In Key West, police uncovered a case both absurd and appalling. A woman and her companion viciously attacked an elderly shopkeeper. All because he sent their unattended dog to the pound. [Music] >> So, I got to defend myself. Cuz are you kidding me? >> You know better than that. He tried to stop me. >> So, how much did you shove me? the old man explained. After her sister fiance suffered a heart attack and was rushed to Miami, the house stood empty. When repeated pleas to reclaim the dog were ignored, he took decisive action. For this, he endured a savage assault, proof of how trivial disputes can spiral into brutal crime. He started yelling at me, saying I was a piece of [ __ ] and came after me in the store and tried to hit me, but she came in and she hit me over there and I backed up over here and she hit me here. >> See the story from the beginning. >> Well, I'm out of here. >> No, we're nowhere. Are you kidding me with yours man? I know. >> That's what I know. >> I need you to stay over here. >> I just got here. >> I need you to stay over here. Really? So, who's the other guy? >> They beat me up. >> They beat you up? >> The girl hit me a couple times and the guy had hit me and pushed me around. >> Okay. So, what happened? >> She had a dog stay on my house. I couldn't keep it any longer. >> I told her she had to go yesterday to pick it up. I had to take it to the pound. >> So, I'm firing both these mother. You hear me? >> No. Now, she says she's got nowhere to go. >> You work here? Yo, both of your boys evidently beat up Joey, >> tore my [ __ ] threw [ __ ] around. >> The [ __ ] happened, man? >> Don't tell me you. >> He said, "Fuck your dog. Don't take her to be euthanized because I wouldn't give my to my sister my pain pills." >> You have your ID. Let me get your >> Yes. I was born and raised here and I was I'm a dispatch. >> You got identification. >> I'm 70 years old and she's 50. She hit me and he hit me. [Music] Let me get up quick. Listen to me. Listen to me. You have nothing to do with it. >> Nothing. Not that aing thing to do with her and her dog and you going to assault somebody. >> He came at me. >> He came at me first. >> I've seen this [ __ ] >> So I got to defend myself cuz are you kidding me? I'm better than that. He tried to stop me. How am I supposed to let that [ __ ] shove me? >> In my face twice yesterday. >> Hilarious, bro. >> Hilarious. >> You scream one more time. I'm going to shut my He's helping me. >> I need you to be quiet also. >> I need you to be quiet, too. >> I used to work for you. >> I don't care. Keep screaming at me. I'm going to put you in the back of my car. I will keep the peace out here. Do you understand? >> Keep reaching it. I'm going to shove you in my car. I don't care who you work for. Calm down. I know you don't. >> Calm down. >> I can't believe you defending pieces of [ __ ] >> Swing on my employee. >> On your employee >> or my employees? >> Oh, because I wouldn't give my sister my pay. >> What? >> Why would you swing on my employees? >> No. I wouldn't give my sister my just go back inside. >> He swung at me. >> Look at the video because he swung at her. He shot her. >> Look at my ear. Look at my ear. My glasses. >> He's so [ __ ] Put your hand down your back. >> Put your hands behind your back. >> Told you several times. >> Put your hands behind your back. >> Please don't put me in a rush. >> Put your hands behind your back. You're being detained. >> Why am I being detained? >> You're being detained because you guys cannot listen. >> No, you guys cannot listen. You guys screaming. We're trying to tell you guys to calm down. Listen. >> I need you to just calm down. >> Please don't do this to me. Just being detained. What is going on? >> Not a problem. >> Please don't take me to jail. >> Why not? You're just being detained. >> Sticker poke. Can you close my clothes? >> I don't I don't do that. Stop. Please. >> My sister and her boyfriend self Joy's house. >> Shut up. >> No. My god, man. >> Joey, >> you have any weapons on you? >> No. Why would I have one? >> I'm asking for my safety and yours. >> I'm a police dispatcher. What the hell? >> Oh my god. >> What do you have in the back of your pocket? >> Check it. >> It's my tip money. >> It's my tip money. >> You don't mind just watch He said, "My doctor has to calm down. Calm