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0:00 The narratives we tell ourselves are important because they shape the way we move about the world. What you think manifests in everything that you do in ways that you probably don’t pick up on because as far as you’re concerned, your thoughts only really affect you. For example, let’s say that you’re in the glass half empty camp. You have a dow disposition because for whatever reason, you believe that you don’t matter and life will never be fair to you specifically. You grew up with parents that didn’t understand you, who treated you poorly, and you always felt like an outsider. When you weren’t in school, you felt like you couldn’t do anything right or fit in with your peers. So, you have a chip on your shoulder because of your history. And you feel like there’s plenty of supporting evidence that the world is an unfair, unlucky place where people who don’t fit in finish last.
0:43 Even when things do go your way, you feel like you’re just waiting for the rug to be pulled out from under you. You found a dollar on the ground, but a bird poops all over your jacket five minutes later. You got a free coffee, but your date stood you up after. So now you treat everyone and everything as pointless and expendable because you feel that that is how you’ve been treated your entire life. You believe that those around you will inevitably disappoint you and then leave. So why bother even giving more than the bare minimum? When a person desires friendship with you, you automatically discount what they’re saying because you’ve determined that most people will lie and leave anyways. You show up late to hang out because they probably had something else they would rather do. You leave conversations midway through because you feel like they just don’t care about what you have to say. And you don’t remember any details about that person because you won’t be friends in a few months anyway. Eventually, the
1:31 people around you do leave not because they hate you or never wanted to know you in the first place, but because your actions made them feel unwanted. They sincerely wanted friendship and connection with you, but you cut them off at every pass. Did you intend to do that? No. You probably didn’t even realize that you were the problem in the dynamic. But your belief that you had no value led to that outcome. The stories we tell ourselves every day affect everything around us. And unfortunately, today’s case is a shining example of that fact. Welcome back to another episode of Dreading. Or if this is your first time here, welcome. Today we’re going to be watching the body cam footage of Taylor Frankie Paul, the Tik Tok and reality show star, and observe how everyone around her was negatively affected by her belief that as a small framed woman, she simply couldn’t be seen as a violent physical threat after directly assaulting her boyfriend and
2:21 daughter. This video has been requested by at least 500 people by last count. And when we watch the footage back, it’s understandable as to why. To be clear, this video is only about the first domestic violence incident that was reported between the couple in 2023. There have been two other incidents, but details have yet to come out about those at the time of writing. With that said, Taylor and Dakota have both filed restraining orders against each other, each alleging that the other physically abused them. If and when more information comes out, we will supplement our coverage. Before we begin, this footage is also deeply upsetting. If you were affected by an abusive parent in any way, I recommend clicking off of the video. If you find that you are at all sensitive to images or sounds of children being abused, again, I would suggest clicking off. The internet has made it so we see so much disturbing footage constantly that you might think being affected by this is a sign of weakness, but I don’t think so.
3:12 We are wired to find this information repulsive and stressful. So, I think you deserve some peace. And the seemingly bottomless pit of agitation and sadness found within this is not, in our opinion, always worth it. So, only you can make the decision for yourself to watch this video. and I hope you choose whatever is best for you. It’s more than likely that this video has been copyright claimed by TMZ, so we receive no benefit from you putting your well-being at risk. I will also be leaving links in the description box down below to domestic violence charities. I find that when watching or researching these cases, it can sort of lead to a feeling of powerlessness that everything in the world is bleak and painful, but that is easily combed by action, like donating time, supplies, or funds to charities to help victims. If there are other charities that you enjoy, I urge you to leave them in the comments down below. So, with all that said, let us begin.
4:02 Taylor Frankie Paul rose to internet stardom via Tik Tok. Her early Tik Toks mostly focused on click baiting the internet to believe that she was a 50-year-old mother who had aged remarkably well despite being in her early 20s. She took part in Tik Tok dance trends with her friends. She showcased her daily life as a young Mormon wife living in Utah with her husband and their children. Over time, Paul would collaborate with other young moms who were also on TikTok. These collaborations would garner a great deal of attention, as all the moms were young, attractive, and willing to post ludicrous things online for attention.
4:34 Many of their posts could be classified as engagement farming, with most of them obviously lying about aspects of their lives to confuse, enrage, and generally engage audiences. That group became known as mom talk, and Taylor was deemed the deacto leader of a group based solely on the fact that she had the most followers. However, the group would be blown up by the young mom who would go on Tik Tok live and expose that the majority of the group were actually swingers. According to the live, Taylor would state that the couples engaged with what is known as soft swinging, where they were allowed to do everything with their friends spouses, save for penetrative sex. These parties were meant to be fun and experimental and were said to have little to do with any participants wanting to exit their relationship and begin a new one.
5:16 Emotions were supposed to be off the table, but almost everything else was. There were clearly defined rules for the couples. However, Paul would admit to having broken the rules by having penetrative vaginal sex with her friend’s husband and having an emotional affair, which culminated in him telling her that he had a crush on her. In the Tik Tok live, Taylor admitted to her part in the scandal and stated that because of her actions, her husband Tate Paul was seeking a divorce. Taylor would make the following Tik Tok when asked about the custody split and how she planned to move on from the scandal.
6:03 Taylor’s life had become somewhat of a spectacle as she mixed the seriousness of a custody arrangement with Tik Tok dances. Classic. But she was the director, editor, and producer. She gave the public every piece of information about her life and the lives of her children without restraint. Those in her comment section found her outlook and straightforward way of being to be refreshing, especially in a landscape of influencers and internet personalities who were just trying to sell things. The Mormon swinging scandal. You heard me.
6:32 But specifically, Taylor’s ability to command attention led to multiple reality television producers wanting to set up a show surrounding her life. They looked at her and saw dollar signs because she was young, attractive, and appeared emotionally volatile. She was not only willing, but eager to put her private, most embarrassing moments in the spotlight. Not only that, but she had no problem airing out her friends and family’s personal business on camera as well, as evidenced by her Tik Tok live. In the world of reality television, people like Taylor do extremely well. These individuals are reactive to a degree that makes them equal parts compelling and terrifying.
7:07 They lash out at others with little provocation and are willing to upend their own lives for something as small as winning an argument. But this sort of star factor makes the individual incredibly difficult to be around for long periods of time. Taylor appears based solely on the content she puts out herself to be someone who would be difficult to trust. She has showcased herself throwing her friends, family, and colleagues right under the bus, even in arguments where she was in the wrong.
7:32 This sort of behavior is something we often see in children and teens and is usually something that people grow out of over time. It’s normal to respond cruy without thinking when you’re 13 because you lack the ability to properly take the time to think through your actions. But as you age and see how your actions hurt the people around you, most grow out of that behavior. As an example, think about the last time you were irritated at work. This is a professional environment where you’re expected to be on your best behavior less you get fired. Your manager asks you to redo the report you turned in without telling you if you had done something wrong. They seem annoyed and their tone is combative. Though it would be fun to return that same negative energy back to them, that could very well lead to you being fired. It would also escalate the situation. So instead, you redo the report and move on with your day. Was the manager right to approach you with that attitude? No. But that doesn’t mean you’re allowed to act
8:24 without consequence. Taylor deciding to expose that swinging scandal led to her being approached by a reality show. But it also hurt almost everyone else who was involved. Maybe her ex-husband, who she had already betrayed by cheating on, didn’t want that part of his life exposed in that way. Maybe the woman whose husband she cheated with didn’t want to be involved publicly because she wanted to deal with the infidelity privately. But that didn’t matter to Taylor at that moment. She has no qualms lashing out emotionally towards others, using private personal information to force them into action, and that kind of person is hard to be around for long periods of time. After the scandal had somewhat settled down, it was revealed that the mom talk group would be starring in a new reality show titled The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. By that time, Taylor’s divorce was well underway, and she had begun seeing a man by the name of Dakota Mortensson. However, while season 1 was filming,
9:15 Taylor’s neighbors would make a distressing 911 call. They told the operator that they had heard screams coming from Taylor’s home and were fearful of the safety of her and her children. The following is the police report that was made public in 2023. When we arrived, we parted on the street and we could hear yelling coming from 4306 West Rex Peak Way. The garage of the home was open and we observed a white Toyota truck parked on the street.
