to lay down with him cuz I stayed here to help her for a little bit so she could get herself together. >> So you got here around 8ish. You made a facetime phone call with him around 9ish. She left around 10ish when he was when Kay after 10. Yeah. >> She went and laid down with him and whatnot with and D was laying in bed went down and they laid down and whatnot >> and then I left. Not sure. >> You had already left around 10:00 at that point >> and I had just checked in. >> You were texting her, calling her throughout like that time frame >> until she went to work. I I had texted De and D had said that, you know, they're doing good. That was sometime after 2:00 and they were doing fine that he was he was getting ready to lay him down for a nap and last I knew. So, I mean, as far as I knew, everything was fine >> cuz when she left Yeah. cuz she was off early and to him that was early, I guess. >> But you were already here. I I was here in the I was in the parking lot at 8:30 and I had checked her location and she was I knew she was on her way. She said I was a far mom. So it was about 8:45 when she had pulled into the next to me and I had taken him out because I didn't want him to sit in his car. >> So I took him out and I got in the back seat with him and just sat there and we talked cuz he didn't take all of his bottle. So I gave him the rest of his bottle >> and you guys came inside and he kind of like chilled out a little bit. >> I carried him in and she carried the carrier and you know >> and then you left around 10:00 you said after 10. >> Okay. And then you received a phone call from her later that night at like at 6:00 around those hours. >> I got a call from him from dad and then Kaye called me short like I was talking to him when Kaylee called me from the ambulance. >> Amid the tense situation, it was reassuring to see the police remain calm and act responsibly. This isn't an arrest. It's a mandatory procedure in suspected child abuse cases. >> And then uh so uh Brandon, you're Kayle's dad? >> Yes. >> I'm going to sit down. >> Yeah. Yeah. No, you're fine. I should have told you if you could have sat down earlier now. Sorry about that. >> Yeah, that worked. All right, Brandon. So, like I kind of mentioned before, I'm not sure if when the FaceTime started as far as uh kind of why we're here. We got the uh DCFS report earlier in the week saying that there was a child that got basically transported from this residence and then the parents are involved and everything like that. Um >> Okay. >> So, we then got informed today that the child's going to be brought to Peoria. Like, I'm I'm sure you're already aware of that. and now you know the things aren't good for the child. DCFS and local law enforcement when it comes to anything like that as far as child child life or anything like that, we have to investigate. I'm not saying that anyone's in trouble or anything like that. We're just trying to get the facts at this point. We're the factf finders right now. As far as criminal charges, there aren't anything like that. I'm just trying to get like piece together what happened. That's why we're here. I want to give you guys a clarification on that one. We're just kind of we're just finding out information. >> I'm sorry. I'm tired. I've been really >> Oh, no. Like >> Yeah, we haven't had much sleep. >> Yeah. Like I like I talked to Andrea before like I understand this is a traumatic incident for you guys. >> Trying to keep everything straight too when you're exhausted >> and I trust me I hate being the guy that's asking you guys the same question a hundred different times >> and that's fine. And I've got phone calls and I've got records too of when you'd be at a certain place that's ever needed. Got it in my phone. You can have the phone record and see when calls were made if you need it. You can have location, whatever we got to do because I want to get to the bottom of this things. >> Well, Brandon, I appreciate that. How about I get some uh simple information right now? No, you're you're fine. >> So much stuff. >> No, no, I understand. You know, like you guys are probably all over the place like that, too. I fully understand that. >> I'm going to tell you every detail I can. >> Well, I'm not going to lie either, but I just honestly forgot that. >> Okay. I think >> I mean, it was no physical. It was just >> Yeah. just kind of like a little couple's argument like always >> that I just didn't like and you know cuz there's times where they'll argue in front of me that they wouldn't say in front of her in front of him. >> I just that's just certain things that I will say you know she don't like me telling her dad things. Well there's certain things that I need that he needs to know. There's certain things that can stay between mom and dad. >> That was something that needed to be said to him because he listens to him more on certain things than he does. >> No I get that. Kaylee, the exhausted and overwhelmed mother, suddenly panicked when my son's heart rate is jumping. It appeared the condition of the three-month-old baby was still extremely critical. >> I think that's all my questions I might have for you guys right now. Um, now Brandon, I understand you're at the hospital. Kayie seems a little bit kind of frazzled right now. If she wants to like kind of talk to me so I can kind of like give her my whole spiel about like, you know, no one's in trouble or anything like that. It might come off a little bit better. >> My birthday. >> Hi, Kaylee. This is Detective