I wake up light on and she just instantly start hitting me. I don't know why she flipped that on me but that kind of scared me. She did hit me with a Gucci belt. >> I went to go get my belt and I whoop my child. She's lying to you guys. You can't believe everything a child say. I do not whoop my kid. >> On August 23rd, 2023, officers responded to his school following a report of a dependent arriving with bruises on her body. >> How are you? What we got going on, guy? >> So, mom put bruises on me, I guess, last night. She came to school this morning and reported to us. Council reported to us and um reached out defects. >> Okay. >> She stayed in the city of Fab. Um she did tear her to her mom. I think went through her phone. Okay. >> Seen a a boy at our house. She said it was from the summer, but her mom real bad. She do have bruise on her. >> We talked to the mom got the mom story. >> No, I think she's on the way up here. But she's in there with the council now. >> Okay. The defects they be about. >> Does she have to wait for defects to get here? Yeah, she does have to wait def. >> Okay. >> I guess when they take pictures of her bruises and stuff. >> Okay. >> Grandma called her mom and told her a whole complete story. And I guess mom think she going to go to jail. >> She probably is. >> She think the daughter is going to get in trouble. >> Last time this happened, mom did go to jail. >> And the kids. So she said it happened at 1:00 in the morning. >> Like this morning? >> Yes, sir. >> The mark still look fresh. >> Yes. She said it's a lot on move. Did she say she got anything outside? What we can see or is it just on her face? >> She's right there. >> How are you doing? What we got going on? I'm Sergeant L for Fair. What's going on? Let me see you. What's going on? It's okay. Can you take your jacket off? You got a shirt on underneath there? >> Yeah, I got a shirt on. >> I know you probably have told the story three different times, but >> yeah, [laughter] >> that's the way police works. Okay, you got to tell it. And then when my detective gets here, you'll probably have to tell it again. >> Um, so I got like You probably see my bra. I got one right there. And so on my face, I had my edges cover up the one that was right here. So, and then I got like some like right here on my arm and stuff. Basically, what happened was it's a boy that goes here that I knew since fourth grade. He go here. He's in the other class over there. He came over my house over the summer. I didn't do nothing nasty. He was just a close friend since fourth grade, right? So, you know, just chilling, whatever. My mom was over this summer like I can least like July 12th. Yeah. Over the summer came over. Mom was at work. So, I have a younger cousin. He's 15 times 16. And they was playing a game. He came over my room watch YouTube and stuff. My mom's not here. Fast forward in my phone. He seen she seen that he was in my house with my phone cuz I took a picture of him being at my house. So when she seen that, she was just like, "Why did you invite somebody at my house and stuff like that?" So you know, I'm sleep. I wake up light on and she just instantly start hitting me. So I'm just like, "Why are you hitting on me?" And she show me the picture talking about some why is he in my like why did he come to my house and the he looked at the screenshot or the picture said August 8th. I took a screenshot of it cuz I sent it to someone. So when she seen it, she seen the date and said all these days, but he didn't come over all these days. It was over summer and she still didn't care and she just she just kept hitting on me and stuff like that. I was trying to explain myself and she's like trespassing because like I'm not there. She told me like what if I shot him? I'm just like >> she wasn't there. She couldn't shoot him. Anyway, so he came over July when? >> Like around July 12th and he's like down the hall from his class. So I'm just like, why would you say that about somebody I met since fourth grade and over the summer me and my dad, you know, walk township. I'm pretty sure you know what they say. I used to walk some I used to stay in that them houses over there and we used to always go to his house. I come over his house cuz like he do music. He like roll up. But I don't smoke. Yeah. And that's what happened. >> So how did you get all your marks? What did What time did this happen? >> Like going on 2:00 >> this morning. All right. So she saw the phone picture. She confronted you. >> Feel like I was behind. I mean I ain't got to lie about somebody. boyfriends to come over my house because I go over his house. That's