On February 12th, 2025, a routine call at a hotel takes a strange and unpredictable turn as something about the situation doesn't quite add up. >> 76, you got a Melissa. >> All right. >> How are you? >> Hi Melissa. How are you doing? >> Wearing a different hat. >> What's that? >> Wearing a different hat cuz police. >> Yeah. Yeah, that's what I got here. Not as Not as warm looking as your hat. Okay. >> What's your name? It's not a gun. >> Yeah, I'm super friendly. It's just kind of having that be here. >> Sure. They want you gone, Melissa. >> Huh? >> They want you gone. >> What's your name? >> I'm Evan. You remember me Meet me last week? >> I don't I don't see a Velcro, so I'm >> Velcro? >> Yes, that's English. >> What's it? >> When did I talk to you or about what? >> Up by Hardy's last week when you were walking around without pants on. >> How'd that go? What was in that bag? >> You went to the hospital. You had your shoes in the bag. Can we Can we hop outside? We can talk outside. They want you off the property. >> You can't put me in the back of the car. >> Well, only if we got somewhere to bring you. >> Tell me where we're going. >> Well, you tell me. >> I sought asylum here. That's why I called you. >> What's that? You saw what? >> I seek asylum. He called for me. >> Okay. Well, they're they're not offering asylum here. They're a hotel. They only offer it when you pay. >> asylum? >> I'm I'm not taking you anywhere. >> county. >> I I can't bring you out of the county. >> Then I don't talk to you. >> Okay. But you got to get off the property. >> I stand mute and plead the fifth that I have court this morning. >> Okay, that's what you're doing court. But why don't you walk down to the courthouse? >> court. >> Why don't you walk down to the courthouse? >> Cuz it's a little early for 10:00 00. >> Okay, it is cold outside. >> time at 10:00 a.m. Maybe you want to look that up for you. >> I I can look for you, but we'll have to go out to my car. >> with your laptop open. I'll just call school again. >> Okay. Let's go outside. >> go anywhere. >> Melissa. >> This is asylum. I'm not going back to jail. >> No Nobody's saying you're going back to jail. >> I'm not going out there. >> You can't stay here. >> I have frostbite. >> Do you want to go to the hospital? >> They don't want me. >> Well, if you have frostbite, they certainly would want you. >> Oh, it's all thawed out now. >> You just can't stay here. >> Prove it. Where's your buddy? >> You just heard him. He doesn't want you here. >> witness. I'll be your witness. You're locked in now. >> Well, so we have to leave, okay? >> Don't use my name. Evan. >> You have to leave. >> I do not have to do nothing. I am in asylum. You know what that means? I'm already locked up. >> This is a hotel. You got to leave. >> I'm not leaving. >> 76, you have a second? >> You want to see me do the all right this time? You know how to approach me. From the front. My hands are already locked in for my protection. Evan. This is asylum. Do you know the words I've had to learn for competency? >> Mhm. >> I'm up for it a third time. >> Yeah. >> I'm up for a status hearing at 10:00 a.m. >> Why don't we walk down to the courthouse? >> nothing with you. Where's your witness? I'm your witness. >> Well, see >> Evan, where's the other cop? >> They're on their way. >> They are never here. >> Okay. >> For me. Why don't we bring Sergeant Brandon to the table? >> Yeah, he works for the county. >> Maybe I'll unlock my knees. >> Who? >> You know his name? >> For her? >> Yeah. >> Do you want to tell me your last name? >> Sergeant Brandon Call him. >> can't tell you. I can add her to our trespass list, though, but if she's not willing to leave >> They will haul me away and you'll never see me again. I'm prepared to die in jail this time. >> Okay. What What I'm saying >> He's my only witness, Sergeant Brandon. >> that will result in me doing anything and this morning I'm going on the premises. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> a.k.a. Jason >> You Are you okay with that? To get her out of here? >> World >> Let me get some information from you. I'm going to wait for my second officer. She's going to She's behaving all right at all. >> Yeah. >> I'm just going to stay here with you. Okay. >> I see. >> Yeah, I'm just going to wait for my partner to get here cuz if she's not willing to leave, more than likely it's going to be a problem. Yeah. Yeah. I just I want to make sure that that's what you want done. >> Yeah. I'll try to convince her to leave on her own accord. >> Yeah, I told her I didn't want to go to jail. I really like I really tried being friendly about it. Get a cup of coffee. I understand it's cold. Now that we're yelling and stuff. >> Yeah, that's kind of what's pushing her out for me, too. What's Can I Can I check your feet out? If you got frostbite? >> Yeah, look at this. >> Those are your hands. Can I see your feet though? You got You said you >> That's the mod. I swear. You should check out the other girl in jail, >> You said you had frostbite. Those don't look too frostbitten. Can I see the bottoms? >> No. You know what? You're being a >> I'm trying to make sure you told me you had frostbite. I'd like to get you checked out. >> anything? >> I'd like to get you checked out if you need it. >> Look away. >> Are your feet okay? Looks like they're moving. They're not blue. They're not purple or anything like that. >> I