He's going like this to hang up real quick, real quick. Red flag, right? >> So, you do wish to speak with me? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> I ask you some questions at all. >> Okay. On April 9th, 2024, officers were dispatched to a local Shell gas station after a 35-year-old woman called 911. Allegedly, her 19-year-old boyfriend put hands on her. The more you hear what this was about, the weirder it gets. >> So, what's going on with you and your girlfriend? >> Uh she wanted to debate and I was like, "No." Whatever, but she had ended up getting robbed, whatever. >> You got robbed? >> Yes, she ended up getting robbed and she lost her PayPal card. So, I was like, "I I'm sorry, but you was not getting the vape unless, you know, she she she bring me back my PayPal card." >> How did she get robbed? And who robbed her? >> I don't know. She was on North Ave somewhere and, you know, but she ended up ripping my shirt off. She told me I'm I'm hitting her and stuff like that. I did not hit her. I she she I ended up pushing her and she ended up falling on falling on the ground. >> Your name's Octavius? Octavius? Is that it? >> Yes. >> Okay. You're good. And what's your birthday, miss? Take your hand out. That's fine, but you don't want to reach in there. >> All right. >> Put your wallet back in your pocket for me. >> Okay. Okay. >> Look here. And what's your birthday? >> 06 >> Victoria? >> Yes. >> You want to come out here and talk to me? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> What's going on? >> He busted my lip open a few times and he hit me hit me and my vape a few times. He's crying about it. He felt bad. I felt bad. I love him so much. He hurt me. I go up to the mega center yesterday cuz that's when he really whooped my ass. But he really whooped my ass today. I can't talk right. He punched me in my jaw. >> He punched you? >> He punched me in my >> you Where What What are you at? Where's the pin at? Okay. >> I was like, "I'm going to do something." Cuz he punched me in the face. >> Let me see your lip, real quick. Can you pull your lip >> up. When did that happen? >> This happened today. It was bleeding. >> Did you do that for me? It's not bleeding, but it is swelling. >> Well, the thing was it was swollen for weeks because he busted it open before like a like a month ago. >> Okay. It took so much time to heal. >> Okay. >> So, when he hit me again today, he hit me on the side here. >> That side? >> Yeah, and he hit me in my ear. It hurt so bad. >> That happened earlier? >> Yeah. >> Can I look at it? >> 15 minutes ago. >> Just a few minutes ago? >> 15 at least. >> Or 15? Where did this happen at? >> This happened right over by the bus station. And I hopped on the bus and I thought you might have seen it, but you didn't. And it hurts right here, too, my jaw. >> And you said you got a scratch there, but that looks like a couple days old. >> Right. This is from like 2 days ago. He did that. >> Okay. When did he When did he hit you in the throat? >> I can't even swallow. He hit me in the throat today. >> Today? >> It was like maybe maybe hour or 2 hours ago. >> Okay. What caused him to do that? >> I don't know. I don't know. He gets jealous sometimes. >> Got any guns on you? Anything in your pockets? Let me pat you down. Where are your knives? [ __ ] knives and [ __ ] like that? >> I'm good. >> You have a warrant for your arrest, brother. >> That's what we talking about, the man. You know what I'm saying? Just regular conversation, regular conversation. >> Yeah. >> He gets mad and angry. I give him the sign. We go and and go to the library. We got to find him at the library. He goes to the library a lot. >> Yeah. >> He used to He He had red hoodie with a gray shirt on. We started arguing and his his shirt started ripping. And it was all over a vape. Like I wanted my vape back. And he lost his vape. He goes, "I'm giving you my vape. I'm giving you a vape." He said it was mine. I said, "Give me back my property. You can keep my baby." >> Mhm. That way you can go pack your stuff and just leave. Like, my heart was beating. I don't know what he was doing, but I heard something loud. He punched me in my arm. Last time when I What, 2 days ago when I pulled the covers off of you, I wanted to talk to you about something important about our relationship. He just goes crazy. We argue all the time. He goes, "You never report those incidents?" I did and I should have. You know, with me being real, I guess me feeling like I'm being real not reporting it. I didn't want to get him in trouble. >> Did you hit him at all? >> You're about that perfect. You get one chance. Is it 2006 or 2004? >> I already I already got a warrant on me. I already got a warrant. I I already knew I was going to turn myself in soon, but my girlfriend is on me right now. So, I'm trying to help her. I'm trying to help her, but I can't leave. >> Okay. >> I swear that I relocate something. I'm not going to I'm not going to I'm not going to I I just told you I'm