My husband broke my thumb. I feel like he broke my thumb. I walked up. I shoved him. I started hitting him in the face. I don't want to lose my kids. I smoke to help me with my mental issues. >> Time for the cos. Their dad is also a user, too. >> On August 17th, 2024, officers responded to a residence following a domestic dispute where a woman admitted shoving and punching her ex-husband. >> Hello. >> Hi. >> Hi. >> Is are you home here home alone? I >> I'm here alone with my kids. My husband broke my phone. >> Okay. Where's your husband at? >> I don't know. He just got in the car and left. >> You need an ambulance or anything? >> I feel like he broke my thumb. I don't know. >> Do you want me to call an ambulance for you? >> I don't know. I I really don't know. >> Do you want me at least come take a look at you? You don't have to go with them. >> Yeah. >> Okay, I can do that for you. Have a seat. Have a see if are your kiddos okay? >> Yeah, they're fine. >> Okay. Any other pain or and complaints? >> No. >> Okay. Is your head hurt or anything? >> No, it's okay. >> Okay. >> He threw me into the wall, but I know it was in self-defense. Just just your hand. >> Yeah, I can't move my thumb without it hurting right now. >> What's transpired? What happened? >> He >> He's not here. >> No, he's not here. It's just me and the kids. >> Okay. So, what Okay. >> Yeah, my kids are fine. They don't know what happened, but they're fine. >> What? So, what happened today? >> Me and him have been separated for a year. >> Okay. >> And I'm trying to get my boyfriend to come up and stay here, and he's just refusing. And he's >> we have a boyfriend and a husband. >> Yeah. Legally married. Legally married. Yeah. But we've been separated for a year. Um he's throwing in my face that we that I haven't paid for rent. >> We brought him over here today. >> Toby. He lives here. >> So you and him still live here. >> We still live together. My boyfriend just recently moved out a week ago. >> Okay. So originally it was you. >> Originally it was me and Toby. >> Yeah. And then you're >> able to go for two weeks. It was me and my boyfriend and now it's me and Toby again. And >> anyway, so they everybody's kind of living here coming and going. What happened today to start all this fighting and stuff? >> I just I I I told him because I told him that I was feeling very and he told me to get the out and get away from the kids and >> that's not the way to handle somebody when they're going throughit like that. So we just we got into it and started yelling. There was fist flying. He broke my phone. >> So let's back up for a second. So I I kind of need to know like every little step that happened. I know it sounds tedious and it sound like a lot to go back. >> No, I just I'm >> So So where were you guys at when this all started? >> In the bedroom. >> In the bedroom. >> So what So you told him, "Hey, I'm not mentally feeling right." >> I said, "Hey, I need help. Like you're not helping me." >> He got mad at you. >> He got mad at me. Gotcha. And then what what transpired? Right after that, like was there pushing and shoving? It started first. >> Yeah, there was pushing and shoving. You started I started it. >> So you walked up and pushed him? >> Yes, I walked up. I shoved him. I started hitting him in the face. I will admit to that. >> Well, how many So when you hit him in the face, do you punch him, slap him, scratch him? >> I punched him and Yeah. I scratched his arms. I punched him in the face. I hit him. >> You bit him. Okay. >> I hit him. I hit him. Yeah, they were talking the same time in my ear. Um, so when when you did that, how many times you think you hit him in the face? >> Probably three or four. He told me he's got proof on his face of me hitting him and that the cops won't believe me. >> Gotcha. What happened next? >> He shoved me to the bed. I ripped his shirt in half uh because he was on top of me. I told him to get off of me and he said no. And he broke my phone in half and I asked to use his phone so I could call somebody to come and get me and he said no. >> Okay. Okay. So, how did you call 911 today? >> I literally hit the the home button and hoped to God that it would work for Siri. So, >> Oh, okay. Well, that's good. So, where is he at right now? >> I have no idea. >> What's his name? Toby. >> Toby. Toby. Toby. Why? >> Okay. So, where would Toby go right now? >> He'd probably go to his grandpa's. >> Where does his grandpa live? >> I don't exactly know where his grandpa lives, but