On March 8th, 2026, officers were dispatched to a resort in response to a reported domestic incident originating from a nearby bar. The female subject reported that her boyfriend had stolen her vehicle. I swear to God, I'm telling you right now I didn't steal it. Here's the room key. >> the car? Right here. Parked. Okay. I did not take it. Is it here? Where is she? I have no idea I have no idea, sir. No idea? >> I said maybe not. Her keys >> have ID on you, man? Yes, sir. What room are you in? I was in the right in front of it. Here's the vape and the keys are right here. Okay. Park keys right here. I I promise you I didn't do anything. That might be her in the right. No. I'm going to get my wallet. I'm going to get my wallet. I actually forgot ID, right? So, go ahead and get your wallet. >> Okay. I know I'm trying to cooperate 100%. Can you open my pocket for one second and grab it? I'm going to It's not nothing weapon. >> What do you need to get out of your pocket? >> I just want to get everything out of my pocket for you. Don't worry about that. Just put your hand in your pocket. >> No, no, you're fine, sir. What's going on? Okay. Um it was me, her, her best friend, and a guy who was down here with us. I brought her and her friend down to us. I'm from Fort Myers, South Grand Terrace. And she got drunk. And I I'm I'm kind of buzzed, too. I ain't going to lie. But we got into a fight. >> You were drunk and then you just admitted to driving a car, but >> didn't I didn't drive like that. Okay. Okay. But we got into a fight and um she's going to be called me, her, and her friend Courtney. Courtney's from Tennessee. She came here. We haven't contacted the phone or whatever. I got my wrist got broken and she left. I was going to start paying to get drinks and she started stealing the car. And everything's in the room. I am not doing nothing to it. And um She said you stole the car? I have not touched it. >> But I'm saying though, she's alleging that you stole the car. I I guess so. Her phone's broken. I got a phone call from her friend and another guy that did not They're not coming home tonight cuz they're doing their their own thing. And uh her friend said to let her be cuz she was drunk. To be honest, I was going to start paying to get a beer. I was going to come home and sit in the hammock out back and have a beer. Go see. Let's go and hang out with him for a bit. I'm I'm I'll cooperate with whatever you guys want, but I promise you I did not steal a car. All right. I just I just got here, so I >> No, no, I totally understand. No, no, I totally understand. You guys are doing your job. I have no idea what's going on, so I know you just told him, but you Sir. No. Are you staying here in the Hyatt House? >> Uh 503. It's car like uh 502. Okay, so what happened So, she's saying you stole it? >> Just Megan's my girlfriend. Okay. for 6 7 months. My friend is from out in Tennessee. I'm from Boca Grande, Fort Myers area. Blue North. I drove him down this Thursday. Mhm. Came here We went to Everglades Holiday Park. Went down to Keys. Got this hotel. And we all we kind of got drunk. All of us got down there. Her friend Her friend's with another guy that we don't know. They did their own thing. My girlfriend Megan, which owns the car, says I stole her car. I haven't talked to her in an hour and a half. She dipped. I came back here. I got a golf cart ride here to get my stuff. And as I was walking across the street to the Surf Cafe, she said I stole the car. And all I was doing was going to get a beer. I was going to sit in the hammock out back. >> So, wait. So, did you guys go downtown in the car together? >> Um no. The car stayed here. We got a >> So, there was It was here the whole time. >> has not moved. We got an Uber down there, came back here, and she said I stole the car. Her phone >> Uh yes, sir. Not that one. Yeah, yeah, right there. I went through my stuff and got all my stuff out. It's in the front passenger seat. Okay. So, She's in the room? I have no clue where she is. I have no I'm the only one that had a key. Okay. So, you guys got Uber going downtown. >> me. Oh, no, wait. Down there, yes. We got me, Megan, and uh I don't know if I can say his name. We all got Uber down there. Corey with another guy. Are you all staying here? We were, yes. Okay. In the In the same room? >> Okay. Corey's with another guy downstairs. I I got it. I have been a jerk. I'm not even going to lie. I've been an [ __ ] We got into a fight and I'm sorry, but I didn't steal her car. We've been We've been a couple for 6 years. >> Yeah, that's what I heard. No, it's not that. We share each other's stuff. Regardless if I take her car, she takes my Jeep. But I've never I've never stole her car. Okay. Right. So, but you drove it. No, not today. You didn't drive it today? No. So, why would you say that? We've all been drinking. We've all been drinking. I got a I got a golf cart. Uh A cab A cab driver here. So, why would she Where Where did she go? Ma'am, I have no idea. I