Belligerent Man Turns Public Argument Into Arrest Over a Dog

[00:00:00]Officers responded to reports of a disturbance involving a man and two women arguing in the middle of a public street.

[00:00:07]>> This man is drunk.

[00:00:09]>> You smelling on his breath? He came in.

[00:00:14]>> What's going on?

[00:00:15]>> Our dogs get the ice cream candy and he came up with my daughter and her.

[00:00:23]>> Yes, you did.

[00:00:26]Listen.

[00:00:27]>> And you took her hair. Um, >> you attacked her. No.

[00:00:30]>> Did you touch me?

[00:00:32]>> Listen.

[00:00:34]>> What's going on?

[00:00:35]>> She touched all three units on scene.

[00:00:37]>> Dogs in the car and all the windows were up.

[00:00:42]>> Okay.

[00:00:42]>> Well, that's animal control, right?

[00:00:46]>> What's that?

[00:00:46]>> That's animal neglect.

[00:00:49]>> Was they had to >> Okay. Yeah. Did you call us?

[00:00:52]>> No, I didn't call. Well, you have a cell phone?

[00:00:54]>> Yeah.

[00:00:54]>> Well, you should have called us, right?

[00:00:56]We can come out there and take a look at it. Okay. You got your ID on you? What What happened with the physical stuff?

[00:01:01]What happened?

[00:01:02]>> Or she pushed me first.

[00:01:03]>> I What? Tell me what happened. I don't >> I was asking her why you had your dogs in the car and the windows were up and she had one window down over here, but that's still not enough air for them.

[00:01:18]>> So, you had one You saw one window down >> or at? Not at first.

[00:01:23]>> Okay.

[00:01:23]>> Not at first. Okay. Well, there's >> these windows were up.

[00:01:27]>> All right. All right. But there was window.

[00:01:28]>> Why should Why should she have her car running?

[00:01:30]>> Okay. So, there was a window down.

[00:01:32]>> Yeah. On the passenger side.

[00:01:34]>> So, it wasn't really truly an a pet emergency. All right. Do you have your ID on you?

[00:01:38]>> Yeah.

[00:01:39]>> You do um you do have a strong od of alcohol on your breath.

[00:01:44]>> He attacked me.

[00:01:45]>> Who Who is he? I'm sorry. I'm >> drunk man. He can smell the alcohol on his breath.

[00:01:50]>> And we tried to tell him um we said, "Could we help you?" He was looking in our car and we tried to explain to him.

[00:01:55]We got the air conditioner on while I got a window open and we about to come.

[00:01:59]You know what I'm saying? And bring our dog some ice cream.

[00:02:02]>> Open it up. Open it up.

[00:02:03]>> I'm not worried about what's in the container >> because we're here to get that ice cream.

[00:02:08]>> And then he said, "You're not going to do."

[00:02:11]>> Yeah.

[00:02:11]>> Okay.

[00:02:12]>> He said, "Dan, you're not going to do that. You're not going to leave the dogs in here and you're not going to do this."

[00:02:16]>> And he got in my face for in the street.

[00:02:18]>> He got in her face in the street and really wouldn't let her go. And then it just the confrontation started to happen. And he hit me in my face.

[00:02:27]>> Yes.

[00:02:27]>> And I push him off of me.

[00:02:29]>> Yes.

[00:02:30]>> Where did he hit you at, man?

[00:02:31]>> In my face. My lip.

[00:02:33]>> Okay. Do you need an ambulance?

[00:02:34]>> Let me see.

[00:02:35]>> No.

[00:02:35]>> No. I feel it. It's like he hit me.

[00:02:38]>> There's There's a little There's a little laceration there. You have your uh driver's license on you at all, ma'am.

[00:02:45]>> You know that he is drunk.

[00:02:46]>> Ma'am.

[00:02:48]>> Hey, ma'am. Purple shirt. Ma'am, don't don't confront with him. Okay. Stay over here with me.

