Before we get into this footage, understand how quickly the situation spirals out of control. Police are responding because a woman believes her husband may be in serious danger near a river. And what begins as a frantic search quickly turns into a confrontation between the woman and responding officers. She is desperate for police to act immediately, but officers are trying to establish where the husband actually is while also dealing with a driver who has just run a red light. That creates two competing priorities, finding a potentially endangered person and preventing another emergency from happening on the roadway. And as you'll see, the emotional pressure keeps building until a decision is made that changes the entire night. Watch closely because the husband is eventually located, but his wife's actions while searching for him lead to her arrest. >> We are publishing it because her alleged conduct is a matter of clear public interest. She is presumed innocent. >> I need to go down to the river. >> Yep. >> Can you follow me there? >> Okay, I'll go down to the river with you. As officers begin to follow the woman down the road to figure out what in the world is going on, she frantically runs a red light. >> She just ran the red light. I'm behind her. I'm going to try to stop her so she stops driving like crazy. Stop! You can't What are you doing? >> Can you please go down to the river? >> We We are We are Ma'am. >> be driving >> We are trying. >> Please go down right now. >> If you cause a crash though >> I am telling you right now. >> to get yourself >> Get in the river right now. You're going to all be I have all the police here. >> This is an important moment because you can see exactly why the officers are concerned about her driving. Whatever she believes is happening to her husband, running a red light introduces an entirely separate public safety risk. The officers aren't necessarily dismissing her fear. They're trying to stop her from creating another emergency while they investigate the first one. She is telling them that her husband's phone is showing a location near the river and that he may be in the water. From her perspective, every second feels critical. From the officers' perspective, they need information they can act on. That difference in urgency is driving the conflict we're hearing right now. And notice how the officer tries to bring the temperature down by acknowledging the situation while still telling her she cannot drive recklessly. Do you think the officers were right to prioritize controlling the vehicle first or should they have immediately followed her to the river? >> I'm trying to get them to go to see if he is in the river. >> We're trying. Give us a minute, okay? You You can't be driving like that. >> This is my husband's location right now. >> He's not in the water. >> He was in the middle of the water. You need to go down. Someone go down there right now. I will not get back in my car. I swear to god. I will stand right here. But go down there right now. >> I'm going now. >> Go down there right now. Go down there right now, please. Oh my god. My god, it's a big deal, okay? Okay, guys, pull up. >> No. No. Just stay right here. 33-11, can I get the male's name, please? >> Okay, now he's moving. Can you see? He's right there. Please, now he's moving, okay? >> Okay. >> You don't understand. I'm I'm just worried about his life. I thought he was in the middle of the river. He just quit his job 4 hours ago. We have three little kids. He's very scared. And when I saw that, he said he was meeting with his co-worker to try to get him to come and be a secretary. When I saw him in the middle of the river, I was really scared for him, okay? Nothing is wrong with me. >> It's halfway. I'm going to be down by the boat docks at the end of Louisiana. And we're not faulting we're not taking any way anything away from this, but you cannot be running red lights. >> Hey, I get it. >> if somebody hits you and you get into a really bad acc- >> Now the emotional stakes are becoming much clearer. She is not calmly reporting a missing person. She genuinely believes her husband could be in the river. She says they have three children, explains that he had just quit his job, and describes becoming frightened after seeing his location. That context helps explain her behavior, but it doesn't automatically make every action acceptable. Police still have to respond to what she is actually doing in front of them. At the same time, the officers are actively trying to locate the husband, speaking with people around the area, and asking where he was expected to be. This is where the situation becomes a classic crisis response problem. Someone is terrified, communication is breaking down, and everyone believes they are trying to solve the same emergency. But, when fear turns into unsafe driving and confrontation, officers have to balance compassion with control. What would you have done if you genuinely believed your spouse was in the water? >> You don't get it. What if my husband's dead? I don't [ __ ] >> Stop yelling. >> Oh my god. >> I understand you're upset. You do not need to cause a scene. Where was he supposed to go? Hi guys. We're looking for a a male by the name of Peter. Huh? I don't know. I don't think so. His His wife is freaking