Here are two cases where simple court
warrants turned into total chaos. First,
officers arrive at an apartment to serve
a warrant.
>> Hey, Officer Shepard, Police Department.
Just I have a body camera. Hey, Mariah.
Can I step in and chat with you?
>> What?
>> Well, do you remember when last time I
was here?
No. Okay. You missed court again. Okay.
So, you got a warrant. You need to go
with us. It's But it's like a PR
warrant.
>> Okay.
>> I didn't have court.
>> Well, you didn't do what you were
supposed to do then. But you have a
warrant.
>> I didn't have court, though.
>> Come on.
>> Okay. Wait. Come on. Let me get some Let
me get some shoes to wear.
>> Look. Stop. Why you grabbing me? Can I
get some Can I get some shoes?
>> Didn't you do that last time?
>> OKAY. BUT YOU'RE NOT WHY YOU GOT TO GRAB
ME, THOUGH?
>> BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING BACK INTO an
apartment that I don't know what's in
here.
>> Okay. There's nothing IN HERE. LOOK, MY
CLOTHES IS BACK THERE, G. FOR REAL.
I'M TRYING TO COOPERATE, BUT YOU
GRABBING ME AND STUFF. I DON'T LIKE
THAT.
>> I don't like that.
>> Is there anybody else here?
>> Nobody else is here.
>> Okay, we don't know that. Okay.
>> Damn. Let me just go. CAN I JUST GO GET
MY SHOES? I don't need y'all to grab me
or none of that for real.
>> Well, right now,
>> look, don't touch me. Don't touch me. I
JUST SAID NOBODY ELSE IN THE APARTMENT.
LET ME GO GET MY SHOES.
>> You have a warrant.
>> Okay, let me go get some shoes AND A
JACKET. NO. CAN I GET MY LOOK, DON'T
touch me. Please don't touch me.
>> You have a warrant.
>> Please don't. Okay, I know I have a
warrant. Let me go get some shoes and a
coat.
>> Put your hands behind your back.
>> No. For what? CAN I GET SOME SHOES? I'm
not going to go outside with no socks.
>> We already explained we will get you
shoes.
>> No. Let me My stuff is right there. Come
on. You going to walk back with me.
>> Okay. No, we're not doing that. You can
either put your hands behind your back.
>> I don't have on no bra. I don't have on
no shirt. I don't have on nothing.
>> We will get you a coat and we will get
you shoes, but right now you're in
custody for your warrant.
>> Let me close the door. LET ME LOOK. STOP
GRABBING ME. STOP. STOP. STOP. STOP.
STOP. STOP. STOP. COME ON. I'M TRYING TO
CLOSE THE DOOR BECAUSE Y'ALL NOT LETTING
ME GET NO SHOES.
>> STOP.
LISTEN.
>> STOP. LET ME GO. NO. LET ME GO. CUZ
Y'ALL GRABBING ME. STOP. Let me go. Let
me go. Let me go. Let me go.
>> Why are you acting like that?
>> Because I just told you it's a notice to
a peer warrant. You're done. YOU DON'T
EVEN KNOW.
>> OKAY. BUT YOU TRYING TO PUT ME IN CUFFS
AND I'M TRYING TO GET A JACKET AND
SHOES.
>> NO, I already explained that to you. We
will do that. Didn't I do that for you
last time?
>> No, you you DIDN'T PUT ME IN CUPS FIRST.
YOU LET NO, YOU DIDN'T. YOU LET ME GET
MY STUFF.
>> IT DOESN'T MATTER.
>> It do matter. Let me close the door cuz
I'm not trying to make a scene.
>> You're already making a scene.
>> Close the door, though.
>> There.
>> All right. Now,
>> let me go so I can get my fing sit up.
>> Can you let my hands go?
>> Sit you up. Let my hands go. We're going
to do it with you.
>> No. Let my hands go. Let my hands go.
>> Difficult, Mariah.
>> No, BECAUSE Y'ALL BLOWING ME. YOU not
listening to what I'm saying. Like, I'll
cooperate. I'm not NO VIOLENT PERSON.
BUT Y'ALL grabbing me. NO, Y'ALL
GRABBING ME THOUGH.
>> YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO CUSTODY.
>> Y GRABBING ME THOUGH.
>> YEAH, we are.
>> Okay, let me go.
>> I already explained. You're in custody.
>> Let me go. Let me go.
>> Let me go.
>> Let me go. Just let me go.
Stop.
This cuff's just too tight.
>> Well, that's because you're
>> Stop.
STOP. A
>> PUT YOUR HAND BACK.
>> I CAN'T. YOU'RE GRABBING ME.
>> Put your hand behind YOUR BACK.
>> LET ME GO.
>> Put your Stop.
>> I'm trying. HE'S ON ME, THOUGH.
>> ROLL OVER. Roll over, Mariah.
>> I'm Get off of me. I can't. I can't
breathe.
>> You're talking this morning.
>> Roll over on your stomach.
>> MARIAH,
>> don't make this any worse than it is.
>> My cuff is too tight. Fix it.
>> Okay. Get off me, though.
>> I got it.
>> All right. Bring your hand behind YOUR
BACK.
>> I CAN'T GET OFF ME.
>> Bring your hand behind your back.
>> Get off me.
>> Let's go. Bring your arm. Just bring
your arm.
>> Here's the thing. You're going to get
tased if you don't stop.
>> WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO TASE ME THOUGH?
>> BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT putting your hand
behind your back. You are resisting.
>> I'M NOT RESISTING. YOU ON ME. I'M TRYING
TO COOPERATE. JUST LISTEN TO WHAT I'M
SAYING. GET OFF OF ME. GET OFF.
>> 19.
>> GET OFF MY LEG.
>> OUCH. Get off.
All right, stop.
>> Get off.
>> You're already in handcuffs, MARIA.
>> OKAY, GET OFF. WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO
DO?
>> WHY ARE YOU STILL HOLDING ME THOUGH MY
HAND?
>> BECAUSE I'M TRYING to fix the handcuffs.
>> Let me stand up.
>> We are secure. She's just continuing to
resist.
>> Get me off the floor.
>> Sit up then and we'll GET YOU.
>> GET OFF OF ME.
>> STOP KICKING.
>> Get up then. The
>> No.
>> Why you keep grabbing ME? I'M PULLING UP
MY PANTS. I'M PULLING UP MY PANTS.
>> Let me go so I can get some shoes and
stop.
>> Do you want shoes or not? Huh?
>> Come on, Mariah. I don't have to be like
this.
>> 44.
>> 44.
>> No, I have a big coat in the room. You
wouldn't LET ME GO BACK THERE AND GET
IT.
>> CORRECT. Cuz I don't know what's back
there.
I JUST SAID YOU COULD WALK WITH ME. I
SAID YOU COULD WALK WITH ME. You dummy.
>> Mariah.
>> No, cuz y'all going Y'ALL GOING TO HAVE
ME GO OUTSIDE WITH NO SHOES, NO COAT.
IT'S COLD AS HELL.
>> OKAY. Are you going to sit here with
Officer Whitmer?
>> Let me go.
>> We're not letting you go. You're in
custody.
>> YOU GOT MY CUFFS TIED AS HELL.
>> I already tried to fix them and you
PULLED YOUR HANDS UP. Started kicking at
him. What are you?
>> Cuz he was on me.
>> FIX THEM.
>> HE WASN'T TRYING TO FIX THEM. HE WAS HAD
his knee in the back of my back of my
hamstring.
>> File a complaint with the Bloomington
Police Department. You can do that.
>> Stop talking to me. Stop talking to me.
>> All right, then. Let's go.
>> Okay, I can get up myself. Don't touch
me.
>> All right, then walk. Stand up.
>> Don't touch me.
>> All right, stand up.
>> All right, take a seat.
>> Okay, I can get in myself.
>> All right, hang on.
>> Would you like me to fix your handcuffs?
>> No.
>> Leave me alone.
I'm more than willing to fix them before
you're transported if you would like it
fixed.
>> Would you like them fixed?
>> All right. Watch your elbow, please.
