'Surprise for Deadbeat Dad' & 'Trashing the Neighbors' & Much More

0:01 Plaintiff Jeffrey Mack is legally married to the defendant,

0:04 but they've been separated for years.

0:07 Jeffrey claims he and the defendant had a son,

0:09 but when the defendant got pregnant again, she claimed the baby was his.

0:14 However, 7 months into the pregnancy,

0:16 she said the baby was not his and she moved away.

0:20 Jeffrey petitioned the court for a DNA test for the defendant's

0:23 daughter and he's suing his estranged wife for emotional distress.

0:29 Defendant Geraldine White says when she met Jeffrey,

0:32 she was selling crack [music] and when she was pregnant with Jeffrey's son,

0:37 he became physically abusive.

0:38 Geraldine claims Jeffrey is a deadbeat dad who refuses to see

0:42 his son and she does not believe he is her daughter's biological father.

0:48 She's countersuing [music] for emotional distress.

0:51 Start with you.

0:53 Well, back in 2001, me and Geraldine got married.

0:57 We had a son.

1:00 Our marriage start messing up.

1:02 We separated.

1:05 Back in 2005, she came back.

1:08 We tried to make the marriage work.

1:10 She got pregnant.

1:12 We got She got pregnant with my child, she told me.

1:15 7 months later, she told me that my child wasn't mine's.

1:20 It was somebody else.

1:21 She left when she knew you're She had the child.

1:24 I haven't seen the child since then.

1:25 That's why I petitioned to test the court for a DNA test.

1:30 Ma'am?

1:32 We met 2000 uh Jeff, we uh hooked up pretty fast.

1:38 I got pregnant um 3 months into my uh pregnancy, Jeff began to get abusive.

1:45 Is 3 months into your first pregnancy?

1:48 Yes, my first pregnancy.

1:49 He began to get abusive.

1:50 You know, um he shoved his knee in my stomach, told me that, you know,

1:53 if he couldn't have me, no one else would and my baby wouldn't live.

1:58 That's how we broke up.

2:00 Um after that

2:02 first child?

2:03 Yes, that was my first child.

2:03 In '01?

2:05 Yes.

2:06 Before the child was born, yes.

2:08 Mhm.

2:08 Um now the child was now Calvin's born and um Pardon me?

2:14 My son, he was born now.

2:15 Mhm.

2:16 And uh Jeff wasn't working.

2:18 He was being abusive, he wasn't working and um things weren't going good.

2:24 So oh, we lost our apartment.

2:26 When you all came back together, what was it like?

2:28 Did was everything fine?

2:29 No, it wasn't.

2:30 What happened?

2:30 What was going on there?

2:32 He was still abusive and uh just, you know,

2:36 still wasn't paying any rent, um abusing me mentally, physically, emotionally.

2:40 you got um then you became pregnant?

2:43 I didn't know I was pregnant when I got back to Detroit.

2:47 Um couple of months into staying there, I started showing.

2:51 Um me and Jeff, you know, we got in we we got got it in a couple of times,

2:56 but I couldn't do it anymore because Jeffrey has a hygiene problems.

3:00 And then what did you think about the child?

3:03 What did I think about the child?

3:04 Yes, you were pregnant.

3:06 Did you think the child was his?

3:08 to the doctors and found out uh got the ex you know

3:12 Saying that you were pregnant?

3:13 Yeah.

3:14 Uh-huh.

3:14 They um size the baby and they tell you how old the baby is in your belly.

3:18 Jeff stood right there and did the math.

3:21 Um it didn't add up.

3:23 Okay.

3:23 That's why he started arguing with me, you know, and and What didn't add up?

3:28 It did the timing didn't add up.

3:30 Okay, so it it it appeared it wasn't his?

3:33 Yeah.

3:33 All right, so what did you tell him?

3:34 You told him it was someone else's?

3:36 I told him later on that yeah, I don't think it's yours.

3:38 I think it's the other guy's.

3:40 Okay.

3:41 What else is there you want me to know?

3:43 Well, you about your marriage and why you all

3:44 are still married after years of separation, but go ahead.

3:48 Well, Yanna back in 2001 Mhm.

3:51 while she was carrying my son the doctor calls over but as she was taking

3:57 the pregnancy test and everything they check the blood

4:00 work to see if the baby was healthy.

4:03 They pulled me and miss um Geraldine to the side

4:08 and say that we found some cocaine in your system.

4:12 I was puzzled, she was puzzled.

4:14 I looked at her was just wondering.

4:18 Three days she become missing while after we had our child,

4:23 after the child was born she I stopped putting two and two together.

4:27 She say she sell crack.

4:31 Cocaine in the system, three days gone, sometime a week.

4:33 she sold crack?

4:34 Yes, sir.

4:36 Okay.

4:36 Yes, your honor.

4:37 I'm sorry.

4:38 Your honor, when Jeffrey met me I was selling crack and everything.

4:43 Did the doctors tell you there was crack in your system when you were pregnant?

4:46 all, I'mma be honest with you.

4:48 Mhm.

4:48 Jeffrey gave me a STD.

4:50 Mhm.

