A dad went viral after leaving his kids at a McDonalds for a ‘job interview.’ But police say his story didn’t add up

Georgia constabulary are claiming that a dad, whom Antonio Brown acceptable up a fundraiser for aft helium was arrested, did not permission his children unsocial astatine a McDonald’s to spell to a occupation interview.

Chris Louis, 24, was arrested connected March 22 for contributing to the delinquency, unruliness oregon deprivation of a minor, a misdemeanor charge, aft constabulary accidental helium near his children, ages one, six, and 10, unattended astatine the accelerated nutrient restaurant.

Police arrived determination aft a acrophobic caller noticed the children alone. A witnesser said they saw Louis with the children astir 4:30 p.m. The begetter allegedly near the restaurant, returned later, and past near again. In total, helium was distant from the children for little than 2 hours.

When helium returned a last clip astir 6:18 p.m., helium encountered a Richmond County Sheriff’s deputy. He told the serviceman helium had walked with his children from his flat to the edifice and didn’t privation to marque them locomotion backmost portion attending a occupation interview, explaining however helium didn’t ain a car. He was past taken into custody.

The children’s parent arrived astatine the edifice and took them from the scene.

Now, according to a constabulary study obtained by People, officials accidental the antheral was not astatine a ceremonial occupation interview. However, investigators stated successful a study that Louis did be an informal occupation interrogation earlier successful the day. Authorities adjacent spoke to a manager astatine an inn wherever Louis applied for a position.

The manager told constabulary that Louis had travel successful and completed a occupation application. “She besides conducted an informal interrogation with him connected that date. When asked if Mr Louis would beryllium expecting a callback for a ceremonial interview, she stated no,” the constabulary study stated.

Police assertion that information footage showed the antheral leaving the inn hours earlier helium returned to his children astatine the McDonald’s.

A constabulary connection continued: “Based connected the video grounds and the timeline provided by each parties involved, it was determined that Mr Louis was not engaged successful a occupation interrogation oregon exertion process during the clip the children were near unattended.

“Furthermore, by his ain admission, helium was walking betwixt McDonald’s and [an flat complex] connected ft during that period.”

Police spoke to the man’s eldest child. She told them her begetter and 2 siblings had walked to McDonald’s from their flat complex. Her begetter near them to present a backpack to the complex. She said her begetter told her he’d instrumentality shortly, adding helium often near them alone.

After quality of the man’s apprehension broke, erstwhile NFL subordinate Antonio Brown launched a GoFundMe to assistance the man. It has reached $80,000 retired of a $50,000 goal, with donations pouring successful pursuing the caller constabulary details.

“Story caught maine by surprise,” Brown wrote connected the fundraising site. “A dada conscionable trying to find a mode to marque wealth for his family. I cognize helium shouldn’t conscionable permission his kids, but immoderate radical don’t person the means for babysitting.”

On Wednesday, the erstwhile Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver posted an update connected X.

“Still moving connected an update connected Chris. I cognize helium did for a information be a occupation interrogation aft leaving his kids and I cognize that the household has been stateless since November,” helium wrote, adding helium is inactive trying to enactment retired the details of the situation.

Those who donated funds tin petition a refund, helium said.

Some of Brown’s followers said they wouldn’t beryllium requesting a request. One idiosyncratic wrote nether the post: “Job interrogation did hap and this wealth gets those kids a extortion and blistery meals… I don’t request immoderate much details, my wealth is bully to send.”