New Year's Eve Domestic Violence Incident and Arrest

New Year's Eve poses extreme danger for police, highlighted by a domestic violence incident involving firearms and a reluctant victim.

### New Year's Eve: A Dangerous Night for Police and Domestic Violence Response
* 🚓 New Year's Eve is notoriously challenging for police officers due to the combination of **alcohol, firearms, and poor decision-making**.
* 🔫 On December 31, 2023, at approximately 11:40 p.m., Columbus police responded to a **domestic violence call involving a firearm**, amid **celebratory gunfire**.
* 📞 A frantic call from a child reported **blood in the home and a gun**, prompting urgent police action as they navigated the chaotic scene.
* 🩸 Upon arrival, officers discovered **overturned furniture and blood**, indicating a **violent altercation** had occurred, and they needed to **confirm the safety of everyone involved**.
* 👮 The suspect, identified as Samson, was found with a gun in his jacket and admitted to having it, stating it belonged to his **girlfriend who had left due to a fight**.
* 👩 ‍⚕️ Officers later located the victim, but she was **uncooperative**, complicating the investigation into the **domestic violence incident**.
* 📜 Samson was arrested for being legally prohibited from possessing a firearm, facing charges for **Weapons Under Disability**.
* 🚨 The situation highlighted the **dangers police face on New Year's Eve** while responding to domestic violence calls, emphasizing the need for **thorough investigations and community safety**.

and whoever he's talking to is saying she's all beat. Yeah um yeah okay all right real quick I'm just going to pat you down real quick you got any weapons on you or anything. Yeah I do actually New Year okay all right I got you just put just put your hands behind your back for me okay what what do you have. I just have a gun in my uh jacket right here okay okay [Music] New Year's Eve is one of the worst days of the year to work as a police officer. It is an evening filled with alcohol firearms and bad decisions. On December the 31st 2023 at approximately 11:40 p.m. officers with the Columbus Division of police were dispatched on a call that sounded like domestic violence involving a firearm. They arrived on scene with very little information and had to work their way through while celebratory gunfire erupted around them. They got a hurry there's a child alone caller are you there you okay I'm getting help buddy I'm

getting help. It's 20. He keeps saying 26, 24. Okay, that's not a about address. It's okay. Maybe it's 20. Is it 2824? Oh [__] he just hung up. Is it at the corner of Vanderberg and Harris? Yes. Or is it further down? No, it's Vanderberg and Parris. It's that brick unit. There's four units there on the left-hand side. Okay. And what's going on there? My grandson's there, and he's on the phone, and he said the boy had a gun. He says there's blood all over the floor, and he's running out looking for her now. All right. And he said someone had a gun? Yeah. He said that Samson that lived there had a gun. That's PR H. It's like drips, but it's definitely going out of the house, huh? What? Hey, you guys' phone number? I call you. Hey, it's prank 98. Are you guys coming back out here? Yeah, 2826. Yeah, we got a known caller, 10-year-old son saying there's a gun.

involved in their blood. How much blood are you talking about inside? She's saying the like like what's out front know what you're talking about blood on door up little Trail through the living room and then kind of match what's out here other than I of the 10-year-old caller saying that he had a gun and there's blood everywhere. No, this this is a different. This is a different one, but they did have problems. They have had problems here before um with other DV stuff um okay the door is not kicked in MH yeah that's she was saying that looks like you yeah so it's just it's locked on the bottom but it's been kicked out before. I don't know man I [Music] okay there's a table flipped over and there's blood on the table. Table flipped over and blood on the table. Also you guys get back out here I'm call Church police anybody in here yeah the dog's put up they're coming back I'm going to call church and just

okay maybe I don't. There's a lot of blood one one back out at 286 hey bud which house you live there. What's the numbers this one right here this closest one yeah okay what happened. What happen here just on son let me call you back here just come on back me call you back son just walk over here real quick all right I'll let you you live so you live in this unit that's right next to us yeah okay all right real quick I'm just going to pat you down real quick you got any weapons on you or anything yeah I do actually New Year okay all right I got you just put just put your hands behind on your back for me okay what what do you have. I just have a gun in my uh jacket right here okay okay all right what's your name partner okay sweet listen I'm just going to con you real quick just so I can take that gun out okay perfect okay. Did did anything happen here no why did you say that okay uh we'll talk to you about