9:39 The vehicle was currently running. I attempted to contact the front of the residence while officer Feling stayed back at the garage. I rang the bell. I could still hear yelling coming from inside the home. A male and female answered the door. They were identified as Dakota Bo Mortonson and Taylor Frankie Paul. They were still arguing when they answered the door. When I asked what was going on, Dakota said that Taylor was hammered. Taylor responded by saying, “So is he.” Dakota stated he was sober. I noted that every time Taylor would raise her hand or arm, Dakota would flinch as if trying to protect himself. I suggested that both parties separate. Dakota stated that Taylor needed to calm down. Taylor immediately became aggressive and hit Dakota. I grabbed Taylor’s arms and pinned them to her sides and told her to stop and that we were not doing this.
10:22 Taylor replied, “Okay, but he threw me out in the garage.” Officer Feling entered the room and helped me separate Dakota and Taylor. Contact with Taylor. While attempting to separate Taylor and Dakota, Taylor wanted her phone. I told Taylor that we could get her phone, but she believed that Dakota had it on him. She walked towards Officer Feling and Dakota. While she was walking, it was apparent that Taylor was alcohol impaired as she struggled to walk straight and had to use the wall to stabilize herself. Dakota didn’t have Taylor’s phone like she thought. Dakota stated that Taylor threw the phone at him. Taylor found her phone on the floor of the kitchen. I followed Taylor to the front door and spoke to her on the front steps of the home. I interviewed Taylor about the events that occurred this evening. I could smell a strong odor of alcohol coming from Taylor.
11:06 Additionally, Taylor had slurred speech and struggled to maintain her train of thought. Throughout my contact with Taylor, she asked the same questions repeatedly, even after receiving an answer. I asked if Taylor needed paramedics, and she stated she did not. Taylor then made the following statements. Taylor was drinking at a girl’s night prior to coming home, but nothing crazy. Takakota picked Taylor up from the girls night, and Dakota redacted her out all the way home.
11:32 Taylor was emotionally hurting, but not physically hurting tonight. Taylor suggested her dad come pick up her kids. Quote, “I can just go and do whatever redacted, I don’t give a blank anymore.” Taylor was extremely upset and kept repeating that she was emotionally sore. Dakota and Taylor pushed each other in the garage. Taylor stated she hit Dakota and didn’t want to think about it. After returning home, Taylor and Dakota began fighting. Taylor was going at Dakota when Dakota pushed her into the kid’s stuff. After being pushed, Taylor said she went quote ballistic. Taylor stated she didn’t think she had any injuries, but her fingers did hurt. I viewed Taylor’s hands and I observed a small scratch on one of her fingers. Taylor wanted her dad. I advised her to wait outside with Officer Feling. Scene observations. When I was walking into the home, I immediately observed multiple metal chairs and other
12:22 household items on the floor by the entryway. The chairs looked like they may have come from the kitchen island. I also observed a vase of roses on the ground by the kitchen island. contact with Dakota while switching places with officer Feling, he advised that Dakota and Taylor have been in a relationship for six months. Dakota does not reside at the residence and according to Dakota, Taylor has been making statements redacted. I interviewed Dakota about tonight. Dakota made the following statements. Dakota confirmed he picked Taylor up from girls night in Lehi. I think it’s how you pronounce it.
12:53 Dakota confirmed that he did quote redacted her out unquote because he was a recovering addict and they had a prior agreement to stay away from alcohol. Dakota stated Taylor is struggling with a number of personal things and adding alcohol to the mix causes her to explode. Dakota thought his finger might be broken and his elbow had protracted pain, especially when touched. Dakota stated he was supposed to go to a concert with a friend. When he told Taylor about the concert, she wanted to go and requested Dakota pick her up. After picking up Taylor from the party, they had to return to Taylor’s home to get her ID. Dakota stated Taylor was in no condition to go to a concert because of how intoxicated she was. Dakota stated that Taylor became angry because he didn’t want her to go to the concert anymore. Taylor began to say mean things to Dakota and tearing him down. When they got to the house, Dakota stated that he was trying to leave, which made Taylor angry to the point where she started hitting him. Dakota stated that
13:47 Taylor also threw her phone at him in anger. Dakota stated that he’d been trying to leave for the last hour and a half, but Taylor would not let him. Dakota stated he was then bombarded with thrown items. Taylor took his keys, jumped on his truck, slamming his truck doors. Dakota stated Taylor’s divorce had been hard on her, and she hasn’t done any therapy for it. Dakota further elaborated on what happened when they arrived. Dakota stated he was trying to help Taylor inside the house, but Taylor wanted to stay out and party. Dakota stated that Taylor threw a wooden playet at Dakota in his truck. Yeah, there we go. Dakota stated that Taylor threw heavy metal chairs at him and put holes in the wall. Dakota started to feel scared for his life because they were so heavy. Dakota stated that one of the metal chairs that Taylor threw hit redacted and Dakota was trying to help redacted after getting hit. Dakota initially stated he would complete a witness statement form but later
14:37 declined. I could tell Dakota was reluctant to give a statement because he didn’t want anything to happen to Taylor. I explained the importance of him documenting his account of the story, but ultimately he declined to fill out a statement form. Dakota confirmed that he and Taylor had been dating for 6 months and were in a consensual sexual relationship. Dakota showed me a portion of a video he recorded on his cell phone that showed Taylor assaulting him. It appeared that Dakota was telling her to stop and trying to diffuse the situation. While talking with Dakota in the garage, Jeremy May, Taylor’s dad, arrived on the scene. I asked Jeremy if he was willing to watch Taylor’s children. Jeremy said he was willing 100%. I explained that I was going to be arresting Taylor and that I needed family to watch them.
15:18 Jeremy and Leanne May volunteered to watch the kids. So, the next portion of the police report discusses the damage to Dakota’s car, which we will be skipping over. Documented injuries. I documented injuries on both parties. On Taylor, I only observed a scratch on one of her hands. Taylor did complain to officer Feling that her hand hurt. I asked Taylor if she needed paramedics to come do an assessment. Taylor declined medical response on Dakota. I observed redness and swelling around his eyes.
