A relationship dispute over something as simple as hanging up clothes took a dark and violent turn. What started as an argument in a bedroom closet quickly escalated when a man grabbed his partner, shoved her into a wall, and dragged her outside in a suffocating headlock. As the seconds turned into minutes, and her vision began to blur from a lack of oxygen, she realized this was no longer just an argument. What's up, man? >> No, not yet. I'm over here. What's going on, man? >> I've been trying to >> All right, hold on one second, man. I I I'm going to hear everybody else. Relax. >> I've been trying to get her out of my house since last night, right? Okay. >> Cuz I found out she's been >> No, boss. I I can't hear him if I'm If I'm listening to you, boss. Okay. Go ahead. >> She been She been cheating and stuff. So, I'm been trying to confer her, trying to talk to her. >> So, I'm like, "All right, you have to go." It was this high, >> you know. So, I put her out last night. I was there, you know. I felt bad. I thought I like, "All right, come in." Whatever. She came in. I let her sleep. Morning case. She said she's going to go. >> Hey, if you're in my body camera, I can't hear you through dispatch. Give me one second. >> So, she kept going. >> 111. I might be having radio issues, but if you're calling me, I can't hear you. >> I'm not going to be in radio. >> No. >> All right. What's up? >> Okay. So, I was bringing her stuff outside. I'm like, "Bro, I don't want you in your house." Okay. Who is she to you? >> She's my girlfriend. >> Okay. How long y'all been living together? >> About five months long. >> Okay. >> So, >> hang out right there, please. Okay. Give me one second. >> So, I put her stuff outside. It mist >> Hang out right there. Okay. Give me one second. >> She going in the house pulling everything up in it. I'm like, "Bro, it was a mistake." >> Okay. >> It was a mistake. I didn't purposely throw it down the step. the thing it it was a big heavy bag. It literally just >> roll down. So she came and started vandalizing my place. So I went out. I'm holding her. We got into a little tussle. So I'm like, "Bro, you got to go outside." The man says, "Stay right there." >> All right. Do me a favor. Stay right here. >> Ma'am, I really need you to wait right over there. Okay. I'm going to hear you out, too. 11. Can you go and start EMS? I can see visible injuries on her neck. >> So we got in we got into a pussle this side and the fort. My brother there is a witness cuz he was outside when I put put her outside. >> Okay. >> She got to try to fight me. I got to punch her on. I don't know if you can see the grooves on my lip right here. >> All right. Just I'm going to hear you out too. Stay over there. Just give me a minute. >> Here. Walk over here. >> She got she put her hand right here and face me that way. >> The first thing she made she hit me my mom. I'm like, "Okay, cool." I put her on the ground. I went back in the house. Everything cooled down. Everything was fine. So we was outside. I brought stuff downstairs. So I'm like, I don't want you in front of where I'm at. Cuz if you're going to continue acting that way, I don't want you in front of my house. >> So she sat down there chilling, whatever. She wanted me to take her somewhere. >> 11. >> So I'm like, okay. Yeah. No. So >> I ended up getting a sorry 10 for EMS. Do you want them or your routine? So, I ended up getting a hold of her phone, right? The phone that I paid for. So, I started going through the messages. I saw she was texting other guys and stuff. Okay. >> So, I got upset. >> Did you give her that phone? >> Yeah. I I bought it from her sister and had her sister ship it to her. Okay. >> Cuz she didn't have a phone. >> So, you bought it for her as a gift. >> Well, I just bought it because, you know, she communication, you know, stuff like that. >> So, you know, I ended up breaking the phone and she just started running saying, "Oh, call the cops. Call the cops." just walked through the front door. >> She had got to pull up a phone and then >> now we were here. >> So that was all kind of mixed up and all at once. Okay. >> Yeah, it was a >> So walk me through So you guys get in a disagreement over her living there. >> Not her living there, about her lying to me. >> Okay. >> Cuz she driving my car and stuff cuz you know I can't drive. So I have her drive my car and stuff. So she be >> Ma'am, just wait right there. I got somebody coming to talk to you. She don't care. Something's wrong with her mentally. So, >> last night she she was at uh at this address. So, I >> Hey, ma'am. >> Come wait right here. Come wait right there. >> Don't dig in your pockets right now, boss. All right. Just wait right there, please. >> 11:01 128. >> Hey, I've got my potential victim hanging out by a tree near me. Uh, she's already tried to walk away once. She is not really. >> All right, just wait right there. Okay. >> Okay. So, I answer >> So, I asked her, "Where were you at?" She said she left there >> and came straight home cuz I was on an Uber. I was >> I'm 102 with both parties. >> She was in Uber. Well, I was in an Uber heading to the address where she was cuz I wanted to see if she was there. >> Then, as soon as I mentioned