Do you know where you're at right now, man? >> You know what city you're in? >> Open this. >> Just sit down right there. >> On March 2nd, 2024, deputies responded after a badly burned woman appeared on a residential street, disoriented, unable to name her attacker, unable to identify the city she was in. >> Where where were you from? >> Where where where'd you come from? >> Down that way. >> Down this way. >> Okay. You want You want to have a seat right here? Where did you get kicked or? >> Burnt. >> Burnt? Was it with oil or hot water? >> I don't know. >> You don't know? Okay. >> I don't want to. >> Okay. You want to go down here? Let's, you know, have something to lean up on. Can you walk down here for me? I got you. Can Can you see where you're going? >> Okay. I'mma guide you a little bit. Okay. I got you. You ain't burned on your shoulders, are you? You burned on your shoulders? >> My head. >> And your head as well. Okay. All right. Let's Let's walk down this way. What What's your name, sweetie? >> Amanda. >> Amanda. >> Uhhuh. >> What's your last name, Amanda? Where'd you come from? >> I don't know what city it was. I can't even see. >> Okay. Was it uh who who are you with? Who's who's the one that assaulted you? >> I don't know his name. >> You don't know his name? Can you give me a description of him? >> Uh, no. >> Were you inside his house? >> Uh-huh. Was it someone that you were staying with? >> No. >> Okay. >> Okay. Do me a f I'm I'm going to take a few pictures here. Okay. >> Uhhuh. >> I will. >> They're They're coming. Just hang tight for me. Okay. I got to take these pictures. I know it hurts right now. >> Where you were when you were assaulted? >> Where you? >> I don't know. >> You know where you're at right now? >> You don't know where you're at right now? >> Yeah. Where do you Where are you right now? >> What's Do you have ID on you? >> I got it. I already got a picture of it. >> Do me a favor. Will you lift your um your hoodie up a little bit for me? >> Do you know where you're at right now, man? >> You know what city you're in? >> Open this. >> Just sit down right there. You're just sit down right here, huh? >> You hurt any of your >> Yeah, she's got on on her stomach as well. >> What What's with your stomach? >> Burns. Who did this to you? Huh? I don't know. >> Do you know where where you're at right now? >> Do you know what city you're in? Hispanic. >> Okay. Was it a friend that you were with or >> I don't know who that was? Girl. >> It was a girl. >> Was she black, white, Hispanic? >> She was what? >> White female? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Did she throw boiling water on you or oil? >> I don't know. >> All right. The ambulance is here. Okay. Okay. Good. >> So, give give him a second. Give him a second. Let >> She said it was a white female. >> A white female did that. >> Yeah. >> Hey, sorry. If you don't mind, could you just kind of just do a little saying, I guess, about where she walked up and where or at least if you might have seen what direction she came from. >> I I honestly I didn't I didn't see anything. I just not heard a knock door open. She like, "Hey, can you, you know, call a paramedic? I've been beat up and burn." My first assistant, my first, you know, thought was somebody like threw her out of the car. Like be threw out of the car. That's how she end up here. >> I didn't know she ended up like she was way across town somehow managed. >> I don't know how she managed to walk over here. >> But yeah, I don't even know. I honestly don't even know. Uh >> yeah, if you could just jot that little part down about a close time whenever. Um all I need is just your name, your birthday, address, and a phone number. You don't need to fill out this time to scribble this out. >> You can you can take it inside and fill it out and that way you're able to sit down. I know it's going to be hard to write with. Yeah. >> So just my name, address, from here. Um, she's got an Alabama ID, but it says she's she has an address somewhere, though. >> Oh, >> but we'll get her taken care of. We appreciate it. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Let's go. >> We can at least give her some medicine. >> You might really want to get her face if you want. >> Yeah, I got I got those there. I just needed the other parts that were I couldn't see cuz she had her jacket on. This arms person. >> Oh, sorry. >> No, you're fine. >> Me and ambulances and small spaces don't get along. >> Get out. You guys wait. She run out like this time work. I work nice if I just take a look around. >> Is that her stuff right there? >> Yeah. Yeah, man. Cuz I'm I'm about tired of crap. But bro, I mean like I'm I'm I'm doing my laundry. All right. Yeah. I got Look, I got >> Yeah, man. You keep you got I got a cup of water off. >> Yeah. Well, here we cut off her. Let's go back. Does she have a room she stays in or >> Yeah, she look. That's my girl. >> Okay. Okay. She's >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. What? Yeah. So, so what's going on there? >> Well, hey, look, man. Not not to mess around like that, but that's what we're going