And then she hit me with a belt. My boyfriend came home. From >> What's he doing home? >> He runs away and smokes and gets high. >> Hey, hey, knock it off. >> If you keep keeping this up, he's going to be in jail. >> He's going to prison like his brother. >> So, our attitudes need to change, but her walking up and just beating the [ __ ] out of the kid is fine. >> That's what he needs. >> On March 6th, 2023, officers responded to a residence after a 14-year-old reported being physically disciplined by his legal guardians. The incident reportedly began when the teen refused to get ready for school, escalating into a physical confrontation involving a belt. Officers observed visible marks on the teen's neck, back, and shoulders. >> Good morning. What happened? >> Tell them what happened. Tell them you're grown. You're 14 years old. You're grown. Come on, tell them. >> What happened? >> He's waiting on police to go to jail. >> So, I was I was going to school. And then uh >> You were going to school? >> Yeah. And then after school, I came home. And then she was like, "You got to go to school." I was like, "I don't want to go to school." So, then I put on my shoes. I dropped my shoes. And then uh she said, "I'll take you to school." I said, "I'll take you to school." She said, "You're talking back." And then she hit me with a belt. And then she said, "I'll I forgot about hurting you." And then she came and hit me with some more belts. I said, "Give me a minute. I'm about to do something cuz she hit me for no reason, so I did something." And then she came out. And then she threw them over and started hitting me hitting me with belts and uh cords and throwing them at me. >> Where Where did she hit you with the belt? >> All over the place. All over my body. >> Do you have any marks or injuries? >> Yes. >> Can you show me? >> Yeah, my neck. >> Okay. And who's Who are you talking about? >> My girlfriend. >> And who are they to you? >> They're my They're guardians. Legal rights. They're auntie who dropped her dropped him off and didn't want to have nothing to do with him. All of a sudden wants something to do with him and dictate what is in my house and when they can go to school and if >> Oh, Jayden. >> Which is my name, Jayden. >> Oh. >> They supposed to smoke at 13. It's illegal to smoke. >> Who called us? >> Me. >> You called us? >> Yes. >> Not the kid? >> No. And before he started saying this, I I did beat his ass with a belt. >> And what Okay. >> why I beat his ass with a belt? Because he's disrespectful. And he gets And it's worse than what he >> Okay. And what is your What is your relationship to him? >> We are his sister. We're his older sister by blood, everything. We have paperwork. We have documents. We have custody of Jayden. Secondly >> this dad? >> No, this is my boyfriend. Secondly, he just ran away last night to go smoke. Okay, my cousin said that she doesn't want me at his house. Okay, he comes back home. This morning, wake up, go ahead and go to school, get your [ __ ] together. Want to drag, want to lock the gate, want to I'm not going to school, I'm not putting my shoes on, I'm cutting my hair, I'm not doing this, I'm not doing this. >> Who does he live with home like? >> He lives with both of us. We share a house together. >> What part of the bed did she hit you in? >> Like the regular side, like the regular side. >> But then she had a cord. >> She hit you with a cord? >> Yeah. >> Just got to move it out of the >> Yeah. >> And both of them are 14? >> Do me a favor, where else did she hit >> Right here. >> Okay, where else? >> And all of all of my back. >> Here, go ahead and take off your back pack. >> You said she hit her with a She hit her with a belt and she hit her with a cord. >> Who hit the one that was directly in front of you? >> The one with the visor. >> The one with the visor did this? >> Both of them did it. >> Both of them did it? >> Yeah, both of them did it. Both of them did >> Why wouldn't they let you switch rooms? >> I don't >> How old are you? >> 14. >> 14? Do you live here? >> I didn't live here. >> Yeah, but my my auntie didn't take me in. >> Like my Like my mom didn't take me. >> She's your legal guardian? >> Yeah, my legal guardian. Like right now I sleep in my dad's >> Who's the male? >> My boyfriend. >> Is she the one with the dreads? >> No, the one with the visor. And then and then she when she when they kept hitting me, I tried to go to her, my boyfriend came out. From the chokehold. I mean, if I put my hands like this, he going to beat me