She threatened to break my computer and she hit me with it. I called her a [ __ ] >> I told her I'll call DCF. I mean, I didn't deserve that. >> I've never hit my son. Really, just a moment of fear. He's been very depressed and angry. I lost my control. >> On June 9th, 2023, officers responded to a residence following a report of a son claiming his mother hit him with a computer cord and called him irresponsible after he was staying up late playing games. >> Why don't you tell me what's going on? guy was having some problems with my son and oh man and luck. >> He's in the grocery. >> Your son is >> okay. So what happened y'all? You were like disciplining him or something. >> I really just not we were fighting him. Yeah. Started, you know, I was like getting up and he was up till 5:00 a.m. this particular time. about a couple of years with him. He can't go to school or >> so he got me and staying up not being on the computer. I literally just stopped and started and it left Mark. >> All right, we're going to talk to why don't you tell me what's going on? I uh got in an argument because I was off late. She [ __ ] wanted to take she wanted she threatened to break my computer and I got in the middle a little bit. I told her I wasn't going to let her break it and she told him to give her the cord and we yelled back and forth, you know. So, we're going back and forth screaming and um she I've told her that she threatened to hit me with the I told her that if she did, I'd call DCF and she hit me with it. I called her and she hit me with it a couple more times and hurt pretty bad. >> You have any marked on you or anything like that? >> Right over there. >> Was it like the cord to a controller? or just like a thick like like it was a computer like put plugs in the back and >> Oh, okay. I got you. Was this because like like what was she telling you to like get off the game or >> I was on it. I was in bed and something had like like the the water heater had like short circuit and I smelled smoke so I went and wked her up >> and woke her up and >> and I told her then she was still awake and I told her I was like I couldn't sleep. I was on my game. But she starts calling me irresponsible and this that and the other and you know she hits me in the core and I just I just end up leaving like I'm gone for like 5 hours to come back. >> I just asked my dad to come pick me up and called the cops instead. >> And this all started because you're up till 5 in the morning. >> Yeah. Also Yeah. Was she trying to discipline you in any way, shape, or form? Or was she just or was she just yelling at you because you and I I she wanted to like break my computer and I got in the middle. She threatened to break my computer. I got in the middle of it. Told her I wasn't going to let her break my computer. She told me to give her the cord and I did. And we're yelling at each other and she hits me. She threatens to hit me with the cord. I told her, "I dare you because I'll I told her I'll call DCF." And she hits me with the cord and she hits me a couple more times and [ __ ] I just I walk down the I just leave. >> Gotcha. >> And where's your dad at? >> Now it's announced. He said that he was going to come pick you up. >> I don't know. >> You know, he didn't say anything to you yet. >> He said he would, but >> Okay, cool. We're just trying to create a safe situation for you and your mom. Make sure nothing else happens again. So like you feel safe at your dad's house. >> Okay. It's my Bob. I don't want to arrest her. I mean, I didn't deserve that. >> I got you. >> You know what I'm saying? >> I got you. >> I get I get I was being irrespons how old? >> I'm 16. >> Has this happened before with you and your mom? >> I mean, we we get in fights constantly, but it's never been like to where it's left marks for consecutive hours like that or >> Has anything ever gotten physical? >> Multiple times. Yeah. Has the cops ever been called before? No. >> That's from the cord hitting you. >> Yeah. >> Give her all your information for me. Okay. And then just hang out right here for us. All right. Let's uh make sure he doesn't want to do any paperwork or anything like that. Make sure she doesn't want to and then we'll go from there. Chandler said they just deal with the state attorney. Anytime parent on child, it's always child abuse. There's no >> DV, >> which is what I kind of thought, but also corporal punishment. So, I wasn't really sure. He said those are the only two things it can be if it's parental child either corporal punishment or child abuse. >> We don't want to fill out a statement about anything that happened. If it's fine, prosecute criminally any of that. No. Okay. All right. Miss, it's errors, right? Okay. So, do you want to fill out a statement about anything that happened today? Fill out any paperwork? >> It is completely up to you. It is completely up to you. Um, so you don't want to fill out any paperwork, write a statement? No. >> Okay. >> What time did all this happen? >> 5:30 this morning. It happened. >> Has anything like this ever happened before? >> Not I mean, I I smacked my son, but not >> corporal punishment's a little bit different. So, it's >> that's that's one that's one thing. >> I've never hit my son with a car. So, uh I know his dad lives in Altimont. Like would it be all right if he went and stayed with his