He grabbed and pulled my braid on my head. MY SCALPED ALREADY KNOW MY DADDY. >> She get mad at words and I don't touch her. She get me at words. Give me a feet. Give me a feet. >> I love my dad. >> Hey, >> you're going to get another charging. >> On July 12th, 2025, deputies in Charlotte County responded to a domestic disturbance on Harmony Drive in Port Charlotte. The incident involved 20-year-old Elya Adelie and her boyfriend after an argument over infidelity turned physical. What began as a heated confrontation between partners quickly escalated into a violent struggle that forced deputies to intervene. >> Hey, what's going on? >> Stand on the grass cuz the road >> Sure. Yeah, absolutely. What happened, guys? >> Nothing. This my daughter. She's on her way home. >> Okay. What What happened? Why was there lots of yelling and stuff? They just had a little argument. So, I'm sending her home and that's my grandbaby in there. And then I'm going to have him take my car. >> Is that your >> daughter? >> That's your daughter? >> You You guys had the argument? >> Yeah, but we Okay. >> Okay. It's not a big deal. I >> I'm sending them home now. >> Okay. Anything got physical? >> No, we're good. >> Okay. >> Sounds good. What were you guys yelling about? >> We got multiple calls. So, >> you got caught texting. >> They just got caught cheating. That's That's what it was. I need to delete it. >> All right. Hey, that's not a big deal. I'll just take your info, right? Quick statement. I'll get you guys on the way. >> Sounds good. >> All right. Thank you. >> All right. Yeah. >> I got >> you guys. Hey, can I have your ID, please? How can I address you? >> Aaliyah. >> Aaliyah. Aaliyah, can I have your ID, please? >> Me. >> Where'd you get the marks from? Huh? >> Everything is puzzling. You're going >> You got any marks on you? >> Not that I know. >> No. >> You see some? >> No, I don't see any. That's why I'm asking you. >> We're good. >> Okay. >> Yep. We show up as in teams, right? >> We show up in teams. Can I have your ID? >> I don't have it. I got ID. >> Sounds good. >> Yo, you mind coming over here and talking to me? Is >> this your baby? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Who's this lady? >> You want to give him baby so I can talk to him? >> Yeah. Why you need her name? >> Well, because she's she's here. >> She's a minor. So, can I can I not give you my daughter's name? >> What's that? >> She's a minor. So, can I not give you my daughter's name? >> No, we're we're we're going to need it for the report. That's all it is. She don't have nothing to do with it. Like she can't even talk. She can't even give a statement or write. >> Right. But the fact that she's here, >> right? >> I mean, you could just put baby, right? >> I can't do that. I wish I could. >> She just like just take it too hard. Like I called her cheating. You know how early they call cheating? >> So I tried to leave. Not leave, but like I was trying to get my stuff so I can make her like so we can leave and stuff, but she not she wouldn't leave. She wouldn't leave. Boom. So >> you guys live here? >> No, we got a B&B here. Well, I can't I don't have no car. So, I got to leave when she leave or leave when her mom leave. So, I don't I don't have no car. She's my transportation out here. So, I was trying to leave when she leaves. She didn't want to leave. I just want to leave, go home, and be by myself and she don't have to be here. You know what I'm saying? But she >> Well, so what happened? >> Nothing. Like we just literally just arguing over like she just scratched me. Just stuff like that. Just arguing over like nothing cuz she got caught cheating. She get mad. >> Were you physical with her at all? >> No sir. I'm literally trying to move her away from me. You can ask her mother anything. I didn't touch her, nothing. >> All right. Listen, when you're not under arrest right now, I'm just going to read you your Miranda rights. That way, you know your your rights before we talk any further, just because I see injuries on you. I see injuries on her. There's two sides to every story. So, I just want you to know your rights. Okay? Like I said, you're not under arrest. I just have to read you Miranda. Okay. >> Can't even call my mom, bro. >> How old are you? >> I'm 18. >> You're 18? Okay. Like I said, I'm just getting a statement from you. That's all. All right. Just can you put the phone down so I can talk to you? >> Yeah, I'm 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 you ask me any questions. Have them with you during questioning. You cannot afford a lawyer. Won't be appointed for you before answering any questions if you wish. If you decide to stop answering any questions without a lawyer present, you will still have the right to stop answering any time. You also have the right to stop answering any time until you talk to a lawyer. >> You understand these two rights I've explained to you? >> Yes, sir. >> These are rights of mine. Are you willing to talk to us? