What started as a simple domestic call turned into a full-blown standoff. One man, one house, and a choice that changed everything. I don't give a f You don't know what Are you Yeah. Okay. I want her out of my house. Like she's one being aggressive, hit me in my mouth, you seen that. You That's why you looking at my lip. She hit me in my mouth >> Okay, we'll figure Okay. So, you only need to talk to me, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. We're going to have them speak to her over there and go from there. I got I got COVID. You don't want that. Probably don't, right? All right. Right here. You're talking to me out here. Hold on. No, no. I don't want him around Okay, I got you, but give us a minute, okay? We can let you get your stuff out. Okay, but just give us a minute. We're investigating a domestic here. We can get that We can get that stuff later. Well, you can talk to me and then we'll go from there, all right? I got COVID. I don't want you to get sick. It's on me. Okay. She's She's mad because I don't want her here anymore. Okay. I want new I want new I want new Okay. Let's talk. I don't I don't >> No, no. You know how people What's your name? This is my house. Okay. Are you taking my name off? I'm going I'm walking away though. What's your name? You're going to talk to me. >> What did I do wrong, sir? We're investigating a domestic here. Officer Lee. Officer Lee. Yeah. What did I do wrong? I'm going to my room. >> We're investigating a domestic, so we're going to keep you separate. >> I get her out of my house. That's my house. You hear me, sir? Officer domestic Lee. Okay, right now don't touch me. No. Hold on. You must be here to help me out. I am, but like I said, I have to get your story, they're going to get her story. If that's your house, yeah, we can deal with that later, okay? But we're going to keep you guys separate. I'm not talking to you anymore. Okay. No, okay. >> This is weird. >> What's your birthday? You said 1994, that's the year. You don't give me a month or a date. I literally called you out here for my career. >> You didn't call me, though. I called you, sir, for for her. She was the one being >> get a call from you. >> Listen, she was scratching me in my face. You can see the scratches on my face. So, if I >> Officer Lee. You can see that. I I I just said I want to press charges. Officer Lee, you can put flash on your phone, you can see my face. I have not ever touched my woman that ever in this lifetime. Okay. If that's your If that's your statement, okay. So, let me tell you the whole story here, okay? So, listen, you're not going back in, dude. No, no, it's my house. Don't do that. No, no, no. Don't touch me. I I can't force you. No, you can't. >> Yeah, I can't. For no reason, though. For no reason. No, we're investigating a domestic. If that's your house, that's fine. We can You can go back inside later. But sir, but sir, you know you know me. You ain't I I'm not that aggressive. I don't know that. I don't know that. You're being aggressive. I'm just telling you how it is. Get her out of my house. That's my house. She doesn't own that. She can't even be in there because with my name on a license, she can't be in here. She doesn't even have enough to >> contacts in here. >> No, all right, well, look, get her out of my house because she doesn't have enough car wrecks to be in my house. She doesn't even make enough enough to be in my house. >> That doesn't matter. Yeah, it does. >> No, it don't. Sir, it's my >> How long has she been here? 2 months. >> We have Yeah, so she's a resident. For 2 months, though? Yeah. All right, well, okay, I'm telling you to get her out of my house. Can you please get her out of my house? No. Sir. What's the issue? >> have you been living here for? 1 month and a half. Okay, so you guys are both residents. No, no, I've been here longer than that. Wait. >> So, you said you said 2 months, now you said 1 and a half, so you've been here shorter than her. That's from what you told me. No, my bad. I've been here longer than her. You hear me, sir? Yeah. I've been here She can't even If If we were to have the crib, she can't even be on a lease. You know what I'm saying? She has a uh What do they call it? >> So, in Illinois Listen, listen, listen to me. Listen to me. No, listen to me. Listen to me. You're not listening to me at [ __ ] >> Back up. So, I'm being aggressive to you? I never said you're being aggressive. All right. Stop talking to me. No, you're not You're not free to leave. You're not free to leave. >> Stop talking to me. You're not free to leave. Yeah, I dub. But I'm sitting here telling you you're you're sitting here being aggressive with me in my face for no reason. >> Yeah, you keep getting in my face, that's fine. What are you talking about? Don't touch me. >> Don't touch me like that. Next time you do that, you're going to be arrested. >> you don't touch me. I bet you don't touch me. >> I told you. I bet you don't