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This officer responds after receiving a call about a disturbance caused by a vehicle being towed for improper parking. What happens next quickly spirals out of control. So, was it this car? Correct. Okay. Just make sure I got the plate. Just got to get the plate off your car. >> How can I help you? I'm just going to get the plate off the car. >> And I'm saying why do you need to do that? What's the problem? Why do you need to do that? Are you about to drive away? If you Okay, go ahead. Go ahead. This is not like a game. You're recording, too. >> You don't need my license plate. Why? Why do you need my license plate, then? Are you saying like you're not a valid driver? I am a valid driver. Okay. But why do you need to copy my license plate, though? You're not answering my question. 7629 >> why do you need to copy my VIN number and license plate? What is And what is your name, ma'am? Regina. Okay, you're not answering the person's question. Why do you need to copy someone's VIN number and license plate? Can you please tell me that? Can you please tell me that, ma'am? You guys I'm recording her. She doesn't want to tell me why she want to copy my license plate or anything like that. So, can I please have your name and why you copy my information? I do have the right to know that. I already have it. Thanks. Have a good day. That's freedom of speech, honey. >> If you want to talk like that on camera, that's fine. You're just showing yourself okay true colors. >> But you didn't tell me why you copied my information. I didn't touch you. Babe, please don't touch me. Don't touch me. >> my car. Don't touch me. >> I'm not touching you. Don't touch me. >> As you guys can see, guys, I'm touching myself and not her. Don't touch me. Don't touch me. You're touching me. You're touching me. >> as you can see in the video, she's touching me. Look. Can I please I'm trying to open my car door. Get away from me. I'm trying to open my car trunk. >> from me. >> Can I please open my car trunk without you by my car? Thank you. >> I'm 10-2. Can I >> I'm not touching you. Don't touch me. You guys see that? Stop touching me. You guys SEE THAT? STOP TOUCHING ME. Get away from me. I'M I'M BY MY CAR. GET AWAY FROM ME. I'M BY MY CAR. Stop touching me. I AM BY MY CAR. Stop touching me, ma'am. Get away from me. >> I'm not by you. I'M NOT TOUCHING YOU. >> I need help. I'm not touching you. I'm not touching her. >> Let's go. You're being detained. >> You're not touching me. >> You're being detained. You're not cooperating. You're being detained. Can you stop touching me? I didn't touch you, honey. I didn't touch you, honey. Turn around right now. >> not touch you. Listen to me. I did not touch you. So, I'm not have a Stop. Stop. You're not listening to me. You're being detained. You guys can thank her for recording this. You see this? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RECORDING ME. STOP TOUCHING ME. >> You're not listening. Stop resisting. Stop trying listening. Can you please help me, please? Stop resisting. >> got my mom. I'm not touching her. I'm not here for you. >> I'm not listening. I'm not touching her. >> Stop resisting. I'm not touching you. I'm not. Stop touching me, please. 29 trying to get the subject >> me. Can you guys stop touching me? WHY DID YOU GUYS TOUCH ME? WHY ARE YOU TOUCHING ME? HE SAID MA'AM I'M NOT TOUCHING YOU NEED TO TOUCH ME. STOP TOUCHING ME. THAT'S WHAT TOUCH ME. RESISTING. WHY DO YOU WANT TO TOUCH ME? >> STOP RESISTING. SHE'S TOUCHING ME. STOP. SHE'S TOUCHING ME. STOP RESISTING. STOP RESISTING. STOP RESISTING. PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK. NOW. OKAY. ON YOUR HEAD. IT'S NOT MY BACK. STOP resisting now. >> resisting. I'm not resisting. You don't touch a law enforcement officer. She said she got it recorded. You're going to go You're going to go to jail. LET GO OF YOUR HANDS. My hands are like I'm not resisting. She has her all recorded. You're going to be so screwed. Thank you so much. >> Newsflash, you're being recorded this entire time. Okay. 29 I have one second. Can I please get up now? I'm not resisting. >> Can I please get up now? No, you cannot touch my car door. >> There's babies in that car. >> No, it's not. My mom has them. >> you put them in the other vehicle? Can I please get up, please? >> No, you will stay right here until my partner comes. I have asthma, so I have to get up. I have asthma. Thank you. Can I get up? I still have asthma. I can't breathe. Can I please get up? I have to move my arms. You can Keep your hands behind your back. My hands behind my back. >> You allowed him to touch me. Okay, I told you multiple times just Can you Can you I don't want her to