On March 2nd, 2024, watch what happens when a severely injured woman shows up asking for help and deputies begin piecing together a story that no one seems able to clearly explain. >> Yes, I am. What? Where where were you from? >> Where where'd you come from? >> Down that way. >> Down this way. Uhhuh. >> Okay. You want you want to have a seat right here? Where did you get kicked or? No, >> burnt. >> Burned? Was it with oil or hot water? >> I don't know. >> You don't know? Okay. >> I just want a >> Okay. You want to go down here? Let's, you know, have something to lean up on. Can you walk down here for me? I got you. Can Can you see where you're going? >> Okay. I'mma guide you a little bit. Okay. I got you. You ain't burned on your shoulders, are you? >> Mhm. >> You burned on your shoulders? my head. >> And your head as well. Okay. All right. Let's Let's walk down this way a little bit. I'mma hold on to your shirt here. Okay. To your right a little bit. You can hang tight right here. Okay. What What's your name, sweetie? >> Amanda. >> Amanda. >> What's your last name? Amanda Cohen. >> Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am. >> Uh I believe that's going to be my um sergeant. Where'd you come from? >> I don't know what street it was. I can't even see. >> Okay. Was it uh who who were you with? Who's who's the one that assaulted you? >> I don't know his name. >> You don't know his name? Can you give me a description of him? >> I don't know. >> Were Were you inside his house? >> Uhhuh. >> Was it someone that you were staying with? >> No, there. >> Okay. Do me a f I'm going to take a few pictures here. Okay. >> Uhhuh. >> Just They're coming. Just hang tight for me. Okay. I got to take these pictures. I know it hurts right now. >> Where? Who? Who did this to you? Huh? >> I don't know who a man was. >> EMS is in wrong. >> Uh, just EMS. Severe head trauma as well. >> Did you get your hands there? >> He had trauma. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Can you roll your sleeves up a little bit for me? I know it hurts. >> Where you where you were when you were assaulted? >> I don't know. Street. >> You know where you're at right now? >> You don't know where you're at right now? >> Yeah. Huh? Where do you Where are you right now? >> What's Do you have ID on you? >> I got it. I already got a picture of it. Do me a favor. Will you lift your um your hoodie up a little bit for me? >> Why am I here? >> You know where you know where you're at right now, hun? >> You know what city you're in? >> Open this. >> Just sit down right there. You're just sit down right here. Here >> you got on on her stomach as well. >> What What's with your stomach? burns. >> Who did this to you? Huh? >> I don't know. >> Do you know where where you're at right now? >> Do you know what city you're in? >> Okay. Was it a friend that you were with or >> I don't know who that was. I was a girl. >> It was a girl. >> Was she black, white, Hispanic? >> She was what? >> White female? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Did she throw boiling water on you or oil? >> I don't know. >> All right. The ambulance is here. Okay. >> Okay. Good. So, give give him a second. Give him a second. Let's wait for him to pull up here. >> Where my ID at? >> All right. He's got your ID. Hang tight. They got to get out their car. Okay. They're going to bring you to the back. >> Yeah. >> She said it was a white female. A white female did that. >> Yeah. >> Hey, sorry bother. If you don't mind, could you just kind just do a little statement, I guess, about where she walked up and where at least if you might have seen what direction she came from? >> I I honestly I didn't I didn't see anything. I just not heard a knock door open. She like, "Hey, can you, you know, call a paramedic? I've been beat up and burned." My first essential, my first, you know, thought was somebody like threw her out of the car, like beat her up and threw her out of the car. That's how she ended up here. >> I didn't know she ended up like she was way across town and somehow managed. >> I don't know how she managed to walk over here. >> But yeah, I don't even know. I honestly don't even know. Uh, >> yeah, if you could just jot that little part down about a close time whenever. Um, all I need is just your name, your birthday, address, and a phone number. You don't need to fill out this section. I'm going to scribble this out. >> You can you can take it inside and fill it out and >> that way you're able to sit down. I know it's going to be hard to write with. Yeah. >> Okay. So, just my name, address. >> Yep. And then just a telephone number. >> Okay. And then >> Yep. Everything that you can from the time I guess she got here to whatever. >> And if she might have told you anything. >> Oh, okay. Yeah. She didn't tell me she doesn't need a paramedic. She need >> I appreciate it. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you. If she could put a date and signature right there at the bottom. >> Is she from here? >> Um, she's got an Alabama ID, but it says she's she has an address somewhere. So, >> Oh, I've never seen her address. That's why I was thinking that somebody just threw her out of the car and she just happened to get up and walk that door. Yeah, it's it's wild for sure. >> Yeah. >> But >> I'm thinking, who the heck is knocking on my [laughter] >> on a Saturday this early? Did she wake you up? >> Say, I just got up. Say, we just got up and came into the kitchen. I heard a dog. What the heck is this? >> Well, we'll get her taken care of. We appreciate it. >> All right. Thank you. >> Thank you. Did they punch you, baby? >> Did it happen this morning? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Your to arm. >> I'll look at it here just a second in case we are >> Well, that arm is so burned we wouldn't be able to tape it down. Did Did uh Nick take pictures? >> Uh not that I have. Not since I've been here. >> Are you doing it again? >> I'm not right now. Okay. >> Let's just go. I mean, >> let's go. >> They can at least get her some medicine. >> You might really want to get her face if you want. >> Yeah, I got I got those there. I just needed the other parts that were I couldn't see cuz she had her jacket on. Okay. >> This arm's worse than this arm. >> Oh, sorry. >> No, you're fine. >> Mean ambulances and small spaces don't get along. >> All right. >> Get out your guy's way. >> The victim was later transported to the hospital for further evaluation. After speaking with her in more detail, officers learned that she had previously been involved in an incident with a man named Jarvis. Acting on that information, officers located his residence and went there promptly to obtain his statement as part of the ongoing investigation. I'm from Alabama. I have no family. >> And she run off like when it's time you go to work. I work night shift. >> Where you at? >> Matter if I just take a look around real quick. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Feel free. >> Is that her stuff right there? >> Yeah. Yeah, man. Cuz I'm I'm about tired of >> crap. But >> I mean like I'm I'm I'm doing my laundry. >> All right. Yeah, I got you. Look, I got >> Yeah, man. You keep You got what? I got to cut my water off. >> Yeah. Well, here we go. Cut it off her. Let's go back here. I need >> Does she have a room she stays in or >> Yeah, she Look, that's my girl. >> Okay. Okay. She >> Yeah. Yeah. >> This house big like in the back. But y'all saw in the back, you know, that tree limb fell and you know, had to put a tart whatever. She rocks on the fall. Trying to get out your way. >> Pretty big. >> Yeah, he is. I ain't talking a lot more trash people when he's around. I ain't a good fighter. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. But so so what's going on there? >> Well, hey, look, man. Not not to to mess around like that, but this what we're going to do. Okay. Yes, sir. Um and and let's let's run down to the PD so we can talk there and fill out this paperwork. You're not under arrest or nothing like that. Right, man? Paper, >> huh? Just so you can write write a statement that it's not the jail. It's we don't have a jail at our department, right? It's right here. If you go there, man, and we'll talk to you about some stuff so that we can sit down and talk talk. >> Huh? >> Well, that way it's recorded all that kind of stuff, man. Like I said, you're not under like that. I just would like to talk to you there so that we can talk there. Okay. >> We just want to cancel you out as anybody that we need to look at. >> You do that here, sir. I'm doing my laundry. I was I was eating when y'all was knocking on the door, >> right? >> But, uh, this my supervisor. >> Mhm. >> You know. >> So, what kind of family emergency did you have? >> She She run off, man. Like, I'm not coming in. She She run >> like when I told her >> when when when did she run? >> [ __ ] man. She I I text her phone. I called her phone. >> Mhm. We talked the other night. >> Uh yesterday, >> right? >> Yesterday. >> Was she staying with someone yesterday? >> Man, I don't know where she go. >> Okay. >> But uh >> so are all her clothes right there or is there like >> No, she have more. She have dressers and you know and it's four bedroomedroom house. She have clothes in that one. >> So this is Saturday morning, right? So you were calling her Friday night, Saturday morning. >> Thursday night, Friday. >> Okay. So that So that's the night before. What you said? But what was happening