15:46 Dakota stated that he felt pain on and around his elbow and had minor swelling. I observed scratches on his fingers. I observed minor laceration on his neck. Dakota stated it was from Taylor, but he didn’t know when it happened exactly. Dakota later stated that his eyes were showing signs of bruising. Dakota then uploaded injury photos to evidence.com using citizenlink. Based on the statements and evidence available in this case, I identified Taylor as the primary aggressor. Taylor also admitted to throwing both the wooden playset and metal chairs at Dakota. Taylor justified her actions by saying it was a reaction to being pushed by Dakota. I arrested Taylor Frankie Paul for several domestic violence related charges and placed her in handcuffs. I double locked them. I escorted Taylor into my patrol vehicle, secured her in the cage, and fastened her seat belt without incident. Taylor was upset I was arresting her instead of Dakota. Taylor stated that she peed her
16:38 pants because she was scared. I explained to Taylor that I identified her as the primary aggressor of the incident because he was trying to leave and she kept engaging with him. While at jail, Taylor was compliant. Taylor Frankie Paul was booked on the following charges: one count of assault, one count of criminal mischief, and one count of domestic violence in the presence of a child. Following Taylor’s book, I watched the cell phone footage from Dakota on a computer screen. After watching the video in its entirety, I found that the above assault charge that I booked Taylor on needs to be enhanced to an aggravated assault due to the multiple metal frame chairs being used during the assault in the video. Taylor threw the first metal chair at Dakota, which hit him in the arm and hand. After the throw, I observed Taylor raised her arms in a taunting manner. Dakota yelled, “Your daughter is right here.”
17:24 Taylor did not stop assaulting Dakota and proceeded to throw a second chair and swing a third metal chair at Dakota twice in a baseballstyle motion. The chair hit Dakota’s arms. According to Dakota, after the chair hit his arms, the chair then hit Redacted in the head. Immediately after watching Dakota’s arms get hit on video, I watched the chair’s momentum continue in the direction of the nearby couch. I heard Redacted begin crying immediately, which is consistent with Dakota’s account of Redacted being hit by the chair. The assault continued offcreen while Dakota yelled, “Stop throwing stuff at me and stop screaming at me.” Redacted began crying in the background. I heard Dakota yell, “That’s your daughter. You just hit her in the head with a metal chair.” Taylor responded, “Because of you.” Dakota yelled back, “No, you go and help your daughter now. Help your daughter, Taylor.” It sounded like Dakota was trying to check on Redacted by asking, “Are you okay?” Redacted cries, “No.”
18:15 The arguing continued until I rang the doorbell. Both answered the door. Shortly after, I witnessed Taylor hit Dakota at the front door. So, following her arrest, Paul would enter into a plea of obeyance. A plea of obeyance is a court approved agreement where a defendant essentially pleads no contest to the charges, but the judge delays entering a conviction for a period of time, usually between 1 to 5 years. In most cases, the defendant would be required to take some classes, but if they stay out of trouble with the law, their charges would be dismissed. In Taylor’s case, she was given a term of three years, which was set to end August of 2026. The other four charges were dismissed with prejudice. After the police report was made public, filming for the reality show stopped for a bit.
18:59 The other moms involved with the show reportedly wanted to continue filming without Taylor, removing her from the show entirely due to her behavior. However, reports published around this time state that production felt that without Taylor’s behavior, there simply wasn’t a show. Instead, they waited until the court case was resolved and then centered the pilot episode around the incident, including some of the police body cam footage and audio. Based on our experience putting foyer requests in for body cam and interrogation footage, it’s likely that the video evidence that Dakota gave to the police was not given to the show’s editors, but that the full body cam, which includes footage of Taylor slapping Dakota with the back of her hand, was. When putting in a Freedom of Information Act request, it’s important to be specific about what you’re hoping to obtain, as more often than not, the processor will give you more than you asked for. On more than
19:48 one occasion, we received evidence that we didn’t want to see, like the strip search of a pedophile. It’s rare that a significant portion of the footage is entirely edited out, especially when it’s so easily published later on. The show would go on to become extremely popular despite multiple other controversies occurring around the cast. Taylor’s platform continued to grow, and she was regarded as a real reality star, the likes of which had not been seen in a significant period of time. Tate Paul has also come forward to say that he had been lied to following the arrest with Taylor’s mother allegedly coaching his daughter to say that she had not been struck with the chair following her repeat reality show successes. She was scheduled to become the next Bachelorette as the ABC franchise had been struggling according to viewers of the romance game show. The past few seasons had been plagued with scandals though the majority of the leads have had clean records. Multiple contestants have been found to have charges of
20:40 stalking and abuse in their past. Fans of the show have become deeply concerned about the safety of the lead and contestants to the point of a large-scale drop in viewership. The producers hoped that Taylor would bring more eyes to their show despite the fact that she had a documented history of domestic violence and they had access to the body cam footage. Taylor is a physically small live woman.
21:01 Therefore, most would assume wrongly that she poses no real physical threat to those around her, particularly someone like her boyfriend Dakota, who is reportedly over 6 feet tall and nearly 200 lb. It’s a bias that we all have to some extent. When the initial reports surrounding the domestic violence call were publicized, the majority of people had a hard time conceptualizing Taylor as being the primary aggressor or a threat in any real way. And because they were only looking at words on a page, people gave the mother of two a bit of leeway. The majority of people would subconsciously give her the benefit of the doubt and defend her, saying things like, “Maybe he had purposely agitated her. Maybe he was the aggressor in some way and she was just defending herself.” The commentary that exists surrounding this instance online prior to the video’s release is painted with a very soft brush, especially because people do like Taylor, but just because she’s small and has a charming personality doesn’t mean that she is incapable of harm. She is
21:56 also an incredibly fit person, having posted multiple workout routines on her Instagram profile. But more than that, she was throwing just about everything she could at Dakota in her impaired state. So, what would have happened if one of the chairs she had thrown hit him in the back of the head and knocked him out? What if he fell forward and was gravely injured? And what also would have stopped her from throwing a kitchen knife? We’re not being overdramatic or reading into her actions when we say that her violent actions could have led to his death in this instance or her child’s. Moreover, Taylor is a parent and her actions directly led to her daughter also being injured. The following is the footage of the incident as recorded by Dakota. Again, if you’re at all sensitive to evidence of abuse, intimate partner violence, or child abuse, I would pause the video now and watch something else. Yeah, look at you.
22:42 Look, look. Yeah, look. This is called physical abuse. Yeah. Before we move on, we should discuss Dakota recording Taylor during the fight. In our research about the case, the discussion surrounding his choice to record the Mormon mother of two while she was striking him has been picked apart with some stating that he was purposely trying to make her upset so that she would hit him on camera and that this is evidence of his abuse towards her. That his statements of look at you, what are you doing? This is called physical abuse and so on is him goating her on. However, that line of thinking is unfair. We’ve seen countless cases of domestic violence victims, male and female, recording instances of abuse, largely for their own protection.
23:27 In cases where a victim survives their abuser, many site that they began filming the attacks not to create evidence for future use, but instead to get their abuser to understand their actions. Abusive partners will often claim that they blacked out during arguments and won’t fully recall what they had even done. They’ll blame their substance abuse, anger issues, or sometimes even a split personality for why they were violent with their partner, but with that usually comes a degree of downplaying their own actions.