Brazil with the East Main Police Department. I'm with Officer Decker like I told Andrew and Brandon. So, no one's in trouble. I want I want that to be known. No one's in trouble right now. Basically, we got contacted by DCFS about like the whole incident between your son being transported to Peoria. So, whenever there's an incident like that, we're required to investigate. Like I said, we're just here for the facts right now. Um, >> you knew you knew that that we were going to have a detective contact us. Remember that? >> Well, yeah, but they they originally told us, you know, I thought they were going to come up here and talk. >> So, that's also going to go with my spiel right now. So, I am not going to talk to you over uh FaceTime or anything like that. That's not going to be my part. We do have two Okay. >> What happened? >> No, she's waiting in front of me. But now, >> okay. We do have two detectives that are going to come up to Peoria um to talk to you and talk to Is D there as well? >> Yeah, he's here. >> Okay. They're going to just talk to both of you guys. Just basically more or less um what I kind of interviewed Brandon and Andrea for. all the same questions, maybe a little bit more, and just kind of get the facts together of what we have right now. >> Hey, wait. What's going on? >> Sorry. >> Sorry. Sorry. My son's heart rate is jumping. >> Okay. >> But Kaylee, I just wanted to make that real quick. I can let you go and then you can get back to the situation. >> Okay. Thank you. >> No problem there. >> I'll call you back, honey. >> Doubt slowly began to fade when police arrived at the hospital in Peoria and spoke with a doctor. The cause of the head injury has not yet been disclosed, but the injury was serious enough to indicate non-acal trauma. >> And with different like agencies being involved as far as DCFS and then police, I know you're kind of in the dark about a lot of things. So, I'm trying to be as transparent as I can. Just letting you know that, hey, I'm talking to like basically everyone I can in the residence. Talk to Andrea, talk to Brandon cuz obviously they were there. They're going to keep talking to like the neighborhood as well. Maybe they, you know, just kind of canvasing the area, see if anything's out of ordinary. We're doing that just for documentation purposes if cuz right now no one's in trouble or anything like that. But when an investigation like this happens, >> you're talking to our neighbors. >> Yep. >> Oh, okay. I mean, we don't really talk to anybody. >> Yeah. It's just going to be one of those like has has there ever been like anything out of the ordinary conversations or anything like that? Just so we can say that we did our part and then there are going to be detectives coming down to speak with you. So they should be I want to say they left probably around the same time me and my uh my partner did. So maybe >> they're coming today. >> Yeah. So I want to say like maybe within like 45 minutes 45 minutes top at this point. >> I don't know. They have to like have a pin I think. Or does that not work since it's fully >> I think >> I think I think we might pass that that little step there. But but yeah, >> she's just used to cuz they told her everything has to be Yeah. >> Yeah. I get that when it comes to Poria cuz things are, you know, obviously a little bit crazy there. I just want to let you know as far as like my side what was going on. I don't want to leave you in the dark. I want to give you some answers cuz I know right now you really need answers. So, the only thing I can't answer is what we're doing right now. >> Do you have a card? >> I know he has a business card. I He is my note guy, but I can write down like my name on that card as well. Decker, do you have a card? >> Yeah, I do. I have to write on >> I'm going to get their card and their name. >> Yep. And then if you guys have any >> tell Brandon I'm getting their name both of them and their uh number. Okay. >> And if you guys have any questions or anything that kind of feel like you want to tell either myself or Detective Decker, don't hesitate to reach out. >> So when you got here, do you have a you have a key for the apartment then? >> Me? >> Yeah. >> It's a passcode. >> A passcode. Okay. >> How to get in here? You mean I called my daughter and had her on FaceTime to tell me how to get in here? >> Oh, gotcha. Okay. And then was the apartment like this? Have you tuned anything? Touched anything? >> All I did was come to get close. >> And then about how long have you been here? >> Probably about 10 minutes for you guys. 10 minutes before just literally you guys got me off guard. I thought I was just like cuz I was in there just getting clothes together and it's literally left the way she left it. All I was doing was trying to find her bra and shirts for you. So and then I was looking for a bag and I couldn't find a bag so I borrowed a garbage bag. >> Okay. >> I'm neurosurgeon and I'm the IC physician. So at times it takes time to develop. Could it be days or could be could it be weeks but again there should be always a threshold even one time an injury occurs not necessarily that that's the first time sometimes it can happen or sometimes could be repeated thing where there's more volume. So the head is like a kind of fixed box. So whatever blood or whatever comes in and it's it's going to create pressure. That's what we signed on the first city scan when we when the kid came two days ago. >> The emergency. >> Yeah. So that could have died up. That