Get out of my house! We're not gonna yell in front of the kids I mean, the kids are used to it You're close to getting a battery on me there - Now, stop it - Oh my God - Stop it! - You guys are so f***ing stupid I don't have clothes on Please An urgent call about a domestic disturbance had officers responding to an Illinois residence But before officers could even begin sorting out what happened between Karen and her husband They were immediately pulled into a chaotic confrontation inside the home While children remained nearby Crystal Lake police Crystal Lake police Yeah Can you come get him? - (Unintelligible) - Yeah, what's going on? Hold on, come over here Get him out Okay, come over here Exactly, go, they're right here - (Unintelligible) - Hey, hold on Hang on there, come over here Come over here, I gotta get you guys separated Come on over here Get out! - No, yeah, you can - No - No, yes, get out! - No, I'm not gonna leave - Yeah, because I didn't let - No - you in my house, so get out - No - No - Well, I'm investigating a domestic - Get out! - No - Okay, so why - Then you should know, you shouldn't touch me - You should know that once you call - Exactly, so get out - Yeah - because I didn't let you in my house - No - So, get out - No, what's going on? - One - One, two three - So, get out, and then I'll talk to you when I come out, yeah One, two, three I'm gonna come out - then you can talk to me - Okay Right? - I know (unintelligible) - Okay, what's going on? What initially sounded like a chaotic domestic argument slowly became more concerning as officers started questioning the people inside the house - I'm gonna stand right here - I'm gonna call my lawyer, come on Okay, you can sue me later - you can do whatever you want - No, because my door was open and I didn't let you in - So get out - Okay - Please get out of my house - (Unintelligible) - Okay - What's going on? I'm gonna, I'm gonna count to three - and you have to get out of my house - One, two, three Yes, get out! (Unintelligible) O... Officer Diaz - I'm gonna, I'm gonna say one - Yep - two, three, you gotta get out of my house - Okay - Right? - Okay - You know the law, right? - What's going on? - Okay, so when you come out - Yep, I'm investigating a domestic - then we can talk out - What's going on? What's going on? One - I know my, I know my laws - Okay, then - All right, so then - finish to three Get the f*** out! Get out of my house - Because I didn't let you in - No No Because the door was open - I didn't let you in - No What's going on? Get out of my house Nope What's going on? Get out of my house Can you take a breath? Your kids are right - there - No, I don't give a f*** that my kids are there, get out of my house! I don't care Get out - One - Okay - Okay - What's going on? - Well, we're not gonna talk - Where is he at? Nope So you can get out Get out of my house! - You're not allowed to come in - No, no You're stupid as f*** Get out One, two, three Get out Get out I'm not gonna touch you, but you got to get out No So can you please step outside? - And I will step out with you - If you, you're - (Unintelligible) - You can talk to my, yep - My sergeant’s right here - Yeah You can talk to him Can you guys not come in my house? Because I didn't let you in Sure, we'll talk outside Yep Can we go outside? Because he's not listening Okay, he, we're - we're here - Yeah, but you guys are not listening - You're not listening - I didn't let you in my house No, you're not listening I didn't let you in my house We're not gonna yell in front of the kids I mean, the kids are used to it So are you You're not gonna come in my house - Because I didn't let you in my house - Is there any other - Okay - adults here? No, no, there isn't Don't touch me - Don't touch me - Don't to... Okay, Diaz Come out here Okay, exactly I'll come out with you Go ahead No, I will go after you Because I'm gonna go out - Because you know I'm not stupid - Okay, go ahead Let's go You know the law Don't talk to my f***ing kids Come outside Because I didn't let you in my house - The door was open, but I didn't let you - Miss in my house Miss Diaz! come outside of my house - Because I didn't let you in - (Unintelligible) I know He knows the law I didn't let him in my house Come outside my house, Diaz - Can we stop yelling? - Okay No, I'm not gonna stop yelling Because I didn't let Diaz inside of my house And I know all three of your cameras are on And I didn't let Diaz inside of my house That's fine So can you tell him to come out? I will step out with him Can you tell him? No Yes, because that's the law We need to make sure everything is okay here - And if you guys have got anything - Okay, so do you not see it okay