Bodycam footage reportedly captures the moment Florida officers rescued two young children after their mother allegedly dragged them onto a second-floor apartment ledge.
Delray Beach Police Department uploaded the video to Facebook Wednesday, which they said showed a 23-year-old woman acting “erratically” while on the narrow ledge with her two young children, ages 1 and 3, who were half-naked and crying.
“Sgt. [Mike] Debree got ahold of each child’s arm. Sgt. [Brian] Griffith tried to reason with the agitated and seemingly paranoid young woman, even showing her his badge to reassure her that he was a law enforcement officer, to no avail,” the department wrote.
The paranoid mother can be heard accusing officers of using fake badges and calling them “body avengers.” One officer then instructs someone to open up the window behind them.
Moments later, Debree manages to get the children out of their mother’s grip and to safety. Still on the ledge, Griffith holds onto the mother until he can get her back into the home.
“During that time, I had to hold her and she kept yelling she was going to jump to someone downstairs,” Griffith told WFOR.
The news station reported that the Florida mother was committed to a mental health facility under the state’s Baker Act and could face criminal charges.
Since the incident involves children and the mother’s mental health, police haven’t released their identities, according to the Palm Beach Post. However, the newspaper reported that the 23-year-old told police she was hallucinating because she had used Molly (MDMA), a powdered-form of ecstasy.
Meanwhile, the Department of Children and Families has custody of the two children as they conduct their investigation.
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[Featured image: Delray Beach Police Department]