On August 14th, 2026, Key West police responded to the area of Front Street after receiving a report of a woman screaming for help. >> They're right there in that little intersection right there. It's a little altercation right there. >> They they've moved further out. Thank you, though. First first, where's he? >> Husband, we don't know where the husband is. Hispanic male, black hair, 5'10, white shirt. >> got into it, man. He was in the wrong. >> her and was chasing her around and trying to assault her. >> go? >> My finger, man. I just kind of got into it, man. >> Okay. Where which direction did he go? >> Somewhere that >> in the garage area. >> garage? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> So >> Do you need EMS? >> I don't know. I think I'm okay. There's no blood. >> You mind staying for a minute with her? I've got a manager coming. >> yeah. >> I'm going to the garage real quick. 86 info, victim does not need EMS. Manager of Ricks is the caller and is with her. I'm going to check the garage. >> Hello. >> Yeah, can you buzz me in? I may have someone walking around in here. I'm sorry? >> Well, what's going on? >> I need to get in to check for a suspect. >> Okay. Well, I'll send somebody up. Are you able to hear me? >> Yep. Can you just buzz me out? >> Yes. One moment. Do you have him on camera here? >> I don't know. They said he walked over here, not not anyone here. So, if you just want to take a walk around, head back towards the pier. Uh see if he ended up out there cuz it shoots straight back that way. So, he bit you Where did he bite your finger at? >> finger, dude. Like my thumb. >> Your thumb? >> My thumb. It's pretty kind of swollen up a little bit. Like this one here. >> Okay. How did he get your finger in his mouth? Did he grab your hand or >> I honestly don't know. He was hurting me and he was hurting me and he just bit my finger. >> Okay. Anything else? >> I was trying to get away from him and then he just kept chasing me and doing that. I was just being disrespectful. He kept yelling and saying you're going to get arrested. Just leave me alone. He kept yelling and screaming and yelling and towards me. >> Hey bud, what's going on tonight? What's going on, bro? We just saw you passed out over here, man. You all good? You're just catching some Z's? Where you from? You're from here, the hotel? All right. We're just checking on you. You got your ID on you? Thank you, sir. You know if they say something at all. Thank you. Oh, this is a woman. >> Oh, sorry. >> Oh, this is your wife or something? Your girlfriend? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. It should be there. My My license not there? >> No. It's not there? You didn't lose it, did you? >> It should be in there. I didn't see the officer doing anything wrong. You know, lying down, trying to fall asleep, trying to get home. >> I got you. Where you staying? >> At the Casa Maria, like 20 [ __ ] minutes away from here. >> Got you. >> Let me make it up. We guys were going to have We guys had an argument, but I came here, I sat down, and I tried to cause any problem. >> What uh What was the argument? >> I don't know. It's her problem, bro. >> Hush. >> I'm being cool, bro. >> Can I see your hands? >> Yes, sir. What's up, my man? >> I'm Officer Christina. >> Excuse me? >> I'm Officer Christina. >> Christina? >> Yes. >> I don't know any Christina, man. >> I just said I'm Officer Christina. >> Okay, yes, sir. >> Okay. What What's going on tonight? >> Not much, but Something. I'm out here for for no reason. >> I see. >> I came here. I had a good time. My girlfriend She got in a fight with me. Guess what I did. I came here. I saw you guys put me to sleep right here cuz I'm not doing [ __ ] bro. >> Okay. What do you mean she got in a fight with you? >> She got in a fight with me. She started arguing with me. She started What did What did I did? I walked away cuz I don't get in no problem, man. I know I know better than that. >> Okay. Okay. So, that's all that happened? >> That's all that happened. >> just got in an argument and you walked away? >> Yes, sir. And instead of fighting with her, I came here and I came here and fell asleep here. Cuz you know what, man? I don't want to get in no fight cuz I'm I'm from I'm Colorado. >> I know. >> I don't want to cause problems, man. And I know girls I know girls are They're [ __ ] They're dumb. They get drunk. >> have I have witnesses telling me something completely different. >> Dude. >> So. You could >> Do whatever you do. I ain't doing [ __ ] man. >> Okay. Uh go and detain him for right now. Bring him Bring him over to my car. >> All right, sir. >> Uh I'm just going to walk over here real quick. Take this off real quick. >> Real quick, man? >> Sir, your hands right here. Just be in the car right now. >> I'm not resisting, okay? >> Sir, your hands right here. You need to comply, all right? >> That's cool, bro. >> I'm not