[Music] February 12th, 2025, Lacrosse, Wisconsin. At 4:39 a.m., police responded to a report of a woman refusing to leave the Hampton Inn. Staff said the woman was hiding in a bathroom and not complying with requests to exit. >> All right. >> Hi, Melissa. How are you doing? >> Doing a different hat. What's that? >> Bring a different hat. Says holy. >> Yeah. Yeah, that's what I got here. Not as not as warm looking as your hat. >> Okay. >> What's your name? >> Gone. >> Yeah, I'm super friendly. It's just kind of time to not be here. >> Sure. All right. They want you gone, Melissa. >> Huh? >> They want you gone. >> What's your name? >> I'm Evan. You remember meeting me last week? >> I don't know. I don't see a Velcro, so I'm confused. >> Velcro? I guess that's endorse. >> When when did I talk to you about what? >> Up by Hardies last week when you were walking around without pants on. >> How'd that go? What was in that bag? >> You went to the hospital. You had your shoes in the bag. You want to Can we Can we hop outside? We can talk outside. They want you off their property. >> You going to put me in the back of your car? >> Well, only if we got somewhere to bring you. >> Tell me where we're going. >> Well, you tell me. >> I saw asylum here. That's why he called you. >> What's that? You saw what? >> I seek asylum. He called for me. >> Okay. Well, they're they're not offering asylum here. They're a hotel. They only offer it when you pay >> for asylum. >> I'm I'm not taking anything out of the county. >> I I can't bring you out of the county. >> I don't talk to you. >> Okay. But you got to get off the property. >> I stand mute empty. I have court this morning. >> Okay. That's what you do in court. But why don't you walk down to the courthouse? >> Why don't you walk down to the courthouse? >> Cuz it's a little early for 10 below zero. >> Okay. Okay. It is cold outside. >> It's not 10:00 a.m. Maybe you want to look at me. >> I I can look for you, but we'll have to go to my car. >> Keep driving with your laptops open. I'll just call school again. >> Okay. Let's go outside. >> Don't go anywhere. >> Melissa, >> this is asylum. I'm not going back to jail. >> Nobody's saying you're going back to jail. >> I'm not going out there. >> You can't stay here. >> I have frostbite. >> Do you want to go to the hospital? >> They don't want me. >> Well, if you have frostbite, they certainly would want you. >> Oh, it's all thought out now. >> You just can't stay here. Prove it. >> Where's your buddy? >> You just heard him. He doesn't want you >> witness. >> I'll be your witness. >> You're locked in now. >> Melissa, we have to leave. Okay. >> Don't use my name, Evan. >> You have to leave. >> I do not have to do nothing. I am in asylum. You know what that means? I'm already locked up. >> This is a hotel. You got to leave. >> I'm not leaving. >> Okay. 76, you have a second. >> You want to see me do the hallway this time? >> Do not approach me from the front. My hands are already locked in for my protection. >> Evan, this is asylum. >> Do you know the words I've had to learn for competency? >> I'm up for it a third time. >> Yeah. >> I'm up for a status hearing at 10:00 a.m. >> Why don't we walk down to the house? >> I ain't doing nothing with you. Where's your witness? >> I'm your witness. I'm Where's the other cop? They're on their way. >> They are never here. >> Okay. >> For me. >> Why don't we bring Sergeant Brandon Penskover to the table? >> Yeah, he works him and maybe I'll unlock my hand. >> Last name. >> Who? >> You know last name >> for her? >> Yeah. >> You want to tell them your last name? >> Sergeant Brandon Pence. >> I can't tell you. I can add her to our trespass list, though. But if she's not willing to leave, >> they will haul me away and you'll never see me again. I'm prepared to die in jail this time. >> Okay. Well, what I'm saying, >> he's my only witness over >> that will result in me going over and escorting her from the premises. >> Okay. >> Aka Jason, >> are you are you okay with that to get her out of here? Absolutely. Okay. >> I'm >> What's Can I Can I check your feet out if you got frostbite? >> Yeah. Look at this. >> Those are your hands. Can I see your feet though? You got You said >> I swear. Should check up the other girls in jail. You said you have frostbite. Those don't look too frostbitten. Can I see the bottoms? >> No. You know what? You're being an [ __ ] >> I'm trying to make sure you told me I had frostbite. I'd like to get you trying for anything. >> I'd like to get you checked out if you need it. >> Look away. >> Okay. >> Look away. Evan, >> are your feet okay? It looks like they're moving. They're not blue. They're not purple or anything like that. I can hold my breath longer than you can count to 10. >> Okay. >> Nine. Eight. >> Do you want an ambulance to check you out? >> I want you to not get any closer. >> Okay. I won't get any closer, but at some point >> Why do you wear your badge upside down? >> That's how it's supposed to be worn. At some point, listen, we're going to have to leave the hotel. Okay. >> Obviously. Yeah. >> I'm waiting