I used pepper spray at them. >> Did it hit them? >> I didn't spray to hit them. One big shot of spray in the air. >> She walked to that gate and sprayed breast reduction surgery and I hope ain't nothing on me. >> Niggers I don't like. >> An 81-year-old woman called police claiming her neighbors were harassing her, but during the investigation, she admitted spraying pepper spray toward them. Deputies then learned the incident involved two young children, heard allegations of repeated harassment and racial slurs, examined the alleged spray residue, and ultimately placed the elderly woman under arrest for battery. >> Hey, what's going on? >> So, me and my they were just out here doing bubbles. And my neighbor, she every day I called the police. Yeah, she's sitting there with her camera and I and she has cameras so she she I don't know if she watches, but she she can pull that camera footage probably back up. She walked to that gate and sprayed bear bear mace or whatever at me and my and my and it's like if you walk probably that way you can still smell it cuz it got in my like into my chest or whatever. But then she walked back and sat down and she every day is like oh you you and get out of my neighborhood and where like this is like we have footage of her of that but okay >> that's like but I wish I would have had her just now. She literally walked to that gate right here. >> How far were y'all standing? We were right here. I say I had my baby throw the little thing down. So, we were standing right here. Yeah, cuz she had her thing >> and she was at the fence. >> Yeah. >> Y'all just >> No, >> she wasn't yelling at y'all first. >> Oh, no. She was yelling at first. Just say y'all stupid niggas that But that's I don't care about that. Like, yeah, but that bear mace or whatever that was you just literally came to your gate and sprayed, >> right? >> Um and then my daughter just let me know. So, I didn't know that this is her second time. Mhm. >> My daughter say she did it to her while she was out playing in the pool and told her she wish she drowned and I didn't know nothing about that until I just called the police. >> She sprayed then too. >> Yes. But I didn't know anything about that time cuz I wasn't here and she just told me she sprayed it and I told her I didn't. >> And that was when you said >> when I got my eyebrows yes Thursday. >> Thursday. >> Thursday. >> So yesterday. >> Yeah. Like >> was it like a mist or was it like a >> No, it was a mist and it was brown like I've never seen. What started as a dispute over children playing with bubbles quickly escalated when an 81-year-old neighbor allegedly sprayed pepper spray across the fence. >> So, what's going on today? >> Them people keep making threats. They're going to come over. They're going to beat my >> and they're going to smash my face in, put the little kids up to come over to the fence and throw stuff at me cuz all I do is sit on my back porch and read. And they sit on that back porch. I couldn't even tell you their names. I don't have nothing to do with them and I don't talk to them. So what happened today? >> She come over to my f they they keep [laughter] trip cell phone thing. I don't know what it is. They they put the little cell phone in a little kid's hand. Make them come over to the fence and they tell them to say stuff and then they hold the cell phone up like this here >> to do what? >> I don't know. Trying something. She keeps saying she's going to take care of me. >> What' she say exactly? >> I can't hear her. I can only see her motions and what have you. Okay. But they sit on that back porch over there and they'll come out and they'll pace something down that fence saying stuff. I ignore them and they just back and forth, back and forth. And then finally they'll go in one door out the back door something down and the front door out the back door pat down. And that one guy over there, I don't know, there's a whole bunch of them. There's supposed to be four people, a man, a woman, and two children. There are 10 people living there. But then he takes paces up and down the fence line and makes all kinds of horrible noises. Whistles. I have no peace here. >> Have you tried calling us? >> You guys got enough to do. Okay. I keep thinking that maybe cuz they the lady that owns the house. I called her about and she knows and she's not going to renew the lease. I don't like niggers. I black people are nice. You know the difference between black people and niggers. I hope you do anyway. But black people, I work for black people. I like black people. I have some know some real [snorts] good black people. Niggers I don't like. There's a lot of drugs going on over there. A lot of cars coming in over there. And And that pot comes over. >> And what did you do today? >> I used pepper spray at them. >> Okay. You p >> Did you spray it? Did it hit them? Like what? What? Where? Where did you spray it from? >> From my right outside of my door. I didn't spray to hit them. I just want to let them know I have some protection. >> So, you