On August 8th, 2024, officers with the De Moines Police Department responded to a call of a fight in progress at a gas station. The caller was actually one of the people fighting. She stated that a woman came into her family store earlier and stole her father's phone and she was attempting to hold the woman there until officers arrived. >> Okay. >> Hands on the hood. Hands on the hood. Hands on the hood. Hands on the hood. On the hood. >> Let me go. Can you help me up? Is this your phone? >> No. >> No. >> Literally just sitting on you the whole time. >> 124. >> That's fine. >> That's fine. >> I'll have you make this domestic 284. >> Who are you? Do you work here? >> No, I don't. I'm his daughter. So, he got his phone stolen. We have everything on camera. >> Whose food? >> My dad over there. Right there. And >> it was his phone. It caused like it was almost over like it was almost >> Take a breath. Take a breath. I know you're in handcuffs, but you're not under arrest. Okay. We just put you in handcuffs cuz you were on top of her. All right. Um, >> take a breath. >> So, we have it on everything on video that she took it and we've been me and my brother been >> took took his phone. >> His phone. >> It was He has >> Where was his phone at? It was at our store and we tried to look for her and stuff. And >> where's your store? >> It's down the street. >> 66. >> Yes. And >> 9. Okay. >> Oh, and I also >> Well, that's okay. >> Yeah. I've also made a complaint. I have a police card. I have a case number two. >> And today my dad informed us. I was home after I made the police um case report. Right. >> Okay. And my dad called us that she was here. We came here. Me and my brother came here. He's at at the store now. And I came with my with my dad cuz she's a girl. And if she ever tried to do anything, he can't do anything. So I'm here for him. >> And >> well, I see you got scratches. So how did that happen? >> When I was uh when I had her down, I called the police and she tried to go away. So I had to do something to keep her here, you know, cuz I didn't want to let her go >> cuz she took my dad's phone. Well, you shouldn't take matters into your own hands. I understand she was going to leave, but she could have just maybe followed her and not got on top of her because then that becomes an issue. Right. Right. >> Right. You can't be putting hands on other people. She had no right to. Okay. >> So, understand that. >> Yes. >> Okay. So, do you know where the phone's at? >> No, she took it. She said she even said it herself that she took it. >> Okay. >> And she left it somewhere cuz >> Okay, let let me go talk with her. Okay. This officer's going to get your information. this truck. [Music] >> Okay. So, maybe I didn't know that was hard. >> You don't know those people? >> I don't know. >> Where's the phone? >> I don't know. >> She said she left it outside. >> I don't have it. >> Okay. So, which store? The store? >> No, it was down there by the by the actual fish game. >> Their store. Okay. >> I forget what it's called. >> There's a fish game here, isn't there? Yep. There's a fish game talking about the one down by Lincoln. The one right across from Lincoln Lumis southwest. Yeah. Okay. And that was at 6:00 >> around the time. >> So it sounds like she made a report for that, too. >> I wouldn't know. I haven't been down there. I just came back from Western. >> Okay. >> I literally just got here. >> What do you Let me Let me ask you this before we get >> me. I walked I was walking. >> Hold on. Listen to me. Listen to me real quick before we get too much further in this. I understand that she assaulted you and Okay. What I need is tomorrow. >> Why him too? >> Why him? >> The bald dude put his hands on me too. >> Put his hands on you? >> Yeah. Supposed he shoved hand and she didn't even attack me. They were both surrounding me. >> Okay. >> But she literally had me on the ground for at least a good 10 minutes. >> 10 minutes >> would not let me up. I was not trying to hurt that little girl. >> Okay. >> All right. I'm going to go in and talk this out. >> East Avenue, please. >> Do you Do you want to take this one? I can go to that one. >> I'll hit you. No matter what it was. >> 135. >> 135. >> Do we have any other southside cars in? All right. How about this? Um, put her in your car just to hang out, right? Um, she's cooperative. He's talking to her. Get us in her info. Go in and talk with staff about what took place because she's claiming that they were out there surrounding her and then this all went down. >> No, that they were not. >> We asked her. We were like, "Where's their last home?" just sucks cuz there's no other cars. >> Um I mean she wants charges and she openly admitted it to assaulting her. Yeah. And she can't obviously she injured. >> Yeah. Uh yeah, she's got a couple spots on her so young. So what I would do is maybe separate >> everybody go across the street to the Family Dollar parking lot. tell dad that he can bond her out. I'll I'll talk to dad quick and then it'll >> me. Thank you. >> Uh can I talk to you? >> Okay. So, hey, I'm going to be really honest with you, okay? Uh we can't we can't assault people, right? I understand that there's an issue with the phone, but that doesn't let us push, shove, punch, or do any of that stuff to people. Okay. So, your daughter's in the wrong. >> Okay. So, she's probably going to go to jail for assault, but you can bond her out. Okay. So, she'll go up to P