[Music] March the 20th, 2025. It's a snowy morning in Westmont, Illinois, where Holy Night. I hate when that happens, but it's no laughing matter when what seems like a woman's mental health issues take a toll on her family and she allegedly kicks one of three young children in her household. One officer will speak with the victim and family outside while the other will question the alleged perpetrator. Westbound police. Can I come in? I just Can I come talk to you? I'm not I had to put the dog away. Okay, no problem. You have the police door. You know what? I I pushed back into the door. I just got home. Okay. Can you Can you let me in so I could talk to you? I'm okay. Okay. Door's locked is not allowed back in until I run what I need to feel. Okay. I know, but can I can I come in? [Music] I literally do have it latched. There we go. Perfect. You're the dog. What's going on? What's going on? Yeah. What's the issue today? Just tell me. Tell me from your point of view. What's going on? Reception. You can't do that to me. I just got home. Okay. Where'd you get home from? Your office. My office. Oh, the police or the the hospital? Oh, who cares if he goes? Oh, you're at the hospital. Okay. Yeah. Where were you at the hospital? There she is. Who's that? The person that makes me look stupid. Hey, Jack. There's no female out there. I know. Listen. Listen, Scott. You're going away this time. I'll do everything and anything. So, shine my light. I'm serious. Do you want to talk to me? So, what happened today? Hey, just just focus on me. Come here. Just focus on me. Just focus on me. Why? Just focus on me. Just talk to me. You have my kids. What's going on? What's going on? Yeah, I'm trying to figure out what's going on. I'm married to a Please. I just got home. They You said I don't I was at the hospital. Look me up. Yeah. Okay. I swear to God. Yeah, I believe you. I believe you. You're right. What do you think I've done in the matter of time? Cuz he thinks I'm having my mom. I have proof. You have You have proof that what? That he has sex with my mom. He's having sex with a present. Did you say that over again? One more time. See, I don't like that. I know you have to repeat it because you have to. Well, you whispered it. So, I just want to make sure that I have the story. Go on blast. Okay. What? What what makes you think that he's having sex with your mom? Oh, there's various reasons. What What What's the main reason? The main reason is my mom is trash. Okay. So is my husband. I had an affair with one of his best friends. Sorry, he just Oh my god. Did you say you had an affair with one of his best friends? Yes. Okay. Does he know that? Yes. Yeah, he does. Okay. 3 years later. Yeah. Okay. Okay. Please. Don't seriously do call on the problem. Are you hearing uh your mom's voice right now? I'm hearing Scott. Okay. Okay. I thought you said I'm hearing my mom's voice. Okay. On the phone. Yeah. Okay. Is it weird? No. No. I just wanted I don't mean to be a smartass, but I've already been here and done that. You're taking him this time. What does it take for you to do? So, what Okay. So, what happened today? You got back from the hospital. Can you please go out there and ask? There's there's an officer talking to him right now. I just got home. There was no room for me to do anything. I swear to God. You think I'm lying? I just got home. Okay. What time did you get home? You were like, "What time did you get in? Look at her feet. Look at You're a jerk." What? What time did you get home? I don't remember what time it was exactly called the hospital. Okay. What? I was holding good spirit. Okay. They took me and you can go ahead and I mean Okay. So don't Okay. So we're there. Please. I'm sorry. Your man you just got released from the hospital. What happened after that? You came home. I came home. So what happened with your husband? What you think? I don't know. That's why I'm asking you. Hi. What's your last name? Hi. Sorry. You just look for me. Sorry. What happened after that? Yeah. What happened with your husband? Why do you keep looking at my toes? I don't I don't know. I just You think I'm not checking out? Okay, listen. You go check him this time. Admit him. Let him go. Did you get in an argument with your husband a few minutes ago? Like 10 minutes ago or whatever? Yes. Okay. Did you hit him or anything? No. Did he hit you? No. Okay. In redacted audio, the officer asks if she kicked her daughter. Asking you. She I'm sorry. She kicked me. She kicked you? Did you kick her? No. Okay. Did you Did you push her? I haven't even been able to be in hands reach with that [ __ ] and running. Yeah. So, you Why does anyone believe me? What's your first name again? I'm Shannon. Okay. Shan, do you have an ID? Where's your ID, Shannon? My Where's my ID? Yeah, your driver's license. I know your name. And don't take me cuz I'm being