Georgia Father 'Arrested' For Leaving Kids At McDonalds To Go To Nearby Job Interview
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The community comes together for this BS? The man left a one-year-old child unattended with a minor who was barely ten years old. Wtf was he thinking?
We couldn’t even get the thread sticky about the Baltimore doctor.
We couldn’t even get the thread sticky about the Baltimore doctor.
Sounds like a mess
the messiest
Can't excuse leaving a one year old. That's unnaceptable. Not even with the other kids. They not old enough
WRONG.
Dead wrong.
As a teacher, for years I worked with 10-12 year olds that were LITERALLY taking care of their siblings while mom was working...or fucking off.
I learned early on that many of the kids that were thought of as lazy and irresponsible for being late every day were late because they were taking a kindergartner to class (after getting him/her dressed and fed) before going to their own classroom.
I was raised by a single mother who worked the night shift for years. I was taking care of my essentials (including cooking) for myself out of necessity at the age of SEVEN.
Besides... WTF was he supposed to do without cash/resources to watch the kids?
We live in a society that has a goddamned kid fetish that is trotted out in cases like this to cast dispersions on the desperate for committing the "crime" of being desperate. "Oh the children,..what about the children" is heard in cases like this all the fucking time.
The reason he had to resort to doing what he did is because all those "what about the children" assholes are full of TALK, and full of SHIT...
and not much else.
I truly wish that brother and his kids well.
He was probably thinking he did what he had to do.
It would be different if he had left them to go to the liquor store, buy drugs, or fuck around with the local trollop.
He was trying to get a job.
Do latch key kids even exist these days?
Of course.. there's always gonna be a kid that got to come home by themselves cause their parents working, etc
Latch key ain't free.
During my 2nd year teaching grade 5 homeroom, there was a really hot mom who started her own business rounding up kids and holding on to them until the parents were able to pick them up.
Guess who she had helping her with all those bad assed kids? HER kid. I believe he was about 10 at the time.
If you see some of the people parents ROUTINELY leave in charge of their kids, a McDonald's next door to a job interview is not even worthy of a cringe.
Bullshit! I wasn’t even that stupid when I was 17, let alone 24. By the way, read what the PlayaHaitian posted. I firmly stand by my comment.
CSO releases new details on man’s arrest for leaving kids at McDonald’s to go job hunting
Chris Louis
Date: April 02, 2025
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The Augusta Press’ viral story on the arrest of Chris Louis for leaving three kids at a local McDonald’s to go job hunting has sparked debate and sympathy across the country.
On Wednesday, in response to an outcry of requests from local and national media, Richmond County authorities released a full report Wednesday with more details into their investigation, saying that the father was not really looking for a job while the children were at McDonald’s. But he had been job hunting earlier that day.
Louis, a 24-year-old father from Augusta, Georgia, was arrested on March 22 after leaving his three children—ages 10, 6, and 1—at a McDonald’s with a playground , telling deputies that he was attending a job interview nearby. Louis, who did not have a car, walked his children to the McDonald’s and felt it was a safer place to leave them for the short time he would be at the interview. After he returned to pick them up, a customer at the McDonald’s called the police, and Louis was arrested and charged with “deprivation of a minor.”
Capt. Danny Whitehead conducted a follow-up investigation and “noted inconsistencies regarding the whereabouts” of Louis during the period when the children were left unattended at the restaurant.
The 10-year-old child told officers that she, her father and her two siblings had walked to McDonald’s from The Hendrix Apartments. She said left to deliver a backpack to The Hendrix Apartments and told her he would return shortly. The child also mentioned that her father frequently left them alone.
Two witnesses both reported arriving at the restaurant at approximately 4:30 p.m. Saturday and observing the children there without adult supervision. They recalled that the father was on the phone with someone and was overheard saying he needed to “drop something off.” The witnesses stated that after this, the father left McDonald’s, leaving the children behind. They estimated the children were alone for approximately an hour and a half.
The 10-year-old daughter contacted her mother on social media at approximately 6 p.m.. The mother, Lissette Pichardo, arrived at McDonald’s at approximately 6:12 p.m.
“She advised that Mr. Louis was supposed to deliver a backpack to her mother at The Hendrix Apartments and had been told that he must take the children with him,” a sheriff’s report says. “Pichardo immediately called Mr. Louis, who answered and stated that he was on his way back to McDonald’s from The Hendrix.”
Louis arrived at McDonald’s at approximately 6:18 p.m., still in possession of the backpack. He told Pichardo that he had been trying to find her to give her the backpack. She reminded him that he was not supposed to leave the children unattended.
Louis claimed he and the children were at McDonald’s earlier that day because he had filled out a job application at the West Bank Inn, located adjacent to McDonald’s, and was waiting for a callback for a possible interview. He said he left to deliver the backpack to The Hendrix, but during that time, he lost his ID and another card and had been retracing his steps to find them.
To verify this, Capt. Whitehead visited the West Bank Inn and spoke with the manager. She confirmed that Louis came in on March 22 and completed a job application. She also conducted an informal interview with him on that date. When asked if Louis would be expecting a callback for a formal interview, she stated no. The manager provided video surveillance footage showing Louis arriving at 1:12 p.m. and leaving at 1:37 p.m. on March 22.
