Why are you tied up? H >> He gets into stuff. We have to have him. >> I'm going to cut this off. Yeah, so hold still. >> He's when we've been asleep, he's been known to take money out of my wallet. >> Tying up first off injures the wrists cuz it cuts off to try and get an emergency custody and somebody's going to jail right now. >> Some parents turn their own home into a nightmare for their children. But what happens when police step in and confront that reality at their doorstep? >> Is your daddy home? >> No. >> You can't find him? >> Yeah. Well, not I you're not going to never see daddy here. It is his four. >> No, it's not. You're the adult. He's four. >> Okay. You not from poverty. >> Lower your voice. >> These were the moments when cops surprised nightmare parents at their doorstep. We begin with the case of a mother whose daughters had been living in conditions so deplorable that officers were left stunned the moment they arrived at her doorstep. >> You feel it's okay the way you're living? >> No, not really. >> Can I be honest? My mental health would be pretty bad, too. I respect that. But you're honest about it. >> I'm afraid to come home one day and one night. I really >> She has half a tooth, a spider bite. They both have lice, a giant knot in the back of her head. That should be your responsibility. >> You're absolutely right. >> You should have done that before I even show you. >> On August 20th, 2023, officers in Florida responded to a 911 call reporting that young girls had been living in poor and unsafe conditions for months. Upon arrival, they found the home covered in trash and the children were not being properly cared for. >> Look like there's anyone. >> Sheriff's office. >> Hi. Oh. Oh, can you hold your dog? Is he friendly? >> Yeah, he's friendly. >> Hi. We're here to check on you guys. >> She said she works for like houses and stuff. I think architecture. >> Say that one more time. >> That I don't really know the word how to say it. Prounce it. >> Okay. >> Like houses like help them or something. >> Okay. What's with all the trash at the door here? >> We don't have a dump. >> You don't have a dump. >> Has been like taking some of it out. >> Where is he at? >> He's at work. He works at game store. >> He works at a game store. >> I think that's his name. A game shop. >> Yeah. Okay. Hi. >> How's the other dog? Mean or nasty? >> No. >> Okay. So, basically, we're here to make sure that you guys are okay. Do you guys go to school? >> Well, I'm going to go home school. >> I go home school. Okay. >> Wait. No, like online. No. >> Okay. Like virtual school. Okay. Gotcha. Are you okay if we make sure that like you have running water in your house and stuff? Basically, long story short is we got a call that things were not so hot at the house, that there was trash everywhere, that you guys were kind of living in some undesirable conditions. Do you mind if I talk to you alone for a second? So, another concern was is that you had possibly made some statements that you wanted to yourself. Is any of that true? >> Oh, yeah. >> Okay. What's going on with that? >> Oh, no. That was a while ago. Yeah. >> Do you feel that way now? >> No. >> What made you get to that point? >> Um, depression. >> Are you Have you seen a doctor or anything? >> Me about it yesterday, but I didn't I told her I didn't know cuz I don't really >> like to go see a doctor. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Cuz I don't know like >> So, what got you like depressed? Is there anything specific? school like bullying and stuff. >> Oh, okay. Do you don't feel that way now? You don't have any thoughts on yourself right now? No. >> No. Have you ever thought about? No. >> No. You don't have a plan on how you would do it if you were to do it? No. Okay. >> Hi. >> Do you mind if we go inside just to make sure that you have like running water and food in your house? >> During initial contact with the children, officers noticed that the girls appeared visibly affected by the conditions they had been living in. Their emotional state raised immediate concerns about what they had been going through. The mother, 38-year-old Moeen Marble, was later identified as the primary suspect. >> Do you have food in your house? You guys have plenty of food. Would you eat today? >> Right now, we were just going to have like Cheeits for a snack. I didn't make anything for lunch yet, but I was probably going to make mac and cheese or something. >> If you have an emergency, do you guys know how to dial 911? Do you have a >> He has a camera that we're supposed to like talk to cuz you can like talk to it and stuff. >> Can we see that camera? >> I can bring it to you. >> Sure. >> Sure. >> So, we got a problem here. >> Yeah. This is not good. >> Cuz she's denying us access. I don't feel comfortable. Okay. Where's that hooked up at? >> Right here. Oh, it plugs in. >> Yeah. >> Oh, okay. >> Do you have electricity at the house here? >> Yeah. >> Could you turn that light on for me? Okay, perfect. So, you don't think your mom would want us to go inside? Is that why I'm not trying to force you? Cuz here's where I'm kind of at, right? I'm not really okay with the way you guys are living. Do you feel it's okay the way you're living? >> No, not really. Okay. >> But I don't really want to move or anything. >> I'm not saying that. I'm not saying you're going to need to move, but We might be able to get some people out here to help you guys. >> I mean, honestly, I don't really want to go over anything, but you can go in like a trash and truck. >> Okay. You don't mind? >> Are you So, you're upset with the way the house is? Is it pretty dirty inside, too? >> It's pretty dirty everywhere. >> Do you mind if we go in? >> Mhm. >> Do you have your own room here? >> Yeah. You mind the rain? I don't mind the rain. Not rain. Okay. Why does the house get so dirty? >> It wasn't like this before. >> 5 years ago and that's when it started. >> Okay. Is your room clean? >> I try to keep it clean. It's like clean on the side you sleep on. But um when you upset with houses, what is she saying? >> She just talked to me about that yesterday saying that she has people coming to redo this and then we're going to start like cleaning the house and stuff. So it's pretty bad. >> Yeah. And to be honest, my mental health would be pretty bad, too. I respect that. But you're honest about it. >> I mean, I'm not doing this just for like to not get in trouble. I'm doing this like >> about it. Is she okay with it or is she upset? >> Kind of both. I mean, she helps us sometimes, but she's like a little kid, so she doesn't really know how to clean. >> Is that a bird? Hi. You like the rain, too? >> As the investigation unfolded, the girls situation proved to be even more complex. Officers learned that one of the reasons for their lack of school attendance was their limited access to basic necessities, largely due to the severely cluttered and disorganized condition of the home. >> Who buys you guys clothes and shoes and stuff? >> I don't have I mean, I probably have shoes somewhere, but like in that you're not going to be able to find it. So, I can't really find a matching suit. And I don't I don't really have like a bunch of stuff. >> What kind of What size shoe are you? >> I think seven and a half. >> Oh yeah. What about you? You got a lot of shoes. You look like a shoe girl. >> Oh, she's a shoe girl. She's pretty shoe girl. >> Wait, so who are the other two? >> The other one was standing inside and the other one's our supervisor. We're going to try and get you guys some help to clean your house up. Are you tired of living like this? Yeah. So you don't ever really get new clothes. >> Got new clothes yesterday, but we bought them. >> She just dropped them off. Are they cute? She looked room with her and stuff and she stayed here for a little bit. She had that talk with me or whatever. It didn't really do anything. So, >> yeah. Do you ever talk to people at school about like the house or anything? Or >> I haven't gone out. I had good grades before. I almost played football, too, but we didn't have the money to get my uniform and stuff. So, >> let's go to my car. Take a walk. You go first. I'm going to watch your footsteps. You know the way. You're not going in my car. I'm just going to give you something out of my >> Oh, no. I know. I don't want like There's French fries and chicken nuggets in there. >> Where's he at? >> 1 hour ago. Yeah. Does he have a Does he have a cell phone? >> Yeah, but it's not turned on. >> Okay. Do he like go with a friend or >> I don't know. I didn't come outside to see. >> That's okay. >> So, >> does he drive or does someone like he usually ride or he goes with a friend? But pretty sure his friends come. He told me yesterday that he's either going to go today or on Monday to go with Logan and his grandpa to go golfing or go-karting. All >> righty. >> You going to eat? I know you're hungry. You said you ain't eating today. [music] Just comes in whatever car. >> I don't know. I I'm not really like outside. >> At this point, the arrival of Mon'nique's friend brought new accounts of a pattern of abandonment, revealing that the children often tried to hide their situation out of fear of what might happen to their mother, even while living in deplorable conditions. >> I don't know if you call me. I got phone calls. >> Yeah, that was I was going to see if you can message her on Facebook or however you guys get a hold of her. >> I just got a call from me how what how I'm doing cuz I can give you his phone number. confused right now. It's just he was >> not wanting to come back. Absolutely. >> He's not wanting to come back. Do you want me to try to get call Monique real quick? >> Blow her up. At the end of the day, like this is all her responsibility to know where the kids are and everything. Like that's Monique's responsibility. So, she needs to get down here and handle it so that you're not the one that we're getting on to because it's not you, it's her. >> Oh, I know. And that's why like I've been asking friends whenever they go they can get extra food and stuff like that >> that I can grab them for them because I'll be honest all my paychecks are going to bills and stuff like that and I'm trying >> when she leaves does she tell you when she's coming back? >> There's sometimes where she's gone for multiple days even a week at a time. The kids don't want to admit to it. You know the kids have been aband she abandoned the kids and stuff like that. She finally start opening up yesterday about stuff and at the end of the day they need someone to talk to. I'm trying to push them to the right direction while unfortunately they want to go a different direction and usually it's more negative direction. There's times where I'm like I'm trying to clean the house. Literally I'll watch them just tear apart things, throw things on the floor and that's why there's a lot of trash. I can only take two trash bags usually a day, throw in my car and take it to where I work and use the dumpster that I don't even have trash there. It was worse, you know? >> Right. Do you know where Monique usually hangs out at? I don't know anything about where she came at. >> Does she use any? >> I couldn't tell you for sure. Uh she could be doing it outside of the house and I wouldn't be able to know for sure. I know that she's okay with I despise any kind of like, you know, drinking, anything