touch me. Cuz she's doing something wrong. Let me go. CAN I TELL HER NOT TO TOUCH CAN I TAKE LET ME GO. I WANT TO TOUCH ME. CAN YOU TELL HER NOT TO TOUCH I WANT TO TOUCH OW. SHE'S PUTTING THESE HANDCUFFS. TELL HER STOP. TAKE a breath. Tell her stop touching me. I don't want you to touch me. >> I WON'T. SO, just stand right here for Listen. And I WILL >> LET ME GO. >> STOP. STOP. STOP. STOP. Don't [ __ ] squeeze me. >> Stop. Stop. Stop. Squeezing me. Stop. TAKE A BREATH FOR ME. Stop and just >> Stop. You see against the car. Let me go. CALM DOWN. I'M NOT EVEN LET ME GO on me. Let go. Cuz he keeps on touching me. Let go. Let me go. Calm down. Take a breath. She touched my hand now. Can you hang out with me? Yes, can she let me go? Can she let me go now, dumb I'll take her. Can she let me go? No, you're not going. Can she let me go, please? >> I'm going to walk you over to her. >> Can she let me go, please? That's all I'm asking. Can she let me go? Thank you, dumb Walk with me. We're going to go and talk. Why are you telling me to follow me? Walk with me. Can you come show them that what you told me? Walk with me. Get out of my face. Walk with me. >> Go. Walk with me. Come with me. Go ahead. >> Walk with me. See what happens. I'm going to stop right here. I'm cool. I'm cool. Thank you. Can I get these off now, please? Not right now cuz I don't know what's going on. I She can show you the whole video. Excuse me, ma'am. Did she touch me first? >> Yeah, I'm fine. She threw ME ON THE GROUND FIRST. I DIDN'T EVEN TOUCH HER. STOP. THE WHOLE SCREEN SHE LOOKED DOWN AT ME AND TOUCHED ME. OKAY. SO, here's what's going to happen. I'm going to walk you to the squad I am Get to the squad car. I'm suing you. >> Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Listen to her, please. >> you to walk with me. Walk Walk you to the squad car up here. No, why am I walking to the squad car? >> Because you are currently detained. For what? For touching me. >> I never touched you. She said she said she said she said DID I TOUCH HER? WALK. >> DID I TOUCH HER? WALK. THANK YOU. TWO PEOPLE SAID I DIDN'T TOUCH HER. OKAY. SO, STOP TOUCHING ME. LISTEN TO THE OFFICER. Stop touching me, fascist. Listen to the officer and walk away. I said I need my phone. We'll get We'll get it in I don't want to I don't want to I need to get my phone. I'm not going back there. Just walk with me. Stop touching me. You need to cooperate, then. >> I'm I'm making you get out of here cuz I need my phone. That's it. We'll get your phone. That's it. You need to walk. Can you tell her to stop touching me? I'll let this other officer grab on your arm. Can you I don't want her to touch me. Okay, here we go. Where we going? We're going to walk over here, okay? Thank you so much. What's your name? Regina McLain. >> Regina, okay. I need to be released from these handcuffs now. Okay, well, right now until I know what's going on, I'm not releasing you. Can you tell Can she please remove them from me, please? I want her away from me. Right now we're going to face the car. >> fine, but can you tell her to please let me So, I'm coming. Okay, if you guys can do that, I will say everything you guys say. >> She's walking away, okay? Can she face the car? She's not walking away. Can you tell her to walk, please? Listen, you need to just relax. I know, but she touched me for no reason. How did you guys feel? >> Okay, just face that way. I'm going to search you, okay? I don't have nothing. I don't have to search me, okay? You got nothing on you? I don't even have pockets. >> Okay, all right. I'm just going to pat you down, okay? I see you're upset. Why Why are you patting me down? I didn't do anything wrong. >> here's the deal. You're in handcuffs. I got to make sure you don't have any weapons on you, okay? >> all just told you guys I didn't touch her. >> I just got here, okay? Here's the deal. That's not Here's the deal. That's all wrong. Here's the deal. We're not Okay? I can't look at the video until I have you calmed down, okay? We're going to sit in the squad car here, okay? I'm not sitting in the squad car cuz I didn't I didn't get arrested. I didn't do anything wrong. We're going to have you sit in the squad car and then we're going to investigate what happened. I'm not sitting in the squad car, ma'am. I possibly put my arm out of breath. I tried to get my inhaler. Well, leave that You tackled me without my inhaler. Okay. Here's the deal. Can you sit on the curb? >> sit or stand up, but I'm I'm not going to go anywhere. No, sit down. You're going to sit down. I can't. I have to breathe. Sorry. >> You're going to sit down. >> to stand right here. I promise I won't go anywhere. I promise I won't. My mom She's going to be They got