right here. Pay attention to how this encounter begins. The officer is responding to a situation at an apartment, but we don't yet know whose account accurately describes what happened. Notice that the first few seconds can shape the entire investigation, which is why officers need to establish the facts before drawing conclusions. Watch how the conversation develops because the reason for the police response and the reason for the eventual arrest may turn out to be two different things. >> Police department. >> Hello. Hello. Police department. What's going on? What you Justin? Last time I probably went to jail or something. >> Are you Justin Martinez? >> Yes. >> Okay. You want to step off for me? >> You have shoes. He left. >> Anybody else inside? >> Police department. Anybody inside? >> Were they confirmed? >> 44th century. Can you log out if you're not detained? >> There's nobody here. We can just give him a 21. Do you did you need a phone or anything? >> Um, I need to explain my situation at least and I hope you can at least document the apartment before anything because I did uh put all my stuff back and uh I know he messes with my stuff so I don't want anything. >> Watch this because this is where the allegations become much more serious. She tells the officer that her partner tried to beat her, but she also says he left before police could speak with him. That creates an important investigative question. What evidence is available to corroborate either account, including physical injuries, witness statements, or damage inside the apartment? An allegation deserves to be taken seriously, but investigators still need to distinguish what has been reported from what they can independently establish. >> Touched. I don't want anything cuz he's going to destroy it or something. I don't want to >> uh He's in his car. He took off cuz >> What car did you get? the uh silver on. >> How long ago did he leave? >> Um right after he called 911. >> And um he tried to beat me. I didn't do anything to him. That's why he's called 911. >> Okay. >> So Huh. >> Where do you live at? >> I live in that apartment. in that apartment. Once uh I get you in the car, you can tell me what what happened. >> I know. Yeah, the wind isn't help either. Do you have anything in your pockets that's going to poke me or stick me? I'll try to get this Um, do you need this paper or is it going to trash? >> Oh, it's it's um it's just a little dolly. I don't know. >> Is it okay to trash it? >> Yeah, if you want. You don't have anything. You don't carry anything in your glass. >> It feels so cold. >> Yeah. >> Dixie, let me turn on the heat and then I'll >> You ever It's not upset, but have you ever told like people like that? >> Yeah, I usually do. Just in case. >> No, I usually do it. Usually if they give them I only do it if it's like gives them the full 49. >> I just do it if they give me full name. >> Negative. Thanks. >> Okay. Um Okay. So, just put this on as well. Put the heater on. So, what happened tonight? >> I woke him up because um I tried I couldn't open the door. He took off the door knobs and I just I knew that I open when I fell asleep like if he woke me up I was going to take a shower and you know do stuff and he woke me up. So, I was trying to get out of the the room and he was over here just recording. You know, I wasn't doing anything. >> Yeah. >> He said he wanted to beat me and I was like >> Yeah. Did it get physical at all today? >> He kept saying like he was going to do something and then at some point he kind of got in my way and stuff. >> That's it. Like I didn't do anything to him. I didn't touch him. >> Mhm. >> And >> so you got home uh and you tried to open the door, but he changed the locks >> or what was >> um I was inside the room, but the doorork knob is off. >> Pay attention to this detail because it gives investigators something specific to check rather than just competing verbal accounts. She says the doororknob was removed and that she could not get out of the room. The critical questions are whether officers documented the door, photographed the hardware, and established who removed it and why. If the physical scene supports her description, that could materially strengthen her account. If it doesn't, investigators need to understand that discrepancy, too. >> So, he closes it and I can't open it. >> So, I was just trying to, you know, wake him up to see like, hey, can you open the door for me? And that's it >> to get out. >> Yeah. And I was asking him to cuz I forgot. Sorry. Um that I was asking him to log out my accounts on Door Dash and stuff because he has my card and the the account and he makes money off of it. So I've been trying to tell him like log off please. Like if you're going to make me move out, you should log out my account respectfully, you know? And he gets mad every time that I say that. And then like he he's like, "Oh, I'm being untitled." And he uses my the money he makes off of it to buy beers. And I'm over here asking for water cuz I'm sick and I need water. And I haven't drank water all day. >> Mhm. How long have you How long have y'all been together? >> 2 years. I'm going get you some water. Okay. Where the 40s come from? >> I didn't know to um ask. >> Yeah. Can you go to two and ask? And then if you can pick them up for me. >> When Since when has he tried to kick you out? >> I don't know. He just says that he's going to kick me out and because he's going to call the cops and He just he just did it cuz he knew he knows I have a word. Sorry. >> Uh right now I'm going to tell you what your Do you know what your warrants are for? >> No. Okay. Uh here in a bit we'll pick them up and I'll let you know what they're for. Uh before he left, what did he tell you? Did he cuz when we opened the door you were like I have warrants or something. >> Sorry. >> When we opened the door, you said