[00:02:52]>> No. I'm fa to put this take this back to them cops I didn't pay for >> where where you were where you talking >> store and we had to run out cuz he was looking in the car >> okay you have your driver's license there >> what what um where where were you coming from >> I'm from uh >> No no no where were you what brings you down to downtown Ka Falls I'm on my way home >> from where >> no you're parked here where were you here >> no I was pulling down the road I was going home.

[00:03:22]>> But you're parked here.

[00:03:25]>> But no, I seen the car and I pulled over.

[00:03:29]I seen the dogs in the car.

[00:03:33]>> Okay. So, you you weren't on the street at all?

[00:03:36]>> Yeah. I was driving from downtown. I was coming this way and I seen the dogs in the car and I didn't see no windows down.

[00:03:45]>> Okay.

[00:03:46]>> I was looking out for the dogs. So, what you're saying is you drove by, >> you just happened to see a car with a dog in it, and then you backed up.

[00:03:53]>> Yeah. And I backed into the spot.

[00:03:54]>> She's gonna press charges on you, >> ma'am. Don't Don't antagonize. We're going to work it out. Okay. We're going to work it out. Are you still on Hollywood Avenue, Ka Falls?

[00:04:04]>> Yeah.

[00:04:05]>> All right. Where Where are your keys at?

[00:04:08]>> All right. Just Just relax. All right.

[00:04:11]>> Who's is this mess?

[00:04:12]>> I have no idea.

[00:04:14]>> I physical fight in the intersection.

[00:04:16]And I was like, I'm not far off.

[00:04:17]>> He's probably intoxicated.

[00:04:19]>> Okay, what do we got? What do we got going?

[00:04:21]>> All he said is he was driving by from Akan going home Hollywood, saw a car, a dog in a car, said, "Oh boy, I I'm going to see why those all those windows are up." He backs up, parks there, and then come to find out they had one window down on the far side, but these weren't down.

[00:04:38]>> Okay.

[00:04:39]>> So, he's all concerned about >> air conditioning.

[00:04:41]>> Okay, that's fine. That's fine, >> man. We're going to work it out. All right. We we got a lot to deal with right now. So >> I am pressing charge. So he >> I don't let nobody put their hands on me.

[00:04:51]>> Sam, >> I don't know.

[00:04:53]>> Figuring this out. Okay.

[00:04:54]>> He said about the physical part is uh he was pushed first and I didn't I didn't pursue that anymore.

[00:04:59]>> Yeah.

[00:05:00]>> So he's he drives, he sees a dog, he backs up, parks, and was checking on the dog. Argues with her about the dog being in the car without >> anything. No windows down. And then the window over there was down. He realized afterwards.

[00:05:12]>> Gotcha. Okay. Well, if he's intoxicated, he's not driving anywhere.

[00:05:16]>> Yeah.

[00:05:17]>> Witness.

[00:05:18]>> Well, he we got him in the car driving.

[00:05:20]We probably have to test him.

[00:05:21]>> Okay.

[00:05:21]>> Yeah.

[00:05:22]>> Witness over here said he he'll fill out a statement.

[00:05:25]>> Yeah.

[00:05:26]>> Um said >> they come out of the store. He's cuz they're like, "What are you doing with my car?" He confronts them, gets in her face in the middle of the road, >> puts his hands on her first and then >> they went to [ __ ] from there.

[00:05:40]>> Gotcha. He said he'll fill out a statement. So >> if Yeah. If you can get that for me, that'd be awesome.

[00:05:45]>> All right, sir. The next part um I got to parking part.

[00:05:49]>> Yeah.

[00:05:50]>> The next part what you said you push she pushed you first. What happened when you did you approach her >> or I I come up I come up and see what what was going on >> and then you find out whose car it was?

[00:06:01]>> Yeah. Well, they come out the uh Grandpa Joe's here.

[00:06:05]>> Oh, okay. They come out there and then what happened?

[00:06:08]>> Well, she come up to me.

[00:06:10]And I was asking her whose car this was or why was it more windows down.

[00:06:17]>> I had two dogs at home. They're like my kids.

[00:06:20]>> Right. And then you realized later that there was a window down.