4:50 Yeah, we're not talking about the baby and tracking.

4:52 Were you a crackhead at any time?

4:54 Were you good?

4:55 That's all we're life.

4:55 asking right now.

4:57 All that you're trying to defame him with about

4:59 his hygiene and now him having an STD and all that.

5:03 Uh with that's not where we're at and uh he made his allegation,

5:08 you denied it other than saying you did sell crack.

5:11 Ma'am, anything else you want to tell me?

5:12 My son, Jeff, 14 years hasn't paid 1,400.

5:17 That means everybody knows you ain't paid $100 in a year.

5:21 You ain't paid anything in a year.

5:22 I'm not money seen I'm not year?

5:25 Nothing in in 14 years.

5:28 years or 1 year?

5:29 And I feel like he hasn't You feel like he hasn't?

5:33 All right, let's move on.

5:34 What else you want me to know?

5:36 Well, I want you to know that um my son, you know,

5:38 he's he's been going through so much, you know, he's getting arrested.

5:42 He's 14 years old.

5:44 been in his life?

5:45 No.

5:45 And I and I say to Jeff that saint you know brought me

5:49 here today saying that I don't allow him to speak to my son.

5:52 I have proof.

5:53 You say she withholds your son from visiting with you?

5:56 This She don't allow me to talk to my son on the phone.

5:59 Okay, how does she prohibit you?

6:02 When I call all she do is harass when I say can I talk to my son?

6:06 She say no you cannot.

6:08 He is 14 now I say it since

6:10 know how to locate him other than calling at her phone?

6:13 Only through her.

6:14 She got pregnant [music] with my child she told me.

6:17 7 months later she told me that my child wasn't mine.

6:22 It was somebody else.

6:23 She left went to New York.

6:25 She had the child I haven't seen the child since

6:27 then that's why I petitioned the court for a DNA test.

6:31 Defendant Geraldine White is legally married to the plaintiff and he suspects

6:35 he may be her daughter's biological father even though Geraldine denies it.

6:41 So he [music] petitioned the court for a paternity test.

6:44 How has he caused you emotional distress ma'am?

6:47 Your honor 14 years.

6:49 He's like you know you don't want to be with me I'm not doing nothing for you.

6:53 It's not doing it for me it's for my son.

6:55 You know I don't ask you for nothing.

6:57 I call you on September for his birthday.

6:59 What do I get?

7:00 I get a either no answer or I get a you be go go you know

7:06 do whatever you got to do cuz I'm not giving you you know what I mean?

7:09 Have you done what you had to do?

7:11 Have I done what I had to do?

7:12 going to child support services.

7:14 Yes I did.

7:15 And what occurred?

7:16 Um I don't know what recently when I checked on it

7:19 No it's been 14 years.

7:20 So what happened the first year the second year?

7:23 I've never gotten a child support check.

7:25 That's why I'm asking did you file?

7:27 Yes I did.

7:28 When did you first file?

7:30 about probably 4 years ago.

7:31 Okay that was the first time and did they determine you are due child support?

7:36 Yes.

7:37 Okay.

7:38 Well that's what you need to follow up on the legal process they'll

7:41 hold him accountable for all those 14 years that he has not paid.

7:45 So, what else you want to tell me other than about child support?

7:48 I I I feel like so alone.

7:55 14 years.

7:57 I don't bother him.

7:59 I'm not one of those mothers that, you know,

8:01 call to get their nails done or get you know, bag of weed.

8:04 I'm not like that.

8:05 I even say, you know, so you don't have to go through me,

8:08 you can go through a family member.

8:09 Speak to them if you don't want to speak to me.

8:11 Is there any way he has harassed you?

8:13 Tell me how he has harassed you.

8:15 a[ __] and calls me a[ __] and crackhead.

8:19 calls you or something?

8:20 smoked crack in in When does he do this?

8:23 Whenever I call.

8:24 Whenever I call.

8:25 When he says he'll be like, oh, I don't got it today, so call next day.

8:29 I'll call that next day and he won't have it.

8:30 And when he don't have it as of I don't call often.

8:34 It's very very rare.

8:35 know?

8:36 I call him

8:36 Every other month, every couple of months.

8:38 I call him when probably a couple of weeks go by and he hasn't speak to his son.

8:43 I'll call him, hey, you need to speak to Colin.

8:45 Speak to Colin, you know?

8:46 I make those phone calls.

8:48 Other than that So, he cusses you out when you call.

8:50 That's your harassment.

8:51 That's your harassment.

8:53 So, what is your emotional distress for?

8:55 Emotional distress is for her.

8:58 All the years ever since 2001 until last week.

9:04 Come to find out she's a crackhead.

9:06 I asked him for a child support.

9:09 Who Where did I Call me harass me.

9:11 Where did you see me ever smoke crack?

9:12 Where do you get this idea that she's a crackhead, sir?

9:15 Where?

9:15 She admitted to selling it, so why wouldn't she admit to using it?

9:18 Why You're lying.

9:19 Selling it?

9:21 She admitted to selling it.

9:22 Where do you get information that she is a crackhead?