you have warrants or something. So did he tell you that you had warrants or >> he told me uh >> that you had warrants and that you were going to get arrested? >> This is the moment the situation changes direction. Notice that the officer identifies outstanding warrants as the reason for taking her into custody rather than saying she is being arrested for the dispute that brought police here. That distinction matters because the reason officers initially respond to a call is not necessarily the legal basis for an arrest. We still need to know what the warrants authorize and whether they have been properly confirmed, but the officer is making the stated basis for custody clear. Okay. Um, so that's what we're picking you up on is just the warrants. That way they can >> I mean I'm just Can I ask like I'm just going to be there for maybe a day. >> How was today? You know, honestly, sometimes the judges come in. Today's Sunday. Right now it's 4:00 in the morning, right? Um, for sure you'll get out Monday, >> but sometimes they come in on Sundays, so you might get out tomorrow. And today was Saturday, right? >> Today is Sunday. >> It's 4 in the morning. >> Oh, 4 in the morning. It's time. >> So, today is Sunday. So, uh worst case scenario, you'll stay Sunday night, get out Monday morning. Uh best case scenario, you'll be there for 4 hours and the judge will see you at 8:00 in the morning. And uh clear since they're just warrants for um so you were trying to get out. He woke him up to get out. He got upset that he woke him up and he was just saying that he's going to beat you up. Nothing physical happened. He was just he kept making these statements and he's like, "You know what? I'm going to call the cops. Call the cop. You're going to jail cuz you got warrants." He takes off and he leaves. >> Yeah. I mean, >> how long have you been living here? >> Um, for a couple weeks in months, maybe. >> Months or weeks? Yes. And he's trying to kick you out. >> Yes. >> How much stuff do you got in here? >> I have a lot of stuff. >> Do you have your phone with you or do you have it? >> No, they took it when I should have gotten arrested. >> Did they put it at the station? >> I don't know what they did with it. >> It's probably at the station. I would recommend grabbing that um whenever you get chances. Do you have a vehicle? >> No. No. So, you've been with this guy for two years, been living here for maybe a few months or a few weeks. Uh, he's trying to kick you out. Why is he trying to kick you out? >> Because he doesn't like me. I don't know cuz I I don't do anything. I just like today I I did clean the whole apartment without, you know, drinking water and then I have, you know, Did you change it to a 15? >> Yeah, you can just run on two or one. >> I'll go right now. >> Uh, no. I'm probably going to leave, too. If you could just stand by. I don't want him to come back and start. >> Yeah, I'll right here, but I'll go change. >> Oh, yeah. Um, okay. So he just doesn't like for whatever reason just certain stuff, right? And so trying to get you out um >> trying to provoke me and then record it and then call the cops and and I'm pretty sure he took something and um of mine and that's how it started yesterday fighting, you know, cuz he took something of mine and I was telling him, you know, give it back, you know, that's not okay. It's like a little kid asking for something back. It's ridiculous. But >> I mean, I did all that today and then I had like again I have UTI. I had enough to drink water and that's why I was stressing on it, you know, cuz he's buying beers with my account money. It's even if >> even if it's his car and stuff and his gas, etc. But I I still Door Dash with him and stuff. I I still take time to do it, too. women. >> Yeah. >> And he never he just doesn't want to. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. So, while I can recommend this is, you know, clearly not a situation you want to be in. It's this shouldn't be something that someone that supposed to love you is holding against you like, "Oh, you don't want to call cops. You could go to jail." Right? That's not something that we want to be here to help people. right here. Notice that the officer recognizes the difference between enforcing the law and actually addressing the problem this woman describes. She has spoken about alleged threats, conflict over her belongings and her partner's use of her delivery accounts. Yet, the officer is also dealing with outstanding warrants that may independently require action. This is a difficult policing situation because officers must follow the applicable law while still recognizing possible victimization and connecting people with appropriate support. >> You are in a bad relationship to tell you, right? And you know that. Um, and we want to help you. And this right here looks like we're not. This looks like taking you to jail. >> I'm glad though cuz I needed to. I I just couldn't have him just holding it over my head the entire time and I'm over here cleaning the entire apartment for nothing, you know. >> Sorry. >> No, no, you you this is a hard place to be in. And I just um I mean the good thing is we're going to get this cleared up. So now he can't hold it over you again, right? And I just hope on your end that I don't know if you have friends you obviously family or someone else you can go to, but if not, I'll give you a number that you can call um so that they can help you in this situation. Um cuz this is clearly not something you want to have to go through again or him holding whatever over you. That shouldn't be what a relationship is about, right? All right. Um, well, let's go ahead and get you there and hopefully the judge can uh see you at 8 in the morning today. >> Sounds good. >> Okay. >> All righty. Let me just give you some more water. >> Thank you. >> Um, I'm going to do some paperwork