On March 28th, 2025, officers were dispatched to a restaurant after reports of a battery. >> Ma'am, you have your ID on you? >> No, I don't. >> You don't have an ID on you? >> No. It's my birthday. I turned 55 today. I went to a steak place to have a nice steak. I waited there for 2 hours >> and they didn't give me a steak. >> All right. What's your name? >> Jennifer Hwitt. >> Might open. No. Come on. >> NO. NO. I DIDN'T do anything wrong. I'M JUST >> NO, I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG BUT GO OUT TO DINNER. IT'S my >> birthday. >> OKAY. >> I need you to take a deep breath. >> No. >> And I'm going to advise you. >> My dog JUST DIED. I WENT OUT TO DINNER FOR my birthday. I don't need this [ __ ] >> Take a deep breath. One more time. >> What are you going to do? Take a deep breath. Arrest me. I didn't do anything wrong. I need >> if you don't. >> All right. I'm just [crying] ma'am. I'm just trying to identify who you are >> while we looking for my birthday. >> What is your name? >> Pamela Duff. She is your name. >> That woman. I would go back in there and the out of her honestly. Police officers. >> Ma'am, what is your name? >> Why do you care? I just told you I'm misidentifying you because we are investigating a call. Okay. >> For what? You're investigating a call of a customer who didn't get her meal. >> I didn't get my meal. >> We are looking into it. >> I just ma'am. >> I mean, come on. You know what? >> No. No. Stop. >> This is so unbelievable. >> Stop, babe. I just wanted a steak for my dinner. I >> you have Hold on. >> I'm going to go. >> NO PEN. >> LEAVE IT ALONE. >> All right. Where are you going to sit? We're going to sit right here on the >> All right. Do you have ID on? >> All right. Can I please have it? >> No one's saying you did. >> We just need to identify everybody we talked to. >> That's all. Thank you. >> I remember I doing officer redness police department. >> Um I was much more or less worried about them driving. I think they're getting ready cuz they were walking straight to the car. Are they gone already? >> No, we have them over there. Just what happened in the restaurant? >> Okay. So, there's a group of people that also saw it, but I was helping in Iraq. I guess there was a guest issue. They were waiting for some food. So, I went to check on them. Um they wanted their stuff cooked up more. So, I just was standing right there and the they were both upset with how long they've been waiting. I'm like, "I'm just sorry. I'm trying to help you out." And this lady just kind of like turned to me and her whole demeanor changed. I was like, "Ma'am, please don't speak to me like that." And she kept trying to reach me. I was like, "Don't put your hands on me." I said, "I'm just trying to help." And then when the language started, she was like, "You're the effing worst." She's like, "You're so disgusting." And all these guests in the corner saw um >> um we were in the corner of the bar where those guests are standing. >> Yeah. I'll talk to her after. >> So, I was like, "You know what?" When they started getting ugly, she was like putting her I was like, "You know what?" So, I went to reach and I grabbed the food. I'm like, "I'm just going to go ahead and ask y'all to leave." And she stood up and she like she's like, "You're worse." I'm like, >> "Oh." Uh, I don't even know where she I thought she got me. >> You have a red mark right there. >> Um, it's so weird. >> Yeah, you do. Got a picture of her. Sorry. I just don't want them to see me. >> All right. >> All right. So, first things first. I can't persuade you either way, but are you willing to pursue charges? >> She doesn't need to be perfect. >> All right. All right. So, what I'm going to have you do is I'm going to have you fill out a [laughter] sworn statement concerning what happened. My colleague's going to come back with his phone, take a picture of your injury. Okay, it's all right. >> It's okay. It's not embarrassing. >> You You have nothing to be embarrassed about. >> You were doing your job and she she put answer. It's not acceptable anyway. >> So, tell me exactly what happened. >> Check out for dinner at >> 8:00. Okay. [laughter] ordered 561. Ordered a bottle of wine, >> waited for a dinner, waited for a dinner, >> had an interaction with the with the person ordering the food. Thought our thought our meal was all set. I have a garlic and onion allergy. >> Okay. asked about asked about cream spinach which was you know sometimes it has garlic and onion in it >> and >> you know it was like you know never heard from these people and then it was like hey look what's what's going on with our dinner and I don't know if it was you know I don't know if it was 9:45 was an hour and 45 minutes I don't know if it I don't know what it was. My my wife and I got up and and uh danced to a couple songs. Nobody ever came over to us. We were trying to figure out what was going on. We we drank the bottle of wine. We've had no food all day. >> No one that came over to us at the end was an absolute. >> She was so mean. And so like I came back and said I said she put the steak down in front of us and it's just you can't have it. And then she took it away. >> Well, wait. Let me finish. >> Okay. Did things get physical at any point? >> No, she what she did was she did she did take her napkin. >> I waved the napkin at her and >> I didn't touch her >> and there was no there was no physical. >> But I mean it's like you know like for if if we're going to go down this road [laughter] piece of meat, we will >> if we're going to go down this go down this road where there's an A and B on this particular woman. Let me give me a break. This woman was antagonist. >> I was like just happy birthday. >> I mean >> I mean it's her birthday but it's like really and you know like we >> I know it doesn't mean anything right now but happy birthday. >> Yeah. But I mean it's like really ridiculous. [snorts] I mean I mean >> I mean we live in Marco. We don't come here ever because of this. >> But you know it's like really >> I don't know. >> What are we going to do? Are you going to arrest me? Are you going to arrest me? We're just trying to find out what's going on right now. >> I didn't get to eat. >> I got to tell you, you know, I I I had high I'd never been to this restaurant before. I had high aspirations. >> Where