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On June 24th, 2025, officers were dispatched to an intersection for a toddler found wandering near a pond. >> Hi. >> That from that pond? That is not the usable pond and he's going there. Yeah. >> Where Where's home? Hi. Do you want a sticker? >> You want sticker in the hand? >> Oh, look. >> I was I was on this like walking path going that way. >> Uh-uh. >> He came all the way from at least like back to the other side of the pond. >> Okay, I think it's 5891. Let me see. 1 C 4. Can the next unit go to that address, please? >> you know? See, ma'am, that pond. >> He was in it, yeah. >> in it, yeah. >> But literally, you saw? >> Where's Mommy? Hey, where's Mommy? >> Where is Mommy? >> 5891 >> Hey, come here. Look. >> They were charged for this last week. >> Now say bye to you. Hey, do you want to go there? >> Hey, do you want to get Do you want to sit in the cruiser? You want to sit in here? Ooh. >> Aw. >> Do you want to sit in there? Yay. >> Thank you, ma'am. >> Thank you. Look at that. That is so cool. You stay there. Hang on. Thank you guys so much. Um I need your information really quick. Would you mind writing a witness statement? >> Yeah. I'll write the statement. Thank you. >> Thank you so much. >> I'm glad I turned around. I was going to just like let him I'm like, "Okay, someone's watching." But nobody was around at all. >> Um if you could just write I, your name Did you see him in the pond? Okay. >> Yeah, he was at the very edge of the >> I got him They don't have a child, so I >> Yeah. >> So and I got him up like >> 1 C 4, I have him secured in my cruiser right now. >> I got the 1 14. Now let's service this thing. >> He's got all the lights on. That's my vents. >> So the exact same thing happened before last week? >> I don't know about the pond. I've never been on this hall, but we When this came out, everyone was like, "They had this last week." >> Really? He came from the pond way down I was like almost at the end like where that apartment is, and I saw him just running. I'm like, "That's weird. There's like a kid in a diaper." And I'm like, "Wait a minute. Let me see where he's going." And then he cut across the street. And I didn't get I didn't even realize the pond was here >> Yeah. >> until I got around the corner, and he was down in the edge of the water like in his like what And I like kind of pulled him up out of there. I was like, "Hey, buddy. Let's go to this way." He could have just >> So, he was like he was at the edge of the >> I mean, look at his butt. He's sitting down in the water like right on the edge. Yeah. >> Perfect. >> have like >> No, yeah. You're 1,000,000% right. Like it gives me the chills. >> Yeah. >> Awesome. Well, thank you. If we need anything, we'll give you a call. Thank you. Thanks. Hi, buddy. >> Southwest >> Uh he's I can't drive. I can't go. He's not secured. Like he's Yes. He was in the pond. Uh I want to call Wilhelm on this. >> I >> Hey, I just wanted to make sure you knew exactly what was going on out here. He is in a diaper. He was in the pond. And the caller had to like pull him out of the pond. His diaper is like all pond water. Um Nobody has come looking for him. And he Apparently, she got charged for this last week. Like at what point do we not take him home? >> Uh we're not. Yeah, I I wouldn't take Figure out who got charged last week. Start with Start with that. Who's watching him? Is it the same person that's watching him? Same person that's watching him and this happened again. Make sure we get a witness statement from the witness. >> I got a witness statement. >> Um do your do your charges and uh if it's if it is the same person that keeps being responsible uh you get a written witness statement. Just out of curiosity. >> Yes. >> Yeah. And then we should be good for a code three. I'll double check on it and see why this one you can't. So. >> Like code three take him to children services or code three mom goes to jail? >> Yes to both. >> Okay. >> Hey, are you doing okay? >> How you doing? >> Yep, we got him. Who's who's home? Just you? >> Yeah. >> What's what's going on? >> Nothing. I was just in cleaning the house and everything else. No problem. >> Okay. Do you know how he got out? You didn't know he was gone? >> No. >> Okay. Your girls like to sun it? >> Yeah. >> They love it. >> What's >> Can we come in? >> Next to me. I'm just in the middle of playing because I was at work yesterday. And mom was here. And where's >> Where's mom at? >> She's at work. >> Yeah, what what time she get off? >> 8:00 p.m. >> 8:00 p.m. >> But me and her are trying to work with each