to do. Okay. Yes, sir. >> Um and and let's let's run down to the PD so we can talk there and fill out some paperwork. You're not under arrest or nothing like that, right, man? >> Huh? Just so you can like write a statement for that. It's not the jail. Listen, we don't have a jail in our department, right? It's right here. If you go there, man, and we'll talk to you about some stuff so we can sit down and talk talk. >> Huh? >> Well, that way it's recorded all that kind of stuff, man. Like I said, you're not under like that. I just would like to talk to you there so we can talk there. Okay. [music] So, what kind of family emergency did you have? She She run off, man. I'm not coming in. She she run >> like when I told her >> when when when did she run? >> She said, "Man, she I I text her phone. I called her phone. >> We talked the other night." >> Uh was yesterday, >> right? >> Definitely yesterday. >> Was she staying with someone yesterday? >> Man, I don't know where she go. >> Okay. >> But uh >> So are all her clothes right there or is there like >> No, she have more. She have dressers and it's four bedroomedroom houses. She have clothes in that one. So this is Saturday morning, right? So you were calling her Friday night, Saturday morning. >> Thursday, Thursday night, Friday. >> Okay. So that So that's the night before. What you said, but what was happening last night? >> I didn't go to work. >> Why? >> Because because of this. >> And you didn't keep trying to reach out to her or nothing like that, >> man. Nope. Okay. >> All right. Here's the deal, man. You got shoes stuff, grab your phone. We're going to go to the police department. Okay. >> You got any weapons on you, bud? I'm just going to patch you down before we put you in the car. Okay. >> Pack me up for what? >> Make sure you ain't got no weapons. You ain't got no guns or anything on you, dude? No, sir. >> No, that's all. I just want to make sure no one gets some shot or anything. Okay. >> Well, you said it >> cuz I don't want >> Yeah, you're good. I don't have >> You got any weed on you or anything? >> If you do, that's cool. >> It's not to get you to rest. I'm taking the beer here. Okay. And the cigarette, too. >> Yeah. I'm saying that just asking. >> Can you what? >> That's why I just asking I go ahead and drink my beer. Okay. Okay. Well, let me if you don't mind. Uh, let me cut the my washer off. >> No, we're going to go >> the water running. >> Listen to me. Listen. >> Listen to me. >> You're going to put the beer down and you're going to put the cigarette down. Okay. >> Yes, sir. I'm >> We need you to cooperate with us. Okay. >> Yes, sir. I'm going to do >> No, let's just put that down right now. >> You can set it down here or wherever you want to set it. >> I just need to cut the heater off here. I'll put it in the ashtray. Okay. You listen to him. Listen to him. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. >> Hey, listen to him. Pull them off. >> Yeah. >> Do I need to get the mountain? >> Yeah, you can get your phone right here. Well, hold on to that. >> No. No. I'm hold on. Hey. Hey. >> Hey, man. Hey, listen to me. Listen to me. Okay. >> Well, I mean, what's going on? >> All right. So, I'm going be real straight with you. Wait. What you just put in your pocket? Go ahead and empty out your I was going >> ahead and empty out all your products for me, sir. I don't know. Hey, >> I don't have anything. >> Look, listen. You are making me super nervous right now. Okay. >> Just your demeanor. Okay. >> I'm asking about no one in y'all. >> So So here's the thing, okay? I'm going to be real straight with you, right? >> Yes, sir. >> What you're saying, right, as far as the events and then where we are, >> they they don't some of that stuff don't make a lot of sense. Okay. >> Don't reach in your pocket. All right. Keep inside. >> Listen [clears throat] to me. Okay. Listen to me. Hey, listen. Right. Right now you're not under arrest. Okay. But for you to go in their car, they got to patch you down. Make sure you got no weapons like that. Like I said, okay. That's all they're doing, man. >> Yeah. Right. Right. All I asked was, "Can I turn that washer off?" >> You already did. No, I started. >> You already did. >> I cut the Look, we're not going to hold you. >> I started it over. I cut the water off. I started >> This is the key to the door. >> Yeah. Yeah. I don't have anything. >> I'm saying I'm at >> I think Brock's >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> Okay. >> If you want to set your money up there, you can. If you want to take it with you, you can. It's whichever your choice. >> Yeah. >> Okay. I don't know what you want. >> You're fine. >> All right. That's all. I appreciate Did you cut the heater off? >> Yeah, I'll cut the heater off here. Okay. >> Yeah. Yeah. Right. My name's Nick. I'm one of the detectives. I don't I looked at What's your name again? >> Jarvis. Jarvis. >> Jarvis. Okay. Will you talk to me? Can I ask you some questions about all this? >> Sure. >> Okay. All right. So, all right. So, like you guys are are having issues, whatever, right? like that that man that's