to get somebody to pay for it for me. >> Okay. Nobody's going to be doing that cuz I'm not paying for it. He's not paying for it and they want you gone. >> I think you're a [ __ ] [ __ ] >> I think I've been pretty nice to you. >> I think you're a [ __ ] [ __ ] >> Okay. >> I sought asylum. >> I don't talk to police anymore. Where's Brandon? >> Is he your other watchman? >> If you want to walk >> I want to talk to Sergeant Brandon Pens. He's my witness. >> Okay. He'll be at the court. >> He's my only witness. >> He'll be at the courthouse. Why don't you walk down to the courthouse? >> I've never met the man. >> But he's your witness. >> He's always signing the paperwork. >> Oh, okay. But >> play nice, Evan. We'll grab you by the balls. >> Don't be grabbing me. >> Playing nice. >> I seek asylum here. >> Well, >> you better produce Brandon. >> I can't get him cuz he works for the county and he doesn't work right now. >> So, how do we get you to leave the hotel here? >> We don't. >> Okay. >> You know what? I do, but it's not in the term that you're using it. >> Okay. What do you mean when I say it? >> You're going to another country to seek protection from prosecution of your political beliefs, your religious beliefs, and other things like that. >> How far do we go? Where's the underground world from here? >> Can we Can we figure out how to get you out of here? >> This is it. >> Okay. Well, you can't stay here, though. They don't want you here, and they certainly don't want you yelling in the lobby. Then quit facing me. I said look away. >> Well, I can't look away. >> I can't do that until you leave. >> Ryan, look away. >> I can't do that to you, >> Ryan. Look away, >> Melissa. Look away. >> I can't do that until you leave. >> I can't do that until you leave. >> Once you leave the property, then I can look away. >> Then I can see you first. >> I'm waiting for Brandon. >> He's not coming. >> He prays you don't do this. >> Who does? >> Hobart. >> I thought you didn't know him. >> I don't. >> Oh, okay. He signed all my paperwork to say you guys handle me and he prays that I get justice once I'm in. >> [ __ ] You guys forget about me as soon as you walk out. Don't worry. >> Well, you're going to walk out first and then we can figure out about each other. >> No, you don't know nothing about me. >> Okay. Melissa was out on three felony Lacrosse County bonds issued on January 6th, January 15th, and February 10th, 2025. [Music] >> Listen, I'm going to ask you one more time. Your shoes and socks back on and you're going to leave. >> I seek asylum like your website. Hey Melissa, do you remember me? >> He's refusing. >> What do you know about me? >> She's refusing to leave. >> I helped you with that standby. >> He said I was in my underwear. >> What? >> He said I wasn't wearing any underwear that day. >> He wasn't there that day. Do you remember? It was uh >> standby. >> Standby. You went to grab your belongings at the Ailia house. I helped you out with that and then you took a taxi over your dad's. >> Do you know Gina threw out the trash? I didn't have that much stuff. >> Gotcha. Yeah. And we helped gather it all up and then get get it. We even helped you put it in the taxi and everything. >> And I saw you at Quick Trip, too. >> Did you? When was that? >> I seek asylum right where I sit. >> Okay. >> I seek asylum from the city of Lacrosse. Kind of >> the jail sheriff county. >> You know what? My lawyers aren't doing >> we're going to hole and it's probably going to be 95 at that point. So >> I'm not going to be tortured anymore. >> She said if I got closer weather and uh >> Okay. >> You know what? >> Just be aware of that. >> Yeah. >> Be aware of what >> you said you're going to grab my balls if I get closer to you. >> Yeah. And it isn't a threat till I have to make it a promise. >> Yeah. Well, I don't want you doing that. I'm going to ask you one more time. Alissa, >> can we put our socks on? At least >> they're not our socks. Why don't you do the job? How about you volunteer for Electra Shark? >> Can we put your socks and shoes on? Let me do nothing. I found my asylum. >> Melissa, you need to get dressed or you're going to jail. >> You will not be touching me. >> Okay. >> If you take me to Lacrosse County Jail, I will scream right. >> Okay. >> That guy's going to dial 911 pretty soon. >> He already dialed 911. >> Asylum outside of the city, outside of the county jail because Brandon Pensor doesn't know what happens to me when you leave him alone with me. Melissa, >> if you pray for your shoes and socks on and you'll pray for mine. >> Put your shoes and socks on and leave. And then we can all be done with our day. >> Okay. >> Sorry, that's not the way my day ends. >> This is your last chance. >> What happens when I get thrown out? >> When you get thrown out? >> Yeah. >> I I don't know. You can walk down to the courthouse and you can wait for the courthouse to open. I get frost bit again and then my legs seize up and uh then my uh joints start to tail >> and I get insulted by your town some more and then I got to be hauled off and more broken bones and [ __ ] You know what? >> I stay. This is asylum. >> Okay. Okay. All right. Let go your hands. Stand up. Stand up. Put your hands behind your mouth. off. Stop. Pull this off. Pull her arm out. Pull her arm out. Okay. You're under arrest. Put your hands behind your back. >> Stop kicking. >> I respectfully do not kick. I'm kicking. >> You're kicking at him. >> Stop kicking. >> Okay. We can stay here all day long. Do not kick at him. >> I'm not kicking. >> Do not hold me. >> Roll over. Okay. >> Say I was kicking one more time. >> Stop. >> Say I was kicking at him. >> Roll over on your stomach. >> Be my witness. >> Roll over on your stomach. >> Stop it. >> Okay. >> Let's go. >> Here's what's going to happen here. Okay. Roll over. Hands behind your back. You're under arrest. Okay. Okay. >> You always break my left hand. >> Let me fix that up. >> 76. We're 95. >> Can't go anywhere, bro. >> Melissa, are you hurt? >> Yeah. >> What hurts? >> What hurts, Melissa? >> I [ __ ] [ __ ] >> You made that decision, Melissa. I tried to give you an opportunity to leave. >> I guess what torture my choices. There we go. >> I will go down with this [ __ ] >> Okay, let go your hands. >> You always hurt me. Oh, Brandon, I'll never date him again. Hey, >> going right to this car right here. I'm going to search you. Just give me one second. Turn on my camera. Okay. So, right now you're under arrest for bail jumping, sirly conduct, and resisting arrest. >> Okay. >> Is this what you were trying to do, Melissa? Cuz I really didn't want to bring you to jail. >> You sent me to the heater. Let me just search you quick. >> Okay, keep going. >> No, hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Don't go anywhere. [Music] >> All right. Anything else I'm doing right now? All right. We'll get you in the back seat here. >> Uh, yeah, it is. >> No, sorry. It is locked at this moment. All right, go and take a seat. >> All right, we got you buckled in. I'm going to go grab your property. Okay, >> [ __ ] hat. >> It is. >> Don't assume you know my page. >> Is this your hat or her hat? That's my hat. Where did that come from? It's probably falling out. >> I got one here. >> I'll go grab. >> Well, no. I'd say no use of forcing that. She went down to the ground on her own, so >> tensed up, pulled away. >> Yeah. >> I I think that's what she wanted. >> I think so, too. >> To be honest with you, >> I don't think she wanted anything else. >> So frustrating, man. >> She understood what we were saying. >> Oh, she sucks when when that's the way it has to go. What I'm going to do is Would you mind I'm just going to get her going with the property. >> Would you give him a business card with the case number? >> Um what I'm going to do is request that she have a no contact order uh here as a condition of her bond. Okay. Obviously she's getting arrested at this point. >> Um if she were to return, he's going to give you a business card with that. Um so that way you guys can see who exactly she is. >> Okay. obviously you know what she looks like and stuff and you guys I'm sure you can grab photo from camera >> so you can tell everybody else but that's what I'm going to request is if she gets released she's not allowed to be back here she comes back here she can get criminally arrested then okay um but yeah he'll get you some paperwork on that and then I'm going to get her down to jail >> okay thank you [Applause] Morning. >> Howdy. >> Morning. >> Any suicidal herself in our savings? >> No. No. She said she's going to grab me by the balls though earlier. So, she hasn't been super duper cooperative. Pulled away from us and resisted. I honestly think this is where she wanted to be because she doesn't want to be out in the cold. Yeah. >> Wouldn't leave the Hampton. >> So, okay. >> Um, but yeah, she hasn't been amazingly cooperative. She was talking about her feet having frostbite and then she took off her shoes and socks and they didn't look frostbitten. >> Okay. >> So, I didn't suicidal statements or anything like that. >> No, just not cooperative with me. So, >> Okay. [ __ ] you. >> Don't you know a peaceful protest? >> Melissa, we have to get you out of the vehicle. >> I'm not going to do it. >> Well, you can't stay in here. Melissa, we have to get out of the car. >> Oh, [ __ ] >> Melissa. >> Quit saying my name. >> Let's get out of the car. >> You don't know my name. Just [ __ ] off. >> I don't trust anything. >> Melissa, we're going to help you out of the car. Okay. >> You never help. >> I do help you. >> You don't even know me. >> Yes, I do. Melissa, you know me. Come on. I'm going to help. >> You put me in jail every [ __ ] time to get paid for it. You get to go home. >> I have to work three [ __ ] shifts and I never get to retire. Melissa was charged with disorderly conduct, resisting slashob obstructing an officer, three counts of felony bail jumping, and battery or threat to judge or law enforcement officer. All of these were repeat offenses. She was given a $1,000 signature bond. Make sure to like, subscribe, and share with friends to keep seeing the latest police footage from around Wisconsin. [Music]