up. >> So, sir, what's what's the next step? Is he going to school or work or what? >> We're going to figure it out. >> Cuz he's not coming to my house, it's just not going to be at be at my house and not school. >> Who does he normally live with? Your cousin you said? >> He lives with us. >> He lives with you and >> Every time he runs away, he goes to my cousin's house and they go to the beach and smokes and get high and comes back and think that he's supposed to be normal. And he's not supposed to be normal. >> nothing, can't be He says oh >> Is his mom in the picture at all or >> No, his mom is a Okay, his mom's >> So, who's his who's his legal guardian? >> is the kid and everybody he doesn't have any. He has an auntie that makes has them drop them down here, made them malnourished, don't feed them, don't clothe them, brought them down with one book bag of [ __ ] clothes and she >> That's it in trauma. >> Transferred all of her paperwork >> No, they don't go to school with her. >> Sir, cuz I I really want >> I told you to write a report >> So, who's his legal guardian here? >> All of us. >> We're his legal guardians. >> He's the legal guardian, yes. >> And I need you to make a police report, sir. I can put this in there and this can go to the court because he needs to be safe. >> Let me talk to you first. So, what's going on? What happened? >> Uh, last night we ran away from home. I guess he wanted to go to Mango and go smoke. My cousin is a weapon. He usually go smoke that. My cousin's mother called him. >> She's my sister. >> Called us and said that she doesn't want him over here. So, come and get him. I'm not sure how he got home last night if he was in an Uber or somebody went to go get him, but he was home last night. This morning >> your brother like to swing on people and beat people. Nobody going to take him to school. >> So, then this morning >> to swing on and beat people up. >> This morning wakes up. I was asleep, so I'm not sure what happened this morning, but I just know when I came out he wasn't trying to put his shoes on. He wasn't trying to go to school. He was saying "Eff this. Eff that. I'm not doing this. I'm not doing that." >> girls and you don't want to be an extra. You don't >> was telling him to put on his shoes. My sister was telling him to put on his shoes. >> You're going to school. You're not going to get high. He was already high this morning. I'm not sure how. >> So, now he >> That's what she told him. Ain't say "Greene, go to school, Greene, please." >> Yeah, she was whacking him to put his shoes on with the belt. That's just it. That's all. When I came out of the room, she was like, "Oh, grab me that belt." Which was on the other side. >> I heard the belt and she whipped his >> Okay, we he started putting his shoes on. He was like, "Okay, we finna walk to the school." We started walking towards walking towards downtown. >> No, the first thing you say I know y'all don't like me, but y'all was telling them that y'all was smoking at 13th and 2nd. >> How about that? Document that. >> Sir, what's the best option everything do? >> He can either go to jail or you can take his ass. >> You right here? >> Started walking down 19th, I mean 13th or whatever and then soon as we made that right on that one way. >> Hey, hey, knock it off. Knock it off. No, you're not GOING GO AND WAIT OVER THERE BY THE CAR RIGHT NOW. IF YOU'RE NOT INVOLVED, GO wait by the car before you go to jail. Go by the car right now. No, we're going to stay here, conduct our investigation, so please wait by the car. I'm not going to talk to you if you're not involved in this. Go wait by the car. He just starts walking off right now. That's when I got on the That's when I called the cops. I was following him. He was like, "You can follow me all day." And I'm like, "I will, because you're going to go to school." Bro, if you keep keeping this up, you're going to be in jail. He's going to prison like his brother. This is where he's got to go. Tanya wants him down here so she can get him TO PRISON LIKE SHE RIGHT NOW. