Cops Rescue 7 Children After Disturbing Traffic Stop
Let me ask you this.
In the back of the truck, there’s five people.
>> No.
Alltogether, there’s five adults.
>> Kids?
>> Like seven?
Seven kids.
>> So, you all drove from Buffalo to Arizona?
>> Or was it like 20 something hours?
>> No.
35.
>> Wednesday, September 29th, 2024.
Marshfield, Missouri.
What initially appeared to be a routine stop for law enforcement takes an unexpected turn when a Missouri State Highway Patrol officer pulls over a U-Haul moving truck on I44 near Marshfield after noticing a minor traffic violation.
But the initial interaction with the vehicle’s occupants soon revealed troubling signs, ultimately leading to one of the most shocking discoveries in recent Missouri history.
I’m Tyler and today’s Daily Dose of Crime features never before seen and exclusive footage from police documents and court records.
Every individual involved is considered to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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>> Hey guys, how are you?
>> Fine.
How are you?
>> Oh, just fine.
We got a full truck.
>> Yeah.
Yeah.
>> I got you.
I’ve never even seen a three-seater U-Haul before.
Normally they just have like the little open center console area and then that’s it.
>> Buffing on me.
Gota >> ain’t no big deal.
I’m not going to write you a ticket.
Okay.
The reason is you’re just following the truck too close.
Give yourself enough room.
I was trying to give you enough buffer room in there so you go ahead and move over.
Just give yourself some room in there in case you’ll see all this tire debris on the side of the road.
Cars have blowouts or there’s a bunch of deer in this part of the country.
They’ll run out right in front of you.
So you just want to be able to stop if they do.
You have your driver’s license and uh any of the paperwork for the truck.
I the rental agreement.
I guess it would be, you know, it’ be fine.
Thank you so much.
So, I’m going to give you a warning, but while I do that and come back for since the rental’s in your brother’s name, come back here.
That way, if I have any questions, you can just say, “Hey, this is what we did or this is how we rented it.
” We’ll get you out of here with a warning.
Okay.
Um, up to you.
I don’t know if you want to leave the window roll down.
You can, okay?
Just to let the air through.
It’s It’s up to you, though.
Okay.
It’s a nice day outside.
>> Yeah.
Just meet me back here.
We’ll get you going.
>> As the officer approached the vehicle, he noticed the driver, Shae Bristol, was breathing rapidly and appeared nervous.
accompanied by two women in the passenger seat.
He explained that they were traveling from Buffalo, New York to Glendale, Arizona to pick up belongings.
However, the passenger stories didn’t match, raising suspicion.
And after a brief conversation, the officer requested the truck’s paperwork and began a more detailed review without issuing a citation.
>> Who’s in the car with you?
>> That’s my fiance and my sister.
>> So, the girl you were talking to?
>> Yeah, the the baby.
Okay.
The baby is nine.
She about to be 10.
No.
Eight.
About to be nine.
Supposed to be mine.
So I want to do a blood test.
>> I got you.
>> So you’re confusing me here.
>> She’s eight.
>> So are you nine?
>> No.
I I know.
I mean I understand that.
>> As Shaim gives more details.
The officer becomes increasingly confused.
Something is being hidden and it might be serious.
>> So you went from South Carolina to Buffalo.
>> No, I stay in Buffalo now.
>> Oh, okay.
I just never get >> haven’t got your ID switched over.
Okay.
No, that makes more sense.
What?
Uh, so she’s lives in Arizona, Glendale.
>> And she said, “Hey, I want to move to Buffalo.
Will you come and get my stuff?
” Why didn’t she just drive it herself?
>> Oh, I got you.
>> Okay.
Who uh who rented the vehicle for you?
>> My brother Musa Omar.
>> Musa.
Omar.
Ham Hamadi.
Is that is that how you say his middle name?
>> It had his full name on here.
>> 1357.
>> Brother, >> I got you.
>> Which is friends?
1357.
>> What day did you guys leave to head out to Glendale?
>> Uh, that was should be on the paper.
>> Yeah, I’m just I think >> I got you.
How long did you stay in Glendale?
>> Not long.
We just went up there, right, and left?
>> Just turn, come back.
>> So, like >> a day or you spend like a couple hours, turn around or >> We had to keep stopping in the middle of everything.
>> Coming back or going too?
>> Both.
>> I got you.
>> I had to get some sleep.