it to her, I saw the car start moving off coming towards the house. So, I'm like, "Okay." >> I I don't not not to be disrespectful. I don't I don't care about the relationship. I care about how it got physical. >> Well, it doesn't really get physical. >> She's got cuts on her neck and you got a busted lip. So, clearly it did. >> She Well, she gets angry about simple stuff cuz she said, like I said, she thought I throw the bag down the step. >> Okay. >> Which I didn't >> I put the bag down the bag over and went down the step. >> Okay. >> She went in the house talking about >> tell you what's going to happen. She went and started dragging all my clothes off the hanger talking about she going to break stuff. I'm like, "Bro, calm down. It was a mistake. I didn't purposely throw the bag down the step." >> Okay? >> You know, so you know, I'm like, "All right, you're going to have to go outside until you I I'll bring your stuff." >> So, she was like, "No, no, no." So, you know, we, like I said, we got into a tussle. Nothing physical. >> So, what started the tussle? >> Her thinking I throw the bag down and stay, >> right? So, who t who grabbed who first? I went in and I grabbed her hands and I was like, "Bro, stop." She kept reaching, so I shoved her off. >> Okay. >> And she hit in the wall. >> Then after that, >> she went Did you get punched in the mouth? >> When I trying to put her outside, >> okay? >> Cuz I was like, "You got to go outside." >> Okay. >> So, as soon as she got outside, she And then the first hit hit me. I said, "My brother right there, he saw what happened. She hit me. Then he hold her and was like, "Bro, calm down." It's like we don't need to go there. >> Okay. >> Like why are you trying to fight me because of some clothes? >> Sure. >> So that that's what causes the altercation. >> Okay. >> And there was nothing else after that. >> Okay. How did how did she get the marks on her neck? >> The skin her skin is easy to get red, >> right? But how did it happen? >> So like I said, I have shoved her off. Like I said, her skin is easy to get red. >> So she was going through your closet. How long she been staying with you? >> 5 months. >> Okay. So y'all are living together. She went started going through your closet. You walk over, you grab her. >> Mhm. >> You shove her away. She falls into the door or the wall. >> She hit against the wall. Yeah. >> You push her out of the house. >> That's when she squares up on you and punches you in the face. >> Yeah. >> Okay. If I can get you to just walk away, please. Thank you. >> I held her and I brought her outside. >> Okay. >> Like my hands was like >> People have been crawling out of the woodwork over here. >> Outside and that. >> Okay. >> She kept trying to come back inside. Like I will bring them outside. Just stay out here. >> Okay. >> And that is it. >> All right. I'm going to Hey, don't don't I'm going to come talk to you in a second. Just stay over there, please. I need to talk to him uninterrupted. >> All right. Do you have anything illegal on you? >> Real quick. Make sure. >> Obviously, we got people crawling out of the woods. I want to make sure I'm not about to get shot in the back of the head or something. >> Okay. >> Once he hands Once he hangs out with you, I'm going to walk over there and talk to her cuz I got to get her side, too. >> Okay. >> Real quick, you swear to affirm everything. You told me correct the best salty guy. >> Okay. And you raise your right hand when you say that. All right. What's your full name? >> Uh Jamal Stains. >> Okay. All right. You can hang out right here. >> All right. >> Sorry. Do you mind just hang out with him for a sec? >> All right, man. What What's going on, >> dude? I don't know. I don't know how this even started. Like I just sitting out here minding my business. He He going to grab my phone then have me chasing him around the block. He going to smash my phone on the thing about cuz he paid for it. He didn't pay for my phone. He didn't pay for my bill. I don't know nobody up here. I just my sister just left here on Sunday. He knows that. [snorts] >> So up there upstairs I was packing my stuff. He I have a big bag. It's like I have a big bag over there and he literally knocked it down the stairs. So I got mad and I took the clothes off his um thing. So he like he put his hands right here and pushed my head against the wall. >> Okay. Did he choke you? >> Yes, he was choking you. >> What did it feel like when he was choking you? Like I I was like going out of like I don't I couldn't even think like I was just going out of um breath. I don't know if it was I was going out of breath. >> You couldn't breathe is what you're saying? >> No, I could not breathe. And if he did it he did it again when I came out there. His brother saw me saw me him hitting me pushed me on the floor hit my head against somebody else door out there. >> His brother did or you did? >> No, he he his brother saw when when that was going on out there and he was like just chill just chill. Then he want to act try to make up and act like we were cool and I don't No, we He called the police on you before. Okay. >> For no reason. >> And how long y'all been living together? >> Like couple months. >> All right. Y'all