[00:06:22]>> Well, I didn't realize it at first.

[00:06:24]>> At first you did. That's right. So she comes out of here and then you you asked her if it was her car.

[00:06:29]>> Yeah. And I was just asking her, "Why aren't your windows down or >> And then what happened?"

[00:06:35]>> I don't care if the car was running. She said the car was running. Why would you leave a car running on this road?

[00:06:41]>> You're allowed to leave a car running with the air on.

[00:06:46]>> But is that safe? What is >> Well, if it's unlocked seals it, if it's unlocked, there's a traffic coding for that. If it's locked, >> See, I can't lock my car >> with the keys in it.

[00:06:57]>> Yeah, with the keys in it.

[00:06:58]>> Right. All right. Well, maybe she can.

[00:07:00]>> Yeah.

[00:07:00]>> So, tell me what happened on the physical part. You You dressed >> She grabbed me. I was just trying to help the dogs out. because I know what it means. Or you're not supposed to leave your pets or your your your children in the car.

[00:07:15]>> Yep.

[00:07:16]>> Hi.

[00:07:16]>> Because it's hazardous. Or do you know what happens?

[00:07:19]>> But you still haven't answered my question about what happened. She comes over here. You address her. You said, "Is this your car?" And then what happens?

[00:07:26]>> Well, then she comes after me >> for what?

[00:07:30]>> She goes, "This is none of your business what I do."

[00:07:33]>> Okay.

[00:07:33]>> Yes, it is.

[00:07:35]That's >> so the argument was over the dog in the car. She's taking her side. You're taking your side that it's not safe, >> right? Yeah. It's not safe.

[00:07:42]>> How did it become physical?

[00:07:44]>> She grabbed me. She grabbed my shirt.

[00:07:46]Both sides.

[00:07:48]>> Okay. Just the one lady or two ladies?

[00:07:51]>> Just the one.

[00:07:51]>> Which one grabbed you?

[00:07:54]>> Standing out here or the one in the car?

[00:07:57]>> You keep saying, "Sir, the one standing or the one sitting in the car?" I have no idea. I don't I'm just looking out.

[00:08:05]Okay. I'm sorry. The woman standing outside the car or the woman inside the car outside. Okay.

[00:08:12]>> She grabbed you then. What happened?

[00:08:14]>> What time do you think you came out the store, ma'am? Just kind of give me the rundown.

[00:08:17]>> I don't know what time my I guess my phone was in.

[00:08:20]>> So, right now we're looking at about 5:03.

[00:08:23]>> I mean Oh, our receipt. It's in the bag.

[00:08:26]We had to drop a bag. It was in the street.

[00:08:30]We'll get to that here in just a second.

[00:08:31]About 4:55, 5:00, something like that.

[00:08:33]>> Yes.

[00:08:35]>> And he did not want to walk away.

[00:08:36]>> He didn't. I said the cars on and he kept cussing me out >> and he kept saying, "You're not going to do this. You're not going to do this."

[00:08:42]>> And I could tell he was drunk and I said, "Get out of my face.

[00:08:49]>> You have to act like that in front of a kid, a child."

[00:08:52]>> Yeah.

[00:08:53]>> You don't got to act like that, period.

[00:08:54]We're the owners working here. I know >> you're arguing over that. Do you know where do you remember where you were whenever the altercation like a physical part happened?

[00:09:02]>> Right there was just in the middle >> like right here.

[00:09:05]>> Right here coming.

[00:09:06]>> So you were on the sidewalk.

[00:09:08]>> Yeah.

[00:09:08]>> Like coming from coming out of this store. You see I had to take my basket and then I was like can I help you? The car was here right?

[00:09:16]>> Yeah.

[00:09:17]He came to us.

[00:09:18]>> Did y'all meet him at the car or did he meet you in the middle of the >> street? Came to us because we were like I was like the car is on. Don't worry about it. Yeah, he came through. You're not going to do this. You're not going to do this. You're not going to do it. I was like, get out of my face.

[00:09:30]>> Which he already confessed to you that he walked around to see that the window was open and um then he said, "Not just one."

