You saying I committed a crime? >> I'm saying I'm investigating one. Are you putting words in my mouth? >> There you go. >> On Sunday, January 12th, 2025, officers in Oaklan, Illinois, responded to a domestic disturbance call from a motel employee. When police arrived and made contact with the couple, the encounter quickly escalated beyond a simple dispute as officers documented evidence of domestic battery [music] despite the victim's pleas to press charges. >> Hey, what's going on? How can we help you? call you. So, I don't need your help. >> Okay. Well, you're both I need to stop both of you right there. Okay. Somebody called about some kind of domestic related issue. >> Where is it at? >> Right here, apparently. So, there's no figure it out together. My partner's coming. We'll talk to everybody separately and we'll go from there. I don't want to talk. >> Do you have any weapons on you? >> I don't answer questions. I don't think >> Okay. So, you have an ID on you. Would you need your ID? >> Well, sometimes people don't, but they're still still involved here. >> I'm not involved. >> Ma'am, I'll ask you the same questions. If you have any weapons on here, if I can get your ID. >> My ID? >> Yeah, if you got any. Everything's on body cam nowadays, so they want us to identify everybody that we speak with. >> That's good. >> I have an ID. >> Sure, sir. What's your last name? >> Say again. >> I have the right to remain silent. That's what I'm going to >> Well, you're not under arrest. I know that. >> So, uh, when we are investigating matters, you there will be a need to identify the people. So, >> it's not a stop and identify state. >> You're right. It's not a stop and identify state. However, if there's anything criminal to it, we will need to identify it. >> You saying I committed a crime? >> I'm saying I'm investigating one. Are you putting words in my mouth? >> I'm question the question. >> There you go. Oh, that's right. That's it right there. >> That's not Oh, happy. >> The numbers are the same whenever they issue a new one. >> Am I free to go? >> No, you're not. You're being >> I'm being detained. >> You are being detained. >> What crime? >> Uh, we're investigating domestic disorder. >> You're investigating domestic. So, what crime is that? Uh, what could be domestic battery, could be domestic assault, could be domestic criminal property, could be domestic related to conduct. >> Okay, >> Lincoln. >> Hey folks, how are you? Ma'am, could you step outside and talk to my partner? I appreciate it. Okay, >> what's going on? >> What's going on? >> All right, >> Justin, could I have you with him? I got to talk to my staff. Hi. How are you? >> Yeah. A couple minutes. I have to talk to this officer. >> Yeah. Hi. >> Hey. What's going on? >> Um, nothing. I think I mean from what I seen, from what I heard, he seemed to be getting pretty aggressive with her. Like, come on, let's go. Trying to force her. She was trying to wait for an Uber in here. He's like, "No, like let's get, you know, she seems like she's might be a little bit intoxicated, but >> I mean, he was grabbing up on her, taking stuff out of her bag without >> What do you mean grabbing up on her?" >> Like, you know, like, come on. Like, >> okay. >> Like, let's go. I mean, everything is on camera. So, >> all right. Do you have the Can you play the camera back? >> Um, I don't have access to it. >> That's okay. But you saw like you were here. >> Yeah, I I was literally right here cuz I was on the phone. So, >> Okay. >> All right. Uh the call notes that we were told said that he was beating on her. Did he hit her anything? >> No. Well, she made >> claims to me. Uh I seen him like roughousing her kind like let's go. But she said other things went on before and that's why she was trying to leave. >> Okay. All right. Did she say anything about their relationship? Are they if they're husband and wife dating or anything? >> Uh she said he has a girlfriend. >> He has a girlfriend. Okay. All right. Fair enough. I will I'll come back in and get you get your information in a minute, but I got to talk to these parties real quick. Okay. So, he he was grabbing her. She wasn't >> Yeah. No, she's kind of like she went over there. She even told me she's going to come in here and try to talk to me. And I told her I was like, "Do you like it's okay? You can stay in the office, you know, we'll wait till he leaves and then you could order your Uber." And she's like, "Okay." And then he he came in multiple times. Like he walked out, left, came back all the time trying to tell her, "Come on, come on. Like, go with me. Let's go. >> We might need one more. >> Okay. All right. I'll be right back. >> All right. I'm sorry. >> Do you want to talk to me now? Is there anything you want to add? Okay. I'll be right back. I got to talk to the girlfriend here. >> Okay. What's going on? Your brother, husband, boyfriend. What's What's the deal here? >> This is my ex-boyfriend. I just want to go home. >> Okay. The staff let me know he was grabbing on you. Um, what what all happened? What's going on? >> I don't even want to talk about it. >> Okay. Well, we're here and we got we're going to we're going to help deal with it now, but uh can you just let fill me in on what happened? >> I just I just couldn't be here and I just want to go home. >> Okay. All right. Is this your time? >> No, it's just hard and I don't have my way home if I don't. >> Do you have a do you have a room here right now? >> We did. >> You did? Okay. Are you still dating or anything or >> No. All right. But you spent the night together in a hotel. >> Okay. But you you were previously dating, right? >> Yeah. >> Okay. How long did that month ago? >> Just a couple months ago. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Can you Did he First off, do you need ambulance or anything like that? >> No, I'm fine. >> All right. Do you are you bruised or anything? I know he grabbed you and I know that he told the staff that he hit you. >> I'm fine. He can't see you. >> Yeah, he can't see you. >> I hear you. Okay. >> Okay. >> All right. So, here's what's going to happen. I'm going to arrest him. >> No. >> Um, arrest him. >> Well, this this is the thing is we we have an independent witness that saw he saw a battery. >> It's okay. >> It wasn't fine. >> It's not okay. Nobody's got the right to touch you like that. >> No, it's okay. I'm telling you right now, you don't have to arrest him. He can get in his car and go home and I'll get an Uber and I will go home. >> Okay. Well, uh, you're you're going to go on your own. Uh, I'm going to give you I'm going to give you some arrest. >> I may give you some resources. Okay. But I'm uh what we do here is we can have you sign a complaint and what that does >> I'm not going to sign it because >> I will sign I will sign you go to normal Illinois where he lives and I'll go to where I live. >> Okay. Do um do you still have the key to the room here? >> No. >> No. Okay. >> All right. Here's your ID back. I'm going to give you some some information before you leave. Okay. Um, could you just have her wait around the side real quick? >> I don't want you to arrest him, though. >> Well, that's going to happen anyway. I have to. >> Why? >> Cuz the the clerk saw him grabbing on. So, I need you to wait out here, ma'am, with my with my partner. Okay. >> All right. >> So, here's the thing. Somebody that's independent of the two of you saw the two of you grabbing on each other. Saw you grabbing her. So, that's a domestic battery. Is there anything that you would like to add or tell me? >> Her nothing, the cameras, everything. Do not touch her. Simple as that. >> Okay. >> It's real simple. >> All right. So, just total denial of all the accusations and everything. >> Oh, >> okay. Cool. You're under arrest. Place your hands behind your back. >> She doesn't want you arrested, but I'm going to be signing the complaint on your on her back. Okay. >> That's for real. All right. So, now we're going to need that name and birthday. Do you want to give it to us now or later? >> What am I going to jail for? Like >> domestic. Domestic battery. You got any weapons on you? >> Oh, come on. Can we not do this? >> Oh, no. We're pass. >> All right. I do not have a transport car. Does anybody have transport cards? >> My change will not. >> Okay. >> You want to pull up to >> Do you want me to park your car so it doesn't have to get towed? >> I'm going to have hers. >> She She can have the keys. >> All right. Are the keys in it or the keys out? Yes. Can I have to step out here? >> No. No, you can't. Um cuz you can't talk to her right now. >> What about being arrestable? She's not pressing charges against me. >> I'm pressing charges. >> Why are you pressing charges? >> Because of a domestic related incident. Sometimes the victims don't want to press charges. So the officers are allowed and they need to take some kind of action there. Okay. >> But hell, like if I never touched it. >> Well, you did though. >> No, I didn't. >> So, oh, by the way, now you're under arrest. So, if you want to invoke that right to remain silent if you're more lazy to do so that now. Okay. You know when they're ready for you. >> That's not right. No, that's not right. That's not right. That's not right. Put his hands on me. >> And I told you I didn't tell you. >> You know that's not right. >> I appreciate this. Thank you. All right. You come out. You're not under arrest. You get out of here. That's a good come on now. >> Y'all going against the law CUZ I NEVER TOLD Y'ALL NONE OF THIS [ __ ] >> JUST TAKE MY CAR. YOU >> TOLD YOU. >> HEY. OKAY. Come on. You're interested. >> Just take my car. >> Off to the car. >> TAKE MY CAR. >> THIS ISN'T reality TV. >> Stop. Stop. Stop pulling up. >> Well, then you need to follow our lawful orders. Okay. He's going to search you. >> He searched me 13 times. >> You probably will. >> Can you put my stuff in the car? >> You don't want this? >> Put it in my car. >> Yeah, we'll put that in the car for you. >> Can you hand the tire? Yeah, she cigarettes. Is there anything of value you need out of your car? >> Laptop, golf club. Okay. >> You're crazy in the [ __ ] >> What about the phone, wallet? >> What you mean? I can't have my phone and wallet. You can find the smokes with her. I don't know if you want cuz I know y'all about throw that [ __ ] away. So, put it in my car. >> Yeah, it's not allowed in lockup. So, >> that's what I'm saying. >> 313. Do we have >> you find anything? >> Just take my car. >> Go. You going to violate the terms of your probation? >> My probation? I ain't no probation. >> Yeah, we got one for >> the pre-trial release, I should say. >> No, >> you put my wallet and everything back on me. >> I want it on me. >> Can I get my property? >> Got to get inventory at the >> Okay, that's at the station. Can I get my property? >> Can I get my property on me until we get to the place? >> It's right there in front of me. >> I don't know where it's at. I can't see it. It's not on my person. >> There's cameras, so >> Okay, I want it on my person. Can you please so I can shut the door? >> Okay. Can I please get my property back on? >> I'm standing in the driveway waiting. >> You going inventory you inventory it there. >> Okay. >> Yep. That's the plan. >> It's not. >> All right. >> The man was arrested and transported for booking after officers concluded there was probable cause to make an arrest. Although the woman repeatedly asked officers not to arrest him, officers explained that they would proceed because an independent witness reported seeing the incident. Based on the conduct documented in the body camera footage, the following charge could potentially apply. Domestic battery. Potential charges are presented forformational purposes only and may differ from the final charges filed or the ultimate outcome of the case. All individuals are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of