Yeah, I don’t blame you.
Can either of those two drive?
>> I mean, my sister can, but she she don’t have her license with her.
>> Oh, okay.
Well, as long as she’s got a valid license, she can still drive.
>> Yeah.
>> You just I mean, just if she’s stopped, she would just have to say, “Hey, my name’s this.
My date of birth is is this.
” You know, to make sure she does have a valid license.
But >> yeah, cuz she was scared.
She was like, “I don’t want to get pulled over.
” And I’m like, “Okay, I’ll just take a chance.
” >> Yeah.
You know, >> that’s a long That’s a long drive for it.
Was it like 20 something hours?
No.
35.
>> That’s a trip, man.
>> Oh, yes.
>> What are their names up there?
>> Uh, Shabisha Bristol and Lyanna Raer.
>> Miss Bristol.
Okay.
She already changed her name to Bristol.
>> No, that’s my little sister.
>> Oh, that’s your sister.
I’m sitting there thinking, man, you better hope this marriage goes through.
Do any of them do they have their IDs on them by any chance?
You said your sister didn’t um didn’t have her license on her.
Does your fiance have her license on her?
>> She don’t have a license.
>> Okay, let me go talk to them for just one second.
I’m going to get you out of here with a warning.
It’s no big deal.
Just don’t follow the, like I said, just don’t follow truck so close.
Okay.
>> Hang out here in the AC.
I I’ll be back here in just a couple minutes.
Okay, man.
>> Back in the patrol car, the officer continues speaking with the suspect while reviewing the vehicle’s documents with a hesitant tone and clear tension in his voice.
He begins explaining the trip, where they’re coming from, and where they’re headed.
When asked about the other occupants, he states he’s traveling with two women, claiming that one is his ex-girlfriend.
But his hesitant tone and inconsistencies raise even more doubt.
The information he provides doesn’t align with the nature of the trip, deepening the officer’s concerns further.
>> Hey guys, what are you doing?
>> Um, hey, where are you guys coming from?
>> Arizona.
>> Arizona.
Okay.
What were you guys doing down there?
>> What the passengers say completely contradicts the driver’s version.
The gap between their statements is too wide.
One of them is clearly lying and they’re afraid the truth is going to be discovered.
>> How long did you guys wind up staying in Arizona?
>> Not long today.
Um we all on the road actually.
It’s like >> a long day.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
It’s a long drive.
It’s like almost 40 hours you guys have to drive.
>> Oh my gosh.
>> Um it was like basically like we went there, we spend one night there and then we left out and we kept waiting to pick out some stuff.
>> I got you.
Why are you guys in the big box truck?
Um, we had to get some stuff.
>> My auntie gave us some stuff.
>> Oh, your aunt gave you some stuff?
So, she gave me like some office.
>> So, you just drove down there to pick up the furniture for your said your aunt gave you and then you guys are going back.
Oh, >> nice.
Nice furniture.
>> Yes.
>> Was it?
It must be nice.
You’re making a 35 hour drive for it.
We have to go visit her anyway because um her daughter her daughter Yeah.
So we have to go see them either way when >> I might I don’t know and I have to go I think like when we get back to know that I have to go to the hospital because um my eyes as you can see turning yellow and brown and we looking up here.
>> Oh goodness.
Yeah.
Get that get that checked out.
We’ll give him a warning and we’ll get you guys going down the highway.
Okay.
>> Thank you.
I appreciate it.
The officer walks back to the truck and approaches the female passenger to clarify the conflicting stories.
And with a steady gaze, he asks about the details of the trip.
Visibly nervous, the woman confirms they’re coming from Arizona, but her story doesn’t match the suspects.
She says the trip was to visit family, but the officer notices the explanation doesn’t line up.
Her account is vague and unconvincing, mentioning relatives without specifics, which only raises further concern.
When asked about who else is in the truck, she says there are some boxes and furniture in the back, but avoids mentioning the number of people, seemingly downplaying the situation.
>> Hey, there’s a beat thing.
>> I don’t know.
I don’t know what it was.
It was weird.
So, you went there to help your baby mama move her stuff cuz she’s moving to Buffalo.
>> I gotcha.
Okay.
Well, Mr.
Bristle, I’m going to ask you like I ask somebody else’s part to do my job.
You seem like nice people.
Uh we’re out here, you know, just working today.
We’re doing a special operation out here.
