A mother in Florida drives her 55-year-old son to the police after an argument over his phone. >> What's your name, ma'am? >> Francina. >> Francina, do you mind stepping out with me and talking back here? >> Okay. >> All right, and do you have your driver's license with you? >> Uh-uh. >> Do you mind if I see that, too? Well, that way we don't have to make multiple trips. >> I'm a retired school counselor, so I'm not going to >> No, you're all good. All right, let's let's head over here. So, tell me what happened today. >> Well, my son had a stroke a year and a half ago. >> What happened today? >> But I'm trying to get somewhere. I'll I'll get there in a moment. He wasn't taking his medication and all of that, so I was running up and down the road to see him. Do you see the picture now? So, all day long, he's on that phone. I got him into the um Planet Planet Fitness. I go there with him. And I he does a lot I said, "Do you have a job on this phone?" All the It's 24 hours a day. He's had a stroke in his brain, about eight of them. And so, I was driving, got to the traffic light by Planet Fitness. I said, "You need to get off that phone. Do you have a job on that phone?" He probably didn't like that. And I'm just sick of it. All day long, he can't even eat without on that phone. >> Mhm. >> So, then I pull up the Planet Fitness, and he says, "What?" I said, "Get off the phone." Cuz I'm I started exercising with him. So, he goes at me like that and on the side, and I went like that. You not You don't You're not going to act like you're going to attack me, and he >> Okay. >> my arm and twisted it. >> Okay. >> The marks were there. >> Can I see that little bit better? Okay, so this little bruise right here. >> It was bigger than >> Yeah, no, I see I see it's kind of swelled up a little bit, too. >> But anyway, >> Okay. >> and I said, "Stop. What What the What I'm not going to repeat. What are you doing?" >> Right. >> I don't I'm old school. You You >> What What happened before that? >> So, it like yeah, can you explain Did he like lunge at you or >> Yeah. It was It was a lunge. Okay. >> He said, "What?" >> But did he make any contact with you at that time? He didn't He didn't touch you or anything when he when he made that first movement? >> I wonder if the stroke had anything to do with it. He says, "What?" Like he was frustrated with me. He says, "What?" >> But he didn't touch you in that first movement. He didn't touch you, did he? Like when he first did the what, did he did he touch you or did he not? >> like this. >> Okay. >> "What?" >> Okay. >> Like that. >> Right. And did did you hit him? >> I went like that. >> But he and then that's when he grabbed your arm? >> I I I put my arm down and he grabbed my arm and started twisting and wouldn't let go. >> Okay. >> I was screaming. It was just that painful. >> Okay. Do you mind if I take some photos of that? >> I don't mind. >> Okay. >> He has to know that that's wrong. >> Right. >> Like did he make contact with you when he went like this? When he was like, "What?" >> the what, did he didn't touch He didn't hit you in that first It was just like an like outburst and what? >> No, it was a what going >> Towards you though and you Okay. >> What? And then >> he put his arm back. >> Uh-huh. >> And then I I I'm trying to see now. "What? I'm I'm just in shock." >> Right. >> do that to your mother. >> Um obviously this contact on your arm hurt you. Did Were you in fear that he was going to hurt you further with the that first movement? >> he was going to break my arm cuz he wouldn't let go. >> Okay. So you were worried that he was going to break your arm. >> You know. >> Okay. All right. Here, let me see your arm if you don't mind. Just Can you roll your sleeve up for me a little bit? >> I'm not going to accept that and I'm the one So I said, "You don't even have to get out of my house and then go back to Georgia. You don't do that." >> Right. All right. >> But I just brought him here 2 months ago to get him healthy. >> Right. And he's living with you right now? >> Yeah. I'm wondering I said, "You know what? You never put your hands on >> Right. >> a senior again. I'm your mother." I don't know if this is going to go all into the system or what. >> All right. Sounds good. >> And I said, "Now that you're here, I've been taking you to church. You need to get into a stroke support group or something." >> Okay. >> is something like that. >> All right. So I'm going to go talk to this officer over here real quick. I'm just going to go get his side of the story, hear what he has to say, okay? >> He says I cuz I do stuff. >> All right, dear. We'll be right back. Do you mind staying by with her for a little bit? >> Okay. >> Hey. >> How you doing? >> What's your name? >> Yusuf. >> Yusuf, do you mind if I get your ID? >> No problem. >> Thank you so much. Can you stand out here for me? I know it's a little warm, but what happened today? >> She was just arguing, wants to argue about stuff. >> She was arguing with you? >> Always. >> Okay. What was she arguing about? >> She don't like hates the fact that I'm on my phone all the time. >> Okay. >> That's all it was about. >> Okay. And then and then what happened while you guys were arguing today today about the phone? >> Um she hit me. >> And then I grabbed her. She hit