touch me. You touch me like that again, you're going to get >> this. Touch me. Watch this. Touch me again. >> to leave. Touch me and watch this. >> You're not free to leave. That's cool, but don't touch me. What's going on, man? He's touching me. For no reason. He's putting his hands on me for no reason. >> Yeah, because you tried to go back in. Don't touch me. >> Like I said. If you touch me, you'll see. I told you. I already gave you a warning. I'm not that type person. I'm not that type person at all. Don't don't put your Don't don't don't >> have to, I will. No, no, don't do be disrespectful. >> I told you to back up. But I didn't get in your face. Back up. >> Just give him some space, dude. You don't want to That's look, he got to What I'm saying, don't put your fear in my face. Do you know what I'm saying? You want me to be I'm being gentle, right? Yes, sir. Yes, sir. I got COVID, my man. All right, but you give me a second. So, you need So, let's >> But listen to me. I'm being aggressive I mean I I'm being respectful, too, What Are you going to cooperate? Yes, because you understand me. I'm being cooperative, too. I I got you that you've been living here, that this is your house. You want to Okay. So, right now we're here Why are you being aggressive with me, though? That's all I want to understand. Can I ask you a question, sir? I'm not >> I asked you I said why you being aggressive because you said don't touch me. I said don't touch me. You want to let me answer? I'll answer I said don't touch me. If you touch me, I'm going to show you. Don't touch me. I'm not going to touch you. I'm not going to You don't touch me. >> Honestly, with that right there, you There's enough for agg bat to be up, but I'm not even going to go there, okay? That's That's how I'm being cool with you, all right? But like I said, why am I being aggressive with you here? I got COVID, remember? Right. So, you're sitting here trying to What you're sitting here trying to say I'm being aggressive with you because I did this. I'm not trying to be aggressive >> Okay, it's on body cam, dude. Honestly, like I said, that's all I want. Can I answer your question? Can I answer your question? You're not answering my question. You're trying to be aggressive. You want No, he's He's He's He's saying I'm aggressive. He won't let me >> You're trying to be aggressive for no reason. Okay. Can I answer your question? What What is the question? >> Okay. So, right now we're here for a domestic incident, okay? When we do domestic incidents, we keep everyone separated to interview each other, okay? That's why I can't let you go inside the house right now. We're doing a All right, so why are you letting her be in my house? It's my house. >> We Like I said, we will deal with that later, okay? We need to get everyone's statement. >> are in there. I get it, but I haven't gotten your statement because you won't let me any ask any questions. >> even asked me because you're being real aggressive. You're being real aggressive, sir. I don't know who you are. You're Mr. You're being real aggressive. >> Can I start asking you >> No, you can't because you're being real aggressive, Mr. I don't know I'm scared of you. For what? Because you're being aggressive for no reason. You said there and said, "Hey, if you touch me again." I said, "Sir, I did this." But I did this. What's this that one? Little little You know, best ball right there. You're touching me. You're touching me. I'm trying to get you away from me. >> Because you're not You're not You're not getting You're not going inside and you're not free to leave. >> Sir, but you're not You can't You I I'm saying I respect you. Don't touch me. Don't touch me and I'm not touching you. I know, but you Like I said, you're not really cooperative right now, okay? Can you tell me what happened inside? Nothing, bro. Nothing happened, bro. She got aggressive with me and put her hands on me. If anything, I could put her in jail. I don't want to put my girlfriend in jail. She put her hands on me. She scratched my face and everything. I didn't I didn't say that. >> Okay. Don't put the flashlight Don't put the flashlight on my face. Well, I have to see your injuries. >> Don't put the flashlight on my face. I'm telling you I'm telling you I don't want you to put the flashlight on my face. It hurts my eyes. It gives me a headache, sir. I don't want you to put the flashlight Well, how am I supposed to see your injuries then? How am I supposed to believe you? >> telling you the injuries to tell you to tell her. I'm just letting you know what's going on. If I really want >> So, there was a domestic incident here. >> No, it wasn't. Then what about your scratches that you're you're talking about? Scratches on your >> see them. They're okay. I'm okay. I'm on street. Well, dried blood? No, it's not It's not dried blood, sir. I'm okay. So, what happened inside then? I just want to go in and lay down, sir. Like I got So, I know