I will deal with it if y'all don't. Her boyfriend hit stealing from you and that's the thing I get for letting them move in. She >> come at me with the machete and bumped into me and said I'll cut you up. >> And my machete swings. >> Why does your machete swing? >> Cuz he pushed me. >> On July 9, 2024, the Street John's County Sheriff's Office responded to a physical disturbance involving a woman who was attempting to force her way back into a residence after being kicked out. The homeowner told deputies he evicted her for not paying rent and claimed she later threatened him with a mashy. landlord. He lives, >> huh? Is my landlord, he lives here. He put his hand on me, pushing me out of the door, asking me, demanding me pay right now. We had this conversation before me in the jail. I was just got home, literally just got home, knocking on the door. I had my purse, my dog in my hand. >> I had my puppy in my hand. I had my um >> my book bag on my back. And I had my machete in my hand with my jacket. They >> just did that. Hey, is he got guns in there? >> Maybe this morning we woke up and my my my boyfriend was gone. Um, you can look right here. >> We're just me with a machete in my lip. >> Calm down. Remember I will deal with it if y'all don't. >> I want her arrested. She's threatening. I got witnesses with a machete in my living room with a machete. Pull on me in my sorted out. >> I'm out on bomb for the same aggravated sol. The deal is I want her to take it out of here. >> Don't go back in the house. We're investigating something. >> I got witnesses. >> We'll work with it. >> You just need to calm down. >> Okay. Okay. I'm I'm sorry. I'm upset. >> Absolutely. House. >> Absolutely. And she owes me 370 right now. And she's a freeloading [ __ ] >> Sorry, sack of [ __ ] >> Okay, take it down. You remember? We got to go report me and you. >> Remember me? >> Yes, sir. I do. >> Have I ever wronged you? >> No, you're good. Officer, I respect you. I'm sorry for being this way. I'm upset. >> I understand the rest right now. >> Not on my sight med neither. >> Let's come on this side of the grass. Let's chill out just a little. >> I'm not armed. I'm not >> You're good. >> Haven't threatened her. She in my living room, brother. >> You don't got to explain to me. I understand what's going on. >> But you understand how that has to work. We have to have cooperation. >> I got no no >> witnesses. We need >> We need We need the victim. >> Listen, I'm not going to speak over you. >> You're alleging to be the victim of this, correct? >> Legend. Yes. She threatened me right in my living room with three witnesses. >> Soon, we're going to have to leave because you're not cooperating with us. Do you understand? >> So, here's the deal. I y'all take me to jail down here for the same >> I don't want to repeat myself. I've never wronged you if I always treat you with respect and kindness. >> Whatever. >> No, no, no, no. Whatever. >> If I go do anything, can I go inside and just >> No, no. >> I want out of >> Can you please just listen to me for a second? >> I'm trying. >> Let's not interrupt me. >> I'm very upset. >> I'm the last person you want to interrupt cuz I've always been nice to you. >> I'm sorry. >> Explain. >> You're You're the alleged victim of this, correct? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. I don't care about a witness. We need the victim to cooperate. >> That's all that matters. But in order to do that, >> okay, >> we need we need cooperation. >> We need What does that mean? >> Needs for you to calm down and let us talk to you and then you talk to us. >> We're not going to yell over each other. >> That's fair. That's fair. Yes, sir. That's >> okay. >> That's the thing to do. >> We will speak with the witness. We'll speak with everything. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. But as of right now, all we know is somebody came at somebody with the machete or the sword. So, in the meantime, take a breath. >> Relax. Slow the blood pressure. Did you get hit? >> I'm sorry. >> Did you get hit? Did she slash you? >> She hit me. >> She run into me >> and run at me with a machete in her hand and said she would cut me up. >> Did you reasonably believe that? >> Yes. I'm in fear of my life. I want that crazy [ __ ] out of my house. She will refuse to pay rent. She said, "Fuck you. You got to evict me." I said, "When y'all go pay me and do the right thing, riding on me. I'm paying for you to be live here. I'm a 61y old man disabled vet. You're riding on me, you [ __ ] young ass [ __ ] >> Nothing wrong with her. >> But she's a freeloader. That's what's wrong with her. And I She ain't I ain't carrying her no more. She's on my back right now. Her and her old man and her dog. >> Where's your old man? >> That's right. >> And I just gave my landlord $1,200. She's riding on my dollar on my back for three