dad for a bit just to keep everything >> Yeah. >> chill. >> So, let me make sure we just got everything. He you said he was up till 5 in the morning on a playing a video game or on a computer. >> Um >> and then what transpired from there? You guys got into an argument about him staying up all night? >> More. Yeah. And not just the all night, like the accumulation of the last couple of years. And um I was very nasty. He was very nasty. And you know, we were in each other's faces. He was trying to block my computer. >> Oh wow. >> If I did get the cord at some point, I started feeling. >> Okay. >> And honestly, I'm not exactly sure what I >> Yeah. I'm not sure what I said. I'm not sure what phone. >> Gotcha. Okay. >> Really? Just a moment of fear. >> It's okay. Did you talk to him before about playing computer games that night or anything like that? >> Yes, ma'am. It's been tucked away here. >> Mental health really affected by I know it sounds silly to care about right now, but um something we've talked about over the last couple years is uh you know his mental health >> and he's been very depressed and angry. Angry towards his siblings, angry towards me. He's and he Yes, ma'am. We've been, you know, talk trying to work it out, talking about it. He's been disciplined with taking things away. Horrible punishment. All types of different things. I I lost my control. >> I understand. All right, Miss up and put your hands behind your back. Okay. All right. Back to back like you're paying. Fantastic. You don't have anything on you, right? >> All right. So, it's on everything that happens today. We're going to charge you with child abuse. Okay. You in you'll get up on, so you'll probably be out by the end of the day. Okay. All right. Be careful. All right. Face the truck for me. >> Is that dad on the phone? >> This my stepdad. >> Stepdad. Okay. Kind of explain to you what's going on. You can kind of relate to him if you want. If you want to put on the speaker so he can hear it, that's fine. >> Um, >> obviously right now, even though you didn't want to do any paperwork, she didn't really want to do any paperwork. This being domestic in nature, we have to do something. Okay. Uh, she is the primary aggressor. Um, if you're wearing a hoodie and you're getting hit with a a cord and you have a mark on you over a hoodie, you got to be hit pretty hard. All right. Um, yes, I understand there's corporal punishment, everything like that, but when you're leaving marks, it's a different story. Okay. Um, so the way domestic stuff works is she's going to be arrested, it's a no bond. Um, she'll see a judge in the morning. Um, it being Friday today, probably won't see one on Saturday. Probably wait till Monday at that point, unless the judge or somebody the court sees that there's a reason for her to bond out or whatever it is that she'll get that, but typically not, right? You'll get a temporary like no contact order with her until they set like a court date and everything. Does stepdad live here or is he the one? He lives here. Okay. >> That's me. >> Okay. Um so I mean you're not gonna have to go anywhere. You can say your stepdad. Um and then they'll figure everything out courtwise as far as what's going to happen with her if it's whether it's time served or you know this is going to go down further in court, right? But just for the incident that occurred even >> if I was to like if I was to go to court and like something I can do about serving less time and no time at all. >> Yeah. So what's going to happen? the state attorney is going to reach out to you guys and then they're going to talk to you, see if this is something that you guys want to take further, right? Um, when we show up, we take the initial arrest, right? We just have public calls to do this. As far as the charge that ends up sticking or whether she gets convicted or not or whether it's time served or a day or she already bonded out and that's all it is, that's going to be up to the state attorney. And again, they'll typically get in contact with you and then ask you, hey, do you want this? Do you want to continue your prosecute or you just want to drop this and let this go? And then if you just say this, you know, this was my fault or whatever the situation was, like it won't happen again, they'll be like, "Okay, see you later." >> Yeah. >> Right. So that's all going to be on the state attorney side. >> So she's probably going to spend she's going to end up spending the weekend in jail. >> Could be the weekend. Definitely the night. >> All right. Just face the truck for me. Spread your feet. I know you said you don't have anything on you, but I just got a choke. Okay. All right. Can you look at me and open up your mouth? There we go. Wiggle your tongue. All that good stuff. Okay. Awesome. I want to feel inside your hair real quick. Make sure you don't have anything there. Okay. Can you take the slide off for me? I'm just going to shake this out real quick. Okay. So, you don't have anything up in there. All right. Slide on in. Perfect. Here's a business card with the case number on it and everything like that. Okay. So, we give it to dad. You can keep it. >> Okay. >> I know it's not what you wanted to see, but unfortunately, we got to do we got to do Okay. Based on everything that was said. >> All righty. The woman was charged with child abuse.