At which point the toddler began sobbing uncontrollably. Eventually, many deputies realized they had the incorrect girl.
They stated it was a simple mix-up and apologized after letting her leave. “I apologize, but you fit the description quite well,” they said to the kid in the video.
Another person compared the youngster to the real vehicle thief and exclaimed, “You guys are, like, identical.” Further defending the move on Tuesday,
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The sheriff’s office said it was “lawful and reasonable, given the juvenile’s proximity and clothing description.” The girl’s mother, who wished to remain anonymous,
Said that her daughter was so traumatized by the incident that she no longer even wanted to go to and from school. The mother told WSAZ, “That was the only freedom she had, and it’s gone now.”