months, four months now, four weeks now with not paying nothing. and stole all my dishes and [ __ ] in the house. I don't have half the silver where I had glasses, plates, all kinds of gone missing food out of my house. Every time I put something in the fridge, they get it without asking or anything. And use my dishes and leaves them dirty because they'reing pigs. I'd hate to see their ass when they get off the [ __ ] toilet. They're soing scummy. >> So, what happened today? >> Nothing. She just all of a sudden showed up and I said, "You when y'all going to pay rent?" She said, "You eat a dick. I ain't paying you nothing." and pulled a machete on me and threatened me. >> How big was this machete? >> About this low. >> Is it still in the house? >> Huh? She had it. I don't know where it is. >> Quiet. >> Be quiet. We're talking to him. Be quiet. >> Do you want to go in the car? >> No. >> So, you need to shut up. >> I was just letting you know. >> Shut up. We're talking to one person at a time. You're not going to interject us. >> Okay. So, >> she told me she bumped it run up on me into me and said she had cut me up. >> Bumped it. How? There was a poke at you. come at me with a machete and bumped into me and said, "I'LL CUT YOU UP." THAT'S WHAT YOU DID. >> We're just getting the details. >> I WOULD BE IN CUFFS RIGHT NOW IF I IF that somebody said I did that. I'd be in cuffs. Right. >> We have We have a thorough investigation. >> Okay. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm calm down. >> That's how the sheriff office operates. >> We're talking to you. >> I'm starting to calm down. I'm sorry. >> So, she came at you. She bumped into you with >> She chest bumped me. Check bump me like a check >> in basketball. >> Okay. and with a machete in her hand and said, "I'll cut you up." >> Okay. And then what happened? >> I'm screaming, "Get the OUT OF MY HOUSE. CALL 911." SO, >> AND SHE came outside >> and she went out to get her dog. She kept holding my door open for my AC to blow out cuz she ain't paying electric or nothing. I said, "Shut my door." And I shut my door when she went out to get her dog. I shut my door and locked it. >> Did she still have the machete in her hand when she came out? >> Yes, she did. >> She had it the WHOLE TIME THREATENING ME WITH IT. SAID she will cook me and cut me up. >> Several times. Has this ever happened before? >> No. >> This is the first time. But they are into me for four weeks right now freeloading and stealing my right out of my house. Her and her boyfriend. Yeah. Stealing from you. And that's the thank I get for letting them move in. >> How long she's lived here? Four weeks. >> Ma'am, >> that's how long she's lived here. Four weeks. >> No, they paid the first two weeks. Six weeks. They've been here all together. >> All right. >> They paid the first two weeks to just stop hand and steal my [ __ ] Eat my food. Just be as slobly dirty. Don't wipe their ass with stinking pigs. And I don't want >> they'reing pigs. >> And that's your friend. And she was over. >> That's my lifelong friend that I went to school with. >> I've known her all my life. We went to school together here in St. Augustine. >> So she came by and she witnessed all of this. >> No, we me and my other friends. There's other witnesses inside that saw her. My other friends, we were all inside listening to music, but she come >> raising her steam. >> Everything's fine till she showed up. I don't know anybody. >> Is it consistent? >> Huh? >> Is your story consistent? >> There are other people inside, but I don't know who they are. >> Yeah, but she witnessed it. >> Yeah. >> Is your story consistent? >> Sequence events. >> I didn't hear. >> He said that he chestbumped her and then had the machete raised the machete up and said, "I'm raised it up when she pointed it out." She was >> I'm going to cut you up. >> And he said, "I have reason to fear all that." But he said started over. He said this all started with Ren because he's tired for freeloading. >> Yeah. Yeah. That I mean that's tracking. She's saying that she out the door though. >> And then she >> she was banging on the front >> and then I went to the back to try to get out but I couldn't. >> Secure her. Okay. >> Put Put that down. Put What Put What Put What Put What Put What Put What Put What Put What Put What Put What Put What is that in your hand? >> Mine. >> Put it down. >> Why? >> Cuz you're putting in handcuffs for Hello. I didn't go home. >> Don't don't resist. >> Why am I going to jail? >> Right now, please I need to walk you my boyfriend. Relax. >> You don't have to be so >> You pulled away from me. >> No, I didn't. I didn't. I didn't. I was trying to hang out. >> I didn't grab you or pull away. >> No, I was trying to hang up my phone. >> Be quiet. >> When you grab my phone, >> be quiet. >> I'm sorry. I did not be quiet. You didn't want me out of