A homeless man who found a missing 6-year-old boy and contacted authorities said that “anybody would have probably done the same thing.”

Per WSVN, the homeless man, identified as Arnett Johnson, found the missing boy walking in the dark on the night of April 8. The boy’s mother, Annie Rivera, was later arrested and charged in connection with the incident.

“I did what I had to do, you know what I’m saying? Anybody would have probably done the same thing,”  Johnson told the news outlet. 

Johnson usually sleeps in Miami’s Allapattah neighborhood, and he said he was walking in the area late at night when he noticed the boy was by himself. 

“So my mind told me, the only thing I could do is call the police,” he said.

Officers with the City of Miami Police ultimately responded to the scene. The arrest report also provided details on what the 6-year-old boy said when officers responded to the scene. 

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“The victim stated, ‘Mommy drop me off and left me,’” the minor reportedly said. 

“We’re talking about a 6-year-old that has, obviously, a learning problem, disabilities, that he shouldn’t have been out on the street to begin with,” City of Miami Police Officer Michael Vega said, per WSVN.

After the minor was found, police shared his photo in an effort to locate his family. “The school where he attends called us and gave us that information,” Vega said.

Officers ultimately arrested and charged Rivera in connection with the incident. 

“Right now, you got to get it together and figure out how your — It was inadequate supervision,” Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Mindy S. Glazer told her when she appeared before court. 

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