How old are you? >> I'm 18. >> Okay. How old is he? >> 17, I think. >> Toilet seat, dude. >> Toilet seat. Are you like That's what I'm That's what I said to her. >> Is this like what a charge? >> On March 25th, 2024, officers responded to a domestic battery incident at a residence. The male victim reported that he was attacked by his ex-girlfriend after an argument began over a toilet seat being left up. >> How's it going? You all right, buddy? >> Yeah, I'm chilling. It's just my head is a little >> Yeah. >> What up? Hey, so where are you injured at? You said your head. >> Yeah, I was just kind of like I was sitting down like just trying to like not look at her so I didn't get hit directly in the face. >> I like put my head down. She grabbed it like this. I have to grab it and just started just my head. >> I'm I'm not You mind if you just turn around real quick so I can kind of take a gander? >> I'm guessing she wasn't hitting too hard cuz it's not anything crazy. >> Okay. But it's like, >> what are y'all fighting over? >> Uh, toilet seat, dude. >> Toilet seat. Are you like, that's what I'm That's what I said to her. She came out yelling at me. She came out yelling at me and I was like, "What, McKenna? What What could you possibly be this pissed off at me for this morning already? >> This one right here? With the garage? >> No, not with the garage. The one with the black trim around." Yeah, black trim around the garage. >> She was still living there. >> Yeah, she's on She was on foster program, so she didn't necessarily have set parents to be with. Okay. >> Now that she's 18, she was in the foster program where her house kicked her out at 18 already to go into a different program. >> Okay. How old are you? >> I'm 17. >> How old is she? >> She's 18. >> You're 17? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> So, >> your parents said about it? >> Yeah. I She smashed my phone at school, so I had to use What kind of phone? >> Uh, I had an iPhone SE. >> Okay. Were you trying to call us? >> Uh, no. It was I was just sitting on the I guess it was her form of showing that she was pissed off and getting her get back at me was to smash my phone. So, >> well, what I'm saying to you is like were you trying to call the cops to get get somebody here? >> Yeah, I was going to after the fact that she hit me and then threw my phone and I was like now I don't have a phone to call. >> So, I just came over here. I was like, can I use your phone? I need to call my mom, let her know what happened to begin with and I'd like to call the cops. She was like, yeah, sure. >> So, >> did you tell her you're going to call the cops? >> No. I told her I was like when I went in she she was bitching about the or I was yelling at her about the phone saying that she's going to have to pay my mom back for it this that and the other. She was like I don't care >> like not even that much like 200 or something cuz we got it cheap. But it was that and then I was like I'm not even worried about the phone. I just need you the [ __ ] out of my face. Have fun going to jail. It's been there a year now. She's just constantly bitching at me. Bitching at me. the lady I just had to call here cuz she's the one. >> So you who did you talk to your mom? >> Yeah, my mom's the one who managed basically where she work >> but she should be able to answer cuz she's so she knows that you guys are responding to it. >> Okay. >> Hello. Hi. >> Are you McKenna? >> What? What's going on? um proceeded to call me a [ __ ] cuz I was the kid that called you. So I threw his phone. >> Who who is he to you? >> Um okay. So what what happened? What led us what led up to us getting called here? >> No clue. He said that he was going to call you guys. I don't know. He only says this. So >> how old are you? >> I'm 18. >> Okay. How old is he? >> 17, I think. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> So who lives here? We both do, but I pay I pay rent here. >> No, I mean who? Like everybody. Okay. So, he doesn't live in the house. >> No, >> he comes in to go to the bathroom. Um, he gets like really aggressive with people. So, yeah, he's not usually. >> Is he allowed inside? Well, obviously he's allowed inside cuz you just said he uses the bathroom and stuff, but he doesn't have a room inside or anything? >> No. >> Okay. But you have a room inside? >> Yeah, I pay rent. >> Does he ever stay in your room? >> No. >> Okay. So, what happened today? Um, so it started cuz the toilet seat was up. Surprisingly, >> it started with what? >> With the toilet seat being up. So he goes and uses a bathroom. Whatever happens, toilet seat sometimes gets left up. I came out of course to um >> came out of where? Your room? >> My uh the bathroom. I had just gotten up. I work night shift. >> Okay. >> So I come over here and then was talking to um him and I was like, "Hey, can you just like close the seat?" He was like, "Oh, well that wasn't me. I avoid anything that has to do with you which is [ __ ] but whatever. >> Mhm. >> Um so there's that. Um so I come out and I was like dude just like can you just put it down? Like it's really not that big a deal. He has a tendency of lying a lot too as well. So that's another thing. Anyways so I come out and I'm like can you just put it down? It's really not that big of a deal. And proceed to just like kind of not really super aggressive but kind of aggressive. just starts yelling that he didn't do it and that it's not his fault. And I was like, "Okay, well, I'm ready for work." I was up. I was in the shower cuz I had just gotten off of work. And then so he proceeds to come out here and while he was on this couch, he was like, "Well, come hit me. Come hit me. Come [ __ ] hit me." At this point, I was just standing there. I was like, "You like, no." And then proceeds to just scream and yell, scream and yell, scream and yell. Continues to walk outside, let my cat out. My cat is not supposed to be outside. Anyways, screaming, yelling. He probably argued with me for like 30 minutes and he was like, "God damn." He just kept telling me to hit him and I was like, "No, like you're being a bitch." Um, and then we walk outside and then we're yelling some more. And then he wants to bring up my whole rape. I'm I was on foster care. My mom's like a serious drug addict. And he was like, "Well, nobody wants you." Blah, blah, blah. This about your mom, that about your mom. He was like, "Oh, you're just a [ __ ] cuz you got sold out." I mean, clearly I dress not the best, but really don't think that is what makes me more exactly. Anyways, Percy used to just scream and [ __ ] yell scream and yell. He gets up in my face at one point and I was just