here. Can you hold yourself? >> Can I please? >> No. Can you be quiet? >> Can you be quiet? >> Yeah. I got to put my sunglasses on. >> I did not do nothing. >> I did not do anything. >> Do me a favor. I know you want a landscape clean, but just like Yeah. >> Yeah. Just leave it alone right now. Okay. I'm just nervous. >> I know. Just Just take a breath. Can you go get my boyfriend? >> All right, let's go to the car real quick. >> My dog. >> Like I have video footage of him stealing from me and everything. >> Today's incident is Yeah. My mom's on the grass. >> I can find it. >> Come here. >> Just stay. >> Can you tell me I need >> You just need a You just need to do me a favor. Ready? real quick. Just sh real quick just and then sit in this car. You're being detained and we're going to go from there. >> Okay. Okay. Okay. I need to talk to one of y'all though. But >> submit that for Prince. >> Cuz she said that she had the entire time. >> Yeah. It fits with the the description the the witness gave to a T. >> Stay in the car. Okay. I'm sorry. Read something. I got I my feet itching. I'm sorry. Stay in >> the car. Let me read you something. Listen, can I talk to you, please? >> After I read you something. >> I'm going to jail. >> After I read you something. >> Okay. I'm sorry. >> So, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say >> Listen, can I need to talk to you, please? I'm not >> After I read you something, okay, relax. Okay. >> You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in court. You have the right to talk to a lawyer for advice before we ask you questions and have them with you during questioning. If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be appointed for you before questioning if you wish. If you decide to answer questions without a lawyer present, you'll still have the right to stop answer any time. >> You also have the right to stop answer anytime until you talk to a lawyer. Do you understand each of these rights if I explain to you with these rights in mind? Do you wish to talk to me? >> Yes. >> Okay. Real quick, I'm going to ask a series of questions. I just need your cooperation. And honesty is the best policy. We have two people with consistent stories and your your little, you know, whatever you talk to him about is kind of sounding like the truth. >> What happened? Okay. So, I got just home. I seen my I grabbed my bikes because my bikes were stolen within the last couple days. I had to go all the way to the bushes to get my one um to get my one bike over there. And I walked in my my machete was by the window right there. I knocked on the door. He didn't want to answer it. And he said, "Got if whatever that song goes, if you're knocking, don't come in or whatever." And I said, "Please let me in." He said, "Um, I went to go knock on my window." I don't know if you heard me or not, but I come back to the uh door. I knock again. Nugget's running with Bella. So, I'm yelling at Nugget. I grab I grab picked her up, went to knock on the door again. He wouldn't let me in. I would >> Are you outside the house the entire time? >> Yes. I went Yes. The door was the doors unlock the back door. And so, I go to this window. I knock on it twice. They didn't um I guess because of all the commotion, they didn't want to answer it. So then that's whenever I went to pull out my phone. He finally opened it. I go inside. I'm yelling at Nugget. I'm right there at the back the front door literally with my back on it. And he goes to push me out the door. And um um I drop my dog and I drop my back my my sweaters or whatever. They're soaking wet and my machete swings. I did not I swear on >> Why does your machete swing? >> Cuz he pushed me. I went I >> Why do you have the machete in your hand? I I just told you I picked it up by the window cuz it was outside my window. >> So you picked up a machete during conflict. >> No, there was no conflict. I was trying to >> You said he wasn't letting you in. >> No, I didn't know it was going to be like that. Like I did not know that. I swear to God. >> No. So you're obviously he's not letting you in. There's conflict going on. You armed yourself with a machete. >> I thought No, I did not. No, there was no conflict at that point in time. I did not because he does this all the time. We leave the door lock at all points. They don't answer it sometimes. You know what I'm saying? This is an ongoing thing. I can show you video footage. >> Huh? >> How long have you been living here? >> A few months. I've been trying to find somewhere to go. He He comes to my door the other night and slaps the door. That's why I had to call the first time. And y'all, it's a man. I made a report. He slapped the door and um he got beat up in my room by boyfriend. And >> no, we we care about today. >> I understand. I'm trying to explain to you what like Oh, no. >> No past