The mom of a 9-year-old woman is demanding felony expenses towards a Florida home-owner who posted a doorbell digicam picture of her daughter on social media and threatened to shoot her.
The home-owner, Tyler Chambers, confronted an intense wave of backlash on-line for posting the picture on a group Fb group with the caption, “You’re fortunate we weren’t residence to shoot your a— dumb b—.”
Screenshots of the put up had been reposted and shared quite a few occasions on social media, and lots of on-line customers condemned the violent threats Chambers made towards a baby.
Past Envy spoke to Atlanta Black Star about her and her daughter’s reactions to the viral put up and the way the investigation native authorities have launched into the put up is shaping up.
Envy stated she realized her daughter went viral early final week. She stated her sister texted her, after which when she acquired residence, her nieces rushed out of the home to inform her that Honest’s face was throughout social media.
She went to Chambers’ residence on April 15 to confront him straight. As a hid weapons license holder, she stated she was carrying a gun in her purse for self-defense functions as a result of Chambers’ put up made her cautious about how he would possibly react to her go to, however he and his household weren’t residence.
After deciding to name officers and report Chambers and the viral put up, Envy stated authorities informed her that Chambers and his household fled their residence after folks began doxxing his tackle and administrative center.
Envy and her daughter, Honest, had been later interviewed by detectives in regards to the 9-year-old’s go to to Chambers’ residence.
Her daughter stated she and her 11-year-old cousin got here residence from college on April 14 with an concept to go door-to-door round her neighborhood within the Riverview suburb of Tampa to promote sweet and a few of her toys to lift cash. Envy stated she was residence along with her 1-year-old youngster and her mom and wasn’t conscious that the ladies had left the house to promote sweet.
Doorbell digicam footage from Chambers’ residence exhibits the kid approaching his entrance door with a bag of things, knocking on the door a couple of occasions, and peeking inside to see if anybody was residence.
At one level, she’s heard directing some profanities on the householders.
“She stated, ‘I’d similar to to let that you’re a p— b—.’ And I informed the officers that she was utterly out of line,” Envy stated. “She was utterly unsuitable for that and I dealt with that along with her, however I didn’t know she used any profanity earlier than I made the police report, and detectives confirmed me the video.”
Envy stated the detectives informed her that what her daughter stated on video doesn’t excuse Chambers from logging on and posting the menace.
Detectives informed Envy that Chambers needed to apologize, however Envy stated she was not ready to simply accept an apology proper now.
“Deep down, I actually really feel like he did imply what he stated, and I really feel like if he was residence, he would have damage my child. So I wasn’t on board with him apologizing to me,” Envy stated.
What disheartened Envy even additional was that she moved to the Riverview space a couple of years in the past to lift her children in a greater neighborhood than she grew up in. However the incident involving Chambers made her really feel insular.
“I moved them out right here pondering this could be good for them — good colleges, good neighborhood, the place they’ll go exterior and play and I really feel comfy,” Envy stated. “However now that this has occurred, I’m type of now retaining them to myself.”
Detectives informed Envy that they’ve handed their findings over to the state lawyer’s workplace, the place prosecutors at the moment are figuring out whether or not to file expenses within the case.
Envy stated that Honest has suffered some psychological and emotional misery because the put up went viral. The 9-year-old spends a few of her time on TikTok, making an attempt the viral dances she sees folks choreograph on the app, however Envy stated she by no means anticipated to go viral as a result of she was accused of trying a break-in or being a thief.
“My daughter’s powerful, so for her to be in that kind of misery, I can see that it bothered her. She don’t even wanna return exterior,” Envy stated. “I attempted to speak to her and let her know she’s 9 years previous, she nonetheless will get to get pleasure from life, however these items don’t go away. It’s at all times gonna be there, and when she appears to be like on social media 10 years from now, she’ll nonetheless see that.”
Envy stated she’s acquired lots of help on-line from tons of of individuals and was inspired to begin a Change.org petition the place folks can again her battle to press expenses towards Chambers. To this point, the petition has been signed by greater than 900 folks.
The GoFundMe she began to lift cash to rent a lawyer for the authorized battle forward has additionally picked up steam and raised greater than $13,000.
“With this case, I’m gonna battle as a result of that is my daughter. I need her to look again and say that my mother fought that case for me, not my mother say again and did nothing. I received’t let this go till one thing is completed about it,” Envy stated.