Having a couple extra troopers working the highway today.
Is there anything illegal at all in the truck?
>> No.
>> Nothing.
Okay.
Any large amounts of money over $10,000?
>> I wish you wish.
>> I wouldn’t be driving this.
>> Yeah, exactly.
Um is there any uh illegal firearms in the car, which it’s you’re completely >> legal to carge.
>> I’m scared.
Um, no illegal firearms, you said, which like I said, we’re good to carry guns in the state of Missouri.
Um, so no illegal firearms?
No.
>> Cool deal.
Uh, is there any illegal narcotics in the car such as like, you know, bad narcotics like >> I can do this right now.
>> I got you.
Uh, is there any large quantities of the car?
>> No.
>> No.
Okay.
Um, if I wanted permission to search the vehicle and everything inside, would you give me permission to do that?
Sure.
>> Okay.
Have you ever been in trouble or arrested for anything before in the past?
>> Yes, sir.
>> So, like I said, I’m going to give you a warning still, >> but I would like to search the truck.
So, you said you gave me permission.
Do you have any luggage up there?
>> Mhm.
>> Do Do all three of you guys have luggage or is like the same bag?
>> It’s just um their stuff in there.
>> Just their stuff.
So, you don’t have any bags in the car?
>> No.
>> Okay.
Where are their bags at?
Up there in the front where they’re sitting?
>> Yeah.
>> Okay.
Uh what’s it what what did you load up in the back?
Like, what do you have in the back?
Like, >> okay.
Furniture wise, [Music] >> a lot of furniture, >> beds, blankets, clothes, pillows.
>> Got do you have any family in Arizona?
>> No.
>> Um, >> so you don’t have any luggage yourself?
Just the clothes you’re wearing?
>> What?
>> Okay.
And the the reason I’m asking is because I’ll have to ask them for their stuff obviously.
So I you know I just I’m just I’m just trying to see if you had anything I’d ask you.
If they have something, I’ll ask them.
Uh, so what I’m going to do is I’m going to have them step out and they can hang out beside you here.
>> My brother them is in the back.
>> In the back of the truck.
>> Mhm.
You can search it.
No problem.
>> Okay.
What are your brother and them doing in the back of the truck?
>> Cuz we all came down to help.
>> Yeah.
>> And he’s in the car.
>> Okay.
>> The officers keep a calm approach in hopes of gaining the trust of both the driver and the passengers.
After chatting casually with Shae, he manages to get the driver to admit someone is indeed in the back of the truck.
>> The owner of the truck, but he’s in the back.
>> The owner of the truck.
>> Mhm.
He wanted to get some rest.
>> Okay.
>> Uh all together is one, two, three.
>> Let me ask you this, man.
Five.
>> Let me ask you this.
In the back of the truck, there’s five people.
>> No, it’s five.
Alltogether, it’s five adults >> in the back of the truck.
>> Mhm.
>> Okay.
>> Back in the patrol car with the suspect, the officer begins asking more direct questions about what’s in the back.
And with uneasy calmness, the suspect insists it’s just moving stuff.
But when asked directly how many people are in the truck, he shifts his answer, eventually saying that his brother is in the back.
This immediately raises alarm.
The presence of others had been earlier denied and the officer presses further where the suspect claims that there are five people in total, including himself and the two passengers.
These contradictions do not go unnoticed and the suspect’s anxiety becomes increasingly visible, reinforcing the officer’s suspicion that something much more serious is going on.
>> Let me ask you this, man.
Are you getting paid to transport these people?
>> Oh, no.
>> I’m being I can’t take you to jail for it.
I’m just generally asking you.
>> I’m being honest with you.
>> Okay.
because it’s very odd that there’s five people in the back of your truck.
And I’ll I’ll just be I’ll just be I’ll just be extremely honest with you, man.
You and your sister’s story aren’t even remotely adding up.
>> Seven and seven one >> kids.
>> Like seven seven kids.
Yeah.
>> I need a 1061.
I’ve got a truckload of people.
I mean, a a whole trailer full.
>> Do you know any of these people in the back?
>> Mhm.
>> You know every single one of them?
>> Mhm.
>> I got you.
Why Why are they in the back of the truck?
You didn’t go down there to move your baby mama.
So what?
>> Yes.
>> Listen, dude.
You and your sister’s story.
>> No, no, no, no.
I’m being honest with you.
>> Well, I’m just going to be honest with you.