the only reason I go to that neighborhood to go to his house. She know I be over there. So it's like why would you flip cuz he's at my house and that's that's not my boyfriend. I ain't did nothing with that boy. So no I I don't know why she flipped that one but kind of scared me. So it was just like >> you know she took my phone. So >> So how did you get the marks? I need you to explain it to me. >> She hit she did hit me with a Gucci belt like at least more than 15 times. She punched me in my face. She hit me with a belt across my face. >> Where' she hit you with a belt at? On your arms. That's how you got the arms. Or she hit you on the butt or what? >> Okay. Okay. It might sound weird cuz you're a man. So, >> it's okay. I'm here. >> When I go to sleep, I like kind of free ball. I need to take my underwear on. So, when I woke up, I'm like, "Why is she hitting me? I ain't got no clothes on, just my underwear." And just she dragged me out the bed like by my hair just hitting me. I'm just like, "Bro, this a photo." Like, I would not dare do nothing with this man. like this my friendship came so far with this man I would not do nothing with it I never do >> so after after she confronted you about the phone you went back to bed or you were in the bed whenever she confronted you >> just busting my room the photo and she's like why the you um let somebody's going off and just hit me in my face on you know that's she been doing that so >> how'd you get the marks on your arm all these marks on your arm are fresh >> fresh from in the morning >> she just grabbed you or what >> she punched me so hard my I put my nose right back in cuz my nose start bleeding. >> Can you look up for me? I'm not going to shine and see. Can you look up to the ceiling? >> Yeah, she hit me with the belt. She hit me in my face. I don't >> She hit you with her fist in the face. >> That's my That's what made my nose start bleeding. >> Where's your dad at? >> My dad? Um, >> she's not in the picture. >> He's a felony, but like I don't have a picture, but I know what he looked like, so I don't I can't stay with him. >> He's not at the house. >> No. >> Okay. Nobody else was around when this happened. You got brothers or sisters or whatever? >> She was in the other room. So she wrote my sister like why did Janala sneak a girl like not a girl but a boy in the house cuz she seen like the screenshot said August 8th but that's not when he came over it was over the summer. My sister looking at her crazy what you talking about. So then she was like I feel like you want I'm going to hit you next. And my mom was the type if don't make sense her of course she's going to put your her hands on you. So try. >> So she started hitting you with the belt. Where she hit you at with the belt? >> It's like stuff like this on her back. I don't know if I can show that but she hit me like the belt cuz my face >> she hit you in the face with the belt? >> Yes. Is that where this mark on your neck come from? Did she hit you? It was like >> You just take a belt. Just take a like a Gucci blue leather belt and just hit somebody with that like dead in the face. I can see I got lit up at least 20 times before she was just overweight. She just >> And all the stuff on your arms is from the belt too. Or did she grab you and was pulling you around? >> She didn't need the belt with that too. Like my sister is way more light than me. My sister don't go over here. But it's some it go all the way to my back and stuff. But >> is this from the belt or is this this is where she punched you? No, >> it's from the belt. I know it's not bleeding though. You can see. Look, this is from the belt, too. My eyes. >> And all this is from strikes with the belt. >> You're 17, right? And we have somebody else that you can go stay with. >> Yeah, we secured that already. Okay. She doesn't want to go home. >> Do you feel like this is your mom just punishing you? Is this the first time she's ever hit you like this? No. Do you feel like this is normal punishment? >> I mean, I didn't do anything like I don't know how to explain that. Like, >> you just had a friend over at the house when your mom wasn't there. >> Yes, buddy. I mean, I went >> Y don't have I don't smoke nothing like that. >> I don't do that. No way. >> Do you want me to have medical come out and check you out? Do you feel like you need medical attention? >> My arm stay like I don't need no ice. >> When did you get spanked? >> When did I get this? >> Yeah. >> In the morning. Like 1:00 in the morning. Like it was going on 2:00. >> Last night or this morning? >> Yeah. >> Did you have a boy in the room at that time? >> No, it