like that. >> According to Mon'nique's friend, the household followed a deeply unstable routine in which the mother had little involvement in her children's daily lives. But what officers would soon discover made the situation even more concerning. >> She usually just sits in the room. Whenever I get a chance, I'll clean a little bit and I go to work and then just take it to there and then I would kind of go in my room and just, you know, relax for a bit. You're on speaker right now. >> Is this Mon'nique? >> Yes. >> This is Deputy Brock with the Pasco Sheriff's Office. We're here. You've been left alone? >> No. >> Yes, ma'am. That's correct. Would you mind coming back to your residence? >> Um, they have not been left alone. >> Okay. Well, we got a call and we came here and we've helped them out and now we we're trying to get some services. She's been having some issues. Okay. Are you able to come home? You're not that far away. >> No, I I'm walking right now. I can definitely find the way to the house. Yes. >> Okay. The kids have had no way to call you or anyone. So, we were unable to get a hold of you. >> Okay. They I called on Facebook right now. >> Yeah. They don't have working cell phones and they don't have phones with Wi-Fi. They don't even have phones period. >> They have a tablet as well >> and it doesn't work. It's broken. >> Just recently. I talk to them every day when I leave. If I leave every day, I definitely keep in contact with them. >> Okay. >> I don't know why it's being said that I just leave them that I >> Okay. Well, regardless, can you come back to the house or >> Okay. Yes. >> Okay. So, you're walking from New York Avenue. >> Probably just go pick her up. I'll go pick her up. >> You want us to just come pick you up and give you a ride cuz we need to get the kids help. >> Okay. >> Tooth is rotting out. She's got a giant spider bite on her leg. Your ceiling's falling in in the house. It's infested with roaches. They need help. >> Okay. So, I'm on my way to the house right now. >> Well, where are you working? Cuz the kids haven't had food. They don't have any. They haven't had clothes in several days. I just bought the McDonald's. Do you want to argue with me some more? >> Chicken in the freezer. >> All the food in the fridge is molded. There's roaches crawling in the freezer. Kids can't eat food covered in roaches. >> It's definitely not covered. >> Ma'am, I'm not I'm not trying to argue with you. I'm just disappointed in the living condition. To get them help. >> I'll see you when you get here. As time went on, the roommate's concerns intensified. He admitted feeling unable to leave the house, fearing he might return to find the children in a critical condition due to the absence of food and necessities. Despite his attempts to support Mon'nique, his efforts were met with ongoing irresponsibility. >> The biggest thing is she was talking to me yesterday. She doesn't want to go to school cuz she's afraid of getting bullied. >> Yeah. Which I get. >> I don't know if she's going to tell you the same thing. I don't know if she's told you. She apparently tried to convince me a couple months ago. I was supposed to move out of around November last year. That's what me and my friend were planning on doing. We were I was honestly I was want to leave this household. I didn't want to be in this household anymore. I don't exactly. It's too much. But at the end of the day, I needed to I had a feeling not to go. I'm afraid to come home one day and one of >> Right. >> I really am. >> Who owns this house now? >> I don't know. >> I paid the property taxes. I paid the electric bill. I paid internet bill. That's why like, you know, they're able to message on Xbox. I didn't know their tablet broke. I didn't know their phones broke. They didn't mention that. I mean, at the end of the day, too, that's not your responsibility. No, >> you know those things. >> They couldn't find the cord for the camera. It's not there anymore. Which is not your fault. The cord's not there. >> I know. I just wish that they mentioned something cuz >> So, I think they don't really want to bother me. >> Do you mind just showing me inside like where everyone's rooms are or whatever? The girls just wanted me to see like the inside basic, but do you mind showing me where the girls rooms are? Like that you guys have running water? It's kind of something normal we do. I didn't want to upset them too badly. So, they said there were roaches in the fridge and crawling in there. So, they were scared to eat the food, which I I can't blame them. >> I don't I'll be honest. I told them multiple times that the food I'm bringing home for them >> on the table. >> On the table and you know, I've tried to clean up multiple times. >> I can tell you're trying to clean up cuz some there's a pathway, you know what I mean? Like you can tell you're trying. It's not your responsibility to do it alone. She doesn't work. She's online gambling or whatever she's doing. I don't even know what she's doing at this point. That's what's worrying me >> because like I said, as soon as I move out, what's stopping me? Being able to do anything. So, whenever I sneeze, whenever poss, >> why am I sneezing? >> Be right back. >> Yeah. >> Are you guys in here? >> Are there inside? >> Yeah. And then they're like, no. >> Do you guys want to come inside with me? >> Okay. At this point, Mon'nique's delay intensified concerns within the investigation, leading officers to suspect that she may have been intentionally stalling in an attempt to avoid accountability. >> Kind of pretty panicked, but she was coming back. You think she's coming back? >> I don't. >> Did she message you again? Do you see? Did she message you on messenger? >> I do not know. >> You going to try to call her again? >> She It's like delayed, not active. >> I know sometimes like you can ask her. I'll try calling her like 10 times, 15 times. >> Sure. >> Is that normal? >> Unfortunately, is Deputy Barack. Hello. >> Hey. Are you planning on coming back to your house, too? >> Probably in a little bit or tomorrow. I'm at a buddy. I'm at a friend's house right now. >> Okay. Well, this house is not livable. >> Oh, why do you say that? >> Well, the holes in the roof, the cockroaches on the floor, the trash everywhere, the toilet doesn't work anymore. >> Yes, it does. >> Spider bite on her leg that looks infected. >> Yeah, that's Thank you very much. That is not a spider bite. And we have water, we have food, we have dog food, we have everything. >> We're not looking to hurt you guys. We're looking to help you and get your house fixed. >> No, I know. But I'm I'm just saying you said it's not liveable. >> It's not livable right now. It's not He needs to come back. >> But we have all the necessities. That's what I'm trying to say. So, how how >> it's not deemed livable by the state of Florida. If a if a county worker was to come out and see the holes in the ceiling, this house would not be liveable. >> Okay. But how do you guys know that there's holes in the ceiling? >> Because we've been inside. Who gave you permission to go inside? >> Let me inside. He pays the bills here and he's the legal landlord. >> Okay. >> He pays the taxes. He pays everything. So, are you willing to come home right now? >> Not at the moment. >> Okay. Are you at Logan's house? I've already spoken to his dad. >> No, I'm not. >> Okay. All right. Well, I'll have call you when she gets back here. >> All righty. >> Give me one second. Okay. I'll let you go. Go ahead, dear. >> So, I think she's going to talk to her if you just want to hang out or eat your pizza or go by the front of the house, whatever. As the initial questioning unfolded, Mon'nique's statements began to show clear inconsistencies, including false claims about her location. Officers then questioned her decision to leave her daughters alone for extended periods without access to food, emergency support, or basic safety. >> The home alone? >> No, you online. >> Okay. Do they have computers? >> Do you have two of them? Yes. >> Okay. Do they work? Yes, they do. >> They do. If they work, what if they have a way to get >> I swear I can show you messages whenever I leave to go to work. Whenever I'm not here, I can show you messages. Promise you they have something working where they can get a hold of you, right? If they get a hold of you, are you able to come back home? >> He found me walking here. Yes. >> Yeah, he found you. >> Well, he didn't find I told him where I was. >> How are you supposed to get somewhere if there's an emergency? >> I would stand in the middle of the road until they >> And you're leaving them alone. >> Go over there. Go over there and hang out for a few minutes, please. >> Oh, >> yeah. Thank you. >> Yeah. A big spider bite on her that looks to be infected. She's missing half of her tooth. They both have lice. >> I know that. >> Okay. So, why are you at a 7-Eleven and not here? >> Where were you? >> I was at 7-Eleven. Okay. Before that, >> before that, I was at a friend's house. Okay. >> As investigators continued to press Mon'nique, new details began to surface. She was often away from home, reportedly using substances or staying at friend's houses without a clear time to return, which stood in contrast to her earlier statements and were reinforced by witness accounts. >> Are you using anything currently? >> They're going to find out. Now's the time to tell the truth. >> I for a while. What were you using? >> Okay. When's the last time you used? >> Couple days ago. >> A couple days ago. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Okay. When you're using, how are you using? >> I smoke. >> You smoked? >> Yes, ma'am. >> Okay. Is that while you're at your friend's house? >> I don't bring it here. I don't do it around here. >> Gotcha. So, a couple days ago, can you pinpoint the last? >> Friday. >> So, between Friday and today, where what have you been up to? >> I've been home. I've been walking. I went to work. >> What is work? >> Work. I work at a game room. >> How often do you work there? >> Not very often now. Only when I need extra help. So when you tell everybody else that you're going to work, are you really going to work or are you just going to hang out at a friend's house? Cuz everybody else told us that you're always at work. So obviously >> you told us you were at work today. >> Yeah. Obviously that's a lie. >> No, I was not at work today. >> Then where were you? >> I all day 7-Eleven. >> No. >> So that's your priority right now? >> No. >> Going to a friend's house? I mean, have you seen the inside of your house? >> I have. >> Right. You don't even want to stay there. You're staying at friend's houses, but you're leaving. No, I come home and I sleep in room. >> Do you though? Because we've talked to numerous people and that's not what's been told to us multiple nights in a row that you're not here. >> 5 days, weeks, they can get a hold of me. >> No, you need to tell me the truth. >> But when I was working all the time, yes, there would be times that I would pull doubles. I would get enough time to come home, change, get something to eat, and go back to work. >> Okay, I'm talking about this very weekend. I have no excuses. I I don't have any excuses to why I do it. I don't bring it here and I don't bring your saying that's any better than going out and doing it. >> It makes me feel like Yeah, it should. >> Especially