everything. Just go look at their recording. No, they don't. My mom left. But they have everything on the camera. I'm going to go and figure out what's going on here. Um my my phone is on that My phone is on MY CAR ON TOP OF MY car hood. Go get it, please. Okay, Regina. I'm not going. I promise you I'm not. Okay, just I don't want you to fall off the curb. Just I'm not listening. She keeps on touching me and I have problems. Stop touching me, please. So, here's the deal. >> hot. I'm saying if you touch me more, it's not making it better. >> Here's the deal. I just don't want you to fall. I'm not going to fall with you. I don't want you guys to touch me. Then have a seat. I'm not I'm hot. Sorry, I cannot. Okay. >> But I'm not going to go anywhere. >> You stop. Just let me go, please. It's the issue by policy you're detained, okay? We can't leave >> Okay, I'm not I don't understand that. Can you just hang tight right here? Can you release this one a little bit? She got this is way too tight. >> Okay, just keep breathing for us. I cannot adjust that. >> Thank you so much. Can I tell you guys what happened? Long story They even have He has to show them the camera, please. Can I show them the camera? She detained me. I'll come over and see it when I can. >> No, no, just come now cuz I don't want to call my mom. Hold on. You got cuffs on you. I'm just going to read you your rights, okay? Because I don't want you to say anything that you know could possibly incriminate you. So, I just want to make sure we're doing this the right way, okay? >> Okay, that's cool. >> And they got video, too. I'm just going to read you your rights, okay? I didn't touch her, but I never touched her one time. Okay. >> She put her hands on me first. Regina, right? It's Regina. It's Regina I don't have no warrants for my arrest. Okay. Here's the deal. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. If you decide to answer questions now without a lawyer present, you have the right to stop the questioning and remain silent anytime. You have the right to ask for a lawyer anytime you wish, including during the questioning. Do you understand these rights? Yes, I do. She's doing this, too. Okay. Realizing you understand these rights, do you want to make a statement? >> Yes, I do. Okay, so what happened? They were trying to tow my truck. My complex gave me permission to park my car there. He said it was okay. They still called the police. >> Who said he or who's he? Him, Zach. The guy in the blue shirt? And who is he? He's the apartment people. So, um long story short, the lady came. She was trying to record my VIN number and license plate. All I asked her like, "Ma'am, can you tell me why that you want this information?" And who's Who's her? Who's the lady? The other police officer. I don't know her name. never even told me her name on the scene. Okay. She hopped on the scene, didn't tell me the name. Why she want my information? I said, "Ma'am, I do have the right to know. Why are you taking my >> So, where where where was your car? Right back there. It's that white one? >> Mhm. Okay. >> I said, "I do have the right to know why you taking my information now." She would not tell me. So, okay. You're not going to copy my information then. You're not going to tell me why. I do have the right to know. You know what I'm saying? Okay. She would not tell me. She was a ass not. So, I'm like blocking right in front of us so she can take my license plate down. So, she's pushing me. Okay. I'm lifting my hands. I'm not touching you. I'm not touching you. So, then she decides to say, "Stop resisting." Then she allowed that man to put his hands on me. I said, "You have no Like he he was like he Then she was like he said, "I'm here to help her." How you here to help her? You're not a police officer. Mhm. She allowed that man to slam me down, throw me on the ground, and some more stuff. Okay. So, I want to press charges against >> was all on video? All on video. They have all on video. >> Okay. I want to press charges on him and their company. So, so this tow company was here already. >> Yep, they were here already. Okay. But then the manager said that you could park your car there cuz you were here to visit family. No, I live here. You live here. I live here. Okay. And she allowed that man to touch me, too. I'm talking You're I can hear you, okay? So, are you injured at all? Yes. Where are you injured? >> My back. She put her knee in my back really bad. And then she also she kept on spitting on me. >> at all? She kept on ending me. I'm going to go in a little bit soon. >> an ambulance right now? Not right now, but I'm going to go so I can make sure I get the report in so I can make sure I sue her. Okay. I know I She messed