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. So, this is Who is this to you? >> How long have you guys been together? >> Since 9th grade. >> Since 9th grade. And that's the dear child that you guys have in common. >> Okay. >> Um >> we had we had many altercations but like >> not like not like >> your volume is so low. >> All right. So you guys were here today. >> Yeah. >> All right. Just what happened? >> Okay. I woke up. I checked the time on her phone cuz my phone dead. >> Okay. >> And I see a dude text her. I just ask her. I'm like, "So we cheating?" You know how girls do they get offensive like blah blah blah blah blah all this and this that. Then I try to talk to her like boom. If you would just take me home cuz I have no transportation. I don't want to go home. >> Where's his home at? >> We live in the same house. >> Where? >> In Fort Myers. >> Okay. Why you guys have Airbnb here? >> Oh, because her mom birthday. >> Okay. >> We stay night stay here a couple nights. >> Yeah. >> And then I woke up like, "You text anybody?" She's like, "Yo, >> how did you see the text?" >> Oh, cuz my phone's dead. And I like I had used her phone to see what time it was. >> You went through the messages? >> No, I didn't. I just turned the phone on literally and then it said she was texting somebody. So, boom. I'm like, "You take me home?" She like, "No, she getting mad." I keep asking her, can you take me home? Can you take me home? She's like, no, no, no. That's really what happened led up to it cuz I kept asking, can you take me home? I don't want to be here. They got no trip station. She brought me here and her mom. >> I have no other way home, sir. I called my people. They couldn't come get me. So, I just I needed somebody to take me home. I didn't want to be here at all. >> Okay. So, what led up to >> you want to do this in front of my baby either? >> What led up to the physical aspect of everything? >> Cuz I cuz I wanted to go. I kept asking her, "Do you want Can you take me home? Can you take me home? I don't want to be here cuz she obviously got caught telling her to do. I don't want to be here. So, I just want to go. I don't want to be here. >> She got mad. I threw the phone. >> She threw the phone or you threw the phone? >> She threw the phone. >> She threw the phone broke, sir. >> Okay. So, she she throw her phone. Were you guys inside or outside? She >> was inside. >> Inside? Yes. >> All right. So, you said you tried to like leave. >> She just Yeah, she just she was just grabbing me. Start just scratching me and stuff, but I was just trying to get her off. I didn't touch her, none of that. >> So, you're walking away. How did she grab you? Like how? >> She just she just grabbed me like she like don't call me out my name. Don't call me out my name. >> I'm like bro I just want to go home. I don't want to be here. I told you this. >> Okay. So then how'd you end up with the scratches on your back and on your stomach? >> She I'm telling you. She was just like grabbing me like I'm I I'm telling you I'm trying to push her off me cuz I don't want to touch a female. >> Were you walking away? Were you >> I was trying to I'm telling you I do not want to touch a female. >> Yeah. I'm asking these questions. I'm trying to be discouraged as possible just because I wasn't I just needed like crazy detail in front of my baby just like >> where was your child when this was happening? >> My child was in there her mother her mother was trying to control her too but >> it was just too much going on. >> So you're trying to walk away she's grabbing you trying to force you not >> but her mother got the baby so she can't control her like >> and you're doing evasive maneuvers trying to get out out of it. >> Just trying to go. >> Okay. >> Did you hit her at all? >> No sir. I did not hit her. >> How did she obtain those injuries? >> I don't know sir. I'm trying to pull her off of me. So like when I mean she's on me she's on me. So I'm trying to pull her off of me. I don't want I don't want these on me. I don't want that. I'm trying to pull her off of me. Like they did. My baby's right here for that [ __ ] Like >> Yeah. Have you guys been physical in the past? >> Dude, not like this. We just arguing, but we never been physical. I just wanted to go home. That's it, bro. >> Okay. >> All right. Um, >> she she get she get mad at words and I don't touch her. She get me mad at words. I say cuz like you're cheating in front of my face. So I said something like it's not like you feel me? It's not physical. I'm just telling you like that's what it is. I can't see. >> Okay. And um so when you're trying to leave, that's how she got her injuries. You're trying to push her off and push her away. >> That's the only reason why she got injured, sir, is because I'm trying to get off of her. >> Okay. Someone there was something that mentioned of her running outside. What made her run outside? >> She ran outside to throw my phone. She threw my phone. You can check the camera. She threw my phone outside. She ran. She We was in the house. She took my phone and threw it. >> Okay. And your phone's broken now? >> Yes. It's broken. I can't I was on the phone. My sister, my mom. I can't even get in contact with her. I'm just trying to get home. That's it. I'm trying to >> Why Why did she break your phone? >> Because she's mad. There was another reason that other >> You want to just talk to me? >> Yeah. >> Okay. All right. Good. You okay? Do you need EMS? >> No. >> Huh? You sure you don't want EMS? They come check you out. All right. So, the argument started about cheating. >> I guess he woke up and saw somebody in my phone. Would you both cheat? You know how they drop each? >> Um Um I guess he I was already dissing myself a little cuz he already kept coming by saying slick stuff. Like after he found out, I already told him in a message that I