Hey, Mr. Cam. My mom touched me first. Everything my mom said. Just put me in jail. Jill, please. Please. [screaming] M on September 2nd, 2023, a 911 call reported an ongoing domestic disturbance. The officer knew this address well. It wasn't the first call from this home. An elderly mother lived there with her daughter who had a reputation for being combative and controlling. Bracing for trouble, the officer arrived prepared for a tense encounter. >> Policeman, police department, >> don't knock so hard. >> Sorry. >> Relax. Okay. What's going on? >> You tell me. You >> got a call from me for a verbal domestic >> and >> Okay. What's going on, Trudy? >> You tell me. >> I just told you. >> You got that verbal domestic. I did. >> Who called? You did you called? >> Yep. >> Where's your mom at? >> Mom, >> can you talk to one of us outside? >> Mom, go talk to them. >> Come here. >> No, you go talk to them. You go outside and talk to them. You don't have to go outside. You can talk to >> He said go outside and talk to you. >> Talk to him outside. >> No, I'm not going to talk to anybody and talk with me. >> No, I'm not going to talk to any of you. >> You don't want to talk to us? >> No. Why? >> Trying to figure out what happened. >> For what? >> To investigate. >> I don't care about you guys. You guys don't matter anymore. >> The way she brushed off the officers was telling enough. Yet, her treatment of her mother made her true nature undeniable. In doing so, [music] she turned the suspicions of neighbors and law enforcement into fact. Even when she finally agreed to step outside for a moment, she didn't let up. Her aggression continued unabated. >> Okay. >> What do you want? >> What do you want? >> What do you want? >> What? We're just called over here for a verbal. >> That's fine. It's fine. >> Domestic. We don't know what's We don't know what's going on. We're just here to figure out. To my understanding, you and your mom were having a verbal argument. >> I didn't know it was that bad. >> I don't know. I'm trying to figure out. You've been PC out tonight or No, >> no, no. >> No, >> I'm I'm just upset. >> Well, my son plays in a band and she's been fighting with his wife on the phone, texting back and forth and accusing her of stuff and I guess she must have told him the stuff that she was accusing her of >> cheating on him and >> things had quieted down somewhat, but there was still something off about the daughter's behavior. Both mother and daughter appeared distraught. Yet, as the officer spoke with the mother, the officer picked up on something else. An unsettling clue that demanded attention. >> Is your face okay? >> My face okay? >> Looks a little red. >> Oh, probably just upset. >> Okay. You did she hit you at all? >> No, she kind of pushed me, but No, my son is all upset, you know. >> Has she been drinking all night? >> No, she didn't hold anything yet. >> Has she been drinking tonight? >> Well, she probably has. I can't I don't know. But she h cuz she hides her liquor, you know, but I assume she's been drinking. That's why she's >> okay. >> Well, why did she get mad? Is she arguing with you? >> It's a constant battle. She's always accusing me that it's my fault and everything. Well, she had she lost her apartment. >> It was clear the elderly woman was holding something back. probably out of fear of her troubled daughter, whose drinking only worsened the situation. [music] Still, when her mother reached out to help, the daughter's reaction could hardly be described as thankful. >> She lost her job, so she lost her furnace, so she had to move in with me and had to convert my dining area into a place where she hates being here. I tell her, well, you know, had no choice. What else? Good street. >> No other choice. >> Does she have anywhere else to go for tonight? >> No place. She has no signal. >> Does she have money? Cuz she can't >> She doesn't have money cuz she >> Well, she can't stay here. >> My son even said she's going to he's going to come down and throw her bed outside and throw stuff outside. >> There's nowhere else to stay. >> Don't judge me. I'm sorry. >> I'm perfect. I'm far from perfect. We're trying to keep the peace. >> I always get in trouble, though. It's like I can't have feelings. I can't. >> Let me ask a question though. Do they come in here? >> It was evident the mother genuinely wished to support her daughter who was so lost in her own turmoil that she saw herself as the victim. Yet [music] regardless of personal battles, mistreating one's parent, particularly in their own home, can never be excused. Still, she [music] tried her best to gain sympathy. >> Your mom had to have been pretty scared though to probably call us, right? Or no? >> No. >> So why do you think she called us? Because that's just my mom. >> Honestly, my mom is just a little bit drama. >> She's drama. You're drama. We're all drama. Everyone's drama. >> Yes. >> How do we fix it? How