That's when he was trying to break down my door and spit at my cat. And he's threatened to kill my cats before, so yeah, I'm trying to get between them. I'm like, "Yeah." He's a scary person. >> On June 23rd, [music] 2025, a teenager called 911 claiming her brother choked her during a fight over how he was speaking [music] to their mother. When officers arrive, they find both parties waiting for the cops, each with their version. Is that him? >> Yeah. >> [laughter] [snorts] >> Hey, I'm I'm Officer Lewis. I'm minus Nathan. What's your name? >> My name is Emily. >> Emily, hey Emily. You want to tell me what happened? >> [laughter] [gasps] >> I was already ready for work and I heard him yelling and I was on my the basement with >> [laughter] >> Yeah? >> And I heard him yelling like really bad but I was like, "What's going on?" So I went downstairs and he was like throwing stuff around and then he was like calling my mom like a stupid [ __ ] and all this stuff. Like he shouldn't be calling her. So I was like, "Hey, like don't don't be calling her that." >> [gasps] >> And then he got mad and he started calling me a I'm like stupid [ __ ] and like it was like an argument and heard him so texted him something like a like I'm you're sorry as hell or something like that. And he got mad and he was like, "Oh, well, I'll show you." And then he went upstairs and he started like trying to break my door down. Then he spit at my cat. And then I said to him I didn't say something he got mad and then he grabbed me by my throat. >> Okay. Hey, are you are you are you okay? Like do you need any medical attention at all? >> No, I'm fine. I'm just overwhelmed. >> Yeah, I get that. Hey, where's your mom? Is that your mom there? Yeah? Is she okay? >> [laughter] >> Are you okay? Are you okay? Hey, um can you describe to me kind of how he like choked you? Like >> He was like halfway down the stairs and then and I was like at the top and then he kind of came up a little and grabbed me. >> Where whereabouts did he grab you? >> Like right here. >> Right here? Okay. Did you feel like you couldn't breathe? Is that >> It was like for like a second or two but yeah. >> Okay. Okay. Let me see what happened. Okay. >> It was when he was trying to break down my door and spit at my cat and he's threatened to kill my cat before so yeah, I'm trying to get between him and my cat. He's a scary person. >> Yeah. Okay. >> And it's all He already has a thing going on with the domestic abuse and they believed him over her when she had bruises all over her and the same the same sh >> Okay. When you When you said he was breaking down the door, what what what is what did that look like? What was he actually doing? >> it. Like punching my door. >> punching? It was it like closed fist or the punching? Was it okay? All right. And and when and going just back to how he sort of grabbed you like You said he choked you. What what did that look like? Was it just one hand, two hands? Was he >> It was just one >> Like was he trying to reach >> went down the stairs and like grabbed me and like tried to drag me down the stairs. >> Okay. And he grabbed you around the neck? Is that what you're saying right there? >> with one hand. >> Okay. [snorts] One hand. Okay. >> Pushed him out of the way. What what You pushed him because he was trying to get to your door or what? >> Yeah. And my cat. He was like going towards my cat and my door. I WAS PUSHING HIM to go to go to leave and then he grabbed me here and then he went down the stairs. >> Okay. >> Do you have any injuries on you at all? >> [laughter] >> I don't I don't can't see my neck. It's the only place he really hit me. >> Okay. No worries. And then what happened after that? >> He He was down here thinking about it and then I was on the phone with the 911 operator and he came upstairs like we're He was like He was like, "No, I'm sorry. Don't do that. Don't do that." And then he was like I was like, "No." I was like, "Get out." I was like, "Get out." He ran He ran upstairs and was laughing. >> Okay. With Emily's account on record, including her own admission that she pushed [music] first, officers check on her brother and find injuries that her mother's version backs up. [music] Officers then return to Emily to break the news to her. >> I know. >> Go on. All right, Emily. So, can you uh you might just put the phone down for a little bit. Just hang up the phone for a little bit, all right? >> I love you. Bye. >> All right, Emily. Um I'm going to Can you stand up for me? All right? Just Put your water bottle down there, all right? >> I'm under arrest. >> So, you are under arrest at the moment, all right? I need you to put your hands behind your back, all right? All right. Just be careful. I know. I know. I know. We're going to get this figured out, all right? Just take a deep breath. All right. You're okay. >> I'm not okay. I'm not okay. What did I do? What did I do? >> Hold her for a second so I can put my gloves on, okay? >> Absolutely not. Hey, just stay right there, okay? All right. You're okay. Just take a deep breath. >> Explain to me, please. I didn't do anything. >> All right. Feet on the ground. Let me take a breath for a second, okay? So, here's Here's what has to happen, okay? So, whoever is initiates the physical contact in this situation is typically going to be seen as the aggressor in the eyes of the law. So, because you initially touched him first, okay? That's going to be seen as you're the aggressor. That's why you're being arrested. It's witnessed by your mother and also he wants custody. >> [laughter] >> Okay. No worries. The evidence shows it's leaning towards him being the victim of this. He nothing to do with this. He's He's very upset we're arresting him right now. >> Every time the the incident with his girlfriend, too. He didn't get in trouble for it. I witnessed him choke her, too. >> [laughter] >> Let's go this way. >> Every time. So, this is going on my record? >> Are you good? Are you under >> This is going on my record. >> All right. Just take a deep breath. >> to me like I'm I'm being called. >> You're okay. >> Where's my phone? >> It's all right. We got it. >> Can you just give it to my mom? >> You don't want to take it to the station? >> Can I use it to call? How long am I going to see this? IS THIS GOING HE ALWAYS BLAMES EVERYONE. THIS IS GOING ON MY RECORD. >> WHAT'S HAPPENING? >> I CAN'T get bonded out. >> NO, NOT TONIGHT. >> WILL Will I be by myself in a cell? >> Okay, just sit right there, all right? Just he's got She's got no marks on her. He's got marks on him, and it was also witnessed by your wife over >> him first. She told >> that happened. You saw the whole thing happen. So, you saw the whole thing, huh? >> Ethan, put my backpack in my room, please. >> You got my keys to the truck? >> It's in the truck. Dad, I have to be there overnight. >> Overnight? Yeah, it's a domestic violence Yeah, I know. >> She's She's got >> Sure, I will talk with you about it. Thank you. Anything else I can do for you? In the end, Emily was arrested and charged with [music] domestic violence. The law doesn't care who started yelling first, only who threw the first hit. >> [music]