A Florida mother was arrested Saturday after allegedly kicking a child during a youth football game, authorities said. Renee Lambert was charged with child abuse without great bodily harm and resisting an officer after she allegedly stormed a Pop Warner game at Brooks Park in Fort Myers and kicked a juvenile player, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies working security at the park said they were called to the field after a fight broke out between players following a play. Video reviewed by police showed Lambert running onto the field and kicking a juvenile player, authorities said.
Lambert claimed a child hit her with a helmet, prompting her actions, but investigators said that claim was not supported by the evidence. Bodycam footage captures a tense, profanity-laced confrontation as deputies attempt to detain her. 'So you're mad at them for hitting me?' Lambert asks. 'I’m mad at an adult for attacking a kid,' the officer responds. 'Stop! You’re detained right now,' the officer later commands. 'No I’m not. Goodbye… get your hands off me,' she fires back. 'You are being pointed out as being a suspect right now — you’re detained,' the officer says again moments later. She then demands, 'Where's number nine? Go get number nine.' 'A kid?' the officer asks. 'Yes.' 'You’re an adult,' he responds. The footage ends with a chaotic scene as deputies attempt to place Lambert in handcuffs.
In a separate incident last month, another Florida mother was arrested after allegedly leaving her 12-year-old daughter alone at a bar in Universal CityWalk while she went drinking elsewhere, officials said.