do we make it better? Yeah. Do you want to take off for the night? You want to You have a car? No. You drive no more? >> No. >> What? What? What started the argument here tonight? I could spend all this. I know she's pieced out tonight. >> She's drinking everything. She laid her nicer, but uh did she get your tape? >> Not really. She kind of pushed me, but you know, I pushed her back. >> This incident was just one of many, and shockingly, one of the least dramatic. Her mother explained that the daughter struggled with a severe drinking problem and constantly stirred up conflict within the family. The true extent of her behavior remained unpredictable and dangerous. >> And we've had to call the police in the past. In fact, for her son's graduation, the day he graduated, I had a little meal here for us. And she was drinking and got out of control. We had to call the police. She spent the night in jail. >> Okay. She's supposed to be going to DWI classes and she just quit whenever said she's going to go somewhere else instead or something. So, >> okay. And u >> it's been ongoing. The drinking is just out of hand. Yeah. >> So, why did she push you? >> Because that's how she is. She gets mad. >> She tells She tells me it's my fault. It's my fault. I the only one that created all this problem >> and it's your fault because of her drinking problem. Is that what she's saying? is my fault. It's my fault. She's saying that I told him about her drinking problem. I guess that it's not really CO related or illnesses. But from >> the daughter's place should have been a rehabilitation center, not under her mother's roof. Her explosive aggressive behavior made her a danger not only to others but also to herself. And despite her family support, she only pushed back harder. This was classic narcissistic behavior, blaming everyone else for her problems. And tragically, she didn't stop there. >> It's being here. She tells me that every day, you know, said, "Well, you're free to go anytime, but she has nowhere else to go." >> Okay. >> Um, my son is so angry because she was accusing his wife of cheating on him and all kinds of ugly stuff and texting and stuff. And he was mad before because she uh at one time did pinch me and I had bruises, you know, >> where she that was sometime back at me just cuz I said like I said this is not the first time Emma but get into it. >> So she pushed you over an argument and you pushed her back. What happened? Any anything further? >> It wasn't any any just a little push like and I pushed her back. >> Trudy's relentless accusations and bursts of anger weren't random. They followed a rhythm of escalation. [music] Clearly someone who thought rules, respect, and basic human decency were optional accessories. >> Okay. >> She comes at me and into my face and yells at my face. >> She was doing that tonight. >> Oh, always. >> Always. She was doing that tonight though. >> Yeah, she always does that. She'll get in my face and call me the b- word and she gets out of control. You The neighbors can hear her screaming, I'm sure. You know. >> Okay. cuz she screams at the top of her lungs. >> Okay, sounds good. Well, um this ain't tied into her ma'am and we'll we'll be right with you. Okay. >> Yeah, she has a severe complete problem. >> Okay. >> I don't know where she buys the liquid because she doesn't have money, but she manages to find a way to buy liquor. >> Trudy's problems ran deeper than alcohol. Her untreated mental health issues were left to fester as she rejected any form of help. Accusing her mother of every misfortune wasn't enough for her. She took things further, escalating to a level so disturbing that the officer was left stunned. >> Yeah. And I hate you, by the way. >> Maybe. >> Yeah. I remember who you are. >> What do I do? >> I remember what you did to me. >> What did I do to you? >> A lot of stuff. >> One time I dealt with you is when I you guys were fighting. That's the last time I dealt with you. >> Yeah. It's It's okay. I never harmed you or hurt you. >> Well, you never harmed me. I hurt me. >> I treated you wrong. >> My husband gets away with a lot more than >> No, that night >> I ever did. >> That night you guys all got charged the same thing. All of you guys. >> What was that? >> Just put me in jail. >> What are you doing? >> Everything my mom said. Just put me in jail. Jail. Please. Please. >> Go. Just put me in jail. I've already been there. Let me go. >> Your mom's claiming that you pushed her. Okay. I don't care what my mom says. Do you know she pushed me, too? >> You guys don't know what she does. >> You can't push your mom. >> I'm okay. I'm >> think you're a bad person, but you can't push mom. Okay. >> And she can push me. >> She said she in self-defense after you pushed her. >> Are you kidding me? >> It was now time for a meticulously [music] staged display of remorse. Tears streaming, voice trembling just enough to seem genuine. Nearly 60% of