or not? - No, because you're just screaming at us - Because this moron, we're talking to my kids - We need to make sure everything - I’ve been through this - is okay - I have been through this Okay, well Step outside my house The situation shifted further after officers learned the emergency call came from inside the home and the children began corroborating parts of the incident 911 - call - Okay - hang up - Okay, who is the 911 call from? Who? - Say the name - It was a hang-up I don't have a name Okay, well then f***ing call your dispatch and call and ask for her name please He just told you One of your kids called? My kids? They don't have a phone - They said you handed them a phone - So, then what's the name What's the name? What's the name? - I didn't get the name - Okay So can you please call your dispatch and ask for the name? Because I know you guys do that I'm not, I'm not new to this I'm not So can you please call your dispatch - and ask for a name? - Okay So - Why are you getting - Can you - so - call dispatch and ask - (Unintelligible) - for a name? I just got here, what's your name? Yeah, I don't need to talk to you - No, no, because Diaz inside - Our sergeant, our sergeant (unintelligible) and I didn't let him in I didn't let him in I didn't let him in Right, he can't be in? - I know he can't be in - Can we do asearch on the phone number Can you guys get out? Okay Go over there You said mommy was hitting dad? You guys are calling the police on He doesn't want to talk - Exactly, he doesn't - Cuz she's saying - Because the number came from my phone - Try to reason with us Oh my god, I'm not reasoning with you Get out! Get out! Get out! I'm not gonna touch you because you guys play this f***ing Oh, if you f***ing touch me, I'm gonna f***ing arrest you - You got to go - Yep You already Remember, you already touched me - Yep, I told you - No, I didn't Yeah, you did No, you didn't So play it back You got to go Okay I told you if you touched me again Well, there's my kid He seems so scared of you Can you please go? - (Unintelligible) - No, he's scared of you Can you please go? He's scared of you No, he's not He pointed at you and he - (Unintelligible) - Can you go out of my house? You cannot be in here I did not let you in I'm not gonna touch an… - Yeah, but he's got to go - I'm not gonna touch - my officer - Because he's waiting for me to touch him and he's a f***ing moron - No, you guys got to go - You did touch me Okay, well, all right Fine I'm not leaving them in here Perfect, great - Then you can stay in here - No, you're not doing that - Yeah, this is my house - Oh, I'm gonna place - This is my house - you under arrest I will give you one last - warning - No, because this is my house - I will place you - I know the law - under arrest - I know the law You're gonna be under arrest Okay, so All right Okay, but I can't let you guys in right? You're close to getting a battery on me there - Now, stop it - Oh my God - Stop it! - You guys are so f***ing stupid I was about to kick open the door Huh? I was about to kick open the door Yeah The door's open I announced to her police, what's going on? She's banging on the door I can hear it from all the way from the street And then I get in here and then she's like, oh, I don't talk to you And I said, hey, what's going on? You want me to get her for resisting for doing this? Obstructing I mean, or Are we going to talk to her before she starts (Unintelligible) How we want to do it By that point, officers believed the situation had escalated beyond the original disturbance call after officer Diaz reported injuries during the confrontation When she tried to shut the door on me I don’t know how (unintelligible) on this but I mean the risk might, uh, try to not let her shut the door What did you do? What did she do when you tried to reopen the door? Uh She was trying to take the lock and I said (unintelligible) I'm gonna arrest you, place you under arrest - Did she touch you? - Did she touch you at all? Yeah, she scratched my whole hand It hurts I'm not even lying It's her nails I mean, I don't know if it's red or anything but she has all these prosthetic nails I mean, look, right here, right here Look, you can see it right here I mean, I'm not Look, you can see she was scratching me Okay, I'm good for... Go ahead, (unintelligible) (Unintelligible) in the door now Locked in the door, probably (Unintelligible) right there? - Okay, um, let's... - No Get with them to get them out of the room If you have a battery on you - I'm okay with the (unintelligible) - Yep Let me go to the back window and see what we can see As officers gathered outside the locked bedroom door the confrontation inside the home was