Do you need emails? >> I need you guys to get the [ __ ] out of my face. That's what I need. >> All right. Well, we'll be out of here soon enough. >> You can call me Actually, you can call me your big daddy. >> All right. How about that? >> I'm going to try to make this as easy and slim as free as possible. >> Call me big daddy and I'll listen. >> Okay. What the >> What's up, man? What's going on? >> I didn't call either. >> You all right? >> I got attacked by this cat. I called. >> All right. Do you want to take a seat for a second and tell another officer? You all right? >> You want an ambulance? because I wanted to leave to prevent anything from happening. >> 68, what's the matter? >> All right. Well, I got >> I'm just trying to leave, dude. >> I got to talk to you. All right. >> All right. Can you give me a second to try and find at least my ID >> and all my [ __ ] >> Don't step inside here. >> Please. >> What's going on, man? I'm trying to talk to you. >> Attack me. Go ask him. >> Do you have any idea what's going on? >> Pulled up my nephew. >> Yes, ma'am. >> I'm here for the weekend to see my mother. I I moved down to Florida on on Thanksgiving Day. >> Okay. I'm done. >> I come back here to try and tie up loose ends. [clears throat] We had a great day together. We were trying and we pull up here after he helped me move out of my storage unit to try and tie [ __ ] up. And I got scared because me and my aunt Trish, my aunt Trish is a diagnosed schizophrenic and she's a [ __ ] loon. So, I wanted to avoid conflict because she stirs the [ __ ] pot around here all the time. And I DIDN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THIS. >> So I said, "No, I got to go. I'm scared." >> Okay. >> And things [ __ ] evolved from there. >> What? >> And [ __ ] >> stand by. >> Officer answer >> physically. I want you to understand I'm This is my little brother. >> Okay. How do >> I know what I can physically do to him? >> That's your little brother? >> Yeah. And he walked that way. >> Okay. That's But that's your little brother. >> I He punched me in the face like five [ __ ] times and I smiled in his face. I said, "Hit me again." >> Okay. >> Okay. >> There's a witness next door. >> There's witnesses, I'm sure, all over the place. >> That That's fine. I'll talk to him, dude. Don't worry about it. I'm just trying to talk. That's all. I'm not trying to stir the >> You know what I could physically do to this child? >> I understand, man. I understand. >> MIGHT AS WELL BE SCHIZOPHRENIC AS WELL. HE'S THE SAME [ __ ] WAY AS our aunt Trish. And that's why I wanted to [ __ ] leave. And now I'm getting blamed for being [ __ ] Stay. You don't need to do [ __ ] over there. [ __ ] Officer Dan. Stay back. [clears throat] Officer Dofy. >> Hey, come here. >> No, dude. Do Do me a favor and just let me [ __ ] look for my [ __ ] I'm trying to find my [ __ ] out here now. >> Come outside. Come outside. Come outside. >> Sir, >> come here. We're not You can come out and talk to us and then you can find your stuff. >> Just please do me. >> We're going to figure out what's going on first and everything. >> Everything is fine. >> Step out from behind the couch. >> I'm Yo, I have >> Okay. That's what That's what I want. I want you to come out here where we can see you >> and we're not going to have this debate. >> I have nothing. Get out into the driveway where we could talk. >> I have nothing. >> Well, we're going to mitigate that. >> This is exactly what I was trying to You remember me from when I was a kid. I remember when when you were to come over here. >> Come over here. Come over here. Come over here. >> Why don't you just take a seat? >> I want to press charges on that mother. >> Figure that out. You're going to come over here and you're going to >> You're going to ask me to come over there because you are >> What I'm going to tell you is I'm not going to create any further conversation. >> What What What is What gives you the the reason to direct me what to do right now? that that you're brothers and that there was a physical confrontation and that he called the police because he was assaulted. You're physically injured as well. So, we need to get to the bottom of what occurred. >> Okay. You don't have to I don't have to do exactly when when I you do right now. Right now, you do. >> All right. So, I'm asking you >> otherwise what? Threat of arrest. >> Yes. >> Okay. And what grounds? >> On what grounds? That we're trying to conduct an investigation on a potential domestic violence incident. You're refusing to comply with what we're asking you to do. >> Okay. Easy to say that. Is everything on is everything being recorded right now? >> So if you can can you step over here away from your brother so we don't have foration and just take >> Would you lead the way? >> I'm not going to walk in front of you. >> Okay. Would somebody lead the way? >> Right here in my hand. >> Go over here. >> Okay. So you want me to step 5t right over on the >> You guys are really diplomatic. Huh? >> Over here on the curb. On the curve. >> That was not directed at you, sir. That was at my >> What's your name? What's your name? >> What's your name? >> Cooper. >> All right. Coup. >> Yeah. What's your name? >> What's good, bro? You don't even know my [ __ ] name. >> I do. >> No, you don't, sir. And I'm going to get it, too. >> I'm going to sit right here on the curb like you ask, you coop. >> Okay, >> you [ __ ] tell me what you need. >> I appreciate it. >> I guarantee you I know half your [ __ ] family, >> probably good friends with your [ __ ] parents and cousins know this. >> Okay, what happened? >> I [ __ ] told you already, Coop. >> You didn't tell me. >> I told you. >> You No, you told another officer. I'm asking you what happened. Just try. >> Well, why don't you ask him, Coop? >> Cuz I'm asking you. >> Well, why don't you ask him? >> Okay. >> Do you have your ID on you, my man? >> No. That's what I was trying to find back there, Coop. That's what I told him. I don't need I can grab your name from you. >> Okay. Why don't you find it from the other officers? >> What's your first name? >> I don't know. >> You don't know your first name? >> Nope. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> You'll find it. >> Okay. Do would you like to help yourself and explain to me what happened? >> I would like to help myself by protecting my my right to stay silent and potentially convicting myself for something that you guys like to [ __ ] play with. >> Okay. >> I want you to conduct your invest in investigation. I will be cooperative. >> Okay. So, >> you want me to talk to your brother and that's it? You don't want to You don't want to tell me your side whatever. >> Go take his advice. Yeah. Yeah. Go ask him. >> Well, I mean, there's two sides to every story, so I want to hear your side. >> I'll I'll deal with that when it comes to it, but you need to go get what the you guys need, and it's not going to be from me. I'll tell you that much right now. >> Okay. All right. Very well. >> Do you need to eat this? >> I need you guys to get the out of my face. That's what I need. >> All right. Well, we'll be out of here soon enough. >> So, ultimately, what did the what did the arguments stem over? >> Preventing this. Yeah. >> He wanted to leave because he was afraid of a confrontation and then he refused to listen to me in the sense that it would not escalate into a confrontation. >> Sure. >> In which he created one. >> Okay. >> And then he attacked me. >> Okay. >> Exactly what I was trying to do. >> No. You guys have any past history of you guys getting into it like this? >> Yes. This is this is a kind of this is a common enough occurrence that it would have gone without anybody calling the cops if it didn't escalate so severely. >> Um He got physical to the point of fists and grappling and he was trying to choke me out and >> I tried everything in my power to calmly >> converse with him and and say that this doesn't have to happen and it doesn't have to escalate and he is my older brother. Therefore, he is never obligated to ever listen to a single word I have to say. It is all optional to him. And then he gets to escalate things to this overly dramatic level >> and it's all my fault and all my guilt and all my responsibility to deal with. >> What's your name? >> Did he Did Did he ask Did he request an ambulance? >> Do me a favor. >> Did he request an ambulance? No. No. No. >> Turn around. Place your hands on. >> Really? >> I'm under arrest. >> Are you serious? >> For what? >> Right now for domestic violence, simple assault, obstruction. >> You guys know that he actually attacked me. >> Okay. I asked >> He better be assault. He better be arrested, too. All right. So, now this is the case. >> He assaulted me first. >> Okay, >> Thomas. I don't want to make >> You can call me You can call me sir >> or master >> or your big daddy. You can call me Actually, you can call me your big daddy. >> All right. How about that? >> I'm going to try to make this as easy and you as possible. >> Call me big daddy and I'll listen. >> Come over here. We're going to go back to my car. >> Okay. Well, this is my right that you're currently pulling towards. >> I'm going to go to your right and take a seat inside the car. inside of this car. Yeah. >> Inside of this car. Take a seat. >> Sick. >> So, is he not getting arrested? Because I would like to formally >> I'm talking to him. >> I don't give a who you're talking to. You're talking to me. >> Get your feet inside. >> You're [ __ ] public servant and I'm formally filing a complaint with you. >> Put your feet inside the car. >> Are is EVERYTHING STILL ROLLING RIGHT NOW? BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT doing your job, dog. And you're forcing me inside of this >> under arrest >> for some [ __ ] that Oh my god. >> Okay. >> Oh, back to >> this is [ __ ] headquarters. Starting mileage 215 minutes. As soon as I saw her car, I wanted to leave. And that's what this all stemmed from. >> Dude, she's a >> This is so >> This is so [ __ ] THIS IS WHY I WANTED TO LEAVE, DUDE. >> SHUT THE [ __ ] UP, FAT BOY. I REMEMBER YOU FROM WHEN YOU WERE A LITTLE big [ __ ] >> I'll get out. >> Shut your dumb ass up, you fat turd. I know all your friends, too. >> The couch was not off. I guess it was >> Oh, yeah. Oh, and he destroyed my Xbox. He destroyed the only thing in my you officer, I would like you to know this room is my life. >> I got you. I moved in here during co the past 5 years of my life have been this. >> Okay. >> Go on. >> Well, no. I'm going to add that to the situation here. Okay. >> What are the I I know you're upset, man. I'm I'm sorry you came to this. Bye, dude. I [ __ ] I'M SO HAPPY. I'M SO [ __ ] HAPPY. Take your seat belt off. Watch your head. Hurry up these steps. Hurry up these steps. Mother, face this door for me. Face this door for me. Thomas Barrett was taken into custody and charged with seconddegree aggravated assault involving strangulation, obstruction, criminal mischief, and refusal to provide a DNA sample. Thomas Barrett was taken into custody and charged with seconddegree aggravated assault involving strangulation, obstruction, criminal mischief, and refusal to provide a DNA sample.