The person is accused of utilizing a child to brush the snow off a automobile earlier this week, through the winter storm that swept by means of Southeast Texas.
PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Port Arthur Police and Baby Protecting Providers are each investigating a 25-year-old Port Arthur man due to a viral TikTok video.
The person is accused of utilizing a child to brush the snow off a automobile earlier this week, through the winter storm that swept by means of Southeast Texas.
Police now consider this constitutes baby endangerment. Port Arthur Police Chief Tim Duriso tells 12News they don’t seem to be releasing the person’s title, however the chief expects an arrest warrant to be issued subsequent week by means of the Jefferson County District Lawyer’s workplace.
12News went to man’s condominium at the moment and also you spoke to the person’s neighbors.
“I do not know him per say however I do know of him. And that is what occurs when you’ve gotten kids elevating kids,” stated one neighbor.
Port Arthur police say the surprising recording of a video taken from TikTok reveals a 25-year-old man utilizing a child to take away snow from his Hyundai Elantra.
“We confirmed that it was a three-month-old child,” stated Duriso.
Duriso tells 12News it occurred Tuesday on the O.W. Collins Aged Flats within the midst of the winter storm.
“It is a unhappy state of affairs. I do know lots of people go to social media and they’re in search of clicks… however this isn’t a a deal the place it’s best to put a child on the windshield,” Duriso stated.
Duriso says police had been tipped off in regards to the video and confirmed up the identical day to query the person and examine on the newborn.
“He had two different females with him on the time. We suspect one among them was the mother. They checked on the newborn. The child was simply effective,” stated Duriso.
12News was pointed within the path of the person’s condominium, however there was no reply after we knocked on the door.
Nonetheless, neighbors did not maintain again voicing their considerations.
“It was really sickening to my abdomen. That is simply one thing you do not do. I do know they’re each new dad and mom. We even threw her an enormous child bathe right here,” stated a neighbor.
Others inform us, this is not this primary time they’ve witnessed unusual conduct.
“He got here exterior with the newborn one evening and the newborn did not don’t have anything on it however only a ‘onesie.’ The daddy had a jacket on. I went as much as him and I advised him you are going to make your child sick,” stated one other neighbor.
Duriso says investigators are nonetheless wanting into the person’s prison historical past, however he is anticipated to be charged with baby endangerment.
So far as Duriso is aware of, the newborn continues to be with the dad and mom. The person may very well be arrested as early as subsequent week.
A CPS spokesperson confirms they’re additionally investigating the incident, however cannot launch any extra data presently.
