Arrested for a burger? Yes, ma'am. >> You don't arrest someone for a burger. Give them a bill. You do not arrest someone for a $34 If you do not pay that tab, you can go to jail tonight for theft of service because they provided you a service with a Karen didn't pay at the airport and minutes later the police showed up. You will be arrested for that hamburger. >> For what? For not What is the charge? >> We are not doing that. Either you pay them the amount money you owe them or you go to jail for theft of service. She thought it was just a burger, but it ended in handcuffs. What seemed like a normal meal at an airport hotel, but just minutes later the police arrived and everything started to spiral out of control. Is she still here? No, ma'am. She left this place. Okay. So, a Caucasian woman short hair wearing a scarf and had a blue bag. Okay. And also had on some khaki pants. I think they were like tan or white. So, basically she just had a dinner. I've seen this happen before. Unfortunately, she comes to us with no paper or water or whatever the case may be. Today, she had a meal and she left. A room number down. And I since I was familiar with it, we went ahead and checked the room number. There's nobody occupying that room. Okay, is this something is this your policy that you check before serving? >> Well, no. We noticed her from before. >> Okay. So, this is why you did that. Okay. >> Correct. Yes, yes. We noticed that she was a frequent visitor of the hotel. Okay. Okay. So, I did a due diligence check and obviously the room is not occupied. So, you just think that she left? I'm assuming so. Like, I had an interaction with her maybe 3 months ago and she said that she was related to some tycoon billionaire I think and maybe some type of Yeah, yeah. something Okay. But, she can't just come in Absolutely. Yes, ma'am. Well, being as she's not here, Okay. we can check the area for her, but not much we can do right now. Okay. Did you guys say anything to her? Yes, ma'am. I actually went to Carolina P.D. I said, "Ma'am, there's nobody in that room." She was like, "You can call the room." I said, "Well, actually there's nobody in the I said, "Did you have another form of payment?" She said, "I do not." I said, "Well, ma'am, you need to provide another form of payment or I'm going to call the cops." She said, "Well, call the cops then." She like tried to ask me who I was and my title and I told her. She was like, "What do you do here?" And I was like, Just tell me. And then she just got up and left. >> She just Well, she was standing right here at this point. Cuz she was dining in the lounge. She went in the restaurant, stayed for quite a bit of some time. And then she came out here, I guess, to get some water and I confronted her and then she walked down the stairs. Okay. Police gave a simple choice, resolve it now or face the consequences. But the woman chose a path that quickly escalated everything. Room says 606. And that's for today. He's up there. And what's your name? >> Okay. Do you have an ID on you? I don't have it. He has my Who? My father. I'm supposed to meet him later today. He just got there about a few minutes ago and I'm not ready to go upstairs yet. Okay. Yeah. Well, we will. >> I'm going to have a room later. >> room number? Okay. Well, they're saying that you didn't pay yet. No. No, I did pay. He paid. It's charged It's my father's room. >> charged, but Yeah, you charged it to the room. Yeah. But there's no one in that room. He is in the room. Call the room. >> Okay, so come up Come back upstairs with us. >> Call the room. They did. >> They've done that already. Yeah, no. Call him right now. You have the phone. >> They've done that. >> to be held up there for a bill that the bartender said it was already paid. Not yet. My father's getting So, even more reason to call upstairs. For what reason? >> To get your boarding pass. From who? Your father's upstairs, remember? My father will pay downstairs and get me. I don't need you to bring me to my father. >> Okay, ma'am. Either you're going to pay for the bill or you're going to be arrested for theft of service. For theft of service. They asked you about it. So, that's why I'm telling you to come upstairs to make it right so you can continue with your travels or you will be arrested for theft of service. All right. So, let's go upstairs. >> of service. >> So, let's go upstairs. Protective service. So, let's go upstairs. And we're telling you that is not a payment. There's no one up there. There's no one in that room, ma'am. How