assault related 911 calls in the US involve family members. But this wasn't some faceless statistic. It was unfolding in real time inside this home. >> Whenever I first asked you physical, you said no physical. >> It was not physical. I >> asked her first. She said >> because I'm not going to rat out my mom. I didn't touch my mom. >> I need you to stand up for me. >> Huh? >> I need you to stand up for me. >> I can't. >> Why not? because I don't know what you're up to and I don't want to be about anything. >> I'm gonna say turn around. >> No, I'm not. No, I don't want to put my hands behind my back. I didn't do anything wrong. >> She's saying you pushed her. >> I didn't. >> Come on, Trudy. Stand up. >> I did not push my mom. >> Trudy, can you please stand up? >> I didn't. >> Trudy, >> are you kidding me? >> Can you please stand up? I guess I should push them shoes on since you want to be in. >> You're always the >> And you better make sure they take care of me this time when they go to jail. >> Well, yeah. What medical conditions do you have? >> I'm sick, dude. >> Under US law, laying hands on a parent, especially a vulnerable or elderly one, can amount to domestic battery or even elder abuse carrying the potential for felony charges. And Trudy had just crossed that line. Officers stayed patient, trying to guide her. She wasn't giving in, though, suddenly leaning on sickness, hoping being unwell would buy her time. >> Anything diagnosed? >> This is why I hate you so much. Wrong with you. >> No, I'll go you want to do it. >> No, let my mom answer. >> She can answer. >> I should answer. >> Stop it. >> What the is wrong with you? Can Can you go in there, please? Can you go in there and close the door? >> No. She's going to come in here and you can >> You can be in here, too. >> You can be in here, too. >> We're not going to do it right now. >> I'm not I'm not going to I'm not going to put up with this. My mom, >> I don't care how much she hates me. >> It's not up to me. It's the law. >> Say statue. >> I'm not. >> But listen, your mom >> My mom hates me. >> Your mom. It's a domestic relationship. Battery and house member. Your mom told me to push you. her. I never touched her. >> Working on her to testify to it in court. >> Give it. Give it. >> Let me >> prove it. >> She carried herself with audacity that refused to waver. Even as her actions stood fully exposed, she demanded proof as though reality itself could be twisted or denied. But accountability waited quietly in the shadows and jail was inevitable. No matter how desperately she tried to manipulate the scene, >> her statement is enough. >> No. I never touched her. >> Put your shoe on, Trudy. >> I never touched my mom. >> Can you please put your shoe on, Judy? >> Tell her to come over here and say it in front of me. >> That's not how it works. >> Yes. That Why, >> Trudy? That's not how it works. >> Cuz that's not how the law works. >> Why can't she say that in front of you? >> You can face your accuser in court. >> Why? >> Why can't she say >> I'm just doing my job? >> Okay. Well, do your job and have her come over here and say that in front of me. >> I didn't do nothing and I'm not going to spend another night in court. >> You guys want to believe an OLD LADY. YOU GUYS DON'T want to think. Oh, okay. Maybe Trudy Maybe Trudy is telling the truth. >> It'll be hashed out in court. >> Why don't you believe me? >> Come on, Trudy. >> Why don't you believe me? >> Cuz when I first asked him anything physical, he said no. When I first asked him, >> it wasn't physical. >> Stand up. Come on. >> It wasn't physical. >> Trudy, stand up before I have to grab you. One more game. Stand up, please. >> You do not touch me. I'm asking you nicely. You do not touch me. >> I'm asking you nicely. I'm giving you a lawful order to stand up. So, stand up. >> The officer's patience had limits. She had circled the same point over [music] and over, giving Trudy every chance to leave peacefully. But Trudy mistook patience for weakness. Now she was on the edge of resisting arrest. [music] The officer made it clear this was a lawful order. If she refused to comply, she wouldn't just be difficult. She'd be stacking on another charge. >> Don't touch me unlawfully. Do not >> You're already going to get charges. More charges. True. >> Look what you did, Mom. You guys are swear. >> Well, you don't listen. >> I don't have to listen. I said give me a minute and you can't give me A MINUTE. >> Don't touch me like that. >> Stand up. You didn't even hit hard, Trudy. Come on. >> Out of all the choices she could have made, Trudy collapsed [music] to the ground, letting her body go limp. In her mind, it was a clever move, a way to resist without resisting. But in reality, she was only making things harder for herself. The consequences were coming and they were unavoidable. >> You're going to jail no matter what. You want to get another pair? No. No. Get up on the 