David Cauley

And she had this big elaborate story of how, you know, why didn't they take your phone? Well, they didn't take my phone because I hid it. Oh, how did you hide it? Well, whenever they tied me up and left me alone, I somehow used my mouth to toss it over into this box of junk.

And she had this big elaborate story of how, you know, why didn't they take your phone? Well, they didn't take my phone because I hid it. Oh, how did you hide it? Well, whenever they tied me up and left me alone, I somehow used my mouth to toss it over into this box of junk.

And then whenever they left, I scooted over to the junk and fished it out with my mouth and flipped it open and pressed the most recent call, which was my mom.

And then whenever they left, I scooted over to the junk and fished it out with my mouth and flipped it open and pressed the most recent call, which was my mom.

And in that little room was a TV, which was on, and the five kids asleep on the floor on basically pallets. There was some kind of dumbbell or weights like holding the door closed.

And in that little room was a TV, which was on, and the five kids asleep on the floor on basically pallets. There was some kind of dumbbell or weights like holding the door closed.

She asks him, what is it you're carrying? Is that a Glock? Can I see it? While her kids are somewhat sometimes crying out in this closet right beside them, coughing, do you not, when this has just happened to your children's father, you have a child crying out, don't you go in there and hold it and cradle it and tell it everything's okay?

She asks him, what is it you're carrying? Is that a Glock? Can I see it? While her kids are somewhat sometimes crying out in this closet right beside them, coughing, do you not, when this has just happened to your children's father, you have a child crying out, don't you go in there and hold it and cradle it and tell it everything's okay?

No, she's just sitting there asking to see the officer's gun.

No, she's just sitting there asking to see the officer's gun.

He comes from a rough family. His dad and uncle had been in trouble with the law, probably in somehow related to some kind of minor narcotics trafficking. Ernie himself had been to prison, but at this time, he was clean, he was working two jobs, he was supporting the family.

He comes from a rough family. His dad and uncle had been in trouble with the law, probably in somehow related to some kind of minor narcotics trafficking. Ernie himself had been to prison, but at this time, he was clean, he was working two jobs, he was supporting the family.

There's other things where they're supposedly saying things about, because of your dad, somebody was taken from us and now we're going to take somebody from him and that's going to be you. And Ernie says, how do I get out of this? What do you want? And they said, well, if you got $20,000 and Ernie laughs, you know, he doesn't have $20,000.

There's other things where they're supposedly saying things about, because of your dad, somebody was taken from us and now we're going to take somebody from him and that's going to be you. And Ernie says, how do I get out of this? What do you want? And they said, well, if you got $20,000 and Ernie laughs, you know, he doesn't have $20,000.

And so they punch him some more and, you know, he offers up, well, you know, my grandparents have money. We could go break into their house. I would get you money from their house. We can steal some jewelry or something.

And so they punch him some more and, you know, he offers up, well, you know, my grandparents have money. We could go break into their house. I would get you money from their house. We can steal some jewelry or something.

Two deputies went to the north end of the county where his dad would have lived to make sure that there's not more things happening there.

Two deputies went to the north end of the county where his dad would have lived to make sure that there's not more things happening there.

And then investigator Chris Bragg took Samantha to the sheriff's department so that she could be talked to further.

And then investigator Chris Bragg took Samantha to the sheriff's department so that she could be talked to further.