that just one second okay you any no I'm not how long when was the last time you home uh probably about hour 45 minutes ago my girl got man does she okay yeah all right where's where's the gun at man right here in this pocket and it unz my jacket okay being up with about that real quick yeah I was about to shoot glad you didn't yeah I know I'm like but I'm waiting she just took her stepson to her mom's she was scared oh man your sight off huh your sight all off too man oh man I okay okay all right anything else man um okay you pick my phone absolutely buddy I got you you got it yeah okay nobody else standing back there with you right no okay okay all right let's uh have him go the front of the car real quick and then place to put your gun to just sit down in the open okay perfect all right thanks buddy now what's going on well so can you get my yeah yeah I will just

Come on out here. I'll, I'll, we'll do, we'll do one thing at a time, okay? That way we can make this a little bit easier. Your name's Samson, you said. Okay, awesome. What's going on? Well, I'm going to explain all that to you, okay? Hey guys, will you come over here real quick? Can we take this and just put it in the front seat of your car? Thank you. All right, just nothing else, right? No. Okay, awesome. Appreciate it, man. Okay, and you live at 2826, yeah? Okay, uh, how many kids you got? I got uh, one that lives there, but I got, how old that back here for me real quick? Okay, y, absolutely, buddy. All right, awesome. Just have you have a seat back here real quick, okay? I'm going to um, will you pop, will you unlock that for me, okay? Said there was some kind of fight or something, is that don't know? Yeah, my girl, she has, she's manic depressant. I don't know if y'all even, y'all probably could see that.

and tell from like what's her name lived here for a couple of years a long time okay and I've been with her for the past year that's actually her gun okay but um yeah her son got scared they was shooting she had left and uh my kid's mother stay around the corner okay so I took off about an hour ago and she took her son so I don't know so you don't know where you're he was scared when I left I was going to my baby Mom's okay that live was on war that's who I was talking to when y'all walked up and I was like I'm going call you back soon okay okay all right hang tight for me for one second okay no she's I told her just to stand up there and stand in the doorway and watch just so she has some cover yeah we're going to have to clear it again just because the time's elapsed and where the [ __ ] did he come from I know I said he was see right here he not tou on

my camera now so whether he's in a neighbor neighbor apartment or he's he's saying he was coming so I asked him also the fact like my gotal health issues he said my girl got mental health issues. He didn't mention anything about I said I just you're not bleeding right huh. I said like when I asked him you're not bleeding right. He just went straight to my girl got mental health issues and I I I told him I was like Hey listen you got a son or do you have kids and he was like yeah he's like oh yeah. Is there like a fight or something going on earlier he's like no why. I was like well where are you coming from his girls on Warren because him and baby's mom or his girlfriend that he lives here with um got in a fight like an hour ago and then he was just coming back over here. Okay so um God damn it okay yeah okay hiding huh. Was he hiding he was around the back somewhere and he he popped his head around and then we just

put him J like come here happy every [__] year. It's [__] goddamn it. The guy is he the guy that lives Samson. Yes mhm. Okay yeah I went around back um I hey Franklin Franklin hey I can see the back door just come on around here and I did I lock I did lock the door when I okay H what hey Franklin sir I can see the back door from here so just we can just start this all right. That thing was a [__] monster all right God damn it ready. Maybe we should if this is going to be a crime scene then they can yeah you're going to clear here yeah cuz he doubled back again andless said he just popped out of nowhere like he honestly it's like he was in the [__] house mhm yeah I don't want to just stay off the blood obviously cuz we don't know what the [__] this is but how y'all just trying to avoid any

of the uh the obvious evidence. We got to reclear it 'cause he looks like where he came from. Seems like he came out of the house while we were staying out front. So whether he snuck back after you guys left or what, but we got to make sure nobody's in there. And then we got to hold this house 'cause there's a lot more going on here. We got to do some digging after youle. Yeah, you guys clear. We're covered, dog. [__] So we're not going to [__] that crime scene up. Don't touch that. [Applause] Yellow 33 R just 43 a got. I got a bad feeling. I know I had one about this. This is not um one the more tame ones. 277 I Wasing two years ago for that was 143 373. We go to 19 sub after this. They have the mop syn like [__] ones and it's hooked up to machine. Here's my question. Are we 'cause we detained him. Are we going