[00:09:39]>> He confessed to him. He just come over here and told you that he saw the window was open.

[00:09:42]>> I just want to make sure. Yeah.

[00:09:43]>> Yeah.

[00:09:44]>> Okay.

[00:09:44]>> So, if you saw the window was open and the windows up, just >> Exactly. She grabbed you. Then what happened?

[00:09:51]>> Or she started pushing me around.

[00:09:53]>> Okay. Okay. Then >> my goodness. She goes, "That's none of your business."

[00:09:56]>> Okay. All or o over the car? All over the dog in the car.

[00:10:00]>> Yeah. All right.

[00:10:01]>> Did you Did you ever hit her, slap her, push her, or you just defended yourself?

[00:10:05]Yeah.

[00:10:05]>> What do you mean by defend yourself?

[00:10:06]What does that mean, >> sir? I tried to push back and push her away.

[00:10:10]>> Okay.

[00:10:11]>> All right.

[00:10:11]>> I didn't hit her or slug her, swing at her, or nothing.

[00:10:15]>> Okay. So, how' you guys end up down the road a little bit? You guys were further down when I got here.

[00:10:20]>> Well, or she kept after me. Okay. And All right.

[00:10:24]>> And I was trying to >> And where were you coming from? Akan, you said?

[00:10:26]>> Yeah, I was coming from Akan.

[00:10:28]>> Akan. Where at? In Akan? What street?

[00:10:29]>> Uh, Main Street.

[00:10:31]>> Main Street.

[00:10:32]>> Yeah.

[00:10:32]>> Where was you at in Main Street?

[00:10:34]>> I do construction work.

[00:10:35]>> Okay. You were working today. All right.

[00:10:37]>> So, you left work, driving home, saw this.

[00:10:39]>> Yeah.

[00:10:40]>> All right. Sit tight. So, after you started arguing there, who who made the first physical contact?

[00:10:46]>> He he came up. He was brushing up against me and I had to get him off. He was using his back to me and I'll do this. He was talking about I'll do this to you. I'll do this to you.

[00:10:55]>> Not to get him off because he was brushing up and I could tell he was drunk.

[00:10:58]>> And then he pulled her hair.

[00:11:00]>> He pulled my my whole wig.

[00:11:02]>> So he he brushed against you with his with his chest. You pushed him away.

[00:11:06]>> I was like, "Get away from me."

[00:11:07]>> And then what happened after you pushed him away?

[00:11:09]>> He came he kept trying to fight.

[00:11:11]>> She had to defend herself. I was trying to stay in the middle of it.

[00:11:14]>> When did the lip get busted?

[00:11:15]>> He when he hit me again. He >> So how how many times did he hit you?

[00:11:19]Excuse me. I don't remember. I just had to grab him like >> I had to push him out of the street. We were in the street. I had to drop the ice cream bag.

[00:11:27]>> Yeah.

[00:11:28]>> And I had to push him all the way towards the car. He was stumbling. He's just drunk.

[00:11:34]>> Gotcha.

[00:11:35]>> And I didn't want to get hit and he was just I had to defend myself.

[00:11:39]>> Yeah. So physical fight didn't hit him.

[00:11:42]>> Did you That's okay. Did you have any Do you have any injuries besides the lip?

[00:11:46]>> Um no. He just hit me in my lip.

[00:11:49]>> Okay. How on a scale of 1 to 10, how bad does it hurt? One being a little poke and 10 being the worst pain in your life.

[00:11:54]>> It doesn't really hurt, but it's >> If you had to give me a number, >> I'd say like a three.

[00:12:01]>> About a three. Okay.

[00:12:03]>> And I let him know the car was on.

[00:12:05]>> He was drunk. He just wasn't going to.

[00:12:06]>> And the reason why this window is down because that dog I didn't want him stepping on the little dog.

[00:12:13]>> Oh, I understand that.

[00:12:14]>> Because I understand that completely.

[00:12:16]So, if this window is open, >> I understand that completely.

[00:12:23]>> Oh, you got a little scratch on your nose. That's it. Look in the mirror.

