Overview

• The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office shared body-worn camera video from a June 24 incident in which a boy named William left home and walked to a Chick-fil-A.
• Restaurant employees kept the 5-year-old safe, gave him breakfast, and called police before officers arrived.
• On camera, William asked officers if they would take him to jail, and they assured him they would not.
• Officers drove him around until he recognized his house, then an officer hopped a locked fence to alert his surprised parents.
• The department used the release to thank staff, note the family’s existing safety measures, and urge caregivers to teach children their address, parents’ names, and a phone number; a later reunion at the restaurant featured William thanking officers with cookies.