with the wrong business owner. I'm a business owner. You don't do that to a wrong business owner. Now that I have So, we're going to watch all the video. We'll get everything figured out, okay? No, I said call No, ma'am. Bring Bring my phone over here, please. No, you're not going to be able to use a phone. You're not going to be able to use a phone. >> Face time Face time daddy. And you can put the phone in my face so I can No, no, you can't. You're detained right now. I know I said Yeah. No, grab my phone. You're not talking to anybody right now. I can talk You I have the right to talk to anybody. We're going to put her in the squad in the squad. Yep, you're being detained right now, okay? So, you can't talk to anybody. We're investigating so I can't have you calling people to help and talk Relax, ma'am. Yeah. We're just going to have you sit in the car right now. You are detained. You're in handcuffs. They tried I'm telling you what's happening. I'm telling you what's happening. I'm just saying you're not able to talk to anybody right now. Just put your feet in. We'll get the air going, okay? Okay. I can't talk to my daughter? Not right now. No, that I can't talk to him. That's my dad. My dad has the right to talk to him. >> doesn't. I will talk to you in a minute, sir, okay? Thank you. Appreciate it. Just I didn't do anything wrong. Again, I'm not disrespected. I'm not disrespected. Yeah, we're We're just try We're just trying to do an investigation. How long it takes? All right, we're still trying to figure this out. It sounds like there was a dispute over There was a tow or something. Her vehicle is getting towed. An officer responded out. And then a physical interaction physical interaction happened between her and the officer. I'm still trying to sort it all out, okay? Um I'm keeping I want you guys to I'll let you talk to her once I can figure out what's going on and what's happening. But right now she just she's in handcuffs. She's detained. There was a physical fight. I understand. I just don't want anything to anything to blow up, okay? Okay. So, that's what's happening, okay? And then that's when I heard shouting coming from behind the vehicle. And um I would I just kind of looked over over my shoulder like this cuz I was kind of facing this way. And I looked over my shoulder like that. And that's when I seen the cop's hand in the air like this. And then the lady you have in custody custody was kind of like this. You know, so they were like this, you know. Do you know who had whose arm? Uh the the police officer had >> Okay. the your your guys's detainee uh kind of like this. And they were struggling a little bit. And that's when I was like, "Oh, it's a fight, you know." So, then I ran over, approached the driver side of the vehicle uh behind the vehicle. And that's when uh your police officer had her kind of up against the car, sandwiched. >> Mhm. And they were uh struggling visibly. Um you know, and your police officer was kind of struggling to control her hands. Um and uh the lady you have in custody, she had her cell phone in one hand and a fist in the other. Um and that's when she was like, "Help me. Help me. Uh call the cops." You know, I don't remember exactly what she said. And I just said to her it's like, "I'm not here for you." You know, um and then I just kind of left it all alone. And I just kind of stood there and made sure that uh your police officer was okay. And uh then she got her hand free and started kind of flailing around. And that's I grabbed her hand and kind of stopped it from flailing because your police officer was kind of getting hit. Um so uh at that point I just kind of had her hand. And then when your police officer regained control uh when your police officer regained control, I let go of you. Uh and then at one point the struggle still ensuing uh the lady you have in custody got loose. And that's when I just kind of came up from the side of her. And I just kind of grabbed her in a bear hug right around the waist. I didn't move. I didn't thrust to tip her over or anything like that. I just kind of held her in place, you know, kind of using my weight to stop her from running away cuz she was fully away from your police officer at that point. Um at that point then your police officer regained control of her, uh took her to the ground, got her hands behind her back. Um and uh the lady you have in custody was get custody was yelling, "Uh he's touching me. I'm not supposed to have a man touching me." Uh and then when I grabbed her she said, "He's touching me." She was charged with obstructing and battery to a law enforcement officer but remains innocent until proven guilty.

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