trying to cause any >> No problem, man. I know, man. >> All right, let's go to uh Officer Christina's car. >> You guys saw me [ __ ] sleeping, man. So, I'm not doing [ __ ] >> Yeah, I saw you over there like passed out, man. >> Yeah, man, cuz you know I'm better than that. You can do anything. What the best thing to do is walk away, bro. >> No, I agree. No, I agree. Walking away is the best thing. >> And so, what the >> We're just We're doing an investigation. Like if we don't know what's going on. Cuz it's like a I guess it's the I don't know what's going on. I'm not the primary. I'm just here. I just found her and I'm like they were looking for her and I'm like all right, there he is right here. That's it. So I don't know what's going to happen. I don't know what's going on, but if this is a domestic issue, which I think it is, we got to do something, right? >> All right, I got you, bro. >> I got you. Okay. >> You know, if anything, what's the best thing to do? Walk away, right? That's what I did. >> You know where you guys were having the fight? >> Why? >> Where? >> Where? >> Where? Location. >> I don't know, sir. >> Was it like right Was it in the parking garage? On the street? On the kitchen? >> I was just trying to go home. >> Okay. Yeah. I'm going to go see if there's any footage. >> Please do. Please do, my friend. They got coming loose. This is [ __ ] man. Yes, sir. No problem, man. >> Who did it first? She I was just sitting inside talking and I heard screaming. >> Okay. >> Came outside. >> Female screaming, male screaming. >> Female screaming and he was uh I would say trying to terrorize her. >> [clears throat] >> Okay. >> Chasing her around. She's screaming, "Get away from me. Get away from me. I don't know why you're doing this. You just bit me." >> Okay. >> Run around a couple of times. I walked out. As soon as he saw me, he put his hands down and kind of stopped screaming. As soon as he got to here the parking lot, they went back and forth. He started screaming again and chasing her around. Chasing her in the garage. Chasing her down Front Street. I thought it was over. 30 seconds later, I still hear her screaming. So I came back out. >> Okay. >> And came back out. He was running after her. I saw him go in the garage area and she came running this way or somewhere over there and she said, "I'm calling the police. I'm going to be in the garage." But she's on the phone. She told me that so I don't know why she's calling the police. or not. And like I've been trying to call him like Did you see him touch her at all or Oh, he he grabbed her and pushed her a couple times. That's all I got to say. From from the front, from the back? >> Both. >> He's he's in the car. >> You guys need anything, just let me know. >> I appreciate it. >> Yeah. >> All right, so can you stand up for me? >> Yes, sir. >> All right, here's what we're going to do. We're going to pop over here into the driveway where I got some light and I'm going to take a few photos of you, okay? >> Yes, sir. I have all my stuff here. Yeah, and this is her Oh, thank you so much. Appreciate you guys. You guys are >> All right, let me get my charger. >> have been so nice. >> It's probably got a little charge on there, so you might >> Thank you. I appreciate you guys. Yeah. >> And then he'll hold that for you. All right, so what we're going to do is I just want you to stand with your hands down to your side. Where it's where we're going to start, okay? >> Like I said, we just got to verify that and you know, if it's if it's nothing happening at the end of the day, man, we just have to separate you guys. >> Exactly. >> That's what I tried to do. >> And our primary officers are investigating. >> Okay. >> They're going to look at you. They're going to ask >> See, if you just tell them what happened. >> Exactly. >> You didn't do nothing wrong. You left. Just tell them that. >> Yeah, exactly. That's what I did, man. >> Okay. >> All right, cool, man. >> Can you at least put some cuffs on him? >> No. Hold them straight out in front of you again. Just a handy bit. >> This one. Yeah, just my thumb. >> Yeah, [snorts] I see it. It's a little swollen. >> too too bad, you know. >> We came to Colorado. >> Nice. >> Okay. We came for our anniversary. My birthday was yesterday. We came here to Key West. My chick got Can't handle her liquor, you could say. She's not in control of her liquor. >> Is it your like dating anniversary? >> Um dating anniversary. >> How many years have you been dating? >> 14 years, bro. >> Okay. >> And then if anything, bro, look at my neck, bro. I ain't do [ __ ] bro. Look at her. Look at my neck. She's the one that did [ __ ] to me, bro. >> that. >> You see that? >> that. Yeah. >> Exactly, bro. And then guess what I did. >> on your chest there. >> Yeah. >> How did that happen? >> She did, bro. >> What was what she do? >> She attacked me, good, And guess what I did. >> Like