going to turn myself >> I got him. Sorry. >> So, we ain't got everybody in different spots. We're going to go back to one position so we can talk to everybody at once, okay? >> Okay. >> I didn't hit him, no. No. >> So, so this happened at your tent? >> This happened at the tent, yes. He came up to me and he was yelling and screaming at me. He just punched me as hard as he could in my ear. >> When did that happen? >> He still got his tape in his hand. Yeah, that's today. Today. >> Good looking out. >> Hey, hey, can I hit it real quick? Can I hit it real quick? >> Absolutely not. >> I know I'm going to jail. >> Get in the car. It's nicotine. >> Can I Can I please hit it? >> I can't prove that that's nicotine. Sit in the car. >> Hold on. I got to buy my street from the bus station. >> You have a street? >> In the parking lot. >> Parking lot. >> And and then after after when I I went to drive I drive in and then his shirt ripped off. And then he just tore the rest off. Got mad, came up. He was like, "There's a police officer." I said, "Thank god." But, he didn't see anything. He didn't see anything. >> Okay. >> So, they came up to me, punched me as hard as he could in my ear. I said, "Damn it, man. I got to call the police." >> Okay. >> I'm secure. >> So, so he hit you over there on the left side of your ear. What happens to your mouth? >> He punched me in my lip. >> When did When did that happen? >> That happened like 6 days ago and then he yelled and then he did it again today. >> Today? Okay. >> And then he did it earlier this morning. >> Okay. >> Like I can see some scratches on your throat that were like >> He choked me out. >> Three times. That's why I can't breathe. I can't talk right. >> When did When did that happen? >> That happened last night. I should have called because that's serious business. I was at a domestic violence shelter because I was with a man before that had done that and they said, "I guess the new law is that somebody strangles you, that's that's a big thing." He put his arm around me like this. >> Okay. >> And then the back of his arm behind my neck. It hurts now. I can't really do well. And he keeps punching me in my sides and my back. >> But when did So, when when did When did he When did he When did he choke you? >> He choked me yesterday. >> Where at? >> Like at the at the place of the tent. >> At the tent? >> I went to go see him at the tent. >> Okay. >> I was scared as hell. I couldn't breathe. >> How did that incident happen? >> I came in the tent and asked for some water. I guess I got some water. He sit up. He was yelling at me for some reason. I don't know what it was. He's like, "You're coming home late." I was like, "I need to give you your time." >> Mhm. >> He keeps hitting me. He keeps yelling at me and screaming at me. >> Mhm. >> I don't want to be around you. >> Okay. >> Maybe we need to take a break from each other for a couple hours or even a day. >> Yes. >> You know, cuz I took a ride to Walmart and stayed at Walmart and and just waited there for a little while. >> Mhm. >> So, he's mad that I stayed out late. Right? And he came up to me, goes, "I'll punch you as hard as I right now, right?" And my reaction is to go like this. I pushed him, right? He didn't fall or nothing. It wasn't even hard. But he looked at me, he dropped everything. And he just started whaling on me, dude. And then he just said, "Oh." He got mad, dropped everything, and he just started punching my arm. I put my arm up to my ribs on this side. On this side up. Then my other side, in my stomach. And I was trying to have a kidney infection, too. I think the banging is the best. I don't know if it's the balls or not. I don't know if it's the balls or not. >> One of your uh I guess it was a protein shake. >> Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. >> It busted in your bag. >> Yeah, I I I protein shake that I recognize or something like that. >> You know it busted in your bag? >> It busted. >> Yeah, it's like leaking in your bag. >> Oh, I ain't notice. >> Yeah, all your stuff's wet now. >> But it did say positive, and I was waiting to tell him. But I got upset with him because when he was on the phone, some girl was texting his phone saying, "I like you." For instance, "I like you." And we've been together for months. Then he's like, "I'm like, who is this? Tell me the truth." "Well, he's been honest with you." So, he goes, "Wait a minute. I need I got to make a phone call." "Well, put on the speaker phone then. Why not?" What's the problem with that? "No, I got to walk away. I need to make a phone call." It stressed me out in a place like this. So, as he's going like this talking, I I I acted my fool. I said, "Listen, this is your girlfriend. We've been together for months." I didn't say nothing graphic. I didn't do no threats. He's going like this saying, "Hang up. Real quick. Real quick." Red flag, right? >> That was yesterday? >> Yeah, that was uh yesterday or the day before yesterday. This has been happening for a