other's schedule cuz I'm the supervisor. She's uh apprentice manager. And so we're trying to bounce back and forth with the hours. We had the little one she kind of let the house go a little too far with the cleaning. So I'm trying to get everything clean. I was in the bedroom cleaning there. >> That's all right cuz you you said mom mom of the child or mom to you? >> No, mom of the >> Mom of the child. Okay. Okay. >> I have a padlock on the front door. There's locks everywhere in this house. >> Well, >> evidently he got out somehow. Is that unlocked? >> One thing I suggest is that that lock wasn't closed up front. >> Yeah. They were locked cuz I just had to open it and answer the door for you guys. We've never had CPS involved. We've never had to go to court for anything like this. >> Right. >> We're trying everything just to get this figured out as well. >> Obviously not everything cuz he's been out wandering about for probably what, 20, 25 minutes? And he's swimming in the pond. >> Well, I know. >> Right? >> But within that 5 minutes he was up in that pond chest high, too, so I'm not saying I'm not your mom. I'm not trying to argue with you, brother. I'm just stressed out because I wasn't aware of this. >> No matter how long he has been gone, we've been with him in the car that found him in the pond. We're going on at least 20, 25 minutes before >> Right. >> we even told you. >> And I apologize. >> But >> I promise you that. I apologize. >> I understand that, okay? >> We usually have the TV on in the living room. >> All right. I'm sorry. You're still dad, all right? I understand you're going through some things. You guys are trying to work things out the best you can. Okay? But I believe you got charged last time, right? For the for endangering children, right? That's what you got to court for and everything like that. >> Yeah. We have CPS coming Wednesday to check the house and everything. So, I'm trying to make sure everything's straight tonight. >> Make sure things are straightened up, but you got to keep your eye on your kids, man. >> I know, brother. I'm trying. Believe me, brother. I'm trying. Within the last 4 years he's been on this earth. I'm not trying to give myself props. Obviously, this doesn't look good on me. >> No, it doesn't. >> I'm Within the last 4 years, I'm always with this kid. Mom works a lot. I went through jobs left and right trying to take care of the kid. >> Yeah, I understand for most people they never have these two times ever. >> [clears throat] >> No, I'm I'm aware of that. I'm aware of that. >> I'm feeling like I got to talk with Warren. I'm going to head out there if that's okay. Or we can go sit out front. I mean, I know you got the other kids. As long as long as we're not walking around in the other bedroom or anything like that. I know it's your house and everything, but >> It doesn't make it any better, you know, like we're not bad parents. These kids will always have somebody with them. They always got food, clothes on their back, house over >> Yeah, I'm not saying any of that, man. Okay? >> it's like I just don't want to lose my kids. >> Well, we're not taking the kids away from you. >> I know you guys aren't. >> Okay. We we unfortunately still have to do what we have to do on our part. >> Of course, yeah. >> And then refer to the proper authorities and it's up to them and their decision on things. >> I know. >> Okay? The fact that we're two times same outcome >> times, yeah. >> Thankfully both times nothing occurred other than us finding them and we're having chats. Right? Um but we need to figure out things. Go and have a seat, man. >> I'm sorry. I'm just I can't hear you, brother. I'm these chairs are kind of broken, so I'm probably just going to stand up. >> Oh, okay. All right, yeah. [clears throat] Um Is your wife your wife or just mother of children or >> She's work situation she has with my kids, I guess you could say. >> Okay. >> But she is the she is these boys' mom, yeah. >> Okay. All right. We want to do this as respectful as possible, okay? With everything that's going on. Right now, it sounds like you've had at least one endangering children charge, right? >> First one. >> Okay. A couple days ago? >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, per our sergeant here, we're going to be placing you under arrest. >> Me? >> Yeah. So, listen to my sergeant. Okay? So, listen. Okay? Like I said, I want to do this as respectful as possible. You got children here, okay? We don't want any problems, anything like that. As this easy as you get on your phone, call the baby's mother, say, "Hey, I need you back here. Take