Mom Arrested for Leaving Kids With Bi-Polar Dad: Cops

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Published 2024-05-10
A Florida mother was arrested after investigators say her children were found to be suffering signs of neglect. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to a call from a Dollar Tree employee saying a man was in the store yelling irrational things and had two children with him who were screaming. According to the arrest affidavit, when deputies arrived they say the man made statements about self-harm. Inside Edition Digital’s Mara Montalbano has more.
All Comments (21)
  • @nitajean9885
    That she was arrested is actually huge. How many times have parents been forced by courts to share custody with a parent who has known issues? Who is responsible next time such a situation goes bad?
  • @odesangel
    "Their father is mentally unstable? Yeah, let's arrest their mother."
  • @user-rl3tn1uh3p
    If she were to divorce him, the courts would still give him custody of those kids. Then, who would social services go after? The mom because she followed court orders. The whole system is meant to harm children in every way.
  • @galaxyglow5187
    I have bipolar disorder myself and the last thing I ever want do to is put a child in danger. Those poor children 😢
  • @lolafairchild88
    Did they arrest him as well? Plenty of people with mental illness who don't treat their kids that way....
  • @aaniyahike1561
    Why would she get arrested? The kids aren't just hers and just because he had Bipolar does not mean that he gets a pass to neglect his kids. Moms aren't the only ones responsible for the kids
  • @shanechannel7066
    Its not her fault. The courts probably give the father visitation rights while knowing he was bi-polar. Shes going to jail for following a court order.
  • @user-nh7hk7jb6q
    I have seen many mothers with health and mental problems and I have never seen the father arrested. As always, the man (father) who mistreats children manages to get away with it.
  • @Ohwowcamille
    That’s so horrible, those poor baby’s ☹️
  • @alainasegovia5991
    What was the custody agreement? She may have had no choice but to hand the kids over for his time. He could have seemed fine when she did so. He also could have been the type to not communicate with her or allow her to talk with the kids when they were with him. Unless the full story comes out, I say she should not have been arrested and the dad needs help. I bet next custody hearing she gets the kids and he gets limited supervised visits.
  • @golfclash2035
    Help her and her kids how’s arresting her benefitting anyone. This is our problem as a society. We need to help people with mental illness and their families
  • @RexJawzz
    Soooo they arrested the divorced mom, yet not the dad who done the harm?? Disorder isn’t an excuse. Disorder ≠ know the person is bad.
  • @RunninQHsRock
    Children get deleted all the time because they were alone with a clearly ill mother. Never heard of the father being arrested.
  • @blah-blah-blah-blah38
    Wait, WHAT?! Why was the mother arrested for the father acting out of pocket?! Make it make sense please. This woman needs to sue those cops ASAP
  • @brookelynnwu8016
    Why is she getting arrested and not him? This doesn’t make any sense
  • @Thorinox
    First and foremost, bi polar doesn't mean you're unfit. What I'm not hearing is, is there an order of these two being separated and the father had a legal right to have them too? If so, how is that her fault. If not, they she should have done something.
  • @Greenguy60
    Did she have full custody of the kids? If not I don’t see why the courts shouldn’t be responsible for this too