actions would lead you to today. >> I did not swing the I just had all of my stuff in my hand and I went to go I I went I tripped like whenever he pushed me, you know, out the door. I tripped cuz I had all my stuff in my hand. I literally, you can see how much stuff I had in my hand is in my bag. >> You tripped with the machete in your hand. >> Yeah, I went to Cuz he pushed me. >> Can you please try to control the spit? >> I'm I can't help it. Sorry. I'm thirsty, too. Listen, he pushed me. So, when I went to fall, pretty much catch myself. I didn't like he I swear on everything. Put it on my daughter. I promise you. I'm in I'm not I don't even talk damn hardly. >> So, is that is that is that everything that happened today? >> Yeah. He pushed me out the door. I swear. I promise. I put out my daughter and everything. I promise you. >> He's always doing it. >> That's why you need to call when it happens. Cuz >> I tried. I was calling out. You didn't know. I'm I'm calling. That's why >> this is why we need to call when it happens. So when we come here, it takes one incident for everybody to report, 1100 incidents from the past. >> You can't you can't have you can't have one incident where you report 1100 incidents from the past. >> So we're dealing with one thing at a hand right now. >> And I I went to the store yesterday and because I didn't want the problem and him like >> why are we talking about yesterday? >> Um because I was just tell I'm just explaining see what's been going on. the reason why he's acting like this cuz we owe money. This is the way he's going to try to get. >> Okay. So, you guys have obviously tension for not paying rent, paying rent, not whatever the civil dispute, the civil issue at hand of not paying rent, taking the food. >> Okay. So, that's So, there's builtup tensions, >> right? Well, I So, you have builtup tensions from this whole civil thing, him accusing you of not paying, you keep paying. Right. >> Right. >> So, you have tensions already, >> right? >> So, what brings you to grab a machete? I I was I literally picked it up before I even knocked on. >> Why did you grab the machete? >> I picked it up out of the yard because he's been >> Where was the machete in the yard? >> Right there by my window where my bungee cord is. >> Is your window the air condition with the note in there? >> Yes. >> Okay. So, it was right outside. You picked it up. >> I grabbed it and I knocked on the door. >> What do you use that machete for? >> No, I was homeless. >> Okay. >> A couple months ago, I was living in the woods. That's why I have it. >> Okay. So, why would you bring it inside? >> Because this >> after after he's not letting you in the house. >> No, I picked I had an ar I had it in my hand already. What I'm trying to say. I had I picked it up when I walked up, knocked on the window and everything and I couldn't get in. I was just That's why I went back in the backyard and dropped me. I went back in the dirt. That is exactly why I was in the dirt. Hey, you give him permission to take your stuff. >> Yes. Listen, what am I going to do? >> I'll tell you after you guys talk. >> I love you, baby. Please call me. >> I know. >> Yeah. Okay. Listen. >> Go stay in the car. Stay in the car. >> Okay. [clears throat] Can I Baby, I didn't want to do it. I did not. >> I don't think you >> I promise you. You're falsely arresting me. I swear. >> No, we're going off probable cause. You have the time in court. >> Okay. Can I make Can I make a deal with you, please? No, we're not doing deals. If you he just wants to give you a kiss goodbye and then we'll move on. >> Call them bond. I know >> you you're out on bond already. >> I know, but baby, please call my little Listen, can I can I can I talk? >> Are you on probation? >> No, I'm I'm out on trespassing on my mom. >> Okay, >> listen. Can I speak to you in front of him? Just just real quick. >> Make it quick if it's not pertinent. Can I please will you go ask if I can make a deal with him? If I leave right this second, please officer. >> No, no, no. It's done. Charging. I love you. >> One more. One more kiss and then get out of here. >> I love you, baby. >> I answer your phone. I'm calling my phone. >> Is it not turning on? >> Officer, listen. Listen. >> My mom's number. >> Can I help you? Yeah. Um uh no. You're in Facebook. >> Yeah, just Facebook. Facebook message. You You're really overextending this. >> No, I'm not. >> We're not We're not making deals. Do >> you have something to tell me pertinent to this case? We're not making deals. >> Yes, I do. I do. Okay. So, um can I press charges on him? >> No. >> Why? >> Cuz you attacked him with the machete. >> I did not. >> The woman was arrested and charged with battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. If convicted, she faces up to 5 years in prison and a $5,000 fine for each felony charge. >> [music]