picked the blame. After that, he just kept coming in and out, making slip remarks, and I'm just trying to ignore him. I'm I'm on the phone with my sister trying to ignore this man. So, after that, it just take place. Like, he wanted he wanted to go home. Like, he wanted me to drop him home. We already came out here for the Airbnb, >> but he wanted me to take him home, but I already said like we just woke up at 12:00. It's already hitting 1:00 at home. >> Um, Fort Myers. I said I don't feel like going home. >> Is that on your ID? >> Um, it probably is. probably it's Lehi cuz my ID is old, but it should be Fortnite's update now. But um >> telling him I didn't want to go home. I come out the living room. I'm sitting there putting on my baby clothes cuz she just got to pull my mom. He's sitting on the couch. Mind you, he's drinking liquor already. >> You could tell bring out the truth in people. He's drinking liquor cuz he can't smoke. So he had to do something else to cope his pain, I guess. >> Okay. >> So, um he's sitting there. He was like, "That's why you taste like that. that's why you've been tasting so weird. Just basically like calling me out my names, calling me a hoe, saying I'm ran through, saying I'm that, just making me feel bad about myself. So, of course, the words touch me and I threw my hands on him. So, my mom was trying to stop us, but I was still throwing my hands on him. So, he he didn't touch me at all. He was just trying to like jack me up, push me off of him type, but he didn't put his hands on me. >> Okay. When you say push push you off of him, did you come on to him? >> Did I come on to him? >> Yeah. We was already like this. Like this. >> Oh, you don't have to do that to me. >> But that's how it was. So, I'm trying to give you the picture. >> Okay. >> So, we was like that. So, I already threw my punch, but he already he grabbed and pulled my braid on my head. My y'all already know. Um, so that's when I was punching him cuz he pulled my braid on my head. So, of course, I'm going to throw a punch and I continue throwing punches at him. So, he has a knot on his head. So, that's when he just yanked me by my shirt and grabbed me like this. That's when my shirt is ripped. >> Okay. >> And then, yeah. So, my mom put us in the car and it was just time to go home. And then that's when you guys came. >> You approached him and he started hitting you, swinging or >> when I approached him, we was already arguing. >> I guess when I >> At what point did it get physical? >> When he just kept calling me out my name. >> He was saying that he was saying nasty stuff. He was saying nasty stuff like it's very personal and probably bring somebody's >> gratitude down. And me as a female, you know, I love been together for a long time. And I told him like even her dad did stuff like that. I don't like that as a female. Don't say stuff like that. This >> Who's this? >> Oh, that's my boyfriend. >> Okay. >> You don't got nothing. He just >> No, he just got here. He don't even know. >> Okay. So, did did he just kind of piss you off and off until you came over and hit him? Where'd you hit him first? >> Um, his eye. >> Right in his eye. Right in the eye. >> Got him a knot. That's when he pulled my braid out and it just got more cuz he pulled my braid out >> after you hit him. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Not going to lie, officer. I don't know if I do have ankle problems, but I really try my best cuz I'm trying to change for my daughter. But >> right, >> he already know what type of buttons to push, right? >> And I literally was trying to hold I I could I was trying to hold my composure until I couldn't. I couldn't. >> I I understand, right? Words of God. >> I didn't mean to hit him. Like how you been after >> How long have you guys been together for? >> We've been together 5 years. >> No, no. Before we ask her any questionings, is any of you hurt her? We have to ask her. She's not under arrest. She'll be handcuffed right now. >> You have the right to talk to an attorney and have present with you before and during questioning. You cannot afford one. Will be reported to you. Okay. You can decide at any time to exercise these rights and not answer any of my questions or make any statements. Can you understand what I explained to you? >> Yes. >> Okay. Do you wish to continue talking to me? >> If you want me to. Put your hand behind your back. STOP. [laughter] >> MY DADDY. Don't say that. [screaming] >> Stop it. Turn around. Turn around. >> THIS IS NO, >> STOP. YOU'RE GOING TO GET TASED. >> OKAY. OKAY. >> YOU'RE GOING TO GET TASED. PUT your hand behind. You're >> going to get ted. [laughter] Put your hand behind your back now. >> Take her other arm off. Take her arm off. >> Let her take her arm off. >> She is here. Here. >> Go ahead and fix them. Fix them. You're going to take them off anyways. Take She's not She's not doing nothing. >> So, is he What's happening with him? >> Listen, ma'am. I told you to go over there. All right. I will arrest you for obstruction if you don't get away from me. >> I'll help you. Stand up. >> You got to stay. >> Get up. >> You got to, baby. >> Stand up. I will drag you to the ground. >> Stop it. Stand up. >> Stand up, baby. Cuz they're going to tase you. >> Oh my god. >> Stop. No. I could put my car. >> Shut up. >> Get in the car. probably about it though. You probably >> move. I'm already here in you about my >> You're