since there's food in the house. There's stuff in the freezer. >> Not food in the house. I open the freezer. I open the fridge. It's all completely molded. You have roaches everywhere. There's dog all over the place. So, don't try to cover it up. >> As officers recounted what they had found inside the home, Monique appeared to show remorse. But officers weren't convinced. Yet her actions seemed insincere, leaving the officers deeply frustrated by what they perceived as a calculated attempt to appear apologetic. >> She has half a tooth, a spider bite. They both have lice. It's a giant knot in the back of her head. >> Pair of shoes. >> I appreciate that. Thank you very admit that it's not how it should be and it's not how we should be living. You're absolutely right. >> Well, it's not how you're living because you're not here. >> I'm here more than you think I am. They're here more than you are. And that's >> and I know I I get where you're coming from. You know, you're protecting that. >> That should be your responsibility. >> You're absolutely right. >> You should have done that before I even showed up. >> You're absolutely right. >> I shouldn't have to be telling you what you already >> No, you shouldn't have to be. And I've been slacking and I I can't say sorry cuz >> show them I can't say sorry. sorry or this just work. I'm just sorry that you had to take this for you to have to come out right here and say something to [music] me for me to realize and recognize that I'm slacking. I'm slipping. I'm falling back like I shouldn't. >> So, I'm [music] going to need you to scream. I'm going to go grab it and you're going to scream for me. So, I need to know what's going on. Okay. >> The final testimony of Mon'nique's friend proved to be crucial as it brought together the sequence of events and indicated that despite any family related issues, the suspect had left her daughters in those conditions by her own choice. >> How long have you lived here? I've lived here for 10, 15 years. >> Okay. How long has she lived here? >> Just about the same. >> What was going on then? Do you remember? Like that would have gotten her in trouble. The same thing that's kind of going on now. >> I think it's the same thing going situation. >> All that food that's on the table. Did you bring that? >> Yes. >> So the deal with the house, have you have you brought that up to her like, hey, like this is what does she say? >> It's just uh blame game at that point. And she blames me. I blame her. I blame the fact that we're just not being responsible enough that you know we're just trashing the house, you know, like >> passed away. >> Yes. >> Was this like this >> living here? No. She obviously probably >> No, the the only thing was it may have been her bedroom was damaged and she really wanted to get repaired >> and then >> but as far as like the trash and the bugs and the >> trash and bugs, >> the flies and the dogs and all that stuff like that, I'm assuming that that wasn't like that when you're >> It wasn't. She passed away in January 16th, I want to say, in 2021. >> Okay. So, like 2 years ago. >> Yeah. >> So, basically the house has gone down since then. >> Yeah. >> So, how long has the house been like this? Basically, like about a year and a half. >> A minimum of a year. >> Okay. >> I know when we when the last um welfare attack happened, you were able to get a lot of a lot of it clean, but then just >> kind of piled back up. >> It kind it's piled back up again. >> Okay. >> Um I'm curious, and I'm not placing the blame game on you. You're right. As an American citizen, when we came and asked you last time, hey, can we look inside? You told us no. Why was that? >> I'm just scared. I'm scared of the fact that like how what I'm doing, what I, you know, I feel responsible. >> You're not going to jail. >> Okay, I'm telling you that right now. >> At this point, the consequences of Mon'nique's actions resulted in an outcome she had not intended, placing her daughter's mental health at severe and potentially life-threatening risk after months of exposure. >> Hey, Mon'nique, can I talk to you over here real quick? >> I don't know. You don't have any shiny silver things. No bracelet. >> I do. I don't. Why am I going? >> Just listen. One one of two things. You either listen to what I'm saying right now or you walk over to my car. >> So, pick one. You got two seconds. Pick one. >> What did I do? Oh, I'm going. I'm going. I'm going. I'm going. I'm on your You're done and over with. So, go ahead. Drop your phone. Drop your phone. >> I did. I was asking what I did. >> I got I wasn't going to fight. >> I know, but you didn't listen to what I said. So, I told you I had two seconds and then you're asking questions and all this other stuff. No, you're going to jail. >> Why are you going to jail? You're being charged with three counts of child or three counts of abandonment. Let's go walk over to the side of the car. Okay. >> I'm not a bad person. >> Never said you were. >> Please. >> You got anything in your bra or? >> Um, not that I know of. No. >> What do you mean not that you know of? >> I think the lighter in my pocket. >> Okay. So, you know if you bring something into the jail Yeah. >> that's contraband. You get charged with another charge. Do you have something in your bra? Yes or no? >> No. >> Cuz you know they're going to scan you, right? Can I reach up here so I could show you that there's nothing? >> No, I would rather have you not reveal your breast. >> In the end, Monnique Marble was charged with three counts of endangerment and three counts of failing to provide proper care. Up next, officers responded to what seemed like a simple family dispute. But the moment they arrived at the doorstep, it became clear that one family member had been living in fear for far longer than anyone realized. >> She pulled my hair and pulled me down. So, I grabbed her hair back. >> So, I like, "Please go away from me. I push her hand back." And she didn't like that. So, she smacked me. My mom Michelle has Brooke pound crowning her by her hair and pulling her down. She's got a bust of lip. >> She won't do it. She thinks everybody in the world's against him LIKE THAT. >> THAT'S NOT TRUE. You're lying, bro. >> On September 15th, 2025, officers received a call from a resident in the state of Ohio, reporting what had initially started as a family dispute, but had escalated into physical altercations and allegations that the children had been under constant emotional pressure. >> What's going on? My daughter-in-law, um, I need something to drink. >> Okay. >> I've been fighting my husband for two, three years. >> Okay. >> Can I get a drink? I can't really talk. My nerves are shot. >> I have I think I have a water bottle. >> Okay. >> Mhm. >> Um, I don't know where to start >> from the beginning. >> It's too long of a story. So, my husband's been cheating with my old friend. So today, let's go on what happened. >> For the last 5 years, he bought our house and he stays here so that I don't know about the house and take it in the doors. He's paid my kids and everyone off to be mean to me so I will move out and I'm hardly ever home. I've been an addict. I went to rehab. I've been sober 2 years and I just started again. So I'm in AA. But point is every time I come back home my husband, it's fine. It's okay. It'll be fine. And then when he's not here, they all jump on me. And like when I say jump on me, I didn't know Brooke was throwing away my clothes. Like I barely have any of my clothes left. Um I found a blanket in the trash that I was hanging from the wash. She threw it in in the dumpster and my son pulled a gun on me months a month ago and like I didn't >> Let's get the truck onto the >> but they're mostly >> okay. >> And I can't take anymore. Anyway, what happened was um I went downstairs and asked if she been throwing my stuff away cuz she took the clothes from downstairs and in the basement. >> Okay. >> And put them in the hallway right in front of my door. >> Okay. >> And um so it's just, you know, it's simple things like that. >> Was it Was there anything physical between you and her? >> Yes. Um I don't know pretty much how it started, but I she kept getting closer to me and closer to me and like um so she went to get me and and I moved out of the way and then she pulled my hair and pulled me down. So, I grabbed her hair back. Okay. >> Um, I don't know if there's anything in my face, but then she called for my son. >> Upon arrival, officers were met by Michelle, a woman who claimed she had been living in fear inside her own home. What began as a simple question about missing belongings quickly escalated into something far more serious. >> He's been emotionally abusing me for the last 3 years or two, more so two years. And um he came downstairs and grabbed me by my throat and threw me against the wall. >> Okay. Um, are they home? They're in a basement. I don't know what I don't I don't I don't know what >> else lives in here. Just you both of them and your husband. >> Huh? >> That's my husband. He'll tell you all kinds of bad stuff about me. >> Okay. >> But he's the culprit, too. And all this started cuz she's stolen my stuff away. And I She told me I need to get out of my own house. And I told her I was on the lease. She said she was too. >> Okay. >> And she's not. >> Okay. So >> I know I know it's like in February. So everything started because you went downstairs cuz your clothes were missing. >> No, because there was dirty like all my my husband and I's dirty clothes were downstairs in the um first room >> and I could I got out of the shower and I went to my room and I was sitting there watching videos and I didn't see her come up and dump a whole shitload of the clothes that were downstairs in front of my door. It's been an ongoing thing like nitpicking at me, throwing my stuff away. >> So she just throw more clothes at you. >> Yeah. No, she just threw them right in front of my door like not to put them down in my own basement. So, I went down there and I asked her, "Are you the one that's been throwing my stuff away?" Because like she'll come home for right after she leaves from lunch, I'll see my stuff hanging out of the trash can. And then I'll say something to my husband about it. He'll say, "I don't know what to do to your stuff and my stuff's disappearing." >> You confronted her about the codes. >> Yeah, I confronted her. I asked her if she was the one throwing my stuff away. >> Mhm. She said, "Yes, you don't you don't you don't need to be here. You don't live here." You know, and so it started stupid trivial things like that. But my son coming down there, put his hands on me again for the last time. I've had enough. He pulled on me last month. >> He's been bullying me and emotionally me for the last 2 years. >> Emergency dispatchers managed to contact Brooke, the victim, who explained that the emotional manipulation had started with her mother-in-law, Michelle. According to her, after a disagreement, she was subjected to a violent attack. Can you call Brooke and your son so I can talk to them? >> Yeah. Yeah. I don't want you going out. >> I don't want to go in. >> I have a bunny. >> Bunny. >> No. Bunny. Like a bunny. Like a >> And I was cleaning her cage and she throws all of my father-in-law's clothes down on the stairs where it's unsafe. Me and my dogs trip over it. So I picked it up and I threw it in the hallway