out. Apparently, his phone is pinging down here somewhere. You want to go down there with him? Walk around? Ma'am. Where was he supposed to go? >> [ __ ] you, you [ __ ] Quick. >> Supposedly, he's in a suit and a tie. >> Haven't seen that. >> No, I saw like a homeless-looking man with a dog. >> Okay. >> a woman with a skanky-looking tank top on go that way to the bathrooms. Think he could have used a porta-potty hot left it dropped his phone over there? >> Maybe. I'll go look over there. Where's your license at? >> I'm not carrying my license on me, okay? You can take me in. I'm gone. >> Turn around. Turn around. Okay. Absolutely cannot. Put your hands behind Turn Put your hands behind your back. You did not do that. >> And here is the moment where the situation crosses a major line. Officers are attempting to detain her and she is crying and claiming that a female detective struck her. Regardless of how the interaction began, this is now an active physical confrontation that officers have to control. The transcript shows officers repeatedly telling her to put her hands behind her back while she continues arguing about her husband. That's significant because officers cannot simply ignore resistance while simultaneously trying to manage a potentially dangerous situation. At the same time, the officers still have another task underway, finding Peter. This is why the next few minutes are important. The arrest does not mean police have abandoned the search. Other officers continue looking for the husband while the woman is being detained. The investigation is now moving on two tracks, controlling the immediate disturbance and locating the person she originally called for help about. >> 30 seconds. >> I have that female detective. She just hit me. >> Okay. Well, we're having an issue with the wife up top, so I got to go there. >> All right. >> Are you having to see anybody in a suit and tie? If you see one on our way, please >> What is your problem? We are trying to help you. >> You weren't listening to me. >> You weren't talking. We told you to stop. You wouldn't stop. >> I said, "Please go to the river." >> What do you think he's doing? He's down there. He's looking. >> He's the most disrespectful person I've ever met in my life. >> Sit down. We got her phone still? >> Yeah, it's right there. >> Do we even know who she is? >> No, I >> No, we don't have her ID yet. >> Keep uh looking for this gentleman. >> Her keys in her purse over here. >> She said she didn't have her license on her. >> No, you're you're over the excuse of it. Now I'm trying to help your friend. Is my camera went there? >> It's like I broke. Yeah, cuz I was trying to There's nobody down there, no vehicles down there. >> So, her thing is is that this is her husband. Her husband quit his job today, has not made any suicidal threats or any threats that she will tell me. Phone is pinging in the river. He was supposed to be at Swig meeting a coworker, which we tried to tell her he's not there, and then she took off. >> It looked like his phone was pinging moving towards the towards the yacht club. >> Here's the information officers were trying to get from her from the beginning. Her husband had recently left his job, was supposed to meet a coworker, and she became concerned when his location appeared to be somewhere around the river. Police are now piecing those details together and comparing them with what they can actually verify. This is also where the location technology becomes important. A phone location is useful, but it doesn't necessarily mean the person holding that phone is standing at the exact spot shown on a map. Officers are still searching parking lots and nearby areas rather than assuming the location is perfectly precise. Meanwhile, they now have the woman's identity and are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding her behavior. So, while she believed officers were moving too slowly, the footage shows that they were gathering information and continuing the search. The big question now is whether that phone location will finally lead them to Peter. >> I was going to look for him. >> Yeah, we can continue to look look for him. Anything in this parking lot I haven't checked yet. It was on the the alley, right? >> Yeah. >> Nothing. >> Do you guys need me to search her or pat her down? >> Yeah, probably. Just give me a minute. I'm a little beyond flustered now. >> Have we figured out who she is yet? >> I don't know her name. >> Yeah, which way is she at? Which car? Hi, what's your last name? First name? >> Kristen, k r i s t i n. >> Unbelievable. Like you're not going to scream in my face. And then she won't give any details for the call. Like you're calling for a truck safety, but you don't want to stop to at least talk. >> you're insulting us to say, "Hey, you're this, you're that." >> You're not giving us anything to go off of. >> My husband quit his job around 4:00 or 5:00. His and I went to his office and we helped him get all of his boxes. So, when we were leaving the parking lot, my husband instructed that he was going to get drinks with Jason, someone that he works with at Axe Swag, and that he was going to try to get Jason, who was his assistant, to see if he would want to come with us and be his assistant as he started this new business venture. So, I went