this dude. >> Sit down. >> Let me get the out of here, guys. Sit down. >> Oh yeah. Yeah, baby. >> On June 18th, 2025, [music] officers from the Joliet Police Department received a call reporting a theft in progress at a Walmart. When officers arrived, they made their way to the loss prevention room where they observed the suspect concealing items in his pockets. Even with officers already inside the store, Armando continued his scheme and attempted to walk past the loss prevention officer, only to realize he had nowhere left to run. >> Hey, not talking about you guys. >> Come on, train. Step this way. Got anything sticking to cut me? >> N from a different store. >> That's it. >> From a different store. >> You see all these cameras, dude? >> Yeah. >> You got ID on you? >> No. >> Do you have ID? Is it just that home? >> It's that one. >> What type of ID do you have? >> That's what you ID. >> Old ID? >> Yeah. >> State ID. Driver's license. >> Uh, state ID. Driver's license. >> Illinois. >> Illinois. >> All right. As of right now, it's just retail theft. If you lie to us, give us a fake name, date of birth other than your own. It's called obstructing justice, which is a felony. So, if you had any thought about doing that, save yourself the hassle and the time, all right? Cuz you know, you're not getting out of this till we find out who you are. >> The thief, later identified as Armando Ardondo, believed he could outrun officers and walk away from the theft, but he was deeply mistaken. As the investigation unfolded, he did everything he could to complicate the process, attempting to obstruct officers at every turn. During questioning, Armando tried to deceive police by providing false information about himself, [music] making it clear that he didn't care about the officer's warnings and choosing to behave childishly instead. >> It's your one chance. >> 71. >> Okay. All right. Give me a second. Okay. >> Don't mess around, man. >> I know you're lying cuz you already messed up on your birthday. >> How do you not know your birth date? Dude, I really don't give a >> honestly. I don't give a >> No. >> So, do what you got to do. >> Well, I mean, it all depends on how much time you want to spend with us. >> What time? I'm ready to get the out of here. >> Well, then give us your real name and date of birth. >> Armando Arondo. >> Hey, 32. You want to come back in? You want to remember? >> All right. What you have done? Is your real name? >> Yeah. Look straight at me. Show the camera. >> So why I'm like I was straight up with you. >> Mhm. >> So why are we still going to try lying? >> Don't matter. >> You heard me. >> I had enough. I have enough with this [ __ ] bro. I'm ready to get the out of here. >> Well, don't steal. >> You want my [ __ ] life ready? >> Don't steal. And then when you get caught, don't lie to us. >> I told you what's going to happen. >> All right. [clears throat] One more time. What's your last name? >> What's your name? >> What's my last name? >> Aondo. And >> how are we spelling that? >> A R R E D O N D O. >> What's your first name? >> Armando. What's your middle name? >> I don't have one. Okay. >> What's your birthday? What's your address? >> 504 Hillside Road, Juliet, Illinois 60433. >> Have you ever been arrested before? >> Yeah. >> For what? >> All types of >> any theft, burglary, robbery, vehicular hijacking, >> home invasion? >> Never. >> No theft related stuff charges. I got caught >> I got caught saying one time when I was a kid. >> Armando tried to play the tough guy, acting as if he couldn't care less about the officers. But that foolish attitude only made things worse for him. By his own admission, he was no stranger to the system. And if things didn't go his way, this would be his third time in jail. Yet with every passing second, he proved that his previous run-ins with the law had taught him absolutely nothing. >> Anything in the thermos? Oh, a second. We need this. Hold on. I mean, it is. >> That toothpaste is yours. