I didn't do I swear to God I didn't do nothing, bro. >> Right. I didn't >> He's got marks on him. >> No, no, no, no, no, no. Come on, man. He bump into this dresser thing over here and knock down. >> Okay, man. This is so >> On May 1st, 2025, a man reported to officers that he had allegedly been assaulted during a dispute at an apartment in Pontiac, Illinois. After documenting his injuries and speaking with his girlfriend, officers responded to the residence where [music] they made contact with the suspect and continued their investigation. >> He's it's a harassing a witness too or whatever Sam just said. But um um he with I was on the toilet, you know, and he barged in there and started with a rubber mallet. >> Where at? >> Uh 103 North. >> No. Where at on you? >> Oh, right right here. still kind of red, but I was blocking his arm and stuff and he hit me in the leg because I I was I was like this, so he couldn't really did get a good me. And then Maddie Orphus is in the apartment right now in the closet and he he's been looking for her or whatever. He says he's he's in a he's in a uh beat her head in with the mallet and this and that and that, which I didn't tell him that she she she was in the apartment and then he threw my girl down to the ground and and uh um like pushed her out of the way. She the sink the sink's all loose now, too. And then toilet seat's all messed up, too, cuz that's what I was sitting on, you know. And then um but like with the ongoing case cuz I help uh the um sheriff's office, you know, um like I'm I'm a witness, you know, and that's like what whatever you call it the word is for boss. >> Are you living with him? >> Uh no, like he stays there and he jumps around different uh houses. I'm only around him so much because of >> Has he been staying with you guys? >> He stays he stays You never know where he stays, you know. >> He stays everywhere, you know. >> Okay. What about the marks on your neck? Is that >> is there uh the like is it red? Is it red? >> You got you got one back here. >> Red. >> Yeah, it looks like it's starting to bruise. >> Yeah, that that that's for him then cuz I don't know cuz my adrenaline is still going a little bit. So like I really can't feel nothing. I just feel like in his back right here in the rib area. >> What's that? >> That's the tattoo. >> Oh, okay. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> All right. What would you like done? Um I am going to press charges and then um because of the case that they have going on here, they were going to get him for um tampering. I mean what what's it called when you go after a witness? >> Intimidation. >> Yeah. Or whatever. You know, >> does he know that you're >> on his case? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. He's enough to still continue to keep down drugs. >> Is Maddie in your apartment or his apartment? >> That's her apartment. That's Maddy's apartment. >> And he's in there. >> Yeah. And she's hiding in the closet. >> She's hiding inside the closet. As soon as you go in, there'll be a closet door right before the kitchen and it has a lock on it. But my girl locked her in there with the padlock so he didn't realize that she's in there. I just hope she hasn't came out yet. You know what I'm saying? >> Okay. The outside door is locked, I guess. >> Are you able to open that? >> No, I don't have to. I might. The house key might work for it. I'm You need to You need to give me the house key. >> Hey, baby. Come here real quick. Okay. >> Oh, yeah. He came up behind me. I was standing in the doorway while he was on the toilet and he pushed me and came in, swang the sledgehammer, whatever it was at him and ripped the phone out of his hand. Told me I couldn't leave at at first >> and >> and then he's like, "What are you going to do? Go call Sam?" I said, "Jack up, man." Like as simple as that. You know, we were about to do a buy from him this morning and and and uh all that, you know, but uh you know, like I don't even know what's wrong with him. He's He's tripping. I don't know. He's out of control right now. >> Would you like to press charges as well? >> Um, yeah. You got no reason to do that. >> Okay. Okay. Over there now. >> All right. Be careful. >> Yep. Miguel is the one that set him up. And John John apparently knows. >> Hi. Everything okay? >> Yeah, I'm okay. >> Did he leave? >> Yeah. >> What was going on? >> He was arguing. I got I got stuck somewhere and didn't come home last night cuz the car I was in was having trouble. He was freaking out. >> Okay. >> Huh? >> Who's he? >> I don't want to say >> John. John John was in there. >> Mm- my check. I'd rather not. Well, >> it's part of a domestic so or >> he didn't. >> Okay. Are you guys together now or something? >> You and John >> kind of. >> Okay. What happened between him and Miguel? >> Uh, they were arguing cuz he thinks he's lying about where we were cuz it was his girlfriend's car that wasn't running. >> Okay. Yeah, we're going to have to check to make sure he's not in there. Okay. Is he in there? >> Miguel will push