Your sister, a little bit more sober. Hold on. Hold on. Listen, I'm going to get to you. I'm going to get to you. All right. All right, you're all right. All right. Okay, see, you're fine. On 6th October 2022, in this intense body cam footage, a routine police response quickly escalates into a chaotic and emotional encounter. As tensions rise, officers work to de-escalate a distressed individual, revealing the human side of law enforcement in a difficult, unpredictable situation. All right. HEY, IT'S ME, ASHLEY. COME ON. I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU TO MY CAR. YOU OKAY, HONEY? All right, I got you. I'm here. I'm here. I'll take care of you, okay? You okay? All right, I got you, honey. Come on, you're with me. I'll take care of you, okay? It's okay, honey. I'm with you. I'm with you, okay? Let's go, honey. Let's go. All right, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'll take care of you, okay? I'll take care of you. All right? I'm going to put you in my car. I got a warm seat, okay? You'll be more comfortable, okay? How are the cops? They're okay? It's all right, honey. It's all right, honey. No, you're not. No, you're not. No, you're not. No, you're not. Listen, you're going to be okay, ALL RIGHT? ASHLEY NO, NO, IT'S ME. IT'S ME. OH, I SEE. OKAY. ASHLEY, IT'S OKAY, HONEY. SEE? ASHLEY, STOP IT. KNOCK IT OFF. >> [laughter] >> YOU DO NOT kick me. You don't do that, okay? Come on. All right, GET IN MY CAR. HOLD ON. ALL RIGHT, YOU NEED TO STOP KICKING, OKAY? YOU MOVE MY CAR. Back up a little bit, Ashley. You are not going to kick A POLICE OFFICER. NO, CUZ YOU KEEP kicking here. Ashley, don't kick me again. Well, don't Come on. There you go, honey. We'll take care of this, okay? Uh I'll add the charge. I got you, Ashley. I got you, honey, all right? I got you, don't worry. I got you, don't worry. I'm hot, by the way. I'm hot. Say something. Put Richie somewhere. What was that, honey? What? All right, one second. Please. Just turn around. Turn. I got So, you're going to rotate it inside, okay? You're going to rotate it inside, okay? I got you, honey. Hey, you're with me. I'll take care of [clears throat] you, okay? I'm going to take care of you. It's okay. I'm going to explain all that to you in a second, okay? Yeah, rotate it in. Rotate it in towards your body. Oh, I'm sorry, like this. There you go. Nice and easy. Nice and easy. I got you, honey. I got you. I am. I am. Is that okay? All right, I got you. See, I'll take care of you, okay? I got you. Let me just make sure they don't keep locking on you, okay? So, so this is what happened. I got you. I'm right here. Turn around. Want me to loosen this one? What am I being put Okay, so so this is what happened. You told me that that lady punched you, right? I know. I know. So, I want to go talk to her, all right? I No, no, no, no. I talked to your sister, actually. Okay, rotate it in again. Ready? Rotate it Rotate it in. >> [laughter] >> In in in in. Okay, right there, honey. Right there. You're good. All right, hold on. I got you, honey. I got you. I got you. Hey, didn't I say I'll take care of you? Okay, now I got you. You can loosen me. Loosen [laughter] me. Loosen me. This is what happened. I talked to your sister, right? Hold on. Hold on. You okay? You okay? Okay, relax. I talked to your sister. She said that okay, you guys were just sitting down. And now And now your sister said this, that you got up and you looked at the lady behind you. What are you staring at for, I thought. You started saying stuff to her cuz she was staring at you. Did you get upset about that cuz she was staring at you? What I'm saying that was started all this. You thought they were staring at you. So Okay, so so your sister said that you said something to them, you know, it got a heated argument. And then Let me tell you what everyone told me around. That that that you were Honey, but I got to tell you what they told me. I know, listen. All you told me was that she punched you. You didn't give me no details. Your sister, a little bit more sober Hold on. I'm just Listen, I'm going to get to you. I'm going to get to you, okay? All right. So, your your sister who was with you said this, you went up to her cuz you thought she was staring at you. You started arguing with them. Pushed the You guys were arguing and then the the grandma came in the picture and then they everyone said that you shoved the grandma and so the grandma shoved you back. Let me tell you something, your sister said the same thing. Stepbrother said the same thing. You're a little drunk, Ashley, so you may not remember exactly Well, that's not what I see. Ashley, listen to me. You're going to be taken care of, all right? This is what happened. They didn't want to press charges, all right? This was just going to be a simple report. But what happened was you you became very agitated. Cuz I was just trying to explain to you what was going on and You didn't want to stay still. I told you to relax and you ran towards them, so my officers had to place you in cuffs, okay? Hold on. Now, you're in cuffs. Still doesn't mean you're going to jail. It's just to to detain you. Hold on. Hold on. Trying to explain to you. So, then you got really with your sister. What's your diagnosis? And you're taking something for the array, correct? Okay, you you're going to be okay. It's okay. I think the wine must messed you up a little bit too much. And then you know what it is, the sun the sun too hit you. How long have you been out there? Okay. Okay, no, understandable. I'm going to put that in my report, okay? Don't worry. Yes, so I'll do a I'm I'm going to do a I'm going to finish that. I'm going to do a battery report, okay? Okay, more so the cop. But you understand everything. Okay, yeah, you you have all that. You're going to have a court date and all that, okay? He'll be there. Okay. But you understand why you were treated the way you were, understand, right? So, you So, after me No, no, me and you talked, right? You you were very calm with me. So, I said, "Hey, wait over there, Ashley. Don't go to the family." You said, "Okay." As you waited with my partner, you started going to the family, yelling at the