love her to death. I would do anything for her. When she drinks vodka, she turns into a different person. This happens every time. And it's I I don't even want to overtalk too much cuz I don't want her to get in trouble, but this happens every time. This happens and I'm just not I'm not trying to have her in trouble. I'm trying to have me in trouble. Mhm. Vodka happens and this what happens every time. Okay. And as far as their friends, they're staying in a >> No, they're staying. They're I I Can I finish my question? Oh, yes, ma'am. Sorry. Are they staying in a separate room? Not here. No. >> Not here at all. No, he lives in Key West. He has his own house. He lives in >> you and her in the room in this hotel. >> know she was coming here. I had no idea. Who? Uh Megan. You didn't know your girlfriend was coming here? I came here before her with the cab. She left me the keys with In the keys? In Key West. I had no way to contact >> Yes. Okay. On the Wall The Wall Street. So, she left, then you took the >> left. She was staying there. I left, came here. Okay. And then I went to Circa to get a drink. Okay. And I was going to come here and go to sleep. Okay. And then I was supposed to Well, I came back, she was screaming, "You stole my car." And you guys told her That's why I came up and I'm upset. >> Okay. But you didn't drive that car today. No. No, I mean, maybe earlier this morning, but that's not this time. Right. I left that door open. It's demolished in there. Um I'm going to go try to find her. Guy said he might She might be on the back of the beach. >> Yeah, that's what he just said. Here's the key. >> He's saying that she's claiming that he stole the car. The car is cold. Well, the came from the balcony. I think he's holding it. I guess he pulled back in quickly though. So, even if it's cold, he may not have been going long. Um Which car is hers? Um that one right there, sir. >> That one? Which car did you drive in here in? This morning, I drove >> a minute ago. A minute ago, this one. That one? Well, at this point we just want to place eyes on her to make sure that she's safe. >> absolutely. I'm not trying to I'm trying to cooperate 100%. I'm sorry if I got you distracted you know there. But I No. No matter what you guys do in the job, but I mean so we got drunk. I got left in the keys. I paid $50 just to get here from 2 miles away. But you just stole the ID off of her and drove that car here. I I drove that car to that parking lot right there. Here? See that white line? Uh-huh. Just here. That's all I did and I brought it right back. So, you got here in a cab and then moved that car from that place to this place? >> This place. Okay. Why? Why? I was going to go start the car. And then I stopped, parked it. She pulled up and said, "You're stealing my car." I said, "Absolutely not." Put it in there and then I left. And she was like Oh, so okay, I got it. No, but I I was not stealing the car. We've been in a relationship for 6 or 7 months. And at that point she just ran away? >> That way. That way? I have no idea. You don't know which way she went? No way. I was inside. I put her keys back in the car. Okay. Yeah, I'm just trying to figure out why she ran away. >> understand. I'm a little I'm a little tipsy, but I'm not I've had a long night and I'm not trying to say she's a bad person or I'm a bad person. >> Well, I'm I'm just saying like if I felt like somebody just stole my car, I wouldn't run away, you know No, no, I No, I totally understand. No, I'm not trying to argue with you. Leave her alone. But I feel like there's a part of the story that's missing. Okay. That's just what I No, no, I totally understand. Like I said, we were all Something's not adding up, right? No, we were all together down in the Keys, man. And down in Key West at uh This is Key West. You all right? Mr. Cole? I was at the bar. My name is William Cole. You know me. >> Yes. Yeah. Okay. I'm a clean shooter. Yeah. She was at the bar. I was sitting there drinking water at Willie's T. >> Okay. sure. >> be Okay, seen it what was going on but they're all up. They covered for each other. Right. So, what happened was I seen him go out several different times and she came over to the bar to order some drinks. Okay. And then she got I could tell her her I work around cops people. And I can tell when people are in trouble, right? Yeah. She was worried about something. I said, "Are you okay?" Mhm. She said, "Yeah." Then and then all of a sudden she took off. Okay. So, I took off in the sports car club. So, I took off, went down the road and she's walking down the road. I said, "Are you okay?" Cuz she had her shoes off and her purse. She said she started crying. She said, "No, my boyfriend stole my credit card and he stole Do you remember seeing him there? Hey, he he When we pulled in here No, at the bar. I haven't seen him. I haven't seen him at the club. So, he wasn't there? He He was at the bar. You so you saw him at the bar, too? I seen him throw the phone down and bust