quickly approaching a breaking point The kids in there? Crystal Lake Police No, they're all in here Hey, what was your name again? You don't open the door we're going to kick down the door You got five seconds or we're going to force our way into that door One One Two, three, four, five Okay Okay, you're coming with me - You're under arrest - Why? - Because you scratched him - No, I'm not Yes, you are No, I'm not - If you resist, you'll get another charge - I'm not under arrest No, I'm not If you resist, you're gonna get another charge You're under arrest - Why? - You're under arrest, get up - No, I'm not - Get up, get up No, I'm not Bring her up, bring her up Mom Why am I under arrest? Get away from the children - Put your hands behind your back - Why am I under arrest? - Why? Tell me why - Here, grab this hand - Tell me why - Grab this hand Tell me wh... I don't have clothes on I don’t have clothes She's under arrest for aggravated battery to... What? - (Unintelligible) what, no - Don't move, don't move - What police officer? - You're gonna get another charge for resisting Okay Wait, can I get... Can I get some clothes on, please? No - No - Please - I don't have clothes on - Hands behind your back I don't have... I didn't... I didn't resist (Unintelligible) behind you, okay? Yep But I didn't... Can I get some clothes on? Nope, we're past that... We're past that... We're, we're past that point right now But I didn't... Your husband can get you clothes - We're past that point - Okay, so then tell him I'm going to stand right here, like still - literally - You good? Yeah, I got it Literally, I'm going to stand right here Can you tell him to get me clothes? Yes What's your name? You're under arrest now What is your name? Otherwise, you need to go to county Okay, well, can you guys get me clothes? So then I'll tell you my name I literally don't have clothes on We're going to get you clothes - What's your name? - Can you tell him to get me clothes and I'll tell you my… He's working on it What's your name? Why can't you just tell us your name - to make this easier? - Because why are you guys arresting me? I didn't call you guys This guy came in like a... Listen Like, a hundred percent - I didn't let him in - He's... he's not letting you go I didn't let him in - without... with... with permission - He's not letting you go - I didn't - Have you ever heard of called exigent circumstances? If a crime is being committed that allows Officer Diaz Said what? - That you got into b... - with your husband - Okay Do you see a battery? We don't know that Okay Can you call him over here? Okay Can I sit there and you guys call him out here and then ask him? We're past that point right now No, we're not No, you're not because I didn't let him in I'm not going anywhere The way you're acting, I'm not letting you go - Okay, but I'm not going anywhere - You crushed me, you scratched me I didn't scratch you, you f***ing moron To the car and bring clothes out to the station Awesome To the car To the car To the car Stand back Stand back - Stand back - Stand back Stand back - Stand back - Stand back Stand back I don't have clothes on - Stand back - Oh my God Stand back Yeah, I don't have clothes on - Stand back - I don't have clothes on Stand... I don't have clothes on Oh my God - What the f*** - You can't walk her around like that I don't have clothes on Please Over here Okay Come on - I don't have any clothes on - Come with us Come with us If you guys check my record I literally don't even have a record We're gonna get you clothes - for the p…police station - Oh my God I don't even have a police record I don't even have a f***ing speeding ticket ever Oh my God This can't be happening to me Like I don't even have a f***ing speeding ticket ever Have a seat - Okay, have a seat in the car - Have a seat in the car Get in the car Get in the car No Get in the vehicle or we're gonna place you in the vehicle Get inside the car Five seconds Listen Listen You, you have... you have to calm down and breathe Listen, just stop talking No, no, no - Just, just, stop - Please, give me a breather - Stop talking and breathe - I know, hold on Stop talking... I'm trying to You need to stop talking and breathe Deep breaths Deep breaths I know you guys can see that Stop talking and you can breathe You're not allowing yourself to do that He’s holding me really tight Can you just hold me Because you're falling, you're falling You're on... you're on our cuffs and we can't let go Do you have her? I have her, yes, yes Okay Just give me a breather for like a second I'm not gonna move, I promise I can't let go of you I know I know Just take a breath He did, he let... he let you go - He let you go - I know