would you know? You haven't been upstairs. They already verified in front of us. Who verified? The folks upstairs. There are no folks upstairs. >> of folks upstairs. I'm not doing this. Yes, ma'am. Stay here. Stay here. You will not touch me. I'm telling you I will touch you. We're going to go upstairs and pay the bill or you're going to be arrested. >> I don't have >> Okay. cash on me. >> That's fine. My father paid Okay, do you have a card? Do I have a card? >> have a card? >> Do I have I said I do not have any form of payment. >> Okay, ma'am, but you've eaten at a restaurant. >> Because David said to me, "The charge David is the bartender." Okay. He said, "Charge your room and if it's not paid, I will pay it." So, David is upstairs where? Where's David? When she tried to leave, everything spiraled out of control. One wrong decision and a minor situation suddenly turned into a criminal matter. David, I'm going to leave. >> No, we're not going to leave. Either we're going to pay the bill or you're going to be arrested. I'm telling you now. >> For what? Theft of service. >> Arrested for a burger? You don't arrest someone for a burger. You give them a bill and you give them a time frame to pay a bill. Okay, we'll see about that. Are you going to pay the bill? Are you going to pay the bill? And I'll be paying. There's no bill. That's not how this works. Yes, it is. You do not arrest someone for a $34 hamburger bill. Okay. No, no, no. It's not You want to come to the front? No. >> want to come to the front? >> No, I'm going to leave. You're not going to leave. >> the airport. >> Ma'am, you're not leaving. Yes, I am. >> No, ma'am. You do not arrest someone for a hamburger. >> Ma'am, you will be arrested for that hamburger. >> For what? For not paying for the bill. >> is the charge? Theft of service. And how long is the charge? How long do you arrest someone for a hamburger? >> Ma'am, are you going to pay for it today? I said I want a bill for it. You're going to pay for it today? Ma'am, It's my bill. Ma'am, can you drop your bag? It's your bill. It's your bill. Oh, no. No, no, no. I'm not going to drop the backpack. We're not doing that. We are not doing that. Nope. Nope. Drop your Drop everything. Just let it go. >> Let it go. Let it go. Let it go. Those are my things. >> Okay. They'll go right with you. They're going with me. You're going to You're going to stay with us for a second. I don't have the extra set with me. You got it? No. I usually bring an extra set, but Just relax, okay? Okay. Don't Don't swallow us. You'll be You'll be all right. You're attacking me. No, ma'am. You're being You're being arrested. For a hamburger. For theft of service. >> For theft of a hamburger. Yes, ma'am. You You You purchased something here, right? I Uh-huh. agreed to pay for it with my >> Right. You agreed to pay for it. father's money. Okay. Well, there's no one registered under that name. >> The sound of handcuffs clicks, but she still couldn't believe this was real. A hard truth to accept, and consequences that can't be undone. I want to be kept somewhere safer than this. What's that mean? I am a goddess. You hurt me with my arm, and you're going to be punished. >> to hold on to your arm because you're acting erratic, and I want you to calm down. >> erratic. >> And you walk with us, okay? >> I'm a woman. We've explained everything that's happened so far, but >> I'm not erratic. You're abusive. So, sit right in here. >> to run away before. Yeah. No, I'll sit when I'm ready to sit. Thank you. I'm a lady. I'm a lady. Have a seat. I'm a lady. >> Even more reason to sit. Have a seat. Thank you. A lady sits when she wants to sit, not when she's told to sit. For a 3464 hamburger that was paid for. I need to take a flight back to Scotland out of here. Yeah. Well, once you get that figured out, you can come back here and take your flight. Yeah, but I don't exactly have I'll try again later. That's what happened. I'm not lying. She's the one that can't pay for it. Hold on. Hold on. They're the victim of the crime. They get to determine what they want to do. >> it was paid for. Ask David about it. If they did not accept the payment, that's that's their decision and if it's not So they didn't accept payment from a payment that was valid. There was no valid payment. Yes, there was a valid payment. No, yes. Yes, there was. Let's talk to her one more time about it. You You said you were going to charge it to room 314, correct? I've already made my statement and I'm not going to Then why are we still talking