down." >> Because I want to give my sister my pain pills. >> Do you really not trust me? >> Do you not trust me? >> Ma'am, I don't know you like that right now. You're just being detained until we finish our investigation. Man, once again, if you can just calm down. >> Michael, please. >> We're not calling anyway. >> I'll put her back in my car, too. >> Will you please just call my >> Please don't call. Don't call me. >> It's a Saturday in Key West. >> Yeah. [Music] been for a while or what? >> Uh just just started. >> Yeah. Yeah. You kind of >> Yeah. >> I never seen you around. I've seen him around. He been around. >> Yeah, he's been around. >> I am. >> I am born and raised. Retired down here. Yeah. Retired down here from the military. Yeah. I never hurt. >> All right, listen. >> Wait, listen to the man. >> Just listen. >> All right. >> I'm going ask some questions. I want you to tell me your side of the story. But the first thing I want to know is I see some cameras here. >> Right there. >> Huh? Okay. >> Yes, sir. >> It happened right here. Obviously, I can kind >> all the way from the front door into here. I mean, here. >> Okay. >> I know what I'm talking about. Now, do you guys have >> access to the camera? >> Yeah. >> In the liquor store, they have it. >> In what? >> The liquor store next door. >> Okay. They have >> the camera things. >> Okay. So, I'll be able to pull the camera footage. >> I don't know about today, but you have to call Amy. >> Okay. All right. So, go ahead and explain to me what happened. >> All right. She had a dog. >> Okay. >> A bull pit ball. >> All right. They got loose and and went to play with a Chihuahua. Well, the Chihuahua bit the honor, but the honor said the pitbull. >> Okay, so the pitbull is her. I I got it. >> Anyway, I gave her one day to bring it down here to Key West in my house. She never got that was a month ago. So, her sister lives in my house with her fiance. He had a heart attack yesterday. So they airlift him to Miami. And so her friend took Valerie, the sister, to Miami. So I left me with the dog all alone. And she was she called me 11:41 in the morning. She said, "I'll be there in a half an hour to get the dog." She didn't show up. Hour and a half later, she I called her. I said, "If you don't get it by 4:00, I'm taking it to the pound." She says, "I I'm coming. I'll be there. I'll be there in a few minutes." She never showed up. So 4:00 rolled up. I talked to him at 3:30. I said, "Look, I'm taking it to a pound at 4:00. You're not coming. We're coming. We're coming. Don't worry. I have a place for it." So 4:00 showed up. They weren't there. So I took it to the pound. I got home at 4:30 and got back. I stopped here at the store. She run around the corner and honk the horn at me. She I was down there. So I went home and she was waiting for me outside the house. I said, "I took the dog to the pound. I told you 4:00. No, you didn't. No, you didn't. You're a piece of [ __ ] Mother, listen. I I said, "Go get the dog from the pound. It's in the pound." That's all I She says, "I got a place for the dog." So now today, I walk up here and Mark the the guy you arrested and her were outside and he's >> they're not arrested. They're detained. Well, he started yelling at me, saying I was a piece of [ __ ] and came after me in the store and tried to hit me. Then she came in and she hit me over there and I backed up over here and she hit me here and he he started a fight with me. I pushed him down and he went on the ground and she was she had fallen on the ground and then they pushed me down. My glasses came off and she said, "I don't have a place for the pound. You I had a lease with you for the to get the dog." I said, "No, you didn't." No, she didn't. She's all She And Mark says, "You're a piece of [ __ ] Threatened her head." I never threatened her at all. Any at any >> Where were you at this time? >> I was back here. >> Okay. >> Uh, so some of it I didn't see at all. >> Okay. From the start of it, did you see who pushed or hit who first? >> They both pretty much attacked the man. >> What's that? >> They both pretty much attacked the man. >> Me. >> Okay. So, they attacked him. So >> yeah, >> I'm just asking because sometimes sometimes >> and you know >> sometimes people being attacked. >> I don't like dealing with [ __ ] too much. So