are dating obviously. >> Not anymore. >> Y'all were >> Well, yeah. >> Y'all were intimate. You see me? Okay. All right. Uh do you already have her info? >> Okay. >> Do you ever live in Chapel Hill? >> Wesley Chapel. >> Wesley Chapel? No. >> They put her key out on the night. I want to make sure that >> Okay. How's it going? possible strangulation on her. He smashed my phone like me dizzy. He'll pass out. I can't think. >> He smashed my phone and things. I don't have >> Well, what I want you to do is I want you to get checked out by medics and then I'm going to come back and talk to you after that. Okay. Swear and confirm everything. He told me to correct the best. >> I promise. >> Okay. Okay. How do you feel right now? >> I'm just I'm in my ear. He had me out here. >> What time did all this happen? >> Like 8:00 this morning. >> Okay. >> 2:15. Been a while. Are you you guys good with her for a second? She's >> starting to look a lot like DD strangulation >> on him. >> On her on him. Does >> he have any? >> Uh, so he straight up admitted that she was going through his closet and pulling stuff off. So he went up and grabbed her. So he's automatically the aggressor. >> Your mom? >> Yes. >> How are you, Mom? I'm Larry. [sighs and gasps] >> Were you here and saw this whole thing from start to finish? No, but um my youngest son last night actually he leave work. >> Uhhuh. >> And I I guess his phone butt dial me. But I was hearing it. >> Okay. >> And she was telling him, "Come out." Say she going to stab him in his face. I said, "Stab?" So at the same time, I scream out on the phone. I said, "Jan, I'm on the phone. What you mean? What's going on?" >> Mhm. >> So, but before this, she and her sister, she cuz her sister was there. So, she actually tell my son that, "Oh, you can't do anything to me." Because people been seeing her around going around with other guys. Um, you can't do anything to me cuz if you try to do anything to me, gunshot to the head. I'm like, "Why you stay into a relationship like that?" >> Yeah, that's not healthy. Um, >> that's [laughter] I think they're here for whatever disturbance just occurred. Did you see any of that? >> No. My I think my younger son was down there because she was fighting. So my son tried not to say too much to me because I have blood pressure. >> Okay. >> So he don't say nothing to me. So today I asked him cuz I didn't get to talk to him last night. So I I spoke to him when I come in from work. I said >> what's going on? >> You know and Deshan told me he said mommy this girl fight Jerome and it's not. So the girl previous to this I had was to call the police myself >> because she was abusing my son. >> Okay. But not this girl. This is the previous girl. >> The previous one. And I had to move her out myself. >> Okay. >> So um with with this one that he picked up and I said I just cannot understand why you don't leave these black American girl alone. You you just need to stop. Don't deal with them. Period. >> Okay. >> She's very aggressive. That much I can tell you. >> Right. >> Very aggressive. >> Okay. And your youngest son actually witnessed this this disturbing that we're here on. >> Yes. >> Okay. Cuz we got your one son in a red shirt, right? >> And then there's one other son you said. >> I'll go talk to him and see what he saw. >> What's your name? Jerome. Okay. >> She's crazy. >> She's crazy. >> Yeah. cuz she got mad at me because she thought I kicked her bag down the stairs, which I did. I brought her bag down. So, I put it down. It's a lot of food. It leans over and roll down the stair. She said she saw me kick the bag. I'm like, "Bro, I did not fit the bag." >> Yeah. >> I even told her I will go out here and pick it up if that's that's what you think I did. >> Yeah. >> You know, so she said, "Okay, I'm going to go back in the house." She started dropping off my stuff trying to vandalize my place because of a bag of clothes. So I'm like, "Bro, you don't have to do that. Just calm down. You like you don't have to do that." >> But it got physical a little bit. I held her hand. I was trying to like, you know, put her outside cuz I don't want her destroying my property. >> I gota That's fair. >> Well, she made it seem like I was beating on her doing her her skin is easy to get red. So you're going to see the tusling on her skin. Okay. >> But you see ambulance here. She making it seem like I'm killing her. She died there. She fine. She alive. Why is ambulance here? >> I think there's a precaution. >> If somebody says I want an ambulance, I have to get them an ambulance. >> All All I did was just push her off. There was nothing more to it other than me holding her, putting her outside and pushing her off. >> I got you. >> I did not hit her. I did not do nothing. >> Yeah. Boss, what's what's your first name again? >> Jerome. Yeah. All right, Jerome. All right. So, I'm just trying to piece all this together, right? Because this has obviously gotten way out of hand. >> Okay. So, my question to you is when you were dragging her out of the house. >> Okay. Did you, whether you meant to or not, did you grab her like like this to pull her out? >> I held her by the neck and her stomach like this. >> Okay. >> So, I got to I have to hold