so that nobody's tripping over. She's well she's on me cuz she's and she's in and out of this house so much. She goes to her dealer's house, stays for 3 days there, then comes back, sleeps it off, goes to her dealer's house. I don't know where she goes. Ask her about it. She comes down and she's like, "Get in my face now. Please." I just I had a really please just get away from me. Like I'm not trying to deal with you today. Normally I can just walk past her and ignore her and like no issue. And today she pointed at my face and she's like right here at me and I was like please point at me please. Can you point at me for a second? So I like please go away from me. I push her hand back and she didn't like that. So she smacked me. She like hit me right here first. Which it didn't really even sting. Like it was like her finger. She like and it was nothing. So I like pushed her back and then she started coming at me. And so like I would push her away. And so like I pushed her on the wall and I have her like this on the wall like stop and she just keeps I think she hit me with her ring. But then I started calling for my brother-in-law. I was like justice justice cuz I was scared and like and he came down and he like got her off of me and he was like go upstairs go upstairs. So I started going upstairs and he like got her off of me and pushed her down on and she was just sitting there and then he walked away. So like and bro she's the most up mom ever. She be calling on him all the time and she like >> we don't we don't pick the parents we have right >> no feel so bad for him and it's Clint. >> At this point Michelle's son's testimony became a key turning point helping to confirm the evidence. He described his sister-in-law as desperate, explaining that she had been enduring ongoing abuse and didn't know how to get out of the situation. >> I really don't know. So, basically, all I'm getting ready to go to her house, which is my sister-in-law dated my twin brother. Uh, everything was fine. Went downstairs and they're both downstairs. She obviously probably tiles on this is her preferred. >> Um, she's got a tendency to go delusional, >> kind of flip out randomly, accuse everybody of everything. >> Um, goes downstairs. >> She's really She's crazy. >> You wasn't here. >> We've been trying to get her out. She's put hands on me multip times. Called >> She put her hands on. >> I I understand there's a lot of history here. I'm just worried about today cuz I can't do anything about the history stuff. >> Today, I really don't know. All I heard was Brooke, which is always here. >> Uh my sister-in-law sister-in-law screaming my name for help. I go down and she's got her like pounding by her hair and just told me to shut up. >> My mom Michelle has Brooke pounding her by her hair and pulling her down. She's got a busted lip and and I'm looking and I go down. So, all I do, I grab her arms and I kind of like just push them down so that way she kind of just like separates them. >> Yeah. >> She falls, trips over the broom and dust pan, whatever is back there. Uh, and then from there, I told Brooke, I was like, "Come on, let's go upstairs, you know, go in the backstand for a couple minutes, relax, calm down." That's when she called the cops. >> Did you see Brooke with any of your like pulling your mom's hair or anything or was it >> No, Brooke was trying to defend herself. She's so little. She couldn't do nothing. I literally She's like scrouched down. >> As the investigation progressed, the questioning of Michelle's husband brought new information to light, uncovering previously hidden details that provided greater clarity about the suspect's questionable actions. >> So, what kind of history is there between >> He's a me. >> Okay. So, that's what he was saying. I didn't really I >> I don't want to say, but if they're both involved in a fight, I can't really trust either party to say, >> right? Uh she's in and she uh I kicked her out a while ago. >> Okay. >> She had place to live. Last place she lived [ __ ] one of her roommates out because she's all tweaked up. >> You know what I mean? >> And I just took her back cuz she's a boy's mom and [ __ ] like that. Tried to help her out. Tried to tell her to go to rehab and [ __ ] like that, you know? >> She won't do it. She thinks everybody in the world's against like >> Okay. She you deal with it probably as much as I do with her. Crazy son of I mean >> the kids are good kids. >> She lives down in the basement with my son and [ __ ] like that, you know, part time and stuff. Like I said, I just let her in. She said she was going to go to rehab in a couple of days and now she starts this stupid thing. >> Um, they do little things like this, like take my stuff and she smashed this on on the sidewalk and stepped on it and break it. They do little things like this for me. >> Do you have a a smartphone, Liam? >> I don't. >> Okay. Do you have a >> a smartphone? That's like a >> It has a camera. >> Yes. >> Okay. So, start recording the stuff on this house. Okay. Cuz right >> have some stuff recording. Right now it's just a >> right now. Yeah. He says he said we have no evidence that really goes either way on who actually started. >> So if you guys get into an altercation before it even starts, start recording. >> I never knew. I didn't even know it was going to happen. >> I know. But listen, if you guys can't be civil towards each other, maybe it's time to pull out the camera anytime you're around each other. >> As officers tried to piece everything together, the evidence only made the case more difficult to resolve. That uncertainty shifted when Brooke revealed new details about Michelle's past. information that ultimately changed the direction of the investigation. >> So, you're married to not him, but his twin brother, correct? >> Not married, dating. We've been dating for 5 years, so close. >> Okay. He said sister-in-law. Sorry. >> Yeah. We just consider each other brother and sister. Yeah. >> Okay. That changes things cuz now it went from a domestic to a >> Yeah, she doesn't live over here, but she also has little cup over here. >> Yeah. She She didn't like that I pushed her finger away, so she smacked me cuz she >> That was right after you pushing her finger away. >> She like I pushed her finger away and then she I'm like, "What?" And I'm like, "Hold on. Wait, wait, wait." And I pushed her back. She like me again. And then she come forward to me and I'm like, "No, no, no, no." And then I pushed her to the wall and I was holding her like by her shoulders cuz I don't want to hurt her. She I don't know. She's smarter than me, but I hold her by the shoulders and I'm like, "Stop." And then I like let up with came at me again and grab my hand. So I grabbed her hand and pulled her down. And by that time he's coming down and he just like she was like halfway down. So he just like kind of sat her down and told me go upstairs. So I ran upstairs. >> What are you looking to see done today? Cuz you have an ant. Like you got it. >> Got to go. I don't care where she go. She got to go. She's already got a warrant and portage. You can take her on that. >> You want to run her real quick, >> please. >> Get her social. >> She's been in so many wrecks and nobody runs her name. >> Just got to confirm cuz that one got her social. >> With all the evidence in place, the officers were certain that a crime had occurred. The facts suggested that Michelle's actions had set her on a path with consequences that were now unavoidable. >> All right. So, here's the conclusion that we got. Okay. You have no marks, no injuries, no nothing. She does have it. >> Okay, >> that's not true. >> So, right now, I just need you to put your hands behind your back. >> Oh my god, that's not true. >> That's not true. >> Why did you lie? >> We can see the mark on her lip. There's no lying about a mark on someone's lip. >> That's not true. You're lying, bro. >> Okay, just >> Why are you lying? >> Why are you screaming? >> Relax a little bit, man. Just shut up. He's lying. >> Okay. Now, do you want your husband to get your phone so you can take it into account with you if YOU GO TO >> THAT'S not true. She pulled my hair me. WHAT ARE YOU TRYING MY SON TO DO? >> You did the same thing. >> I did not. No, I didn't. Please, sir. Please don't do this to me. >> Oh, have a sit. Have a sit. >> I didn't do anything. >> Drop that for me, please. Is this my tissue? >> I am. >> I didn't do anything, you guys. >> Okay. Okay. Hang tight. I'm going to go get sleep. >> I did nothing wrong. >> So, listen. >> We can go over and over with that. But she does have injury that >> So do I from pulling my hair. >> I didn't see nothing on you, ma'am. And you pull each other's hair according to >> What about my son when he pushed me against the wall and grabbed me by my throat? >> Well, it wasn't your son. you was her after you you uh strike her. >> Pardon me. >> We'll talk in a second. Okay. >> Well, this isn't what they've been trying to do for so long. >> Go ahead, man. >> So, what will happen is you guys can go in in your car or however you guys want to get there. Just drive down. We'll >> Where's it at? >> 217. I know. We know where to take he's gonna he's gonna go with you guys because he has to sign the charge with you. >> Do you know I have a disability? >> What is it? And I have multiple sclerosis. >> Okay. >> I need to take my meds. This is what they've been planning for a long time, but they just couldn't do it. >> All right. So, ma'am, I don't know if you heard me talking to him at all. Um, so you got Mace on your keys >> that obviously can't go into county if you do get sent to county today. Your husband will like the car key. You guys are married. No, you don't want to give him the car key. >> No. >> Who's car? Who's the >> I don't want him to have anything. >> Okay. because he's I'm telling you he's got they're doing this so they can take all the proof that I have for an attorney cuz I have so much prefer divorce cuz he's been so abusive for so long and I've been collecting it for 2 years. >> In the end, Michelle was charged with domestic violence. Next up, what started as a routine call quickly led officers to a disturbing reality where toddlers were found alone inside the home, putting their safety at serious risk. >> When's the last time you seen your daddy? >> Something is wrong. >> Where is he? That little boy was out here yelling for his daddy. >> All right, that's what it is. I will. At the end of the day, that's his fault cuz he know better. What the [ __ ] is you in the street for? >> Well, not I You're not going to never see that again. >> That's not the truth. And it's not his fault, man. >> No, it's not. You're the adult. He's four. >> Knock it off. >> He pushed me like a kid. >> On April 26th, 2025, officers from Ohio were dispatched for a welfare check after receiving a report of a young child wandering alone outside in the middle of the night. Upon arrival, police found a little boy disoriented and entirely on his own. Is there anybody home here with you? >> I'll go in my dad. >> Do you live here? >> 221. That is going to be someone. >> No, I live in my mom house with a hat. I'm all blue. >> Who lives here? >> Um, daddy. >> What's your name? >> And he he's the clown and he he always make me happy. >> Oh, yeah. >> Yeah. >> That's good. Is daddy home? >> What's your name, little man? >> My name is >> Nazir. I like that name. Ner. >> I'm a brother. >> How old are you, Nazir? >> Um, I'm four. >> You're four? >> No, you're four. >> Is your brother home? >> Yeah. >> How old's your brother? >> From the outside of the investigation. It didn't take long for officers to realize that the 4-year-old boy had been left completely alone in the house. Things got worse when the boy told officers his brother was still inside. As they moved through the home, officers uncovered the perilous night the children had endured. >> It's Come on down here. >> Hurry, my daddy. >> Come here, Na. It's okay. Is your daddy home? >> No. >> You can't find him? >> Yeah. >> Hurry me. >> Yeah. I don't think so. I hope not. Okay. Toledo police. Anybody home? >> Something is wrong for my attitude. Even daddy is glitching for hours. If he falls in, that's >> your brother in there. >> It smells like fresh bird. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> This is daddy. Officer suspicions were confirmed when they found substances inside the home. Acting immediately, they launched an investigation to locate the person responsible, identifying him as Malik Smith. The condition in which Malik was discovered made the operation significantly more challenging. >> Is it Malik? >> That's who I found. I mean, the last report was 2023. >> This ID was on the mantle. And then there's this name to the address. Unique Lewis. >> So, I always want to run her. >> Yeah, >> I know. There's pictures of what I assume is mom and dad up in one of the rooms. So, maybe the kind kind of looks like that dude, but I can't. It's hard to tell with that picture, but >> Okay. >> Cuz like I said, the last report's 2023 and there's not really >> much maybe check. >> I don't know why. Why the you doing it? >> I find you. >> No, you know that I'm going with you. >> No. >> No. No. Go with me. >> I raised you, right? My kids got everything, bro. I'm tell my kids mama boys here. They too spoiled, bro. >> Well, you can't leave a fouryear-old. But the being the oldest kid here, you can't leave them home alone to go to the grocery store. I mean, you know that. That's common sense. >> I mean, you can't go anywhere without them with them sitting here by themselves. >> What the [ __ ] did you in the street for? >> Well, now I You're not going to never see daddy again. >> That's not That's not the truth. And it's not his fault, man. What What is his fault? >> No, it's not. You're the adult. He's four. >> I don't My kids know that. >> He's four. >> My baby mama already done had this situation. Malik, in a defensive stance, showed no concern for the children's vulnerable condition. Instead, he insisted his children had been taught how to stay on their own, making remarks that implied it was their responsibility to handle those situations, leaving officers in disbelief. >> This is the best possible outcome you could have had tonight. That little boy was out here yelling for his daddy. >> All right, that's what it is. I will. At the end of the day, that's his fault cuz he know better. >> At the end of the day, you should have been >> I went to go get him some candy. I got candy in the car. I got all the [snorts] he wanted at the end of the day. He got PS5. He got water in my house, bro. >> Who is the end of the day? He needs his dad here. >> Yeah. And I'm here every day. Nobody No, I'm here every day. I I'm be here in the morning. I just cooked breakfast this morning. You get it? I'm here every day. I don't have no mama. I don't have no baby mama. >> Who Who is it that was with you just now? >> That's my friend. But I got somebody else. And you feel me? Like I got that's my friend because I'm not about to get Mickey. >> I don't care about their drinking because it's not illegal. The the the illegal is leaving your kids at home. What if they would have like it's 10 minutes but you know I'm having 10 minutes. >> I've been gone for 5 minutes. >> You do know that no four-year-old knows. >> He walked out. Listen. Listen. Don't >> touch me either, man. And quit raising your voice at me. Right. >> You're not listening at all. >> I am listening. I understand. But that same young dude right there that got a PS5. >> It doesn't matter what he has. He's four years old. >> Man, these kids over here ain't got >> I don't care what you've gotten him. You have to be here with them. You can't leave. >> I've been here from day one. Bro, >> you were just gone. He was leaving the middle of the street, so you weren't here. >> I'm 29 years old. I turned 31. I turned 30 years old on May, >> right? So, you should know better. >> As the investigation moved forward, Malik insisted that growing up in poverty had made his four-year-old street smart enough to stay alone. The officer stayed calm, but as control of the situation began to slip, Malik's erratic behavior only made things worse. >> That's what y'all keep getting. Y'all white. I'm not saying it's no disrespectful, but I'm from the slums, my [ __ ] My son know not to open that door, bro. That's what I'm telling y'all as a real grown man. But what we're telling you don't get it don't get it. That's his reality. He's four YEARS OLD. >> OKAY. YOU NOT FROM POVERTY OR YOUR VOICE. >> YO, LISTEN. My best friend is in West Virginia. I didn't touch you. So don't say stop. >> Don't put your hands up to me at all. >> Oh my god. Y'all got control right now. Okay. Listen. My son is four years old. >> Yes. >> He's not from West Virginia. I just was in West Virginia for the last four days. My my best friend paid for everything. They rich as hell. Everybody This is a different I'm from Detroit, Michigan, baby. Listen, I'm from the slums. >> That doesn't MAKE ANY >> DUDE, YOU DON'T >> STOP RAISING YOUR VOICE TO ME. You do it one more time and you can just go to jail. I don't give a >> Okay. These ladies are saying I'm not tell. >> You doing the same thing. >> Malik, come here. Come here. Turn talk to you. >> Turn around. >> No, I'm not going to jail. >> Yes, you are. Turn around. No, I'm not going to jail. >> Turn around, man. >> Talk to you tonight. >> Turn around. >> At this [music] point, Malik's irresponsibility had led to serious consequences, placing custody of his children at risk. The evidence showed that he had not left to buy groceries, but was instead likely consuming alcohol. >> Malik, I'm not going to tell you again. Turn around. That's what she said. >> Hey. >> Nope. We're not doing that. >> The last one. >> Knock it off. >> KNOCK IT OFF. YOU DON'T WANT TO off my shirt. Get on the ground. Oh, that's a baby. Baby a baby. >> Knock it off. Hey, >> we're going to fix your car. >> I let this [ __ ] cuz I really They don't understand. I really >> Officer, what's your name? >> Give me your name, officer. >> Give me your name. >> Just give me the name. Who's willing to be responsible for the children? >> Okay, >> ma'am. What's your name? >> Bianca. >> It's just for the report because I got to put somebody in there that is going to be responsible for the children. >> Yeah. >> Bianca. What's your last name, ma'am? >> B Y R D B I A N CA. >> Thank you. >> Oh, yeah. >> Um, two empty bottles of alcohol and then he came back with another bottle of alcohol. >> Not the groceries that he tried to say he came back with. They had no groceries. >> In the end, Mikai Smith was charged with endangerment, obstruction of official business, and resisting arrest. We begin with a call that raised serious [music] concern. A child reportedly facing dangerous discipline at the hands of his own parents. >> Why are you tied up? >> He gets into stuff. We have to have him. >> I'm going to cut this off here. So, hold still. There any weapons that you know of in here? >> Why? On July 22nd, 2022, officers were dispatched to a hotel in Northwood, Ohio for a welfare check. Inside one of the rooms, they found a 12-year-old boy tied up, his wrists secured behind his back, and bound to his ankles with shoelaces. He had reportedly been left like that for nearly 10 hours. The child was staying there with his mother and stepfather. What officers walked into that day was anything but routine. >> Hello. >> Yeah. >> Hey, police department. >> What? >> I'm here to check on what? See if he's okay. >> He's all right. >> Mind if I see him? >> Yeah. Your head up real quick. >> Where is he? Oh, can you come over here to the door? Can give me a minute. Let his mom get here. >> Hey, come over here. You have him come over here. >> Yeah. Give me a second. I I'll bring him over. Well, I need to see him like right now. >> He's coming to you. >> Keep the door cracked open. >> Give me a second. >> Don't be reaching in drawers. Keep your hands away from the You don't need to go to the drawer to go over to him. >> All right. Come on out. He gets into stuff. We have to have him right there. >> Come here. It's okay. Go ahead. >> Why is he tied up? >> Because he gets into stuff. I'm trying just >> Okay. Come out here so we can come out here so we can figure this out. You have any weapons on you? >> No. >> Any any weapons in the room? >> I got a pocket on. >> Where at? >> Yeah. What's going on? Oh, I'm going to tie you down real quick. Put your hands back here. Palms together. >> What's going on here? >> The kids in there are tied up. >> The initial suspect was identified as the 42-year-old stepfather, [music] Jason. From the start, he showed little interest in cooperating. It was clear he understood exactly why officers were there [music] and what they were about to see. As the investigation arrived, her reaction didn't shock the officers. It unsettled them for an entirely different reason. >> How were his hands tied? What' you use? >> I'm going to >> You can come over here. It's all right. Okay. Can I put myself in my room? This isn't going to stay open >> here. You want my Mario find something heavy? >> No. Can you stay over there for me, please? >> You okay? >> Yeah. Let's see what's going on. Why is this like this? Right. >> Mhm. >> Okay. Why are you tied up? >> H >> What's that? >> Not good. >> Cuz you're not good. They do this all the time. How long you been like this? >> At this point, the boy finally explained why his parents had done this to him, and the reason left officers stunned. It was disturbingly trivial. Even more alarming, he seemed unaware of how long he had been restrained. The scene spoke for itself. A quiet but painful reminder of the mistreatment caused by those meant to protect him. >> I'm going to cut this off here, so hold still. Get that over here. There you go. Okay, you relax your arm and get it in front of you. Shoulders okay? >> Yeah. >> How long you been like this? Not very >> today. Sorry. All right. Things are on here tight. I'm going to leave that one on there for a second. That one tighter. How old are you? >> Oh, about 15. >> Oh, are you okay? You want to sit on the bed? >> So, what did you do that um made you tie them? Made them tie you up? >> Not things. >> Cut into things like what? >> Candy. >> Oh, okay. So, there was candy in the room and you got into it and they didn't know about it. >> Yeah. Okay. Was it like this stuff? >> Oh, okay. I didn't poke you at all when I was getting up. All right, just hang out here for just a second. >> What unsettled officers the most when speaking with the boy was how composed he seemed, as if this had become part of his normal routine. Clear marks around his ankles told the rest of the story. You need to get a camera unless you got one on you. >> I'll be right back. I don't know if you saw his phone. >> All right. >> So, do you have any injuries or anything? >> Are you hurt at all? No. >> Anybody hit you or anything? No. Just tied up. Can you pull your sleeves up for me so I can see your arms? >> Yeah. Hold them. >> We're from IRS. >> From your what? >> I like a pencil. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Are your ankles okay? >> No. Uh, okay. And then is your looks like can you face that way for me? Oh, okay. It was just a shadow. Looked like you had like a black eye. >> As new details emerged, officers discovered the mother had other children. And suddenly the case felt much bigger, raising a troubling question no one wanted to ask out loud. What other kids are staying in here? >> Oh, but they're normally here with you. >> No, but I mean, are they they're here too sometimes? >> Yeah, >> they're mainly here. >> Do they ever get tied up like that? Just you? >> The only bad guy. >> I'm not the only guy. >> Well, I don't think taking candy is all that bad. I can think of a lot. Oh, do you like what? >> Always. >> What's that? >> Always. >> Always doing something. >> Mhm. >> Why is that? >> Just do you going to school? >> Yeah. >> Where do you go? >> Northwood. >> You go to Northwood? >> Yeah. >> Oh, okay. >> So, you're going to be 13. What are you in sixth going in seventh grade? >> Yeah. Okay. All right. Did you get IDs and everything? >> You got his own car? >> No, I do not. >> I can. >> It's in my black wallet on the side of the bed. It's black. I can't You can come in and grab it. Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> Yeah. >> Yes, sir. Have you guys stopped back on it? See, I told you now I got stuck on the back 21. Dispatch, >> there any weapons that you know of in here? Nice. Okay. Was that over there somewhere? >> No, there's one up there and one. >> Okay. At this point, officers needed to determine who had first restrained the boy. When confronted, the parents offered a deeply unsettling explanation. They spoke as if the punishment had been justified, placing the blame entirely on him, convinced they [music] had done nothing wrong. >> So, who who tied him up? >> Today or yesterday or day before? I mean, every time I lay down, I mean, that works. Yeah. Way back out last night. He got up earlier to go to the bathroom. He's able to move around. Um, He went to the bathroom by himself and came back out. >> Why? I keep asked him I try sleeping right next to him. Go ahead. >> I kind of like before all that I just mine in his head so that maybe I can feel getting up and put back down. He's just when we've been asleep, he's been known to take money out of my wallet. He's taken my nicotine pen. He's lied about it. We just had He had no idea what else to do while I'm at work. So, how long's this been going on? >> Month that you've been signing up for a month that he's been stealing stuff. >> Oh, it's been over a year that he's been stealing a mine to us. >> Okay. So what what other methods did we try before we reached this >> corner taking stuff? >> As the interview progressed, officers strategically tested the parents version against the boy's story, searching for cracks, particularly about the other children. The parents insisted the siblings weren't living with them, and according to them, the difference was simple. The others never acted out like he did. >> And he has siblings. Do they? >> No, they're just at my mom's house. My daughters, I'm surprised she's usually not away from us as long. >> Okay. >> So, do they get tied up too or? >> No, they don't get into things. >> Okay. So, what do they do all day? >> They play while he sleeps. They're just quiet about it. Like, they play cards or watch their videos on their phones. The other one is 14 and the other one six. >> How old is this one? >> 12. >> 12. What's uh last name? >> Uh yours. >> No, the youngest is mine and his but the oldest two are my mine and my first husband. >> Okay. >> My first husband passed away about eight years ago. August 10. Go ahead. The male is not valid. Not wanted. Female is valid. One active out of it. Yes, sir. >> What's your date of birth? All right. >> Do you have your own phone or no? >> Okay. >> At this point, the mother's composure stood out. She showed little reaction, speaking as if the situation were routine rather than alarming. Her husband's actions were described almost casually. Meanwhile, the officers appeared to be the only ones truly focused on the child's well-being. >> So, is he not allowed to grab us? Is that where he go >> with being grounded? I treat that as form of um reward because my parents let him continue to do what he wants and I just can't with him not listening. So >> you you realize that why we're here, right? >> I don't understand. I mean, maybe the tying up, but I don't understand anything else. Tying up first off injures the wrists because it cuts off blood flow. >> Oh yeah. I don't do it that tight. >> Regardless, it leaves any form of mark. It's too tight. That's why we don't keep handcuffs on people for long periods of time if we can avoid it because cuts off blood flow. So, and if they're tight enough to restrain him, they're probably too tight for long periods of time, which sounds like it's happening. It's a form of child abuse. >> Okay. I see. I didn't >> If somebody's hands are behind their back like that, there's issues with possible suffocation if they're on in the wrong position. >> I see. I >> They can't catch the >> Yeah. Well, well, he doesn't ever get up when he's like that and he doesn't besides to go to the bathroom, >> but he's never, you know, I've never noticed him not being able to move around. I always try to make sure that it isn't not >> But if Yeah. If his hands are tied and he falls and hit falls in the bathroom, you know what's he can't stop himself from his head on the on the counter, on the toilet, on, you know, anything. Just got to forward it. Comfortable with him standing here. >> Totally comfortable with him standing here at the moment. >> Yeah. >> As the investigation moved forward, her only visible concern was where the boy would go next. Whether that worry was for his safety or for the repercussions she might face remained uncertain. Do you want me to call my mom and have my mom come together? >> Okay. So, here we have two options. >> Okay. >> I'm going to since Well, actually, we have three. No, I'll give you two for now. One, we can arrange somewhere for him to go. He's going to probably stay there for a few days. We're going to send this down. Let the prosecutor review it. Decide decide whether they want to charge. Okay. >> Option two is we contact children services. We try and get an emergency custody. and somebody's going to jail right now. >> I can call my mom. She would gladly come get it. >> Okay. But until until a prosecutor decides he's not coming back. >> That's fine. That's understandable. >> Even if he does come back, tying up is not okay. >> I'm saying we'll have to find another form of something. >> Yeah, you're going to have to I I don't I don't know whether you're going to have to find a date program for him. I have no idea what you're going to have to do. And I have and I have to say having somebody having a 12-year-old laying in bed for essentially hours time plus daytime, not really normal behavior for a 12-year-old. So, >> at that point, her tone shifted into open hostility, repeatedly labeling her own son as manipulative and bad. The remarks only heightened the officer's concern. [music] It became increasingly clear that allowing the boy to remain in that environment was no longer an option. A turning point that would significantly worsen the situation for Jason and his wife. >> Do you have no like like scared straight children? Cuz you think they think my kids think Jayla is too funny >> to be honest. Most of them don't look >> right. I figure that is why. >> But the second thing is is if he has compulsive issues and things like that, you need to get him into a program through the county. Uh he's a therapist. >> Okay. >> It's really like you said it's off and on and like you ask him when he does something wrong why he did it. He'll just tell me I don't know and he won't give you a straight answer. So >> well and and I don't I don't know your son to know to know the deeper root meanings and roots and problems. >> All I know is we can't keep doing this. >> It's unacceptable. >> If you want my phone is on the bed and I'll call my mom. Go ahead and give one of the phone a call real quick. I think this a call. See what they want done. >> Signs suggested this wasn't the first time the child had endured something like this. The mother's cold demeanor was difficult to ignore. At that point, officers determined the boy would no longer be returned to his grandmother's home. >> What's uh your mom's name? >> Sharon. >> Where does she live? uh on recamper. >> Oh, okay. >> What's her last name? >> We e Well, we is N I S E N. That's how I left my main and I don't know her phone number by heart. >> Oh, okay. It's in your phone. >> Uhhuh. Okay. >> Phone's not working. >> No, it's in there. >> It's in there. >> I haven't gotten it. >> If you want to go in and grab it, go ahead. >> If you want to grab his shoes at the same time, go for it. >> Okay. >> Said uh JFS and then send the report down. Sounds good. Okay. So, you're not going. So, I don't know if you still want the shoes. >> Never mind. >> Just have her come get him. >> No. >> Hang on. Children services coming. >> They're going to deal with all that. We just need her phone number to have it. >> Oh, okay. >> If you want to head back and get the report done, feel for it. I'll stay here until Thank you. >> Do you know her address? >> Uh, I do not know the exact address. What street is it on? >> Recamper. It's I think four houses from the end of the block where Brandon reampered me. >> Okay. >> I can describe the mailbox. >> Oh, that's right. >> My grandpa was a woodworker. So, he painted the stump of the mailbox. My grandpa's so cool that when he had his house built, he took long sheets of paper and held it up to the wall and marked each stud in the house. So when you wanted to hang something on the wall, you didn't have to find the stud. You just held a piece of paper to the wall. >> I thought that was so cool. And he still has it. And then he built the house with my mom. