FAST FACTS:
  • Four year old boy found wandering in the street, drinking a beer, and wearing a dress
  • Mother says he wanted to get arrested to visit his dad in jail
  • DCS says boy will be returned to mother's custody.

(Chattanooga, TN 12/18/09)

A four-year-old boy who was found wandering the street with a beer in his hand in the middle of the night was apparently trying to get arrested. He was also wearing a dress that he stole from a neighbors house. The boy's mother says he was hoping police would take him to jail, so he could see his dad.

Little Hayden Wright got out of the house and broke into a neighbor's home and stole some christmas presents, including the dress he was wearing when he was found. He went to another neighbor's home where he stole a beer from the cooler in the back yard.

Hayden's mother says she woke up in the middle of the night and was horrified to find out that her son was not there. She says she tried to child proof the house and even put special covers on the door knobs to keep Hayden from running away. He apparently figured out how to break one of those covers and get out. Child Protective Services got involved and say Hayden will be returned to his mother's custody.