few days. >> What happened there? >> This injury was where his nails scratching at me. >> Man, I don't think that's from scratching. >> It's scratching at me. I got my stuff sewn over um I was over by North Ave. >> Let me grab my camera real quick, okay? I'm going to take some pictures real quick. What are your wants for? >> Yeah, loading the unloading and I was be to DLC. Right now I'm going to play probation for a robbery. >> What are you doing robbery, folks? >> I didn't rob nobody. >> I got my heart. >> Well, you're not. How many EMS is here to take on you, okay? >> He was throwing in the car. >> You look that way for me. >> What is he on? He was going to kill me. He was actually in the car. >> He might He might pull your lip out like that? >> And they tased him in the car or anything. >> He's in the car. >> He's in the car or anything. >> I'm going to have to talk to him. >> If you can tell me if he's on drugs. >> So, he hit you here today and hit you in the throat today. But then he choked you out yesterday. You were not able to breathe? And did you urinate on yourself or defecate it? Did you pass out? >> Oh, yes. I told that and his response was why I let you go cuz I love you. I didn't want you to pass out. >> Did you get her lip? Yeah, I got it. Yeah, there's I've got him in my car. >> Okay. >> He hit me in the back of the head, so I took a I asked him if he had Tylenol or I took a ibuprofen or something. So, he gave me his white round pills. And it had a And it had a three on it. I guess it might have been a Tylenol pill or something. But it had a three on it. >> Were you here yesterday? >> Yes. Yes. Yes. With the burns that they left me by the dumpster. >> Are you under the influence of anything? >> No. >> Is he under the influence of anything? >> I was so. >> Do you all have a child together? >> No, but I took a pregnancy test and my pee was positive, which I'm hoping cuz I don't want to be with a man that's doing this to me, but it did say positive, unfortunately. I have an apartment waiting for me for the housing authority. >> Uh-huh. >> I feel so bad. I don't even want to look at him right now. I didn't want to have to call the police. When you love somebody, it's so hard. I love him so much. >> Do you >> don't want to go to the hospital? They won't take you? >> He just got my throat. He was like I said, "Uh" I went down and I was in a ball and he was still kicking me. >> I think that's over the last 24 hours or over the Where at? >> Florida Avenue. >> Earlier? >> Yesterday. >> Yesterday. Uh okay, so it was Yeah, I think it I think it was leaning. I heard that part. Okay. Did you guys notice any of the >> We were afraid of her. Got put on a 911 >> As in Okay. >> It's not my fault. >> Okay, it's not your fault. He never has the right to put his hands on you. That's why he's taking a ride today, okay? Did you put your hands on him? >> No, I didn't. He got my personal belongings. >> That was self-defense. All right. It is unacceptable for him to put his hands on you. Just like it's unacceptable for unacceptable for you to put your hands on him. >> We're going to get you an ambulance. >> Go ahead and take the ambulance. >> Where is he? >> So, uh this I ain't talking no more. He sound like he dumb. That's why you looking at him like that. >> I didn't look at anybody like anything. >> I may be black, but I ain't dumb. I may have ain't finished school, but at the end of the day, I know I want to stop me a second thing. You see what I'm saying? Give me a little credit. I ain't no dumb person. >> So, he has my arms down like this and and puts his knees on me and such touching me and stuff. >> Okay. Touching me >> and such such such such such So, I'm going like this trying to get out of it. And I grab I grab his hoodie to put over his head so that maybe I could push him away. >> Yeah. >> And you and he get a hold of me. >> Uh-huh. >> So, maybe I might have scratched his back by accident. >> Is this his back? >> I might have scratched his back by accident. >> Okay, the argument was over a vape. >> Well, the argument was What was the argument? I can't even remember. It's so stupid. It's so stupid, you know? >> Yesterday was about you coming back to the tent late. >> Yeah. >> Sounds like a bad relationship. >> Overly bad relationship. >> I got something to read to you, okay? >> I already got a warning for that. >> That's fine. Well, you have the right to remain silent. Do you understand each of these rights I have explained to you? >> Yeah. >> All right, having these rights in mind, do you wish to speak with me? >> I'll speak to you. >> So, you do wish to speak with me? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> I I have some questions at all. >> Okay. Victoria and you, are you guys boyfriend and girlfriend, dating? You guys What, 2 months? Uh >> 2 months. >> Yeah. >> No, that's that's what she told you. >> Well, she said around, you know, 1 or 2 months. >> 6 months. >> 6 months. Okay, so you guys have been together 6 months. >> As soon as soon as I got out in November. >> Okay. You guys were living together in that tent? >> Yeah. >> Um where's the tent at? >> I would not like that question. >> Okay, that's fine. Um so, you guys been staying together then? >> Yeah. >> Since you got out of uh jail? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Um before that, have you guys lived anywhere else together? Or did you knew her before that? >> Met her when I got out. >> Okay, so you met her when you got you got out. Okay. So, uh what happened yesterday at the tent? >> I can't say yesterday, but this morning at 2:00 2:00 in the morning. Yeah. But I I forgot to Yesterday, I never heard her say "I'm leaving you." >> Okay. >> I would have I didn't have time to give you a warning about you having to go behind me. >> Mhm. >> You know, I wish you would have busted my battery with me. Whatever. She told me this morning she went up there and checked mail. Checked mail. The basement and stuff like that. >> Today? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Not today. Not yesterday. >> Yesterday, okay. Did you go with her? >> No, I did not. I went to the library. >> Okay, you went to the library, okay. >> And she said she was going to call the police. I was like All right, cool. Like I was like I ain't got nothing to say. Nothing to say to you. I want to break up. I don't want to be with you. >> For the last two weeks you've been giving me doing whatever she's doing and I was the one who wanted to talk about it. But she keep doing whatever she she be doing. So I said I want to break up or whatever. She She ripped all my shirt off. Today. >> And what else? >> I mean told her like you want to leave you can leave. She told me that she got robbed and some dude whatever. I uh I was up and I I I just fell back asleep. She cuddled with me. I got up and go I told I told her what it was. When you get ready to leave and she saw I was pushing her all up in the tent like I'm pushing her [ __ ] She okay going to the ASIS. >> Yeah. >> But I I pushed her a couple of times. >> She fell over. And and she she said you hate me. You don't love me. You don't care about me and all that all that extra stuff. In reality I'll be showing her too much love. >> Yeah. >> I'm just going to say it cuz I don't care. >> It's the the guy her mom so [ __ ] up. So I've been out here trying to help her out. I'm like So often turn my turn my feelings over like I don't want you to be around me cuz I don't want my feelings hurt. You got to go to rehab or something like that. >> Mhm. >> Everything I've been out I've been working. I'm trying to go back to school and do all of that. >> Mhm. >> So and like I can at least show the people that I'm I'm trying to progress like I ain't trying to do nothing like >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Did anything else happen physically? >> No. No, but she did come home with some some scars. She said she ended up going to the hospital or whatever um >> What kind of scars did she have? >> She had this right here. She said >> On the chest? >> Yeah. On on her on her chest area a burn. >> Yeah. >> That's my idea to her so somewhere So I would like go over there and see what she was doing. She was going. >> Mhm. >> I'm trying I'm trying to help her get her stuff back. No, but I just I'm like nah, I'm just going to go home bro. I'm just like I ain't got time for it. She was telling me that they beat her up and they left her behind the trash can. >> But she didn't want to do drugs. So she came home to her crib in the morning cuz she was in the hospital. So and I I was like where did they at? I was like you never take off your band. I noticed her for too much. I know how she moving. So I was like nah you won't never take off your band. So your band? Like uh-uh. We're going to the hospital. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> You see what I'm saying? She said and if I know she'll never take off her band. I'm like I'm like okay man let's just forget it. >> I got >> messages in my phone. >> Yeah. >> I'm like you got a chance you got a chance to punch the library call me come chill you know do what we do. >> Or or or that I would not have cheated. >> Right. Did anything else happen like did you punch her? >> No no I did not I did not I did not punch her but I I know she she came back driving to the store like >> Okay. >> She she out of her mind like >> Did you put her in like a some type of choke hold last night? >> No. >> No? >> No cuz I was sleep I went I went straight to sleep. I didn't I didn't have time for that. >> Yeah. So you never put her in a choke hold last night? >> Nope. >> No? Okay but you saw some uh uh scar? >> Yeah some scars on her I don't have I don't have a neck. >> And she told you that those are from >> Like somebody threw out the car >> Okay. >> you know and left her behind the train. >> Okay. Did you hit her anywhere today? >> No. >> No? >> I pushed her towards some things but I did not hit her. >> Okay. She mentioned about a