Mom Confronted Over Boy Carrying Only Garbage Bag, Diaper Arrested, Employee Fired For 'Just Trying To Help'

The Mississippi woman who appeared in a viral video confronted by shoppers over her shaking son wearing only a diaper and a trash bag has been arrested and charged with neglect.

And the Walmart employee who was “just trying to help” by stepping in and posting the video has been fired by the retail giant.

The Byram-area supermarket worker recorded the shocking footage of the shivering woman and child as she went shopping on a day when temperatures were said to be 20 degrees outside, with an onlooker he called her after she threw a bag of frozen food to the poor. child's legs in the shopping cart.

NEW: Police called after a toddler is seen in just a nappy and shaking uncontrollably as his mother refuses to give him warm clothes.

Fortunately, an apparent buyer felt so bad that he grabbed a pair of clothes to wear.

It's sad that a random buyer… pic.twitter.com/LSBpgmprTX

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 23, 2024

It is now being reported that the woman, who has been identified as Kambria Gabrielle Darby, 26, was arrested by police who were called to the store on January 17 around 10:30am.

When police arrived, they found the boy, who had been given clothes while inside the store by shoppers who appeared to show more concern than the mother, “still frozen and shivering from the cold temperatures,” the chain said. Jackson WLBT Television. reported. “Darby was arrested and charged with child neglect and her child was secured in a warm police unit.”

“First responders assessed the child's condition and Child Protective Services responded and ultimately released the child to an approved family member,” the outlet reported.

(Video: WJTV)

And proving that no good deed goes unpunished, the Walmart employee who recorded and shared the video on social media has been fired. Felicia Nicole said she had been fired after five years of service with the big-box retail giant, and was fired two hours before her shift was due to end days later.

“I don't feel sorry for her, she needs to be in jail…she shouldn't have done this to her baby,” Nicole. he said the Daily Mail. “Walmart doesn't care about their employees! I was just trying to help.”

Walmart also ordered him to take down video of the incident, and he complied. Later, she updated her TikTok followers with details.

“Yeah, we called the police. I mean, why wouldn't we? Why wouldn't we?” an emotional Nicole said, according to the Daily Mail. “When you see a child being abandoned, don't wear any clothes, just a diaper, no shoes, no socks, no shirt, nothing. So why don't we call the police?”

He explained how he would not allow the same treatment for his own son who had obviously died.

“If my son was alive, there's no way my son would be out there with no clothes, just a diaper,” she said.

Walmart issued a statement regarding the incident and its decision.

“We share the concern others have for the child in the video from our Jackson, Mississippi store. We do not discuss personnel matters involving current or former associates. All associates are encouraged and empowered to use their own discretion to contact authorities when they see something that may be wrong, but all associates are also expected to follow Walmart's code of conduct,” the company said.

In a lengthy Facebook post after her arrest, Darby not only played the victim but compared herself to Jesus Christ, attaching more than 50 photos of herself and her children in an apparent attempt to prove she was a good parent .

“This warp (sic) of character hurts my heart,” the mother said. “They did the same to Jesus, he also had a stomach ache; I didn't want to go through that.”

“We go on vacation, indoor water parks, my son has swimming lessons, soccer lessons, tumbling, basketball, etc., on vacation I go EVERYTHING,” she boasted. “My kids are clean, very clean. Every new pair of shoes they drop, they get them, designer clothes, etc.

The claims go against the grain of the video as the young man sat with no clothes on and gritted his teeth.

“I haven't seen my kids since CPS took me away. Last night was my first night eating a few cookies since my kids were gone,” Darby wrote, according to the Daily Mail. “I know this will happen too. I know that one day my children and I will be reunited.”

As for Nicole, she set up a GoFundMe to help him with his bills after his job was terminated and because “I took it upon myself to record it for the sake of the kid.”

“No, I wasn't thinking about the consequences at the time, at the time my main focus was on that poor innocent boy and getting him help,” he said. he wrote. “'Now I'm out of a job because I was just trying to help and save that baby's life.'

He updated the fundraising page with heartfelt thanks after donations totaled more than $29,000, far surpassing his $5,000 goal.

Staff writer

Chris Donaldson is an ordinary, ordinary American who is concerned about rampant corruption as well as the ongoing attacks on our way of life by those who despise our hard-won freedoms. A Navy veteran, he has been a frequent contributor to conservative websites and resides in Florida.

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