the phone. And then he picked up two pieces. It It came apart. The back came off. That's where it was. Okay. He picked up one piece and threw it over at the van. Okay. And then he walked around in front of Willie T's and threw the other one over the rail at somebody. Maybe it was her. Okay. Okay. Then I went down the road and seen her walking. I said, "Do you need help?" She said, "Yeah, my boy and then we seen him running down the damn road." Him? The little short guy with a hat. He looks like he's all messed up on some coke Mhm. or something. He He coked out. Okay. Okay, he's running down the road as quick as he could and she said, "Oh, she's getting down behind me, right?" She said, "Don't let him see me. Don't let him see." I said, "Ain't nobody going to hurt you." Mhm. But you're you're with me. Mhm. All right, nobody's going to hurt you. And I took her back to the bar. She went in there to try to locate her phone. She didn't find it. We got here cuz she told me the address. Okay, I came through courtyard. So, you gave her a ride here? I gave her a ride. Okay. Yeah. I gave her a ride here. When she got out of the car, she said, "There he is. He stole my car." Okay. I out, right? Mhm. I mean, what the [ __ ] do you think, man? This is messy. This guy is running me over and killing me. And I never They could work against me, right? So, he got She got in front of the car and he almost ran her over. Took off and went up there and then he did a donut, squealing wheels. >> On the in the intersection? He turned around and hauled ass. That's when I said, "You go inside. You're safe. I'm going up here cuz I seen the cops up here." And I went up there and he was So, last time you saw her, which way was she going? She was heading that way. >> Okay. Cuz she wouldn't go in the Fairfax for some reason. And she told me her name was a a sorry with a R, like Rising or something like that. But he said it's Megan. And that's her. I seen the picture. So, she was basically trying to get away from him at the bar and you gave her a ride here. And by the time you guys got Did you go in straight here? At first, she told me our business. And then when I came through Courtyard, she said, "No, that's not it. It's Fair Fair View." Okay. So, I went back up to Fair View and that's when the cops seen her on back of my vehicle. Mhm. I took her up there. She said, "No." And then we stopped by Taco Bell. You can ask the guy. He looked it up on his phone cuz I got one of them flip phones. And I don't know how to work the damn thing, man. >> What guy? The guy The guy that works at Taco Bell. I told her to go and make You go in there and tell him your story. Mhm. And he'll call the cops. I kept on telling him call Tell her to call the cops. She wouldn't call the cops for some reason. Probably because she's on it. Mhm. So, you guys went to Taco Bell first uh >> Bell and talked to him. He'll verify that I pulled up with the scooter with her on it. >> And then you came here? She was laughing. Call the cops. Call the cops, man. Did you feel like that was intentional or he just peeled off? I think that he would have ran both of us over if she had stayed on the bike. I don't know if he thought that I was dating or something like that. I don't even know that woman. Okay. >> says, "I'm not from here. I'm not from here." So, she must be from I thought she said like Warner City or somewhere else. What was she wearing? A red dress. Mhm. Full red dress. Mhm. And you know how the woman's dress it don't hang from straight down. It kicked back up underneath. Okay, so it was like a fluffy one on the bottom? >> Brown. Okay. Crown. And uh long sleeve? Okay. What's going on? You're fine. Something's not right. That's for where you're sent over here by the hotel with the other half. It's kind of destroyed in there. I'm going to stand by with him. Well, I mean, we're sitting here looking for her. She's there the whole time. You got a phone number? My phone number my phone, my military ID, all my debit cards, everything. All right. So, he has all that? Did he leave with him what you had? He won't take my phone from me. So, he still has your phone? You saying Tell him I'm not Yeah. He won't take my new phone. Do you have her phone, her debit card, her I don't have anything. Everything I have is Everything I have is right there on the That's all your stuff? >> There's a green bag in the front seat. Everything I have is in that. So, you have none of her belongings? Every No, just that. My green bag. You want to go through everything in that green bag? But where's your green Where's the green bag? Uh Front I think it's the front seat of her car. Front seat of her car? Where is my phone? I don't have any of your belongings. Not one. Where is my phone? That's all I have in that green bag right now. You took my keys. You took my phone. You took my military ID. I have Everything I have is Everything right here is your stuff. I don't have anything. Scooter it. [ __ ] I don't have anything. All I have