Candace. Candace. Candace. Candace. Candace. Candace. >> You can't. >> I don't care what you say. I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SAY. >> YOU CANNOT. >> I don't hear this. >> Don't touch me. >> That's domestic violence. >> You cannot get here. >> No, you don't touch me. >> You had something that is either spirits or was >> I don't care what I've had. >> Okay. Well, >> I said to >> It's making you stupid. On the night of August 4th, 2023 in Ohio, the yacht party had come to an end, but the night itself was [music] just getting started. A woman's drunken screams shattered the silence, drawing neighbors to dial 911. Little did they know what began as a family argument was about to descend into a criminal charge. >> Okay. What's going on? >> Who knows? >> What do you mean, who knows? What happened today? Your guess is a as good as mine. >> Okay. Whose vehicle is this? >> This is Who is that? >> Is >> Who is that? >> My husband. >> Okay. So, was there pushing and shoving? >> No. >> Okay. So, you started driving. You realized you were too drunk to drive. So, you pulled over, called him to come get you. >> Not at all. >> Okay. What happened >> at this point? I don't want to converse about what happened. >> Okay. Well, we were called here for a situation. >> By whom? >> I have no idea. I didn't take the call >> from the start. She was being deflective, dodging questions, feigning confusion, hiding behind silence. But denial under US law. It doesn't kill suspicion. It feeds it, turning an investigation even deeper. >> Guess what? I am not a part of that conversation. >> Excuse me. >> Where I'm at is I was a passenger. >> I understand. I'm not trying to >> The driver is a the husband of mine. >> Okay. But there's also two vehicles here, which means that you drove one of these vehicles here. Okay. So, my question in the call was, what party were you at? You clearly saw me on the passenger side of this vehicle. >> Right. How did you get here? >> Passenger side of this vehicle. She transported. She insisted she was just a passenger. As if shifting blame could erase the trail of her actions. Every answer circled back to someone else. Her husband, the car, the party carefully minimizing her role. I am a passenger of this vehicle. >> I understand what I understand that currently >> where you're asking where did I come from? Yes. >> Where am I going to? I'm a passenger of this vehicle. >> Okay. >> So, how did you get here? How did you get here on quite road? >> As a passenger of this vehicle. >> How did you get to quite road? >> As a passenger of this vehicle. >> Okay. As a passenger of this vehicle, how did you get here onto Quite Road? >> Why is your husband outside of the vehicle? Why is your husband's parents here? Why is your mom? >> They are not the parents of his person. >> It was evident she was trapped [music] in a loop, repeating the same line over and over, a rhythm of avoidance that filled the space between questions. >> Okay, ma'am, have a seat. You're clearly too intoxicated to have a conversation. Have a seat. >> I copy. Thank you. Okay. So, the call that we got was that there was some arguing, possibly some pushing. >> No, there wasn't. I mean, she was running away from me because she didn't want to drive. >> She's so intoxicated. >> She's obliterated, man. Can't even have a conversation with her right now. >> And that's why >> I'm like, "Good gravy, lady. Just sit down cuz I can't talk to you." >> And that's why I took the key. >> Good call. No, >> I said I'm taking the key. Yeah. >> I knew eventually you guys would be here. >> Yeah. >> I called my dad. I said, "Look, these people are going to They're looking out their window. >> I'm fine with that. I don't care." >> Oh, absolutely. No, I just said, "Look, I'm going to be safe." >> I called my dad >> to come drive the vehicle back, and I was going to put her in my car. >> Yeah. >> Her husband was the exact opposite of her. Calm, rational, and focused on safety. Legally, securing the keys was more than smart. It was a preventive step against a potential DUI, keeping both his wife and the public safe. >> Her mom didn't answer. I called her mom first. That would probably be her preference. >> Okay. >> So, her mom didn't answer. My dad came, but now her mom answered, called me back, and now she's on her way, >> right? >> And they live close by. So, >> that's fine. I mean, I'm fine. I'm just >> That's fine. I just I don't know. Is she like an attorney or something? >> No, she's a director of operations for a company. >> Okay. She has she ever had an OVI before? >> No. >> Oh, she's acting like she has. >> I told