TikTok of man using baby to clear snow off car leads to investigation, Texas cops say

A Texas man seen using a baby to clear snow off of a car in a viral TikTok video is now being investigated by police, news outlets report.

Police in Port Arthur were made aware of the video by a member of the community who was angered by what they saw, KFDM reported.

Port Arthur is a roughly 90-mile drive east from Houston.

Snow blanketed much of southeastern Texas after a recent winter storm, and investigators say the TikTok was recorded Tuesday, Jan. 21, KBMT reported.

Police told KFDM they have identified and spoken to the man in the TikTok video, seen vigorously wiping snow off the front and back windows with an infant, smiling and laughing as he does.

The video appears to have been removed from TikTok.

While some viewers who watched the video said the man was using a doll and not an actual baby, Police Chief Timothy Duriso says that’s not the case, he told the station, though investigators say the baby is doing OK.

The baby is three months old and the man, who police are not publicly identifying, is 25, Duriso told KBMT.

“He had two other females with him at the time. We suspect one of them was the mom. (Officers) checked on the baby. The baby was just fine,” he said, according to the outlet.

Duriso expects the man to be charged with child endangerment, KFDM reported.

“It’s a sad situation. I know a lot of people go to social media and they are looking for clicks... but this is not a deal where you should put a baby on the windshield,” Duriso said, according to KBMT.

McClatchy News has reached out to the Port Arthur Police Department for any updates on the case.

This story was originally published January 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM with the headline "TikTok of man using baby to clear snow off car leads to investigation, Texas cops say."