"Before the sun was fully up and long before the rest of his family stirred, William, a 5-year-old boy in Jacksonville, Florida, quietly climbed out of bed and decided his parents deserved a little more sleep. He felt hungry, and rather than wake anyone, the preschooler settled on a plan that made perfect sense to him: he would take himself out for breakfast."
"Moments later he slipped out of the house, through a gate, and padded barefoot down the block to the nearby Chick-fil-A he knew from weekend outings. In body camera footage, released by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO), William, still in his nightshirt, appears utterly at ease, his small legs swinging beneath the table as he sipped a drink and worked his way through a box of chicken minis, which the Chick-fil-A manager had quietly provided free of charge."
"When Officers Ryan Perri and Bryan Kelly of JSO's District 3 arrived to take William home, the little boy assured them he knew exactly where he lived. "Right across the street, right over there" he told them, gesturing toward a nearby wall. After finishing his meal, William followed the officers into the parking lot, pausing as the police cruiser came into view. He took it in, seeming to weigh what this morning adventure might mean."
At about dawn, a five-year-old boy in Jacksonville quietly left his home and walked barefoot to a nearby Chick-fil-A to get breakfast. He sat in the restaurant in his nightshirt, drank a beverage and ate a box of chicken minis given free by the manager. Officers Ryan Perri and Bryan Kelly located him after being alerted and confirmed he knew his address. The boy pointed out his house and asked officers if he was going to jail before being buckled into a cruiser. The officers drove him home, and his father, still in pajamas, answered the door surprised to find the men.
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