Police were called to a residence about a domestic battery report involving a man named Percy who had physically harmed his girlfriend Percy had fled the property, but with a disability he couldn’t be far or could he? So, what's going on? Did you wanna speak to him not me? - Or? - No, I have no problem Okay, I just... Do you know where he went? - Where he walked, by any chance? - I have no idea Where's your injury, ma'am? Okay Mm-hmm Do you have any... anybody here in the complex that he hangs out with? - That he might have walked to? - Not really - No? - Honestly, no Does he... doesn't... He didn't drive? No - He's handicapped - Okay He's disabled - He can barely walk - That's why I was, like how he couldn’t have got very far, um - Let me go to the (unintelligible) - Yeah, I'm gonna go look for him Yeah, I can get him Let me look for him This time I promise though I did not fight him back I did not hit him back - I didn't do anything back - Okay - So, I shouldn't have to go anywhere - All right All right Tell me Tell me what started the initial incident today? Did you... you have a black eye? - Yeah, I was... - And when did the black eye happen? Um Probably about five days ago - (Unintelligible) - Five days ago? And you, you didn't report that? And what about this mark on your arm? Here? Yeah - Is that old? - I believe that was when I was I was arrested All right, so, about five days ago? What day... when you say five days ago - what day was... - With the eye So your left eye So you're thinking over the weekend? Yeah - Like Friday, Saturday, or - Yeah And how did that happen? Like, how did that incident start? Arguing - Arguing, and I - Just arguing? honestly don't... I don't know if he hit me but I also have a bump on my head So you don't know if he hit you to give you that or the bump on your head? Either or You don't know how... You don't know how you got a black eye? Well, I'm assuming to get a black eye, you got to get punched All right Is that what you think he did? Yes Okay, so you... did he strike you with a closed fist? Yes - And then I struck him back - Okay I won't lie He struck you first? Yes And what... okay He... and that was just over an argument? Yes I don't strike first, I strike back - I have to defend myself - Okay Okay I'm sorry that you have to do that, ma'am So you got into an argument, and then that was inside the residence? Yes He took my... he took my, um my iPad Okay Or my tablet And then he took my remote So then I took his phone and I slid it under the bed and he couldn't find it So until I would give him the phone He bit my ankle When you went underneath to slide it? - Yeah, to (unintelligible) - Okay, so, let me... So you originally had the the iPad He had it, it's my iPad He had the iPad Right - And you had his... - And the remote He had everything, so I had no access to it So you took his phone - slid it under the bed - And I slid it under the bed and then he wanted it back? Right So then you go under the bed - to grab it - Right - retrieve it, and he bit you - And he bit me And then I took the phone and threw it out the window or out the door Out the door - Out the bedroom door? - Out the back door And then that, that's how I got him out of my house Because he's not supposed to even be here anyway Why is he not supposed to be here? Cuz it's a no trespass So he's trespassed? Yes And wha... how did he get trespassed? - Like... - Domestic Okay, so, is he, uh... he's got an... Uh, no contact? Like a court ordered? No, just from here Okay Just from... They say that he said not supposed to trespass because of domestic - - whatever Sir, I don't know all these laws work I'm honest, I really don't I don't get in trouble So was he officially trespassed and served? Yes in jail When he was in jail And I wasn't supposed to have him here Did you get an order of protection? No Okay, did you... is that something that you're gonna try to do? I'm out of here by June 13th anyway, so I just need to get away from here, from him Do you have somewhere that you wanna go tonight? - I have nowhere to go - Do you want... You don't have anyone that you can go stay with? No, I'm okay - He has no keys - All right Yeah So after he bit you what happened? I called the police Right away? - And then he... - Right away And he just I locked him out I threw his phone out the door and he said, let me in, let me in I said, I'm not letting you in and I'm calling 911 Your sister told me to call 911 and I called 911 So this was at 4 he bit you about what time though? So the argument, it was ongoing? So it started at 4 What time do you think he bit you? Right before I called - or right before I got here? - Yes - So that, that happened right then - Yeah So this has kind of been an ongoing argument for 3 hours or so 4 hours just bickering No, it's been going longer I understand, but today, ma'am I'm not trying to