You and your sister’s story are so completely different.
And your sister is >> I’m not going to lie to you.
So, I’m being honest.
>> Okay.
What’s up?
>> The stuff that’s in the car, the truck, she’s in there with her stuff.
>> Okay.
>> Okay.
>> Well, that’s not what your sister’s saying.
>> What did she say?
Well, I mean, I’m going to tell you that, but I’m I’m going to tell you this that your stories aren’t even in the same realm of what you guys did was not not the same.
>> You going to see that?
I’m being honest once you search the truck.
>> All right.
So, there’s no in the car.
>> Bet.
>> Okay.
Is anybody in the back got a gun?
Anything like that?
>> Okay.
Cuz I mean, I’m I’m gonna have another trooper get up here.
>> But if we open up the back of it and there’s some bad guys doing some bad stuff, it’s just not going to end well.
Okay.
I’m just I’m just saying, you know, we don’t >> cuz that’s that’s not every day we stop trucks and there’s >> what >> 10 people 15 people in the back cuz there’s you said there’s about 15 people in that truck right now.
>> Spouse.
Yeah.
>> Somebody coming in the country illegally.
>> How she’s from Africa, but she she stay here.
She got her ID.
>> Okay.
>> Musa, he’s from Africa.
He’s from he’s you know he got ID.
>> Okay.
Well, >> well, >> do they speak English?
Everybody in the back?
Okay.
Well, we’re going to talk to them cuz it’s uh it’s very odd, but we’ll if everything pans out, we’ll figure something out.
We’ll get you guys going down the highway.
Okay.
But I don’t know if we’re going to be able >> with you so you can see for yourself.
>> Yeah, man.
I appreciate it.
>> Still seated in the patrol car, the officer confronts Shae, telling him his version doesn’t match what his sister said.
With a firm tone, the officer lays out the discrepancies, making it clear the lies aren’t being missed.
Shaem falls silent for a moment, clearly shaken.
Then, realizing that he can’t keep the truth hidden, begins to open up.
In a shaky voice, he admits that the back of the truck isn’t only full of boxes, but that 12 people are inside, including seven children.
This confirms the officer’s worst suspicions and leads him to call for backup while proceeding with a full vehicle inspection.
>> What you got going on?
>> Just getting back from Arizona.
>> Arizona.
>> Okay.
>> Glendale.
Okay.
Uh, you have a car full of is it immigrants?
>> He said they’re from Africa.
>> From Africa.
Okay.
>> So, they got ID.
They We all live in >> So, there’s like eight adults, like 10 kids.
>> Five adults.
>> Okay.
>> You have any weapons on you, man?
Before we go up there, I’ll patch you down real quick.
Yes, sir.
>> There’s kids in the back.
>> All right.
Have seat.
>> Yeah.
>> All right.
I’m going to shut out the door for a second.
Okay, man.
>> All right.
We need to contact uh HSI.
>> Okay.
>> Or >> with the kids being in the back of there, >> the stories were so far apart.
>> Yeah.
>> And the passenger is nervous.
>> Yeah.
With the kids being in the back of that, man, there’s no AC.
You know how many deaths happen every year?
>> Oh, 100%.
This is not safe at all.
>> No, this is a Yeah, this is a ginormous >> I did an IPC a week ago.
>> This is a ginormous case.
>> He had a huge reaction when he went by me.
He looked like he looked like a statue.
>> I couldn’t get out on him.
>> He looked like a statue when he went by.
I I didn’t think that guy was even.
>> So, why are you hauling through a U-Haul truck?
>> Cuz when we picked somebody up from Arizona, Linda, Arizona, her mom put her out.
>> And so what?
>> My mom put her out.
She needed somewhere to go, so we came to pick her up.
>> Okay.
But where did the 15 to 20 people in the back come from?
>> We all came from Buffalo.
So, you all drove from Buffalo to Arizona and now you’re driving back.
>> As backup units arrive, officers confirm that multiple people are in the back of the truck, but Shaim offers very little clarity, vague about who they are or why they are there, only stating that they all came from Buffalo.
>> Are they family or friends?
>> Family and friends.
>> This is pretty odd, man.
You know how many people die every year being in There’s no AC in the back of that thing.
Yeah, that’s why we always pull over and >> Oh, so you pull over and give them some fresh air.
I’m >> being honest with you.
>> I get it, man.
But you’re being honest.