I felt it What's your name so we can go on a first name basis? Karen Have a seat please And you gotta have... - have a seat... have a seat, Karen - I know, I know but - Okay? - Just give me a breather - Okay - I won’t go in there I promise I know... I know you will and I believe you And I believe you, okay? Were you getting ready to go out for the night cuz you're all dressed up, or did you guys just get home? We were just getting home Okay, what'd you do today? We went to our business to work and he left me there because he got jealous He got mad about something, but I didn't do anything Okay, all right So, there's... there's something I have to read you first Okay? - I know my Miranda rights - Yes - but I... I literally... - Okay? I understand - I, I, I'm... we're going to... - These are so tight we're going to adjust them - I know, but can you just... - Just... - I know, I will not move - We'll adjust them, Karen, okay? I promise Okay, listen, listen I'm going to read you something here, okay? Listen, you have the right to remain silent Can you (unintelligible) my hair, please? Are you sure? Yes, please - Just pull it - How do you want me to do it? Just pull it forward Like, right here? - Yep, like that - Okay Are you sure? Yes Is that good? Yeah All right You have the right to remain silent You understand those rights as I've read them to you? Yes, I do Okay What happened? I don't know He saw something he didn't like He just left me, so I text him, I was like, "Where are you?" He's like, "(unintelligible), you can stay there by yourself, enjoy" And I'm like, "What, enjoy what?" Okay So then I had our employee drive us home When I got here, his mom was gone by... by then Okay So you confronted him on why he left you? Yeah, and then he said "Oh, because there was a guy that went up to you and touched your back when you went to say something to him" I was like, "Well, I can't control other people but I control myself, and I know that I didn't talk to him anymore" - And to me, it's just embarrassing - Okay for my husband to leave me there Okay, I understand that I understand a lot So then, after that, what else happened? Nothing, we just kept screaming and fighting at each other, so my kids call 9-1-1 - You can... - Did you tell your kids to call 9-1-1? No - You can go and... - How do... how do they call 911? Who's phone did they use? Well, they each have their own phone Oh, they have their own phones? Yeah Okay - You can go ask them why they call 911 - Okay All right I give you permission to go ask them Okay, we will Officer Diaz or somebody will go to talk to them Yeah, you can go ask them Okay, I'm good Um, okay Actually, no Since she's like this, stay with me I don't... you know what I mean? I'm very sorry that this went down like this, okay? But you kind of left us at no choice there You were very uncooperative from the beginning - It just... It just... - Well, I know, because I didn't call you - I know, but just let me talk - guys Let me talk, let me... let me finish Okay, so I'm very sorry this had to happen but it had to, cuz it kind of left us no choice But I... I... I would never hurt somebody I... I have marks - If I didn't have marks right here - Where are they? it's the red marks right here That's what the aggravated battery’s for There's no red marks - Come on - No, there... we... we saw them - (unintelligible) - Yeah We have a Ring camera I didn't scratch him No, this was inside the doorway - Yeah, we have a Ring camera inside - All right, he was... It was when you tried to close the door on him and you tried to lock it (unintelligible) But I didn't... I didn't touch you at all - when I closed the door - Yeah, we're in the front - Okay, well, we have a Ring camera - (Unintelligible) untill we get to the PD - I can show you - We have the story about what happened On her... At least on her side Because I know that he's not allowed in without us letting him in No, there's things called exigency Yeah, but it's not one of the parents that called, it's the kids Because we don't know who called - But then... - Okay, but the door was open - but the thing is - so then he walked in - with the door being open - then I know that he's allowed Yeah - So then he walked there - Officer Diaz probably had reasonable belief - probable cause... - Okay But I, I... - he knows that I didn't touch him - Just understand it, you know Well, yeah, but we didn't know that at the time No Yes, you did touch his arm He has scratches on his arm - Okay, and you hit me in the wrist - You know there's no scratches - over there with the door - on his arm Look at my... look at my nails You know that I would leave claws if I did scratch him And we saw the red marks - We already saw it - But, he literally just showed you He has no red marks on him - No, it's here, I have them - It's there So that's why you left us with no choice to do what we had to do, okay? We're past... we're past the door being open we're past Officer Diaz being in there We had to investigate a crime that was - being committed - Okay, so then can you go ask my husband if I felt like a threat to him because I was questioning why he left me at our (unintelligible)? Well, we just needed... a cooperation from either one... either one of you and we would have left I know but It's just embarrassing to be left in your own business - that you worked so hard - You know (unintelligible) I understand, and that's... this, that's a conversation you two are going to have to have at a later date, okay? That's something you guys are going to have at a later date, okay? I'm very sorry you're in this position right now I really am I know it has to suck to be in a you're on your block here, you have a bus... You guys run the business together Okay, you've been... It's not something you want your kids to see and you have to get through this, okay? It takes time - You can literally ask him if I've ever - Li... li... listen I understand - been violent with them or him - you guys probably... you guys probab... You can go ask them I know Go ask them You guys probably been… They're not going to lie, they're kids I know... I know you guys have probably been drinking a little bit today so that kind of gets mixed emotions and those things all running, you know what I mean? - We work so hard and like, we like... - I know One day, Father's Day, we can't enjoy Let's have a seat now Okay, Karen? I mean, am I not going to get bailed out today? No, you're not You have to have a seat, okay? Can you guys just dress me right here? - I won't move, I promise - No, we can't We're going to have... we're going to have a female officer - I literally don't have underwear on - No, I cant, I can't No, listen, listen, listen We're going to have a female deputy come to the station to get you dressed But she can get me dressed right here We can't We can't... we're on the street We can't It has to be done in privacy It can't The fact that you almost - half-naked right now - No, but I like... I literally approve for her to get me dressed I can't You have to do it at the police station The police station is right down the street, okay? Have a seat Just sit on your robe, okay? All right You okay? You in? I'm just going to pull the strap on (Unintelligible) No, there's no bail anymore Much of the emotional intensity from earlier in the night had faded once Karen entered the intake and processing phase I mean, yeah, right, you can see it's still red Yeah, let me get pictures of it before it goes away Where's the... Let's take pictures really fast Here, I want you to stand with your back against the wall Just do hands at your side and uh, smile for me All right Let's take this Turn your hand upside down Let me see the other hand We copy Other hand All right, now where did she... where did she scratch you? Right here Where is it? What point, I'm looking - I know we saw it on scene - So here... here you see it and then here there’s another one We definitely saw it on scene, it's definitely fresh I think that one's... No, that's not, that's not... Here for sure though, I felt a lot here - Even when you were talking to her… - I haven't seen it like that Even when you were talking to her I was like, it still stings I know what happened where someone's like expedite... expediting or something Oh, I didn't hear that part, I was like, "Oh, they're making another unit" Oh, you said they're making another unit? Yeah That's the part I didn't hear Okay - Yeah - Sorry, I mean I get all (unintelligible) The door's wide open Mm-hmm Why would you do that? Why'd you do that? I was just... I don't know We're just going to open this door to give you some air We're waiting for a female officer That's why you're just still - sitting here, okay? - I don't need air Oh, you don't need air? No Okay, all right This is why I don't want you to see us, she starts a fight with us and... I'll be fine Well, might as well tell them Yeah Because if you can't push anything, you're... No, I can... I can push stuff I mean, look It's a f***ing garbage can, bro I can push stuff I'll be fine Hey, how you doing? - Hello, good and you? - Hey Her name's Karen Yeah, her stuff here, wasn't it? It's just on the front seat, yeah Oh, okay, I got it All right, this is Officer Perez She's going to... help you get dressed and everything, okay? So when we have a female come in, we need a female to search a female and when we have a male come