23:53 I know I hurt you, but it wasn’t that bad. You’re being dramatic and so on. It’s possible that Dakota wanted to show Taylor how violent she was during this instance, as he felt she wouldn’t have believed him otherwise. As we’ll see, she clearly doesn’t believe that she’s capable of harming anyone based on her statements alone. So, he might have wanted to show her otherwise to prompt a change in her behavior. Believing that he was goating Taylor while she physically assaults him, pulls his hair, and smacks him upside the head is similar to stating that someone saying, “You’re hurting me,” or “Stop hitting me,” is just enjoying the abuse. It’s also possible that he wanted to record this instance for his own protection. As we mentioned, he is over 6 feet tall and nearly 200 lb. Could have believed that she was going to make a similar claim towards him and he felt he needed to protect himself. No matter what, there are plenty of reasonable explanations for him recording this instance. And to say that he purposely pushed her to the
24:43 point of physically assaulting him and accidentally assaulting her own child is extremely callous. But let’s continue. Yeah. See, Taylor, this is all you do. It’s the only thing you know how to do is hurt me. Huh? And you think this is okay? It’s not okay. Okay. Holy [ __ ] It’s important to note that Taylor had placed Dakota in a headlock. She had released him, but he is noticeably out of breath and he’s having a difficult time catching his breath in the aftermath. Instances of non-fatal strangulation, which this qualifies as, is a huge red flag in terms of abuse cases. Studies show that victims who experience non-fatal strangulation with their intimate partners are 750% more likely to be murdered by that partner in the future. Okay, I don’t give a [ __ ] Let me go. Stop, dude. Leave me alone. Oh my god.
25:43 Taylor is blocking the exit, keeping Dakota in the home and refusing to diffuse the situation. She isn’t scared. She isn’t trying to leave the area herself or remove Dakota from the home. For whatever reason, she wants him to stay, and she feels justified in physically assaulting him. But there’s no justification for this. People have tried to justify Taylor’s behavior as being reactive abuse, which is a term here that means when a victim of abuse or violence reacts to that violence in a way that could include some physical violence of their own or shouting of their own. In other words, the abusive partner will torment their partner to their breaking point. So, when the initial victim reacts in a similarly abusive way, the original abuser then will point to their actions and label that person as abusive. Though the idea of reactive abuse has been discussed in relevant circles for decades, it’s only entered the public’s vernacular over the past 6 years. In that time, people have
26:34 misused the term to justify abusive actions in relationships. In this case, we’ve seen countless examples of people saying that Dakota pushed Taylor to this point and therefore her assault of him is justified, but it isn’t. It doesn’t matter if Dakota was pissing Taylor off, if he was pushing her buttons and telling her that he didn’t like that she was drunk. that does not and will never justify her violently assaulting him or anybody else for that matter. She isn’t protecting herself. She doesn’t believe she was in any danger. She is the one keeping him in the home even though he wants to leave. More importantly, abuse is abuse no matter what the reason. This is especially true if there are children present in the home. Taylor’s daughter was a witness and a victim in all of this. She was sitting and watching the fight as it occurred, learning from her mother that romantic love sometimes
27:19 looks like beating the [ __ ] out of your partner. that when her mother gets mad, she will justify hurting others that she claims to love and taking that with her into other relationships. So, are those same commentators going to tell her that her abuse she suffered and witnessed was actually not that bad? Your daughter is right here. Oh my gosh. Oh my. You are [ __ ] You’re unable. You stop. So Taylor just hit her daughter in the head with a chair. She threw two chairs across the home at Dakota in front of her daughter while he backed away again. He’s trying to leave the situation to get away from her and protect himself. Meanwhile, she’s cornering him so he can’t leave and lobbing heavy objects at him in order to injure him. She doesn’t seem to be afraid of him harming her or trying to stay away from him to exit the situation safely. She wants to hurt him obviously and feels justified in doing so. So much so that she picks up a stool like a bat and swings it at him, hitting her daughter instead. Her daughter was
28:24 always directly in the line of fire, and she was so incensed that she either didn’t notice or simply didn’t care. But after hitting her, she screams that Dakota is the one at fault. That because he wanted to leave and he didn’t allow her to assault him, that he is now responsible for her daughter’s injury. You’re doing your daughter. Stop screaming at me. Stop. Taylor, you did this. You’re done. Taylor, you did it.
28:58 That’s it. That is it. No more. You’re done. Be Stop. No. I did notice. This is your own pain. You’re doing this to yourself. Stop. No. for you. I’m done taking the blame for you. Yeah. I’m sorry, Andy. Taylor, you can get the [ __ ] out. I’m done with you. You do this. I’m done. Stop. Get the [ __ ] out. Taylor, you’re done. I can’t do it. You’re screaming. Your daughter just got hit in the head with a metal chair because of you.
29:47 No, you go and help your daughter. Now, you did this. Help your daughter, Taylor. Oh my gosh. If you throw another chair, are you okay, Taylor? Get away from my daughter. Get away. Then help. Get away. Stop. Taylor is drunk. We know that much for a fact. But her inability to care about anything other than keeping Dakota in the home is alarming. Her daughter was hit in the head with a metal chair and reportedly had an egg on her head. She could have been concussed or worse.
30:26 And Taylor doesn’t seem to care beyond using the injury to attack Dakota. Further, in our time researching and reporting in this sphere, we’ve come across multiple cases of children being accidentally killed by their parents in situations similar to this one. And because the child is dead, no one rushes to justify the parents actions. But because her daughter wasn’t gravely injured, it’s totally okay. It was just an accident or it isn’t that bad. Even though this is one of the most clear-cut instances of abuse we’ve seen, at the very least, Dakota asks her daughter if she’s okay and tries to check on her, which Taylor stops for whatever reason.
30:59 Nothing that Dakota did prior to this incident matters because the end result is that she struck her daughter. If everything else she said before was true, none of that justifies her daughter witnessing this abuse or being brought into it. Stop doing this. You threw me. Get the [ __ ] dude. Think of your kids. Gosh. Me, too. My daughter. I don’t care. I love your kids. Yeah, I do. I freaking love them to death.
31:29 No. Yeah, I don’t care. Look what you’re doing to me. No, nobody deserves it. Shut the [ __ ] up. You’re not okay and you’re drunk. Go answer your [ __ ] Dakota. I will. What? Oh my gosh. Shut the [ __ ] up. Taylor, stop. Shut up. Stop. Oh my gosh. Nothing. She is hammered. And so is he. I’m sober. But throwing stuff at me. So, how about we separate? You need to just calm down at me. Hey, Taylor.
32:04 The footage ends there as the police arrive at the home. But before we watch the footage, we should address the conversation happening around the release of the video. More specifically, there is the insinuation that the video was released by Dakota in an effort to defame Taylor’s reputation and to prevent her season of The Bachelorette from airing. Taylor’s response to the video release directly implies that Dakota was using the footage to take away opportunities from her out of spite and that she had been similarly victimized by him throughout the relationship. And having watched a bit of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives to help craft this video, Dakota’s actions toward Taylor were often manipulative and cruel. Based on the show, they both seemed to be engaged in an obviously emotionally volatile relationship, purposely pushing each other in order to control the other person. They fueled each other’s worst behaviors. Lying,
32:52 cheating, breaking up, then getting back together, then cheating again, and so on. At best, both are emotionally immature and confused, fighting, and chaos for romantic love. And at worst, they are two abusers seeking fulfillment in the other party. But even if Dakota wanted this footage to be seen by the public in order to harm Taylor and her reputation, that does not negate her actions in this instance or in the two recently reported domestic abuse cases.
33:17 That is seemingly the same argument that the man formerly known as Prince Andrew put forward to try and explain away his Epstein connection. The photos of the two men chumming it up after Epstein was released from prison were just pieces of blackmail that Epste put out to make him look bad because he was angry they were no longer friends. That the former prince was entirely blameless in the whole ordeal, say for being too gentlemanly and noble. In this case, Taylor is like Andrew. Because in her mind, the problem isn’t that she physically abused him or her daughter.
