Neighbors: Video shows missing 13-year-old boy before Clayton Co. rescue

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CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — Channel 2 Action News has obtained exclusive video neighbors say shows a missing boy doing dangerous work on a roof before his rescue following four years in Clayton County.

Channel 2's Jessica Jaglois talked residents who said they were shocked to hear the boy had been held captive. The neighbor told Jaglois that he and his wife often only watched the boy doing yard work but when they saw him several feet in the airw while his parents were safely on the ground, they started recording.

A concerned neighbor gave Channel 2 Action News video of the boy up on the roof of the house sweeping. The video was dated Sept. 21.

Neighbors say the boy never left the property

Neighbors said they never saw the boy leave this property, even to go to school. But they did see him outside the house, often working in the yard.

The neighbor said he was concerned enough about the boy's safety to start recording the video.

Other neighbors said they often saw the teen doing yard work and always under the close eye of a parent.

"I see him during school days outside working in the yard, long hours,” the neighbor said.