00:00Ashley, no. Are you? Are you insane? Are you insane? Are you insane? I'm not doing nothing
00:08more. You don't push a cop. I did it. I did it. On a Saturday afternoon, Walmart staff called
00:17the police after watching a woman named Ashley walk into the dressing room with two bras,
00:22disappear into the bathroom, and come back out wearing a completely different set.
00:28Officers showed up expecting a simple shoplifting situation. Ashley had her story ready. She said
00:35both bras were too small. She returned them to a staff member, and she was just there doing her
00:41grocery shopping. She even mentioned she was homeless, saving her cash for a broom so she
00:47could take a shower. For a moment, it actually seemed like her explanation might hold up.
00:52I tried two bras on, and they were too small for me. Okay. Yes, sir. But what do you have
00:57on now? They found a bag store in the room. Oh, okay. So I guess you're going to have to
01:02pay for them, right? This is my bra, though. You want me to pay for two bras that don't fit
01:08me? You walked out the dressing room with the pink and the black bra and put in the bathroom.
01:14Now you're coming out of the bathroom with a different set of bras. It's kind of black
01:19or not. You know, you can't pay it, won't you? I didn't even do it. So the concern is
01:26that you're using the item and you're not paying for it. That's the concern, right?
01:31Apparently, but I'm... You know what? I'll pay for it. You're large, and I'll pay for it.
01:48Do you have your ID?
01:57So what happened? You obviously went in there, and they weren't to your liking, right?
02:02Yeah, and they were too big. Okay. I'm sorry. They were too small. They were medium. They
02:07so... And I brought up pants and shirts, and I got one shirt that I'm buying. Okay. Are
02:13you living in any particular address now? I don't. I'm...
02:17Homeless currently? Yes. Okay. I'm staying at the same base. Do you know? Oh, okay. What
02:21about State Harbor? Have you tried State Harbor? I actually talked to Officer Pony about doing
02:26Town City. Okay. All right. Yeah. He's the guy to stay in contact with, okay? Yes. Yes, sir.
02:31All right. I'm... Nobody can make you pay for the things, but the thing is, if you walk
02:36out of the store and you have them on you, it would technically be theft. I'll pay for
02:41them, but I'm going to be carrying them because they're not going to fit me. Well, that's
02:44the thing. Their concern is that you have them on you somewhere, or you left them somewhere,
02:50maybe in the bathroom, so we're just making sure. There's no browsing here. Okay. Well,
02:54let's show... Let's show... Hey, um, she doesn't have them in her purse, so... I don't... Is
03:02it the black one that you have on? The black one she has on? No. These are mine. What? Okay.
03:08Where's the... Do you have the... Do you have the pink one? No, I don't. To prevent this
03:12whole... I don't have the pink one. They didn't fit me. Okay. Well, did you leave them in
03:17the dressing room? I brought them back out. And where did you put them? I set them on
03:24the counter, and then the lady asked me where they were, and I gave them to her, along with
03:28the other short or the pair of pants. Okay. And the, um, shirt, and the select shirt. Okay.
03:34For $17.99. For two bras. Give me a large. No, no, hold on, hold on, hold on. Hold on.
03:43No, no.
03:44Ashley. Ashley. Ashley. This pisses me off. I know. This isn't. This isn't. I'm trying
03:49to work with you. I'm on your side. I'm trying to understand the full story. My, my...
03:53But the thing is, that lady was f***ing rude to me. Okay. Which lady? The black lady.
03:58Okay. Which one? And then she went run rude to me, and then shirt me like I'm a piece of
04:03s***.
04:03Listen. Why not? No, no, no, no, no. They didn't even need the bra. Just show me where
04:08you put them, and we'll work it out. I gave them to her. Okay. Okay.
04:15All right. Well, then if you're good. You know what? I'll pay for the f***ing $21 f***ing
04:21bras, but I'm going to return them because I can't afford the $21. You don't need to pay
04:26for something that you didn't buy, but they were concerned because they thought you might
04:30be wearing them in the bathroom. That's all. Okay. That's all.