finally I went over there >> right >> and and I got between him and her and she sort of like I thought she would hit me. I mean I ain't scared to get hit but >> right >> I'm telling you what happened. They talked over next door, but a gi story. >> I told him several times to leave and they didn't want to hear me. And then she called me a punk [ __ ] [ __ ] >> So, you know, I'm I'm an honest man. >> I have it. >> Yeah. You'll get it back. >> Okay. >> My dad would keep this place. >> I might need your identification for as a witness, too. Right here. >> Okay. >> Go ahead, sir. >> And your name? Cameron >> Michael Bennett. >> All right. Nice meeting you. >> Absolutely. >> This >> I don't know. I just showed up. We were inside, >> huh? >> We were inside >> witnesses, but so just so the store clerk also is a witness, too. So, I'm going to get his information, but >> are you going to do you have a 105? >> Pretty much they attacked the guy. >> Both for both of them? >> Both of them did. >> Okay. >> I mean, according to the store owner, I mean, what what did you guys see? >> Yeah, that's what I The big guy came in. Apparently, he said something. I don't know what he said, but then the the couple or the Yeah, they came in and like the girl hit him in the neck and then the guy started whailing. >> Yes, ma'am. >> What's that? >> She took the first hit. >> But she hit him first. >> She hit him first. >> He's huh? >> There is video. So Amy, who is the owner um for both of these places, the camera is in here. Well, the camera's in there, but obviously the >> the recordings and everything is in the liquor store, >> so you can't access it. >> Can't access it right now. I asked the uh store clerk, >> but So, but the witnesses are saying the same thing. >> Yes, the witnesses are saying the same. >> So, the other guy the other guy hit, too? >> No, I got hit, too. >> Okay, that's too easy. >> It was a hit, but I mean, push, shove, hit. >> All right. >> Both of them. >> You going to take them both? >> Huh? >> Taking them both? >> Yeah. >> All right. Um, that's Steven's. That's him. >> Yeah. >> And then that's your female. >> Okay. >> This is your witness information. I can take a I guess that's the other guy. >> Yeah, that's a sword clerk. >> This is your witness. You want his information, I'm assuming? >> Yes. >> So, I'll text it to you. >> Okay. >> I'll send a copy of his ID. Do you need anything to it? >> No. >> You can go 1080. I mean, >> you're dis you're dismissed. >> Seriously, I just showed up. Uh, see if you guys need >> good. I appreciate it cuz I was going to go >> pretty much >> pretty much cut cut and dry. >> All right. You need anything else from me? You want me to take him out there for you? >> Mark Steven. Thank you. Everybody's on the call except for him. Except for the kid. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I need to put him on the call. >> Okay. Um, I'm going to run them in my system and then I'm going to run uh the other guy that starts I can start them up there for you if you want. >> Yeah, that'll be great. >> Let me get your driver's license. How was that? >> I've worked here 31 years. I've seen him shooting, stabbing. I've seen it all. >> Yep. >> Oh, wow. You able to grab all that stuff over here? >> I grabbed first. I need to grab a chain. I need to grab a chain. >> Yeah. [Music] >> Your uh address is still the same, right? >> Yes, sir. >> What's your phone number? Two or five. >> All right. Here you go. Um, what? Hold on. Hey, officer is all she had was this. >> Yeah, just change in her keys. >> Where's the change? There's no change here. It's just money like bills. >> No, there was there was change right on the the newspaper stand. >> On the newspaper? >> Yeah. >> Thank you. >> All right. Just know that I'm when I do the report, obviously you're going to be the victim of this uh incident. You're going to be known as the witness. Okay. I'm just letting you know. That's so I don't want them to come after me at my house when I go home. >> Well, they ain't going to come after you anytime soon cuz I'm taking them to jail. >> They're not going to your house. They ain't got crazy. >> I mean, if they get out and whatnot. I mean, they'll be stupid, too, but they're going to jail for battery. So, >> right. >> All right. >> Thanks. Appreciate Heat. [Applause] Heat.