was >> Yeah. >> Absolutely. There was nothing else. That intervention couldn't have done timely. Yeah. >> When did that when did that happen? >> Two nights ago. >> Two nights ago. That's just came out second. I'm just covering for the night. I actually saw the entire unit. But again I still know this patient >> from my understanding when he arrived here he was wheeled right into nowhere. >> Yes cuz by the time pupil was blown meaning there so much pressure that brain is telling that hey I can't deal with this anymore. So had to open that up and release the pressure that was a life-saving surgical intervention. >> The situation grew more complicated and no conclusions could be drawn just yet. When it comes to cases involving children, no matter how big or small, close coordination between the family, hospital, and DCFS is always essential. >> Hi again. You mind if we Hi, Andrea. >> We're doing a prayer. Hello. >> No, you're you're fine. Do you mind if we step in real fast? >> Sorry. >> No, you're fine. We can we can wait a little bit before we interrupt. >> The police are back. I'm about to find out. >> If you guys want to do your prayer, >> we already just did it. We just got done. Andrea. So, like I said before, you know how we're kind of investigating this whole thing. No one's in any trouble or anything like that. We're just kind of following procedures at this point. At this time, we're getting a search warrant for the residents. Just seeing if there we're just going to come inside. We've already been here before. Going to document anything that would they're getting a search warrant for the residents. >> For what? >> So, at this point, it's going to be anything that would elude any physical harm the child could have experienced. So it could be basically as far as like anything as far as blood any any bodily fluids or anything like that. >> Unexpectedly the list of hospital supervisors was changed is a secret about to be revealed >> scenario if something bad happened like accidentally that doesn't make a parent. >> I know I know but this all this works really it's intimidating to children this age. These are kids. It's intimidating my my children. It's intimidating them. I can handle myself. >> No, I try to make things as least invasive as possible because I told her my number one priority right now to make sure that I have all the information so that the medical team has the information because if something happened accidentally and a parent is afraid to say >> I'm not afraid to tell you guys anything. If somebody did it, if I thought either one of them did it, I'd sell them down the river because I thought either one of them did it because my number one goal is protecting that kid right there. That is my world. I text my daughter Snapchat every morning and I and I his nickname is Squish. >> That's what she told us. And I I go, "Swish, what are you doing?" 3:00 in the morning, I'm at work. I go, "Swish, what are you doing? Are you having a bomb? Being nice to your mom and dad?" Meaning, he's not keeping him up. My daughter within 10 minutes always texts me back with a picture or a video of him, so I know he's doing okay. And it's all, nothing against Dean, but it's usually my daughter caring for him. That's what I do every day. I text him at 3:00 in the morning, and then throughout the day, periodically, I do the same thing just because he's my he's everything, you know, to me and his grandma. to me and his grandma. Um, but it's been a very stressful day being told that I'm the only one that can be in here now. Otherwise, nobody else can be in here. That is very stressful because >> I'm sorry that wasn't done from the get-go. It should have been. And then I got this and we were like, um, >> but why are we making that decision? Because I have to explain it to my daughter's mother. >> Very simple. Super simple. Going back 24 hours identifies three different people who were in contact with this kid. And because we're at the very beginning of the investigation, we do that to just be super safe. My wife wasn't with him that day either and she's been taken off the list as a supervisor. >> Your wife? >> My wife. >> I don't necessarily agree with that. >> Yeah. I was told that your people told them that my wife was off the list and I was solely the only one that could be the supervisor. >> They might have told the wrong person that >> because my wife was originally made one, but my wife usually has them Thursday and Friday mornings till he picks them up. >> I actually You're an ex-wife. >> Well, Kayle's mom is my ex. My wife Kayle's stepmom >> is another caregiver, Stephanie Rossler. >> Okay, >> that's my wife. >> We'll sort that out later. My protocol is that anybody who was in a caretaking role in that day and maybe the immediate day prior, >> I haven't seen him since Sunday. >> That's what I was told. And >> a key figure finally appeared, the father. But with a tense expression and eyes filled with worry, it seemed like he might be hiding something. >> I want to hear from you take my own notes, >> okay? cuz every investigator's defend. >> So, and I also want to make sure they legally did what they needed to do, too. So, when he came up here, I don't blame him if he did do these things cuz on call will do the bare minimum. Did he legally tell you what the allegations are and how this works? >> No. I don't think so. >> You guys have never had a DCFS investigation before. You're obviously new parents, so it's not as scary as it sounds. Okay? I know this whole