her I said I didn't see your drive. I said I'm not here to try to I said I just want to make sure everybody stay safe and that everything's okay. >> I told her >> but cuz she had to have clearly driven to get here. >> She got behind the wheel. She realized she was too intoxicated over and she called me and I took her location for my iPhone. >> Yeah. >> And I got here, >> right? >> So I said, "Listen, I'm taking the key then. >> I'm not letting you drive." Her husband calmly walked the officers through the night's chaos, every detail measured and clear. But the law wouldn't wait. Under US rules, that 911 call alone triggered a mandatory response. Over 50% of domestic disturbance reports involve alcohol and her erratic behavior made every second critical. >> So, I got both keys waiting on her mom. >> All right. Well, again, I don't have any issues or problems with that whatsoever. Like I said, we got the call that there may have been some pushing and shoving and that vehicle's turn lights. >> She was trying to get the key back from me. That's about to the extent of it. But >> okay, please. >> I can't tell you how frustrated I am. >> I know. We're just waiting on your mom to get here. That's all we're waiting on at this point. >> It shouldn't even get to that point. You know why? Because if it's my mom and it's his freaking vehicle, >> he can drive his car home. Literally less than 5 minutes from this space that we're in. You're not 5 minutes from home. Okay. >> Okay, fine. 10. >> Take a breath. >> I'm not. >> He did not call. >> I'm frustrated. >> I'm super frustrated. >> He painted it as nothing more than a tug over keys, but officers reminded him a 911 call isn't optional. It demands a response. She, on the other hand, couldn't stop. Frustration pouring out, words spilling faster than needed. Classic tell. When cornered, suspects overt talk. And in law, every word can be used later. >> And I understand that. But what are you frustrated about? The fact that we're still waiting. The fact that you haven't gone home yet. >> Why are we here is why I'm frustrated because >> this is a vehicle. That is a vehicle. And he's here to drive this car back to the house >> with you in it. >> Okay. And if I can't drive that, who's going to drive that car? >> Your mom. >> And we got to wait for her. >> Yes. 10:30 p.m. It's midnight. It's 12:30 p.m. >> All right, cool. Well, then guess what? >> Where is two cars going? >> We're going back home. >> They're stagnant. >> They are stuck. >> They're not stuck. They're fully operable. >> I'm not saying the cars are inoperable. I'm saying the cars are not driving. They're not moving. >> Great. Because they're waiting for your mom. >> Fantastic. >> Okay. >> Just notice how her words betrayed it. her mind elsewhere, untethered from the moment, refusing to listen as if reality itself was slipping past her and the officers were left chasing shadows. >> Just sit in. >> I'm going to work with you. >> I hope so. >> I'm going to stand over here. >> No, I want you to stay by the railroad track. >> No, because you're yelling. Okay. >> Because I'm this. You're going to get to a point. >> I'm going to get to a point where I can't handle it. >> Private property. >> Guess what? This is where I'm at. >> That is private property. where he's at. He's got at least a minimal amount of control over me. >> Why are you yelling, Candace? Why are you yelling? What's >> I'm frustrated. >> I understand. >> You know that, >> right? You're frustrated because you want to go home. Do you want me to tell him to take you home? >> I don't. Cuz guess what? Are you going to let him take me home? >> Yes. Unless you keep acting like this, then >> can he drive this car, this vehicle home where I can go home? >> Yes. Yes. >> Neighbors called? Yes. >> Before I even left. >> Before I even left. >> No, not before you left. >> Quit playing harbor. >> She staggered, oblivious to where she was, slurring across private property. What she completely overlooked was that under the law, wandering like this wasn't freedom. It was trespassing. >> Candace, get over here. You cannot walk away. >> I'mma say this one time. >> Candace, >> I'mma say this one time. I feared I feared the fact that I No, listen. I'm not even going to even complain. I fear the fact that I came to a yacht club. >> Yes. >> Neighbors caught, not the fact that I came and I was invited. >> That doesn't What? >> It matters. >> What matters? >> Why are you frustrated? >> Why are you screaming at me? >> That's it. You're just too drunk. Drink. I had a drink is what the problem is. >> Okay. You've had too much to drink. >> You are not the