[00:12:27]Look like uh maybe you got a scratch from a piece of paper, nail, key, something.

[00:12:33]>> All right.

[00:12:33]>> Yeah, I didn't do that at work.

[00:12:36]>> So, you do want to proceed with filing charges. Am I correct on that? Yes.

[00:12:38]>> Okay. Are you willing to give me a written statement?

[00:12:41]>> Yeah.

[00:12:42]>> I was just looking out for the joke.

[00:12:44]Well, I understand the what you did. I I don't know if you did it. I'm I'm I'm dealing with you. I don't know if it happened correctly.

[00:12:52]>> Yeah, I probably should have called you guys.

[00:12:54]>> Yeah, that's the best way.

[00:12:56]>> Instead of everybody coming down >> confrontation.

[00:13:00]>> Yeah, we don't need to have that.

[00:13:03]>> I'm sorry.

[00:13:04]>> All right. So, we have a witness that's filling out a statement. I don't even know what it says. Um, another officer is dealing with that. Once he gets that statement, we'll look at it. your story, her story, see what adds up, and then we'll make a decision. All right.

[00:13:18]>> And then we still got to deal with you driving a motor vehicle while uh under the influence of alcohol. All right. So, we we still got >> I'm okay.

[00:13:24]>> You're okay now?

[00:13:25]>> Yeah.

[00:13:26]>> We got to make sure.

[00:13:28]>> Yeah.

[00:13:28]>> All right. So, we'll deal with that in a second, sir.

[00:13:32]>> We're just going to make sure the dog's okay, the air's on, windows down. How long do you have to wait for them to come out?

[00:13:39]>> Uh, just a couple minutes.

[00:13:41]>> Oh, it wasn't long at all?

[00:13:42]>> No.

[00:13:43]And then you were just checking on the dog and then they confronted you. Okay.

[00:13:47]>> Yeah.

[00:13:48]>> Want to make sure the dogs were all right.

[00:13:50]>> All right.

[00:13:50]>> Like I told her, I have two dogs at home.

[00:13:53]>> Yeah.

[00:13:53]>> Like they're kids.

[00:13:54]>> I get it. I get it.

[00:13:56]>> How did this turn into a physical altercation?

[00:13:58]>> She grabbed me.

[00:13:59]>> Okay. And then what happened?

[00:14:00]>> She grabbed me first.

[00:14:01]>> And then what happened?

[00:14:02]>> I didn't I didn't push her or nothing, >> but she I didn't swing at her or nothing. I just like these red marks on my face.

[00:14:08]>> How did you get How did you get a red mark? I I think she I had a pair of sunglasses on. I don't know if she she bumped my sunglasses and it marked my face.

[00:14:17]>> What about What about on your forearm?

[00:14:18]How'd you get the red marks in your forearm?

[00:14:21]>> Or I have more because I do construction work.

[00:14:23]>> Okay. Is that where you're coming from today?

[00:14:25]>> Yeah. I I got scars and >> I got you. So, be honest with me when I ask you this. Okay. You had anything to drink today?

[00:14:31]>> No.

[00:14:32]>> No.

[00:14:32]>> No. I've had Gatorade.

[00:14:34]>> You've had Gatorade? That's it?

[00:14:36]>> Yep.

[00:14:36]>> Okay. So, you wouldn't mind if I test you then real fast to make sure you're not fair?

[00:14:38]>> No. I don't need to be tested.

[00:14:40]>> Well, so you do Okay, we're >> Well, I'm not I'm not going to.

[00:14:44]>> You're not going to You're not going to submit to any tests?

[00:14:46]>> No. So, once again, I'm fine.

[00:14:48]>> So, Michael, the >> Is that right? Yes, Michael. Yeah.

[00:14:52]>> So, this is a exclusionary test, right?

[00:14:55]It is to make sure that you're good to go because they reference smelling alcohol on your breath, right? And and I can smell the scent of an of an alcoholic beverage covered with your breath as well. Or I I've had or you know those big mama fire sticks.

[00:15:09]>> What is it?

