r/Bouncers • u/Negative_Report5655 • 13h ago
Albuquerque police rescue 20-month-old twins from hot car outside Dirty Bourbon bar after Bouncers from the bar noticed the children in the backseat and called.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —
Albuquerque police rescued two 20-month-old twins from a locked car outside a bar early Saturday morning, leading to the arrest of their father and his friend.
Body camera footage shows officers breaking the car window and unbuckling the toddlers, who had been strapped into car seats for two and a half hours. "Oh, he is just soaked, he is soaked," one officer said, noting the children were soaked in sweat and had soiled themselves.
Security Guards from the Dirty Bourbon bar noticed the children in the backseat and called police. The father, Stephen Natseway, came out of the bar after the children were removed from the car.
"Hey, step back. Is this your vehicle?" an officer asked. "Yes," Natseway replied before being placed in handcuffs.
Natseway told officers he left the boys in the car because he wanted time to himself. He said he was aware the children were in the car and did not plan to stay long but ended up staying because people kept dancing with him. He added that he tried to call family members to watch the children, but no one was available.
"I can't go to jail tonight," Natseway said before being directed to sit down.
"The officers, when they placed him into custody, were struck by the fact that he showed no remorse and was thinking more about the fact that he was going to be in trouble," one officer said.
Natseway’s friend, Orry Morris, who had driven to the bar with him, was also arrested for leaving the children unattended in the locked car.
CYFD says those 2 children are in the custody of family members.