I know it's like over by Windsor Heights area. >> Okay. >> He needs to come back here. So, >> how can we get him to come back here? Can we call him off your phone? I we not really >> can you go hey >> I don't say if Siri works for 911 my word for him >> I tried calling multiple contacts >> say call Toby or something died actually my >> yeah has Toby ever been in trouble with law enforcement for it >> he has how recently >> he's had three theft thefts uh eight years ago when we first got together >> eight years ago how about the last like two years or so nothing question is he listed as your emergency contacts. >> Yeah. >> Here, let me get you Let me get your information. What's your first name again, ma'am? >> My name is Taylor. >> Let's go down here and talk to these guys. Okay. So, with the long walk way up here. Hello. Hi. Who's watching the kiddos? >> Mom is okay. Only two of you guys. Okay. Apparently, there's a 2-year-old somewhere. Hey. >> Hey. Don't be scared. Don't be scared. That's okay. One's back here in this room. Where's the other one at? Oh, hey. How you doing? >> I'm assuming that's a 2-year-old back there. So, I check on your kids for you. Okay. And I have officer standing with him for now. Okay. >> Yeah. Um my autistic wants, too. >> That's probably Yeah. Go right ahead. Yeah. And he can show me this uh hole in the wall, too, or something. Wherever. >> Yeah, it's it's down the hall. Go look at it. There's two. The top one is from my head. The bottom one's from my foot. >> So, I smell some alcohol, right? What's you guys are drinking today? >> Yeah. No, we we've been drinking. Yeah. >> How much do you think you have to drink today? >> I don't know. About half a bottle. >> Half a bottle of what? >> Half a half a glass bottle of um black velvet. >> Black velvet. >> Like straight >> with Coke. >> Okay. About to say that's kind of a strong strong drink there. You guys are both liquored up basically. Both out all drinking. Okay. >> Third shift. He was trying to sleep and he didn't want to deal with me. >> Gotcha. So you both are drinking, right? You guys get the heated argument. pushing and shoving, slamming into walls and stuff like that, right? Okay. So, in the serious question, are you you had mentioned to me earlier, I just want to reiterate, did you say like you're the one that attacked him? Basically, >> I came at him first. He did, you know. >> So, besides him holding down the bed and pushing into the wall, you did all the punching and kicking and kind of or punching, sorry, punching and slapping. That's that's your stuff. He didn't punch you or anything like that. >> Yeah. No, he just shoved me into the wall. >> Gotcha. Gotcha. Okay. So I know that I'm the one at fault. >> Gotcha. All right. This just for purely investigative purposes, but would you mind just giving me a measurement of how much alcohol you have on your system right now? Have you blowing into a two? >> Yeah, I can. I Yeah. >> Okay. Awesome. Do you ever blow into one of these before? >> Yeah, I do. >> Bons. Okay, good. 203 was >> Yeah. Here, take it, please. Jesus. >> Take it off. >> Yeah, take it off. Right. Pull it. There you go. Taylor. Taylor. Right. >> Yeah. >> Who's this? Does this >> my six-year-old? >> Hey, buddy. >> Hi. >> My oldest. >> Did anything happen in front of the kids? >> What is this? >> In front of Lily, the 2-year-old. >> The two. Okay. It had to happen in front. Okay. Do you have any friends or family nearby? >> My best friend is asleep right now. >> Gotcha. >> Yeah. >> She's got insomnia, so she's sleeping before work tonight. >> Is this a friend right here or Hi. >> She's like down the street. Yeah. >> Okay. Can she sit with the kiddos while we talk a little bit longer? Yeah. >> Would you mind sitting with the kiddos for me? They know you pretty well. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> It's okay. >> Oh, her husband called you. What did When did your When did her husband call you? >> Um >> he actually texted me about 9 minutes ago. >> Come get her. I was sleeping. >> I got up, saw the text, so he called me. >> Okay. I texted him. >> He said, "Come get her." >> He told me to get out. So >> Okay. Well, is he coming back? >> Yeah. He said he >> Yeah, we're supposed to just have a chat with him. That's all. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Um I'm just going to swer a little bit longer 101 and you're more than welcome to come out afterwards and a comforter and all that stuff. Okay. >> Yeah, cuz I told him to give me his phone so I could call somebody to come and get me and he said, "No, you're not using my phone." >> That's when he threw you. How many times you hit him in the hallway? >> I hit him a couple times and then he threw me against the >> couple times like punched him or pushed him. >> Yeah. Like I him in the face again. >> Punched him in the face in the eyebrow twice and then he threw me against the wall >> and then that's when he left. Correct. Is there is there a Do you guys use any kind of here? >> We were. Yeah. >> Yeah, you were. We're Is it in the house right now? >> I don't want to lose my kids. >> No, I just I just want I just read I said doctor saw a pipe in the bathroom. That's all. Okay. >> There it would have been a dab tool that he saw with a dab dish. >> Oh, okay. >> You know, it's it's whatever >> there. I mean, there's there there's not anymore. But >> you have to use it all today? >> I I mean, I I smoked it all cuz I I smoked to help me with my mental issues. So, >> did you smoke today? >> No, cuz I'm out. >> Okay. Did you use that today? >> No, not today. >> Okay. Did Does he use that? >> He uses Yeah, he continues to go to his buddies and get more. >> Did he Did he use today? >> I don't know if he used it today or not. >> But you haven't used today, right? I haven't. No. >> When was the last time you used? >> Yesterday. >> Okay. Is there a pipe in the house then? >> Yeah. I can go and get it for you guys if you want. >> Yeah, I can walk with you. >> I don't want to lose my No one said just be strong for them in front of you. Okay. I just want to get out of the house. Okay. >> Thank you. >> Thank you so much. Here. Thought about getting some some help with it. >> I'm trying. >> Okay. Okay. Is this your Is that Is this your death pipe or is it his? >> No, it's his. >> Here in there. And then where's your dad pin at? You want to put that in there? Mom's okay. Mom's okay. Right. We're just talking. Are all three kids your guys'? Okay. You've been married for how long? >> Two years. >> Two years. >> Two years. We've been together for eight. >> How you doing, sir? >> I'm all right. >> Am I good? >> Yeah. >> You were you drinking with her at all today? earlier. >> I need to take nothing right now. >> While you're talking to him, I'm going to take some pictures of you. Okay. Is that cut from from her >> scratches? All right, man. I'm going to take some pictures of you if you don't mind. Okay. You have any marks on you I need to take pictures of? >> I don't know. >> Okay. I'm going to get your face real quick. I know. And these pictures are not like put on anything. Okay. Okay. Let me see your arm here. All right. You can hang back out. I'm going to take a picture of your phone real quick. When did he break your phone? >> He took it and bent it in half. Like what part of the whole whole issue? >> Um I I couldn't even tell you. >> Was in the very beginning or the middle, the end? >> It was in the middle. >> Middle. Was it before you got thrown into the wall or after? >> It was uh before because that was part of the reason why I came at him by the washer dryer was because I didn't have a phone to call. >> I know off I haven't spoke to officer about everything yet that you told him, but I just have some questions that I came across. Found that pipe in there, man. Is it yours? >> Yep. Do you use every every so often. Yeah. >> Did you use today? >> No, not today. But I mean, it's in my system now. >> It's in your system. When was the last time you used it? Let's be honest with me, man. >> Day before yesterday, man. >> You sure it wasn't today at all? >> No, I haven't done it today. >> You use any other dab pinner or other day? >> Uh, no. That's going to be the least thing that's in my system. >> What's What else is in your system? >> Just Well, that that saying uh I don't smoke too much. >> Do you take anything else besides >> just alcohol? alcohol. But did you say you drink earlier in the day and >> a >> little bit? A >> little bit. So you have in your system you think you still you still feeling the effects of it or you've been up for a couple days? >> No, I'm just shaking up from what's happened today. >> Gotcha. But you're not feeling like you've been up for a couple days or anything? >> No, I'm fine. >> You have in the house? >> Uh, no, I don't believe so. >> You don't believe so? >> The pipe. >> How often do you use? >> Maybe every four months. I have a little relapse. >> Okay. Do you use while the kids are in the house? >> No. >> Where do you use your at? >> My garage. >> Is there a in the garage? No. >> So, >> so you don't have So, you don't have any So, I have a I didn't look into, but a little felt eyeglass case. >> Yeah. >> The pipes in there would have to be in there. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> I'll check it. >> I might go right now. >> Dude, are you in handcuffs right now? >> No. >> Okay. We're talking. Okay. >> Yeah. >> Talking. See anybody in handcuffs? >> No, but I understand the situation. >> Okay. Well, happens is when people start fighting, right? Get called, right? I mean, we have to use their means besides our our hands to Yeah. >> to do these things, right? Do you need medical attention or anything? >> No, I'm fine. >> Is it in the bag or something? >> Is it in the back? >> No, it's just Oh, yeah. I'm going to talk to my partner real quick. Okay. >> Okay. >> Go right ahead, man. Is it over there by your car or you have it on you? >> Go ahead and smoking, man. All right. So, here's the problem, right? We got we got a fight going on, right? >> Yeah. We got in the house. People drunk. People using dope, right? >> Yeah. >> It's bad, man. >> I know. I'm fad for the kiddos. You're highly intoxicated. Okay. I don't think you're in the right state to watch children right now. Okay. >> I just need to go to sleep. >> Yeah. Can your friend here, is she able to watch your kids? >> She's really not. Like, if you guys just let me go back inside and go to sleep, I'll be okay. >> Can you can you answer that question for me? >> She can't. She has to work tonight. >> Okay. Hey, is there somebody that can't watch your kids? >> Not unless it's Toby. >> Is there no one else? >> No. Like I can just go to bed and I'll be >> Well, I'll be honest with you and that's probably not what's going to happen today. Okay. But I'm trying to find a solution for your children. Okay. Can you help me find a solution for your children? >> My kids need either their mom or their dad. >> Well, your well your their dad is also a drug user too. So, I don't feel very comfortable leaving him with them as well. Okay. >> Are we losing our kids? >> No. I'm not DHS. I don't take kids away. >> Are you going to report it to them? >> Yes. I will report today to the to them. That's my job. Okay. But can you help me out with that with that? Anybody else? >> Can you Did you hear me? >> I don't have anybody else here. >> When When does she work? Hey, >> you don't have to talk to her because I don't know if she called any >> How close are you here to the family? >> Um I'm her best friend. >> Are you able to watch the children for at least tonight? >> I can try to. Yeah, I believe Toby's on his way back. >> Toby? Yeah, >> Toby's here, but Toby might not be able to watch the kids either. >> Get a chance. And I'm not forcing you to. It's not me telling you how to. It's a sincere question. >> I will. Hands down. I will. >> And mom, you're okay with that? >> Okay. Get in the house. >> Will you grab her? You brought it back. >> I'm going to lose my kids. >> Hey, it's not yours. >> I'm going to lose my kids. >> I took it. No, I >> I'm going to lose my kids. Go put your shoes on. We're going to walk out in the car. I do appreciate it, ma'am. Okay. Unfortunately, the circumstances will happen today. Okay. There's a lot of things going on. All right. Don't put your hands behind your back for me. Nothing on you that's illegal or anything. >> All right, man. So, this is going to happen. So, looks like she's going to go to jail for assault. Okay. So, it's domestic. You have no safe zone with her. >> Yeah. >> Gotcha. Um, so you're going to be placed on arrest today for the Okay. And some other charges. Okay. So, charges. Yep. I'll explain to you put your hands behind your back for me, please. And then, uh, I don't wear handcuffs. Nothing else on you, correct? >> Uh, cigarettes or anything like that? You going to jail with this? Okay. >> Hey, so you're being charged today with ser domestic assault cuz you guys are married and the assault occurred. Okay. All right. >> Is she pressing charges? >> No, you It doesn't matter. The state says I must It's a mand it's a mandated arrest. Okay. Second thing, you're also being charged with child endangerment because you guys fought in front of the kids like that. Your 2-year-old like that. Okay. Okay. >> Am I losing my kids? >> I'm not DHS. I don't make that decision because you guys fought in front of the kids. There should also be child endangerment charges placed on you guys. Okay.