Based on the video evidence and the timeline provided by all parties involved, it was determined that Louis was not engaged in a job interview or application process during the time the children were left unattended.
“Furthermore, by his own admission, he was walking between McDonald’s and The Hendrix Apartments on foot during that period,” a report says. “The distance between these two locations is approximately 0.4 miles.”
It was determined that a misdemeanor charge of deprivation of a minor was appropriate to ensure the welfare of the children and facilitate a review of the matter by the court, the sheriff’s office said. This charge ensures that all parties have an opportunity to appear before a judge to determine if the children are receiving appropriate care.
Louis’ arrest has sparked widespread public outcry nationwide, with many arguing that he should not be criminally charged for trying to provide for his family. The case has garnered attention from people on both sides of the political spectrum, with former NFL player Antonio Brown, setting up a GoFundMe campaign to help Louis. The campaign has raised over $39,000, with contributions coming from people who sympathize with Louis’ situation and believe the system unfairly punishes those in poverty.
Many supporters have expressed frustration over the cost of living and the challenges faced by low-income families. The story went viral on social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter), drawing attention to the broader issue of poverty and the difficulties of escaping it in the U.S.
And you are still wrong.
I am speaking from experience and observation, using examples to support my argument.
You are pointing to someone on a porn forum as an (questionable at best) authority on the subject, and not much else.
Not a good look.
thank you for illustrating my point.
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Wtf was he doing for an hour and a half ?
Stove God wannabe?
I get what you are saying but I’d never trust my kids like this. I had it all at 10…I almost got kidnapped walking to the convenience store because of that shit.
That being said this man doesn’t need to be arrested for this shit. If he trying to get a job I see no issue. I get the care of the one year old but we should look to help then to punish imo.
Sorry to hear about ordeal about you almost getting kidnapped.. I’m just saying way different times now.. I remember if you didn’t have a set of keys when you were ten you basically got clowned.. it was like still wetting your bed and you’re in elementary.. I think 1 of my boys didn’t have keys at 10 we clowned him to death for it.. like look who still wears diapers, hey guys let’s pull out our keys and shake them for goodluck( everyone does it but our boy and we laughed at him), like hey guys it’s gonna be pouring later on glad I get to go inside and be dry guess who dosent have the luxury of that( everybody looks over at our boy without keys and starts laughing at him).. yo we wasn’t shit for that lmaooo.. nig moms didn’t trust him and he was assed out for a min cause of that
You cant feed three kids with mcdonalds money.
It’s evident that you didn’t read the article because we’re discussing this particular individual. He was gone an hour and a half, and he wasn’t looking for employment.
That backpack may have been hotter than a stove
Glad the kids are safe.
You know I forgot about that but I noticed in Ny yall are far more fast paced yall kids gotta grow up fast. But naw I forgot how getting them keys was. That was like im the man of the house lol. It was necessary though mom was working when I got home from school so shit needed keys. Mind you this was stranger danger era and still was at the crib alone. But always moved in packs. I don’t know if kids got that now.
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Yeah them keys was everything.. especially if you had a few females to play with hehehe.. but yeah it’s still some latch keys out here just not as many cause like I said this modern era has dumb down these kids plus they got all these laws stopping you from doing things that people been doing for decades.. like it’s against the law to leave kids younger than 10 in the crib by themselves in some places..I’m like WTF during the summertime back in the days once you pretty much was in elementary or during holidays it was natural for a 6-9 yr old to be left in the crib by themselves.. just don’t answer the door, there’s prepared food like sandwiches and shit in the fridge to eat, you got the tv, vidgames, toys , books to keep you bust until your parents got home, you got emergency phone numbers on deck just in case shit pop up and you got to call somebody, and your parents probably call you a few times during the day to check in on you.. regular basic shit, if you knew how to cook or make a few things the options were endless.. now this considered illegal
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All this. It's the WORLD that's dumber.
Everything you saying is true and how I grew up. But I can't recommend that in 2025.
Heaven forbid you leave your kids alone like that and someone finds out and reports you? Or the kids themselves tell their friends and the school or social worker their find out? Or a neighbor?
It's a different time.
And to take the other side quick? Their are MORE weirdo out there now. Unless I got my RING camera and cellphone with them kids I'm much more nervous now than in the 90s.
I'm so angry about this.
I empathized immediately because i KNOW real families going through this.
This stuff makes all black fathers look bad especially still trying to defend his decisions after the truth has come out.
He left a ONE YEAR OLD BABY UNATTENDED FOR HOURS.
^^^ this...
These new kids overall ain't trained right. It's heart breaking. They don't know their parents real names, phone numbers, addresses or their own birthdays.
You can't leave kids so unprepared unattended.
Under any circumstances.
Yeah, so what.
I still maintain that a hell of a lot of 10 year olds are capable of watching younger siblings for a while.
I clearly misunderheard the situation, but even if he went to the store, getting arrested for leaving some kids at McDs, one of them 10 years old, is not a high crime against humanity.
Questionable judgement? Perhaps. A
It just ain't.
Would be funny if he did all that to cheat
Thats what my first thought was
He was getting some pussy