1, two, three. Set up, Trudy. >> Cut it out, Trudy. Stop. >> Get up. Come on. >> Trudy, stand up. Get up, Trudy. >> One, two, three. painting. She's breathing. Does she usually pass out like this? >> Sometimes she does when she's drinking. >> When she's drinking. >> For a moment, the officer thought Trudy had actually passed out. Even her mother confirmed that this often happened after she drank heavily. [music] EMS was nearly called when, without warning, Trudy abandoned the performance and sprang back [music] to life. >> Perfect. I'm not faking. >> I'm sick. Youards. >> What are you sick with? >> You already picked up more charges. >> You're just fighting us and then all of a sudden thanks to my mom. Thanks to my mom. >> Resisting you hit me. >> Thanks to my mom. I did not hit you. Yep. No, I did not hit you. Do not lie. >> He gave you a chance. >> Do not lie. >> Come on, Trudy. Get up. >> I never hit you. >> Just go Trudy. Come on. Just get it over with Trudy. You're going to jail no matter what. No matter how long you want to prolong it. Sicky dumb. >> Not take that sick. You're fighting law enforcement. NOT THAT SICK. >> I CAN'T WALK. >> Not that sick. You're sick. You're not sick enough to fight us, right? >> I can't. >> You're the one fighting us. >> I don't give a can't walk. >> Okay. Well, we'll have an ambulance. >> Sue you guys. >> An ambulance. >> I can't walk. >> Okay. Ambulance out. Don't worry. >> And they'll transport you. >> I'll transfer to the hospital and I'll follow them. >> Okay. >> You're still under arrest. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Trudy's body went slack again. this time pretending her legs couldn't carry her. But the stunt didn't earn sympathy. It only painted her resistance in clearer, undeniable strokes. >> I didn't do nothing. What did I do to anybody? >> Charges for resisting. >> Tell me. >> You resisted us. >> And >> that's a crime. >> What? What's the worst thing? >> You guys are pretty good. >> No. >> Why not? >> For what? I didn't do nothing. >> You're going to jail. >> For what? for battery and house armor and for resistant law. >> Battery on a household. Mom, get your over here. >> Resistant law enforcement. Nope. That's not how this works. >> Oh, yeah, it does. That's my mom. >> They'll make arrangements in court. >> Where do you want me to go? >> That's our Nope. THAT'S >> MOM, WHERE THE HELL DO YOU WANT ME to go? You dumb. >> You're an adult, not her, >> huh? Mom, >> YOU'RE AN ADULT, >> HUH? MOM, >> how old are you? I came here because my husband left me with nothing. >> I'm sorry for that. But >> no, you're not sorry. You don't >> act like a fool. >> Why? >> Finally, her act [music] faltered. She snapped upright, sudden, defiant, and fiercely protecting every detail of her carefully staged collapse. [music] Officers didn't mince words. What she shrugged off as harmless retorts were, in reality, subtle acts of battery. >> Ask my mom if she wants me to go to jail. >> Talk to her. Yes, it is. Actually, >> she takes over on domestic charges. >> No, it's not a domestic charge. >> Yes, there is. >> No, because I never touched her. Call her over here. >> You going to walk to the car or no? >> No, call her over here. He said, >> "No, just wait for the ambulance." >> Ambulance? Where are we going to wait for him? >> Apparently, you can't walk. So, they'll go in the stretcher. >> Yeah, I am sick. I can go when I GET TO THE JAIL. WHAT THE ARE THEY going to do? Lay me on the floor? It'll be up to the doctor if you >> No, there's no doctor over there. >> No. >> No. No. I've already gone through this bull. >> What? >> Do you have any pain right now? >> YES, I HAVE A LOT OF PAIN. >> She demanded to speak to her mother, questioning whether jail was even on the table. What looked like weakness was nothing more than a carefully crafted ploy to fool the officers, though she didn't realize these were the very people who understood minds like hers. Good morning. >> She said she's in pain everywhere. >> No, get you guys leave. >> No, that's not. >> Yes. Yes, it is going to happen. >> It is going to happen. >> You want to go to the hospital? >> I will go to the hospital. I'm talking to this police officer right now. So, leave. >> Do you want me? >> No, I don't want you. >> See you later. >> Okay. Bye. >> You guys got that? >> Yes, they do. Yes, they do. It's their problem. Bye. >> Let's go see. But can you at least loosen us? Yeah. Chill out. >> If you're cool with us, we're cool with you. >> You're not cool with me. >> Stand up and I'll loosen the cups for you. >> Okay. >> Okay. Stand up and I'll loosen them for you. Cupc right here. I'll loosen the handcuffs for you. >> Okay. >> And can I at least put my hair in a ponytail? I look like a freaking mess. >> Not after you resist. >> I'll tell my mom. >> Not after you resisted us. >> Yes, I will resist you until you're blue in the face. And then you can have step come and put my hair