cocky. I don't care. Listen, I want you to believe me. Well, you're not telling us what happened. I've talked to you numerous times. And what? Okay. You are, Shannon. Why don't you just You know what? I just I'm just saying like you just explain to me. Yes, I talked to him about what? Oh, so you believe him? I'm not saying that. That's why I'm here talking to you, Sh. So, tell me why you've been here numerous times. That's fine. I haven't fine. Don't use that against me. Okay. So, what happened today? Did you What did it happen today? Please after you got home at like 4 in the morning, right? What happened between you and Scott? Did you guys argue the whole time until he called us? Did you lock him out of the house? Yes. Okay. All right. Do you have socks or shoes? Why? Okay, I need you to put socks and shoes on. Fine. I'm not going anywhere. Well, that's what you think. No. Okay, guess what? What? Get out of my house. No. Okay, so turn around. No. You're under arrest. Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. Yes. Relax. Relax. Hold on. Just relax. Just relax. Relax. It's going to be okay. Stop. Don't fight us. Please don't fight us. Why are you doing this? Call the hospital before you take me. You have your discharge paperwork. Yes. I Before you Where's that at? Right over there. Can you please come and save me from this? He's in the car. He can't hear you. Do you have any shoes we can get you? Yes. I Listen, you can't take me. Stop moving. Please. No. Just rel. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Don't look. I'm going to tighten on you. You're going to hurt yourself. Please stop. You've already hurt me enough. Okay. Where's your So, where do you have shoes? I'm just going to be let you take advantage of my Hey, stop. No. Where's your discharge papers? Where's your shoes? No, the discharge papers. Mom, Scott, huh? Can we Can we please get you some shoes? No. You want to walk out in the store? I know my husband's here. He's in the car. Yes, he's in the car though, so he can't hear. I'm not talking to nobody. Sorry, I didn't know that. I That's why I'm letting you know that he can't hear you. They're letting me know this. Okay. So, where's your shoes at? You have shoes over here that you can put on because it's snowy and cold out. No, I just got home and I know I Can we get you some shoes? No. What? I I don't want your feet to get cold. Well, I feel like you give a We No, you don't. If you gave a you would listen to everything before. Well, I tried to listen and I tried talking to you and you refused to talk. So, here's the thing. All right. Your daughter's your daughter says that you kicked her in the leg and your husband says that he you pushed him. So, that's called a domestic and you're going with us for a domestic. So to make this super easy, we're going to get through this super easy. We need your shoes and then in the discharge paperwork cuz the paper Okay, it's a copy of it. So where's your shoes? I can't. It's hard for me to get this when I'm like this. You tell us where it is and we'll get it. I don't even remember where it is. It's somewhere. You don't believe me? I believe you. I was just asking. If you can't find the That's fine. That's fine. If you can't If you can't If you can't find the paper, that's fine. I'm going to check that closet. So, we're going to fight. Let's get 14 out of one. You want to sit down? Okay. Are these yours? You don't have the whole lot of me. I just don't want you to fall. These are shoes. Jeez. Yes. These are your shoes. Perfect. No, I don't want shoes. Well, you have to put on shoes. I'm sorry. Okay. I understand. You hate me. You don't understand. You No, I don't. Do you have do you have a phone an ID that you want to bring with you? With me? Yes. You have to come with us to the police department. He needs to go with you. Okay. Why does Why do I have to go? Why does Scott need to go with us? Why do I have to go with you? Because I told you you kicked your daughter in the leg. But I didn't. Okay. Well, she's saying she's Can you call my husband? But your husband is outside talking to your I talked to your husband already. No, it is normal. So what h why does he have to go? Tell me why he needs to go. Put this one on too. I just got home. I understand that. He let me go. So call hospital or you're not going you're not going to you're not going to jail. I guess I'm going to do what you're saying. Okay. But you're not going to jail for because you got out of the hospital. You're going to jail because you for a domestic battery. That's why. Okay. You think I overstepped him? You want to put your shoes on, please? Come on. Just put your shoes on. Come on. My shoes. Just put your shoes on. Wait. Oh my god. You sit down. Do you need help putting them on? Do you have like Do you have Do you have shoes that have like a slipper? Oh, that Oh, god. No. I'm