9:25 In my on Facebook.

9:29 Where she had posted things Saying that she was a crackhead?

9:34 Showing that she sold drugs, sold crack.

9:36 She's admitted that.

9:37 We're talking about her being a crackhead because so far you being

9:42 unable to even explain THE ALLEGATION MAKES YOU SOUND LIKE THE CRACKHEAD.

9:46 [laughter] Makes you sound like the crackhead.

9:49 my son was born I heard ALL THAT.

9:52 SHE DENIED IT.

9:53 I HEARD THAT.

9:54 I said she she admitted that part.

9:57 DO YOU HAVE DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER EVIDENCE?

9:59 You say you have something on Facebook.

10:01 Give it to me.

10:03 That's all I'm going to say you're the crackhead.

10:05 If you can't show me, we're going to see WHO THE CRACKHEAD IS.

10:08 If he if you're lying, then you're the crackhead.

10:11 Who's the crackhead today?

10:12 WILL THE REAL CRACKHEAD please stand up?

10:16 That's what we're going to see.

10:18 We're going to see who the crackhead is today.

10:21 Keep a looking.

10:23 He's looking, yes.

10:24 Can I say something about this Facebook stuff?

10:26 Uh-huh.

10:27 Jeffrey waterboarded my son.

10:30 Mhm.

10:29 Accused him of trying to um commit sexual acts to his girlfriend's daughter.

10:35 Right?

10:35 Instead of questioning my son, he tied him to a chair,

10:39 put a rag over his face, and threw water over him.

10:42 Okay, has there been any police action on that?

10:45 Colin ran away.

10:46 This is how I got Colin back.

10:47 the police they'll still take the uh the I don't know.

10:50 That was in Detroit.

10:51 I'm in New York.

10:52 Colin ran away.

10:53 I had to come all the way I used my last

10:54 money to get come out to Detroit to pick up my son.

10:58 Oh, I want my son.

10:59 I want my son.

10:59 I want my son.

11:00 Here's your son.

11:01 The very month that I gave him, come get your son.

11:04 He says to my Cuz you said you was going to kill her.

11:06 Sir, sir, you need to be finding

11:07 that allegation that concludes she's a crackhead.

11:11 That's what you need to be doing.

11:13 Yuronna, and and that's that's really um Let's see it.

11:16 foster care's they had her taking blood tests.

11:18 Let's see it.

11:22 This letter is to inform you that there will be

11:23 a court hearing scheduled on 2011 at the Staten Island.

11:27 The court hearing is to discuss the permanency of your child, Colin Mack,

11:32 who currently in foster care,

11:33 it says absolutely nothing about her using drugs, crackhead.

11:38 It says nothing about it, crackhead.

11:41 You said you had direct evidence stated on Facebook

11:44 or otherwise called confirming that be quiet, ma'am.

11:48 Now you're starting TO ACT LIKE ONE.

11:52 TRYING TO DEFEND YOU.

11:54 GET OUT of here with this emotional distress.

11:56 Let me cuz I'm the only one suffering emotional distress.

12:00 Let me get the results.

12:01 They um size the baby and they tell you how old the baby is in your belly.

12:06 Jeff's the right age to do the math.

12:08 Um it didn't add up.

12:10 All right, and so what did you tell him?

12:12 You told him it was someone else's?

12:14 I told him later on that yeah, I don't think it's yours.

12:16 I think it's the other guy's.

12:18 Defendant Geraldine White is legally married to the plaintiff,

12:22 and he suspects he may be her daughter's biological father,

12:26 even though Geraldine denies it.

12:28 So, he petitioned the court for a paternity test.

12:31 I don't know why you haven't been divorced and get rid of each other,

12:35 but you want to come in here.

12:37 I know you all don't want to get rid of each other.

12:39 I'm going to get rid of y'all.

12:42 [laughter] I bet you that.

12:42 We're going to do that real quick.

12:45 [applause and cheering] We're going to do that real quick.

12:47 And Mr.

12:48 Mack, you are the father.

12:50 There you go, buddy.

12:51 Have a good day.

12:52 Claim is dismissed for emotional distress, BOTH OF YOU.

12:58 RESULTS, DNA.

13:00 Can I see that?

13:01 See.

13:02 That says daddy.

13:03 God don't like ugly.

13:05 To the daughter?

13:07 To my daughter?

13:08 God don't like ugly.

13:10 me?

13:10 You only did this You only did this so you can get some more income tax from me.

13:13 No, it ain't going to be no income tax.

13:15 from him.

13:16 You ain't going to never know her.

13:17 Hey, all right, Skeletor.

13:18 How is this?

13:19 I'm okay, SKELETOR.

13:20 OH, WOW.

13:21 TO KICK HEY, I'm okay.

13:23 Jeff, wait so I can come spit in your face.

13:25 Uh shut up.

13:27 Got that on voicemail, too.

13:29 He's going to continue to ignore his child.

13:32 No, I send child support.

13:33 No, you don't send Ask me the verbal abuse

13:36 I get all the time from her for 14 years.

13:39 you.

13:39 That's why I end up in Michigan getting away

13:42 from her before I might have to catch a case.