right now and then we'll head out. Okay. >> Do you have any questions for me? Yeah. >> Actually, do you have all of his information? Do you know like his birthday and stuff? >> Yes. >> Okay. Give me one second. >> So, cuz fortunately, he got what he wanted, right? Was ready to go to jail. And I'm sorry that that's kind of the outcome. >> I knew it was going to have to happen. >> Um, so I just want to make sure in my report I make it clear that I mean, he didn't want to talk to us, but this is what she said. And unfortunately, you did have some warrants and that's why we're picking you up. We're not picking you up on anything else other than there's no other claims against you. Like he doesn't want to talk to us, but that's probably because, you know, he knows he's uh in the room. >> Yes. >> Okay. Oh, he told me before that uh he left, he was like, "Well, if we go now, we could both be gone." I was like, "What? You know, you just called the cops. Like I'm if not if anything I'm going to stick this out because you know I have warrants and I can't be out here you know just doing nothing about them you know. >> Yeah. >> All righty. You want a sip of water before I get into the front seat? >> And then I just tell all my uh anyone who sits in the back seat the back seat is clear. So if anything is found, it's going to belong to you. Okay. I'm going to go to the detention center and then I'll type with myself. 1126. >> Um, I'm going to leave you a little uh It's like a little paper. It's going to have a phone number on it and that phone number you can contact to help you out with if you do want to leave this situation or something like that and you don't and you find yourself not having somewhere else to go. Okay. No, you you can get them. You I would recommend calling for a civil standby where officers will be on site while you grab all your stuff. Um, let's say when you go to grab your stuff, if you have some items that you feel he's damaged or you think he damaged, if you have evidence of it, you can take it to court cuz it's a it's property. Um, so you're going to have to it's going to be a civil matter. Um, and you'll have to go to court for that. And you just basically you're going to tell the judge he broke my stuff. And then the judge will either say, "Yep, that's enough evidence or no." And dependent, the judge will um like order him to pay you back for if he damaged anything. >> Does that make sense? So if he if he does Yeah. Uh the number that I'm going to give you is they'll help you um with like how to go about going to court and stuff. Um like I said, it's since it's property and it's essentially you lived there for a bit. you guys have common uh property and stuff like that. That's why it's a civil matter and a judge can only determine how that's going to be resolved other than rather than like an officer. Um so let's say you weren't dating, he was just some random rando and he broke something of yours, then that's when it's criminal damage to property on your end cuz it's like, okay, what the heck? Um, but since you guys have some joint uh there's joint properties and stuff like that since you do live together. Um, dependent on what it what is damaged and stuff like that. And like I said, if you do have evidence of him doing it, um, >> then and like I said, the number that I'm going to give you, they're going to they can help you with that with going to court and stuff. Uh >> the judge will order him to either pay for it, replace it, or something like that. But that's the judge. >> Uh but our vict the number I'm going to give you is our victim assistance. They help with going to court, restraining orders, finding uh like a place to live and stuff like that if you need that as an option. did it. >> So, it was egg. >> I don't think it was egg, but it might have just been regular. >> No, it does. Yeah. >> That is it. Thanks. Appreciate it. >> Here is where an important missing detail finally becomes clear. The officer identifies the warrant offense as battery on a household member, which gives us more context for the arrest than we had at the beginning of this encounter. But be careful not to confuse a warrant allegation with proof of guilt in the underlying case. To understand the legal status fully, we would need the warrant or court records showing the precise charge, its current status, and the authority for taking her into custody. That distinction is essential when analyzing police footage fairly. >> All right. See you. See? Yeah. Um, let me see. So, your warrant was for battery on a household member. Yeah. So, I guess it was a in here. It says that they weren't able to find your phone at one point. Yeah, but at the end of the call, they did have your phone or no? Okay, then Okay. Okay. And were you arrested that day? I'll um ask the detective where the um I'm if they did get your phone then it's probably at the station. It's off of Picacho, our police station. Um, I'll write the case number on the paper I'm going to leave you and you can uh you can call or you can go in person. I you're saying you don't have your phone. So, um, if you go in person, it's going to be off. It's 217 Picacho. And you just say you want all evidence and reports for a specific case. And then you can also just say, do you have a number saved? You you don't know a number. >> 1153. >> Okay. >> Yes. 108. I'll give my 21. Go ahead and give me your hands. Uh, release your hands. When this handcuff comes up, put it on the wall. Okay. >> Thank you. You can sit down. So this number here can call this number. Oh, I know you said you don't have any other number saved. You can call that one. They will they should be able to see if your phone is at the station in our evidence. Okay. And if you could pick it up. Um I think right now you might just have to leave it there because they're going to just make search and stuff.