You’re just not being smart.
That doesn’t make sense.
I mean, you know how many times we have across the country where AC will go out in the back of one of these things and people die and, you know, cuz they’re hauling people.
So, all right, stay with him.
I’m going to >> All right.
I’m going to shut this door, Bo.
>> Hey, who you calling?
>> No, I was talking to my sister.
>> All right, hang on for a second.
>> Okay, I got >> Yeah.
Here, just hand me that.
>> Yes, sir.
>> For now, you’re not in trouble or nothing right yet, but I’ll let them know that I got >> your sister.
You let your sister know?
>> My other She’s in.
>> Say what?
>> My other sister.
>> I got you.
Okay, that’s fine.
Just just till we figured out everything here.
We just we’re not going to be on the phone.
All right.
>> As the officers continue to question him, the tension escalates.
One of them firmly tells Shae how reckless it was to allow so many people to travel in a moving truck under such dangerous conditions.
An officer grills Shae, emphasizing the risk for everyone, especially the children that were inside.
But was this really a moving trip?
Everything said until now is under serious doubt.
>> Hello.
Hey, if you’all could go ahead, hop out for us.
>> Just stand right here.
Just right here.
>> Too much light.
I got >> Well, just don’t stare out.
Stare this way if you have to.
Out in the >> This way.
>> Well, you guys can face this way.
She said she has seizures.
I mean, don’t look at my lights is what I’m saying.
>> So, where are you all coming from right now?
>> Arizona.
>> Arizona.
>> When’s the last time everybody in the back of the car was outside of the truck?
Um, we just love the gas station.
>> So, >> they all got out the gas station.
>> Yes.
>> Okay.
Are they family friends?
>> All family.
We all live together.
We all live together.
We all live in the same house.
>> Same address, everything.
>> Okay.
Where are you from?
>> I’m originally from Florida, but I just um I can say South Carolina cuz that’s where I live.
>> Where’s everybody in the back from?
>> South New York.
Um, I have one cousin, she’s from Arizona.
And then my other two, um, Hawa Hassan, she’s African.
She’s like a family, but she’s best friend.
And Musa is her boyfriend.
He’s African.
>> So, how many of them are in the bag?
>> So, how did they get from Did you guys pick them up in Arizona?
>> No.
>> Where did you pick them up at?
We all live in the same household.
Buffalo, New York.
>> From Buffalo.
>> Yes.
Yeah.
Sign is Buffalo, New York.
>> What sign?
>> The H >> says Arizona.
>> No, we from Buffalo, New York.
We got that.
We bring that truck from Buffalo, New York.
>> And you went down to Arizona >> to pick up uh our cousin and our furniture.
>> Here’s the problem is the driver and you don’t have the same story.
>> So, something’s not adding up from Buffalo to Arizona.
is not adding up one way or the other.
Either you’re lying about why you went down there and you picked him up or >> you can talk to the the our black my cousin.
>> We’re getting ready to open the back over here.
But >> you can talk to her.
You can talk to her.
>> You understand what big of a safety risk that is having everybody in the back of that van.
There’s people literally die because of that same stuff right there.
>> Oh no.
We stop.
We literally stop at every gas station.
We don’t >> we stop at every gas station.
We don’t just keep going.
We stop at any gas station.
>> After confirming Shaim’s story was the most inconsistent, officers place him in handcuffs.
He had been warned about the consequences of lying and now he was going to have to face them.
>> No weapons or anything with you.
I’m just going to pat you down.
Make sure there’s nothing there.
>> His wallet and smokes.
>> Working somewhere near >> huge safety thing.
>> Yes, sir.
>> Yes.
We understand.
We just we just >> I mean cuz it’s not a cool day.
It’s not necessarily We stop at every gas station.
We stop at every gas station.
We We didn’t know how hot it was.
We’re not We didn’t know how to >> If we knew how hot it was in Arizona, we would not know how we’re not from Arizona or Missouri.
>> I would just sit away from the car.
It’s kind of hot.
Some of the hot air is coming off there.
>> Probably not any hotter in the back of that U-Haul, though.
So, just have a seat.
>> The two women who were riding in the front exit the truck visibly anxious.
Officers ask when they last stopped during the trip, how many people were in the vehicle, and where they were coming from.
They both say their family living in Buffalo and were headed to Arizona for personal reasons.