04:34Then the female officer searched her purse. The black sports bra was sitting right inside
04:39it. They checked the bathroom next, and found the pink one hidden in there too. Both bras,
04:46both accounted for, one on her body under her clothes, one stashed in the bathroom for later.
04:52Officers also suspected she had taken mascara and press-on nails from the store, though Ashley
04:58swore she bought the nails from Five Below the day before for $5. The evidence was piling up,
05:04but the officers stayed calm, kept their tone reasonable, and even pointed her toward a
05:10nearby shelter and a local housing program in the middle of the whole investigation.
05:14That's the concern. That was the only concern, okay? You don't got to get all upset.
05:22No, I am upset because I'm trying to f*** the grocery shop, and I'm trying to get back home.
05:26Mm-hmm. Well, we can help you get back home.
05:32What is that?
05:32What's that?
05:35What's that?
05:37I just picked up the f***ing car.
05:42Excuse me.
05:46You're going to close?
05:47Oh, yeah, yeah.
05:49Ashley, would you happen to have this in your purse by chance?
05:53Yeah.
05:55Oh.
05:56Oh, what's your phone?
05:58You're not wearing those?
05:59You found it?
06:00Okay, so, Ashley, listen, listen, listen, Ashley.
06:06You're not wearing...
06:08That's not these?
06:11Is that these?
06:12No, ma'am.
06:13I just got these from the f***ing dollar store.
06:15Okay, Ashley, the bra we were talking about is right there.
06:18So you did have it at some point and put it in the bathroom.
06:21Okay, so...
06:22But this is not on me.
06:25I don't f***ing pay for it.
06:27You want to trespass?
06:27Yeah.
06:28Let's go to the front.
06:29I can't get nothing.
06:30All right, grab your bag.
06:33I can get my...
06:34I can cookies.
06:35I can get food.
06:35No, Ashley, no.
06:36I can get pads.
06:37No.
06:37Here is the part that is almost painful to watch.
06:41Officers made the decision to let her go with nothing more than a trespass warning.
06:46No arrest.
06:47No charges.
06:48Just sign a form and walk out the door a free woman.
06:52She was literally seconds away from leaving that Walmart with her freedom intact.
06:57Instead, she called the officers racist and physically pushed a police officer.
07:03That one moment, that single shove, flipped the entire situation.
07:08What was about to be a warning turned into a battery on an officer charge.
07:13The most serious thing on her record that night.
07:16By the time everything was processed.
07:21Do you want to sign your trespass form?
07:23Nope.
07:23Okay, you're trespassed permanently.
07:26At this point, the woman was free to leave and would only get a trespass warning.
07:29But that's not what she did.
07:31Take a look.
07:33I'm f***ing free.
07:34Ashley.
07:35You f***ing white bitch.
07:36I don't.
07:37That's my thing.
07:38Ashley, no.
07:40Are you?
07:42Are you insane?
07:43Are you insane?
07:45Are you insane?
07:46I'm not doing nothing wrong.
07:47You don't push a cop.
07:48I didn't.
07:49I didn't.
07:51You don't push a cop.
07:52I didn't.
07:53You don't do that.
07:54Sir, I didn't.
07:55Well, you did and now look what happens.
07:57Okay, there's my nails to the...
07:58No.
07:59I stopped.
08:00No.
08:04Stop it.
08:05I didn't do anything.
08:08Stop.
08:11Sir, I didn't push you.
08:16You...
08:17Yeah.
08:23Angela.
08:25Ask Angela.
08:27No, that was mine.
08:28I f***ing bought yesterday.
08:31Hey, did you echo?
08:32Yeah, I just f***ing bought it yesterday.
08:36Sir, I'm not trying to run away from you.
08:38Please stop.
08:48She sat there and lied and then one of the...
08:52Nobody lied.
08:53She did.
08:54I didn't get in her face.
08:58And I didn't push you.
09:00You did push me.
09:00No, I moved.
09:02You pushed me.
09:03Now stop.
09:04Ashley was facing three charges.
09:06Battery on an officer.
09:08Petite theft.