33:46 It’s that he showed evidence that she did. That change of context doesn’t matter. There is physical evidence of her abusing her romantic partner and her child being caught in the crossfire. It doesn’t matter why the footage was released. It matters that it exists in the first place. That certainly should be enough to disqualify her from participating in a dating show, given that anyone with a history of intimate partner violence should be barred, if only to protect the other participants.
34:10 And of course, you can dislike Dakota and think that he’s a bad person based on what you’ve seen on their show. You can find him repulsive, manipulative, and toxic. But again, that doesn’t justify physical abuse. Jeez, man, I feel bad about this one. Poor little family. The evidence used in this case came from Dakota and provides a limited view into what happened that night. Their stories about what happened are similar enough with Taylor admitting that she blocked Dakota from leaving and continued to assault him when he tried to leave her residence. The only real difference in their retelling of events is that Taylor stated that she only began hitting Dakota after he pushed her away from him into their children’s toys. Meanwhile, Dakota stated that he only pushed her to protect himself because she had already begun hitting him at that point.
35:05 However, the police body cam footage provides us a third-party perspective that we can review. So, let’s review. Yeah, I’m making contact with this front door right here. Let me know if you made contact with anybody. Contact the front door. Shut up. Stop. Hey, what’s going on? Oh my gosh. Nothing. She is hammered and so is he. I’m sober. But don’t How about How about we separate for now? You need to just calm this. Stop.
36:22 Stop. There are a few things we can immediately observe here. First is that even though Dakota was instructed to open the door by Taylor, she put herself between him and the exit. One of the main escalating factors in this argument was Dakota leaving. So, she is essentially standing guard to make sure that doesn’t happen. Dakota is almost cowering behind Taylor despite their size difference. This is probably because he’s just been on the receiving end of her abuse. This video was taken minutes after he was hit multiple times with a metal chair. And he knows that she’s not necessarily in her right mind.
36:53 If she has already justified hurting him in that way and hurting her daughter, chances are that she’s not going to stop just because law enforcement has arrived. Moreover, when Taylor raises her hand to gesture, he immediately flinches, fully expecting her to strike him. This is an automatic response that he’s having due to the night’s events, and a reaction like this would be extremely difficult to fake. In our research, we’ve seen a few different parties put forward the notion that once police became involved, Dakota purposely made himself look like the victim. He attempted to manipulate the officers by pretending that he was afraid of Paul.
37:25 And this sort of flinching is evidence of that. But people faking this sort of fear response tends to be easy to spot. There’s usually an extremely obvious delay between the other party’s movements and the reaction where here we can see that Dakota flinches the moment the hand is raised. And he’s right to be fearful as Taylor does begin to slap him in front of the officer. Just we’re not doing this. Okay. But he threw me out in the garage.
37:47 No, because she is attacking the crap out of You threw me in the garage. Stop. Stop. You can just go that way. Okay. I just want to talk to you over here. I don’t I don’t need people throwing hands at people. Okay, you’re good. Okay, now I want to talk to you. Please don’t let me take any of my stuff. Please watch my Stop being Okay. Please just watch him so he doesn’t get in my stuff.
38:11 Do you have a My other officer is going to stay with him. Okay. Where’s my phone then? Do you have a jacket or anything? Uh, yeah. I just I want to talk to you. Can I get my phone, please? Yeah. Once Taylor begins speaking to the first responding officer, she immediately blames Dakota for her violence towards him, stating that he pushed her first out in the garage. Dakota states that that was in self-defense as she had begun assaulting him and jumping on his car and preventing him from leaving. But let’s say that Taylor is telling the truth here. He had pushed her unprovoked in the garage. He had physically abused her and she believed she was defending herself. That does not then justify her slapping him in front of the officer.
38:56 She was clearly not defending herself any longer and was just abusing him because she felt justified in doing so. There is a clear difference between a person defending themselves and someone who feels justified in abusing their partner. Defense comes with an end point where you want the threat to your safety to go away. That could look like the other person being knocked out, police becoming involved, or them leaving, or in extreme cases, the other person dying. You aren’t fighting just to fight. You’re trying to fight to protect yourself. Meanwhile, a person who is angry and feels justified in assaulting someone will probably just keep going, even when given the choice to stop.
39:30 Taylor wants Dakota there. She was physically keeping him in the home for whatever reason. And she continued to escalate the assault even when he was pleading for her to stop. The difference between their actions is clear. Where’s my phone? Hey, can I grab my phone from him? Can I grab my phone? I don’t have your phone, Taylor. Then where is it? I just threw it at me. I Let’s try calling the phone before we get super freaked out.
39:57 I’ll take you. Where do you want to go? Obviously, Taylor is inebriated. She drank at the girl’s night party before and is not fully cognizant of what she’s doing. But it’s important to point out here that she, for seemingly no reason, blames Dakota for everything she’s done. She accuses him of taking her phone because she doesn’t have it. She doesn’t remember what exactly she even did with it. So, in her drunken state, she thinks that he must have stolen it from her because they were in a physical confrontation and he in her mind is antagonizing her. Meanwhile, when she approaches Dakota, he states that she doesn’t have the phone because she threw it at him. But even as she tries to argue with him about this, she finds it on the ground in the kitchen, which confirms his story. But that does little to change her demeanor or agitation towards him.
40:41 I just want to talk to you like out of your out here. Sure. I just want to be able to talk to you. Do you want to throw that on real quick? I just want to be able to talk to you without you two bickering at each other. Okay. Okay. Okay. So, go ahead. Like, you can sit or whichever. Okay. So, what’s what’s your name? Taylor. Taylor. I’m Officer Rubre with the Herman Police Department.
41:22 Okay. The neighbors called in saying they heard a bunch of yelling. So let let’s start. Let’s start with this. How do you spell your first name? T Y O R. Just go ahead and just focus on breathing for me. Okay, go ahead. So, T A Y L O R, right? Yeah. What’s your last name? A P A U L. Do you need paramedics for anything? No, I’m good. I’m good. Taylor is not injured. Even in her retelling of events, the only time she claims that he put hands on her was in the garage where he pushed her into some children’s toys. Dakota could have easily hurt Taylor. That much is clear.
42:29 But he didn’t, even though she was physically assaulting him. Have you had a little bit too much to drink tonight? I I can smell the alcohol pretty strongly. Sure, but not anything crazy. I went out on a girls night and I came home safe driving. Okay. I’m not I’m not worried about that. I’m just worried about like do I need to call paramedics to come check you out? No, I think I’m good. Okay. Um, your last name P A U L. Yeah, I’m emotionally hurting, I guess. You’re what?
42:58 I’m emotionally hurting. I’m not physically hurting. I’m emotionally hurting. Okay. Is so your last name is just Paul? Yep. Okay. What’s your birthday? I I can go to dad to come get the kids. Do you want that? If I can just go and do whatever and I can [ __ ] anymore. What’s your phone number? You get called me. People have a fight. What did I do wrong? So I can help myself. What did I do wrong? Help me to know so I can do better. Well, it’s it’s not it’s not Less than 10 minutes earlier, Taylor had physically assaulted Dakota in front of the officer, directly resulting in him restraining her. And minutes before that, she had flung two metal chairs at him, then swung another one like a bat, hitting both Dakota and her daughter.