his girlfriend out. >> Yeah. I don't know. I wasn't. >> Okay. Just going over there for us out. >> Go in there. I told him he didn't take me. >> What's going on? >> [ __ ] >> What happened? >> Arguing with Frank. >> Arguing. >> Arguing >> about time frame >> with who? >> Me, man. >> What about What happened with Miguel? >> No. >> What? >> Nothing happened with Miguel? >> No. I was arguing with him. >> Okay. What were you arguing about? >> The time frame. >> Time frame of >> Because they've been gone all night. Okay. Yeah. Well, you got some stuff to deal with. What? >> Come on, man. I didn't do, bro. We to argue a argument. >> Okay. Yeah. >> I didn't do I swear to God, I didn't do nothing, bro. >> I told him, >> right? I didn't >> He's got marks on him. >> No, no, no, no, no, no. He Come on, man. He walk into this dresser thing over here down. >> Okay, >> man. Dude, this is so >> You got fus. Oh my god, man. I ain't sure what I'm being charged with. >> Battery. >> I didn't DO NOTHING. I SWEAR. >> OKAY, we'll figure it out. >> John, get shoes. >> All right. [ __ ] the serious. >> I got to watch this bananas, man. Come on, man. Let me get my cigarette. All right. This is crazy. me a battery. >> Yeah, >> I didn't touch him. I didn't touch him. >> Okay. Well, he's telling us otherwise. >> I didn't touch him. I didn't touch nobody. >> All right. We'll figure it out in court. >> Are you serious, Frank? Come on, man. You know me better than this, man. I've been STAYING OUT OF I'VE BEEN CLEAR OF EVERYTHING, MAN. Everything I've been clearing clear of, I stay out the way, man. We argue bump into the thing, man. He bumped into that dresser thing, man. >> Then how do you get a mark that high? >> No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. He bumped into it on his leg. That's about it. >> Is there Where's the mallet at? >> I ain't got no mallet. >> Oh my god, man. Come on, Franklin. Come on, man. Dude, I didn't I didn't hit nobody with a mallet. >> That's what he said. He's Come on, man. argue, man. He stepped in my face, backed him up, he leaned over to the side, do two things, lean down back up. >> You're off parole anyway, aren't you? >> Yeah, but I didn't do, man. Come on, man. I can't afford to go to jail. I CAN'T AFFORD THIS, FRANKLIN. I DIDN'T DO >> going on between you and Miguel. >> Nothing. What? What you mean? >> What's going on between the two of you? >> Like what? >> Like anything. >> Like we beeping a lot. You know what I'm saying? because in his mouth, man. But I didn't touch nobody. I DIDN'T TOUCH NOBODY, MAN. NOBODY. >> What were you arguing about? >> Because she been gone all night and she was with him and his girl, man. >> Okay. >> And I told him, I said, "Was that?" Come on, man. >> Nothing else. >> NOTHING ELSE. NO, I SWEAR TO YOU, MAN. I'M NOT GOING TO LIE about nothing, man. Come on, man. I Come on, man. Dude, I'm free. Dude, I have been staying out the way. I've been clear, man. Me and her been arguing and everything, man. That's all it was. Argument and I got into it with him because he had her and trying to act like he gone somewhere. >> That's about it, man. We arguing, bro. [snorts] >> That's right. >> John, where your girlfriend at? >> Huh? >> Miguel's girlfriend. >> I don't know. Come on, man. Frankly, look. >> And she said you pushed her down. No, I didn't touch her whatsoever. I'm about to see some other I did not touch her, man. My bag him up like this, bro. And bumping thing. That's it. I swear to you, man. Come on, man. I swear to you. I'm not lying, bro. I'm lying, Franklin. I'm dead ass serious, man. >> Cuz they both want you arrested. >> Are you serious? >> Yes, >> man. >> I don't know what you're doing, >> man. He's lying on me. >> No, that's not my hat. stand up to her. >> Oh my god, dude. Come on, man. >> Living here, >> dude. That's crazy. I do not have that. >> You want your stuff to go with you? >> Yeah. I do not have that. >> Okay. >> I have a box of tools that keep in >> Come on, man. I do not have that whatsoever. I mean, I didn't even see that. >> He's got a round mark on his ribs. >> No, that did not come. >> Looks like the head of >> That did not come for me, Franklin. Dude, that's crazy, man. >> I didn't even know what that I didn't even see that before. I never seen that before. >> Do my job. >> Come on, man. Give me >> I've been stay out of trouble, man. I >> The same type of people. >> I never seen that thing before. >> You're back with the same people. Are those trustworthy people you should be around? >> No, I knew I should love, man. car street. Ja. >> Well, I never seen that thing before. Dude, that's crazy, man. >> You want your seat belt on? >> No. >> All right. >> Following the investigation, officers placed the suspect under arrest. He was transported to jail where the booking process continued. Based on the conduct documented in this body cam footage, the suspect could face the following charges: aggravated battery, battery, harassing, or intimidating a witness. All charges are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.