I know I know I know we're Hey, I want you to be I want you to be I want you to be It's the holidays, dog. I know. I know. It's the holidays. Can I get a hug? No. Damn. So, what happened inside? Is she your ex or like is she like your your girl or what? You think she should be my ex or she should be in the crib? You would You wouldn't give a I just want to make sure >> You wouldn't give a So, it wouldn't matter. You would be like, "Oh, okay, she can stay in there." It wouldn't matter. I'm going to let you talk talk and go back in my house and go sleep. I don't I'm not a domestic person. I'm not going to hurt her. Well, that's why we're responding here. I've never in my life act like I was going to hurt her. Her friend in there, she's a scammer. She's the one that used her name You don't have to spit in my face. I didn't try to spit >> I know. I know. So, let's let's take one step back. We can We can I can still hear you. I know. The friend that she's calling right here, she used her name on a domestic charge and said, "Yeah, I'm And And let it go by." You know what I'm saying? But then when she comes, she doesn't bring it up. You know what I'm saying? Like but I'm the wrong person. But when I When I come around and I got to make up for that stuff. You get what I'm saying? Officer Officer I got to make up for this stuff. When she gets This girl right here that's that got a call on her, I got to pay for this stuff. I got Listen. If If everything you're saying is >> not listening to me, though. I got to pay for this girl right here that's calling the police on me and saying I'm doing a domestic charge, but she's using my girlfriend's name. You hear me, officer This girl's using my girlfriend's name to get past on a officer on a call and I got to accept that. Officer, you hear what I'm saying? I hear you, okay? But you can't pound me. You can't pound me, officer. You know I'm right. You know I'm right. Officer Lee, you All right, I haven't did nothing wrong. >> You're not answering any of my questions. Okay. I haven't did nothing wrong, dude. I haven't even started asking, dude. Because I know I haven't did nothing wrong, sir. >> Okay, so just That's my question. I'm not trying to I got a probation officer, sir. I'm not trying to get you in trouble. I just want to know what happened, okay? From your perspective. Let me just ask you questions. >> Can I tell Can I tell you? Take a step back. Can I tell you? So, Can I Am I Am I Am I asking a question? Yes, as I am asking a question. Yes. We got to argue. She got I didn't mean to step forward to you. You're good. All right, so look, we got to argue. She got mad about another female. Then she called her female cousin over here that's Uh-huh. So, I'm sitting here telling her like about her cousin like you sitting here calling a girl over here that's and you're trying to Basically like make [ __ ] right, but you're making it right with a I'm not going to believe that. You know what I'm saying? You can get out of my house. You know what I'm saying, Mr. I don't mean to get in your face, Mr. I'm sorry. You Like I said, we're good. >> Can we shake hands at least? >> We already We already bumped fists. We already did that now. All right, well, look, I don't You think I'm doing anything wrong? It's police and citizen, okay? We're here for a domestic. I got to do my job now. But why Why are you treating me like I'm a citizen like that's doing structure? Like I'm not doing anything. If that was the case, I would be in jail right now, sir. Mr. I would be in jail right now if I was doing anything wrong. You know that, Mr. I'm not doing anything wrong. >> wrong? Come on, now. If I was doing something wrong, she would have told you by now. I've been out here for 20 20 30 minutes. >> So, like I said, She would have told you by now, bro. You tweaking, bro. >> Cuz you're tweaking. I'm sitting here to tell you Mr. Officer Why do I need to put you in handcuffs? No. Okay, so You're not going to put me in handcuffs. You're not going to touch me. You're not going to touch me. That's what I'm telling you. You're not going to touch me. I'm sitting here trying to tell you what the [ __ ] you did to me. I didn't do [ __ ] I didn't do [ __ ] Mr. Why the [ __ ] you going to sit there and say that you're going to put me in handcuffs? Cuz you're not. Get the [ __ ] on, bro. You're not putting me in handcuffs. >> [snorts] >> If you touch me, I'm going to show you. Ain't no reason for you to Up to this point, he thought he was in control. But one warning from officers changed the entire situation. Bro, I'm not in your personal space. Is there a I don't need you to put me in handcuffs for no reason. Well, you're yelling, you're getting close to us. I got to go you keep stepping on me. Step back. Bro, get the weak soft scary ass on. I'm sitting here trying to tell you your weak ass listening to you. Well, listen, [ __ ] Okay. Yo, I'm sitting here trying to tell your goofy and you're sitting