didn't like go up to the gate and start spraying like at them and the kids or anything like that? >> One big shot of spray in the air. I have a taser and I will use every I can get my hands on. >> So, I overheard while I was walking over here. They were saying something about someone has video camera. >> I got lights and cameras put up. >> Okay. Do you have footage of what happened today? >> It won't be available today. I got two big rows of films coming that I've taken pictures of them. Pay something up and down. Come calling stuff over here. >> Why can't the video be seen today? >> Because not that kind. >> Oh, it's not like a electric. >> No. >> Okay. >> Both sides had accused the other of harassment, but deputies now had to determine whether Anderson's actions crossed the line into a criminal offense. >> So once I get those back, I have a lot of pictures of them harassing me. I want to go down and file charges. >> What happened then? >> Nothing. >> But what like No. What happened? Why Why did they Why did she call? What did she do? What did you do? on my back porch reading. I yelled at the kids, I think twice, cuz I scream in their top of their lungs. I told them to shut up. They don't have to scream that way. And >> she didn't like that. >> No. And you know, they didn't like that one bit. The two girls over there, they always telling me to kiss. They'll bend over, stick their at me, and go kiss my ass. And that woman, she's did the same thing. Tell me to kiss her. They bend over, stick it up, and put their finger right there and look at me and you can tell what they're saying. They'll get in those windows facing my house. Nobody else can see them. >> So, so >> facing my house and they'll get in those windows. They'll send those kids out to the fence. You can hear them telling them cuz the kids keeps looking back at them at the window, you know. But I will use every what means I have available to protect myself and they keep making threats. So, if they stay on their side of the fence though, you you can't be doing that type of stuff. Okay. >> Doing what type of stuff? >> Spraying mace at them if they're on their side of the fence because now they're on their property. >> They come off on their property at night >> to your property. >> Mhm. >> So then call us so we can do something. But if they're on their property, you can't stay on your property and spray bait or uh bear mace or anything. >> Fence that if they're still on their property, you cannot do that cuz there's a fence between you guys. Okay. Who was all out with you? You Not her in my >> Okay. What did she say when she walked up and did it? >> She just said, "You stupid niggers." And just and just spray. That's it. >> That's it. >> Would it be all right if I can see one of the recordings? >> Yeah. It's like she sat it down when Yep. That whatever. Yeah. Yeah. >> Cuz she had just I'm going to say whatever she had just sat down with it. I had to grab the phone tried to get it the whatever that big old black thing is. That's what she came to the fence and sprayed. >> What does it look like? Like it looked That's what I said. >> Is it have a canister? >> Yeah, like a canister. >> What color is the canister? >> Black. It all looked like it was >> And the handle was black, too. >> Are you wanting to press charges? >> Okay. >> I'm sick. Like >> I don't care what she say to me and my big kids. But my don't even like they didn't even know what that was until she started saying it like and she still probably don't know what my It's like she says something to her every day. I even let my landlord know. I was like this lady is a like >> that's ridiculous. I pay $1,950 a month for rent and now I don't even like them coming out the door. [laughter] >> Deal with us. >> So now maybe >> just literally came. >> Okay. >> With something in her hand and it was um was that it? Okay. >> Yes. Oh, sorry. She's that stupid bitch. But I'm that too. I'm a welfare queen and all kind of stuff. >> Do y'all have any residue on your skin? >> Well, I don't I know it's in my chest cuz I can feel it here. Like I can feel it. >> So it like it wasn't regular spray. That's why I was like I don't know. >> And it it smells like pepper. >> I think I could feel it a little bit on my upper lip. >> Do you think Do you think that's what that is? >> I looked at this earlier and it doesn't go over there, >> but it doesn't look wet. So >> give it a give it a touch and a taste. >> That looks wet right there. Right. >> So that's wet right there. >> Yeah, you're right. Yeah, I'd say that's pissy. I looked at this earlier and it's it doesn't go over there, but it doesn't look wet. So, >> like a like a brown. >> There's some brown right here. Just to clarify, y'all were standing like right here. >> Yeah. Kind of like right here. >> Kind of like right here. Yeah. And so when she sprayed at you, did you immediately feel it hit you? >> No. Like I felt it more after cuz I grabbed the kids, but I just felt a little bit like it it's not even here. It's like in