>> Hey everyone, it's Trent, prior deputy
sheriff, patrol sergeant, and canine
handler. I've participated in countless
warrant arrests during my time in law
enforcement, and they can definitely be
dangerous because sometimes some people,
depending on the situation, when they
hear that they are going to be arrested,
go to jail, and have their freedom taken
away from them, they can and will do
some pretty crazy dangerous things in
order to prevent that from happening.
Because with these types of situations,
it's always about overall safety. And
that is definitely going to be a
priority because like these officers
stated, they don't know if somebody else
is in the back room. They don't know if
she's going to try to escape or fight or
go grab a weapon. Law enforcement can't
just take people at their word in these
situations. Unfortunately, they always
have to expect the worst case scenario.
Therefore, it's also not practical to
escort her back into the room
unrestrained because again, they still
don't know if she's going to try to
fight, flee, or potentially grab some
sort of weapon or again if there is
somebody back there that would want to
assist her in escaping custody. And when
she decides to physically resist and not
go with the program, then she just added
another charge for really no good
reason. And it sounded like this warrant
wasn't that big of a deal to begin with.
She was charged with resisting a peace
officer and criminal damage to property,
but remains innocent until proven guilty
in a court of law.
>> Miles away, a husband ignores a court
order and clashes violently with the
deputies sent to stop him.
>> Down version, you guys throw a a paper
plane in the front of the house. Where
the is the front of the house? I don't
want to be the dumb that he runs from.
Is that another door?
Hi. How you doing?
How you doing?
Are you Roelio?
Are you Roelio? Close that door on me.
I'm going to drag you. I'm going to drag
you.
Still stay back up. Stop.
>> Okay, don't cut me.
>> TURN YOUR HAND.
>> TURN AROUND.
>> I'm not GOING AFTER HER. DON'T CUT ME.
>> PUT YOUR HANDS behind your back.
>> Don't cut me.
>> I got you got him on THE BACK.
>> DON'T CUT ME.
>> Do not cut me. I'm fine. Do not hold on
me. Okay. Roll on your side.
>> DO NOT CUT ME.
>> ROLL ON YOUR SIDE.
>> DON'T PUNCH ME.
>> ROLL ON YOUR SIDE.
>> DON'T PUNCH ME. DON'T PUNCH ME.
>> DON'T PUNCH ME.
>> DON'T PUNCH ME. DO NOT CUT ME. GO
>> ON YOUR SIDE THEN.
>> DO NOT PUNCH ME. Do not cut me. Do not
punch me.
>> Go on your side.
>> DO NOT PUNCH ME.
>> ROLL ON YOUR SIDE.
>> DO NOT I'M FINE.
>> GO ON YOUR SIDE.
>> DO NOT PUT THE CUFFS ON ME.
>> ROLL ON YOUR [ __ ] SIDE.
>> WHY ARE YOU ARRESTING ME? LOOK. Why are
you arresting me?
Why are you arresting me? I My alarm.
God damn it.
My arm. I MY ARM.
MY ARM.
>> You're going to get tased.
>> God damn it. Look.
>> On your side. YOU'RE GOING TO GET TASED.
>> On your side. You're going to get tased.
>> No.
>> On your side.
>> Let me bring you guys.
On your side.
>> On your side.
>> Now.
>> Right side. On your side.
>> Now,
>> let me breathe.
>> Now, I'm going to cooperate. Okay.
>> We have to You're not cooperating right
now, bro.
>> WHY? WHY AM I BEING CHARGED FOR WHAT?
>> CUZ YOU charged after her.
>> I I DID NOT KNOW.
>> YOU WALKED IN.
>> I DID NOT CHARGE AFTER HER.
>> YOU SAID you went right after her.
>> WELL, I'M NOT I'VE NEVER TOUCHED HER.
>> I've never touched her.
>> Never said you.
>> I HAVE NEVER TOUCHED HER. OTHER SIDE.
>> I HAVE NEVER
>> LOOK, I HAVE NOT TOUCHED HER.
>> I HAVE NOT TOUCHED HER. I have not
touched her.
>> I have not touched her.
On your side.
STOP IT.
MY ARM. My arm.
>> GET YOUR ARM OUT.
>> MY ARM.
