On July 28th, 2024, a deputy responded to a home in Bunell, Florida. After a neighbor found a three-year-old girl alone in a pool, the child was pulled from the water, but no parents could be found. After 20 minutes of knocking, calling, and shouting, the neighbor called police. Let's find out what happened. >> Nice to meet. And this is my husband, Dave. who's on the porch. I'm not going to say it in front of her, but that pink pool right there, she was in that by herself. I've asked her mother. We knocked on the door. Doors already open. I hollered for them. My husband hollered for them and nobody has come out yet. >> Okay. >> So, you know, she was in that pool by herself and we didn't want to see her drown. I know of friends that their children have drowned from them just >> Yeah. So that >> she didn't have like any like pool gear on her. >> She was totally by herself. Mom's asleep or something. >> Okay. >> I don't know what they're doing. >> Okay. All right. And this was how long ago? >> This has been 20 minutes. >> 20 minutes since they No one has checked. >> Neighbors been out there, too. So, you know, I we didn't want to call, but I I told Dave, I said, "Look, she was in the pool with water in it. It takes a split second for a child to drown." I said, "Because we did knock on her door, gave her an opportunity to come to the door and then we yelled at them inside the door and nobody still came." I said, "To me, that's a red flag and we're obligated for that child to call." >> Okay. >> Yeah. That's stuff. >> There's no dealings with us or anything. I mean, look how look how small they are. I mean, the child can drown in 3 in of water. >> Grandchildren. >> Yeah. All right. >> Okay. >> Uh, give me a second. I'm going to go. >> The child's safe with you guys. The child's fine. >> Does the child show any symptoms or anything else or anything like that? >> Absolutely not. >> All right. So, so what's going on today? >> I literally was just sleeping. >> Yeah. You guys, you guys have like a long night. >> Yeah, >> it is. It is 6:00. Um, all right. So, uh, the neighbor over there, she found her in this pool, this little baby pool. And, uh, she like opened your door and she said she was hollering for you guys. And you guys want to know where does where's the child usually at? Where do you guys sleep? You have no room. >> In your room's over to the left and she's in the she's in the middle room. >> No, not in middle room. In the front. >> The front room. >> Yeah. >> She This is the first time she actually done some bull crap. >> How old is she? >> She just turned three. >> She just turned three. >> Yeah. >> Well, well, they said they've been, you know, she's been with them for 20 minutes. So, and they were just concerned for your guys safety because they opened the door and yelled at you guys for about 20 minutes and you guys weren't answering. So, she was concerned if you guys weren't even >> They open the door? >> They said the door was open. >> Oh, yeah. >> Yeah. What time What time did you guys go to bed? And when was the last time you saw her? >> Well, we had taken a nap with her. That's why I don't understand. Like, >> okay. She was sleeping with you guys. >> Usually, she would wake me up. This has never ever happened before. Usually she wakes me up and lets me know, "Hey, mommy." >> Or, you know, she'll let me know if she's hungry or if she, >> you know, she I'm a very alert mom. Okay. >> Mom, this has never happened. >> No, this is >> She's never walked outside of the house before or anything like that. She the the only one time that she did was Fourth of July cuz we were over at their house for well I have another neighbor like a street over and we were at their party for 4th of July. >> Do you understand? Uh >> yeah I mean she's 3-year-old child that's like about a foot of water. A child can drown in 3 or 4 in of water. >> You understand how dangerous that can be? And uh >> I got to ask you a few questions. Okay, >> before I do, I'm going to read your rights. That doesn't mean you're in trouble. >> Are you arresting me? >> I have to come up with that conclusion. I'm just going to read your rights. Just a formality. >> I don't I never been away from her like that. I can't like this never happens. I >> Okay. >> Okay. At what time was the last time you saw your child? Um, we went to sleep maybe. I mean, we we usually don't take late evening naps, but I I just hurt my neck the other day when I was putting up the cameras and fell off the ladder, so my neck's been hurting and I just she was in the bed with us and we just we were watching a movie and we just fell asleep. Um, probably we fell asleep at least like like maybe right at 6:00. >> Yeah, she was literally laying on his chest. She That's why I don't understand. She's never came out of the door like this. She's never like I freaking know. This is just a mess. I literally just got this pool yesterday and I was going to take it down cuz when I went to put it up, it the top of it doesn't blow up and but I still would have played it like earlier today before it started raining just to, you know, get some energy out and stuff cuz we don't really come outside like that because the bugs are so bad. >> Right. All right. So, the pool the pool was filled all day today, right? You didn't fill it today at all. It was filled yesterday. >> It No, it it was filled yesterday and then I brought her but I didn't drain it out yesterday cuz I was going to bring her back out to play in it today. But when I realized the thing wasn't the top part wasn't blowing up. It doesn't hold sustainably like it would if it would blow up. So, I I still let her play in it a little bit today. And then we just brought her in the house. She played in it for maybe like 2 hours earlier, but but I sat outside and watched her. I I would never let her do that unsupervise cuz I I've seen things that can happen like that and that's why I just don't understand because she's we never came out of the house like this without like the one time that she ran over to the neighbor's house I had view of her and >> yeah you were mentioning that happened July 4th, right? >> Yes. >> Okay. And and you woke up at what time? >> Uh it was like 6:30. >> Okay. when I about 6:30 when I saw that when I woke up and saw that you guys were that whichever one of you were here was out here and he was walking out to the end of the driveway. >> Okay. >> But I this never happens. >> Okay. >> Never happens. >> And are you the biological mother of Naa? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Yes. >> Who is he to Naa? >> Uh he's he's my boyfriend, but Na's dad isn't >> Yeah. No. >> Okay. He's your boyfriend. Is he is he to you like a caretaker to Naa as well? >> Uh what what do you mean? Isn't like >> like is he a caretaker like if you were if you leave the house does he watch her? >> No. No. No. I don't I didn't I I don't leave my daughter with anybody. No. >> Okay. Okay. All right. Um has she ever been You say that pool's recent recently new? >> Yeah, I I literally just bought it yesterday. Okay. Okay. And you say she has she has not done this besides on July 4th. >> Yeah, she's never done this besides on July 4th. But when it when it happened on July 4th, I have a carpet right at my front door and it's not easy. It's not easy to pull the door open. >> Okay. Um but but somebody had I wasn't I don't even know but somebody had tried to break into the house and there like the door jam is is broken and that's the only reason I'm thinking that she might have been able to open the door >> but I like this has never happened >> is that door is that door locked ever? Yeah, I I keep it locked, but I'm just telling him I I'll just have to get the little handle thing that goes on the door knob and then I'm still going to get a chain to go on the top of it to lock it from the inside cuz this like I said, this is this does not happen. I don't know if it's just because we got the flu and she wanted to come outside and play in it, but that's not like Okay, >> this has never happened. I don't let her get out of my view like that. >> Yeah. All right. And is the door like traditional like twist knob to open it or is it just like a simple pull or anything like that? >> No, you're going to twist it to open it, but they usually lock the screen door too cuz she doesn't know how to lock it and >> so she's she's the door handle's low. She within arms reach of the door handle. Have you ever seen her reaching for it beforehand? >> No, she doesn't she doesn't she doesn't do this. She doesn't open the doors in my house. Usually when we take a nap and she wakes up, she'll she'll wake me up. I I don't know. I just might [Music] I don't ever let this happen. This will never happen before. I cannot lose my job. Yeah, but this rarely happens. I just My neck's been hurting regularly. just put the camera the camera up the other day and I fell off of the ladder and I'm I broke my neck back in 2022 in a car accident in Indiana and it just kind of like I it was hurting so so bad and she she said something about mommy I would have taken that night so she curled up in the bed and we fell asleep it was normal like any other time and like none of this ever happened I don't even know why she came out of the door like that it's not her fault I should if I depressed and I don't have any money to keep her and I don't I'm sorry but I don't trust any man to keep my daughter like that. I don't care. >> Okay. Okay. I don't leave her with anybody unless she tries to make here. She's always with me. I've never been away from >> Okay. All right. Do you mind grabbing handc so I can talk to them? As you can tell, no one's in handcuffs. Just something we have to do. Court of law. >> Oh, yeah. I know. cuz there somebody else actually didn't do that uh from y'all team that and that's how my charges got dropped. >> All right. Who Who are you in terms of a family picture? Are you dating Cassidy? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Okay. Um do you does Cassidy ever leave with you alone? Are you are you a caregiver at at all and by any means? Only if she has to do something like say like something outside or >> Okay. >> Okay. She doesn't does she get out much? Does she like go? >> She really can't. >> Okay. All right. So, you know, and how long have you been with Cassidy? >> 2 months. >> 2 months. Okay. So, you don't really consider yourself a caregiver caregiver at all? I'm not going to say I don't care. >> Yeah. Yeah. No, no. I'm not saying you don't care. I'm just saying in terms of like >> guardianship. >> Guardianship. >> Oh, I mean I guess not. >> Okay. >> All right. Um, do you have any questions for me? >> Uh, that's Well, actually, I think I want What's going to happen? >> I don't know. We're trying to figure we're trying to figure that out. Uh, obviously we don't we don't have the we don't have the power to do so. Obviously, since since she's a minor, she's taller, we're going to have to contact DCF. And DCF does their own thing as well. They do their own investigation. They talk to everyone involved. They may talk to you. They'll talk to her. >> Yeah. They're they're a lot more, you know, qualified in terms of deciding where a child should be placed or goes or stays. >> Mhm. >> Um they can I think I've concluded everything here. Can you turn around for me and put your hands behind your back? >> Can I call somebody to get my daughter, please? >> We'll work that out. Give me a phone second. Okay. Make a phone call. Okay. Give it a sec. I'll hold your phone. >> I don't want your kids to see you in handcuffs. Okay. I know you want to listen. Yeah. You want to see your kid 100%. I would too, but I don't want her to see you in handcuffs. Okay. What do you think is the best option for your daughter? Do you think your daughter should stay here? Do you think your daughter should stay here with them over there with the neighbors? They say they have 22 grandchildren. I'm >> I'd still prefer to at least try to call my sister and my brother and see if one of them can pick her up. >> We can we can definitely make that phone call happen. >> She was arrested for child neglect without causing great bodily harm. Thank you for watching Cop Cam Nation. Be sure to like and subscribe for more juicy content.