On December 3rd, 2024, officers were dispatched after receiving a call from a teenage girl who reported that her parents were arguing. When her parents realized she was on the phone with authorities, they forced her to end the call. Sheriff's office. >> SHERIFF'S OFFICE. >> DON'T come in. >> Get out of here, both of you, right now. >> I'm not doing nothing. >> Where's the other one? Where's he at? >> Where's he at? >> Off the back, I guess. No, [snorts] let me go check. >> No one's coming after you. >> Stand sit right there. >> Mike, come just a minute. >> Sit right there. >> Okay. >> Sit there. >> Okay. I'm trying. I DON'T WANT MY DOGS TO get hurt, sir. >> Well, you sit there and they won't get hurt. Sit there now. >> Stop. Mike, >> I don't want him right now. I need Chase on the way. >> Okay, sit there. I will take care of it. Sit there. >> Okay. >> You're not listening. Sit there. >> Sheriff's Department, where you at? >> I'm right here. >> MICHAEL, COME OUT TO THE FRONT NOW. SIT there in that chair. Do not move from there until I tell you to. SHERIFF'S OFFICE. MICHAEL, COME OUT HERE NOW. >> MIKE, just go outside. >> Michael. THE POLICE. >> JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. >> Dollar Sheriff's Department. >> Sheriff's Office. >> Is there any knives, guns, anything like that back there? >> Uh, no. But can I go to No. >> Stay right there like I told YOU TO. >> JUST COME OUT FRONT because I've been arrested and I didn't do [ __ ] the first time. >> Well, UNTIL YOU TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON. >> JUST COME OUT. YOU DO NOTHING THE FIRST TIME. I DIDN'T DO NOTHING THIS TIME. >> GET OUT HERE AND TELL ME ABOUT IT. >> YOU'RE VIOLATING MY RIGHT. >> NO, I'm not. Get out here now. >> MIKE, JUST COME OUT HERE. >> Cooperate last time. >> Mike, just come out here. >> Arrest me again. >> Get over here and I'll talk to you about it. >> Arrest me and stuff. I DIDN'T EVEN DO >> MIKE. MIKE. >> MIKE. I'm going to come get you. >> Come out now. Like I told you. >> I DON'T WANT NO PROBLEM. >> TURN OUT NOW. GIVE ME A PROBLEM. >> Come out and turn around. >> Give me a problem. >> Come out and turn around. >> I never with you, man. >> That's fine. Come out. TURN AROUND. NOW, >> WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME? YOU KNOW I DIDN'T DO NOTHING. >> COME OUT. TURN AROUND. >> I DIDN'T DO NOTHING. >> YOU'RE GET IT. Turn out. Turn around. >> I didn't do nothing. >> Then you can explain that in a you. I DID THAT LAST TIME. >> YOU'RE GOING TO GET US. >> I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU one more warning. You >> You're going to Michael, you're going to write it. >> You know what? I didn't do nothing. >> Turn around. I didn't do nothing. >> Michael, this is your LAST OPPORTUNITY. >> YOU A GOD. >> LAST OPPORTUNITY. TURN. [screaming] >> STOP. STOP. >> Turn around. >> Tell them I didn't do nothing. >> You're going to get her again. >> GET BACK NOW. GET BACK AGAIN. GET on the ground. >> Get back there now. >> GET ON THE GROUND. >> GET ON THE GROUND. >> Get on the ground. >> PUT YOUR ARMS OUT. Put your arms out now. >> That hurt. That hurt, man. >> Guys, I didn't do nothing. For real, man. I didn't mean to offend anybody. I really didn't. I just don't want to go to jail for something I didn't do. I didn't do nothing. >> GET BACK TO THAT CHAIR LIKE I [laughter] TOLD YOU TO. DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME? >> GO back to my house. I want you out. I give you guys. Come here. >> No, >> I can't. >> Give me your hands. >> Okay. They're fine. >> Stop. >> Let me give me your hand. >> Okay. Okay. >> Watch her. >> Okay. >> I'm not doing that. I cannot have my hands up. >> I didn't resist the rest. I just didn't come. You resisted by not coming to me. >> Well, I mean, I I didn't come to you right, >> but I didn't harm nobody. >> Okay, I need you to roll to this side. Put your knees up. I don't give a nothing. >> Okay, stand straight up. >> Why would I at this point? >> Slowly walk. Don't walk ahead of me. >> Thanks, Danny. I love the job. My guy didn't do nothing. I did. >> What did I do? >> What did I do? >> What did I do? >> My dog is my service animal. >> Why you arrested her? >> Walk this way. >> She's in custody. She's not arrested. >> I got dogs here. >> I understand that. I don't know what it's like to go to jail because you don't go in there and sit in that mother. You have a warrant for one. >> I know because of her. You always like to be arrested for something you did not do. >> My wife lied on me. You guys don't believe me and you never will. You get the other prongs, too. >> Got