When asked about the stops, both women say they stopped frequently due to extreme heat in the back of the truck, afraid that someone would suffer heat exhaustion.
But still, despite the similar responses, the stories didn’t completely match Shaims.
The mounting inconsistencies prompt officers to return to the suspect and place him under arrest.
The situation grows more serious by the minute.
>> Sit down.
>> 459 is coming here and he’s going to sit with your car.
Okay.
>> We’re going to drive you county and back up.
Matt Yendes is going to meet us at Wilson County and bring you back to where we are.
>> Okay.
Uh we just need Adam Smith here for one other passenger.
>> One of them can just ride with me and up there in the wall.
>> Yeah.
But they should be 15 regardless.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> Oh, I’m with you.
I We have to call children services and all that.
>> I mean, they should be 15.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> But >> what I was going to do was wait for Adam to get here.
Put one in there.
Everybody have one and I just drive the U-Haul up there.
>> Well, one can go in my car, one can go on Adam’s car.
He’ll drive you.
>> Yeah.
But we’re just waiting on Adam.
>> Yeah.
>> Yep.
>> Anybody know an ETA from him?
>> Seems to be curious on >> Yeah.
calling out stuff.
>> Officers notify child services to ensure the children receive proper care and protection.
The truck will be taken to the police station for a more thorough inspection and paramedics will be brought to check on all the children and adults involved.
>> Hands up.
Hands up.
Can I speak English?
>> English.
>> English.
Okay.
Come out >> one at a time.
>> We want to make sure everybody’s okay, especially children.
Okay.
>> One at a time.
Walk towards us.
Come out.
>> Ready.
Come out.
>> Step down.
>> Sir, make sure get some sit.
Listen to me.
Go sit on the ground over there.
Legs crossed.
Go sit on the ground.
Hi kiddos.
Who’s David?
Which one?
David.
>> David.
>> David, I’m talking to your mama.
Okay.
Your mama’s okay.
>> Over there.
Kids, come on.
>> Come on out.
We’re going to make sure you guys get checked out by the ambulance and everything.
Okay.
>> I’ve got some stickers for you guys, too.
>> Okay, buddy.
>> You’re all right.
Easy.
>> What’s your name?
>> What’s your name?
Come on, my friend.
>> They’re coming, boy.
>> This David.
This David.
>> David.
>> Yeah, sis.
David.
Okay.
Let me get mama.
Come on.
Let me get mama.
Okay.
>> Mama’s got to come.
Come on, buddy.
>> At the police station, officers open the back of the truck and the scene is disturbing.
Inside is total disarray.
A mixture of clothing, trash, and food containers scattered all throughout, and the heat is overwhelming, far more hot than in the cab.
The lack of ventilation makes the air thick and suffocating.
Inside, 11 people are found, four adults and seven children, all crammed into a space meant only for cargo.
The children that range in age from 2 to 13 years old all show signs of discomfort from the heat along with distress.
The toddlers are found in soiled diapers.
With no seat belts or safety restraints, the children were in a dangerously vulnerable situation.
Officers along with EMS begin removing them one by one, making sure the children receive immediate care while the adults are taken into custody.
The scene reflects not only the recklessness of everyone responsible, but also the quite real danger that the children were exposed to.
>> All right.
Hey, uh, I’ll move your handcuffs to the front of your body, at least so they’re not so tight on your back.
If you’ll just hop out right here.
>> Yes, sir.
>> You seen that everything you mentioned that when I was in, right?
>> Well, yeah.
I mean, I see what you’re saying.
I mean, you were honest with me after we kind of were getting ready to do our deal.
You know how hot it was in the back of that U-Haul when we opened it up?
Get that sweat rolling off of Yeah, cuz I was getting ready to to go to the exit, the switch driver.
>> It’s just not safe, man.
>> Yeah, sir.
>> 31-year-old Shaim Bristol and 22-year-old Musa Omar are arrested after being found responsible for endangering the lives of the seven children in the truck.
Both are charged with first-degree child endangerment for creating a substantial risk to their safety.
Bristol, who had a prior record as a registered sex offender, received a federal sentence of 7 years with execution suspended along with 5 years of supervised release.
Omar, who also bore responsibility for the dangerous trip, entered an Alfred plea and received probation in Wright County Court.
Although the children didn’t suffer physical injury, the defendant’s actions made clear the severe consequences of their decisions.
All of the minors involved in this case were placed under the protective care of child services.