problem. I promise you. >> Right. We're >> and I apologize. >> We're fine. You're going to go home with your husband. We're just waiting on your mom. >> That's not That's not even what's in question. >> Okay. >> An apology slipped in. Soft and almost pleading. But was it guilt or a calculated reach for sympathy? Either way, the officers had to hold the line, navigating a night teetering on chaos. The problem is is that a neighbor called and you said it was the fact that a neighbor called and said I was there. >> No, not that you. >> And the fact that I actually had a drink with them here yelling these neighbors that's this present moment >> right now. These neighbors are the ones that called and said there is a female outside of a vehicle yelling she looks like she might >> guess how many minutes. Guess how many minutes I've been here. Guess how many minutes you've been here. Well over 15. >> No, I have not been here for 15 minutes. >> Whatever you want to say. >> Whatever you want to say. >> Okay. Can Let's Can we talk about this? >> I'm over it, >> ma'am. Talk to her. >> Listen, >> if I'mma talk to her and I'm going to tell her the same damn story. >> Can I try? Can I try? >> I would appreciate it. >> Okay, let's talk about it. >> Another officer moved in, not with force, but with steadiness, trying to cool a scene already burning at the edges. >> What's going on? I'm clearly upset. >> Why are you so upset? >> I was invited. >> Okay. >> If someone has a problem with me being invited, >> invited to a yacht party. Is that Yeah. Is that what it was? >> It wasn't even a party. >> What was it? >> Friday night. Let's let loose. Let's just have a conversation. I'm invited. Let me invite one. >> Okay. >> I'm the invite one. Okay. I've never been there before in my life. I've never been stopped up. >> Can you just do me a favor? Can you just try >> and quiet down? Yeah. Why? Because the neighbors don't want to hear it. >> Yes. >> And they're the ones that call. >> Hey, >> guess what? >> I appreciate I appreciate the conversation, but guess what? I ain't got nothing to do with it. >> The officer held his ground, doing everything to steady her, but her bitterness kept spilling through. Disappointment may sting, but it's no excuse as law won't bow to bruised pride. Say you were walking down the street and someone decided to take your purse or something. You would be glad that there was people watching. Am I right or am I right? >> Did I take a purse? >> I'm just saying. Theoretically, >> I had nothing to do with it. You know what? It's a problem. It's a problem. >> What's a problem? >> But at the end of the day, if somebody's going to complain about my noise complaints and I'm 10 minutes up the road, >> did you have a good time? Let me be. >> Did you have a good time? >> Let me be is what I'm talking about. >> Did you have a good time? >> I had a great time until this, which means that in that experience was worth. >> Okay. >> I'll never come down here again. >> Can you try? >> No, I won't. You know why? Because you responded to to some neighborhood complaints and that is some that I can even deal with. >> I am. >> I get it. I'm I'm completely fur. The officer reached for a simple analogy, hoping logic might cut through her storm. Instead, she twisted it back, letting frustration speak louder than reason. >> Can you >> Do you want to call on some >> Can you walk with me this way? >> I I will be happy to. >> Perfect. Perfect. >> This is some [ __ ] >> Okay, that's fine. >> I literally was invited one time and my experience went to >> Okay. went to >> Okay. >> Yeah. What do you think they do when they drink at the bar? >> They have a drink. >> Yeah, but they they don't drive. >> I wasn't driving. >> I never said you were. >> This is the problem. This is the problem. A neighborhood complaint went to I was driving and now it's a problem for me. And I can't get home because guess what? My husband can't get home. He may have complained on me. >> The moment accountability pressed in, she answered with diversions. The woman wasn't addressing reality. She was rerouting it. >> But guess what? >> He didn't. He did not. >> This is the problem. >> Guess what? I'll never come down here again. >> Okay, that's fine. >> Yeah. And I'm sure you're fine with it because I'LL NEVER COME DOWN HERE AGAIN. YOU WOULDN'T EVEN WANT ME TO COME DOWN HERE AGAIN. >> OKAY. You want to take a seat in your car? Walk when? Oh, to the door. >> Yeah. >> Oh, so walk me into my car. >> Do you want to take a seat? >> That's what you wanted me to do is to walk to take a walk to my car door. >> I'm just I'm just asking if you