13:45 And I'm not going to have that happen.

13:59 Plaintiff Tammy Wagner says she's lived next door to the defendant for 11 years,

14:04 and they [music] were good friends until a year ago.

14:07 Tammy claims the defendant is a cocaine user

14:10 who had Tammy falsely arrested for threatening her daughter,

14:13 but the case was dismissed after [music]

14:16 the defendant's daughter changed her story in court.

14:19 So, she's suing for attorney fees, emotional distress, and defamation.

14:25 Defendant Angela Dockery says she was forced to file a no-contact

14:29 order [music] against Tammy because she was threatening her daughter.

14:33 And the reason Angela had Tammy arrested was because she violated the order.

14:38 Angela's countersuing because she claims she has

14:41 video of Tammy harassing her and her family.

14:44 [music] Start with you.

14:47 Yes.

14:48 Um We're neighbors.

14:50 We've lived next door to each other for about 11 years.

14:54 And we've been we was started off as friends.

14:58 And it come down to um it got to the point

15:03 where I found out that she was using cocaine.

15:07 And uh we was the kids were playing in the backyard,

15:11 and my my granddaughter has this great big bouncy ball,

15:15 and it went over in her yard.

15:17 And instead of giving it back She You to snort it?

15:21 Like she used to like she used to.

15:25 [applause] She she she [laughter] What happened?

15:30 She stuck a knife in it.

15:32 back.

15:32 She wouldn't give it back to her.

15:33 She just she hollered for my granddaughter

15:35 and she's you know she made her watch her.

15:39 true.

15:38 And she you know stuck a knife in it.

15:40 And popped it.

15:42 So I mean that was the end of it.

15:44 When did that occur?

15:44 That happened um about a year or so ago.

15:48 Okay.

15:49 So that's what started everything.

15:50 Yeah that's what started all the stuff and then

15:53 so we just kind of you know fell apart

15:55 and the cocaine and stuff I you know we didn't

15:59 have any of the kids go over there cuz they

16:01 you know?

16:02 How do I know?

16:03 Yes.

16:03 Because a friend of mine told me about it that she was using cocaine

16:09 and told me not to let the kids go back over there because she didn't want

16:13 All right.

16:13 So this is gossip.

16:14 What else?

16:15 Okay.

16:16 But That's the only way you know that is gossip.

16:20 It well I know for a fact.

16:24 How?

16:23 Because She's a detective.

16:26 of the stuff that's been going on over there.

16:28 There's been a lot of I've already turned it in to the police.

16:32 There's been a lot of traffic in and out in and out.

16:36 And for one they've got no trespassing up in their windows.

16:40 They've got cameras all around their house.

16:42 I mean why else would you are you would you do something like that?

16:46 Because we have neighbors like her.

16:48 All right ma'am.

16:50 That's how you know for a fact the woman is using cocaine because of that.

16:55 All right.

16:56 You'll give me some background on your relationship with your neighbor.

16:59 Basically what the ball thing?

17:01 Yeah I did that.

17:03 Cocaine no is there any proof?

17:04 No Uh-oh.

17:06 Don't say that.

17:07 No whenever I hear that there's no proof.

17:10 Her husband come in my house and he was trying to intimidate me.

17:14 Their grandson choked another grandson.

17:17 They get a check off of this son, right?

17:20 So, they thought I were going to call CPS on them.

17:24 So, they didn't want the kids at my house.

17:27 That has nothing to do with why I'm here.

17:29 Then tell me why you here.

17:31 I'm here because I was arrested on or I had

17:35 a warrant taken out on me on April the 14th, 2016.

17:39 All right, because what?

17:40 Uh supposedly threatened her daughter, Angie Dockery's daughter, Megan.

17:45 Dockery.

17:46 Not supposingly, she did.

17:48 All right, and what became of that?

17:52 You had a warrant issued, did they arrest you?

17:54 They arrested me on April the 26th.

17:58 I spent 3 days in jail.

18:00 For a no contact order.

18:01 And uh 10 days on home incarceration.

18:05 You [snorts] were convicted then?

18:06 No, I wasn't.

18:09 I went to part This was a bond.

18:10 This was your fault or the bond.

18:12 was in jail for 3 days.

18:13 I was on home incarceration for 10 days.

18:15 I couldn't go home for 21 days.

18:19 When I went back to court on May What in the hell did she do?

18:23 And and supposedly intimidating uh intimidating a

18:28 all live where you get 3 days overnight in jail?

18:32 Intimidating the participant 10 days home or house arrest.

18:37 Right there.

18:37 Can't go home for another 21 days.

18:41 They didn't want the kids at my house.

18:43 That has nothing to do with why I'm here.

18:46 Then tell me why you here.

18:48 I'm here because I had a warrant taken out on me on April the 14th.

18:52 I supposedly threatened her daughter, Angie Dockery's daughter, Megan.

18:56 [music] Not supposingly, she did.

18:59 Friend of Channing Wagner says the defendant, who is her neighbor,

19:02 had her falsely arrested for threatening her daughter.