[00:15:09]>> The big mama.

[00:15:11]>> I I don't know what that is.

[00:15:12]>> Or it's like a sausage.

[00:15:14]>> Okay.

[00:15:15]>> Yeah. It's I've had a couple of those.

[00:15:18]>> Sausages.

[00:15:19]>> Yeah.

[00:15:21]>> How's that going to influence the smell of your breath?

[00:15:23]>> Well, no. It's it it's spicy.

[00:15:26]>> I don't know if you ever had them or not.

[00:15:27]>> No, I've never had them, but that's not going to make your breath smell like alcohol.

[00:15:30]>> Or that's what I had.

[00:15:32]>> Okay. So, real quick, I just want to run you through a couple tests just to make sure you're good to go.

[00:15:36]>> I'm fine.

[00:15:37]>> Okay. Well, I want to make sure of that.

[00:15:39]>> Is that okay? Good deal. So, what I need you to do, stand facing me.

[00:15:43]>> There you go. Just hands down to your side. Down to your side. Yep.

[00:15:46]>> Can you see the tip of this pen right here?

[00:15:49]>> Yeah.

[00:15:49]>> Okay. So, what I want you to do, I want you to follow this with your eyes and your eyes only.

[00:15:52]>> Just my eyes only.

[00:15:53]>> Just your eyes. Don't move your head.

[00:15:55]Don't do anything of that sort. Right.

[00:15:56]Just your eyes. Your eyes only. Does that make sense? Y.

[00:15:58]>> You understand that?

[00:15:59]>> Yeah.

[00:15:59]>> Okay. Good deal. Here we go. ball with your eyes, your eyes open. Remember, Michael, don't move your head.

[00:16:09]Okay. Now, I want you to assume that position right here, that line right there. Left foot on the line, right foot in front of your left foot, hands to your side. Hold that position till I tell you to start. Now, Michael, when I tell you to start, okay, you're gonna take a series of nine heel totoe steps such as this. One, two, three, so on and so forth until you reach nine. When you reach your ninth step, you're going to take a series of small turns back on the same line and take another series of nine heelto toe steps back down the line. One, two, three. The entire time I want your heels and toes to touch as in.

[00:16:43]Whenever you take your step, Michael, do not start until I tell you to start.

[00:16:46]>> Oh, I'm sorry.

[00:16:47]>> Resume the starting position for me.

[00:16:49]1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Turn around.

[00:17:07]>> Just the instructions I gave you, Michael.

[00:17:10]>> All right, I only saw a little bit on his right eye. Got lack of speed for sure. maxing deviation on the right eye. Not getting anything on the left eye, but he's his eyes are bouncing around so much that it's hard to keep you attracted.

[00:17:23]>> Well, if he's severely I'm not judging I'm not putting thoughts in your mind.

[00:17:28]I'm just saying if you're severely intoxicated, you can have the nagus.

[00:17:33]>> It's not resting. So that's that's not what the case is. It's >> it's almost like you get super amped up like on some sort of upper whether it's an epetamine or what not and eyes all over the place.

[00:17:45]That's kind of more so what I would >> So he can't focus on Correct.

[00:17:49]>> follow the synony Good deal. Just like that.

[00:18:00]>> I was just trying to help.

[00:18:02]>> Yeah, but not exactly the best way to go about it. Be willing. And this is short and sweet. All right. Um I have not read you the 2255 yet. That's something we will do here in a minute. Are you willing to give us either a sample of your breath or your blood or your urine?

[00:18:16]No. Any of those? No, you're not willing to give us any samples whatsoever. Okay.

[00:18:23]>> 17.

[00:18:24]>> Fireball.

[00:18:26]>> Can we get a B&B?

[00:18:35]And that's probably not good.

[00:18:40]razor blade and >> Yep. And then straight ahead. Nope.

[00:18:45]There you go. That room right there.

[00:18:46]Yep.

[00:18:48]>> The man was taken into custody and charged with operating a vehicle while impaired, OVI, and disorderly conduct.

[00:18:55]As with all criminal cases, he is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of