last night? >> I didn't go to work. >> Why? >> Because because of this. >> And you didn't keep trying to reach out to her or nothing like that, >> man. No. >> Okay. All right. Here. Here's the deal, man. You got to shoot stuff. Grab your phone. We're going to go to the police department. Okay. >> You got any weapons on you, babe? I'm just going to patch you down before we put you in the car. Okay. >> Pack me down for what? >> Make sure you ain't got no weapons. You ain't got no guns or anything on you, dude. No, >> sir. >> Oh, that's all. I just want to make sure no one gets shot or anything. Okay. >> Why would you say that? >> Cuz I don't want no >> Let me drink my >> Yeah, you're good. Just cuz I don't have anything. >> You got any weed on you or anything, >> man? >> If you do, that's cool. >> Man, it's not to get you to rest. I just take it with Le. >> You have to leave the beer here. Okay. And the cigarette, too. >> Yeah, I'm saying. That's why I just asking. >> Can you What? >> I That's why I just asked, can I go ahead and drink my beer? Okay. Well, let me If you don't mind, uh, let me cut the my washer off. >> No, we're going to go the water running. >> Listen to me. This is what's going on. >> Listen to me. >> You're going to put the beer down and you're going to put the cigarette down. Okay. >> Yes, sir. I'm >> We need you to cooperate with us. Okay. >> Yes, sir. I'm going to do it. I'm just asking you. >> No, let's just put that down right now. >> You can set it down here or wherever you want to set it. Put it. >> I just need to cut the heater off. >> Here, I'll put it in the ashtray. Okay. You listen to him. Listen to him. Yes, sir. >> Hey, listen to him. >> Yeah. I'm pulling pants off. >> Yeah. >> Do I need to get my phone? >> Yeah, you can get your phone right here. Well, hold on to that for right now. >> No, no, I'm hold on. >> Hey, Nick. >> Hey, man. Hey, listen to me. Listen to me. Okay. >> Well, I mean All right. So, listen. I'm going be real straight with you. >> What did you just put in your pocket there? Go ahead and empty out your pockets. >> I I was going to It seemed like >> Just go ahead and empty out all your pockets for me. >> I don't have anything. Hey, >> I don't have anything. >> Look, listen. You are making me super nervous right now. Okay. >> Just your demeanor. Okay. I'm asking about no one and y'all. >> All right. So, so here's the thing. Okay. I'm going be real straight with you, right? Yes, sir. >> What you're saying, right, as far as the events and then where we are, >> they they don't some of that stuff don't make a lot of sense. Okay. >> Don't reach in your pocket. All right. Keep inside. >> I'm just listen to me. Okay. Listen to me. Hey, listen. Right. Right now, you're not under arrest. Okay. But for you to go in their car, they got to patch you down. Make sure you ain't got no weapons like that. Like I said, okay, that's all they're doing, man. >> Yeah. Right. All right. All I asked was, "Can I turn that washer off?" We already did. When we No, I started over. >> You already did, man. >> I cut the >> We're Look, we're not going to hold you. >> I started it over. I cut the water off. I started. >> Is this the key to the door? >> This key. >> Yeah. Yeah. I don't have anything. >> No, I'm saying I'm turn it off. I got >> them. Okay. Where's your phone at? >> I think Brock's side. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> Okay. >> If you want to set your money up there, you can. If you want to take it with you, you can. It's your choice. Yeah. >> Okay. >> I don't know what's going on with y'all. Oh, screw. >> You're fine. >> All right. All right. That's all. >> All right. I appreciate it. Uh could did you cut that heater off? >> Yeah. I'll cut the heater off here. Okay. >> Yeah. Yeah. Just unplug that. >> Okay. >> Okay. It's going to be right there on your dresser. >> Lay right there on the dress. >> I'll set it right here on the dresser where you put your money. >> Oh, can you cut the light off? Look. You said you're from Georgia or Alabama. >> Gas. That's >> to the right. Have a seat in the wood chair. >> Um, so all right. Right. My name is Nick. I'm one of the detectives. I don't I looked at it. What's your name again? >> Jay Jarvis. Jarvis. >> Jarvis. Okay. All right, man. Like I said, you're not under arrest. Nothing like that. And we're just we don't even know that anything illegal has happened, right? We're just trying to find out. You mind talking to me like just about if you even know anything at all? >> The same thing I told you at the house is what I'm going to tell you now, >> right? >> That's [clears throat] all I know. >> Right. >> I work night. I sleep when I get off. I'm on six days, seven days. >> Yeah. >> Well, it don't matter like 