want to take a seat. >> Where were you going to walk me? >> To your car to my car. >> So, you could take a seat. >> Okay, great. And this is your goal? >> That was my goal. >> And her goal? >> It looks like the ride's here. So, you're going to be leaving. I'm in great hands. >> Notice how her defiance wasn't just noise. It was a trait, a pattern. And under the Fourth Amendment's probable cause standard, traits like these don't shield, they expose. And when officers hold probable cause, diversions don't shut doors, they open them wider. >> Guess what? My mom is going to handle me >> and you won't have to deal with me. >> Yes. Watch out. Watch for this car. >> I'm okay. I'm okay. If I get hit by a car, I'm okay with it cuz guess what? I'm in better hands. I ain't going to. And guess what? I'm not going to deal with him either. And guess what? I'm not dealing with it. >> Calm down. Calm down. >> Guess what? He is not and she is not >> going to stop me. And >> I brought you some coffee. >> You brought me some coffee. I appreciate that. >> Indulge. But guess what? >> Love you. Love you, sweetheart. Sweetheart, sweetheart. Leave alone. Her parents arrived, but she barely registered with them. Clinging, lashing, mumbling, every move exposed her unraveling control while the officers circled patiently holding the night in check. >> I am sorry. >> I am sorry. I am superiorly upset and I do not want you to feel that way and you don't give a anyway and this is burning my hands. >> But guess what? >> I appreciate your help. >> I got you some coffee with honey in it, too. >> Nice. Come on. Let me take off. >> Okay, we're going to back off. Okay, let us know if you guys need anything. Candace, go with them, honey. Go. Go with them. >> Listen, I appreciate your help. >> I do not appreciate >> Candace. Come on, honey. >> Come on, baby. >> Come on, guys. Candace. Candace. It's not guys. Those are police officers. Come on. >> I get it. I get it. >> Yes. Come on. Let's go home. >> Come on, baby. >> Go ahead. You can't touch me. Okay, I understand. I >> Okay, so fine. I don't have to touch you. But listen, I >> guys, I'm fine. I'm fine. >> Her words twisted between pleading and defiance. A push and pull of control that revealed a mind fraught with emotional volatility. >> No, you're not. Not if not if you argue with police officer, baby. No, you're not. >> You're fine. If you're at home, baby, you're you're fine. Here, I I brought you some coffee. >> Go ahead and go with mom. >> Please. Come on. Don't make this. >> And I want to say thank you. I want to say Candace. I want you this way. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. Well, I want you to I mean much like they were telling me to stop touching you. I want you to know that you car which one you want take her you want to take her or you want me to drive or >> I'll take I appreciate it. >> Okay, then I'll leave. >> You got to You got to understand. >> I know. I know. You have to understand, too. Relax. Okay. It's fine. We're okay. Just go ahead and go. Okay. >> I'm not worried about you guys more so. But I want you guys to know that I was invited. >> I know the honey. There's no problem with that. Okay. There's no problem. >> Not your honey. But at any rate, I am not saying that you guys got to understand. >> Even as the officers were guiding her to leave and keeping their composure under US law, they were fully authorized to arrest her for disorderly conduct. A charge triggered by her aggressive, intoxicated behavior and the public disturbance she caused. >> They don't have to understand anything. love. They don't have to understand anything. They're telling you to go home. So, come on. Let's go home. >> Okay. So, just take advice. >> You don't want you don't want to be in handcuffs to jail. >> At any rate, >> I've been patient. >> And you don't have to take the neighborhood advice and knowing that I have not done anything wrong. >> Do you know what the term inebriated means? >> But anyways, at this point, you guys should understand. >> Come on, baby. Come on, baby. Come on. Come on. You're only convoluting the situation. >> No, that you you don't need I do not need convoluting. I do not need copy. But thank you for inviting yourself. >> I didn't invite myself. Your husband invited me. Okay. So >> Okay. So then he's over there. >> No, he's over there. Well, then he said come here to get get. >> We're getting to a point. You're either going to go with them or you're going to go with me. And I promise you, you want to go with them. >> I know you do. Come on. She did walk with her parents, but something definitely ignited inside