home, making dinner for my kids. I started getting a really bad feeling and we share locations with each other so that we can know where each other's at and like if he's coming over for dinner. It's in the middle of the dinner. I really tried to stay calm, but I got down here as fast as I could because So, you haven't talked to him? He wouldn't answer my call. Literally, I started having a panic attack. I drove here as fast as I can and I thought, "I'm going to call the cops because they can help me." So, I pulled up to Swing and I was on the dispatcher. I told them what Peter looked like and that an officer was outside. I said, "Is he in there?" And he goes, "No." And I told the cop, I'm like, "Please follow me." He's like, "No, you can't. We need more information." And I'm like, "He's 6'3". I'm like, "He's in a suit and tie. I don't like I can't wait. I need to get down there." They pulled in front of me and I thought they were going to help me and I got out of my car and they pushed me to the ground and they said, "Get in your car." Okay. So, we were They were treating me like a crazy person. They said, "Get back in your car." I'm like, "I can't. Can we please go down there?" And they're like, "You can't. You just ran a red light." I'm like, "You're not listening to me. My husband could be in the river." He was like, "You're like, "No, no, no, no." And then they started telling me that they're going to cuff me and so I just I just I just hit him. I don't know. I just felt like he was he was being such a So, I could I was like, "Please." I'm like, "I just want to see." And this is when I punched him because that was like a You pushed an officer. Yes, I said, "I'll stay right here. Can you please go down and see if my husband's in the river?" He said something that was so mean that I just I just lost it and then they just pushed me to the ground and like sat on me. I'm not crazy. So, I'm not >> And this is the turning point that changes the entire emotional picture. Peter has been located and he is alive. The officers tell him that his wife is in custody because she struck an officer while they were trying to determine where he was. From Peter's reaction, it is obvious that he had no idea this was happening. He was simply sitting at the location where he was supposed to be while his wife believed something much worse had happened. This explains why the police were so focused on finding him. They needed to establish whether there was actually an emergency. Once they locate him, the original fear is resolved, but a completely different problem remains. Now officers have to deal with the consequences of the confrontation. Peter even asks whether there is any way to stop the arrest, but the officers explained that they are already past that point. What started as a desperate attempt to find a husband has now become an assault on an officer investigation. >> I'm not sure I'm sorry. For the safety of your husband, we want to find him. Very clear. Okay. All right, give me a second, okay? >> Hello. You Pete? >> Yeah. >> How are you? >> Good. >> Is everything okay? >> Well, not exactly. Your wife is in custody right now. She was worried about you. >> She's in custody? >> Yes. She struck one of the officers while we were trying to look for you. >> Oh my god. What happened? >> We were trying to get some information out of her about where you were at cuz your phone was pinging in the river. So, she thought you were in the river. So, we were trying to find you. >> Yeah, I was I was literally meeting. >> Yeah. >> So, >> She wasn't listening when we were trying to >> okay? >> She's okay, yeah. She's just in custody right now. >> Okay. >> Okay, we were trying to find you and make sure you were okay. >> I literally just had a wonderful dinner. I don't I don't know why And so, where is she at? >> She's in the in the patrol car. She's going to be taken to temporary holding facility here pretty soon and be booked. >> Why would she be booked? Just >> Because she struck one of the officers. She's under arrest for assault on officer right now. >> I'm sorry that I I like disbelief on my face, but like >> I'm I mean, I don't mean to >> Yeah, I'm just >> bring you bad news and >> I'm just first off, she's okay though. >> She is okay, yes. >> Okay, so like how did she get arrested? How did you guys even know I was like here? >> And she must have given her phone to one of the other officers. We were using your location to just find you where you're at right now. >> I know, I was sitting in the right at right over there. >> Yeah, she said you were supposed to be at Swig and she couldn't find you at Swig. >> Well, cuz it's closed. >> That was her problem and she was freaking out because you were your phone was showing your location >> Can I answer it? Can I >> Yeah, go ahead. >> Poppy. I am at exactly where I was supposed to be and I'm I'm talking Yeah, I'm I'm with two officers. Kristen's arrested right now. I was sitting at the uh the Fifth Street Pub. Okay. All right. All right. >> We did because she was out here and we didn't know where you were at, we did contact the police where your house is to make contact to make sure your children weren't just left at home by themselves. >> like why the location and like would like there's isn't this like just a misunderstanding? Like