to be basics of doing your job to try to protect. Follow, yeah, it's New Year's, of course. I got a gun, of course. I got a gun, it's New Year's, about to be shooting. Fair enough, they glad you didn't start. That's why this may have gone differently. My [ __ ] battery too. What light? I remember this check. There's a basement too, huh? There's a basement too, yeah. I remember this check 'cause me and Dy almost clear up. Yeah, please over. I talk to him. He's look into trying to get a ping on this phone. So we got to find out. Obviously, something happened. T flipped over. You got so. He's working on him right now. ID and him seeing if he is W. He is um, yeah. Hatfield said that, but I mean, we still to verify ourselves that he's actually going to be W. So um, we didn't do any call backs or anything, did we, for and nobody anything? No [ __ ]. So he's saying, he's saying he stays here with.

the l does live here, but it's not his kid. And then, like, when we initially detained him 'cause he was out back somewhere, and he just came waddling around, we like, Hey, where do you live? He was like, Right here, like, come here. And then, like, You got any weapons? He's like, Yeah, I got a gun. It's New Year's. Like, Okay, well, I don't, I don't, I don't know, just, I wouldn't worry about that. We just need to find out if there's anything that's even close to that that's called from this number. Then we need to call them and find out what the [ __ ] the deal is. How's it going? We don't even [ __ ] know yet. So he has a prior conviction of, uh, I always want to say fat now, heroin, and Caine. Okay, got some 49 a stuff. I'll put in a separate bag, just, okay, what do I need? I'll do something, okay, run somebody, run the gun. Yep, I'll take care of the gun. Okay, run

on the gun. Um, need to call somebody. Somebody call. I'll, I, I'll, well, I think let's, I'm going to get out of here. I don't think I can really be of any assistance to you guys at this point. We're not calling yet. Hold on. Yeah, so what I'm saying it, let's just wait because if this is going to be a DV thing, then we're going to have to call them. I think he's got the female on the phone. Okay, so supposedly she went, yeah, she went somewhere and she was all beat up. Thanks man, appreciate. Yeah, we'll see you guys. Yep, she went and dropped the kid off over at the family member's house and her face is all [ __ ] up. So we'll wait and see because if that's the case, then she, she told me great, great grandma. Yeah, it's, yeah, it's whatever. So, okay, black chist what she should be in. Okay, the officers were able to locate the victim and talk to her on the phone. Unfortunately, she was unwilling to

cooperate with the investigation. The suspect, Samson, was legally prohibited from carrying a firearm. He was placed under arrest and slated for Weapons Under Disability. [Music]

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Chaos on New Year's Eve: A Police Response to Domestic Violence

New Year's Eve is a challenging night for police officers, with incidents of alcohol, firearms, and violence.

On December 31, 2023, officers responded to a domestic violence call involving a firearm, facing celebratory gunfire and limited information.

A child's frantic call for help revealed a chaotic scene with blood and a gun involved, prompting a hurried response from the police.

Incident Involving a Gun and Domestic Dispute

A man living in a nearby unit was found with a gun in his jacket after a reported incident.

He mentioned a fight and his girlfriend's manic depression as potential factors.

The police took the gun and the man into custody for further questioning.

Incident Involving Gunshots and Domestic Conflict

The speaker has been with a woman for the past year, who recently left due to gunshots, taking her scared son with her.

The speaker's child's mother lives nearby, and they were on the phone when approached by authorities.

A man, possibly involved in the domestic conflict, was seen hiding and popping up unexpectedly, leading to confusion about his whereabouts and the situation.

The team is clearing a house after detaining a suspicious individual who may have sneaked back in.

There's a sense of urgency to hold the house and gather more information, as the situation feels tense and potentially dangerous.

The detained individual has a prior conviction and is claiming to live at the house, raising further questions that need to be investigated.

A woman, who was beat up, dropped her child off at a family member's house before seeking help.

The officers located her and spoke to her on the phone, but she was unwilling to cooperate with the investigation.

The suspect, Samson, was arrested for being legally prohibited from carrying a firearm and was charged with Weapons Under Disability.