here trying to act like you aggressive. On my mama, if I catch you outside of school, I'll beat your I'll knock your ass out. On my mama, I will knock you out because you act like a for no reason. It's okay. I'm not being aggressive with you. I'm sitting here trying to the [ __ ] going on. Don't touch me. Don't touch me. Don't touch me. Step back. Don't touch back. Don't touch me. Step back. You you touched me. Roll over. We told you. You grabbed me. Get your hand out. I I can't move it. I won't I can't move it. I'm trying to. You got my arm. You're resisting right now. No, I'm not. I'm not. You got my arm. So, you got my arm. Put it behind your back. You got my arm, right? What did I do wrong? We told you many times. You're not You're not even cooperating right now. What? I kept 782 wanting to team. How will we be cooperating? Officer, how the [ __ ] am I not cooperating? We gave you ample opportunity to relax. You smacked me. I did not smack you. I We told you to stand back multiple times. You keep getting in my You curl up your fists, okay? You said you're going to beat the [ __ ] out of us, too. Mr. Come on, man. Come on, man. He keeps giving me a Yeah, we will. You know damn well I wouldn't do it. Roll over on your side, boss. Tuck your knees to your chest. Tuck your knees to your chest. We're going to put you on your side. Like tuck your knees up. Ready? Roll to your knees. You got me to my knees to my chest. We're going to put you in that squat for now. What hap What's going to happen next is going to be depending on how how how much you are willing to cooperate and be cool with us, all right? I've been cooperating the whole time. I'm sitting here telling you what's going on. I was the reason you guys came out. That's what I'm trying to tell you. I called you. She didn't call you. That's what I'm trying to tell you. I called you. We have a female that's calling. I called Sir, officer, I called you. I really called you. I Okay, I If that if that's your statement, I'll believe you because I'm talking to you. I called you. Okay. So, I called because I know Can I Can I explain my whole situation here now? Can you please untie these though? These [ __ ] hurting my [ __ ] wrists. No. So, what am I going to I got to stay in these? Yes. Until until we figure out what what really happened in there. I'm not I'm not saying you're lying. Okay. So, can I explain my whole situation? Okay. So, we got a call saying and you were in a domestic incident. And like I said, she'll She's scamming. I get that, all right? But this is what the information we got, okay? That she the cousin you're talking about or cousin whatever, she said she was outside. She was locked out and you guys were arguing, okay? All I want to know is what happened inside, okay? Because why would she call if it got that bad, right? Because we were on the phone and I grabbed her phone and I hung the phone up. So, she automatically thought we were But if that was the case, she would have would have came up to you guys and said, "Hey, he was beating me." You get what I'm saying, sir? Because you're you're in our custody right now, I'm going to Mirandize you, okay? I'm not saying Miranda rights. Okay, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in court or other proceedings. You have the right to a lawyer for before for advice before we ask you any questions and have them with you during questioning, okay? If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be appointed for you free of any cost to you before any questioning if you wish. Do you understand what I read to you? I'm being arrested? No, you're being detained. Can you scratch my Sir, I Okay. Do you understand the rights I read to you? Yes, sir. Okay. Right there. Under under under under my nose. Like it's like it's not my nose. It's under my nose. Okay, I'm not going to dig into your nose. No, no, no, it's not my nose. Okay. It's like right under like my lip. Right above. Keep going. Right there. There you go. So, officer, I [ __ ] with you. Yeah. Can you give me a pound? No. We're beyond that. I'm still cool. Hey, we still cool? We still cool, but like I said What did I do wrong? So, can you please tell me what I did wrong? I know I was aggressive with you at first. What did I do wrong? So, based on I don't know what she's saying inside, okay? But right now, we came here for domestic stating that you two were arguing physically arguing inside, okay? That's the information we got. We were arguing physically arguing with words, right? Keep going. Okay. I'm saying keep going. Okay. So, all I want to know from your perspective, your story, what happened inside to the point where she she called us saying that you guys We had a normal argument. She didn't call you. The girl that she's on the phone with, her cousin called you. She said, "Yeah, I'm going to I'm going to put you in jail." I said, "Okay, you can go to the police. I'm going to What you do? I'm going to steal your