19:06 But the case was dismissed after

19:08 the defendant's daughter changed her story in court.

19:13 That's you?

19:15 Yeah.

19:15 That's And here is the my video.

19:21 [applause] Here is the letter from my lawyer where it was all dismissed and you

19:26 also had you also have video of the court when we went to court.

19:31 Uh You tell me what happened.

19:32 Thank you, Judge.

19:34 She got locked up.

19:35 We had we went and got a no contact order.

19:38 That was for my 17-year-old daughter.

19:41 There's been all kinds of crazy things

19:44 going on with the neighbors following her.

19:45 She just started driving.

19:46 They almost made her have a wrecks, you know.

19:50 So, we got our contact our no contact order.

19:53 That was a third party.

19:55 So, my daughter comes home that day to come to her house and they're all out

20:02 in the driveway cussing and carrying on saying my daughter

20:05 needed to move her car out of the sidewalk.

20:08 So, they were they were harassing her, right?

20:11 So, the no contact order I went down and had her locked

20:14 up cuz she don't know how to listen to the judge.

20:17 When was the no contact order?

20:19 She had been issued a no contact order previously.

20:24 Yes.

20:24 Show me that.

20:25 Who has that?

20:26 I have it, Judge.

20:27 Where she had been issued a no contact order.

20:31 Okay, this is it.

20:32 She didn't sign it in front of the judge,

20:34 but it is a no contact order for my daughter.

20:38 it and and it's her name on there.

20:39 Hold on.

20:40 This is February of 16.

20:43 That was when we got the no contact order, Judge.

20:46 Now, what was that for?

20:47 She had done something to your daughter already?

20:49 They are witnesses in the case that we got going on with their friend.

20:55 Well, I have to write

20:56 supposed to contact the young girl, is that what we're saying?

20:58 And I didn't.

20:59 Absolutely.

21:00 And you're saying she did.

21:02 Absolutely.

21:02 what you had her arrested and jailed for?

21:05 video, yes.

21:06 All right.

21:06 And we have a video to show what happened

21:08 on this And her daughter says that I didn't do anything.

21:14 Um, this is her husband spitting on our cameras.

21:18 That would That's kind of intimidating.

21:20 That's What day is this?

21:22 That's dog feces going in my yard from her.

21:26 This is my daughter in her car while they're calling her names.

21:30 What is the dates of these?

21:32 Doesn't matter.

21:33 Yes, it does matter.

21:35 Okay.

21:35 Cuz this has nothing to do with what we're going what I'm here for.

21:39 My 17-year-old kid is why I'm here.

21:43 This has No, this has nothing

21:44 There's my daughter pulling up.

21:46 She closes the door because they're out in the driveway.

21:49 There they all are out there like they're some kind of WWE wrestlers.

21:53 If you watch, Tammy is running around

21:56 the front of the car hiding, but guess what?

21:58 The cameras got her.

22:00 She's in the blue shirt.

22:02 Okay, and this is your counter-claim for harassment.

22:05 Yes.

22:06 Fine.

22:06 All right.

22:07 Who was that?

22:08 Is this the 12th?

22:09 This is on the 14th.

22:10 I mean the 14th?

22:10 Who is the woman in the yellow?

22:12 Britney, my daughter.

22:13 And And Angie's coming in my yard.

22:18 Mom, go in the house, please.

22:19 Mom.

22:22 Go in the house, come on, please.

22:23 You can come No, I want to sit here and listen.

22:26 I got IT ON CAMERA.

22:32 LET'S GET TO WHAT YOU WERE JAILED ABOUT.

22:34 I see this is mass you are have mass for.

22:36 You were jailed for this?

22:38 I was jailed about.

22:39 All right.

22:39 You were going to show me a video exonerating you.

22:42 All right, let's play that.

22:43 To your knowledge, has Tammy told her family

22:46 members to reach out to you in any way?

22:52 Not that I can recall.

22:53 Okay.

22:54 What did Tammy say to you that day?

22:56 She told me that I needed to move my car,

22:58 that it was in the way if her grandkids were on their bikes.

23:01 Okay, and that was it?

23:02 Yeah.

23:04 I'm asking about April 14th of 2016.

23:07 During this time you're outside in the yard and you're taking a video.

23:11 Before and after you're taking the video,

23:14 your testimony was that Tammy Wagner never said anything directly to you.

23:18 Is that right?

23:20 No, she did say something to me.

23:22 What did she say to you?

23:23 Directly to me, she said that I needed to move my car.

23:27 Okay, and then you ignored her and walked in the house.

23:30 Yes.

23:31 All right.

23:32 And then she never said anything to you later that day,

23:35 anytime after that, right?

23:36 That I know of.

23:37 Okay.

23:39 Well, that you heard, right?

23:40 Yeah, that I heard.

23:41 I didn't hear no more.

23:43 Megan, has Tammy Wagner ever threatened

23:46 you in connection to the underlying case?

23:49 No, ma'am.

23:50 Her husband has.

23:51 Thank you.

23:54 But Tammy Wagner went to jail.

