A Georgia couple found sleeping on a Florida beach was arrested after their children were nowhere to be found, authorities said.
An anonymous caller in Daytona Beach called 911 about the couple on Saturday, and Volusia Sheriff’s Office deputies made multiple attempts to wake them, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by Fox News Digital. They were later identified as Alicia Langley and Timothy Stevens, both 27.
Body camera footage was obtained from FOX 35 Orlando Stevens can be seen gesturing toward the ocean after deputies ask him where the children are. An open beer can was found near Stevens’ hand, multiple empty beer cans and an empty whiskey bottle were found in a nearby cooler, and “there were no other vehicles in the immediate vicinity,” the arrest affidavit states. It was stated that there were various other unsealed alcoholic beverages.
Sheriff Mike Chitwood told the local police department: “It’s just mind-boggling that you could drive up here and disappear and leave a 5-year-old and a 7-year-old kid alone.”
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It took deputies eight attempts to wake the couple, FOX 35 Orlando reported. (Volusia Sheriff’s Office)
The two children were found swimming unsupervised in a nearby hotel pool, but were safe.
Both Langley-Stevens were arrested. The two plan to marry, FOX 35 reported, and the arrest affidavit states that although Stevens is not the children’s biological father, he has “assumed the role of legal guardian.” has been done. Stevens was face-planted to the ground during a failed attempt to escape from deputies and had to be treated at a hospital before being taken to jail.
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Alicia Langley, 27, from Georgia, was found unconscious in Daytona Beach with her fiance. (Volusia County correction)
Timothy Stevens, 27, of Georgia, allegedly tried to run away from deputies. (Volusia County correction)
“When we wonder what we’re seeing and why children are the way they are, we have to step back and look at who’s in charge. And clearly, this Two clowns shouldn’t be in charge…They can’t be in charge, let alone a 5-year-old or a 7-year-old who needs to take care of themselves,” Chitwood said. Told.
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Langley and Stevens were charged with child neglect. Stevens was also charged with attempting to elude and being intoxicated on the beach, according to online arrest records.