44:23 But here, she is genuinely asking the officer to tell her exactly what she did wrong so she could learn and do better. Grandpa’s old cough medicine obviously impairs cognitive function, resulting in the user not being entirely aware of what their actions are. There are tons and tons of police body cams of DUIs in which the person is so drunk that they aren’t aware that they’ve even crashed into buildings or trees or whatever when they speak to the police despite still being in the car. So, it’s possible that Taylor genuinely has no recollection of those events even though they just happened.
44:56 Well, okay. I guess I guess I’m done recording for today. Damn, I was on a roll, too. All right, tomorrow. All right, and we’re back. So, it seems here that she genuinely doesn’t understand that assaulting her boyfriend is wrong. That what she did was justified because either Dakota deserved to be assaulted because he pushed her away from him or because she doesn’t think it’s possible for her to even hurt him. In her intoxicated mind, she cannot parse out what went wrong here. Even though her daughter was struck in the crossfire, Taylor, look at me. It’s not that you did anything wrong, per se.
45:32 We are just the neighbors called in thinking that someone’s getting hurt. No one’s getting hurt. I’m just emotionally hurt cuz I’m getting divorced and I’m just Is that what? No, thank you. Is that So is that what’s going on tonight that started everything? Yeah, I’m I’m emotionally super I can’t help anyone. I’m just sore emotionally. I’m sorry. Can I get a drink of water? Can I get a drink of water? I know it’s really hurting.
46:15 I can get my husband to come get the kids if that’s easier. I don’t want me. I don’t want anyone that wants from me. I’m just so hurt. So, tell me tell me what happened to me. He pushed me in the garage and It’s fine. I don’t give a [ __ ] I just want I just want to move on. I don’t give a [ __ ] about him. I just want to move on. I don’t care. I pushed him. I hit him. He pushed me. I don’t want to think about it.
46:45 Taylor has already justified her actions as happening because she is emotionally hurt from her divorce, but that doesn’t negate the abuse. One of the number one themes that you can see throughout most criminal cases is that the person responsible will have some sort of emotional or psychological wound that explains the behavior. They grew up in a bad family home where they watched their parents abuse each other, so they abused their partners. They were abused when they were younger, so they continued the cycle of violence and so on. But those are explanations for behavior, not excuses for it. Everybody makes mistakes. Everybody has those days. But we’re all tasked with acting appropriately. It’s not fun. In fact, it can feel like the entire world is out to get you and you’re dragging yourself through shards of broken glass. But that doesn’t justify you inflicting yourself on other people randomly and hurting others the way you’ve been hurt,
47:33 especially if children are involved. Can I get a drink, please? Please. Can you promise not to talk to him while we go in there? Sure. I just don’t want anything escalating to an argument or fight while we go in there. Okay. Okay. Let’s go. We’re just getting some water. Don’t talk to each other. I have family. Oh, yeah. I’m from Oh, sweet. I just need to figure out what happened.
48:40 But we need to go back out there. after high school. Um, I need to finish talking to you and figure out what happened tonight. What? Work. Oh my. What do you need from me? So, I just I just need you to tell me what happened tonight. So, you you went out on a girls night. You said that, right? Yeah. He came pick me up from girls night and then what happened? And he was bitching me out the whole way home.
49:24 About So, when you describe that to me about what? I guess having fun with the girls and and he was going to a concert, but he was like, “We’re not going to concert now.” He came home and and then we were fighting and uh we were fighting at each other and then he like I was going at him I guess hitting him and then he pushed me into the kid stuff and then I went ballistic because I pushed me so hard and then I fought back and then we were justing and I just want him out. How Taylor tells the story is significant because she admits here that she was already hitting Dakota when he pushed her, which lends credibility to his version of events. It’s also notable because she doesn’t seem to consider the act of assaulting him as her going ballistic, given that she had already begun hitting him at that point. It was only when he made a move to get her away from him that she feels she lost control and went too far.
50:28 Where did the uh where did the where did the kids go? My daughter’s right there. And then my son ends up sleeping cuz we had a my family member that was babysitting. And and this is all I guess. This is all with the uh with you guys fighting. Um do you have any injuries? No, I think I think I’m okay. My fingers hurt. I think I’m okay. Can I see your hands? Yeah. I just want to go to bed. Just go like this.
50:59 I just want to go to bed. I think I’m okay. I’m good. What about the other scene? I’m so sorry. And then I’m sorry. I told my dad. I told my dad. Yeah. What’s up? Sorry. What’s up? Just wait out here. Okay. Tonight goes. I mean, she’s still in talks, but it’s it’s hard to get out what happened tonight. Yeah. So, what she is telling me is Yeah. She went out for a girls night. Uhhuh. So, did that happen? Yeah, she did.
51:50 Yes. Okay. And then she said that you came to pick her up from girls night and then um but couldn’t like really elaborate. So she said you were benching her out in the car. Yeah. So just elaborate on that. Meaning for this reason right here, she’s she’s not doing okay in life. She’s struggling right now. She’s going through a lot. Um, alcohol is something that we so it’s something that we’ve like communicated as a couple to like try to stay away from those things, right?
52:24 Pausing here to note that the majority of Dakota’s interaction with the police thus far has been confirming aspects of Taylor’s story. He isn’t denying that he was angry at her for drinking. He’s confirming that she is going through a difficult time emotionally and he is agreeing with most every point as it has been presented. And based solely on the behavior that Taylor has displayed since police became involved, it is clear that she has a pretty significant issue with alcohol. Even her getting water had her on the brink of collapse. Dakota’s mostly composed demeanor and his willingness to agree with the majority of Taylor’s version of events would lead him to appearing trustworthy in the eyes of the officers. Um, and for her health right now especially due to just she is struggling adding alcohol to that just like tonight for a prime example like just explodes.
53:11 Is this all from tonight? Yeah, dude. I mean, bro, I can’t even tell you the stuff that just happened. Is any of this property yours? No. Okay. I mean, I think my finger’s broken, dude. Like my el I don’t know. Is there a bump there? Oh, cuz that hurts so bad. Um, she freaking met all the paint. Um, but so you don’t live here? No. And these kids are hers. Yes. Okay. So, you’re coming home. You’re upset because she’s intoxicated. on that.
53:58 She She mentioned something She mentioned something about um It’s okay to be upset. Yeah. She mentioned something about you had like a concert or something. Yeah. So, she was having girls night. I was like, “Hey, I’m going to go to a concert with my friend and she was like, “Oh, no.” Like, “Come pick me up. I want to come with you.” So, that’s why I went picked her up. And that was our plan. We were going to come back here cuz she didn’t have her ID on her. She She was going to grab her ID here and then we were going to go to the concert. But once I picked her up, I was like, “No, you’re in no condition.” Yeah, you’re no like absolutely not.
54:30 That was pissing her off, um, the things she was saying to me was where I was getting more upset. It wasn’t necessarily that part. Oh, just like awful things to me, you know? I mean, just like as far as like just tearing me down, I guess, you know, like just saying mean things about me. Uh, so like, you know, that sucks. like but I also just went silent for a good 30 40 minutes too while she was just screaming and crying and um yeah and then like I mean it wasn’t really anything crazy to be honest with you until we got here once I pulled in here I’m trying to think when it started she started hitting me oh cuz I tried to leave I was like I’m going to leave oh no she came in here first yeah she came in here and threw her phone at me and I was like, and this was like in front of like two of her family members, and she’s like screaming at me like, “Um, you’re outside. I’m inside. This is my house. Get out.” Taylor. Okay. No, Taylor. Okay. Get out of my house.