you? >> Yes. >> Okay. Um how did So what led up to her hitting you? >> Um mad about the phone. >> She was mad about the phone and then was there any anything else said or she just she like what it what happened? >> Um just argue about the phone and that was it. And then she hit me and then we came here. >> Okay. So you she hit you as in you grabbed her arm after she she hit you. >> Yes. >> Okay. That's all that happened after that. You didn't say anything. >> No. At that point she was already hysterical talking about you're going to jail. I'm going to take you to the police cuz of this. >> Okay. >> All the abuse. That's why we're here. >> How did she hit you? >> You want me asking? >> She like backhanded you? Open fist, closed fist? >> Closed fist. >> Closed fist. >> Do you mind just pulling your shirt back so I can see you see if there's any marks or anything? >> No, there's no marks. >> There's no marks or anything? >> No. >> Can you pull just pull the collar just off the side of your shoulder a little bit if you don't mind? Okay. Yeah, I don't >> No. >> Okay. So it didn't leave any marks or anything. Okay. >> When you went what? What happened then? >> She hit me. >> Okay. You went 50 >> 54. >> 54? Was it just one time or multiple times? >> time. >> One time? >> And then I I grabbed her. >> Okay. Did you twist her arm or anything like that or just like grab? >> I grabbed her in in like just tried to get her to stop ultimately. >> Okay. All right. We're almost done there. >> So what's You guys are so professional. >> We try to be. >> Yeah. >> Try to find all the details cuz we weren't here. >> Right. >> at Planet Fitness. So we have to find out. >> I had just pulled up. We'd never got out. >> Okay. >> And I just turned around and I said, "Okay, I live in the city of Bunnell." And I remembered it was here. That's why I came here. >> And what what kind of actions was he doing before you Was it just like, "What, mom? What do you want?" >> No, wasn't that. It was a vicious He You know. >> I I don't know. I wasn't there. >> No, what I'm saying was it was a vicious cuz he was tired of me saying, "Get off the phone. Get off the phone." Then I said, "You need to be paying attention." We were pulling up to Planet Fitness. I had pulled into the parking lot. Turn off my car almost about to. We never did go in. We were going to uh exercise. >> Yeah. So, what what I'm asking though is like how what motions exactly did he do? >> Okay. >> Like did he Did he make it look like he was going to backhand you or was he just frustrated? >> I'm sitting This is me sitting over here. >> Mhm. >> This is him. >> Here, I'm you. You're him. >> And I said, "Get off the phone." >> Mhm. >> Get off We We had stopped. Yeah, I said, "Could you get off the phone?" He goes, "What? What?" Like that. >> Mhm. Just like the hand motions. What do you >> No, like vicious. "What?" >> Like did he try to come at you? >> Well, it looked like he was coming at me. >> You mind if I consult with you one more time real quick and then I'll >> My idea, we'll do it right. >> Just give us one second. >> Officers realized that Francina accidentally admitted to throwing the first hit and her son grabbed her arm only after, probably to defend himself, which they find to be consistent on both sides of the story. So, officers identify her as the primary aggressor. >> All right. Miss Francia, right? >> Francina. >> Francina. I apologize. Do you mind coming to the back of this patrol car here for me? >> Huh? >> Here, I'm just going to have you walk over here for me. >> Oh, okay. >> Right here? Yep, right here. Do you mind putting your hands on the front of the on the on the patrol car for me? Just the other way. Face the other way. Put your hands. Okay. All right, so I'm going to have you put your hands behind your back for me. Okay? Do you have Do you have shoulder issues? >> Sometimes. >> Sometimes? Okay, I got a second set. So, it'll be explained it in a second, okay? >> Is that too tight? >> No. >> Okay. >> What's the problem? >> Okay. So, right now you're under arrest for battery domestic violence, okay? I've determined that you were the primary aggressor, that you did hit your son, okay? >> But he was a He >> But he didn't touch you to begin with. Okay, your The stories are consistent that that you hit him first, okay? So, what's going to happen is you're going to go down to Flagler County inmate facility. You're going to be booked in, okay? >> For what? I've never done anything like this. >> I'm I'm aware, but unfortunately we have to We've just I've determined that you're the primary aggressor in this, okay? You're You're calling reporting domestic violence and and your story's out of that you hit him first, okay? >> Huh? >> Okay. So, I'm going to have you walk back this way for me. I'm going to have have you come back to the car. >> to get my purse. >> We'll come and get it. We'll come and get it, but I need you to come back this way with me. You're going to go to the car. >> Where should Where am I going? >> We'll determine. Let's go this way. >> What? Domestic violence? >> Yes, ma'am. >> Francine was transported to Flagler County, charged with [music] domestic battery, and was released from jail the day after. Click here to watch this entitled girl tell officers about her rich dad to avoid getting arrested.