my like here. >> Did you feel the mist touch you? >> Yeah. the mist came and that was like that was about probably it. >> Okay. So, >> like you felt it touch you? >> Yeah. Like >> Okay. >> But it wasn't like um that's was like I don't know what that I was so confused on what it was but cuz it didn't it like my daughter say her nose was hurting. It my nose is not bothering me. Literally like right here. >> Yeah. >> So I don't know. >> Um could if I give you some light. Could you like check your skin just to see if there's any? >> Oh, yeah. You can check me, baby, and check me cuz I I just had breast reduction surgery and I hope ain't nothing on me. >> Do you feel any burning on your skin anywhere? >> No. >> Okay. And y'all were like right here? Yeah. >> Okay. Did you see anything happen earlier between them involving like >> She's got some mental problems. >> She had some mental problems like what? >> Pierce things, sees things. >> Okay. >> Those folks they were shining lights my bedroom one night >> them. >> Yeah. And they went over there and they in a car and in a driveway, >> please stop it. >> Turn the lights off. When you when you rolled down the windows in a car, smoke rolled out. I got up for you. >> So there I don't associate with them. >> Mhm. I've seen the kind before and she's got some mental problems. >> Okay. Um, does your doorbell record like keep safe footage? No. Okay. >> Deputies had now heard both sides of the dispute and examined the evidence available at the scene, but their investigation was about to result in an arrest. >> Hi, Miss Aydah. Hi. I know you talked to him a little bit earlier. What's kind of going on between y'all? >> I don't know what's wrong with them. >> Yeah, >> they do drugs. I mean, everybody in the neighborhood knows that there everybody's watching. They're keep making threats to me that especially those two girls and that one woman. Uh for some reason I don't have I don't have nothing to do with them. I don't talk to them, but I do get out and walk. I had to pick up their trash out of my yard. Bags of dirty baby diapers. >> Mhm. >> Throw it over in my I don't know who did it, >> but they were dirty baby diapers. And that's the only baby over there that I know of. >> Mhm. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> So, there's a lot going on. They keep telling me how they're going to punch my face in. They're going to take and come over and beat the hell out of me. >> When do they say that? >> Just about every time they see me on my back porch. >> Okay. At this time though, I do need you to put your hands behind your back. Okay. >> No, you don't do that to me. >> Ma'am, please. Ma'am, don't don't don't fight us. Don't fight us. >> Ma'am, I'll move them to the front. >> Okay. It's going to be simple battery. Okay. >> No, I haven't touched anybody. >> I got you. I need you to put your hands behind your back, >> ma'am. >> No, >> I got to take care of this animal. >> Is there anybody that we can call for you? >> No. >> Okay. So, >> well, we'll take care of the dog. We'll let him inside. >> I'll put him inside. >> What are you going to do? >> We I'm going to let your dog inside. >> No, but what what are you trying to do with me? >> You're going to Mar County. >> For what? >> For a simple battery. I >> I haven't touched anybody. >> I need you to put your hands behind your back. Miss >> Ma'am, don't make this difficult. Don't pull. >> I got you. >> What's your dog's name? >> Lady. >> Lady. >> Lady. >> Lady. >> These will go with you. Okay. >> Let's go. >> Right next to the South Bank. We're trying to get a container. >> We're going to walk to that front car. Okay. >> We're going to walk to that front car with my light on it. Do >> you have anything in your pockets? >> A paint patch. >> The paint patch. Which Which pocket is that in? >> This one. Okay. Is it >> It's um >> Is it something I can take out? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> You really don't have any right doing this. >> I understand. >> Wait, I get the pictures back. I can show you what they're doing. >> Okay. Go ahead and take a seat. >> 7124. Okay. >> Is it okay if I take that pain patch to him and have him hold it until you get back? Cuz they're they're they're not going to want this in the jail just in case it's some kind of narcotic. you might get into trouble and I don't want that to happen. >> Yeah, you can actually hold it for me. >> Okay. She's being arrested tonight. >> Thank you. And in my and I was like it's just I just don't want her to keep it intact but that was for her to just do that. I don't know what else she >> uncalled for. So thank you so much. >> Yes ma'am. Do you have any questions for me? >> No. I'm just glad something was done cuz I just that was crazy. Ada Anderson was taken into custody and charged with three counts of felony battery, second or subsequent offense, after deputies alleged she pepper-sprayed her neighbor and the woman's two young daughters. Want to watch more videos like this one? Click the one on the screen.