sorry. I wasn't planning on getting arrested. Your foot. Okay. Okay. Cuz I don't want you to fall. You want me to fall? You hate me. You're I don't hate you. Sorry. No offense. I really don't know who you are. And every But every time I've dealt with you, you have been nice to me. So, I have no reason to hate you. I know. I just been through this. I understand that you are taking one person. What? You're taking Okay. Then what did Scott do? Your foot. Can you lift your foot up? Scott, what did I do? Oh, they can't have my husband come in here and save her for life. Don't look. I I'm sorry. I didn't hear what you said. I'm looking at you so I can hear you. I'm not I'm trying to hear what I'm looking at you so I can hear what you're saying. His please take these off of me. What's up? Please take these off of me. I can't. I can't. Why? Because you're under arrest. Why? Your foot. Come on. Why am I under arrest? For domestic battery. That's why. Your foot. Come on. Because who did I hurt? Your daughter. Are you kidding? Stop. Sit down. Put your foot up. Cinderella, are you ready? Come on. It's cold outside. I don't want you walking out in the in the snow without any shoes. Come on. Please put your foot in there. Thank you. Like I said, you've been nice to me every time I've dealt with you and I understand and I understand that you are going through some stuff right now. So, give me the benefit of doubt. And why don't you I can't. Unfortunately, I can't this time. I can't just give you the benefit of doubt. If I could, I would. Can I? What? If I could, I would. If I could. Yes. If I could I have a camera. Okay. Can I do that? The camera shows the whole house. Oh, I've been saying I've been saying they're up at my house for a long time. So, do you have a phone or an ID that you want to take? I do. Where's it at? Hill road. Across the driveway here. Where's your phone? Call us and we'll grab it for you. Oh my god. He stop treating me like I can't grab it. I know. So, we're trying to help you out. I don't have an ID cuz it fine. That's fine. Do you have a cell phone? Do you have a cell phone you want to take? Oh, I sure do. Where's it at? Doesn't matter. I don't need it for anything. I just want someone to wipe my nose. Wipe my tears. Okay. You have a Is there paper towels in there? Oh, you don't believe me? Can you just call? I I swear to God I will. Okay. All right. All right. You ready? We're going to go walk up to my squat car. Okay. Come on. And stay south. Come on. built that wire up. Here comes my map. Just slow down. No, I'm not slowing down. I don't want you I don't want you to fall. Here's my mom. Good job. Oh, and oh, you're going away because There you go, mom. You tell them not to take me. Come on. Come on. I never catch her. We need to go. Come on. Stop. Hold on. Hold on. Let's go. Come on. Let's go. Don't talk to her. Please stop. Come on. Please stop. Relax. Coming. Coming. It's not funny. Nothing is funny. Okay. All right. Let's have a seat. Sit up first. Okay. Mom, sit down. Thank you. Can you uncuff baby since I have skin? Griff. Okay. When we get I understand. I'm going to hurt you. Stop. Stop. Hold on. Let me see it. If it's tight, I will loosen it. Okay. Stop. Put them behind your back cuz you're tightening it. Sit straight up. There you go. Okay. Just We'll take them off when I get to the station. Okay. I promise you. I know you will. I will. I promise. I know you will. Jesus help twice. This happened to me. Why doesn't anyone believe me? No one. I eat psychiat coming from the person that's my husband. I just found this out. Oh, she's not. She's not. She's losing her mind. Oh, no, I'm not. Please. I didn't get my daughter. Go ask her. I don't know what she said. I didn't do anything to hurt her. I She went like that to me. I You know what? It's about to get real. I have one female 95. station. Why don't you get on the rope? Sorry. Good job. You're an You're an M. Your mom has nothing to do with this. Do you have any idea what I what I found out tonight? My mom has nothing to do with this. She'sing my husband. The lower table. It's uh Why did you do this to me? Please don't. Why are you doing this to me? This is unfair. This is really unfair. I'm just going to say anything and everything to backpedal her. She's disgusting. Can you print Shannon's? Go ahead. 27 CQ. Please look me up. Help. You just can't do it. Huh? You believe them versus me. I don't think your 9-year-old daughter is going to lie. You don't think my 9-year-old daughter to harder is lying? No. That's my 9-year-old, too. Do you have kids? I do not. Well, there you go. 9-year-olds lying. Most of grown adults. Hm. They certainly do. The suspect was charged with two counts of domestic battery. At the time of this production, she has an upcoming court date on April the 15th, 2025. These people are going to hell in a hand. [Music]