her, making a comeback with tenfold rage. >> At this point, you want to >> listen, I've not I've not done anything wrong. >> You have to carry on too long in the car. >> Come on, Candace. Come on. Go ahead. Go ahead. >> Thank you. >> Could you sign a report coming from highris? >> I walk. >> You can't walk. You're too drunk. >> Listen, I can walk. >> And I am not doing anybody any injustice if I walk. >> You are. >> You are not allowed to walk. You're about to go into handcuffs. Do not do that. >> Don't Don't put your hands on him. Do not do that. I'm telling you. >> Don't put your hands on me. >> Don't put your hands on me. >> I'm 67 years old. I've never been in my life. >> Candace, >> do not put your hands in the car. Just get in the car. Candace, get in the car. >> Get in my car. >> Get in the car. Can you get my car? >> Mom's car. You're not walking. You're not safe. >> Her insistence on walking crackled with defiance. A feudal claim to control she no longer possessed. But the reality was unavoidable. Her intoxication made her unsafe. And any attempt to defy that could have ended in handcuffs. >> You've had something that is either spirit or was a body. >> I don't care what I'VE HAD. >> OKAY. WELL, >> at this point, >> it's making YOU STUPID. SO, GET IN THE CAR. >> OOPS. WRONG. >> NO. Get in the car. Come on. You got this. Listen. >> Just get in the car. You're on a burn. >> Get in the car. Don't touch me. Get in the car. >> You guys can get in the car myself. >> Don't handle it. >> Don't touch me. >> Candace, just get in the car. >> You don't have to do that. >> Don't Don't bother. I'm not touching. Come on. >> And get her out of this neighborhood. >> Come on, baby. >> Don't touch me. Come on. >> God, I've never been in my life. >> Don't Don't put your fist up, baby. You got a beautiful couple. >> Nothing to do with that. >> Yes, she does too. >> Come on. Please come. >> Don't get in my face. I'm dare you. >> Yes, please. Please call, baby. Please. >> You better not touch your mama. >> Even her parents were worn down, exhausted by the back and forth, but she pushed back relentlessly. Each word and gesture a spark in a fire no one could contain. >> I won't touch her. >> You better not. >> I won't. >> You better not >> ever. >> You better not. That's one thing I will never do. >> Okay. Well, then get in the car >> and go home and see your son. >> Jesus. >> Get a little chat like this. All right. Take her home, girl. >> Candace. Candace. Candace. Candace. Candace. Candace. >> I don't care what you say. >> I don't CARE WHAT YOU SAY. >> YOU CANNOT. >> I DON'T. >> CANDACE, don't touch me. That's domestic violence. >> You cannot hit him. >> Now you got me. >> Catch me. >> Now situation. >> OKAY. >> Then the night took a sharp turn. Her frustration morphed into outright aggression. She lashed out, crossing a line into domestic violence, a serious offense under US law. Every year over 10 million people in the US face domestic violence with penalties ranging from months to [music] years in prison. And she was on the brink of facing those exact legal consequences. Candace, what the hell is wrong with you? You >> me? >> Where's your phone? Your husband did everything to protect. >> I don't care. This is mad. >> Okay. All right. So, you shouldn't even be involved. >> Get off my arm. Don't be under arrest. All right. After all the chaos, the night quietly closed with her arrest. Exactly the consequence her actions demanded. A stark reminder that defiance and aggression have real world limits. >> Sit up. Sit up. Get >> off my arms. >> Sit up. You can't get out. You can't get out. Okay. You have the right to remain silent. Anything that you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney and have him or her present with you before any question. If you cannot afford to hire an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you at no cost. Okay? You can at any point exercise these rights, not make any statements, and not answer any questions. Do you understand your rights as I've read them to you? >> I understand the Miranda rights. Okay? You have to stay in state. >> Her husband and parents trailed the officers to the station, lingering in the lobby as she faced the consequences of the night's chaos. She was charged with disorderly conduct. [music] In court, she pleaded guilty, ordered to pay a $75 fine and $15 in court fees. A quiet end to a night that had spiraled far beyond control. And that's a wrap on this chilling case. If you want more gripping true crime stories, hit like, subscribe, and drop your thoughts in the comments. Stay [music] tuned for what's coming next. [music]