was over the summer. That's the thing. >> So mom found the picture in her phone. So you just took like a selfie of him in your house? >> Yes. And it's crazy cuz like I had a guy frame while she was over there and she didn't tweak. She didn't get mad. I ain't lying. It's not about like >> it's all just because she wasn't there. >> Yes. >> Hey, >> and that student has a across the street at Bear Creek. >> Can we see I was going to actually I meant to go back and ask her, but I wanted to talk to mom. Is there any way we can get both of them together too? >> The siblings together? >> Yeah. To like leave with the aunt? >> Yeah, we can. Um >> cuz I don't know defects. They'll probably not want to take cuz if we do end up taking mom into custody, we need to already have something for the sister. >> Okay. Okay. I just wanted to touch bases with you guys cuz I'm going to call Bear Creek and I don't want um you know mom to pick little up. >> Yes, absolutely. Can we stop that from however you guys feel it's best to get them together to cuz I think the aunt is that's the plan is the aunt's going to come get them. >> Okay. At least her and I would like for them to stay together cuz we don't want to separate se separate siblings. What happened this morning with you and your daughter? >> Nothing happened this morning. This took place last night. >> What time last night? >> So you know what I'm speaking about. >> I know exactly what you're talking about. >> Okay. What happened? >> Took place like at 10:30, maybe 11:00. >> Okay. >> That's what time I got home. >> And what happened? >> I asked my little girl about a little boy that she had in my house. She like she know what I was talking about. I went to go get my belt and I whooped my child and she was moving in the midst of me whooping her. I'm not a fifth. I don't know my kids. I have another little girl. She's in the ninth grade, eighth grade. I'm sorry. I barely put my hands on my kids. Okay. >> Okay. This our first time ever going through this. >> How many times did you strike your daughter? >> About five times with the belt. I never physically put my hand on my child. >> What were you hitting her with? >> A belt. >> Like what kind of belt? >> It's a Gucci. Yeah. Blue. >> So, how did she get marks on her face? That's what I just said. When I was whooping her, she was moving. I I guess the bell had probably hit her face, but I never physically hit none of my kids. Like I said, they barely get a whooping. This was my first time. >> You didn't have to You didn't have to swing the metal when you're >> No, I did not do nothing like that. >> Okay. >> No, not at all. >> Did you see your daughter when she left for school this morning? >> No, because she walked out so fast when I got out. It's like she had an attitude from what happened last night. So, she left. So, she told us this happened around 2 this morning. Anything happened, Anything happened about 2 this morning. >> No, she's lying to you guys. She can't believe everything a child say. Like I said, sir, >> that's why we're talking to you. >> I'm not one of them parents. We can call my other little my other little girl. We can call my sister. We call anybody in my family. I do not whoop my kid, okay, at all. Because I used to get whoopers and stuff like that. So, I'm not too fond of that, right? But for her to bring a little boy in my house, I was mad. And I did get a belt and whooped her. I did do that. But me physically hitting her and trying to hit her with the pl the metal part of the sun belt. No, not at all. I'm a hardworking mother. I go to work and I take care of my kids. >> She claims that you punched her in the face and she does have swelling to her face. She said >> and also a gash on her eye. >> Okay. >> She also has marks on her neck. >> I never once hit my child with my hand. My other daughter was in the house. I never physically hit my child. And if she told you that, she told you a lie. >> Some of the marks are obvious nail marks. They're not belt marks on the on the face. >> Nail marks. She must have did that when she left this morning. When my child went to bed last night, she did not have no nail marks in her face. How she got those, I could not tell you guys that. >> When she went to bed last night, my child did not have no nail marks. Cuz if I'm hitting her with a belt, where the hell would my nails come in at? >> I agree. Like let's be clear here. Like if I'm whoop if I'm swinging my belt cuz you're a little distance. I'm right here. If I'm swinging hitting my belt, how do my hands physically touches your face? >> That's why we're talking to you. >> Okay. >> What the fight start over? >> We didn't get into no fight. We didn't get into no argument, sir. I went and got my belt and I start hitting her with it. I never got >> What did she do? What did she do to get you so upset? >> She brought a little boy in my house while I was at work. >> When was this? a couple days ago, but I'm just now founding out about it yesterday. >> Okay. So, she had a boy in your house while you were there. Okay. So, where were you? >> That's what made me mad. Yes. Cuz you had a little boy in my house without me even knowing it. >> And she was in her room. You came in and confronted her. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. And then you came in with your belt. >> Yes, sir. I did. >> You didn't grab her by her hair? No. >> Did not touch her physically with my my hands. Did not touch my child. And if my child was sitting right here with me sitting right here, she would be looking at y'all like like I'm literally lying because I did not physically put my hands on my child. That's not in my character to do. It's fine, but she don't have nowhere else to go and she got to go home cuz she have to go to work tomorrow. Like she's on a schedule. >> What is she working? >> Freddy's. >> Does she drive? >> No. As much as I try to get her to. No. So she could cuz she has done it before. What happened is she had scratches or something big or whatever the case might be. She probably just morning got a little angry of what happened and did that to herself. Me physically? No. >> She was like, I came in confronted. I'm trying to spank her and then she just like starts moving around. >> Mhm. >> I know when I was getting spankings, I would move around, but you you just keep whailing on your freaking job like that. That's that's different. So mom was saying I don't know how she got married. She probably did a torso >> and that's always a go-to for people. >> What time does your mom get home to? >> She got home at like around 12 something. So, I didn't even know she went through my phone. Like usually she'll she'll go through my phone because like she got blocked by somebody on Instagram. But I don't think she go through my camera cuz she never do stuff like that or my messages. When I go home, she's starting she do this thing where she just take my phone till like the sunset go down and give it back before 10:30 cuz that's when I supposedly supposed to be sleep. So she did that and then like all I can remember just waking up getting hit. >> Is it fair to say you've been busted before? That's why she does this. >> Yes. >> Yeah. So I don't need that. >> In this case there has to be a physical separation. >> Oh 100%. Yeah. So we got to find a place. >> What it got to be a separation for just cuz she it's domestic violence at this point. >> How is it domestic? >> Because she's your daughter. >> Nobody called and said this wasn't domestic. We're not still fighting. It's not an ongoing fight. >> It's not. But mother and daughter, son, >> and we're not fighting right now. >> But you're two people that are related to each other as domestic. >> Okay. >> And an incident occurred at your house, which is why we're here cuz you live in Pharaoh. >> Mhm. It was discovered by the school police which is why we're involved. >> Okay. But it's a whole new thing. How long do we supposed to be separated as domestic? >> Well, I mean if somebody not saying this happened if somebody >> case before with my husband >> so and they let us be separated for like a [snorts] couple hours. So I'm just trying to say how long do she need to be separated cuz this is going to mess up her going to school which is tomorrow and she have to go to work tomorrow. So if she don't go to work tomorrow, she get fired, then what? Like there's a lot there's a lot at stake here for >> Janala. We have to we her safety is our paramount main concern. >> But ain't nothing going to happen to Jan at home. >> Okay. Well, >> nothing's going to happen. >> We can't chance that. Does that make sense? >> Okay. She don't go home tomorrow. She go home the next day. That's a chance. So what do make it clear? >> You also have another entity involved. You have the state of Georgia which is a defect that's here. >> Yeah. >> Correct. >> Okay. They they place ch children. >> Okay, I understand what you're saying. >> So >> So what makes day difference from tomorrow? Cuz if she get placed somewhere today and she got to come home tomorrow, what makes it a big difference? >> They can more than likely help with transportations and stuff like that. We're not too much worried about that. >> That's fine. >> No, what I'm saying is I'm about to give you a different circumstance. And so say a woman and a man are arguing, >> okay, >> one of them strikes the other one, right? So they're both going to have different sides of the story. So then we have to determine based on the evidence that so we can prove which is somebody is going to have physical marks. Okay, which your daughter has. >> Correct. >> And then we have to determine who is telling the truth. What makes more sense, okay, and her marks do not look like a belt mark. And she is saying that she belt. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> She told us exactly what you said. >> Okay. >> But she also said that you punched her in the face. >> Okay. >> Now that is a lie. If I punch her in the face, will my hands be swollen? >> Not necessarily. >> They skinny enough to be. I got into enough fights to know if I punch somebody in the face, my hands would be swollen. >> Not necessarily. If you hit her once, then it wouldn't necessarily mean my hand. If I hit if I punch somebody in the face, something to be wrong or my hands will be swollen somewhere. Something to be hurt or fragile on my ne. >> Unfortunately, we are not done with you. They're done with you. No, we're not done. Do you have everything you need? >> Yeah. I'll be back. >> You don't seem like a bad mom. Okay. >> Okay. >> This got out of hand. >> It did. What we're going to do is we're going to put this to a judge. Okay. >> To the judge? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> At this time, I'm going to take you into custody and we're going to take you out of here. We're going to go back to the PD. I got some paperwork I got to do. And >> I I got to work. So, how y'all going to take me to cy? I just sit up there and told y'all >> we'll deal with work later. Okay. If I got a phone, we can make a phone call and you can let them know that you're not going to make it today. >> No. But why y'all taking me again? >> Okay. >> For right now, it's it's battery. Okay. It's a family vice. Basically, we have what's called probable cause. Okay. Me and him think I me and you just had a good conversation, right? We don't think you're a bad I don't think you're a bad person. It seems like I said I think you're trying to be a good mom and you care about your child. We don't think anything bad about you, but it's called protocol. So, this we have >> Okay, but I can't go with y'all because I have to get my child from school like this is inconvenient my whole So, you can write never just took me to jail. law when it comes to family violence. We have to when we have problem calls, we are required by the state of Georgia to make an arrest >> or a right of citation. >> Not a citation. >> We can't do that. >> Not in this not in this incident. >> Not in this case. >> No, ma'am. We are duty bound to make an arrest. If we can this is not us saying we want to do it. We have to do it. >> They're making arrangements. They've already contacted your sister. Your sister's coming to get the both children. She'll be here. She said like 5ish. How has this became battery though? >> The visible marks. >> The visible marks battery in the state of Georgia by law. Like I said, it's family under the family. >> This past just parental discipline. Okay. >> We don't turn to guilt. We just have to have probable cause for an arrest. >> Okay. So, I'm going to switch with y'all. I'm going to do >> Fton County Jail is where you're going to go. So, I got to do some paperwork. We'll get you down there and get you out of there as fast as we can. We'll get you to the jail. Okay. We're going to try to get you out of here as discreetly as possible. >> Oh, I'm going to jail. Yes, ma'am. >> Okay. Whatever y'all need to do, if I lose my job, then what? >> This is what I'll say to you. You'll be given a call when you go to Fulton County Jail. I would advise you just to make >> Fton County. Okay. >> Yes. Fton County Jail. I'll advise you to make best use of that call. >> You don't got to put them home. >> I have to. Nobody's outside. You're going to be discreet taking out the door so nobody else see you. Okay. >> You don't got to hold. >> You know where I'm parked at? I do have to hold. We're in a school, man. >> I can't run with handcuffs on. Yes, you can. No, I can't. I'm the first person to have handcuffs on the door. >> Let me get your property. I'm going to give it right back to you. >> All right. You got anything in your pockets? >> Uh, just my key. >> Is that the key to your vehicle? >> You want to leave it here or you want to take it with you? I'm >> take it with you. >> Okay. The woman was charged with battery and endangering a dependent.