a vape. Can you can you tell me about that? >> Uh yes so so the vape the vape is in right there in my bag or whatever. And she was she was getting mad at me about the vape. I was like I'm like no you're not going to eat it you're not going to eat the vape because like >> Was that yours or hers like she bought it for you or what was what's the deal with that? >> She had bought it for me. >> Okay yeah. >> She had bought it for me. >> Okay. >> I was like no you're not getting the vape because like she had anxiety medicine that's what the that's what I was stopping her from. >> Yeah. >> too. But she had anxiety medicine she had all type of whatever and like you know menthol tobacco and stuff that. That's not going to work. >> Yeah. >> That's not going to work. They They give you anxiety. >> Yeah. >> So, it's like I'm like, "No." And plus you plus you have paperwork, you got this stolen. You shouldn't even be over there. You should be coming home or coming to me. >> Mhm. >> I'm trying to be a good dude and stuff like that. >> Like did you punch her in the throat or anywhere near that? >> No. Like she she came home with a goddamn thing on her voice like a You want some more of that? The way she's speaking right now. >> Like a hoarse voice? >> Yeah, like a hoarse voice like like she was saying like all this stuff happened to her or whatever. >> So so So when she came home, she already had that voice? >> Yes, she did. >> When she left yesterday was the last time you saw her yesterday, did she have that voice? >> No, she she not have that voice. >> No, okay. >> I I had the vape. She kept She kept saying like you can vape I I kept telling her no. >> Yeah. >> I told her, "Get your Get your hands off me." I put it on myself. So, I kept snatching her hand away and you know, trying to get it off me. >> Where Where is the vape at? >> In my hand. >> In your hand. Okay, so she's trying to get the vape from your hand. >> Yeah. So So I I I kept, you know, snat- snatching her hand off of me. >> Yeah. >> She over ripped my jacket and all all of this stuff. She said, "Oh, you're going to jail." I ended up getting out the bus. She ended up chasing me. I ran. She kept chasing me and stuff like that. No, she she don't grab my book bag. It just all ripped all my >> Mhm. Now, >> [clears throat] >> did uh did you have a phone? >> Yeah, I do. >> You do? >> Yeah. >> Uh is it a working phone? >> Yeah. >> Um did you call the police? >> I did not. >> Wha- Why not? >> Because I'm I'm I'm over running It's raining. You see what I'm saying? How can I get in my book bag? By the time I get in my book bag, she she she going to catch up with me. I wasn't going to call the police because I As you can see, I got a warrant. I'm not going to do that. >> Now, any point where you on top of her as a deterrent or like you guys were on the ground rolling around or anything? >> No, I'm not trying to do this [ __ ] at all at all. I know you got me on camera, but I don't give a Anyway, you shouldn't have done that. to say. She's trying to sell my stuff. >> Okay. >> And I kept pushing her off me. I'm like, you know how I don't I don't feel like I don't want to do that. >> Yeah. >> You know what I'm saying? So then she got mad whatever. I'm like, you really hate me, don't you? Yeah. I I was like, no, I don't want to hate you but I I just want to be friends. >> Mhm. Now how did you get these uh scratches cuz there's a scratch there, there's one on your chin. >> Hey, that She did it. >> She did that? >> Exactly. >> I know I have to take picture of your injuries. >> I ain't pressing no charges. You ain't got to. >> That's fine. That's fine. You don't have to. I I have to take it because you guys uh have a history together, you know? >> Oh no, it was it was something my old lady did. >> Oh, hold on. That's from today? >> Yeah, that probably what it was. >> Okay. So I just want to let you know you're you're right now you're being charged with battery, okay? >> Do you have any proof? >> Yes, I just told you. I mean she's got a busted lip. I mean you're admitting to uh you guys shoving each other. I know you you guys have scratches on you as well. Um >> What is she going to charge me with? Battery? >> Well, right now she's not being charged with anything, okay? >> I ain't do nothing to her at all. I I ain't I ain't do nothing to her at all. I just pushed her. I I never said I didn't hit her man. >> Right. Well, I'm going to put your side in my in my report as well. I'm going to put her side and put your injuries, her injuries in there, okay? But as of right now I determine that you are the predominant aggressor in this situation, all right? >> honest and everything. But I respect you. I respect I respect >> All right. >> I just want to let you know too though. >> Okay. All right. >> The suspect was booked for battery family violence. On April 29th, 2024, he entered to a nolo plea to the charge. As part of sentencing, the suspect received 40 days of confinement and was placed on 12 months of probation.