23:56 Plaintiff Tammy Wagner says the defendant, who is her neighbor,

24:00 had her falsely arrested for threatening her daughter,

24:03 but the case was dismissed after

24:05 the defendant's daughter changed her story in court.

24:08 She went to jail for that?

24:10 Yeah.

24:10 No, she went to jail for the no contact order.

24:13 Yeah, and you saw what happened at the trial.

24:15 said you had to go.

24:16 this cuz she said her husband Yeah.

24:18 may have violated.

24:19 Yeah, her daughter said she did nothing but tell her to move her car.

24:23 Jasmine, for the plaintiff, your claim is dismissed.

24:25 You have A GOOD DAY.

24:28 [cheering] THANK [applause] YOU VERY MUCH.

24:30 BYE.

24:31 TRASH ONE.

24:34 THANK YOU.

24:35 THANK YOU, JUDGE MATHIS.

24:37 You are awesome.

24:38 They can't, you know,

24:39 go out and start trouble and pretend to be the victim cuz that's what they do.

24:43 They go out and start trouble and then, oh, let me put my camera on and record.

24:47 But they're not the victim, honey.

24:49 No.

24:49 People like that always want to go out for money.

24:52 It's not a big deal.

24:54 Trash is trash.

25:00 Plaintiff Sophia Valentine dated the defendant,

25:02 [music] and she says the defendant often accused her of cheating.

25:06 When in reality, the defendant was cheating on her with her [music] witness.

25:11 Sophia claims the defendant gave her a ring

25:14 and a necklace because she wanted to get married,

25:17 but they broke up because the defendant is a pathological liar.

25:21 She's suing for stolen money and a loan.

25:25 Defendant Tyronia Montgomery says Sophia is delusional because they never dated.

25:31 Tyronia claims she was not interested in Sophia because she's not her type,

25:35 [music] but Sophia was so obsessed

25:37 with her that she constantly tried to buy her love.

25:40 She's countersuing for harassment.

25:43 Start with you.

25:44 Well, your honor, I met Tyronia on a dating website around July of 2015.

25:51 Um during that course, things moved pretty quickly.

25:55 Um and then after I started noticing seeing some

25:58 inconsistencies and soon What was the name of the website?

26:03 movingquick.com [laughter] I've been on it.

26:07 And then you noticed things.

26:10 [laughter]

26:11 How long after you all started do you notice inconsistencies and what were they?

26:19 Uh it was soon after the relationship

26:21 and I noticed that she became a pathological liar.

26:24 Um she portrayed this type of life lavish

26:28 lifestyle um claimed that she had her own home.

26:31 Um and then I realized that she was still at home staying with her mother.

26:37 Um

26:40 [laughter] Then in addition to that, she started to accuse

26:42 me of cheating on her with my best friend.

26:45 Um later on, I discovered that she was actually cheating

26:48 on me with another woman who is actually present here today.

26:53 She then uh told me that she was going to marry me.

26:58 Um I even have evidence of that as well as a ring

27:03 that she uh purchased for me and this necklace that she also gave me.

27:08 And what did happen with the relationship?

27:11 Well, after I found out that she was cheating,

27:14 of course we ended up going our separate ways.

27:17 All right.

27:18 to give me some background?

27:19 Yes.

27:20 Um Ms.

27:21 Valentine is delusional.

27:24 She [snorts] is She's put something in her mind that is just not there.

27:27 It It doesn't She's I guess a fairy tale.

27:30 Okay.

27:30 So, you do have the big house.

27:33 Yeah, I have a pretty big house.

27:34 Okay.

27:35 When you met her Yes, sir.

27:37 You didn't You didn't live with your You didn't live with your parents.

27:40 No, I I live with my my mom.

27:41 My mom is was ill.

27:43 She was living with a cousin of ours and as she got ill, I moved in with me.

27:47 Okay, and then you went back to your big house.

27:49 No, I bought my mom's to my big house.

27:51 When you met her, that was my question.

27:53 Listen carefully.

27:55 When you met her, did you have a big house as you told her that you owned?

28:00 That was my question.

28:01 My question wasn't whether you bought your mother's big house.

28:04 [laughter] Yeah, I know it's funny.

28:07 You were on that game or her, baby, but I don't see game a thousand times.

28:11 Wrong one.

28:13 You got the WRONG ONE, BABY.

28:17 [laughter] [applause] THAT'S WEAK GAME.

28:20 HEY.

28:21 Let's move along.

28:22 You just started out with weak game.

28:24 I hope you I hope your game is stronger than that.

28:27 All [laughter] right.

28:28 What else you want me to know?

28:29 Well, Ms.

28:29 Valentine uh lost a car.

28:31 She didn't have a place to live.

28:33 Felt sorry for her.

28:34 You know, she seemed to be a good person.

28:36 Uh moved her in.

28:37 Uh tried to find her a place to work.

28:39 It was a little place up up the street.

28:40 She couldn't work with them.

28:41 She didn't have a car, so You all were dating?

28:43 No, we were not We never dated.

28:45 Never dated.

28:45 Hold on.

28:46 Why you moving in?

28:49 [laughter]

28:48 Just say charity?

28:49 No, because her family No, no, not charity.