09:10And disorderly conduct.
09:11She apologized for the push.
09:13Said she never meant to do it.
09:15And told officers it was her first time going to jail.
09:18But it was already done.
09:20Because it was a Saturday arrest,
09:23there was no judge available until Monday at the earliest.
09:26Which meant she was sitting in a cell the entire weekend
09:29over a bra that probably cost less than $20.
09:33The officer told her straight.
09:36Everything could have been prevented.
09:38And he was not wrong.
09:40It could have all been prevented.
09:41Sir, I didn't touch her.
09:45I promise you I didn't touch her.
09:47I told you she was a racist.
09:49So you called off and you didn't say this.
09:52But meanwhile, you had it on your purse.
09:54So we're going to charge her for this.
09:56And we're going to charge her for that.
09:57And it's all for her.
09:59The scarf, Rob, that is underneath that one.
10:02I'm in the area.
10:03And we're going to rewind the footage
10:03to see if you took the mascara.
10:05Now I want you to yell.
10:06I just want you to hear.
10:07Don't yell.
10:08Which mascara?
10:09That's my mascara, Mama.
10:11Okay, well, we're going to make sure.
10:12We're going to rewind it.
10:13This is what's yours, Mom.
10:15We're going to rewind it.
10:17Actually, if you took my nails,
10:18they were in my car.
10:19You said no.
10:20There they are.
10:20All over the ground with the glue.
10:22No.
10:23Those are mine.
10:24I thought they were on my hands.
10:26Ashley, are you wearing one of the bras
10:29that was from the pack?
10:30Okay, it's the thicker one, right?
10:32Okay.
10:33Thank you for being on.
10:34I just needed a clean bra.
10:36Understandable.
10:37But you had money in your wallet.
10:39I know, but I was for a room
10:41so I could take a shower.
10:42Okay, but if you need that stuff,
10:44you need to go to the Salvation Army
10:45across the street, right?
10:46I don't know.
10:47They will help you.
10:49Don, so please take me to jail.
10:50I just want you to take me to jail.
10:51I can't yet.
10:53I can't, because I'm still doing my job.
10:55I've been nice to you up to this point.
10:57No, sir, and I apologize to you
10:58when I told you I didn't mean to do that.
11:00Understandable, but it's already said and done, okay?
11:02So calm down, please.
11:03It's already said and done.
11:04Please take me to jail.
11:05Ashley, are you crazy?
11:07Let me out of here!
11:09Ashley, stop it!
11:10Just fucking let me out!
11:11Have a seat.
11:12Settle down.
11:13I just want to go.
11:15I just want to go home.
11:18Okay.
11:18Then sit down, and we'll take you.
11:20No, you're not taking me home.
11:24You just told me you weren't taking me home.
11:26I just said we're taking you to jail.
11:28Just chill out for a minute.
11:30I don't want to go to jail.
11:32I want to go home and lay down with my medication.
11:35I'm asking you to please just take me
11:37so I can get the fuck out.
11:39Ashley, relax.
11:39I know, but they still have a job to do.
11:41I've never been to jail.
11:42What do you mean, we're there?
11:48Can I hit my vape, please?
11:52Will it help you too?
11:53No, my vape.
11:56No, my vape is on the...
11:59Can you please not forget my sweatshirt?
12:07Are you going to chill out?
12:10Yes, sir.
12:11Okay.
12:13Can you give it to my boyfriend, please, so they keep on me?
12:15Who is your boyfriend?
12:16We're going to make sure you get what you need, okay?
12:18Just try to chill for a minute.
12:19All right?
12:20Just try to chill.
12:21I'm going to chill when I'm sitting in jail all weekend.
12:25Well, today is late Saturday.
12:26Probably be sometime Monday, okay?
12:29Just keep everything minor.
12:30Everything's minor right now, really.
12:32Please, just let me go.
12:33They may have a judge available.
12:37Yeah.
12:37Yeah, maybe.
12:38Maybe tomorrow.
12:39Just let me go.
12:40I promise you.
12:42I'm going to close the door, okay?
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