Florida Couple Leaves 2-Year-Old Girl Alone in Unlocked Car—So They Could Drink at Bar!
A Florida couple is facing charges after police found a 2-year-old girl alone in their unlocked car while they were drinking at a bar. 🌐 #News #EdgewaterFL #Florida #Crime
EDGEWATER, FL – A Florida couple is in serious legal trouble after allegedly leaving a 2-year-old girl unattended in their unlocked car while they spent nearly two hours drinking inside a bar, authorities revealed. The shocking incident, captured on police bodycam footage, unfolded on January 28 at the Hi-Tops Lounge in Edgewater, sparking outrage after a 911 call reported seeing a “baby out here in a car by itself.”
When police arrived, they found the child alone in the vehicle as Joshua Harris approached the car and admitted it was his. He also explained that the little girl was his girlfriend Kristina Vitucci’s child. Harris claimed he only discovered the child was in the car moments before stepping outside to check on her.
Nearly Two Hours of Drinking While Child Waited Alone
According to police, both Harris and Vitucci had been inside the bar for nearly two hours before authorities intervened.
Bodycam video released by the Edgewater Police Department shows Harris and Vitucci being detained, with their tense conversation inside a patrol vehicle caught on audio.
“You brought her to a bar,” Harris shouted at Vitucci. “And you sat inside.”
Vitucci fired back, saying, “I also asked you to leave how many times?”
Harris was quick to respond: “I told you not to come here. I said go home.”
Things quickly escalated as Vitucci commented on the seriousness of their situation, saying, “Your charges are gonna get dismissed but mine aren’t.”
Harris, clearly frustrated, ranted about their predicament. “I could have just bonded you out but now I’m in handcuffs with you in this stupid-ass fu**ing pig car,” he said.
“Can you just like, calm down,” Vitucci asked.
But Harris wasn’t calming down. “No, cause I haven’t done s**t wrong,” he yelled, sounding emotional. “That’s why I’m flipping out. I didn’t do nothing wrong, just minding my own fu**ing business here. I told you I’d meet you at the fu**ing house.”
His anger boiled over as he added, “Now I gotta fu**ing deal with my face in a public forum with fu**ing child neglect written all over it.”
Both Charged With Child Neglect
The police confirmed that both Vitucci and Harris now face child neglect charges.
The case has drawn widespread attention due to the disturbing details, as the couple’s argument inside the patrol car revealed the chaos and poor decisions that led to their arrest. The investigation is ongoing.
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