28:51 Her family She couldn't live with her mom, she couldn't live with her dad.

28:53 Her family wouldn't take her in.

28:55 She had nowhere to go.

28:55 So, yes, charity.

28:57 Charity.

28:58 So, yeah, let her move in for charity.

28:59 any more room?

29:00 I got a lot of folks.

29:01 a lot of folks?

29:02 I got a lot of folks who need a place to stay.

29:04 [laughter] I can make them fit.

29:05 We can make them fit.

29:06 alone in that.

29:07 We can We can make We can make We can make room.

29:09 We can make room.

29:10 All right.

29:10 Um but uh we I brought her in uh save save your money,

29:13 you know, try to find you a place.

29:15 She didn't save money.

29:16 She spent money on me.

29:18 Uh anything I wanted I could say I was hungry,

29:21 she'll go try to buy the restaurant I guarantee you.

29:23 Oh, she was trying to buy my love, you know, she she she's not my type.

29:26 She was a She was a sweet person, you know,

29:28 but then I found out she was You know, she's crazy.

29:31 Plaintiff Sofia Valentine says she dated

29:33 the defendant and they talked about getting married,

29:37 but the defendant says Sofia is delusional

29:40 because [music] they were never in a relationship.

29:43 Did you present gifts to her?

29:45 One of which was in proposal of marriage?

29:47 No, Your Honor.

29:48 Okay.

29:48 Did you give her gifts at all?

29:50 I gave her a one necklace.

29:52 Why?

29:53 Uh it was a big like she said it was

29:55 she was for birthday and she didn't nobody gave her nothing.

29:58 So, I went and I gave her necklace.

29:59 I don't I don't know.

30:03 After the birthday she told you nobody gave her anything.

30:05 Yeah, after the birthday.

30:06 When did you get it for her?

30:07 I don't recall.

30:09 Okay.

30:12 [laughter] You talking silly to me.

30:13 Let me explain something to you.

30:15 You're talking silly to me,

30:17 but you're the one being sued and I'm the one making the decision.

30:20 NOW, THAT'S SILLY.

30:23 [laughter]

30:25 HI.

30:26 [applause] [cheering] YOU BETTER RUN THAT ON HER.

30:30 SHE MIGHT not know any different cuz she

30:32 wised up to you and now she's suing you.

30:35 And you wake up one day so you can be over there and you sue her.

30:39 Cuz her game is weak as you see.

30:41 I'm tearing it apart.

30:43 And so has she.

30:44 That's why she's suing her.

30:46 Now, go ahead.

30:46 What's your lawsuit about?

30:48 And what else did you want to show me?

30:50 You had What is this?

30:52 This is proof and evidence of And what is the necklace?

30:55 Is that what you have in the box?

30:56 Or what is that in the box?

30:58 I'm actually wearing it right now, but That's it.

31:00 This is where she purchased the necklace for me.

31:05 Because through all my bad, you only see the good.

31:08 You are a God-fearing, praying woman, and I need you in my life.

31:12 Who's saying this?

31:13 Tyronia.

31:14 Yeah, that's what it says.

31:14 T Y T Y [laughter] I need you in my life, no matter how hard life gets.

31:21 Looking at you, I know it will be better.

31:23 Therefore, you complete me.

31:25 I'm 1,000 0 0 0 0 0 0.

31:28 I'm ready to do this.

31:30 Marry you, Mrs.

31:32 Montgomery.

31:34 Anything to say about that?

31:36 I don't remember that.

31:38 Okay.

31:38 I'm going to [laughter] Your little playing games are over.

31:42 So, your claim is granted, and yours IS DISMISSED.

31:47 PERJURY.

31:49 [laughter] [applause]

31:57 WATCH, YOU PLAY SOMEBODY, YOU GOING TO END UP getting played yourself.

31:59 She just hasn't learned it yet, so you stick with whatever you think you know.

32:03 She good.

32:03 That's all that matters.

32:06 Plaintiff Josephine Bartlett is suing her grandson,

32:09 [music] and she claims after he got out of the Navy, his behavior changed.

32:14 Josephine says the defendant started hanging out with the wrong [music] crowd,

32:18 acting violent, and he was in and out of jail.

32:22 Josephine's suing him today for an unpaid student loan.

32:27 Defendant Christopher Medina admits that after

32:29 he was medically discharged from the military, [music]

32:32 he didn't know what to do with his life.

32:34 So, he started fighting and stealing to get by.

32:38 Christopher claims he turned his life around after his son was born and he

32:43 insists his stepfather agreed to pay off the student loan if he was unable to.

32:49 Start with you?

32:51 Chris is my grandson and I do love him very much.

32:55 I've noticed a big change in him after he got out of the Navy,

32:58 a few years after got out.

33:01 He started hanging out with the wrong crowd,

33:03 started lying, becoming angry, just super aggressive with family members.

33:11 Um he's been in and out of jail.

33:13 Was he in combat, do you know?

33:15 All right, so we got that excuse out of the way.

33:19 What do you think went wrong?

33:20 Did he start hanging out wrong?

33:22 Did he start working immediately after coming home?