is everything right there in the green bag. I was going to let you have your stuff. I didn't I didn't take anything. Everything I have is there in the green bag. I don't want you guys to go through anything you guys want. I said I saw my phone in the seat of the car. You were in the keys trunk. I don't know what happened. That's all I have and I told them they They have it on video, actually. >> care what they have on video. Where you threw my phone over and he said the little scooter guy is the one who threw my phone. I didn't do any of that. They can go through anything they want, want video camera that I have, every I don't care. I just want to know where Courtney is. A blonde female? >> a female. She was with me. Was she blonde? Yes. Okay, she got in the Uber and went somewhere. That's according to that guy that gave you a ride back here. Just tell me where my phone is and my military ID. Just Just stay over here with me now. All right? Just stay over here with me. I got that officer with me. All right? I'm just kind of getting in here gathering everything. I'm going to get someone to go look at the video. No, that's fine. Um Cuz that's where he threw your phone, right? By the handicap there. >> The gentleman that gave me a ride. Mhm. Can I please just use a phone to call an attorney, my mother. My mom. You want to call your mom? Stop. I already have it. Sit. Do you know where Courtney Is she safe or did you just come in here and ruin everything and take my ID almost right with car? It's actually on video. All All I want to know is where Courtney is. And where my phone is. Is she okay? She She left in the Uber, ma'am. She left in the Uber. Okay. She left in the Uber. Do you know Courtney's phone number? This is your last chance. So, they have all calculations. Track everything. So, tell me where my ID is. Tell me where my military ID is. Okay. That time I'm calling Kim then. And it's all tracked. So, this is your one chance to tell me where my [ __ ] is, you psychopath. Hey Megan, do me a favor. Don't say nothing else to him, please. Stop talking to him. I understand that. >> You know you don't have to talk, right? Okay, first You're just You're blabbering on the same [ __ ] over and over again. It's irritating me. So, just quiet. Okay. Let's just be quiet. All right, sir. All You're not under arrest. All right, that's fine. You're just being detained. All right, yeah. Whatever you guys got to do. I'm going to cooperate with you guys whatever >> everything out. Yeah, no, no, I got you. Whatever happens. Cooperate. I said you're not under arrest. You're just being detained. All right, that's fine. Take a seat there. Sure. It's going to crack the window down. No, no, I think whatever you guys got to do. Like I said >> You have an issue No, no, I don't. Yeah. Well I want him So but basically when you notice her, she was just upset walking inside of the bar in and out. Then you saw her walking down Duval Street all upset and you just give her a ride, right? >> ride, yeah. That's She wanted to get back here to see if her car was here. Okay. Because she Okay, so she was missing a car. >> me he stole a credit card and a diamond ring. Okay. >> Uh-huh. And and he took her phone and crashed it so she couldn't call nobody. Okay. And I seen him throw it down. I seen him break Threw the phone at He took It came in two pieces when it hit the sidewalk. Oh, you saw that? I saw it, yeah. There were several people sitting at the table with him and I could pick them out, too. All right, Cody, we're going to move you to another car. Okay, I'm going to go ahead and step Um Yeah, whatever you guys got to do, just tell me. You're being placed under arrest right now for assault. Um I would have told you earlier, though. I mean, I'm not arguing with you guys now, but This is also the thing that uh you guys are in a relationship. Yeah, no, I So that comes under the domestic assault statute that you Yeah, no, while being in a relationship with her. So >> No, I get it. That's considered a domestic case. >> No, no, I I get it. Yeah, I'm not arguing. I just want >> I cannot do anything about it. We're required to I'm not arguing with y'all. I I just want to You guys got to You guys do your job. That's it. That's all it is. Obviously, just letting you know that anything that about the phone or that you broke the her phone, she doesn't want to prosecute about it. Okay. Well, I I just want to know y'all doing your job, man. I'm not arguing. According to arrest reports, officers determined that the woman's actions, specifically hiding in nearby bushes until law enforcement arrived, were consistent with a credible fear for her safety. Based on the totality of the circumstances, the man was determined to have committed a domestic-related assault and was subsequently charged with simple assault. A no-contact order was issued prohibiting any further interaction between the parties. Court records indicate the case remains ongoing as it proceeds through the judicial process.