SPRING, Texas -- A woman was caught on camera walking up to stranger's front door in Texas before abandoning a 2-year-old boy and running away.About 12 hours later, sister station KTRK in Houston helped deputies figure out the boy's identity and locate his father.Deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office confirm that they found the child's family with the help of media partners. The boy's dad lives next door and confirms the child in the video is 2-year-old Royal Prince Simmons.Apparently, the boy's mother had asked a friend to drop off the child with the boy's father, but the friend left the boy at the wrong house.The boy's father told authorities he didn't realize what had happened until Thursday morning, when a news crew showed him footage from the neighbor's video doorbell camera.Authorities say the unidentified friend could face charges of felony child endangerment.The situation began when a woman found the toddler left at her door in the 30700 block of Legends Ridge Drive around 8:20 p.m. Wednesday.The woman called 911 and said that she heard a knock at her door, and when she went to answer it, she found the boy standing there with no adult.The resident showed deputies surveillance video that showed the woman arriving at the home in a white passenger car. The suspect could be seen running toward the front door of the home while lifting the child in the air by one arm.Once the woman got to the front door, she rang the doorbell, knocked on the door and then ran back to her vehicle, leaving the child and two bags she was carrying. The entire incident lasted 23 seconds.The suspect is described by authorities as a black woman who appears to be in her mid-20s to early 30s with long hair reaching below her waist. She has multiple tattoos on her right arm that can be seen in the video.The child was not hurt and appeared to be in good health. Child Protective Services was called to the scene and took custody of the child until he can be reunited with family.----------<doc-sep>EMBED >More News Videos Woman caught on camera abandoning child at stranger's front door EMBED >More News Videos Neighbors concerned about video showing woman who rang doorbell and disappeared in Montgomery Co. She appears to be wearing restraints on her hands. SPRING, Texas (KTRK) -- The mother of a toddler seen on video being dropped off on a porch and left is speaking out, saying, "It was a very big misunderstanding. "The situation started when a woman found the toddler left at her door in the 30700 block of Legends Ridge Drive around 8:20 p.m. Wednesday.The woman called 911 and said that she heard a knock at her door and when she went to answer the door, she found a 2-year-old boy standing there with no adult.The resident showed deputies surveillance video that showed a woman arrive at the home in a white passenger car.Once the woman gets to the front door, she rings the doorbell, knocks on the door and then runs back to her vehicle, abandoning the 2-year-old child and two bags she was carrying. The entire incident lasted 23 seconds.The father of the child was found after ABC13's Courtney Fischer showed a neighbor video of the child, and that neighbor recognized the boy as his son, Royal Simmons. "What if my neighbor wasn't there? If my neighbor wasn't there, my son would have been roaming up and down the street," said the child's father, Willie Simmons.The mother of the child said she asked a friend to drop the child off, but she went to the wrong house. "That was very irresponsible. And I feel the lady who dropped my son off needs to be held accountable," said Simmons.The parents of the child were called to the CPS office in Conroe for an emergency meeting with caseworkers.No charges have been filed so far against the woman who dropped the child off.<doc-sep>A Texas woman could face child abandonment charges after surveillance video allegedly captured her leaving a friend’s 2-year-old child on a stranger's porch and fleeing the scene -- but the woman says the whole situation is a misunderstanding. A brief search for the boy's family eventually turned up the child's father, who was not identified. The man lived nearby and was located early Thursday when unsuspecting reporters approached him for an interview and asked him about the mystery boy in the grainy footage. “Detectives learned the father of the child received a text from the mother of the child…that a friend was going to drop off the child in the early afternoon [Wednesday],” Montgomery County Lt. Scott Spencer said at a news conference. But the 2-year-old wasn't dropped off in the afternoon, and the father eventually left his house. Sometime later, the unidentified woman who'd been taking care of the child, walked up to a house she says she believed belonged to the boy's father, knocked on the door, rang the bell and ultimately left the toddler standing alone as she drove away. The woman's vehicle is seen speeding away as the child looks back, apparently confused. The puzzled homeowner opened the door to find the child by himself and called 911 just before 8:30 p.m. “I was gut-wrenched [watching the surveillance video],” Spencer said. “It was very alarming and very disturbing and my heart was hurting for the child.” But the woman seen in the video says she just made a mistake. It turns out the house the child was left as was next door to the father's residence, which bolsters the woman's claim she got the address confused. It's still unclear, however, why she left the boy alone on the porch. Spencer said officers initially canvassed the area and knocked on all the doors in the neighborhood searching for the boy’s family. He added they initially didn’t know the father lived next door because the man wasn't home when police combed the area. Police are now questioning the toddler’s mother, who was reportedly at the hospital and unaware of the drama unfolding. Spencer said investigators will soon be interviewing the woman who dropped the child off to determine why she ran from the house and failed to confirm an adult was home. Authorities are weighing child abandonment charges. The child has been placed with a foster family as officials determine who to release him to.<doc-sep>
EMBED >More News Videos Neighbors concerned about video showing woman who rang doorbell and disappeared in Montgomery Co. She appears to be wearing restraints on her hands. SPRING, Texas -- A little boy was dropped off at a stranger's front door and abandoned by a woman who ran away.Deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office are investigating after a woman found the toddler left at her door in the 30700 block of Legends Ridge Drive around 8:20 p.m. Wednesday.The woman called 911 and said that she heard a knock at her door and when she went to answer the door she found a 2-year-old black male child standing there, with no adult.The resident showed deputies surveillance video that showed a woman arrive at the home in a white passenger car. The suspect could be seen running toward the front door of the home while lifting the child in the air by one arm.Once the woman gets to the front door she rings the doorbell, knocks on the door and then runs back to her vehicle, abandoning the 2-year-old child and two bags she was carrying. The entire incident lasted 23 seconds.The suspect is described by authorities as a black woman who appears to be in her mid-20's to early 30's with long hair reaching below her waist.She has multiple tattoos on her right arm that can be seen in the video.At this point the identity of the suspect and the child are unknown. The child is not hurt and appears to be in good health. Child Protective Services were called to the scene and took custody of the child and are working to identify his family.If anyone has any information regarding the child or suspect, please contact the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office 936-760-5800 or contact Multi-County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-392-STOP (7867) and refer to case# 18A299244.