trust me I've been divorced I get it right I I completely understand. So when is the last time you saw Amanda? >> Wednesday Thursday. Wednesday. >> Did you see her yesterday at all? >> Uh when I came home I had Popeyes and I had Johnny's. >> What What day was that? What day was that? >> Uh the day my days kind of mixed [clears throat] up with my life but um I was calling calling calling. Mhm. No response. No response. Sh. It's on the phone. >> Heck yeah. You You my phone. I can show you like when I call them, >> right? >> So, today Saturday morning, >> right? Wednesday night. So, Wednesday night, you think? >> Thursday night? Yeah. >> Okay. And you told me over there you didn't go to work last night. >> No, I didn't know. >> Why didn't you go to work last night? >> Wasn't worried about my woman, >> right? My woman got know she cheating on me, >> right? Do you know who she's cheating with? You >> I don't know no one there. As far as I know is work in a store talking to you. >> Yeah. Old JK. >> Yeah. I don't know. I I [clears throat] relocate cuz I want road. >> Yeah. Got to get away from you start. Yeah. Get your life in the right direction. >> But uh slash like you don't have to work. >> Mhm. Well, I need help, but I'm making good. But I don't know when breaking the house. >> Oh, yeah. The last time [clears throat] that >> Yeah. Yeah. I like I don't remember all the details of it, but I remember reading it. Like I said, not me. >> Yeah. Come on. That's That's a high. >> So, as far as Is there anybody that has like a beef against y'all now? Like, or anything like that? >> No one. >> Okay. Only folks I know is work. >> Right. Okay. Um, does she have any friends around here that you know of that you hear about? >> I don't know she is she is there she ever have like a friend a girl come over back in the past like like uh I don't know her name. I ain't like I've been doing love like 14 years. >> Yeah. You got >> Yeah. And this girl like I said I don't know her name like I'm I'm drunk as a stunt [clears throat] and I went to work and I'm like be home when I be home when I come be at be at home when I get out work. Yeah [ __ ] somewhere. Yeah. I'm like what's going on? We got to she I'm in jail. I'm in the home. Oh she was in jail. No she say I call her jail. Okay. I mean, >> so you're calling her all that kind of stuff, right? But you haven't seen her? >> No, like last time I saw her when I brought the chicken now. I don't mean the Chinese now. >> Yeah. Yeah. With all that going on, right? Why Why is the phone still at your house? >> Her? Yeah, man. She She get when she want to play. Yeah. She She was a br she'll [clears throat] do it. If she want to go travel back, she Yeah, that's her property. I tell her she can't can't go anywhere. >> Yeah. She And this isn't to get her any type of trouble, right? She don't even talk about drugs or anything. She know she drink. >> She drinking. >> We drink. [clears throat] Drinking. We're adults. You can drink, right? >> Like we know. >> Yeah. Yeah. Were y'all drinking last night? >> No. No. Cuz I was going to work around like 7 8 I don't know. I told I'm not going in. So I I knew better to go in cuz I I was drunk as like I could have lost I could have lost my job if I would have would have been clocked in. >> Yeah. So I know not to go in like that. Had she been drinking and she drink I'm saying like so you saying last night 7:00 like hey man I can't come in right >> you've been drinking right like just hanging out right drinking I talk to him >> after. Okay. Did she start drinking then, too? >> I haven't saw her, man. >> Okay. I'm feeling I haven't saw her. >> No, [clears throat] man. I look Look, I got W of bed this morning, so I'm trying to figure out too, man. Like I said, she I'm just I I want to make sure she's okay is the thing. That's what I'm asking him, man. Like I mean so and that's the thing is that you know somebody somebody's done something to her and I don't think it's you but I like I want to make sure whoever it is like you know we take care of her make sure I don't do this kind of stuff again you feel the same way. >> Yeah. Yeah. And I'm asking like what's going on? What's going on? You ain't saying nothing. >> I got [clears throat] you. So in any of the last times you said I'm not like has she been arguing the legs or anything like that lately or >> Well anybody will you >> I sleep. >> Yeah. >> I sleep time with them. >> Okay. I go to sleep. [clears throat] >> Okay. I get up like >> right. So which one of these is yours? This one. This one. The one that ain't broke. And so you said I can look at some of the Do you care if I look at the messages and stuff? I can go ahead. Okay. You got to be careful, man. Like, I just want to see what's going on. Y'all going to get me with a lawyer, whatever. Okay. >> But for that, I mean, >> yeah, man. No, I said that. >> No, that's your business, man. Like I said, >> I mean, like, you're a funny chick. Like, can you get some beer? Like, it's fine there. Yeah. I mean, you talk Chase, man. >> Yeah. [clears throat] >> No response. You know what I mean? like when I was