were you exactly at Bahamas? >> Huh? >> Bahamas. We had Okay. >> I had high aspirations for the restaurant because I heard good reviews about it. And you know I you know I just I'm I'm just this you know we sat there you know we we were having a nice time but we just didn't know why we just didn't know why it took 2 hours for a meal to come and it's like you know >> to what what are they saying? What what do we have to do? I mean there's like 10 cop cars. I haven't done anything wrong. >> I mean >> listen nobody said you did anything. We're just trying to talk to all parties involved. That's all. Really? >> I mean, well, what are they going to do? They're going to say I did something and you're going to arrest me. What is happening here? I just want to go back to Marco. >> I mean, she took she, you know, >> she took the plate right away from us. We was like, >> you know what's funny is she left and then the server came out with our meal and >> you know, the food was rare and you know, it's like really two hours you can have a rare meal. You know, she's like she's like like I can't believe this. She threw her threw a napkin up in her threw a napkin up like in in uh >> your woman would have done that. >> And and then and then and she's like, "You just hit me with your napkin." I mean, really? Are you is that >> Hi. How you doing? >> Nice to meet you. >> Nice to meet I'm Marshall. Nice to meet you. >> It's mainly she and I that we all were witnessing it. >> Okay. >> She was sitting here and observed the entire thing, but she's 14. >> All right. So, I'll just give you two or three then. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> All right. So, just explain to me what happened in a nutshell. So we uh I mean we saw the whole thing but um when we sat down the lady was by herself and and we grabbed this chair and she's kind of pushing us over. We're like all right whatever. >> And then her husband came back from the men's room, sat down and they had their drinks and then their dinner came and they're complaining about their dinner. >> Okay. And uh we were standing here and we could hear that she was upset about the dinner not being cooked well. So they brought it back, >> right? >> Cooked it, brought it back and then she just got angry at the at the major the woman there and she hit her twice in the face with a napkin. >> Okay. >> Like from like here to here like very close. I >> mean it's not the most probably more than natural. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> And um so my daughters are here and I just said to her boyfriend like, "Hey, do your job. Get her out of here." >> And she came over to me and gave him a little finger and said lick my >> So I I noticed it from over there. I saw them push the stick back >> and then they were arguing about that and then I heard her say like, "Get out of my face. Get out of my face doing that." And I looked back over and she hit her in the face once and then she slapped her across the face again with a napkin, but it was like on the except it wasn't >> and then she got upset because we started like my sister's 13 grand. We backed away and she started walking to us >> and then >> sorry >> my dad goes like >> in front of my sister. He said that to your dad when he's not taking control. >> She said that. >> Oh, she said that. >> The woman. The woman said that. >> And you're like, I'll be with >> No, she asked me if there were >> the insane girl that was like a witness to what? >> 58. >> All right, ma'am. I'm going to need you to stand up. All right. All right. So, at this point, yes, you are being placed into custody. The caller advised that you committed battery. Okay. >> But I did it. >> Okay. >> But what do I do? I didn't do anything. >> For tonight, you're going to go to Naples Jail Center. All right. I'm sure you'll be out in the morning. >> No, she's not GOING TO BE OUT. >> [screaming] >> THIS IS NOT RIGHT. [screaming] THIS IS WRONG. You were supposed TO BE GOOD GUYS. YOU WERE supposed to be the good guys. >> All right. Do you have anything on you? >> I'm going to take her. I'm going to take her. All right. >> You're supposed to be >> with with her allowing you to. You will. >> Not without that. Okay. Can I take your guys? You are supposed to be >> Is it okay if your husband takes your purse? Is there anything in your purse that you need? >> No, I don't need anything. >> Here you go, sir. >> One one female 15. >> All right, let's got our inro bar around here. >> I'm going to be a proud person. Come on, let's go. Where are we going? Which car are we going to? >> Do you mind taking it? >> All right. >> You mind taking it? Why? Am I embarrassment to you? >> No. So I can go and talk to the other officers. We start. Sorry. >> You guys are the good guys. >> Sure. Good. Listen, we only go off with other people. They weren't there. >> It's going to become a court matter. I got to go across you real quick. >> You are good guys. I support you all the time. >> It's a possibility the jail will contact you. >> She'll be on airport road. >> I'm sorry to hear that. It doesn't unfortunately it doesn't affect what is happening right now. It's a possibility. The jail will contact you. All right. We will get your contact number to include on the next of information. What's your name? >> Officer Bloom number 321. I already told you that on camera 348. >> Why does the restaurant get to arrest me? What? Why? >> You want your phone, ma'am, or no? >> Why? I don't want my phone. I don't give a Why does this get to happen? >> Do you want your phone with you? >> No, I don't give a >> Okay. She doesn't want her phone with her. I want to know why this gets to happen. Tell me, please. >> Why? >> Hold on one second. >> Why do they get to just judge me? I didn't do it. >> Listen, we don't judge. >> No, but the restaurant is having me arrested for something I didn't do. >> We We only go in. [laughter] >> I didn't do this. [laughter] >> 2241. I just wanted >> my meal. >> This is not fair. I'm not an illegal. I pay my taxes. I have a business. I didn't do anything wrong. >> Like I told like I told you before, >> I don't I know I know you think this is the end of the world. devastating for me. >> Guess not. >> You're going to be all right. >> She was charged with battery and disturbing the peace. Share your thoughts in the comments below.