County. >> Okay. Oh, she's she's going >> Yes. Because do you understand? Just because somebody takes your phone, you can't punch him in the face, >> right? >> Well, she she didn't did she say say that she punched her. >> Your daughter, >> I pulled up and your daughter was on top of her doing this. >> Uh, she also he hit her too. >> She was that in self-defense though after she was already on the ground. Yeah, before he was on the top and again see see if we can make it back. >> Okay, >> I'm just letting you know what's probably going to happen. Okay, so this officer is going to separate everybody. He's going to go across the street. What I would do, right, >> cuz she's going to go for assault, okay? Causing injury, which is a serious misdemeanor. Okay, you can go up to the jail and bond her out. >> I know. >> Yes. I would just start heading that way now. Okay. And get that process going. Can I ask you a question? I am uncle. >> Yes. >> She's She's not even 18. >> Oh, she's not 18. >> How old is she? >> Huh? >> I think she just turned it. >> Oh, no. She's 18 from >> Okay. So, unfortunately, she's an adult. >> She als she also got hurt. >> Yeah, I see that. But as I pull up, >> this isn't acceptable. You can't be doing this. >> And over a phone, too. You can't do that over a phone. That's a piece of property. You don't just get to beat people up because they took a piece of property. >> She was pulling her here when I came here. When I saw >> when you came here, but she's claiming she's claiming that dad and daughter surrounded her >> and daughter admits that yeah, we surrounded her. Okay. So, we already have an issue. >> She is trying to make sure she doesn't escape from the scene, you know. Yeah, but you can't do that. >> Okay. >> You can't surround somebody to stop them. You call us and you say, "Hey, this person that might have stole my cell phone is going that way. >> Go get them." >> Maybe they think by when you when you'll arrive here, maybe the the criminal will be escaped. That's what they think. >> And that's fine. If they escape, they escape. But that doesn't make it okay for you to trap somebody and not let them leave. Okay. >> Yeah. She's trying to Is she also going? >> Who? Her? >> Yeah. >> I don't know yet. Her for sure. How How did you guys know she was here? >> Um out west at my friend's house. I was standing out here trying to see her after playing game and that car pulled up with a bald in it. Pulled up. We got out. The girl in the white pants came around the corner and they were like surrounding me. Ask me where the phone is. Told them I don't know. Get out of my face. They kept hugging around me. I try to get away from him. He pushed me and then uh she pretty much pounced on me >> and that happened. >> No, it happened up there and he ended up down here. >> Okay. Like roll around. >> Yeah. >> I'm going to go in and talk to staff real quick just to make sure that's what happened and then want to we someone's got to get out of here for that other thing. So he's up for me real quick. All right. I'm going just switch out these codes for you. All right. Can you turn off? I don't want to. Yeah, I guess. Okay, I'm going to take off the old ones. Like I said, learn from this. Don't take matters into your heads, okay? You call us. That's why this is what we went training for. This is what we get paid to do, okay? Don't be doing it yourself. your family knows where they need to go to get you bonded out. Okay? So, you shouldn't be in there too terribly long. There you go. Thanks. You will have a court date. Okay? So, you will have to go to court for but that's just part of the process. All right. Does she have any property? No. It looks like she does have a a anklet on, but other than that, there was this is it. Okay. So, All right. Best of luck to you. Have you guys already researcher? You guys research or so I'm going to use the back of my hands. Okay. >> What is my finger? Okay. That's like the thing that kind of squeezes. >> Sure. Okay. I know nothing about it. Okay. No, she is. No, >> I'll take her off. It's in my dad's car. >> Okay. We'll give her flip flops when they get there. Yeah. So you can just step in. Just watch your head all the way. Stole her dad's phone. This is the chicken come and go. Yeah. So her family knows like some little gas station up the street. Some homeless cow came in there earlier today and stole her dad's phone. He's got a camera and everything. >> Yeah. So they made a case for the phone being stolen and somehow they found out the check was down here at South. So they went over there, surrounded Eric. Um I guess dad possibly pushed the girl the victim and she ended up um pushing her down, dragging into my hair into just every every once in a while punching This was at liquor and tobacco. >> Yeah. >> I thought this was a come and go. That used to be a come and go. >> Oh, that's where they don't see it as Wattress tobacco. >> Oh, that's going at the fish game. So, >> but yeah. No, we all three of us rolled up and she's actively on top of her. We saw some punches. I'm like 2304. Thank you. Probably your hair now. Watch your step, ma'am. And then uh you don't have any shoes on, so just kind of construction here. >> Watch out. one. >> She was then taken inside the Pulk County Jail where she was booked and charged with assault causing bodily injury or mental illness. If you enjoy the content we produce, please don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for