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> You're all good. >> There's Walmart, man. There's over 500 cameras in this store. Follow the people wherever they go. >> You watching all the time. >> Not Walgreens, man. They can't, man. From the time you try to load up all your carts to the time that the store manager told you you had to go to the time you walked right back in to the time you wanted some earbuds to the time you pulled out your $100 bill out of your pocket. Okay. >> But you're always watching. You going to take a break or something? >> No. Take a break. No. >> Look it. There's a $100 bill in there. See that? See what you got here. What's all the stuff for? Want to know what you're getting? All that stuff? >> Yeah. >> Oh, like the sunglasses and uh watch and everything here. Where was all that stuff for? >> Me. >> Are you? >> Yeah. It's >> 133. Okay. I'm going to put it in here. You've been in trouble with Walmart before? >> No. >> Never been in trouble with Walmart before? >> Yeah. >> You haven't been? When was the last time you were in trouble? >> I didn't get No, I never got in trouble. Me personally, never got in trouble. >> Oh, you Well, you said Yeah. with that. >> At this point, Armando began to grow irritated with the staff's questions, but he was about to show just how far his temper could go. >> Yeah, this is all about you, man. >> How tall are you? >> How tall am I? >> Five1. >> You taking anything today that you're not thinking straight? >> No. >> No. How much you weigh? >> Just asking your questions. >> My records. How much you weigh? This dude. Come on. Let me get s out of you, dude. Sit down. Let me get the out of here. Sit down. Sit down. Hey, Salazar. You want to come in here? What? Oh yeah. OH YEAH, BABY. Oh yeah. OH YEAH. ALL RIGHT, MOTHER. GET OFF ME. Get the off me. Get the off me. GET THE OFF ME. Get the off me. Get the [ __ ] off me. GET THE OFF ME. GET THE OFF ME. GET THE OFF. >> YO, RELAX. >> GET OFF ME. >> RELAX. Get off me. >> Relax. [clears throat] >> Okay, stop screaming. >> Stop. You need to relax. Just stop. You want some more? >> Just stop. >> Take a breath. Relax. >> Stop making this worse, man. [panting and gasps] >> Have you taken something? Are you on something? >> Yeah. Just turn back around, >> dude. Just let me the out, dude. Just let me get the out of here, dude. You could have. >> Get the out of here, dude. >> Get me the out of this [ __ ] Get my face out of here, BRO. PLEASE. >> PLEASE, BRO. WE'RE GOING to wait for you here. >> Please. >> And then we're going to take pick you up. >> We're going to get you to the car and then we're going to transport you down. [panting] >> Come on, guys. Come on, guys. I can't fight you anymore, guys. >> You shouldn't have fought to begin with, >> GUYS. I I CAN'T FIGHT YOU ANYMORE, GUYS. [screaming] COME ON. >> SCREAMING. RELAX. >> RIGHT. You're not fighting, >> guys. We're just going to wait for somebody else to get here. >> That's all you're doing is waiting for somebody, guys. Yeah. Another car. Then we're going to pick you up. >> Why the You got me in the ground. You just ran me in the face. >> You wouldn't sit down. You kept >> YOU DON'T DO LIKE THAT, BRO. >> GUESS WHAT WE DID. >> You act like a man, you get treated like one. >> Armando lost control of his attitude and began acting as if he was the one in charge. only to receive a harsh reality check from officers that proved he was far less powerful than he believed. Once again, his troubled cycle with the law was repeating itself. A situation that could have easily been avoided. >> Just one and only. [laughter] >> All right. [clears throat] Are you done? >> Yeah. >> We're going to stand you up. >> Let's do it. >> We're going to get you on your feet. >> All right. >> We're going to walk you outside like a man. >> All right. >> All right. You act any differently, we're going to treat you that way. All right, let's not make any more mistakes, >> bro. I'm not going and I'm not You're not beating the out of me, dude. I'm not I'm not getting beat the up, dude. >> Nobody's going to beat you. >> I'm not getting beat the up to get mying money. >> Nobody's relax. >> You wouldn't sit down. We're going to stand you up. We're going to walk you out. You walk out like a gentleman, you get treated like >> Dude, you just b me in the You just b me in the ground, dude. >> You wouldn't sit down. >> No, you don't do people like that, bro. Well, if you don't do things like that follow directions, things like this happen. So, are we ready to get up and walk out? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> YEAH. [screaming] >> Come on. >> Stand up. Come on. >> I'll come back to this. I need incoming units right on the other side. Just turn the camera off. >> Yeah, he's good. Lean back for a little bit, boss. Lean back. Can you lean back or no? >> From 24. Where you at? >> Oh, we're off. In the end, Armando was charged with two counts of aggravated battery against a police officer, resisting or obstructing a police officer, obstructing justice, obstructing identification, and retail theft, adding yet another entry to his long and ongoing record with the