On April 18th, 2023, in North Port, Florida, officers responded to a duplex in reference to a neighbor dispute after a resident was seen chasing her neighbor down the road, eventually turning her aggression toward police once they arrived. Hi. Hello. How you doing? Good. How can I help you? Well, I'm fine. How are you? Well, well, I'm here because I guess there's something going on between No. >> You were chasing her down the road with papers. No, she's free. Hm? >> She's Mhm. >> Yep, she's free. What do you mean she's No more questions. Well, I'm here because whatever you were doing >> escort you to your police car? Can I what? Either I can escort you to your police car or or nothing. Okay. Well, I'm going to stand here and no matter what. Okay. >> So, what's going on tonight, though? >> Well, can I You got to come here. Ma'am, we can talk right here. >> You need to come here. Ma'am, you talk to me like that and you're going to have a problem. No. Okay, so you better tone yourself down a little bit, okay? Mhm. Or I'll put you in custody and we'll deal with it that way. So, can you please stand over here and we'll talk with whatever you want. >> No, we won't. >> If you're going to scream at me again >> Okay. I guess you're one of the worst. All right. Now, [ __ ] you. Get out of here. What's going on tonight? That's our problem, sir. Ma'am. Get out of here. >> Listen, don't start yelling, okay? Because if you cause a disturbance and somebody else comes out of the house, then I'm going to take you to jail. Do you understand that? Watch me. Follow. Okay. Well, what's going on tonight I can help you with. >> go walk to your police car. That's my problem now. Get out of here. Okay, come on. Just don't run into me, but Bye-bye. Thank you, sir. Get in your car. But, I'm going to make sure that uh we don't have any more problems. I get This is the issue here. Mhm. Get over here, please. No. >> I told you. You get over here or you're going to get away. Right? Go. Mhm. Okay. You either get in or there's going to be a problem. >> car. Yes, it's not your car? No. Well, >> That's my car over there. You guys can go in the house. No. You're You're fine. You can go in the house. We have an issue, I'll take care of it. Really? Yes, ma'am. I will. Well, let's see. You better prove it. Okay. 10-4, thank you. Do you have the uh information on the uh other half of this 720? Thank you. Thank you. I'm out with her now. So, why What What is the issue tonight, ma'am? That's we don't know, right? Do we? That's what I'm trying to figure out. I mean, you're yelling at me. >> This is not role-playing, sir. This is real. You're right, it is. >> The her her ugly, awful father No. No. Ma'am, WHY DON'T YOU WELL, THIS IS A TRAVESTY. The children were being abused. Her children by the ugly father. Okay. That's all I know. What's What's the name of Get out, please. Okay. Yep. Well, I'm not leaving until you calm down or you go inside. Not going inside. Okay, I don't >> Either you're the ugly father Okay. I I would appreciate >> sir. You better not move in. Hello, ma'am. Please step down. No. Okay. It's a travesty. Children were being abused over there. What should I do? Ma'am. Mhm. This 9:20 at night. Well, good. >> Okay? Yep. And all this yelling is going to draw attention. >> Really? Yes, ma'am. What was going on then? Tell me. You are what's GOING ON. >> NO, [ __ ] If you keep cussing at me I'll put your ass in jail. Hands behind your back. Hands behind YOU WANT TO SWING AT ME? NO. ARE YOU kidding me? No. We are not going to have this. Don't swing at me. Or anyone else. Right. Right. Cuz she just swung at Are you okay? Yeah, well, now you can go to jail, ma'am. All you had to do is go home. All right. Okay, ma'am. All right, you ready to stand up now? Ma'am, you ready to stand up? There you go. Okay, you're going to jail. Come on. You're really uh threatening me if It's really not very nice. You want me to search you real quick? Let me grab a Uh, I'd love to, but you were really not being very nice tonight. Uh, okay. They're not coming off till you get up to the jail. This man, when you want to swing on an officer or anyone and then tell me you're going to kill me in front of all of these now, then I think we have an issue. No, they're not coming off. You're not going back to your house. You already swung on me. Sorry. I don't like to be swung on by anyone. Okay? I don't care, male Well, obviously you just did a criminal act. So, that's an issue. But, she's going to check you for weapons. And then you're going to load up in my car. Ma'am. Okay. Spread your feet. Yes, sir. >> Okay. Look, we don't have to do all this. >> We can do it the hard way or we can do it easy way. So, please spread your feet. Okay, then we're going to make you spread. You understand