minimize it in any way, okay? But for today what you're saying to me is that it's been an ongoing today 3 hours of kind of back and forth Yeah Okay Do you need any resources or any assistance or anything like that? Where are you gonna go to when you leave here - in June? - I don't know You don't know? And I understand that I that I let him back in here and it's my fault, but I'm still domestic... He was only ordered to stay away after the domestic for 72 hours is that correct? No, they said he could not - (Unintelligible) - I understand but I'm talking about in the courts So you never did any other paperwork with the court system but they said he can't come back here and he was served trespass papers And I was served that I have to leave Okay Is the male half, uh, on this call... Uh, is there anything in the system on, uh, being trespassed from the property? Due to repeated police contact he victim was evicted from her dwelling With no sign of Percy, officers patrolled the neighborhood left to guess where he might be hiding She said that they trespassed him officially here and served her And she has to get out because of all the ongoing stuff Uh-huh So I... She said that he was trespassed So I wanted to know if he was actually documented as trespassed Well, I don't know on that, but since the first encounter The first domestic guy, arrested him on he shouldn't have been allowed in and the second one That's what she was alluding to that but then she said she never followed up with anything So I was just trying to get my... my side Yeah, no, the only one who would know more would be chief cuz he said he was calling about it I'm gonna go ask the group behind, seeing that he ain't anywhere and he can't even move that good so unless he had a car he's not in this area She said the argument started around four But, she said she immediately called after the bite Unless he... unless he had a car I don't know if... Unless he's hiding in one of these So I'm gonna go... I'm gonna go talk to the people right now By any chance, did you guys see, like black male with a little leg stand, walk away from that house? See him go in any direction? (Unintelligible) You talking about the old man (unintelligible) Yeah So he can't be far - (Unintelligible) - It’s, I looked through the whole area So I’m, like, he can't be far I can't find him (Unintelligible) Well, I've searched all around there, so I mean everywhere So I'm seeing if he went that way so I'm just asking if anyone's seen him So you didn't see him walk this way at all? I don't see (unintelligible) Yeah, cuz we... were looking for him So, thank you What, you all don’t want the two-year-old? No Hey, how's it going? I'm here to ask you if you have seen an older black male with a walking disability - I did not - walk this way within the last - I just pulled in this way - 20 minutes just cuz I came bring my son some things Okay He's the one who usually stays at (Redacted) His name is Percy But if you do see him call 911, cuz we need... we need to talk to him - Yeah, no problem - All right, thank you guys Percy was nowhere to be found but reports of his disability suggested he couldn’t have gone far on his own Officers began to suspect that he might be closer than anyone realized Did you go in the house at all? You searched the house? She, she just... she went in the house - Oh that's... - and she's... Okay He couldn't have got far I looked everywhere There's no way Like, you have to help him off the curb He can barely walk Let's see if he's in the house Ma'am? Ma'am? Yes? Can I come in? Yeah All right, thank you So, we searched everywhere I can't find him It's okay, we just look around in the house, I just... Which I... You know, I know Percy He couldn't have gotten far I just don't know where he could of… I know, I know - He ain't here, I promise - So, I mean... Not... I just... just want to look, okay? Cuz we got probable cause for his arrest, all right? What's his birthday? (Redacted) - Oh my God - I searched it all Yeah, um Which door was he trying to break in? The front one or the back one? That? Okay Oh, I'm sorry, kitty Okay, yeah, unless he... His phone's here, or you have his phone? He has his phone Did you make contact, with, like Did you open up the door and see him, or were you guys just, like arguing through the door Arguing through there Okay - I was looking at the back door - Did you see a car? Did you see a car or anything like that? There's no car gonna come pick him up And that's I'm just surprised cuz I s... I... you know, I know Percy and I know... - I know, he's hiding somewhere - By at the time we got here Do you know what he was wearing? Blue shirt T-shirt He's got his cane with him, too? He's got his cane with him? I think so Blue shirt and what? Black sweat pants Okay Officers couldn’t find Percy in the home They documented the victim’s injuries and