can hold my breath longer than you can count to 10. >> Okay. >> Nine. Eight. >> Do you want an ambulance to check you out? >> I want you to not get any closer. >> Okay, I won't get any closer, but at some point >> Why do you wear your badge upside down? >> That's how it's supposed to be worn. At some point, listen, we're going to have to leave the hotel, okay? >> Obviously. >> Yeah. >> I'm waiting to get somebody to pay for it for me. >> Okay, nobody's going to be doing that cuz I'm not paying for it, he's not paying for it, and they want you gone. >> I think you're a >> I think I've been pretty nice to you. >> I think you're a >> Okay. >> I saw asylum. >> I don't >> talk to police anymore. Where's Brandon? Is he or are they a watchman? >> If you want to walk >> I want to talk to Sergeant Brandon Pencil. >> Stop yelling. >> He's my witness. >> Okay. He'll be at the courthouse. >> He'll be at the courthouse. Why don't you walk down to the courthouse? >> I've never met the man. >> But he's your witness. >> He's only signing the paperwork. >> Oh, okay. >> But it's laying nice. I've been real grabby by the balls. >> Don't be grabbing me. >> Laying nice. I see the siren here. >> Well >> They're police Brandon. >> I can't get him cuz he works for the county and he doesn't work right now. How do we get you to leave the hotel here? >> Don't. >> Okay. Cuz you can't Cuz you can't stay here. I do, but it's not in the term that you're using it. >> Okay, what do you mean when I say it? >> You're going to another country to seek protection from prosecution of your political beliefs, your religious beliefs, and other things like that. >> How far do we go? Where's the underground railroad from here? >> Can we Can we figure out how to get you out of here? >> This is it. >> Okay. But you can't stay here though. They don't want you here. And they certainly don't want you yelling in the lobby. >> Then quit facing me. I said look away. >> Well, I can't I can't do that until you leave. >> look away. >> I can't do that until you >> Ryan, look away. >> Listen. >> I can't do that until you leave. >> I can't do that until you >> Once you leave the property, then I can look away. >> then I can >> You first. >> Who are you waiting for, Brandon? >> He's not coming. >> He prays you don't do this. >> Who does? >> Hudson. >> You don't know him. >> I don't. >> Oh, okay. >> Signed all my paperwork. They say you guys hate me. They pray that I get justice once I am You guys forget about me as soon as you walk out. >> Well, you're going to walk out first and then we can forget about each other. >> You know nothing about me. >> Okay. Listen, I'm asking you nicely. They want you to leave. Can you Can you please get dressed? Get out the door. >> What do you know about me? >> I know your name. That's about it. I met you the first time last week. Listen, I'm going to ask you one more time. Put your shoes and socks back on. You're going to leave the hotel. >> asylum. I raised you up so good. Hey Wilson, do you remember me? >> You try. She's refusing to She's refusing to leave. >> helped you with that standby. You said I wasn't wearing underwear. >> What? >> He said I wasn't wearing any underwear that day. >> He wasn't there that day. Do you remember? It was uh >> What standby? >> Standby, you went to grab your belongings at the Y W C A Y W C A house. I helped you out with that and then you took a taxi over your dad's. >> Do you know when Gina threw out the trash? I didn't have that much stuff. >> Gotcha. Yeah, and then we we helped gather it all up and then get it get it We even helped you put it in the taxi and everything. >> And? >> [music] >> I saw you at Quick Trip, too. >> Did you? When was that? >> I seek asylum right where I sit. >> Okay. >> I seek asylum from the city of La Crosse. >> It's kind of where we're going to go. >> Jail, um sheriff, um >> You know what? >> She's going to be leaving. >> My lawyers aren't doing well. >> That's where you're going. That's probably going to be 95 at that point. >> No, I'm not going to be tortured anymore. >> She said she'd fight if I got closer to you. >> I turned a little weather and uh >> Okay. >> You know what? >> Just be aware of that. >> Yeah. Be aware of what? >> You said you're going to grab my balls if I get closer to you. >> Yeah, and it isn't a threat till I have to make a promise. >> Yeah, well, I don't want you doing that. I'm going to ask you one more time, Alyssa. >> Can we put our socks on? >> At least. >> Not our socks. Why don't you do the job? How many of you volunteer for like the shock? >> Can we put your socks and shoes on? >> nothing. I have all my asylum. >> Alyssa, you need to get dressed or you're going to jail. >> You will not be touching me. >> Okay. >> If you take me to La Crosse County Jail, I will scream right. >> Okay. >> That guy's going to dial 911 pretty soon. >> He already dialed 911 cuz that's why we're here. >> I seek asylum outside of the city, outside of the county jail because Brandon Penzkow doesn't know what [clears throat] happens to me when you leave him alone with me. >> Alyssa. >> If you pray for that man to >> and socks on. >> You'll pray for my >> Put your shoes and socks on and leave and then we can all be done with our day, okay? >> I'm sorry, that's not the way my day ends. >> This is your last chance. >> What happens if I get thrown out? >> When you get thrown out, I I don't know. You can walk