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOU'RE TRIPPING, BRO. STRAIGHT UP YOU WELL, YOU WHAT? THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE IN MY JAIL DOING WHAT I THEY WANT YOU TO DO. YOU WHAT? SHE TRIED TO GET HIM TO SHE TRIED TO get him to put his shoes on. He kept He kept throwing the shoe at her, "No, I'm not putting it on. I'm not putting it on." Then we're grabbing Then we're acting like he's putting it on, taking it off. "Oh, I'm not doing that. Oh, I'm not going to school. Oh, I can do what I want." That's when I got on the phone with his When he'd be getting on the phone with his aunt, the one that dropped him down here. He'd be getting on the phone with her, telling her that we're doing this, we're doing that. So I called her so that I'm going to go back. What? He is adopted by my aunt, which when she came down here, not I wouldn't say like legally, but everything is notarized. Everything. Yes. So I have paperwork with my name on it from her that's notarized by the courts with everything saying I signed custody over So I called her and I'm like, "Hey, this is what he's doing." cuz I wanted to let her know that I'm calling her in the act as things are happening, not after when he's leaving. "Oh, we do this or we do that." No, because how you going to get take somebody else a thousand miles away? You live in Texas. You know what I mean? So, you know, we're just getting custody of him and he's 13. Other than that, we haven't even seen him since he was 6. He ended up putting it on his >> self. After she swacked him a couple times, he end up putting it on his self. We end up walking out to the door. He put on his book bag. We end up walking out of the door. As we walking out there, she was like she was like, "Yeah, I'm going to walk you to school. And if you doing all this, that, and the third." Cuz he was supposed to be going to tutoring and all this. And he was like, "Oh, if you going to if you're not going to tutoring, then he call my phone, it's going to be something else." So, we start walking and then soon as we're literally about to get ready to walk on his street, he busts a right. >> So, the beating happened in the >> in the house. >> So, he not going to school? I could take him to school. >> Lamar could take him to school. Anybody could take him to school. >> Right. But, he's able to walk off campus. What? >> I don't know what the school got going on. But, I ain't embarrassing myself because they call me every [ __ ] day, dog. Excuse me, officer. You got children? >> That's irrelevant. >> No, I'm just asking. Do you have children? >> That is irrelevant. I'm not going to tell you about my personal life. >> asking about your personal life. I'm just saying >> You're asking me a direct question about my personal life. >> Simple yes or no. >> I'm not getting involved in that. I'm not talking about my personal life with you. >> We need to wait and see what's what's really going on because I have no information yet. >> I mean like they trying to get to the bottom of the problem. If he if he can't go to school, what can the officers do today? I mean, they can take him to school. They can take him to school. They can. >> Cuz they sit here and keep asking us who's the legal guardian. Who's the legal guardian? Like as if as if we not >> You're you're his sibling. >> I don't know who you guys are. I don't know who you guys are. >> Cuz I don't know if they brought the wrong police on duty, but attitudes need to change here. >> Yeah, it's about understanding. >> Attitudes Oh, so so our attitudes need to change about her walking up and just beating the [ __ ] out of the kid is fine. >> That's what he needs. >> But, our attitudes need to change. >> Yeah, cuz you asked me five times who I got it from as if you don't believe >> Yes, because we need to conduct an investigation and see what's going on. Okay? >> Okay, y'all call um auntie, right? >> So, so far, what I have right here is a kid with injuries. >> And I told you and I said what I said because I know you're like to lie. >> This is what he needs. This is what he needs. He needs to go to instead of getting pushed out >> I'm going to talk know, guys ass punished. Right? >> I'm going to talk with you. >> Instead of feeding him out in the street, why would it like you know what >> him to prison like she did Kevin for 10 years. >> That sounds like >> Did he tell you his his brother in prison? >> For the same >> So, what happened? Tell me what happened. >> I woke up this morning. He came in my house at 10:00 last night. He takes 20 minutes to get up. He knows that I don't play about that. When I say something, it's done. He takes 20 minutes, takes a shower, takes 30 minutes, gets up, puts on his clothes. I tell him, "Okay, you're going to tutoring today." Cuz his tutor He is failing so bad that he has to go to tutoring every day after school, Monday through Thursday. He doesn't go even one day, and if he does, I have to make him. But, I have to tell him, "Hey, threaten him, you can't get your