55:35 I told you. There are a few things we can comment on here. First is that Dakota’s scattershot memory is in line with someone coming down from a high adrenaline situation. He has a bit of trouble recalling exactly what occurred when they got home. due in large part to his nerves surrounding the situation. According to the other officer’s body cam, Taylor was cold from being outside, thus wanted to switch. But the manner in which she goes about the change is aggressive. She doesn’t want the officer to go in first and coordinate the change in scenery.
56:04 She doesn’t engage the original officer or try to handle the switch over peacefully. She comes into the room, demands that Dakota go outside, and tries to take control of the situation. She’s not scared of her boyfriend or scared of further upsetting him and escalating the situation back into an active argument. It seems that she is purposely trying to facilitate that happening. To be fair, it is her house and this event occurred in winter. It is understandable if she wanted to be the one inside, but she goes about it in a truly remarkable way given what just happened.
56:38 Yeah, I just need 44. Um, okay. So, sorry it’s cold outside. No, you’re good. This is actually fine. Like I I all I care is that you guys are separated and Yeah. Yeah. No, not continuing. Yeah. Like I said, I was telling him, I mean, all I’ve been trying to do for the last hour and a half has been is to leave. I mean, I’m I’m just being bombarded, stealing my keys, jumping on my truck, slamming my doors. Like, I I think my truck Is that your white truck? Yeah, I think my truck doors broke. Like, she’s on top of my truck jumping. Like, dude, I’m just I I can’t even believe what just happened. You want uh Let’s go look at your truck.
57:26 I just like lost words. Sure. But he was using calm down. Fel, what’s up? Hey, Fely. Yes, we’re going to be on the other side. Oh my gosh. Okay. Um, yeah. So, that that’s where a lot of That that’s what I was trying to explain is like so she’s going through a lot right now. Um yeah with her divorce and stuff like I think that’s just been really hard on her and she hasn’t done any therapy and that’s a that’s a different relationship. Yeah. Okay.
58:16 Yeah. And so and that wasn’t that long ago. So it’s very fresh. So so we got in a relationship like really pretty soon after her divorce. Dakota is now justifying what happened to him as not being Taylor’s fault. He’s expanding on what she said earlier, that she is emotionally hurt and that what happened in this instance is not indicative of the kind of person she actually is. She’s going through her divorce. She’s in a lot of pain right now and when she drinks it makes things worse. But this isn’t really how she is.
58:42 This sort of narrative framing is something that most abusers rely on that their victims genuinely believe. For example, in the case of Christy Mack and Jonathan Copenhaver, more commonly known as War Machine, she would describe how most of the time he was a loving and attentive partner. When they met at a photo shoot, they got along and she wasn’t feeling well. She was sick with pneumonia. And he would offer to come to her hotel and take care of her without the promise of sex. He bought her pizza, gave her medicine, and attended to her every need that night. And both would almost immediately claim to be in love.
59:13 And he would continue to show up for Christy in that same way, giving her gifts, taking her out on trips, and being a decent, loving partner. But then he began to physically abuse her, using his martial arts training to nearly kill her multiple times over. By that point, Christy was already in love with War Machine and mentally tried to justify what he had done. He was just stressed from work. He was tired. She tried to push his buttons. He didn’t mean to.
59:38 While on the stand, she would say, quote, “The first time I thought, oh, it’ll never happen again. The day after he stayed home from training and coddled me. After every time he would hit me, those were the best days of our relationship.” His usually caring and considerate actions were the real him. His violent actions towards her weren’t really his fault. The victim loving and believing that the person abusing them isn’t fully responsible for their actions as a crucial part of the abusive cycle because otherwise the victim would just desire to leave the relationship.
1:00:07 So Dakota immediately paring that Taylor only physically assaulted him because she is drunk and going through a lot is him justifying what happened to him in real time. People go through divorces every day and don’t physically abuse their next partner. People also drink every day and then they don’t go around swinging metal chairs at their boyfriend and child. No amount of emotional hurt makes assault okay or makes an adult not responsible for their own actions.
1:00:32 And so that’s why it’s been hard. It’s just been like a lot I think for her. Okay. Um, and yeah, I mean I I mean, yeah, I think she’s just she’s going through a lot. She’s the type to where Yeah, it’s hard for her, I think, to get help, you know, like she fights it. So, you guys come home, she starts getting angry because you’re saying that you’re wanting to go home. Yeah. Well, I was trying to just take her inside. I was trying to help her in.
1:01:01 I was like, like, let’s go. Like, you need to go inside. And she I think she was saying something that she wanted to go party still or I’m like no like you can’t. Um yeah. And then I went inside cuz I was finally just like she was not coming out. So I was like okay well I’m and she said her parents weren’t here. So I was like oh perfect. I was like I’m going to go. Are they actually in there?
1:01:20 No they weren’t. It was uh like I don’t know like her niece or something like that. I don’t know. And so I went in there and was like going to get them. I’m like hey Taylor’s like drunk. He like come get her or something. Are they coming over? No, they were they already left. They were housesitting for her watching her kids. Okay. And then she kept flying in and that’s when she was like freaking out on me in front of them and I’m like whoa what what was she saying?
1:01:46 Crazy stuff. I don’t know. I think she was like I don’t even know what she was saying. Um I don’t know something about her phone. She was going off about her phone and then she chucked her phone at me and then Oh no, she threw it on the ground and then uh trying to think. Damn, everything happened so fast. So as far as as far as what happened to you. Um you said that you kind of like hurt on your elbow. Yeah.
1:02:19 What was that from? Uh that was from she threw that thing at me there and that was a thing that hit my truck as well. The wood thing she did like jug at me freaking shoe um um ducky. So she picked that up and was going to throw it at my truck and so I was like and then it I mean essentially she was throwing at me because I was still there. I was just like I’m not going to let my truck either. And then uh yeah so that thing hit me and then inside she was launching those metal chairs at me left and right. I mean put holes in the wall like and her daughter right there on the couch. So, I’m freaking out about that.
1:03:20 One of the chairs did hit her a little bit and so that and then I was trying to help her and she was still going after me. Did she uh do you have her parents’ phone number? I don’t. Okay. I I don’t want to see her. That’s for sure. Okay. Are you willing to fill out a a witness statement form? Uh as far as what? Just what happened tonight? Yeah. and all that stuff like what happened with with that thing and the chairs and like just your side of the story cuz she’s giving a a different side of the story.
1:03:55 Oh, I knew I even told him that. I was like she’s going to he’s going to she’s going to say crazy [ __ ] But you have to remember like the only thing I did to her was pushed her out of my way. She fell once but she’s hammered. Um I’m literally fighting for my life pretty much but didn’t lay a hand on her. Didn’t like do anything to her. Okay. The officer doesn’t tell Dakota here that the statement he would be giving would be used against Taylor if he were to press charges. He likely has dealt with instances of domestic abuse before and is well aware of the fact that the majority of the time the victims will not press charges on their partners. The victim will justify what is happening to them in real time. It’s not their fault they’re stressed. They didn’t mean to and so on. That is especially true for male victims of domestic violence as they will often refuse to acknowledge what happened to them with the seriousness it deserves. Despite recording the assault and having his
1:04:46 phone, Dakota didn’t get the police involved and likely didn’t want their input into the situation. He’s only talking to them because he has to. At this point, he already defended Taylor by blaming the alcohol and emotional pain. So, it’s unlikely that he wants to make things harder on her at this time. He even acknowledges that Taylor will likely make accusations towards him, but again removes any agency that she has from that decision.