thing is scary, but DCFS is not as scary as people may have made it seem. Okay. So, what happens is we automatically get phone calls for head injuries. That's just a get go. And then because of that, >> they automatically have to be called. That's a big thing. So, we always have to interview. We just long way away. We're here together interview you once and together do it all together. >> So, um when we get a call about a kid being hurt, >> uh they apply allegations. An allegation is not the initial allegation doesn't have to be what it ends up. It's just this is the information book that we have. This is what we want you to investigate. Originally, what was added was head injuries by neglect. >> When we woke up, it was watching TV. She put TV like a cartoon movie on for him to watch and we all watched it. >> Okay. >> I just know Monday, all Monday and plus Monday night or Monday evening, two night, we was all just chilling in the room, just hanging out and Tuesday. in Tuesday. I slept all day until 9:45 cuz I had to work Tuesday night. >> I only shook him hard once or twice because he wouldn't stop crying. But with a still fragile skull, just a few shakes can cause brain hemorrhaging, the leading cause of death in shaken baby syndrome. And yet D as a father had no idea. It's a level of negligence that's hard to accept from any parent today. Here's the thing. Here's what we're looking at. We're getting this information. We're getting the facts from the doctors. They're the ones that are telling us what they're what they're seeing. The only thing that's not checking out is what led up to cause these types of injuries. These types of injuries don't just occur accidentally. Um, and that's what we're trying to figure out right now is that something happened more so than what you're telling us. We know that you're omitting information. You're not telling us the entire truth. Okay. Here's what I think. I think you're telling us part of the truth. And in this line of work, people tell us these little bits of information. Okay? Often times people tell us 70% of I don't care about that 70% of that truth. I do care about it, but it's not the most important little bit of information that we have. Okay? >> Like just shook him like hard shook him two like one or two times. Hard shook him just like just calm down for me. Just calm down. Calm down. Calm down. And he he want to calm down. So and I just rocked him. just uh he was just like he he was calm but like he was still crying but in that calm voice. So that's why I got the patient around, went in the kitchen, grabbed a bottle of water, went back in the room and uh laid down he was still like when I laid down in bed with him like he was still crying like like oh yeah like he was still crying. I rocked him again. Rocked him again. Rocked him again. I probably shook him again just one time. just showed him like come on baby boy just come on just go back to sleep for me and then went off from there like he I rocked him and then then he finally went to sleep but I think I think by rocking him too much that's how he got his >> So did he continue crying after that or did he stop? >> He stopped. >> How much time passed between that point right there the second time that you shook him? How much time passed between that and when Kaye got home? >> About an hour or so. Hour and a half. >> And did he cry at all at that point in time? >> No. >> Did you look at him? Was he conscious? And And was he breathing normally? >> He was breathing normally. Yes. >> Was he looking around? >> Yes. He like he always he loves to look around. >> Yes. >> The 23-year-old father has been charged with aggravated battery of a child, a class X felony. He was arrested and is currently being held at the Rock Island County Jail. As for the child, every bit of hope now hangs on each fragile breath. We get a search warrant on this and we download the contents of the phone. Okay. Based off the investigation, okay, generally when we have the passcode, things go a lot faster for us. So, we get the download and we collect that data and then uh generally it's, you know, depending on how things go, you know, you're going to get your phone back after that. Okay? But it just depends on the investigation, how things go. Okay? So, I'm not going to make any promises right away that, you know, you're going to get it right back. But it just makes life a little easier, you know, for the Okay. Do you have any questions for us right now? No, sir. Anything else? >> So, what's going to happen? We're going to walk back over here with you. Okay. Um, and then we're going to take off. All right. Appreciate your cooperation. >> I'm sorry. I'm sorry for lying. I'm sorry. I'm just scared. I'm nervous. >> Everyone should be equipped with basic knowledge of infant care before becoming a parent. Don't let the phrase, "I just wanted the baby to stop crying," become the reason for a lifetime of disability or the loss of your own child's life. Two different stories, one shared pain. The irresponsibility of adults has pushed innocent children to the edge. Being a parent isn't just instinct, it's a duty. It requires awareness, and above all, a love strong enough to always protect your child. Don't wait for tragedy to teach you how to grow up. If you found this video helpful, please like, share to spread the message, and subscribe to the channel so you don't miss future stories. And don't forget to hit the bell to get notified whenever a new video is up. See you in the next one. [Music]