33:24 No, he did not.

33:25 had idle time.

33:26 When he got out of jail,

33:28 that's when he started getting angry and aggressive, lying, jail for?

33:33 Maybe that has something stealing, he he attacked my son and his mother.

33:40 And my son can tell you some of the You want to come up and tell me, sir?

33:44 State your name.

33:45 My name's John Mason.

33:47 to tell me?

33:48 He was saying a lot of bad stuff about me and his mom

33:51 and stuff and we were we were the ones helping him.

33:53 We we helped him with lawyer fees.

33:56 We helped him with uh with his children to see his children

33:59 because he had a restraining order on him from his wife.

34:03 For doing what to her?

34:05 For abuse.

34:06 Physical?

34:07 Physical abuse.

34:08 And uh so on the weekends we would get the kids and give him the kids,

34:13 which was okay with his wife.

34:15 Um then we get the kids back and then give them back to the wife.

34:21 Can you speculate why his behavior Yes.

34:24 Yes.

34:24 way, what?

34:25 He he was a very respectable young man after,

34:28 you know, he got out of the Navy and stuff,

34:30 but um when when he got out of jail It it with the Navy.

34:35 What he went to jail?

34:36 How did he go to jail?

34:38 He was a nice respectable man.

34:40 Then he went to jail.

34:41 So, there's something happened that caused him to go to jail.

34:45 [music] Defendant Christopher Medina is being sued by his grandmother

34:48 who claims after Christopher got out of the Navy,

34:51 he became violent and was in and out of jail.

34:55 But, let me ask you, sir.

34:57 Did your behavior change after being such a nice and respectable young man?

35:02 Yes, sir.

35:03 so, go ahead.

35:04 You tell me about yourself.

35:06 She is my grandma through marriage.

35:08 My mother married John Massey here.

35:11 Um before I went to the military, I had a fallout with my family.

35:16 I moved out, lived with my biological grandmother when I was 17.

35:21 She helped me graduate high school.

35:22 It was a place to stay, a roof over my head,

35:24 and food so I can finish graduating high school,

35:27 get my high school diploma, and go to the military.

35:30 I did that.

35:31 I got out with a medical discharge for tearing my rotator cuff,

35:35 failed my physical PTs.

35:37 After that, I hung out with the wrong crowds cuz

35:39 I didn't know what to do with my life after that.

35:41 I started fighting, started stealing,

35:43 doing what I had to do to get by and not making a great impression of myself.

35:48 Okay, you couldn't work after leaving the armed forces?

35:52 I had troubles holding a job because

35:53 of the wrong crowd that I was hanging out with.

35:55 I kept losing my jobs.

35:58 Um when my son was born is when I decided to try to turn

36:01 my life around and that's when Josephine tried to help me with the student loan.

36:05 And where what schools or what type of um profession did you get?

36:09 get my class A driver's license so

36:11 I can do over-the-road trucking, cross country.

36:13 Good paying job?

36:14 Yep.

36:15 And what happened?

36:17 Um I got rear-ended a week before I graduated.

36:21 So, I lost everything right there.

36:23 I failed the schooling because I got rear-ended

36:25 in my personal vehicle pulling in my driveway.

36:28 So, I lost my license because

36:30 of that because I was considered a professional driver.

36:34 So, my what happened, ma'am?

36:35 Is that what happened?

36:36 I did I didn't know nothing about There wasn't anything he was doing reckless

36:40 or self-destructive that caused him to lose

36:44 out on his opportunity, in your opinion.

36:47 Yep.

36:48 The accident is what to your knowledge caused his loss of opportunity?

36:53 Yes.

36:54 All right.

36:54 So, you suing him for the loan.

36:56 He owed college loans and tell me you co-signed for him, obviously.

37:00 Yes, I did.

37:01 So, they came after you when he failed to pay and that's why you suing him?

37:04 Yes, it is.

37:05 Sir, what do you say to that?

37:06 I feel I don't owe because yes, she did take the loan out for me.

37:10 She co-signed it for me, but her and John Massey and I also signed an agreement

37:15 stating that if I was to fail to make my payments, he would take over for me.

37:20 that agreement?

37:20 I do not have it.

37:21 Did you all sign an agreement?

37:23 No.

37:23 No.

37:24 All right.

37:24 We never signed an agreement like that.

37:27 I got news for you.

37:28 Whenever someone co-signs, that's just what that means.

37:31 If you fail to pay, they have to.

37:34 And it does not mean, however,

37:36 that they don't come after you and get their money

37:39 from you since you caused them to be indebted.

37:43 I'm sure you can still go back, can't you?

37:46 At this moment, I'm focusing something else on my career right now.

37:50 What are you focusing on?

37:51 Uh right now, I'm a class B painter.

37:54 I just got my license for that through my job for entry level.

37:57 Good.

37:58 All right.

37:58 That's a good paying job, right?

38:00 Yeah, I'm I'm making pretty good money doing it right now.

38:04 Excellent.

38:04 You going to get your 5,000 sooner than you thought.

38:07 Trust me for the plane.

38:08 It's 5,000.

38:12 [applause]