do you think that she was like scared that for my well-being? >> Yes, that's exactly what it was. >> Is there any way that we could just not have her booked and arrested? Like is there any possibility >> We're past that. We're past that point. >> Really? I don't know what I don't know what her reaction >> Unfortunately, she struck an officer. >> Who did she She's >> So, we'll try to get her, you know, booked and as quickly as possible. >> She's going to be arrested? >> Yes. >> Like how Okay. >> Just to let you know that your your phone died. I just thought I'd >> This exchange is especially revealing because Peter now understands that his wife wasn't simply angry with police. She was operating under the belief that something terrible had happened to him. The officers confirmed that she was worried about his safety and that they used his phone location to find him. But once she allegedly struck an officer, the situation moved beyond simply being frightened or upset. The officer explains that she will be booked and later the footage makes clear that the arrest is connected to disorderly conduct and the alleged assault. Her emotional state may provide context for why she acted the way she did, but context and legal responsibility are two different questions. The police still have to document what happened and follow the applicable process. And now comes one of the most revealing moments. Once she learns her husband is safe, she still has to face the consequences of what happened during the search. >> Everything's all right, okay? All right, give us a few minutes. He is located, okay? You're welcome. >> Well, she finds out that he's fine, she might calm down enough to book her. >> I told her. >> Can you and her book her? Two faces that calm her down. Could you please? I did bring you water. >> Geez, thanks. All right, Kristen. I'm going to You're going to come with me. You're going to go in my car and I'm going to explain to you what's going on once we get you to my car. Good with that? All right. Did they tell you anything? >> No. >> But I'm going to be the bearer of bad news. If I know you're going to get a traffic >> citation. >> But he's okay, right? My husband's not in the river. Okay. I mean, honestly, go to jail, like okay. >> It's over by 5th Street. That's where we found him. >> Thank you. He's okay. He's all right. >> You're also going to go down to jail, okay? >> Okay. >> You're going to get booked on a couple charges. I don't know what they are yet, but I will let you know shortly. >> Well, I can't imagine that. >> I believe it's obstructing and assault on a police officer. So, she got that officer. >> Okay. I honestly I don't even remember doing it. I'm really sorry. By the way, never in a million years imagine that I would ever ever even be capable of doing that. I just want you to know that I am very sorry. >> Did you do that? >> Is there a video footage? >> As far as >> evidence of probing me and just >> Yeah, I mean, everything's recorded, like so we have body cams on. Yeah, we have cameras in the cars. So, I am going to get you down there and we'll go from there, okay? >> Do you have any other questions for me? >> No. I uh I uh right. >> Not not expecting this. >> This is where the footage raises an important question about crisis response and accountability. A therapist later arrives and explains that Kristen believed her husband was in danger and may have been experiencing a fight or flight response. That can help explain intense behavior during a perceived emergency, but the officer makes the position of law enforcement very clear. They are responding to actions, not simply emotions. The therapist argues that someone who believes their loved one is drowning might do almost anything to reach them. The officer doesn't dispute the distress, but points out that the conduct that led to the arrest still occurred. This distinction matters in real-world policing. Officers can recognize that someone is scared, panicking, or emotionally overwhelmed while still taking action when that person's behavior becomes dangerous or allegedly turns physical. The difficult question is where compassion ends and accountability begins. Do you think the circumstances should affect how officers handled the arrest, or should the alleged assault be treated independently? >> I know. I'm I'm sorry to put this on you. It's just an unfortunate situation right now. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Yep. Thank you, officer. >> No problem. >> After Kristen is transported to jail for booking, her therapist shows up at the police department and she's not happy. >> Hello, ma'am. >> Hey, how are you? >> I'm all right. I was told you want to speak to the supervisor. >> I do. So, I own the therapy practice right across the street. Kristen is my client. I got a very disturbing phone call from her. >> Mhm. >> She thought her husband was in the river. I tried to call back. Crazy. I was walking my dog then and I saw the van. I didn't even know it was her. Clearly, she was in fight flight mode thinking her husband was dying. >> Okay. >> I don't know if that has any kind of influence at all. But, I will attest to any I got the phone call. If your spouse you thought was going down to the river, you would do anything you could to get down there. >> Okay. It's