her hands as well. >> Okay. All right. So, what I'm going to have you do is hang out right here with my sergeant. I'm going to go talk. Where'd your brother go? >> He went upstairs. >> He went upstairs. All right. >> You want me to calm down? >> Uh, yeah. If you want to give him a call real quick. >> Oh, there he is. All right. Just hang out with my sergeant if you know my sergeant for a second. >> What's up, man? What did you see? >> So, what it is, first of all, is my brother trying to get her out of the house. >> I All of that, respectfully. >> Okay. And you said mom said that he was there. He saw the whole thing. I guess this whole disturbance. >> You saw the part that was outside the house. Yeah. >> So, not what happened inside. So, what did you see that happened outside the house? It all it's just her. >> Okay. >> First of all, she she's a cheater. So, >> we know how that go. >> She was texting somebody while they're in a heated an argument. >> Okay. >> Grab the phone and then she just started swinging punches. They went to the They went to the closet. He just started packing her stuff, pull it out. >> So, how did you see what happened at the closet if you weren't in there? >> I'm I'm inside out. >> Right. But neither one of them have said that you were inside. That's my that's my question with that. If you if you saw from the door, that's fine. >> I'm talking about like way back. So this >> it's been so what did you see today? >> Today I just seen >> Where were you? >> On the stair from the stairwell. >> Okay, perfect. >> So from the stairwell? >> Yep. >> You saw clothes being thrown out. >> Okay. >> And then >> I'm hearing stuff them fighting on the inside. >> Okay. Then I seen him tussling coming outside. Then I ran up the stairs start the fight telling him like, "Yo, this sh a worth it." >> Okay. >> Tell her to get out. And then I asked her have she figured out somewhere where she going to go. >> Okay. >> She ain't answer. >> And then >> Okay. >> Yeah. After that, I just came downstairs. >> How long they've been staying together? She and her sister just moved on about 5 months ago. >> Okay. And they've been staying together since. >> Well, they've been living with him. >> Okay. So, all right. And then where was mom at during this whole time? >> So, she >> Yeah, she was around the corner. All right. >> Such a wicked person. >> All right, Mom. So, did you see anything happen? >> I was upstairs. >> Is that a yes or no? >> No. >> Okay. All right. So, the state of Florida is a mandatory arrest state for domestic violence. Okay. So, based off of everything that I've found so far, person's got to go. >> All right. Best thing you can do. He'll have a bond tomorrow after he sees a judge. Your bottom not done. >> So, let me ask >> I'm not going to discuss the investigation. I'm just going to tell you what to do. >> Okay. >> So, with everything else where she was always over there abusing him. >> That's correct. >> And I will document that in my case report. That being said, >> my hands are dying. Just do me a favor. Hang out over there. Okay. >> Street locked in the vehicle. 2-year-old >> because you guys live together as boyfriend and girlfriend. It's like dating advice. You guys can't put each other any hands on each other. >> You'll see a judge. You'll get a bond. You'll go to court. You'll do your thing. >> So, she get arrested, too. >> Not right now. >> Not right now. But what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna document what you told me. I'm gonna explain this to you. It's not a secret. All right? I don't keep secrets. >> So, I'm gonna document everything you told me >> and you're gonna be you're gonna have the opportunity to one talk to the judge about it. Two, when you meet with the state attorney, you'll be able to pursue anything that you want to do on her. But based off of what's happening today, my hands are tied. >> Do you want to give him your keys? >> Yeah, you can. >> I don't understand why. uh dating violence battery. It's it's it's called >> Oh, okay. So, it's um it's a domestic violence situation. So, we have to make >> to get her out of his house. >> Yeah. Because her his arm went around the neck. She's claiming >> she was seeing him fight like both of them fist fight. >> I have no doubt about it. I have no doubt about it. They should have called us. Both of them. >> She started it. I didn't do nothing. >> I understand, man. But unfortunately, state of Florida kind of ties my hands with these things. Based off of what I got so far, this is the course we got to take. But hopefully a judge will listen to you, hear you out, and then go from there. All right. >> 1012 and put us on a PR at Discovery Village. Get you out of the sun. Have a seat. Have a seat. You don't have >> Oh, look. You have the [ __ ] I can put this in front of me. >> No, I can't put him in front of you. >> Deputies determined the man was the primary aggressor based on the visible injuries to the victim's neck and his own admission to using a headlock during the dispute. He was taken into custody and charged with criminal mischief for the destroyed phone and felony battery domestic violence by strangulation. He is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.