down to the courthouse and you can wait for the courthouse to open. >> I get prosecuted again and then my legs seize up and uh and my joints start to crumble. >> And then I get insulted by your town some more and then I got to be hauled off with more broken bones. I stay. This is a sign. >> Good. >> Good. >> All right. I got your answer. Stand up. Stand up. Put your hands behind your back. Melissa, stand up. >> Melissa. >> Here's the deal. Put your arm out. Nope. Put your arm out. Okay, you're under arrest. Put your hands behind your back. Do not kick. >> I will not kick. Do not protest. >> Do not kick. Do you understand? >> You're kicking at him. >> No, I'm not. >> Stop kicking. We can stay here all day long. Do not kick at him. >> I'm not kicking. >> You're going to hold me? >> Oh. >> Roll over. Okay. >> Say I was kicking one more time. >> Stop kicking. >> kicking at him. >> Roll over on your stomach. >> witness. >> Roll over on your stomach. >> Stop it. >> Okay. >> I'm sorry. I want to let go. >> Okay. Roll over. Hands behind your back. You're under arrest. Okay. Got it. Okay. 76, we're 95. >> I didn't feel anything, bro. >> Melissa, are you hurt? >> Yeah, I'm hurt. I'm hurt. >> What hurts? >> I'm hurt. >> What hurts, Melissa? >> I hurt my [ __ ] knee. I [ __ ] hurt. >> You made that decision, Melissa. I tried to give you an opportunity to leave. >> I guess what hurts hurts. >> Okay. Roll over on your side. Yep. I have you set up here. Okay. Can we slide your boots on for you? I don't want you walking out in the cold. All right. We're going to go out to my car and we'll come back for your stuff here. >> I'll bring her another day in here. >> Go right to this car right here. I'm going to search you. Just give me 1 second. I'm going to turn on my camera. You got her. Anything I need to put in my pocket right here? >> Okay. Do you know you're under arrest for bail jumping, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest? Okay? Is this what you were trying to do, Melissa, cuz I really didn't want to bring you to jail. >> me to the heater. >> Let me just search you quick. Okay, you can go on and turn it. No, hold on. Hold on. Hold on. You're not going anywhere. >> [crying] >> All right, anything else on you or in your pocket? All right, we'll get you in the back seat here. Oh, yeah, he is. No, sorry. It is locked. I'm sorry, man. All right, go on and take a seat. All right, we'll get you buckled in. I'm going to go grab your property, okay? >> See that here on >> It is. >> Don't assume you know my face. >> Sucks when when that's way it has to go. What I'm going to do is would you mind I'm just going to get her going with property. >> Yeah. >> Would you give him a business card with the case number? >> Yep. >> Um what I'm going to do is request that she have no contact order uh here as a condition of her bond. Okay? So, obviously she's getting arrested at this point. Um if she were to return, he's going to give you a business card with that. Um so, that way you guys can see who exactly she is. Okay. Obviously, you know what she looks like and stuff and you guys I'm sure you can grab photo from camera. So, you can tell everybody else, but that's what I'm going to request is if she gets released, she's not allowed to be back here. She comes back here, she can get criminally arrested then, okay? Um but yeah, he'll get you some paperwork on that, and then I'm going to get her out of the jail. Okay. Thank you. Morning. >> Howdy. >> Morning. >> Any suicidal or self-harming statements? >> No. >> No. >> She said she's going to grab me by the balls though earlier, so she hasn't been super duper cooperative. Pulled away from us, and resisted. I honestly think this is where she wanted to be cuz she doesn't want to be on the cold. >> Yeah. >> Wouldn't leave the Hampton. So. >> Okay. >> Um but yeah, she hasn't been amazingly cooperative. She was talking about her feet having frostbite, and then she took off her shoes and socks, and they didn't look frostbitten. >> All right. >> So, and then >> Any suicidal statements or anything like that? >> Um just uncooperative with me, so. >> Okay. >> She's on this side here. >> Melissa. Want to step out of the vehicle for >> [ __ ] you. >> Melissa. >> You don't know me. >> Melissa, we're just trying to help you out. >> You're not. >> Yes, we are, Melissa. >> You never tried to help me. >> Melissa, we're going to try to help you out of the car, okay? Can you step out for us? >> No. Don't you know a peaceful protest? >> Melissa, we have to get you out of the vehicle. >> I'm not going to do it. >> Well, you can't stay in here. >> Melissa, we have to get out of the car. Melissa >> Quit saying my name. >> Let's get out of the car. >> You don't know my name. >> Just >> Stop. I don't trust any of you. >> Melissa, we're going to help you out of the car, okay? >> You never help. >> I do help you. >> You don't even know me. >> Yes, I do. Melissa, you know me. Come on. I'm going to help >> me in jail every time. You get paid for it. You get to go home. I have to work three shifts and I never get to retire. >> Come on, Melissa, we're going to help you out of the car, okay? And then we'll get you a place to lie down, okay? I'm going to help you out of the car. Come on. >> Why is this a better option? >> It's fine. We'll get you We'll get you out. We'll get you a place to lie down, okay? >> Probably not. I didn't notice anything either.