family, talking to them. I understand. But I know. But at this point we have to put you in cuffs because just to detain you. Hold on. Hold on. So, so they detained you, right? And then as they were walking to the car, you started fighting them and you wiggled your way out. Well, you have to understand, you have to be cooperative. If you would have just cooperated, you would have been out. You would have been with your >> [crying] >> I understand, Ashley, but you have to understand, it doesn't give you the right to act crazy with us, okay? I know, but you were the one that started it, though. It wasn't us. You started yelling at us and screaming and you wouldn't calm down. Okay, honey? And then when we got here, just now, you I know you hate them. You can't kick them, honey. You can't do that. It doesn't give you a >> [laughter] >> reason to It's because you were being very disorderly, okay? You weren't listening to us. And then you didn't like him. I know you were, but I had to go talk to everybody, find out what's going on. But but if you would have stayed calm for me, listen, you I would have let you go. That's it. I would have taken a little report and that's it. Just for two Just for a few hours. Your sister, I just talked to her. I know. Well, you can get a bail bondsman, okay? >> [laughter] >> Your sister was talking about she has some I'm sorry. What's going on? What's going on with you? You want some water? >> [laughter] >> Your mom? You good? Tell me about that. So, she Your mom Yeah, I Sorry to hear that. So, this was just how long ago was it? Sorry to hear So, you and your sister had a rough time, huh? Okay. I'm sorry. Yeah, she told me a little bit about that. But you can't go to jail for being suicidal. Ashley, you have more respect for yourself. I know you do, okay? You're just going through a rough patch. [laughter] >> [clears throat] >> Well, now we know what not to do for next time, okay? All right. I believe in you, Ashley. Seriously. This is This is a rough patch. Let me wipe your face. Come here. All right. You're all right. All right. Okay, see? You're fine. Fix your hair. Okay. I'll give you this towel. You're going to get there, okay? Everything's fine. You're going to be okay. You're going to be okay. Do me a favor. Believe in yourself. Believe in yourself. This is just a setback. This is just a setback. I'm going to go to the big boy police station. Hey. You are. You are. You can do this. Listen, you need to be strong right now, okay? You need to be strong. Just take Take some deep breaths. Take some deep Take some deep breaths. No, they're [laughter] not. No one's going to touch you. I promise. Take some deep breaths, okay? Come on. Inhale nose. Exhale mouth. Do Do it with me. Inhale nose. Inhale Just breathe. Breathe. Do one more. Inhale. Okay. It's okay. >> [laughter] >> Hey, are you going to smile for your mug shots? All right. You're good. You're good. Okay? All right. All right. You're going to be all right. Listen. This is just a setback. I I I got you. I'm trying to get Okay. Okay. You want me to leave you alone for a second? All right. Just breathe. You're good, honey. You're good. So, I'm just going to keep talking, okay? You want me to shut up? Tell me to shut up. Listen, so just You got to be strong. Um we're waiting for the bus. I got to check I got to It's a It's a wagon. Listen Listen to me. It's actually It's okay. You're not going to be touched. No one's going to touch you. You're going to be okay, all right? You're going to be No one's going to touch No one's going to kill I promise you that. I'm going to talk to the paddy wagon guy. Listen, no one touches her. When she gets in there, get her booked in, and that's it, okay? Listen, no one's going to do that to you. Hey, I got you. All right? Listen to me. I want you to be okay, all right? I want you to breathe. Breathe with me. Come on. When that wagon gets you, I want you to stop crying. All right. All right. Um take your time, okay? I'm not going to rush you. So, listen. Be strong. This is rock bottom, okay? Just remember this feeling right now. How you feel right now. Remember this feeling, and it won't happen again, okay? Promise yourself. Listen, that's good. That's good. Listen, you're going to start right here, okay? Yes. But one thing at a time, okay? Everything. Everything. It's going to be in the report. Everything cuz I'm taking him to court. It's going to be in the report, okay? Listen. Listen, so You're starting from the bottom, okay? Get one thing done at a time. Get Get yourself Go talk to the judge. Let them know what happened. Judges are smart. No. No. No. Listen. No, they're not. Listen. Be cooperative. Okay, listen to them, all right? Don't yell at anybody. One. Two. They'll see Oh, this is a nice young lady. She just had a rough time at the beach. She's going through some stuff with her family. Tell them about your sister. [laughter] That's your trigger. Your mother passed away. Your mother passed away. What I'm saying is mention all these things, okay? All right? Just mention all these things, all right? You're okay. You're okay. All right. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm not going to do that to you. You good? All right? You're all right. Just breathe. Just breathe. I'm here. I'm here. I got [laughter] you. You're still young. You're young as hell, girl. I'm in my sister's 31. I'm an old man. Um listen. You You got a long way to go, okay? This is just the beginning, all right? You're 21. I know. I saw your record. You have no record. You're [laughter] good, honey. All right. They're here. I got you. All right? Listen, cooperate. No yelling. Nothing, okay? Do me that favor. I can't I got to stay on the beach, okay? But when you get out, if you want Yes, dear. When [laughter] you get out, you can look me up, see how you're doing. Officer Garcia of Clearwater, and I'll help you out. I know who you are, Ashley. Come on. Let's go. Let's go. I got you. I'm going to walk you to the back, okay? Don't worry. You'll be all right. I got you. I got you. I know. Just be strong, okay? Be strong, and you got this. I believe in you. You're a good girl. You're a good girl, okay? Remember what we talked about.