shit." Is that what she told you? Yeah, that's exactly what she told me. She said, "I'm going to put you in jail for arguing." How you going to put me in jail for arguing? I can argue with my girl 24/7. We can we can have disagreements. There was an argument, but you said it was just verbal then? Oh, yeah. It never got I'm not I'm not a liar. She didn't hit you and you didn't hit her. Hey, sir, I could be honest. Yeah, you can. I want you to be honest. I could be real honest. I didn't got to hit in my face twice by both of them, but I didn't put that out there. That's my girlfriend. I love her. So, did you get hit today? No, I didn't get hit. Okay. Did you hit her any of them today? No, they don't know. And that's what they're probably going to say, right? No, they're not going to say I hit anybody. They don't like you then? They're not going to say I hit anybody because I don't do that type of stuff. Okay. Okay. That works for me. She wanted me to hit somebody, but I didn't. I didn't hit nobody. Okay. I don't do that type of stuff. Okay, good. I hope so. I'm not the guy that you think that I am, you know? I'm not assuming. I'm just I'm just trying to ask you questions. You put no me? That's not me. What's up? You know what I'm saying? Like what neck? Like what's up? What's up, neck? I don't put my hands on women. I don't have to put my hands on women to get to get my point across. That's fine. I can go [ __ ] You know what I'm saying? I'm one of them. Like I I got to Like I can go [ __ ] I can go [ __ ] your wife. You know what I'm saying? Like I don't know your wife. If you did, I can go [ __ ] You know what I'm saying? I got that type of clout. That's the type of [ __ ] I'm talking about. You have a gigachad? Huh? You have a gigachad? What's that? You are you You're him? You're a gigachad? What you say? You're a gigachad then? What's a gigachad? You said if I had a wife, you'd want What's a gigachad? Like you're an alpha? Like that kind of dude? No, I just do my own thing. You do you. If a girl like me, she like me. You know? That ain't got nothing to do with me. Is she your girl pretty much? Right? Is that her name? You ask her. Okay. [ __ ] I can't claim a [ __ ] that ain't claiming me, you know? So, this is your house, right? It's my crib. Okay. My house. She can't afford that. Okay, it doesn't You can't afford that crib. But she's been here for a while, too, right? That don't mean [ __ ] She can afford that crib. It does. Nah, nah. On your mama. Hey, is there any type of way that I can like this like I haven't like Can you see if she's been like these shits hurting my wrists, bro. You're being detained right now. This [ __ ] is hurting my wrists though, bro. I'm sitting here telling you like it's hurting my wrists bad. I haven't did [ __ ] Like she know I haven't threatened her. I I never do that type of time, sir. Officer, I don't do that type of stuff. So, right now, if you have nothing else to tell me about it. Wrist. Like that's what I'm telling you. Like it's hurting my wrists so bad. Like it's hurting It's hurting bad. We're going to wait until what he got from her and then go from there because like I said Stay right here because this shit's hurting bad. No, I'm saying like Bro, look at my wrists. Look at my wrists, officer. That's why that's why I read your Miranda rights. So, like I said, that's fine. You're being cooperative. So, that's why we're here. You said that I wasn't being cooperative. I know. You aren't You aren't being cooperative. That's why we're in this position right now. What did I do to not be cooperative? You touched me and I swiped my hand down. All I did was swipe my hand down, officer. I told you you can't go back inside. I didn't try to go back inside. I kept telling you to step back and I even let you get real close, which I shouldn't even normally do, but I thought we were on the same I thought we were on the same page, man. You know damn well that I wasn't going to threaten you or put my hands You threatened him, too, right? You threatened me, too, right? Mr. You got the You got the glove, the gun, the all that. I know. I don't need all that though. Right, but you know damn well if that was the case, you would have used some of it. You didn't use none of that. So, Yeah, because I didn't need to. I didn't need to. Right, but you're putting me in the cuffs for a reason, right? I said, you were threatening him, too. Where'd you find that, sir? Inside the house on the ground. Thank you. That means that's when she smacked it off me for no reason. Okay, so there so there was a physical altercation. No, it wasn't. It wasn't [ __ ] So, which one is it? You tell me two different It wasn't [ __ ] That's my girlfriend. I love her. You know what I'm saying? So, like I said, you you're telling me two different stories, okay? So, I'm going to give you one last shot to tell me This body cam shows how fast a domestic call can turn dangerous even when police are trying to help.