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. You want to get back, get a pay for it, get it somewhat. >> All right. >> In the end, both the 38-year-old mother and the 42-year-old stepfather faced felony endangerment charges. They were arrested and booked into the Wood County Jail. Bond was established at $75,000 for Jason and $25,000 for the mother with court-ordered restrictions preventing any contact with the victim while the case moved forward. Up next, a woman uncovered something disturbing on her younger sister's iPad. Contents so alarming that it led officers straight to their father's doorstep. >> Hey, Jason. Yeah. Hey. >> Hey, we have your PC for your arrest. >> Come out here with me, PLEASE. >> FOR WHAT? >> There are photos. >> What? Okay, that's a complete shock. >> On July 6th, 2023, a woman arrived at the police station to report concerning material she had found on her little sister's iPad. content that appeared to involve her sister and their father. Officers obtained a search warrant and moved quickly. >> Hey, Jason. >> Yeah. Hey. >> Hey, we have your PC for your arrest. >> Come out here with me, please. >> For what? >> For what? >> Problem. >> For what? >> We'll explain everything in a minute. Okay. >> Okay. I'm >> Sergeant Justin Davis, Camp PD. Okay, I'm going to take you downstairs and we'll get that all sorted out when we can. >> Thanks for traumatizing my children. You [ __ ] >> Pretty sure you're supposed to tell me what I'm being arrested for. We'll get to that in just a second. I'm sure we will. >> Jason, the novel. Okay. Has he been meriz? >> Hey Jason, I'm going to read you your rights real quick. Okay. Can we not do this right here? >> If that's what you >> I live right here. >> Do you want to walk over to the car? >> I would prefer that. >> Okay, let's do that. >> So, Jason, one of these officers going to go get a ride for you. Okay, we're going to take you down to our office where Detective Mal and I are going to talk to you. >> When officers arrived at the apartment, Jason was arrested on the spot in front of his children. He had no idea what he was being charged with and made sure officers knew exactly how he felt about the way it was handled. >> We want to explain to you what's going on, why we're here talking to you. We'd like to get your side of it so that we can if you know if there's a misunderstanding we can clear it up. >> If not we get >> this is the best way to get a misunderstanding and go arrest me and my in front of my kids. Cool. >> I'm I'm sorry if there were a different way to do it. >> It's cool. I've seen cops. I've seen all the shows. It's fine. You don't give a >> You could have did this a better way. Hey, I don't even know what I'm being arrested for, but it could have been better than doing it in front of my 8-year-old. >> Can I explain it to you? >> I don't want to give all the information out here for all your neighbors to hear, right? But we've received >> Great. >> We've received >> Now I'm out of trying to explain it to you. >> You just me. >> I'm trying to explain to you. Okay. >> Yeah. Cool. >> We've received a complaint concerning one of your children. All right. So, we want >> I'd like to explain all that to you, but we're not going to do it here in the apartment complex. Can we just go and get this over with? >> At the station, Jason was furious, demanding answers, convinced he had been humiliated in front of his children for nothing and making sure everyone in that room knew exactly how he felt about it. >> Has anyone told you about anything today? >> No. >> We were taken in custody. Okay. I apologize first off. >> No, I was kind of shitty to do that in front of my kids, but it's cool. >> They're traumatized for life. It's cool. >> I know. We're detectives. >> Dad's being arrested in front of him. My daughter's eight. It's cool. >> Yeah. You could have picked a better time possibly, but I don't even know why I'm here. So, let's get on with it. >> All right. So, today we had to take you into custody because there was link to your iCloud be found on iPad. iPad. >> What? >> Yes. And so, it's one of those things we have to take like seriously. And then >> that's weird because I talk to people, they send me, I delete it. It goes, you can even look at my phone. It's in my deleted [ __ ] I just delete it and I'm done with it. >> So, I guess if it was linked that would make sense. >> Yeah. >> But like I don't ever want her to see that or anything. That's not her like iPad, but it's the iPad uses it. Yeah. >> Right. >> I get it cuz I >> I get that. You can look at my deleted pictures like I delete it, it's gone. I don't want nothing to do with that. Like so how it ended up there. He explained that people online sent him unsolicited content constantly and that he always deleted it immediately. He had no idea any of it had synced to the iPad through iCloud. His explanation was detailed, confident, and delivered by someone who had no idea what investigators had actually found. >> Well, no, I understand cuz I have my kid has her iPad, which is actually mine, connected on the iCloud. And sometimes like text messages, like I had to like turn that off so she wasn't going through that because I >> adult stuff is adult stuff, right? Exactly. >> Uh, okay. Oh, no. You said people send these to you. So, like >> I just like meet people on Snapchat and I'll say, "Hey, can I see a picture of you?" I have no idea what they're going to send me. Okay. >> So, if I don't think like it's appropriate or they're legal or whatever, I have to delete it. But you got to know online. You see, you just get inundated with, right? I got to delete. I got to delete. I got to delete. But I had no idea it showed up on the iPad or the iCloud or anything like that cuz I I delete it. If it shows up in iCloud is deleted or whatever. I mean, what am I supposed to do about that? I mean, this is like total shock to me. You know what I mean? >> Yeah. And you can see Well, hopefully you can see like why we have to kind of >> Absolutely. Can you tell me what I'm being charged with? >> Yeah. Possession of uh Let me read out the whole for you, >> please. >> It's a long title. Okay. >> So, Apple contacted you cuz they saw something in my deleted folder. I get that. That makes sense. You have to follow up on all that. >> Yeah. I've been trying to like find a girlfriend. I go on this dating site, that dating site. Like, people are so fake. Like, you think you know somebody and then you don't know somebody. >> Yeah. [music] >> You can't stop somebody from sending you something, right? You can't stop seeing what they send you, but once you see it, what do you do at that point, right? >> You can't unsee it. Like, >> you can't unsee it. Exactly. Right. So, it's like, what do you do at that point? >> Yeah. If >> I'm not gonna give you access right now, but if you went in my Snapchat, you would literally see probably 200 people or more that I've blocked. Okay? >> And if you look at their names, sexy mama, ot blah blah blah blah blah, right? And then once I talk to them, they try to do this to me, they block. [music] >> Okay? >> So, it's not like I one blocks person on Snapchat. Like, I have to constantly block people >> cuz I'm like trying to find girlfriend, whatever, you know, blah blah blah. But uh again, I can't stop what people send me and that's just the way the world is, >> you know. >> I've gotten those requests, too, and you can tell just by the name, >> right? Big Daddy 69. You're like, "Oh, well, he's probably not a keeper, right?" You know, >> best friend. Yeah. >> Detectives let him keep talking. He spoke about protecting his kids from inappropriate content online, about blocking hundreds of accounts on Snapchat, and about wanting his daughter to stay pure as long as possible. Every word he said was being recorded. I'd be mortified if I even knew. I mean, Jimmy, he's like going on 15. He's a boy, right? But my daughter, dude, I'm just like, no, I don't want to do anything because I actually just talked about them about the other day. I'm like, so many things are preant online. I I already told you I've been drinking, so I'm trying my best right here. All right. >> Thank you. >> There's so many things that are prevalent online. Like my son could literally go in and just like type anything into Google and it'll like pull it up. You know, I even told Jimmy the other day, you can interview him. Keep your sister away from that stuff. I need her to be as pure as long as possible. There's girls that go to college and get master's degree and never been with anybody. Like I want them to have the best opportunities in life. So I don't want them to see any of that [ __ ] I don't want to see that. I have kids, you know? I have daughters. I got to lead by example, right? Like, so I just feel so bad because I don't want them to think like, oh, dad got arrested. What did dad do? And then dad's like, I didn't really do anything. I'm just like, delete and then delete photo, you know, blah blah blah. So, it's like >> people make mistakes and then there's there's reasonable explanations for everything usually. >> Then detectives shifted. What was on that device wasn't adult content that had accidentally synced. There were images of his daughter. Jason's composure cracked immediately. >> I'm just going to be straight with you. um you've been like super honest with me and I really appreciate that and we've been chill. I know it was a really start to your whole goddamn evening so I apologize for that. Um but there is acts with like on these [clears throat] pictures and that's where we don't get these tips from when it's adult. >> Oh okay. >> Yeah. Um can you help me understand that? >> I can actually people send [clears throat] me I can't help what they send me. I delete when they sent it to me, I get my uh my gallery of the month or whatever. I never seen anything until I don't know a little while ago and then I saw an image on there and I was like, "Oh, that should not be there." >> When did you see that? >> I don't know. A while ago, >> even just an estimate, >> days, weeks, months. >> Yeah. >> I I don't have an estimate. But again, go get your forensic analyst and he'll see that. I'm like delete I deleted everything that I could find in there. I even kept pulling up what's the next day, what's the next day? Is there anything in there? Because I was completely shocked that was in there cuz you think you delete something, it's gone, you know? So I I don't know. I don't know. Again, you go through my phone. I haven't taken a single inappropriate picture of my kids, [music] anything like that. I'm not I don't do that. So, how I ended up with it, I'm going to tell you the same thing. >> And you're not going to find one single image of any of my on my phone or any other on my phone that was taken from my phone. I don't I don't do that. So, >> there are photos. >> What? >> Okay, that's a complete shock. Well, the only person that could have taken photos of her is my son. or >> nobody else is there. >> He scrambled for explanations. His ex's autistic son, the shared iCloud. Someone else must have taken them. He insisted the IP address would prove it wasn't him. He kept [music] talking, kept building, and kept pointing fingers at everyone except himself. >> I live by myself. I lived with my mom for like 10 months unless it was dated before July of 2022 when I live with my ex and her autistic son. That's only another thing I can think. I did not take pictures of her in any inappropriate way. You could bring her in this room right now. >> Oh, now I'm really upset cuz you tell me there's inappropriate pictures. I didn't take those with my phone. I don't know who took them. Like I said, we're all on the same iCloud. I was with my ex for like two years. I was always kind of worried about her son. You know, he's autistic. He's like autistic. I don't know how else to explain it, but she was always jumping on his back, having her carrier, like all these weird things. >> Do you guys have a Do you know if she has a uh like a masquerade half mask? Yeah, she wears that sometimes to go to sleep. >> Has like leopard print on it, I think. >> That makes me think my son was doing something. Now she's being like exploited or something by somebody that knows her apparently. >> Okay, you all need to get like the IP address on whatever wherever that picture was taken was not from