two right now. >> Okay. >> My job. >> Go that way. >> Can you call in for me? I'm going to lose my mother job. You know how long I went without having a job? >> You guys don't give a about nobody, do you? Hi. Hi. >> I'm Deputy Tins Ser's office. All right. So, you understand you're being audibly and video recorded right now? Yes. >> Okay. Tell me what happened. >> So, they was fighting and I >> about what time? >> About they started fighting about 5:00. >> Okay. >> So, yes, tonight. And I just stayed out of it. I stayed on my bed, tried to stay on my phone to occupy myself cuz they argue all the time. They're married, whatever. So, I stayed out of it about 6:00 and then I still stayed out of it. And then they started screaming. My dad started bringing me into it because it got worse. >> What's your dad's name? >> Okay. >> It started screaming at me because and it got worse. >> Okay. >> Calm down. >> Okay. Hey, >> and tell me what happened. >> Just disagree on him thinking I'm against him. I mean, and then our kid, she starts screaming and catching yelling storms out the door. weaving have arms with her being a teenager not want to go to school and stuff and just argue >> and then whenever I tried to stick up for myself cuz he was starting to get in my face or didn't he didn't touch me but he started getting by me and screaming at me so I just stayed up on my bed and he went and sat down and then they were screaming and he kept running back and forth and then then they was doing that for a while and then my about like 7:00 right before I walked out like 15 minutes before I walked out and cold because uh she's got a cut ear. I don't know where. >> It's right there. It's not that big. It's not that big of a deal. >> How old are you? >> I'm 16. >> Dad was yelling. They were both yelling at each other. You were in your room, correct? >> Yes. >> And what happened then? >> And then I was staying in my room by myself to stay out of it because I always get brought into the argument and it always ends up this. So, I stayed out of it until he started yelling at me. I still stayed out of it until she I had got off my bed cuz I was packing my stuff cuz I had texted my aunt when I still had the internet if I could go to her house because it was getting bad and I was trying to find a ride there and my mom heard me talking on the phone to my aunt and I hung up. That's when she grabbed the hold of me and tried to take my phone before I had a chance to call cuz I said I was calling whenever I walked out. >> Calling 911? >> Yes. Okay. >> And she tried to take I didn't have internet at this point. She had already took the internet and shut it off so I couldn't get a hold of anybody. >> It never once got physical. That's what you're trying to tell me. >> No, I didn't get physical. >> Okay. This where I want you to be honest with me. >> I didn't get physical. >> All right. >> So, I just want to find out what your what was going on. >> Uh, nothing. >> Okay. I'm going to talk to you more in a minute. Okay. >> So, then she tried to she was trying to grab my phone. I put it in my pocket and she tried to she grabbed the hair on me by my hair of the head and was dragging me to the ground. And she grabbed your hair, like wrapped it, >> like she grabbed me by the bottom of my hair and wrapped her hand around my hair. And the only thing I did is put my hand out to try to keep her away from me. >> During the argument between them two, did it get physical between them two? >> Not really hitting each other besides them throwing stuff at each other. >> Okay. >> I don't know if either of them got hurt, but I know that they was throwing stuff at each other. >> So, you don't know if you didn't see any of them hitting each other? >> No, because I was in my room. I was trying to stay away from it. >> I got to ask. Okay. No, you're fine. So when your mom grabbed you, did she scratch your ear at that time? >> When? Yes. Whenever she trying to leave the house? >> I was trying to walk out because I had texted my aunt. I was trying to find a ride out. >> So once you got outside, that's You stayed out here and they continued to argue inside. >> As soon as I walked out, I called 911 and they was still arguing and stuff. >> Right now you're being detained >> for uh domestic violence. Okay. >> What did I do? >> Well, I'm figuring out what you did. But right now, we need to make sure you're okay. That's what these guys are here for. Am I going to jail? >> Okay, >> we'll talk about it. >> Deal with him first. So, back to my questioning. Okay, >> what happened tonight? >> I just It was not physical. It