6 days, five, four, four hours or whatnot. >> Yeah. pay as much as you can probably sleep and >> get up [clears throat] at a certain time. >> Yeah. Um >> we've been having our ups and downs, but you know, she if she want to go, she she she she grown. She's a grown woman. She come and go. She lost the house key. She don't have a housekeep so she don't have one. And you know, she don't have to work. I mean, >> cuz you working all the time, man. Like you working all the time. >> She's a good woman. She's a good woman. And I'm not around here, >> right? >> And just stay here, >> right? >> Like somebody home. Yeah. Yeah. >> No, no. Like like the what is the land uh landlord? [clears throat] What is it? >> Landlord >> like right across the road. >> Oh, the house authority. >> No, like the other side. Lynwood. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. I mean, it's like it's kind of bad that way. My dog came up missing. >> Yeah. >> I made a report about that. >> Yeah. >> Right. >> But, um, hey, look, just cuz we're here talking, right? Let me read something, right? You got the right to remain silent. Anything see you say can we will be so with all that stuff in mind man what will you talk to me can I ask you some questions about all this >> sure >> okay all right so all right so like you guys are are having issues or whatever right like that that man that's trust me I'm divorced I get it right I I completely understand so when is the last time you saw Amanda >> Wednesday Thursday >> Wednesday or Thursday did you see her yesterday at all >> uh when I came home. I had uh Popeye's and I had Chinese. >> What What day was that? What day was that? >> Uh the days my days kind of mixed up cuz I'm all night, but um I would call >> Mhm. >> No respond. No response. See, just look at the phone, man. I >> It's on the phone. >> Okay. Yeah. Yeah. >> You can give me my phone. I can show you like when I call >> got chicken or whatever. So today is Saturday morning, right? Saturday Wednesday night. >> Says Wednesday night, you think? >> Thursday night. Yeah. >> Okay. And you told me over there you didn't go to work last night. >> No, I didn't know her. >> Why didn't you go to work last night? >> Cuz I'm worried about my woman, >> right? >> My woman got she cheating on me, >> right? Do you know who she's cheating with? You got any idea? >> No, I don't know no one there. As far as I go is work city in the store on top of the hill. >> Yeah. Old JK. Whatever. >> Yeah. King Street. >> I don't know. Yeah, I I I relocate cuz I was going down the wrong road. >> Yeah. Got to get away from man so you can start. Yeah. Get [clears throat] your life in the right direction. >> But uh slash like you don't have to work. >> Mhm. >> Well, I need help but I'm making good but I don't want no one to break in the house. >> Oh yeah. Oh yeah. You seen that pole and >> Yeah. And I I like I don't remember all the details of but I remember reading it like I said I mean >> yeah dog came missing. That's That's a high price. That's a >> So, as far as you is there anybody that has like a beef against y'all now, like or anything like that? >> I don't know. No one. >> Okay. >> Only folks I know is work, >> right? Okay. Um, does she have any friends around here that you know of that you hear about? >> I don't know who she >> is. She is there she ever have like a friend that's a girl come over? >> Well, back in the past like like uh I don't know her name. I ain't like I've been dealing with her like 14 years. >> Yeah. you, Amanda. >> Yeah. And this girl like I said, I don't know her name. Uh like Ryan Hunter be I'm drunk as a skunk and I went to work. >> Yeah. >> And uh I'm like be home when I be home when I come be at be at home when I get off work. >> Yeah. >> That [ __ ] gone wrong somewhere. >> Yeah. >> I'm like, "Well, what's going on?" Uh I'm We got into it. She I'm in jail. I'm in the home and I mean >> Oh, she was in jail. No, she say I called her J. Oh, >> okay. I got you. >> I mean, [clears throat] >> so you're calling her all that kind of stuff, right? But you haven't seen her. >> Nuhuh. Like last time I saw her like when I brought the chicken in Chinese. I was I mean Chinese now. >> Yeah. Yeah. With all that going on, right? Why Why is the phone still at your house? >> Her? >> Yeah, >> man. She She get it when she want to like she she was brush teeth, she'll do it. If she want a little travel bag, she >> Yeah, >> that's her property. I don't tell her she can or can't go anywhere. >> Yeah. She And this isn't to get her any type of trouble, right? Is she on any type of like drugs or anything that you know of? >> She drink. >> She drinking. >> We drink. >> I mean, I drink too. We're adults. You can drink, right? >> Like we No. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Were y'all drinking last night? >> No. >> No. >> Cuz I was going to work >> around like 7 8 I don't know when I told dude I I'm not going in. So I I know better to go in cuz I I was drunk as a skunk. >> Right. I mean, like I said, it >> I could have lost I could have lost my job if I would have would have been clocked in. >> Yeah. >> So I know not to go in like that. >> Had she been drinking like so you said so? >> Yeah. Yeah. So what I'm saying is like last night 7:00 like hey man I can't come in. Right. >> Right. >> You've been drinking right like just hanging out. Right. >> I started drinking after I talked to him >> after. Okay. Did she start drinking then too? >> I haven't saw her, man. >> Okay. >> What? Let me say like I haven't saw her. >> No, man. I look Look >> I I got woke up out of bed this morning. So, I'm still trying to figure that out, too, man. Like I said, she I'm just I I want to make sure she's okay is the thing. >> That's what I'm asking him. Yeah. Like >> like I mean so and that's the thing is that you know somebody somebody's done something to her and I don't think it's you but I like I want to make sure whoever it is like you know we take care of her. Make sure they don't do this kind of stuff again. And I think you feel the same way. >> Yeah. Yeah. And I'm asking like what's going on? What's going on? You ain't saying nothing. >> I got you. So, in any of the last times you said, and I'm not I'm like, has she been arguing a little extra? Anything like that lately? Or >> with who? >> Anybody? With you? The wall. >> I sleep. >> Yeah, >> I sleep. >> I spend time with him. >> Okay. >> I go to sleep. >> Okay. >> I get up like seven, >> right? So, which one of these is yours? Here. This one. >> This one? The one the name broke? And so, you said I can look at some of the Do you care if I look at the messages and stuff? I can go ahead. Okay. Here you go. Decode, man. But look, man, I don't even want to talk no more, man. Like, I just want to see what's going on. Y'all can get me a little lawyer or whatever. >> Okay. >> But far as that, I mean, >> yeah, man. No, I said that. >> No, that's your business, man. Like I said, >> I mean, like, you're a funny chick. Like, can you get some beer? Like, it's fine there. Yeah. I mean, you saw the chicks, man. >> Yeah. >> No respond. You know what I mean? like shaking like when I was calling. >> But like I said, man, you said the attorney stuff like that and so I don't want to keep going asking questions about this going on. >> There you go. I'm going to get them to run you back home. Okay. >> Uh I'm going to keep her phone uh and I'll get it back to her and stuff like that. Okay. Um but she she's going to be in the hospital for a little bit. Like I said, uh I don't >> What's wrong with her, man? >> Uh I don't to be honest with you, man. I'm not a doctor. I don't know. She she looked pretty rough. So So we're going to talk to her some more and stuff like that. Like I said, just so we'll get you out of here, man. And uh I do appreciate you coming in here and talking to us at least giving us a lot. It might not You might not know much, but at least we got, you know, we we can at least >> I can I show you what I show you. >> Yeah. No, I appreciate Yeah. Yeah. I appreciate that. I do. >> And I asked you like kind like [snorts] let me cut the water off. >> I did. I cut the >> I'm just saying like I asked you that. >> Yeah. >> But that one when I roll it, you kind of >> I [clears throat] got you, man. Well, I'm sorry about that. >> That's what made me shut down. Not hate. Look, I >> all cops. >> I try I try to be pretty cool to everybody, man. Everybody's got stuff going on. Everybody's got a lot of stuff. >> Right. Right. Right. But it don't make it don't make right. Two wrongs don't make right. >> I know. Like I said, I can't I can't That was unprofessional. That's why I prefer to talk to you. >> And I I appreciate that, man. What you got? What's going on? >> Yeah. So, it's all in. I didn't um >> Well, like I said, I'm going I don't know who's here now, right? I'll get one of them run you home. >> Yeah. And uh like I said, if you need anything from us, just let us know. If you got any questions, you can call here and ask us. Like I said, she went to the hospital, make sure she was taken care of, and I'll run up to talk to her and stuff. Man, we'll get you out of here. >> Yes, sir. Yeah, man. >> That's my good You hit me. You >> The investigation remains ongoing due to the victim's medical condition. At the time of the incident, she was unable to provide a statement because of the pain she was experiencing. The case has since been turned over to the Criminal Investigation Division and remains active.