an open inves- It's a pending investigation, so I can't say anything about it right now. >> Sure. >> But, her actions tonight >> Mhm. >> This what led to her arrest. >> Mhm. >> Okay. Actions have consequences. >> She She hit a police officer. >> Okay. So, I I can't I can't give you any information on the call. She's going to jail tonight. She will talk with the judge tomorrow. If you want a report, you can come in and you can get a copy of it. You can ask her for a a copy of it. It's public record. It might not be complete tomorrow, but you can at least come down and ask and get that process going. Okay? >> Yeah. I'm just going to say the distress call that I got >> And I understand she called us and we were >> I would swing at whatever I needed to do if I thought my loved one was in the river. >> Okay. >> It's called fight flight mode. It's called Yeah. This is why I do what I do with first responders. Every This world needs to understand. I think something's really wrong here. But, I appreciate you coming out and talking. >> Mhm. Have a good night. >> About 45 minutes later, Kristen's husband shows up at the police department. >> Hi, officer. >> Hi, how you doing, sir? I'm Officer Laura. I'm the officer in charge tonight. >> Were you the one that got struck? >> It was not me. Uh it was one of my other guys. You know the situation, right? She was looking for you. >> Yeah. >> She's extremely frantic. Wasn't stopping to talk with us like at all. >> Calling us [ __ ] holes, pricks the works. >> We told her she needed to calm down and kind of explain so that we could get some information to find you. >> I was literally sitting here. >> Down at Fish Street Pub. >> Yes. >> Right? Yeah. So, we we were able to locate you once we we started pinging your phone. So, at that point, because she's causing a scene and everything, it falls under what's called disorderly conduct. >> Okay. >> So, she's going to be detained. When my officers went to do that, she pulled away and she used her phone and struck my other officer multiple times in the chest with it. >> Okay. >> So, based on that, she's being charged with disorderly conduct with persistence, and she's being charged with assault of a peace officer. The assault of a peace officer is a felony. She has to go to jail. We we don't have a choice on that when it comes to felonies. We can't just >> okay? >> He's all right. I don't know if you guys like use Life360 or something. >> No, it's just Apple iPhone. >> Oh, it's Apple iPhone. Okay. It was pinging down by the river. We get that a lot. Even if you're close, for some reason, a lot of times it pings a little bit farther north. That's that's where we're at right now. >> And then you said there's no way that she's coming home tonight. She has to stay. >> Not tonight. She'll have to meet with the judge tomorrow before she'll be let out. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Thank you. Appreciate you. Thanks for coming out. All right. >> So, let's put the entire incident together. Kristen believed her husband Peter might be in danger after his phone location appeared near the river, and she rushed to find him. During that response, she ran a red light, argued with officers, resisted their attempts to control the situation, and ultimately was accused of striking an officer. Police continued searching for Peter while she was detained, and he was eventually located safe at a nearby park, exactly where he was supposed to be. Officers later explained that her alleged actions resulted in charges including disorderly conduct and felony assault on a peace officer, along with other cited offenses. Her distress may explain the intensity of the encounter, but it does not erase the alleged conduct. The footage also shows why accurate information matters during emergencies. Once officers had Peter's location and confirmed he was safe, the original crisis was resolved. What do you think? Did the officers appropriately balance public safety, the search for Peter, and Kristen's emotional state? Let us know in the comments. If you found this breakdown as intense as we did, hit that like button, share your thoughts, and don't forget to subscribe for more real-life body cam breakdowns. >> According to court records, the suspect, 38-year-old [music] Kristen, was cited for failure to obey traffic control and subsequently charged with felony assault on a peace officer, obstructing official business, and disorderly conduct. She is presumed [music] innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. >> Now, we did some digging and found that Kristen is the author of a children's book series. She also has a talk show that promotes it. >> Today, we are celebrating the number 100! >> Now, her series is all about a fictional place where unique-looking creatures work together to express their love for reading. That working-together message is something Kristen herself may need to refresh her own because screaming obscenities at police officers and 911 dispatchers who are trying to help you is about the worst thing you can do in a situation like the one in this body cam. As soon as Kristen was in the patrol car and things settled down, officers were able to get the information they needed and locate her husband almost immediately. And don't get me started on the therapist.