was verbal big time. Now, I tried I did try to grab my just daughter's stuff off her uh bed and then she tried to grab out my hand, but I didn't get physical with her. I got a hold of the internet box, but it wasn't in her hand. It was by my chair. >> What about you and him? No, he come towards me a couple times. >> I walked into it. I was on this porch. So, if you want to keep lying to me, you can. But I was here. >> I He didn't hit me. >> I said physical. Was it physical? >> No. I mean, come running towards me, but he didn't put his hands on me. I mean, he got in my face, but not touch me. >> Okay. So, you guys didn't hit each other then? >> No. >> That's your version. That's what you're That's what you're telling me? >> You're trying to tell me to say something that didn't happen? >> No, I'm not. I just want the truth. >> No, I didn't hit him and he didn't hit me. Mind you, there's a witness. So, if you're lying to me, it's different. Okay? >> I'm not lying. >> Okay? I'm giving opportunity. I'm giving you the opportunity. >> Okay? But I'm telling you, too, in the mindset mad and going after each other, I didn't feel nobody hit me and I hit nobody. >> She said five about 5:00 they started arguing. Daughter went in the room. Get away from it. About 6:00 it started getting us. They were arguing, yelling at each other, throwing each other, throwing stuff at each other. Daughter tried to call 911. Mom took the phone. Before we got called, she was trying to leave. Mom grabbed daughter's hair, scratched her, and then she ran out the door, and that's when she called 911. >> Mom's gone. >> Okay. Yeah, I I completely agree. >> DCFS handle control if she's not going to stay here. >> Yes. >> Okay, ma'am. You're under arrest for domestic violence. [laughter] >> Okay, you're going to jail. >> Please, no. What can I do to stop it? >> There's There's There's no stopping it. You can't You can't physically touch someone, especially your daughter. No, I didn't. I just tried to get her phone from her. >> Well, yeah. >> No, I WAS TOLD I COULD BEFORE. >> She was trying to call 911. >> No, she wasn't. >> That's her statement. >> Well, don't I have a statement? >> You gave it to me. You said that you took only the box, weren't you? >> No, I was I did say I was trying to get the phone and then I got the box. I did not. I didn't put my hand on her like that to go to jail. I didn't. >> I didn't. I know. >> This is something you can talk to the state's attorney about. >> But I have to GO TO JAIL OVERNIGHT. >> YEAH. >> PLEASE. I got these animals and I don't >> We want to find out what we're going to do with them. >> Please. >> Please don't. >> Go talk to her. >> I won't run. >> Okay. >> Please don't. I don't. >> That one can go outside. It's the little brown one. It can't. >> Please don't. I don't. >> She's got injuries on her ear stating otherwise. You can't tell me that you did not do that. >> I did. If there's physical injuries on her ear, you can't. You can't. >> So, I can sit THERE AND SAY, "YEAH, OKAY. WELL, she did this to me and he did this to me and you're here. Even I didn't put my aunt or my daughter like that." >> Okay. >> I promise you I didn't. [laughter] No. >> Stand up. >> I didn't. Me and my daughter are close. I didn't do that to her ear. I didn't. I promise you >> you have to have someone you have someone to stay with with you here. >> Do I have to have someone to stay here? >> I mean, you're 16. >> You 16. You can technically stay by yourself >> overnight. Um, are you okay with that? >> Yeah. >> Okay. And then tomorrow, do you have a way to school and stuff? >> Yeah. The bus comes here and gets me. >> Okay. >> What are the animals going to do? Do I need to have animal control come tomorrow? Cuz they won't be they probably won't be out by tomorrow. >> No. If I go to school, if I go to school in the morning, I can Yeah. If I stay here tonight with them, I can go to school in the morning. I can call my aunt before she goes to work >> and have her come check >> and have her come check in on them or something >> to take care of them. >> Okay. >> Will I be able to get out tomorrow? >> You have to see a >> Okay. Put the dog down so we can put you back in these handcuffs. >> Come on, let's go. >> [laughter] >> Oh, please >> put the dog hand. [laughter] >> We hit him too hard. >> All right, go ahead and turn around for me. Andy, you got my >> The mother was charged with domestic battery. The father was charged with domestic battery and resisting arrest. DCFS was notified regarding the incident and the daughter's aunt stayed with her until her parents were released.