calling. >> Well, like I said, man, you said the attorney stuff like that and so I don't want to keep asking questions about that going on. >> There you go. I'm going to get them to run you back home. Okay. Uh I'm going to keep her phone uh and I'll get it back to her and stuff like that. Okay. Um but she she's going to be in the hospital for a little bit. Like I said, uh I don't What's wrong with her, man? Uh I don't to be honest with you, man. I'm not a doctor. I don't know. She She looks pretty rough. >> The first legal issue is the entry into Jarvis's home. Deputies entered without a warrant. The basis was consent. Jarvis said, "Yeah." And let them in. Under [clears throat] Schneckloff versus Mustamonte, consent to search must be voluntary and free of coercion or deception. Here's the problem. The deputy said, quote, "I ain't trying to search nothing than walk through the home." That statement made before entry creates a fourth amendment suppression argument. A defense attorney reads that line as an affirmative misrepresentation of intent. Whether a court agrees depends on circuit precedent, but the voluntary nature of Jarvis's consent rests on a narrower foundation than it needed to. One sentence changed the legal calculus of that entire entry. The second issue is custody. Deputies told Jarvis he was not under arrest repeatedly. Then they asked him to ride in a patrol car to the police department. Those two facts sit in tension. The question Miranda asks is not whether handcuffs were used. Thompson versus Kioane sets the standard. Would a reasonable person in that position have felt free to refuse and leave? A person sitting in the back of a patrol car headed to a police station is not objectively free to leave. That is the custody line. If a court finds that transport crossed into custody, every statement Jarvis made at the police department before he invoked his right to counsel faces suppression. Miranda warnings cost nothing when given early. They cost everything when omitted and later challenged. Detective Nick's rapport building approach was sound. He referenced his own divorce to reduce Jarvis's defensiveness. A recognized technique that produced real admissions, the timeline of last contact, the missed work night, the fact that Amanda's phone was at his house. Then Jarvis said it. I don't even want to talk no more, man. Y'all can get me a little lawyer or whatever. Under Edwards versus Arizona, once a suspect invokes the right to counsel, all questioning must stop. Full stop. The detective did exactly that. That response immediate. No argument, no one more question was constitutionally required. It preserved the integrity of everything gathered up to that point. Getting it right matters because getting it wrong after a clear invocation is the kind of error that collapses a prosecution. Before transport, the deputy conducted a patown. Terry versus Ohio authorizes a frisk when there is reasonable articulable suspicion that a subject is armed and dangerous. a victim with severe burns, an unknown asalent, and a subject with an inconsistent account that clears the Terry threshold. Detective Nick retained the victim's phone, which had been at Jarvis's residence. A warrant is required before searching its contents. Riley versus California established that in 2014, retaining the phone as evidence is lawful. Reading its messages without a warrant is not. The conduct documented here, severe thermal burns across the victim's head, shoulders, and stomach. Inflicted with boiling water or oil constitutes aggravated battery in virtually every American jurisdiction. The prosecution would not charge simple battery. The injury is too severe. In most states, aggravated battery causing great bodily harm is a secondderee felony carrying 2 to 15 years in state prison. Several jurisdictions carry a separate enhanced charge for assault with a costic substance. Those counts can run consecutively. Visible permanent disfigurement removes most of the prosecutorial discretion that would otherwise support probation for a firsttime offender. Active prison time is the realistic baseline here, not a suspended sentence. The medical documentation from the emergency room will drive that outcome. Three things stand out. First, the right to remain silent is most protective at the start of an encounter, not after 7 minutes of statements. Jarvis invoked at the right moment but absorbed preventable exposure in the time before it. Second, I ain't trying to search nothing is not a legal limit on what officers can see in plain view once they are inside. Saying yes to a person entering your home is not the same as consenting to a search. Know the difference before you open the door. Third, if an officer says you are not under arrest but asks you to ride to the police station in a patrol car, ask whether you are free to leave. If the answer is unclear, say nothing until it is. Let us know if there is an interaction or legal topic that you would like us to discuss in the comments below. Thank you for watching and don't forget to check out our channel for even more police interaction and courtroom content.