shared safety precautions unaware the situation was about to escalate Oh, get off - Get off - It's cute kitty Yeah I'm just... I'm just... - I'm, I'm already kicked out of here - Yeah, no, it’s he... because that... He should not... he should not even be back from the last (unintelligible) You guys shouldn't... need to not be with each other Period okay? - He didn't want to leave me alone - Just from what I’ve… - (unintelligible) - Just from what I've been encounter, okay He does not need to be here Put it this way He's gonna do report on it He there is... he... There is probable cause for his arrest, okay? So we will be arresting him We're gonna stay around this area looking for him, okay? But, we, we need to find him So we'll still be around the area I already talked to everyone around there No one's seen him, go that way So, if he did go that way I searched... I went all the way to the KC's I went everywhere I can't find him So if he is hiding I'm still gonna be in the area looking for him Oh, he's hiding Okay, if he does come back Call 911 immediately Don't let him know you're calling 911 So we can get him right here Okay? You did good by calling right away and everything I just don't know where he went I searched the whole area, like, good Thank you No, of course, of course Thank you so much Just keep your door locked, okay? - Okay, (unintelligible) right now - Do not answer it for anybody I'm good Thank you So you keep your door locked - Okay - Don't answer for anybody, okay? If you do see him Try to just act... I know it's gonna be hard Try to act a little natural Call 911 right away Say, hey, he's back And we’ll, we... we'll get him, okay? Cuz... You want me to take a picture of your eye And, uh, you can just stand here and get you real quick (unintelligible), okay? Thank you Just... yep, stay like that And you said that was... that did... that didn't happen today, right? - No, it was a couple days ago - Just a couple days ago? You should have called when he did that a couple days ago Yeah, I know, I know - (Unintelligible) - I'm watching that door cuz he's not supposed to be here Wait a second Look at my legs I know but you guys don't even understand, like And there's no other marks that he did today? Just that bite mark? Yeah Did you do any marks on him for self-defense? - I'm sorry if he asked you these already - I did not Okay, this time (unintelligible) - Good - This time, I did not - Good, good, good - I did not - I’m not getting arrested - So, uh... for defending myself It's, it's hard to figure out who That, that time was just hard because - I couldn't tell who was the aggressor - I... I understand - I understand - It's okay (unintelligible) I, I fight back - I was taught to defend myself - I know, I know I know I know I know I wasn't picking on you I know - I know - It was... It was a very hard situation I couldn't tell who was the aggressor okay? So, um, but yeah - If anyone comes to the door - I'm sorry If anyone comes to the door, keep it locked Check through the blinds If it is him try to act casual Just say, go away I don't wanna talk to you - Call 911 - Can you guys help me... in any way, saving my apartment because... That's, we're not the property manager - That'd be the property manager, okay? - Okay so you won't help me - Okay - I, there's literally nothing I can do - Thank you - There's nothing - They're, they're the - I just thought... - That's them, okay? - That's, that's okay Yeah Thank you Um Yeah, we'll be within the area like I said When that happens Call 911 cuz we, he will be arrested tonight okay? - Just keep your door locked, okay? - All right, thank you Thank you Yep I don't know where else he could be I mean, he... - (Unintelligible) - Yeah, um I don't know It's gonna get cold He's not dressed to be outside He's not equipped to be outside He's, he's sitting somewhere He's gotta be I sea... I searched this side from the uh, south All those - I searched the... - Okay storage unit, all that I don't, I don't know - So we'll - Yeah Let me put a comment in (Unintelligible) Shortly after the victim called to report Percy had returned and was ringing her doorbell By the time officers arrived, he had already entered a neighboring unit Hello? Can you come to the door? It's Dwight Police Department can you come to the door? I'm sorry - I thought you was my neighbor - Hi - I told her I had nothing to do with it - He's in here All right, we need to grab Percy Okay Wait - I didn't call the police - Is he here? I’ll have him come out - Can I help him? - No, we need to see him We're going to get him right now Just please Please Percy Come on (Unintelligible) Come on - Grab your cane - Wha... what's up, man? Let's go What's, what's up? Let's go, grab your cane This is the one I (unintelligible) What's up? Right there Where we goin'? What you doing biting her again, man? I ain’t did, I