On April 12th, 2025, officers responded to a call of a battery at an indoor playground. [Music] Austin is Austin here. All right, come on out here. Let's go out here. Come on out here. Come on out here. No one's leaving yet. You're both staying here. What happened? She attacked me. I was I was hugging the baby cuz the baby saw me and that's all, okay? And she's threatening me about the baby and all of a sudden she just attacked me. Who does? >> What was I going to do to the little baby? There's hundreds of people here. Who Who was it? >> Hundreds of witnesses here. Who's the other person involved? was I going to do to a baby? Who's the other person involved? Uh she's right there. Give me my bag. Your bag's coming. Your bag's coming. All right, do me a favor. What's your name, miss? Let me see my ID and you're going to see who I am. Okay. Okay, cuz there's like I need to report identity theft, too. Maybe Meredith, stop. That is doing identity theft on me. You could jot it down who the heck she is. What's a good phone number for you? She's pretending to be me. What's a good phone number for you, miss? >> Take her fingerprints, too. Okay? So, I'm going to press charges cuz I think she's she's pretending to be me. Meredith, calm down. And I have other other other proof. >> Meredith, calm down. I already told the officer She has to be one of the ones that uh is pretending, okay? a little excited No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Let me make my best I can show him who I am, who I really am. And you can you can take me to my house, see where I live, everything. See where my business was for 30 years. I can give you a list of my customers, everything. Start Start from Maybe she's the one that's doing some identity theft on me. Maybe she's pretending to be me. >> Start from the beginning of what happened. That's why she got all insulted cuz she thought I caught her. Okay, start from the beginning of what happened here today. Okay, I was with the baby. I was hugging this baby, no, her baby, right there. Okay? Okay. And then I put her down and then she comes and starts threatening me. Okay. Okay? And then she just out of nowhere attacks me. Okay, how did she attack you? She just put me on the floor. Okay. Okay? What? >> So, once I saw she attacked me, I grabbed her hair and well, that's an extension she's got on, okay? So, she's a man, okay, attacking me. I am a girl. So, obviously she's going to beat me. Like if you try to beat me, you're a man. You have the strength of a man, right? Okay. Okay, then. What did she do? >> we were on the floor Well, I was on the floor, okay? Because she is one of the probably the three people that is using my identity. So, that's why she got all insulted because she probably thought I figured her out. Okay, there's no other reason for her to attack me like that. Mhm. All right, so I want to press charges, identity theft on her. >> Okay, so you you went up to her child, you hugged her child, Yes. >> in an argument, and I put her and you ended up on the floor. Right. And then you guys were fighting. >> my identity, she thought that I caught on. How did she get you to the floor? What exactly did she >> my hair. Grab your hair. >> I grabbed her hair and she kicked me or something to my face, to my mouth. Okay. >> You should have the video and I want a copy of the video, too. Okay. Uh >> Yeah, cuz I'm pressing charges. Where did all this happen at? Right now, right there, right in the middle, right there. Yeah, so I By the gaming machine? I was getting the pizza when I saw them Yeah. >> I was getting the pizza and I saw them like just I didn't know, officer. Identity theft. And a security officer was like in between She thought I caught her. You think my identity Okay, why else would she do that? Okay? I wasn't Meredith, calm down. Just calm down. There's hundreds of witnesses here. There's video. What was I going to do to a baby? BUT SHE'S USING MY IDENTITY. MEREDITH, STOP. OKAY. That's the only reason I could see you attacked me. Okay. Do you need any medical attention? No, I want to press charges if she's using my identity. Okay. All right, we'll talk with her. You got your side of the story. possible It's It's It's It's I just want you to know something. I want to press charges as soon as possible. The security guard should have been protecting me. Suing companies and stuff, that's like a Monday thing. I don't care. >> That is something beyond today. >> then I want to press charges, identity theft. I needed that identification before. I went to the place to put it in. Hold on, on uh Who I am? They just ignored me. Okay. So, I got one of the ones that's using my identity. Okay. Mhm. I got to write her name. Can you just stick with her for a second? Let me ask you this. What was the main reason you went up to the to the kiddo and hugged her? Cuz the baby was trying to play or the I don't have a card cuz she didn't give me a card. I don't think you like swipe swipe or really do that. So, I bring literature whatever to read. So, she was trying to put it in. So, I was helping her like swipe it and then getting the little thing. That's all. So, like to say goodbye, I just grabbed her after That's it. But that's when she attacked me, so So, you were helping You're helping kiddo play a game. Yeah, cuz