Stop. Until I investigate this. STOP. SODA. NOW. Is there any What? Stop. You touch me again. Stop. I tell you to stop, you stop. That's what I'm trying to tell you. Until I Soda. Put your feet in the car. You like it, don't you? Soda. James, what are you what are you trying to >> James, put your feet in the >> Soda. Officers respond to a disturbance at a restaurant. A male suspect, James Russo, is causing a scene, fixated on getting a soda, becomes confrontational, and ultimately punches an officer in the face. What stands out is the suspect's intense fixation. He keeps yelling soda now even as officers try to talk to him. Stop. How do we get out? Can you help me with him? I'm a 22. I'm 22. >> He had his drink. We came in here to eat and he's making a big scene. >> Okay. I'm going to put the dog I'm not drunk at all, sir. Okay. He won't leave me alone. Okay. What the hell's going on here? The problem is he's creating a big scene in this business. I need soda. Okay. She won't let me So why are you going to soda to Waffles? Soda. They serve They serve soda. Okay. Did you Did you eat here? He won't He won't stop. Stop for a second, okay? Yes, sir. >> Let me ask the questions and you answer them. Who are you exactly? I'm Officer Jeff Lindeman with the New Lenox Police Department. I know. Okay. Don't touch me. Do not touch me. You have to touch him. >> Everything is video and audio recorded. You love it. You want it. It's mine. I said it's [ __ ] mine. >> What is your issue today? He I want my soda. I want to waste your time. This is what we This is what we're going to get into an argument with. This is why the police are here cuz you want a soda? Soda. I got a sack. You know that? I want my soda. Stop. I'm here to investigate something. What? Is there any Stop. You touch me again. I tell you to stop, you stop. That's right. Don't touch me. Don't you don't Please please don't do that. I got money. >> Okay. You know what? Can you find out what's going on with this? Just give me 2 minutes and you can get your soda, okay? Stop. I just asked for 2 minutes of your freaking time. That's all I'm asking for. He's in there. Okay. I'm asking for soda like Yeah. Stop. Soda. I don't care if you say soda a thousand times. Right. Okay. I asked you to stop. You're going to stop until I investigate this. I WANT TO STOP. SODA. NOW. NOW. I GOT A SACK. WHAT DOES A SACK MEAN? STOP. I can take your [ __ ] sack if you want. Get me out of here. >> Stop. Right here. >> I want to go into restaurant to You're not going anywhere until I leave. That's what I'm trying to tell you. Until I [ __ ] Now you get it. Now you get it, too. Stop me. Now you can keep me detained. You can do Hey hey. What are you doing? It's my money. Don't take it. >> You are under arrest for aggravated battery. You're going to be searched. Sack. [ __ ] Okay. You [ __ ] Get off. >> You know what? I want to know what you got one to aggravated battery. Stop. Stop touching me. You guys want to go to White Castle so I can buy you White Castle? >> No. Can you give us your information, please? Right now. What the [ __ ] going on? You're You're under arrest for domestic for aggravated battery. You're going to be searched. You're safe. What are you doing? What am I doing? You're under arrest. I don't care. Do you have anything on you I need to know about? No. I got a cop. I'm talking to New Lenox. I'm listening. What's going on? >> You're under arrest for Yeah. I got Oh, you win. New Lenox Police Department. I identified myself previously to you. Yeah. You got soda? No. I don't have soda. Hey, [ __ ] That's my money. It's my [ __ ] money. Sit down. My [ __ ] money. >> Put your feet in there. Who are you? >> back your money. Your money. You'll give it back? >> Yes. I'm going to give you back your money. And your vape. Put your feet in the car. Hey, you. GET THE [ __ ] PHONE OUT. Get your feet in the car. I want somebody else. You're not having anyone else. This isn't White Castle. Listen. Put your feet in the car and we'll get you somebody else, okay? Who are you? Hey. What's going on? You just threw a punch at him in his face. You're You're arrested. You need to get in the car. I'm not arrested. >> You are arrested. >> That's why you're in handcuffs right now cuz you punched him in the face. So you need to put your feet in the car. And then we're going to go from there, okay, James? [ __ ] [ __ ] Okay. Put your feet in the car. I'd like out. >> Put your You're not going out until you're out of here. >> Soda. Put your feet in the car. You like it, don't you? Soda. James, what are you what are you trying to >> James, put your feet in Soda. Put your feet in the car. It's all right. Actually? Yeah, we're not trying to be difficult with you. Can you just put your feet in the car for us? Two days later on a quiet night in a car park, the police met James Russo, born 2014. Note DOB seems unusually young, possibly transcription error or juvenile related case. Officers interact with another individual, possibly family or acquaintance, who recently got out of jail. Discussion about suspect's family. Brother returned to Tennessee with mother. Suspect's cell phone is returned and he's transported. And this time he was very cooperative without saying any harsh words at all. But sergeant told me that the brother went back to Tennessee with the mom. Really? Yeah. Well, dad's headed that way. >> Yeah. That's Junior. Junior cut his hair. What's up, babe? You okay? Yeah. How are you? I'm doing good. Hey, can you step out? Yeah. Step back over here. Sorry. Got a haircut last time I seen you. How you feeling? I'm good. Yeah? When did you get released? Uh I'm going to say a month ago. A month ago? Yeah. I don't know that. Why Why you You guys don't stay in the house no more? Uh not right now, no. No? Who's in there with you? Dad? Yeah. Okay. Where's your brother at? He's out in by Carbondale. He's down there? Yeah. I got you. All right. Um So here's what's up, bud. Turn around. All right. Put your hands on the trunk. You ain't got nothing that's going to poke or stab or hurt you or anything like that, right? No. Okay. Give me your hand. I'm just going to take your hand. Yeah. Put it in handcuffs real quick, all right, bud? So I know you're probably I know you're probably wondering what the heck is going on. But didn't you have a Did you have a little incident with our couple of police officers the other day? Yeah. Okay. You got anything that's going to poke me, stab me, hurt me, anything like that? >> No. No. No. Okay. Do you want your cell phone? My cell phone? Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Can you step out one more time? I'm just going to check you. What happened? Yeah. One more time. I'm sorry. The suspect was in a highly agitated state, fixated on getting soda, non-compliant with basic requests, and escalated to physical resistance and assault when officers tried to detain him. Alcohol or substance influences implied. He denies being drunk, but the core trigger was refusal to calm down and allow officers to investigate the disturbance complaint. Punching an officer turned a misdemeanor disturbance into a felony. He was charged as battery on a police officer, resisting or obstructing a peace officer.