about it? You're talking about >> you are. No, I'm not. You are. Okay, you ready to go? What are you going to do about the cuffs first? Oh, okay. Where is my ID? Where is my ID? >> right here has it. He's going to hold it down for you and he's going to take you with him. Yeah, I'll make sure you get all your stuff back when we get over to the jail. They'll make sure that everything you came in with, which is what we're going to take over there, is what you go go home with. Okay. She was arrested for theft of services. Next, an unpaid hotel bill, but instead of leaving, the woman chose to stay and police were quickly called. You mind hanging up the phone real quick? Tell me what's going on tonight. Nothing? Okay. So we got a call here tonight cuz they said you've been staying here for past couple days, but now you're not able to provide any card or anything like that for future stays or or what's what's the deal? I'm Do you mind keeping your hands up here for us, please? Just for safety. Hold on. No, don't Uh I was waiting a transfer bank Uh-huh. from my partner Okay. because I reached here Mhm. and uh I'm waiting for the transaction in the bank. Okay. >> That's it. Okay. Well, they're they're saying is if you're not able to afford to stay here, then then you can't just hang out here in the lobby if you don't have any like, you know, you don't have any business here, right? I know you're waiting for your transaction and like that to come. But on their side, they they need you to have business here in order to stay here. You know what I'm saying? Are you from here or where you from? Jersey. Jersey, what part of New Jersey are you from? Where at? Okay, okay. If they don't want you here, do you have a place to go tonight? No, okay. So, let me talk let me talk to the manager. Try to figure out what they say. Do you have an ID on you real quick? Can I see it, please? Oh, thank you. What's going on, boss? What's going on with the guest? So, the guest has been renting the room, I guess, for a couple of days now at this point. The balance is at about 919, I think. So, at like 3:00 p.m. when I got in today, we checked the rooms for vacant status, whatever, so we can start cleaning. The room was still occupied, according to housekeeping, so I called to try and park her time. She's like, "Oh, I'll extend her." I'm like, "Okay, we're going to need you to collect for the 919 before we can extend any further." She's like, "Okay, well, I'll be down in a while." I'm like, "No, like we need you to come down now. It's already 4 hours past check out time." I was like, "If you want to extend, you're going to need to do it now." 15 minutes or so, hadn't come down. I went up with security. We got her out of the room, and we already had a lockout on the door, so she couldn't get back in. >> You changed her key to get back in. But as far as it goes on our end, we aren't going to extend or let her back in the room and stay there until we've collected the payment. Okay. Cuz I think on her end, she's just I mean, I know a lot of people probably say this. She's waiting on a the funds to come in, but I mean, that's you can't do business that way. No cash, no valid card, and a night with nowhere to go. But what's more unsettling is what the officers just warned her about. Right? And their thing is, from a business aspect, right? Um they said you have a past due balance, right? And I know that's what you're you're working on paying, right? Um from what it sounds like, they tried to give you a little bit of time, right? And I know you're still waiting. Did they give you an estimate of like how long the transaction was going to be and everything or no? >> be tomorrow Tomorrow? Okay. So, their thing is right now since you had the past due balance, they don't want you to stay here right now, okay? Cuz like I said, you have no business to stay here. So, on their end, they don't want you they don't they no longer want you here tonight, okay? So, that that's that's on them, right? Is there any like I asked before, is there anywhere else you can stay or Nothing, okay. Do you have any friends or any family down here? No. No? You have a You have a flight back in the I don't know if my partner already asked y'all, but she has to pay today before she leaves. Correct? Yeah, we we need payment. And if she doesn't pay, y'all want to press charges. Yes. 100%. >> Yes, 100%. >> Okay, and you guys don't take checks or anything like that. Not personal checks, no. No? No. Actually, if you pay a business cashier's check, that is one