in a ponytail. >> He's not going to do that. >> Okay, then you put my hair in a ponytail. >> You don't do that. >> Yes, you do. >> Up till now, Trudy had been moaning over the pain, letting every groan and complaint fill the room. But the moment the medic stepped in, she flat out refused help, directing her defiance at him. And yet, it wasn't about help at all, but how she looked in that moment in handcuffs. [music] A perfect example that looks can be very much deceiving. YOU'RE THE BIGGEST I'VE ever met in my life. I hate you. I'm not going to laugh in my life. You hate you all. You don't hurt me like that. >> No, those are enough. >> I got two fingers in here. >> Nope. Nope. Those are not >> two fingers. >> N stop. Stop being so tense. Truly loose. STOP. I hate you guys already. >> Let's go. >> Can I just have a tissue, please? >> I don't have any tissue. >> We'll get some. >> We'll get some whenever we get done. >> This is embarrassing. >> Come on, Trey. >> I don't deserve to be here. >> You're the one that told me that you had medical problems and you couldn't walk. >> I do have medical problems. >> So then before I take you to jail, cuz you're under arrest. I am not under arrest. >> Yes, you are. >> Why? >> For battery in house number for resisting law enforcement. Resisting law enforcement. >> I never touched it. >> And you resisted, too. >> Pointing fingers came naturally to Trudy, and her mother became the perfect target for every ounce of her frustration. But the scene didn't end at the front door in the patrol car. Her rebellion rode shotgun. A storm held only by metal and authority. >> Can you hear me? >> Yeah, I can hear you. >> Can you hear me? Hi, buddy. Cam's lock. >> Okay. Lock cam. >> Huh? Hey, Mr. Cam. My mom touched me first. >> Okay. Come on. >> Did you Did you arrest my mom? >> Come on, Trudy. Get out before I >> You didn't arrest my mom. >> Get out before I have to force you out. >> You don't have to force me out. >> Come on. >> Here. Just scratch my nose, though. >> I can't scratch your Itches really bad. >> Well, I don't have anything >> with your finger. I don't care. [ __ ] itches, dude. >> I'm not going to do that. I don't have gloves on. 130. Yep. >> It's not co, dude. >> You guys are sick, dude. I swear to God, you guys are sick. >> You guys have to be the sickest police office ever. >> In that very moment, Trudy seemed unhinged, as if something had [music] taken over her. And if that weren't enough, her demands piled on, erratic, unrelenting, even as the bar she was moments away from meeting loomed closer. If I ever see you again, you're going to get the middle finger. Okay, >> that's cool. >> Both of them. Yeah. Are you okay with that? >> Honestly, I don't go >> I go. Can you help me >> with what? >> Because I am purple. Duh. Dumb ass. I told you I was. >> Okay. Do it yourself then since I don't in the car. >> I asked you help. >> You're the one. >> If not, step on. You're the one calling me. >> I don't give a >> I asked you to help me. >> OH MY GOD. WHAT THE YOU DOING? >> OH, we're calling the police. You somebody else. >> Don't you ever treat me like >> I pulled you to the end. >> Trudy's defiance had no off switch. Tired of her wild outbursts, the officers tried to hold the scene together. But Trudy had other plans. Come on. >> I said give me a minute. >> Just give me a minute. >> Okay. If you don't get out of the car right now, I'm going to grab your feet. Okay. >> Just give me a minute. I'm >> telling you, Trudy. >> Let me stop crying. >> If you don't get out of the car, I'm going to grab your feet. Okay. >> Let me stop. I SAID LET ME STOP CRYING. I will you. I SAID LET ME STOP CRYING. >> GET OUT. I said, "Let me STOP CRYING." I don't hurt me like that. THE WRONG WITH YOU. WHAT THE WRONG WITH YOU? YOU DON'T TREAT PEOPLE like I don't have to listen to you. I didn't do nothing wrong, dumb listen. >> Does it say that you're Don't me. >> Oh, yeah. Busy staging sympathy, dabbing at fake tears, and playing the victim, she was sliding deeper into legal trouble with every move. In nearly onethird of domestic family confrontations, [music] such resistance escalates into formal arrests, proof that patterns like hers rarely end clean. On top of that, she was simultaneously committing battery on a peace officer, an offense carrying up to 3 years in prison and hefty fines. [screaming] What? YOU made me sit down. >> You want to press charges. >> Trudy now faced a stack of serious charges. battery on a household member, resisting and obstructing an officer, and battery on a peace officer. Every act of defiance was etched into the record, leaving no room for doubt. The courtroom drama is far from over. As the case is still unfolding, her judgment yet to be written. And that's a wrap on today's case. If you were hooked by the chaos and the unraveling truth, make sure to hit like, subscribe, and turn on notifications so you never miss the next breakdown.