phone, or you're not getting the key to the house because you don't go to tutoring." He takes forever. He doesn't He doesn't find his shoes. "Oh, I don't want to go to school. Oh, you don't have to walk me to school." Well, I don't want want to walk him to school cuz he wants to get high at U Gas with the 13- and 14-year-old. Yeah, basically. He doesn't want to go to school. He says he's not doing this. He's not good getting a haircut. He's not doing this, which is unruly that I have in my household. But, for him not to go to school, disrespecting me, swinging on me >> So, when when did he swing on you? >> He swung on me when I swung on him. You know, when I told him, "Yeah, you're going to school." >> What what what happened to the swing? How did the swinging come get involved? >> I told him, "Hurry up, find your shoes, grab your bag." >> playing with me? Okay. >> "Grab your bag, let's go. Let's go." I'm helping I'm helping him him get ready cuz obviously he's taking his time. He's doing stuff that he don't even do in the morning to avoid going to school or being to school too late so I won't have to walk up there and I don't have to His His His kids and his teens don't see me walking up with him going to school with him. A grown ass woman Of course, nobody wants to But, you're not The school's not going to call me every day, embarrass me, say that I'm not doing I'm not a fit mom. I'm not I'm not doing what I'm supposed to do because >> And you're biologically related to him? >> That's my brother. >> Your brother? >> That's my youngest brother. I am the oldest. >> Biological? >> Yes. >> Okay. So, he was disrespectful, not listening. What happened? >> I grabbed my belt and I swung on him. And "If you don't get out this house, I'm going to swing on your ass again." He said, "No, you're not. No, you're not." He did it again. So, I swatted him. As I'm swatting him, he grabs the belt and punches me in my lip. And that's when I start beating his ass some more cuz you're not going to hit me. You're not going to You're not going to be all these things and think that you're not going to get chastised or you're going to just not do [ __ ] Her boyfriend interferes and says, "Hey, man, chill." Like, holding them like cuz obviously he needs somebody to shake him up. That's my sister and that's her boyfriend. >> I just have to get photos of your injuries for the police report. Where do you have injuries? >> Right here in my neck. >> Okay. Do you have any injuries on your arms? >> I don't see any. >> All right. So, first picture, hold your arms out like this, facing up, and look at me. Do you have any injuries on your face? >> I think so. >> Swollen and it's two right here? >> Yeah. >> Was the upper right shoulder? >> Mhm. >> This right here on your right shoulder? >> Mhm. >> With the belt. Do you have any other family here besides them two? You have no other family here? >> I do, but I don't know where they're at. >> In a second, yeah. Is that who you live with primarily? >> Where is she at? Texas. >> Okay, who's here that you stay with? Just them two? >> Yeah. >> They're all your older sisters? How old are they? >> Like 23 and >> What's your first name again? >> J A E A G R A Y. My probation officer is Miss Elliott. >> Jessica, common spelling, J J E S S I C A. >> Anybody 18 up and older you're supposed to respect them and let them know. >> You got anything you want to give your family? >> Who? >> You have anything you want to give your family? Because right now you're under arrest. >> I guess I'm under arrest. >> For child >> I'm under arrest for child >> Yes, ma'am. He is a child and you're an adult. >> This is my guardian. I'm his guardian. >> Put your hands behind your back. >> sister, so now I'm getting arrested. >> Yeah, but >> capital >> punishment, which is >> a belt. >> Which is normally >> You're not allowed to leave marks on him. >> allowed to leave marks and you're not allowed to hit above the waist. >> I did not hit my brother in >> He has welts. >> And I'm not supposed to hit him >> He has welts. >> my phones and my sister's keys. I'm not supposed to hit him when he hits me in my lip? >> Well, you actually advised me that he he he punched you. He punched you after you swung at him with the belt on. >> He punched me. He punched me continuously. He punched me. Just to calm me down and tell her that, but now I'm getting arrested. >> The law states that you are not allowed to punish your child or anything. >> I did not touch him. I was right here hitting him. >> The welts he has on his