like I kind of like pushed him off me and I was like dude like you need to like [ __ ] away and then but that was that was >> so he got in your face and you just pushed him back to get him out of your face. >> I pushed him and then I like grabbed his hair earlier while he was like sitting cuz he like he started to get up and I just kind of like held him there and then so that wasn't fun either. Um >> for what reason? >> Cuz he was just getting really aggressive like we were sitting. So I wasn't sitting I was standing and I was like are you done yet? Like are you done yet? Are you done yet? and he like proceeds to like like start to stand up and then so I go over there and I'm like no like and then I'm screaming at him still and I was like it's all this [ __ ] It's all this all the time cuz you can't like put down the toilet seat like it's really not that big of a deal and then where were we? I'm sorry I used to moment. >> Yeah. No, you were telling the story but then you mentioned that you had grabbed his hair. So I was just trying to specify like what your reasoning for grabbing his hair. >> Cuz he started to like stand up and I was just like keeping him down. >> Okay. cuz like when he gets up and then he gets all up on my facing and it's not it's not ever pretty. >> So were you concerned that it was going to get physical? >> It's always usually how it is. >> Okay. >> It's not always how it is. Sorry. That's >> It has happened before though. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> That was back when I was like 17 though as well. >> Okay. >> And he'll just like repeatedly like anytime he's in the house like [ __ ] [ __ ] this that this that. It's just like taunting all the time. >> Is he mad that you're in the house and he's not allowed? >> Oh, he's definitely pissed about that. Anything else happened? >> Um, I did throw his phone in the pool, which I've already talked to his father, um, or his stepfather, sorry, and he said that with like he said, he deserved it. I told I told too, I was like, I will buy you a new phone. That's not what I'm concerned about. And >> who who pays for the phone? Is it >> um, his parents. >> Okay. Yeah, I have my own phone and own thing. But yeah, his parents bought that one because he decided to throw his first one and he thinks that he's going to be getting like a brand new iPhone out of it. And I told him I was like, "No, but I'll replace the one you have and I'll upgrade the storage for the inconvenience." His phone still works. It's just the back glass is shattered. >> Okay. So, it's not completely busted. >> No, it's I can cuz I showed his parents and his his parents are on my side about Well, not I don't know the mom yet. I haven't talked to her. She tells us do not text her while like >> Yeah. >> You know, so >> I'm assuming they're both at work. >> Yeah, they are at work right now. >> But I did take a picture and I sent it to the parents. Front screen works. The back screen's Sorry, you can't. My phone's busted. It's so like it's cracked. You can kind of see. >> But it works. >> But it does work and the screen's unshattered. But I did tell his uh the dad that I'll buy the new phone. I It's a $90 phone. So >> At any other point, did it become physical like punches being thrown or anything like that? Uh when he like got really close up into me and he was like pushing me, I just kind of like like I don't know really what this movement is, but like it hit the back of his head and that was out on the line. >> Like a slap. >> I slapped him. Yeah. >> Okay. >> I didn't ever like close fist like it. >> Okay. How close was he to you? >> He was right there. >> What was he saying? Just screaming and yelling. >> Screaming at each other, which happens before. He's also known to kick animals. He did when we had him, but So instead of, you know, getting it to the point where you're having to push him, he's >> I really don't want it to happen to that point cuz I already I'm doing community service for a whole different thing. >> Well, no, no, no. I got you. My My point was more instead of it getting to a point where we're having to come here and get your side of the story cuz obviously your side is a little different than what he's saying. >> Yeah. >> Um why don't you take out your phone and record it? >> I don't know. I wasn't really thinking about it. or separate yourself and walk down the street or do something to to get away from him so that it doesn't have to escalate to one of you possibly going to jail. >> Yeah, I know. >> It's just like when he gets up in my face like he expects me like not to like want him like to move. >> Well, no. And you have a right to personal space >> like and he repeatedly just says like hit me, hit me, hit me, hit and then there's Oh, sorry. And then there's one like around Holy freed. I literally said you pushed me the first the first the first time I asked you. You said he was in your face >> and you had and you had pushed and you had pushed him back. >> Do you have anything in your pockets or anything? >> No, not do me a favor. Just go against the car real quick and spread your feet apart in a wider stance. Just bend slightly forward at the hook off the top real quick. >> As long as you want a good thing, I'll go. I just have to make sure before you go in this bank. So >> that's okay. >> Unless you want it left here. >> No weapons or anything on here. >> Did we one followup question for you real quick before you sit? Just have to see real quick. So, because you're in custody, I have to read this. This is called the Miranda warning. I just have to address the issue on your neck real quick. So, this is your Miranda warning. You have the right to remain silent and you say, "Can a rule be used against you in a court of law? You have the right to talk to a lawyer and have him or her present with you while you're being questioned. Understand each of these rights as I've explained it to you." Okay. And having these rights in mind, you still wish to talk >> to me? I need a yes or no on that if you want to talk to me. >> Okay. So, is that is the injury is the bruises there on your neck is that from or is that from >> Okay, got it. All right, that's it. So, you're just going to be going up. >> You don't have Sorry to interrupt. You don't have any injuries from him. >> No hand marks, no red marks, no >> I don't think so. Okay. Okay. >> So, your phone and your money are going to go into your property. I'll put it in the bag. It'll be taken up front and then we'll be going up to the jail. Okay. All right. >> Is this like what a charge? >> Yes, you are under arrest for domestic battery and criminal mischief for the film. Second.