me. And I I can assure you that's exactly the process we do the investigation. Okay. >> Sorry. [laughter] [clears throat] >> Say it again. >> I don't know how that would happen. [snorts] I mean, I leave him alone sometimes, so like go to the store and stuff, but I didn't expect anything like that to happen. That's like my biggest fear and I don't want to jump to conclusions, but that's he's the only other person there when we're there. She never said anything to me about it. Obviously, he never said anything to me about it. It >> wasn't me. >> When detectives brought up Reddit threads tied to his account, incest themed, Jason finally asked for a lawyer. The conversation was over, but the evidence was already more than enough. >> Looks like Reddit kind of incest themed threats. Can you tell me about that? >> Not really. like I stumbled upon >> someone else visiting that or >> No, but you know what? Reading something isn't a crime. So, >> I'm just trying to understand. >> No, >> I know what you're trying to do. Okay. Just I guess get me a lawyer at this point because I didn't take those pictures. I don't know where those pictures came from. Now I got somebody taking pictures who is getting blamed on me. The truth will come out. I'm not worried about it cuz I didn't do it. >> Apparently I'm some child something. So, you know, keep me around away from the other people, I guess. And who's coming to get the kids and what did you tell their mom? >> Uh they she has been notified >> about what what's the charges? >> The allegation itself. >> What is the allegation? The charge is the possession of depictions in the first degree. >> And that would be including >> cuz you said you found a picture of her or something. >> Uh engaged. Yes. >> Great. Nothing better being than falsely accused. >> Okay. I'd like to go pee before I go to jail if you don't mind. >> These two officers here are going to >> And how long am I going to be in jail for? >> In the end, Jason pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 12 months in county jail, served on weekends, 12 months of community custody, and was required to register as a [music] offender and submit to DNA testing. Moving on to the case where a young girl secretly dialed 911 from inside her own home, a call that would lead officers directly to her father. >> Can you just explain what happened? Why you called? >> Let me talk to the guy that right here is old. >> What was the screaming about? >> There's no fighting. >> So, who called 911? What did they tell you? >> Your daughter did. And all we heard on the line was screaming and call 911 help. >> I'm asking you because I do have the right to ask and you know that you have the right to tell. >> So, currently under arrest for domestic battery. >> I not resisting. >> On April 1st, 2025, officers received a call reporting that a young girl was in danger after accusing her father of violence and mistreatment. Officers quickly responded to protect the victim, but they did not expect to be met by a suspect who showed complete hostility toward them. >> Hello. >> Hey. Hey. >> What's going on? >> I come from a family of coppers. >> You guys are too young. Get an older copper here. >> Excuse me. >> You know what I'm saying? >> You don't know how old I am. >> Well, there he is. There he is. There's the guy. >> We need We need a guy. We need a guy that's older. >> Excuse me. I'm I'm talking to you. What happened to you? >> I understand what you're saying. I understand what you're saying. >> My age and my gender doesn't have anything to do with this. >> You're doing your job. >> What can I >> I come from a family of coppers. I get it. >> What's your name? What's your name? >> Wait, wait. I come from a family of coppers. >> Okay. >> Way back. Like my my dad's uncle was >> Can you just explain what happened? Why you called? >> Let me talk to the guy that right here is old. >> I need a guy that has a lot. >> We're the same age. We're the same age. I have 15 years of experience. Okay. What can I do for you? >> How about calm down first? >> This is [clears throat] not one of these things where like this is going to go the wrong [ __ ] way. >> So, what happened? Start from the beginning. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Don't do that. Don't do that. >> Don't do what? >> You know what? You know what you're doing. We need some light. >> Don't shine a light in my eyes and turn off the light. >> I'm not shining it on you. Well, actually, you really >> really >> So, what happened? What happened? >> No, don't do this. Let me talk to Do you have a [ __ ] Do you not have like a like a [ __ ] >> like like you know like sergeant or somebody >> I can talk to. >> I have the most experience in this house right now. So, >> right, which is which is which is which is a little concerning to >> I've been up for 15 years, sir. I'm not saying you guys aren't doing your jobs and I respect you and I I am 100% in your favor. >> You know how many years 15 years is? >> You know how many years? >> Talk to me. >> You know how many years? Like 26 years. >> There's nobody on here. >> She's got two uncles. >> Her cousin is a sergeant. >> At this point, a female officer attempted to speak with the suspect and question him about what had happened during the call involving his family. However, his sexist comments toward the officer only grew more aggressive. >> Did you get hurt today? >> No. Did you Were you fighting with someone? >> No. >> Who was fighting? >> No one was fighting. >> There's literally no fighting. >> What was the screaming about? >> There's no fighting. >> Why did we Why are we here? We got called. Every single car is here because you guys were screaming on the phone. >> And you're asking you guys? I wasn't screaming on the phone. He looks like He looks a little young, too. Anybody looks like a little older. >> Sir, I'm 40 years old and I have 15 years. Do you want to talk to me or not? Do you want to talk about cops? >> Can you sit down? You know what I mean? >> As the investigation progressed, tensions continued to rise as other officers attempted to question the suspect. But his disrespectful behavior never stopped. And with every evasive answer, the officer's frustration only intensified. >> I'm always taking the report. So, you can either talk to me and explain what's going on. >> I'm not going to not going to give you a report. I'm report. What I'm saying is you need to dig into the guys. >> I know. You need to dig into the guys. They've been around the block a few more times than you have. Not because you don't know, because they're older. That's hard. >> Do you want to tell me what's going on here tonight? Why you're here or no? Or or do you want to tell me why you're asking me these questions? >> Cuz I'm a police officer. I was called here because someone called 911. I'm here to investigate. I'm giving you an opportunity to tell me your side of the story. If you would like to not give me your side of the story, then that's fine. We can go through this. We'll figure everything out without talking. Are we going to have a conversation? >> I'd love to. >> So So who called 911? What did they tell you? >> Your daughter did. And all we heard on the line was screaming and call 911. Help. He's hurting me. >> Right. Who screamed? >> Your daughter. >> All right. >> Okay. So, what's the issue? >> I'm not I'm not sure what your point is here. >> So, that that I >> So, you got here, you started knocking on the front door. What happened after that? You need a guy who's got a little more. >> Okay, there is nobody else. So, would you like to explain to me or not? >> Put in front of this copper. Two of her dead uncles were coppers their whole lives. He was a copper and she's got a cousin that's a sergeant. You know what? How about how about you know we we like >> get a guy here >> the [ __ ] like you know temperature down a little bit. >> What temperature? >> No. >> Well, no. I haven't listen I I respect you and I and I and much I don't care whether you respect me or not. Just if you would like to tell me your side of the story, here's your opportunity. If you'd like to forgo that, then we're done. >> Nope. >> Fantastic. After multiple attempts to conduct a peaceful questioning, officers were met with nothing but resistance. At that point, they had no other option. But even at that moment, the suspect's attitude never changed. >> All right, sir. Go ahead and stand up for me. I'll place you under arrest at this time. Okay. Go ahead and place your arms on your back. >> Thank you. >> I think he has my cell. >> He has your cell phone still. >> You want me to up so I can give her a cell phone or give it to you? I will give it to you. I'll give it to you. >> Yeah, we'll grab it. >> Okay. Fair. Fair. Do you have any guns or anything on you? >> No. No weapons. No weapons. >> No weapons. You want to check me? >> I'm clean. You know, you don't have to cuff me. >> Well, >> we do have to. >> I I You're under arrest. >> Your superiors have told you have to. If they were here, they wouldn't happen. >> We have several superiors here. >> You know what I'm saying? >> You know, there he is. There's a guy. There's a guy. All right. >> These are double locks. They're not going to lock up anymore on you. Do you have anything illegal on you? >> No. >> Nothing. >> You want to search me? I'm I'm not >> I'm going to search I'm not going to resist. >> I appreciate that. >> You know, you want to search me? >> I'm legal. >> Very good. >> Yeah. >> What are you looking for? Uh, do you do you have do you have her cell phone? >> Oh, that was what he was. >> I I I not going to resist. Do you want to find it? I'll I'll find it or you find it. I'm not resisting, >> you know. >> I'm pretty sure that >> Let me ask her if that's her. >> I have my cell phone. >> Is this Is this your cell phone or It's probably not cuz it's got >> That's probably hers. >> Drive here. >> How did you get here >> at this point? Now that I'm in custody, should I speak? You're in custody for a battery. We're asking you how you got here. >> I'm just asking. You have car keys right here. So, I'm just asking on the street. >> Well, I'm asking you because I do have the right to ask and you know that you have the right to tell. >> So, currently under arrest for domestic battery. >> Not not resisting. >> At this point, after months of enduring violence from her father, the girl could finally feel safe in a place that was supposed to protect her. >> And not in a bad way. >> My boyfriend, please come here. Papa sent back to my house. He just got arrested. I have just me just looking for battery and I don't know what else. Okay. I'm scared. Mom, >> was this a nice pocket? >> I'm I'm not resistant. I'm >> good. I appreciate that. What's in the plastic bag? >> Nothing. >> Yeah, I got you. I got you. Everybody want to walk them out. I'm going to just grab the rest of this property. >> Awesome. That's what I heard. >> You want to put them in somebody else's car? That way they can take him and you can come back. >> Yeah, you got to talk. Are you 29? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Got it. You know what I mean? I'm going to go on the foundation. Okay. All right. >> Two. I don't know if anyone wants you. I got you. I got you. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Oh, I got you. Okay. >> I got you. Okay. In the end, the suspect was arrested and charged with