head as well as his back, all right? And two of the welts that he has on his face and the upper above his chest are actually bleeding. >> What about me, sir? Because I'm an adult, right? A child is supposed to hit an adult? >> You stated that he swung and he punched you right after you hit >> what if it was before? You still would have arrested me, sir. He punched me first. What if he would have punched me first? Then what? Would it have been a different story? >> Uh it still would have been kind of the same just because he's a a child and you're an adult, all right? >> I'm 49 years old. Even in my house, I still listen to what my dad and my mom say. I'm almost 60, bro. >> And let me guess, he's still not going to school. He's got to still sit up in my house, right? >> Listen, I am required to inform you of your rights. >> Let me know what's He's got to go back to my house and still disrespect me, right? >> He's going to go ahead and go go to school. >> All right. Well, y'all taking him to school or not? >> So, because it is going as a domestic battery charge, all right? More or less, the court will probably grant a restraining order against you. >> What if his brother his brother needs to come pick him up? >> I'm required I'm required to warn you before you make any statements that you have the following constitutional rights. Any statements can and may be >> Just stop. >> used against you in a court of law. Do you understand? >> Make sure you um call Jasmine and go to the courthouse and do the same thing to Tanya that uh he did in Dallas with them. >> and voluntarily give >> I'm not going I'm not taking this, dog. I'm getting blamed for his his [ __ ] >> Do you know if you understand? >> His whole >> bro. Do you understand? >> I got to deal with it because of what Tanya did, dog. >> any time during the interview you you do not wish to answer any questions, you have the privilege to remain silent. Do you understand? >> that they when they now nourish and they don't have no [ __ ] food and all that. >> I make no threats or promises to induce you to make a statement. This must be of your own free will. Do you understand? >> Greene's can go to Task Force, dog. Straight up. I'm sitting here going to jail cuz I beat his When Tonya beat his ass all the time, leave them malnourished with clothes on their back for weeks in Dallas, Texas. Nobody made a report about that because all the aunties scared, right? I'm I'm the one I'm the one I'm the brave one, obviously. Got to get arrested because my brother won't get to prison. Yes, please close my door. >> Yeah. >> Cuz y'all not making >> Do you have Do you have anything inside your bra? >> No. >> Anything like that? I'm just asking you cuz it's going to be a felony charge on top of that if you have anything in your bra. >> What is the charge, a battery? >> Domestic battery. >> Domestic um battery. >> Child abuse. >> Child abuse. >> He probably said I choked you. >> Who is that? >> This is my sister. >> He not beating his mother. >> Sir? >> No. >> You don't have another one? >> She stays on the very next street. We all have joint custody. >> He hit me in the arm. >> We all have >> And what Tonya DID IS NOT CHILD SO when I beat his it's child >> Ma'am, get your hand out of my my car. She said she doesn't want it. She said she wants She said she wants you to give it to her girlfriend. Who are you calling? Yeah, I'm on Frank, just have a seat right here. You got a phone? Oh, they don't have it? You're going to have to use their phone so we can use your personal phone. It's not okay for a child to be disrespectful, but when it gets to the point where you lose control of, you know, physical discipline and you end up causing injuries where welts come in and bleeding and the subject is bleeding as well and welts on his back, it becomes excessive. Now, if you want to discipline your brother or your child because you say you're his guardian as well, the law states that you're allowed to discipline him, which is corporal punishment, but you can only pop him in his rectal his like rear end, basically his butt area and thigh area like in back of his thigh. You cannot hit him in the face, cannot hit him in the head, cannot hit him in the back of the head. You can't leave welts on his back, multiple welts on his back of lashes almost like like getting whooped. I know sometimes, you know, the anger gets in and you black out, but it can't be done. It's considered child abuse. >> The woman was arrested and charged with cruelty and abuse without great bodily harm.