she had the card and she couldn't put it in to the slot. Okay, then you hugged her. That's when mom came over and Yeah, that's right. Bye. Yeah. Okay. Thank you. Okay. She's saying that uh she was helping the kid play a game. So, the kid was cute, gave her a hug. That's when mom came over and started the whole issue because she was hugging her kid. Do you want to sign a complaint for battery? I mean, she's not answering. Up to you. Tell me, man. This was faster than I expected as well. I'll talk to the owner on that. Can you guys grab her? Scoop her up, bring her to the station, get it going. So, right now probably battery and disorderly, I think. All right, yeah, we'll grab her and then uh yeah. I'll be right there. It's going to be one count of battery and then one disorderly. We'll wait till the kids start moving out of the way. It's okay, miss. Here. >> Let me Let me show you another proof of my identity. All right, come on with us. Come on outside, okay? Okay, I'm going to see if they have it. Hold on. Okay, we already have your identity, okay? We're not worried about that. You could see I'm the real Lertis, okay? Cuz I don't know how many there are around using my identity. >> Like I said, you can just leave this here. Your brother's going to take care of it, okay? >> I don't trust anybody with my stuff. Okay. Thank you. You don't not even trust your brother? No one. All right, come on over here. Let's talk. Let's go over by this uh squad car over here, miss. This way, miss. This way, miss. Let's go over here. Oh, we're going to All right, over to this car. Okay, miss. We're going to take your bag down, okay? Uh You're being placed under arrest. If you do me a favor, just got to take your bags off, okay? Why am I being placed under arrest? No, no, officer. Let me give this to my brother then. Let me give this to my brother. No, no. No, I'm going TO NO, WHY ARE you placing me under arrest? I didn't attack her. I didn't attack her. I did not attack her. I did not attack No, I didn't attack her. I did not attack her. She attacked me. What are the rules here in Oak Lawn that when you get attacked and you it's self-defense, you're not arresting me. You are not arresting me. You are under arrest. Now, if you if you continue to do this, we're going to charge you with resisting. No, no, you're not arresting me under arrest because she's the one that attacked me. Come on. She's the one that attacked me. Okay, you're going to be charged with resisting now. And I want my my attorney. And this is I got to give it to my brother. Okay, you want me to give you No, well No, I don't want them to see this. No, because she attacked me. Okay, but either way She attacked me. Okay, take everything. Take everything, but guess what? Oak Lawn never again. Never again, Oak Lawn. Okay, I'm going to give this stuff to your brother, okay? No, give it to him in my presence. Okay. Mhm. All right. Thank you. Oak Lawn, you guys will hear from who the heck protects me, okay? You will hear from them. Okay, that's fine. Never again should any Mexican come to Oak Lawn to be discriminated against to for them to do this to them. Okay? What's this? >> No, why? Cuz I'm Latino? Oh, cuz I'm Latino, right? She's wearing a fanny pack. I can see it. >> it's it's my it's my super my rental. Okay? I'm going to call my son, Johnny. Okay? I'm going to call Yeah, I'll call him. I'll call his godfather to go get me out of jail. Okay. Okay? Is this what Oakland does? Is it the discrimination? Okay? You will hear from me in Washington, D.C. Okay? Okay. Because Oakland is discriminating against They're trying to arrest me cuz I'm Latino. Okay? Here it is. All you got to do is just be quiet. >> Okay. They're not They're not going to discriminate against me like this. Okay? If I have to stand before Congress and so they can see they're discriminating against me in Oakland. Never never should anybody come to Oakland. No. No no no okay. But you guys I can't I can't go in there Turn around. >> allowed. Put your Put your back Put your butt up here. You got to You got to You got to turn around. You got to turn around. Well, then if you guys can leave me alone, maybe I can try. >> No, here. I want to turn you toward this way cuz we got to guide you in. No. All you have to do is >> guide me in. There you go. Come on. Well, I can't 1 second. I am 56 years old. I might look young with a cap. Can you take it off? Oh, yeah. So you can see my real age. Okay. Okay? That's who the you're dealing with. Okay? No, cuz I'm almost 60. All right. Have a seat. 60. Have a seat. Okay? So just So you know what? Well, here >> Guess what? The discrimination law says the discrimination Wait. Against elderly. I'm already considered after 55. Is this what Oakland does to the elderly? The disabled? Have a seat, miss. The vulnerable? Is that what Oakland does? Have a seat, miss. Is that what Oakland does? Ma'am, have a seat. Okay? No no no, you need to look at me. Have a seat, miss. Okay? All right, then. 50 60, okay? 60. So you don't confuse me with a 15-year-old. Okay? Thank you. The woman was charged with battery, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, and trespassed from the property. Thanks for watching today's video. If you haven't already, please like and subscribe for more of our content. [Music]