COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A Cobb County bus driver was arrested after he broke into a 10-year-old girl’s home Monday, according to an arrest warrant.
The child's mother, Cassie Cea, told investigators that the man walked into the home on Monday, closed the door behind him and asked her where the girl was.
Cea said she was suspicious as to why a bus driver would enter her home, especially as students did not have class due to the President's Day holiday.
“He came in, he shut the door, this doggy bell is how we heard him, he started to walk, my boyfriend stopped him right here,” added Cea, describing the moments the man walked into her home.
The man claimed he was the child's bus driver and that he wanted to "check on her." After the mother began questioning him, he left the home, the warrant said.
Cea believed he was there to harm the girl and had visited the home three times before the break-in, according to the warrant. She said after he rushed out she called the school district and police.
“It won’t go through your mind -- the situation that could’ve happened -- especially if we weren’t there,” said Cea’s boyfriend, Kory Kenney.
Investigators were also told that the bus driver was asking neighbors where the girl lived. A district spokesperson for Cobb County schools released a statement following the alleged break-in, saying that they were aware of the allegation and that it's under investigation.
“The District was notified of this allegation (Tuesday) and it is currently under active investigation. All District policy, and the law, will be strictly applied and we cannot comment further at this time."
As for Cea, she says her 10-year-old daughter won’t be riding the bus any time soon.
The man was arrested for first degree burglary and loitering.