ain’t… She got marks You're going - All right, you're going - Oh, wow You're going You're going No, you're going - Yeah - Oh, wow, man Uh-huh Hey And then you want to leave and then knock and come back? - We're not doing this - No - We're not doing this - Hey Would you get my wallet and stuff please? Yeah, we'll go grab your stuff You're not even supposed to be there Why are you coming back? Here, do me a favor - Let's not walk through the grass - Yeah I'm gonna go grab your stuff, all right? You got him, you we, you got him? Okay Can, can I go... just Can I get some more shoes or something, man? We, let's just, let's just make it to the patrol car okay? Can I just get his belongings? - He said his wallet's in here - Can we just stop it? Hmm? Can we just stop it? - Stop what? - Let's just - This? - Let's just make it to the - No - patrol car He bit you No He's going Okay - Domestic battery is not a joke - His sister… Nope His sister told His sister told me to call You can get whatever you want He just uh, his wallet Is his meds here by any chance? Yep Okay Uh Here right here - Here's Percy - No No, sir I need to get my wallet I'll get your wall... Listen to me - Listen to me - Jeez I, I know you're My, my other officer will help you So here's the deal I'm just going to have you move... move yourself over here Come down the ramp Here Come down the ramp We're not gonna go in the house, okay? I don't want you to walk around too much Step down over here Don't fall on down now Man - Oh, Lord - Just come on down here, okay? Here He'll get your wallet Man, she don't, he don't know where it's at We'll get your wallet Come on, let's go in the house, sir - I, I'm (unintelligible) -You're not going in the house She's in the house, okay? We're gonna have to just step down over here - Thank you, sir - Oh my God, man - Thank you, sir - Goddamn, man Use your cane just step right here, okay? Take your time - Take your time - Man Take your time There you go Could I get some shoes? - Man... - We'll get you some shoes, okay? Could I get some clothes, man? - Some pants? - They're gonna... They’re gonna change when you get there, okay? Where? where? When you go down to uh, Pontiac, okay? Oh, my Goddamn Baby, for real? Man, look at my eye, man I see it I see it, I see it I'm gonna read you this, okay? And then if you want to tell me anything you can, okay? I ain't got nothing to say, man Okay, well, cuz you want to tell me about your eye so they (unintelligible) I, I got poked in there That's, that's fine So I'm gonna, I'm gonna read you this, okay? Hey, Percy? It's, it's best that you have your Miranda read before you start talking while on body camera, okay? - All right, it's for your... - Yes it's your own constitutional rights, okay? You have the right to remain silent Uh, having these uh, rights in mind do you wish to speak to me? No Okay I have nothing to say, sir And do you understand each of these rights? (Unintelligible) Okay Thank you Thank you Of course I'm sorry No, don't be sorry Don't be sorry All right We don't need you anymore We got everything We're just going to talk to him and he's going to be going tonight, okay? - All right? - How long is he going to be there for? He's gonna have to stay overnight and see a judge Okay? He... He knows, he knows what's going on He shouldn't be touching you like that He shouldn't be hurting you It's illegal Okay? I'm gonna shut the door - Just... - What if I don't press her? It does, it doesn't work like that When there's domestic battery, it doesn't matter - It doesn't matter - I... You know this from the last two times, you know this So just stay inside, okay? Do you have his wallet? I got ev, I got all your meds Percy and I got your wallet O, O, O, Okay would you, would you do me a favor? What's up? Would, would you go look in the closet in there by my walker, man and give me some more shoes, man? Look man, I can't walk in these here, man They're gonna... They're gonna give you new shoes No, but when I get in… when I get out, man - I, I, I can't... - Okay, like, like... What type, what type of shoes, like some slippers or... Come, come here, let me tell you something Tell her the remote for the TV is in, in the, the drawer of the dresser in the bedroom Okay Okay, in the center drawer Uh-huh You know, okay? Uh-huh And the tablet is in the cat in the cat box by the cat bed But just give me some shoes, man You want shoes? Yeah Okay, where's your shoes at? Look, look, look As soon as you go in the bedroom it's the closet right there You'll see them right there Oh, man, she got my debit card, man Hey, could you ask her for my debit card, please? Hey, she might have his... No, no, I, I put it in my wallet earlier, sir I need to grab some shoes He's saying you have his debit card Be honest Do you have his debit card? Yeah, because it's... No, because it's supposed to pay for