in, we need a male to search a male But since you're obviously kind of half-naked she has to help you, okay? Come on out Come on out No What do you mean no? I don't want to come out You have to No Can they do a pregnancy test? How will we do a pregnancy - test? - Okay, then tell her to do one She can't do a pr... Come on, Karen -Okay, but... - I thought we were cool No, I mean, we are, but I can do one and then prove you guys wrong Well, I don't know where pregnancy came from - What is it? - Nothing Where did the pregnancy come from? So then tell her to do one She can't do one - She's not a doctor! - Yes, she can Can you do a pregnancy test? No We don't have one Yeah, we don't have one - Maybe... - Well, you guys can request one Well, you being pregnant has nothing to do right now Yeah, because you guys think I'm intoxicated so tell her to do a pregnancy test - and then that'll lower my sentence - But it's all... So tell her to do one and then, you know what? I'll do a blow test - I can smell the booze coming off - Do one Okay, so then do one I don't have a pregnancy test Okay, no, I'm saying like a blow test You want a... for what? Because you guys think I'm intoxicated I didn't say you're intoxicated - I said I smell alcohol on you - Okay Yeah, because everybody else - was drinking around me - Yeah, we're... we're not... we're not charging you with any type of alcohol You guys said I'm intoxic... you're intoxicated No, we said we're... we're not charging you with a DUI or anything alcohol related - You're not being charged... - Yeah, because I'm not f***ing driving Yeah, that's why I said we're not Okay, so then what... what am I being charged with? - Arguing with my husband at home? - You're being charged with... You're being charged with aggravated battery to a police officer - Okay, we have a Ring camera - Police officer It was inside the door, so it would have caught your Ring cameras inside the house No, we... we have a Ring camera I can show you It was inside the house Okay - Well, I have a Ring camera - I was in... Karen, we were just cool five minutes ago No, we weren't because you guys are bullsh**ers Okay, we have to get out of the car, please I'll go look for one once we get you inside, okay? - We were really cool five minutes ago - Yeah, well I’ll wait right here then Nope, we weren't Karen, you can't do this from the car, okay? Yeah How are you going to... you can't pee right here You got to pee in a bathroom If you pee right here they... Okay, what does it matter if I pee if you say you're not charging me with alcohol? You wanted a pregnancy test - for some reason - Yeah, because you guys are like "Oh, you're drunk and there's been alcohol..." No, there hasn't been alcohol - You need to just step out of the car, please - Well, can she cover me? Because I'm not even covered You, you have to go inside - Can she cover me so then I can step out? - Okay, can she... Can she get you out of the car? Yeah, cuz will... can she cover me - and then I will get out? - I don't... Hey, do you have a blanket? Yeah, can you give us a blanket or something like a towel? She's out of the car I'll just cover her Walk (unintelligible) I don't want Officer Diaz anything No, he... No, I don't want him in here - and I know I have the right - So there's... - cuz I don't feel safe - there's another door... No, I don't want him in here I know I have that right I know 100% - He has to walk through here, so... - I don't want him in here because I don't feel safe with him I don't I understand that - He's going to use the door - I don't feel safe with him I don't feel safe with him No, (unintelligible) Nope, I want him out He is leaving I want him out There's another door in there - That's where he's going - No No, I want him out - I don't want him... I don't want him - Is that where he's going in the same room as me You can take a look and see he's going up There's another double doors over there He’s going to go to the other part of the building Let me shut this so you can leave He is not back Holy f***ing God Make sure this room is totally clean You have gloves on Can you go through those? Yeah They're a little wet - Do you have... - Can I get pants? Yeah, we have your pants Do you want to go in here, just the two of you? We'll leave the door open but we'll stand over here - and then you can help get her dressed - Okay, yeah All right All right Karen was taken to the Crystal Lake Police Department for processing She was charged with aggravated battery to a peace officer following the confrontation inside the home After completing the intake procedure Karen was transported to the McHenry County Adult Correctional Facility while awaiting her first court appearance