thing, but yeah. No personal check. And how much is it that she owes y'all? $919. How much? >> $919. >> $919, okay. They want to get paid now, right? I know it's supposed to be tomorrow, but What are you No, I'm just asking how much does she owe and what's She can't leave unless she pays and they're like, yeah, if she doesn't pay, they're going to press charges. Okay, hold on real quick. Let me talk to my partner real quick. Just one phone call, a final chance is given. But with every passing minute, the situation moves closer to a dangerous edge. I understand that your money hasn't came through, right? However, at the end of the day, they do not want you here. And when you do leave, you're going to have to pay your tab. It's $919, right? If you do not pay that tab, you can go to jail tonight for theft of service because they provided you service with the You don't have a flight back in a debit card. Okay, but earlier you told me you had a debit card. So, do you think I mean a credit card? No, no, you don't have to prove it to me whether you have a credit card or not. No, but >> So, what I'm trying to tell you is that if you do not pay, you are going to jail. Okay. So, what I'm asking you is is it worth going to jail? No. No, so you're going to have to maybe call a family member, maybe call your boss, maybe they could like manually put a card in. They're going to have You're going to have to figure something out. Maybe they could like manually put a card in. You're They're going to have You're going to have to figure something out because I I would hate to have to put cuffs on you tonight. No. There is no ifs, ands, or buts. Either you pay them the amount of money you owe them or you go to jail for theft of service. So, can you make a phone call to maybe your boss, to maybe your fam- any family member that could lend you a thousand dollars and you pay your tab, and then you get out of here, and then you go to like maybe a cheaper hotel. They're refusing you to stay any longer and they need their tab paid. So, if it's not paid, then the consequences for that is jail. Okay? When time runs out, all negotiations end. And in just seconds, one decision makes everything impossible to undo. for theft of service. And that in Texas, that's a class A misdemeanor. That's way above a traffic ticket. And I And I I genuinely believe you that your money will come. However, they don't run that way. A business does not run on a factor warranty. So, that's why that's And I feel like I'm We're having to keep on repeating ourselves. And you do understand. If you're saying you understand, then we shouldn't have to keep on telling you the same thing over and over again. It's either you call maybe a family member, maybe your boss, maybe your coworkers, somebody that could pay your tab for you. Or if you do have a personal credit card, pay the tab, and then you could take the receipts, and then you figure it out with your job. I If I have the credit card with me, believe me, I I will pay you. >> And that is why we're saying that you call your boss or call your business. Show me your Let me see your hand real quick. Turn this way. Ma'am. Don't resist, please. Come on, Ms. Erica. We've been cool with you. Just be cool with us, okay? I'm just going to raise up your shirt a little bit. How much How many How many things do you have in there? You just have the suitcase or No. A lot. It's already on the How much How much is a lot? Two suitcases, two laptops, and laptop on the Okay. All right. Let's have you bring this up to the I'll bring this up to your car. >> Ms. Erica, can I ask you something? Were you being honest about it being a business trip? Is this Is this really a business trip? Or are you like Did you just leave home and No, no. No? Okay. I'm going to go with this. Come on. Come on, Ms. Erica. I'm being honest. Okay. Okay. Open the door. It's okay. We'll talk in the car. Hey, Journey. Put this here for now. I'm going to have to search her property. Um Yeah, that's fine. Just give me some light real quick. Let me just put her in the car real quick. And then we'll figure it out. Uh it's easier if you go left side in first. Just like that. In Texas, theft of services is punishable by up to 1 year in jail and a fine of up to $4,000. She was charged with theft of services. She didn't pay for the room, but ended up paying with a criminal record. Hey, everyone. What do you think about this situation? If you enjoyed the video, don't forget to like, subscribe, and support us with a donation. Thank you so much.