our bills Well, if it's in his name he needs his debit card He needs his debit card Work with me here, okay? Work with me It's in his name It's his And also, do you know what shoes he would prefer to wear that's good for his feet when he walks? I know you know him better than anyone else He just wants this and his shoes Give him the boots That's it Give him the boots? That's it Okay That's all he gets Okay I got your debit card and I got boots That's all we're dealing with it I need, I need my IDs My IDs is in that drawer What drawer? There's nothing else in that drawer No, no, my, my state ID Your state ID is not in there? No, no they're in that drawer, sir Okay I need one last thing He says his state ID is in the top drawer Oh - -, man I can't walk in them boots, man Could you get my boot, my gym shoes, sir? I need my gym shoes Hey, you see my gym shoes? No She literally... I grabbed your boots That's what we're working with, dude I need my gym shoes I can't walk in these boots Dude, this is what we're doing right now I'm doing, I'm going above and beyond grabbing your medicine Look it Here's your ID and I even got that card too for you I'm going to put it in here Which one is that? Let me see That's the... Oh, - - Well, that's what was in the drawer I looked myself So it's either you get the boots or that because we got, we got to speed this up All right, Percy Let's go Here Make your way I'll carry all those things, okay? Okay Le... let me... - One more... - Go ahead and make your way I just, I want you to sit down I don't want you to stand up (Redacted) they're taking me to jail Okay (Redacted) they're taking me to jail (Redacted) they're taking me to jail Oh, - - What, what the - -? Now I'm trying to grab something Here, just grab my arm Okay? Just pull yourself in with my arm Oh, - - All right For the transport you'll have to have your phone off but you can make those calls when we get there, okay? To the Dwight PD (Percy unintelligible) I'll give you a chance as soon as we get there No, no see it's, is... You got to turn it off - - We're only going to go right, just across town here And then, then we'll... then you can have your phone back and make your phone calls, okay? Got your meds, I put the... I feel with the medical conditions stuff like that I'm, I'm not going to... and his age, I'm not going to handcuff him in the front unless you want me to I always, I... I even... I handcuffed him in the front, too You did? Okay What did you say? Did you tell her where the tablet there was? She knows All right, you got your ID and your wallet You got all your medicine Yeah, man What do we got to do, man? Okay We got to just do this I wanted to make sure you were sitting before I did it, okay? I didn't, I didn't feel comfortable having you handcuffed while you were walking Man All right? We're bringing these boots either way for you, Percy All right, man All right (Redacted), why you do this - -, man? All right Now all my - - going to get thrown the - - away I'm just going to clear myself I'm coming back to the PD with you Oh, wait I’m, uh... I'm going to give her the domestic forms All right I'll be at the PD with you Man, y'all got some water at y'all jail? Yeah, Percy, I'll get you... I'll get you a drink of water when we get settled in there - - I got you Whoa, whoa, where we going? This way This way I just need to know which way (unintelligible) Yup I'm just going to get my hand here just for stability, okay? We're going to go to that door Which one? This one - With the light on there? - Yep, yep You good? Yep, yep You're good I got the wall, man I got the wall Oh, I just... Okay I just wanted to... I, I, I got the wall I was just looking out for you You know what I'm saying? I got the wall, man All right You got my cane and stuff? He got your stuff You can take a seat right here, okay? Yup I'm going to get you some water right now Yep All right The cap is right here, okay? Yeah, you're good (Unintelligible) up to you Thank you for the water Percy was transported to the Dwight Police Department for processing and was booked into the Livingston County Jail He was charged with domestic battery Records show that Percy had at least four prior convictions for domestic battery If convicted, he could face three to seven years in prison The victim made contact with the officers and informed them that Percy had attempted to reach her from jail through multiple phone calls The victim had an emergency order of protection against Percy which officers verified, and she requested assistance in stopping further contact Officers notified the Livingston County Jail and would follow up to secure the call records They also asked the Livingston County State’s Attorney’s Office to review the report for a possible violation of the order of protection Note that all suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law