care of the child." Okay? Uh they're going to I'm just going to charge you with the endangering children. Don't We haven't patted you down or anything like that. >> I don't have anything. >> Okay. Yeah. Yeah. Just go ahead and call her. Just just let her know that I'm getting charged with it. I mean, you you haven't you haven't the charge anyway. You're you're just going to be you're just going to be seeing the judge quicker, honestly. Okay? But, we don't we don't want to do anything in front of the child that we don't need to do. >> I know. >> Okay? So, give her a call real quick. For the time being, we have paperwork. We can do that with you sitting here. Hanging tight or until mom gets here. Okay? >> Children Services is also going to come out. >> Okay. Children Services? Oh, so he doesn't need to call us? >> Uh no. >> Not right now? Okay. So, we'll call her. We're going to hang tight here, okay? But, this officer here is going to be placing you in handcuffs, okay? All right. So, go ahead and step over here for me, okay, bud? Just want to have a seat right there. So, we want to make sure the kids are taken care of. And obviously, you being here and him seeing you, that's going to help everything. We don't want to just take you out, okay? Cuz that's just going to be harmful to the child as it is. So, is there any questions or anything you need as far as what's going on right now? Remember what I said earlier? This is this is nothing that we're trying to hem anybody up on, okay? We have to somehow get to the point where no matter what you're doing, no matter where you're at, especially with How how old is your son there? >> He just turned four. >> Just turned four, okay. Especially with him only being four and the years that you're going to have ahead of you, we need to do whatever we have to do right now. That way the mind switches is starting, okay? We need you to constantly, no matter what you're doing, always have in the back of your head, where is he at? Where's my kids? Is everything secure? Before I go back into the back room, I'm going to check these doors, check these windows again. Or bring them back there, which I mean, it's constant, okay? This is >> Hi. Is he going to is he getting arrested? What do I do? >> As far as what part? >> I don't know. I don't I don't I don't I >> Well, I mean what's your what's your question as far as what do you do? Well, I told the other officer you were getting that you must have came around another way or did you drive past that cruiser or >> Uh I came from the back way. >> All right, so first thing we'll get is your other son. He's he's hanging out with the other female female officer was it was that >> You just go this way. Straight. You're going to you can't miss Crew >> This way? >> Yeah, like you're leaving >> Yep, and she's she's there with your other son. If you want to go meet with her and then we'll answer any other questions or anything like that. We just want to make sure that that you're here with the children first before we >> What do I do? >> I'll answer that to you. Go ahead and get your child there first and once you get back here, I'll answer all those questions as well, okay? >> This is the pond he was in. >> 47 Crew Rd. >> His diaper is full of pond water. Come on. >> All right, I'll answer your questions for her statement if you want to just turn this Yep. Grab his phone and wallet. >> Zack, I'll be here in just a moment. >> I was just going to hang out here and if there's any questions you have, ma'am, I'll let you to take care of that first, obviously. >> What do With him getting arrested, what do I what do I what am I supposed to do? >> Okay, so we're going to take him back for processing. >> Okay. >> Some fingerprints and everything at our police station. It's not it's just a holding facility. It's not a jail. We're uh in Grove City. >> Okay. >> Okay, the charges it's for the endangering children. >> Okay. >> This one's through Franklin County. This isn't through Grove City mayor's court. So, he's going to be taken to the new jail facility there on Fisher Road the Jack and get processed in there. Anything else I can do? Okay. >> Thank you. You're done with me. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Okay. >> Okay. I'll let you lock this after us. >> The man was charged with endangering children. In November 2025, he played guilty to an amended charge of disorderly conduct. The endangering children charge was dismissed as part of the plea agreement. He was sentenced to a $100 fine, 30 days in jail, all suspended and 1 year of probation.

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