>> GET YOUR arm out. Get your arm OUT. YOU
GOT
>> YOU BUSTED MY ARM. MY ARM.
>> GET YOUR ARM OUT.
>> ROLL YOUR ARMS.
>> OH, GOD DAMN IT.
Leave me alone. Just look. I'll
cooperate. I am cooperating. I didn't I
never touched her. I've never touched
her. I've never touched her. I never
touched her.
I have
your arm out, sir.
>> [ __ ] I won't cough or just put the cuff
on me, please.
>> No, we have to get up.
>> Get up.
>> Taser again.
>> You're going to get tased again.
>> You're going to get tased again.
>> Roll over right now.
>> Roll over.
>> You got 3 seconds. Roll over.
>> On your stomach. Roll over.
>> ON YOUR STOMACH NOW.
MOVE OVER.
>> ROLL OVER.
>> I'M GOING TO HAVE OVER.
>> I HAVE HEART CONDITION.
>> Then roll over.
>> Roll over.
>> TELL HIM TO QUIT. TELL HIM TO QUIT. I'VE
NEVER touched you.
>> Sir, this is ridiculous.
>> I know.
>> Go inside. Put the cuffs on you. Do not
attack people.
>> I DID NOT ATTACK HER.
>> YOU DID?
>> NO. I HEARD she can throw on the side of
the house. No,
>> your side. We're going to put you in
cuffs.
>> Can you do that?
>> Can I please just leave you alone for a
little bit?
>> I'm not I'm not attacking anybody.
>> Sir, this is ridiculous.
>> No, this is A CHILD.
>> I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING.
I have not done anything. You guys have
not read me my rights or done anything.
Sir,
>> I haven't done anything wrong.
>> Over now.
>> If you're under arrest, over right now.
>> Why am I under arrest?
>> You're catching more charges. You're
resisting.
>> Turn over now.
>> BUT I HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN CHARGED WITH
ANYTHING. You didn't even tell me.
>> You'll be assault, too. IF YOU'RE
CHARGING YOUR
>> I DID NOT I DID, GUYS.
>> Turn over now. Turn over on your left
side right now. Left side. Pull over.
Turn.
Dad, leave me alone.
>> Back off.
>> My arm is OUT OF MY SOCKET. Guess I GOT
A BAD ARM.
>> WHAT WAS I TALKING?
>> Get in.
>> Put your feet in. The protected spouse
told deputies she felt threatened when
he shouted, "You" and tried to run
toward her. She confirmed the verbal
abuse, but declined to provide a written
statement at the time.
>> Yeah, we're going to serve him the
paperwork. Um, so he's not going to be
It's a removal, right? He's not going to
be allowed. He's not going to be allowed
back here unless he calls us. Um, we
have
>> he going to come here. I mean, I'm know
he going to trust he going to be out
there.
>> If he comes If he comes without us, just
give us a call again. He gets arrested
again. He violates his order of
protection. Simple as that. So he can
only
>> I thought he took the kids somehow
because that's what I'm sure you're
going to try to do take them out of the
state who you're going to try to
>> it's against the order as well. You get
the kids so anything happens with that
you just call the police.
>> Hey everyone, it's Trent, prior deputy
sheriff, patrol sergeant and K9 handler.
So these officers are there to serve the
suspect with a domestic violence
restraining order with a moveout order.
Meaning that more than likely there was
a prior domestic violence incident. A
judge had reviewed that incident and
determined that it warranted the victim,
the suspect's significant other,
obtaining a restraining order preventing
him from being at that residence and
within her near vicinity, likely a no
contact. On top of that, that being
said, once these officers heard that
suspect turn and yell, "You," and start
to aggressively move toward his
significant other who was still inside
the residence, that is definitely a
major safety issue for her. and of
course an exigent circumstance allowing
these officers to enter into that
residence to try to stop that potential
threat. And when it comes to using a
taser with these types of situations,
it's always about the totality of the
circumstances, trying to affect the
rest, prevent escape, and overcome that
resistance, and trying to gain that
immediate compliance while mitigating
potential injury to all parties
involved.
>> He was charged with aggravated
resisting, obstructing a court order,
and disorderly conduct, but remains
innocent until proven guilty.
Yes.