that? Okay, she's going to do it. Your feet. Here we go. Here we go. >> keep threatening us, that's not going to work out well for you. That's what doubles are right now, huh? At least. Okay? Okay. All you have to do is be calm for me. Okay. You're not going back to your house. Listen, I'd rather not hurt you. Okay? So, please don't pull away because then you're going to have a chance of getting hurt. Okay? Thank you. All right, you swung on me. Okay? Kill me. That's not very nice language. I think I saw I hate them. Okay. I think she loves me. Oh, absolutely. I'm like I have not met her yet. Well, I hope not. I'm like That just escalated cuz I forgot my clicker in the pool cart. So, I had to go through the entrance on Renaissance. All right. Um, does she have a husband? Hm? I have no idea. Which house is she? She is the the house to the right of this vehicle. >> 294? Yeah. What's her name? Uh, I have no idea. All she did is swing on me and uh cuss me out. So, I have no idea. Ma'am, calm down, please. Shut up. You can't Whatever, Brian. You can't try and hit me, all right? That was very rude. Okay? So, hang tight for me. Oh, especially now with this This is my daughter's. Like she she had a pulled in and she came up to my neighbor's and she's like Get out of here. She's like screaming at us." I'm like, "I'm just trying to go home." She's the only one that lives here? Yep. Okay, no one else lives here or there at all? I don't want to know what's inside there. Last time they went in, the the officers, there was feces and trash and everything all over the place. Yeah, I'm not even We have no reason to go in, so she swung at me and so she's going to jail. So, I'm rather have her swing on me than you. So. Well, she wouldn't be alone in there if she was locked. Yeah. She's been ringing my doorbell and uh Yeah, right. trying to get in the house and Will you get a statement from her just Are you going to complete a statement? >> Yeah, absolutely. >> Okay. Do you mind? No, no, no, no. I'm going to start on a little bit of paperwork here and they're probably going to make me take her to the hospital. >> too. So, I'll pause. I'll have them fill out statements. Okay. I'll knock on the door just for She's in You'll see if there's any ID. Got you. And then afterwards, we're going to be together tomorrow. Hey, man. Please. Try to have a nice All of you at least. The firefighters the paramedics all nurses, all doctors, all the healing professions please do whatever you have to do. Whatever you need to do, please. I respect all of you. All right, Susan. Okay. We're going to step out in a second. Hold on. Yeah. Yeah. And you're going to walk with me over to this other door. >> Okay. And we're going to go inside, okay? >> Oh, okay. Can you get out all right? Yeah, please let me do it. I'm sorry. I'll let you do it. Well, I'm cuz you helped me. Mhm. Well, let's I got you. Careful. Well, okay. Put your feet down. Yep. We'll go slow. Okay. Good? Yep. Mhm. Okay. >> All right. See that door over there? See all the letters on it? >> Mhm. We're going over here. Okay. This is ridiculous. Sorry. Um please could you take Could you take these cuffs off before you Let me Whoop. Straight through there, ma'am. Okay. All right. Okay. Want you to have a seat on that bench over there. I yeah, okay. Could you Could you take these off? >> Keep them on. Okay. They're not coming off right now, but they will. Mhm. All right? >> Okay. Have a seat right on the bench, anywhere you like. Yep. Okay? Yep. Thank you, Susan. Please I'll start Take these handcuffs off, please. In a few minutes, I will. Okay. All right. Susan, you stay right down there. Stay You stay that way. This is ridiculous. You don't play ring-around-the-rosy, so take the handcuffs off. I'm not criminal. Susan, just relax for me, okay? Yep. Thank you. There'll never be criminal next to my name. Okay, Susan. C R I M I N A L. I'll spell I'll spell it anyway. Susan Lynn Gatton will never equal criminal. C R I M I N A L. I'm strong, brave, and Irish. I'm well-housed, educated, respected. And whenever you want to, take these off. Yeah, sorry. No, you're good. Take these cuffs off. They're only for criminals. This is not a joke. Hey, Susan, as soon as I can, I'll take those off, okay? But you got to stay calm for me, all right? >> Okay. All right. Cuz if you can't stay calm, then they got to stay on longer, and that's not what I want for you. Okay. All right. Thank you. The woman's 10-minute tirade ended the moment she threw a punch. After being secured on the ground, she continued to make threatening statements toward the officers. What started as a neighbor dispute over paperwork ended with a trip to the county jail. She now faces a felony charge of assault on a law enforcement officer for her violent outburst.