how? >> What do you mean, how? >> Like attacked you. I mean, somebody Somebody could say I verbally attacked somebody like >> verbally She come in there and all that, but you Guess what I did? I [ __ ] stepped away, and then I let her go, bro. Cuz you know I know better than that, man. And the last thing I want to do is have problems with you guys. We came on vacation, man. I don't want I don't want to [ __ ] cops and all that and all that [ __ ] man. >> What is uh What What was she so mad about? >> Nothing, dude. >> Just >> Just being drunk and stupid. >> Drunk? >> Yeah. >> have any like previous stuff going on? Like Have you ever been in trouble before or anything? >> I don't think so, bro. It's just >> Never had the cops called on you? >> She can't handle her liquor night, bro. >> Okay. >> You know? >> All right. So, here's what's going to happen next, okay? He's going to go to jail tonight for domestic violence. >> Oh, man. That's unfortunate. >> Yep. Uh one of my officers will be able to give you a ride back over to Costa Mesa. Is the room in your name or his? >> It's mine, sir. >> Okay. >> And I know what what's better than that is the best thing to do is step away. >> We all just like downtown for a while and then brought up on the >> We were going to a sunset cruise. >> Oh, okay. All right. Front of my car, my man. >> Look at this. I ain't do [ __ ] bro. Look at me, bro. Look. >> Chill. >> And I don't know else what to say, bro. I stepped away, man. >> witnesses, so that's fine. Come over here. Front of my car. Huh? Well, it's Florida. You don't have a choice. >> Yeah. You got a camera on you? Oh, yeah. Cool. You see a camera you see anything you shouldn't see. That's cool. I don't want to trouble. I don't want to hurt anybody. I don't want to trouble. I just want to I just want us to be apart. It's 1:00 in the morning, man. That's why I left there >> Oh, you slapped her? >> No, I didn't say I I didn't say I [ __ ] >> He slapped her. >> Oh. >> I know better than that, man. I know Like women are crazy. I I stepped away, man. Dude. >> Step back over here. Take a seat. >> Really, sir? You're going to arrest me? >> Yep. >> For what? >> For domestic violence. >> Look at Look at the footage. I ain't do [ __ ] man. >> Okay. >> This is a fine. >> Okay. Go don't know. >> Sorry, when I went by I didn't see him either. But I just stepped out and I'm like, "What is that?" Oh, it's right there. >> Okay. Right there. >> Right uh >> Like, where is this guy at? >> Well, you know, we were looking for somebody that was mobile. >> Yeah. >> He was on his jacks. I ain't do [ __ ] man. What the [ __ ] you taking me for, man? You know, if I did something wrong, I'd be [ __ ] running away or something, man. That's not cool, dude. I ain't do nothing. The best thing to do is My friend. Cop. The best thing to do is walk away, right? That's what I did. I walked away. I didn't do [ __ ] man. So, why you arresting me for, bro? Come on, officer. I ain't do [ __ ] man. Look at my neck. She said I didn't do anything. You know what I'm saying, bro? Did you check your footage before you [ __ ] arrest me? Did you check your footage before you arrest me, man? Cuz I ain't do [ __ ] man. You check your footage before you arrest me, bro. I ain't do [ __ ] man. You know what I'm saying, man? Check your [ __ ] footage, bro. Like, why are you arresting me, dude? I ain't do [ __ ] bro. The best thing to do is walk away when a chick can do [ __ ] to you, right? I ain't do [ __ ] man. So, why the [ __ ] you arresting me, man? I ain't do [ __ ] bro. This is the [ __ ] up part, man. I get it. If I done something, you're cool. I get it. But I ain't do [ __ ] bro. Can you Can you at least Can you at least answer me, bro? And tell me that you see some footage of me doing some [ __ ] bro. Cuz I ain't do [ __ ] man. Where'd you catch me? You can find me asleep. Huh? If I catch me falling asleep, dude, then you will see what's up, bro. All right? Yeah, it's my fault, right? With all the [ __ ] marks on my neck and [ __ ] It's all It's me, bro. >> How long have you and Gabriel been together? >> 14 years, dude. >> Are you guys married or just together? >> We're together, dude. You know. 14 years, brother. I'm telling I'm telling you, man. I want no trouble, man. We ain't She attacked me cuz she's getting drunk and she's dumb and she can't um handle her liquor and I didn't do nothing, brother. I didn't do nothing, man. You know what I'm saying, bro? What's What's the best thing you can do, bro? You walk away, right? I wanted to be done with, man. I just want to walk away from everything, bro. >> [music] >> The man was charged with misdemeanor domestic battery. Several days later, the woman filed a sworn non-prosecution affidavit asking that the charges against him be dropped and stating that she made that request voluntarily and without threats or coercion. The case is currently still pending.