going to get another charge. >> Why? >> Listen, stop that or you're going to get tased. You understand me? Stop that. >> Stop doing this for no reason. >> Stop that. You're going to get another charge. Listen to me. You're going to get another charge. Okay. >> I don't want to ride with him. >> Stop. Stop it. >> He's rude. >> Stop it. All right. Stop. Please. I'm asking you to just stop. You did this. We didn't do it. Okay. >> I didn't do nothing. I told the truth. >> Hey, I got him. I think I got some on my seat. Just >> come back over here. Come back over here. >> Why? >> Come back over here, woman. >> In the car. >> I understand. I'm going to tie your feet because you can't act like an adult and you keep kicking my car. Well, I'm not doing that no more. >> Come over here. You still have to be in a in a car seat. Come over here. I'm going to drag. I don't want to keep hurting you. I don't want to keep touching you. Come over here. >> MOMMY, CAN YOU CALL my dad? >> I want my daddy. [laughter] >> Give me your feet. Give me your feet. >> I want my dad. Call my dad. >> Okay. Bring it here. >> Sit back now. BRING IT HERE. BRING IT HERE. Don't listen to them. BRING IT HERE. >> TELL DADDY CALL. >> WELL, it's going to be what? >> I'm going to be in paperwork. Like, >> yeah. >> For what, dude? >> If you choose not to not not to be a cooperative witness. >> No, I'm saying I don't want charges. >> That's fine. Listen to me. It's domestic violence. Okay. You got Listen to me. You ask me a question, I'm going to explain it to you, bro. >> I got a baby. >> Listen, you ask me a question, I'm trying to explain it to you. All right. >> In the state of Florida, all right, we have no choice but to prosecute for domestic violence. You guys been together 5 years. You have a child of common and you currently live together. Those are all the criteria that meets for domestic violence. Okay? Whether you choose to cooperate or not, right now we have no choice but to sit to separate you guys from the situation. So, she's going to be under arrest of that. At a later date, if you go to court and you don't choose to cooperate, that's on you. And you want to drop charges, that's on you. But for right now, yeah, she's going to go to jail. >> I can still drop charges or in general. >> Yes, we'll get you whatever you want later on, but not right now. Okay. >> This is a copy of the victim's rights brochure. As I explained to you, under the state of Florida, you're considered a victim of domestic violence. All right. Inside this form, there's a uh brochures uh with different questions, different an uh different numbers, different resources that you can use as a victim of domestic violence. Um there's a bunch of resources that you you can call, websites you can go to, hotlines you can call. It's just just a bunch of resources for domestic violence and what domestic violence is in the state of Florida. Uh just letting you know DCF will be notified uh being that there was a minor involved um in the situation. So, you'll probably be hearing from them at some point. Okay. All right. Uh, from what I heard, she said you was getting a ride. >> Yeah. All right. [music] >> Miss, >> I just want to know where you're keeping her. >> Okay. So, she's under arrest for domestic violence battery. Okay. He didn't want to press charges. We had no choice but to press charges in the state of Florida. We grabbed a statement from him. We grabbed a statement from her. Her statement and his statement coincided. The primary aggressor is her. Okay. We have to establish establish who was a primary aggressor. Okay. And for based off what she said, based off what he said, we decided she was a primary aggressor. So us as law enforcement officers have no choice but to remove one or the other from the situation. Okay? So that's why we were going to take her into custody. The reason we went hands on with her and took her to the ground and almost tas her was because she was being combative and she was resisting. Okay? We didn't want to do that. I don't want to put my hands on a girl. I don't you mean I understand the situations are already hard as >> I understand. I was just It's I understand. >> Yeah. So she's going to be held at the Charlotte County Jail. Okay. >> Charlotte County. >> Yes. She's going to have to be there till first appearance. They don't do first appearance on Sunday. So, she's going to be there on Monday. Uh until Monday. Okay. Uh Monday, she'll see the judge. The judge will decide, you know, what's what's what's going on. She'll be is she going to get postbound or not? Bail. They'll call you. She'll call you from there. And then, uh I think Charlotte County allows unlimited phone calls. So, she'll get a she'll get a phone call. >> Can I is I'm sorry. Can I give you her dad's number? Because my phone service is going to be off. I don't I I mean I you would have to call the jail just cuz yeah cuz I I have no way of giving her any I can't give her anything. She is whatever is on her phone or her recollection. But you can always call the jail. Hey, I have an inmate there. This name I need her this number. Call me and then they'll they'll do that for you. Okay. >> Adalie was arrested and charged with battery and resisting an officer without violence. Deputies reported that she became combative during the arrest but was eventually taken into custody without injury. 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