1:05:09 Um, yeah. I just Yeah. Well, yeah. If she’s going to keep if she’s going to like try to do something about this, then yeah, absolutely. Well, the way the way things are going tonight, I’m I’m at a point where I’m I basically have to make an arrest and it’s required by Utah law that I do so. Oh, wow. And and it’s a domestic violence thing. So, I do have to ask, it’s a personal question. It’s that like as far as the nature of your guys, the relationship, you guys have been together, did you say 5 months? Six months.
1:05:39 Six months. And then in that time, have you guys been intimate? And then like have you guys had sex? Yes. Okay. Um, yeah. Like Utah is very very strict when it comes to domestic violence. Yeah. And it it mandates that if I can if I see any sort of signs of violence that I have to act. Yeah. Um, I mean, like I even did get like I tried to film some of it just because it was like she was just so bad.
1:06:11 Like she just would not Yeah, I’m going to send I’m going to send you a link. Um, I’m going to send you a link that I’m going to need you to upload that video to as well because that’s now evidence. Um, and I have to take pictures. So, as far as you and I are concerned right now, the second I just need to go get that clipboard and we go from there. And then I have to figure out what we’re going to do with the kids. Oh, that was So, where were the kids during all this? Just her daughter was on the couch the whole time. That I mean that was my biggest concern. Sure.
1:06:49 That like it was driving me insane. Like I’m like, “Let me go.” Like she’s Yeah. I just Yeah. So, she was there the whole time. Yeah. And so I’m going to have to figure out how to get her parents back here. Um and and I can talk to her about that. Oh my god. But let me go grab that clipboard. If you would just honestly just wait out here in your truck to stay warm. Okay. Uh do you have any other property left in there?
1:07:21 I don’t know if I do or not. Um my question is this. What happens from here though? I mean, is this going on on record? It has to go to court. So, I mean, it’s not I mean, like her will her picture and stuff be plastered and stuff like ours or what? What do you mean? Like on a website and stuff? I mean, for this? No. Like, it’s not like she’s going to make the news by any means.
1:07:46 But I’m saying like she’ll pull up on a roster thing. Yeah. She’s going to have a record. Yeah. Holy [ __ ] Like I don’t I don’t have a choice in the matter anymore. Really? Yeah. Cuz I don’t want because because what happens here is if say say I don’t do anything. Right. Right. Say I don’t do anything. Yeah. Can I leave? Hi. Holy [ __ ] Jeremy, are you done? Dad. Yeah. Okay. Um, what’s going on?
1:08:10 You wait in the car and then I’ll talk to you alone. We’re going to skip past the conversation with Taylor’s father. Your dad is here. Is it okay if he comes to the kids for the night? Yeah. Uh, yeah. That’s just what he was. Um, if we could if I could just talk to you out front for a second again. Do you want me to stay with Dakota and dad out here? Uh, no. I just need to talk to her out there.
1:09:08 So, I talked to um I talked to Dakota. Tell me tell me what happened with the um the little wooden thing in the garage in his truck. Like what happened outside at the truck? Um all I know is that pee my pants. Um, he pushed me into it. I I reacted. Sure. I threw it at him. Okay. What What about the like all the metal chairs here and like the I threw I threw them at him. Yeah. Why about what? Him. Like what were you?
1:09:53 The audio doesn’t perfectly align with the video, but when Taylor finishes talking about throwing the wooden playset and chairs at Dakota, she smiles. It’s not a full smile by any means, but it’s notable. She tries to correct the smile, turning it into a frown, but it comes through regardless. So, she isn’t ashamed of what she’s done as of now, now that she’s sobered up somewhat. She doesn’t regard her actions as being a step too far or condemnable.
1:10:16 In her mind, what she’s done in this instance is completely acceptable. After she had assaulted him, jumped on his car, and attempted to destroy his property, he did push her away from him. So therefore, her throwing metal chairs or a playset and putting him in a chokeold that left him gasping for air is totally fine. She is also making unflinching eye contact with the officer when she states that it’s essentially his fault that she assaulted him. It’s an expression that essentially says, “Yeah, so what? Who cares?” despite the seriousness of the situation. So, she doesn’t see what she’s done as wrong or even dangerous. Even though her child was directly caught in the crossfire again, even if she feels justified in her actions against Dakota, her daughter was a witness and a victim to this event. That is an innocent child who she has direct power and control over. And instead of feeling any sort of responsibility, she seems to feel
1:11:05 standoffish that she could be penalized for what occurred here at all. This is a genuinely dangerous mentality, one that she’s never appeared to have grown out of given the other two reported instances of domestic violence that are currently also being investigated. She also tries to point to her peeing her pants as a sign of abuse, but throughout this entire encounter with the police, she’s still been the aggressor. She struck him within seconds of him opening the door for them. She also kicked him out of the house aggressively. And then she stated in her original conversation with the officer that she wasn’t afraid of Dakota. While it is possible that Taylor peed during the fight, it seems unlikely that it was done out of fear given how belligerently drunk she is.
1:11:46 I’m just trying to get He’s fighting back. I peed my pants in my garage. He pushed me into the wooden thing. So, I reacted. I threw the wooden thing at him. And when he came in, I threw everything else at him. Okay. How did How did everything start? Um, we were in the car and we were bickering. He was mad that I went to a girls night. He picked me up from the girls night. He was we were fighting from the girls night to my house.
1:12:14 Okay. And then what happened when you guys pulled up? Um we were still fighting and then I got out and he threw me into the one thing which is why I reacted to that and I went ballistic when he pushed me into the wooden thing and I was like I guess fighting back with him. Okay. I didn’t actually realize I I didn’t realize I peed myself. Do you know who this is? My mom. Your mom? Yeah. Okay. Okay.
1:12:48 I guess I was reacting. Yeah, that was my bad. Taylor nonchalantly puts the responsibility for what happened onto Dakota, stating that she was just reacting. But again, she already admitted to having hit him prior to the push. Is that not the right story, I guess, is what he said. Well, the the the hard part is that like I’m getting two different different stories. Okay. As far as tonight’s concerned based on um what I’ve seen and and what’s taken place um at this time, you’re going to be placed under arrest for DV for domestic violence. Okay.
1:13:40 So, before I talk to you more about it, I need you to turn around, place your hands behind your back. So, is he not at all? Not tonight. No. I’m confused. So, he pushed me and I’m under arrest. Why? I I can talk to you more about it. That’s fine. But I’m just scared why I’m talking. Yeah. Okay. Just give me a second. I’m the one myself. So why am I under arrest? So you’re going against her his word against mine. Correct.
1:14:22 Um, it’s based on the evidence that I’m seeing at the like here tonight. What’s your evidence? Just curious. Just all the stuff on the ground and you throwing things at him and all that. Are we allowed to ask him or is that not allowed? Because what do you mean by asking? Cuz when he sees this, he’s not going to agree to it. Recall what we said earlier about victims often standing by their abusers and justifying their actions and how abusers rely on that dynamic. Taylor knows implicitly that Dakota would not want to see her in jail and he doesn’t want to make her life any harder than it has to be. She’s already going through a hard time with her divorce. And this entire fight started with him being mad that she’s gone back on her promise to be sober. She knows that he wants to help her and therefore would not want her to be arrested. So, she says as much here. She is acknowledging the dynamic between them and how much power she has
1:15:21 in that dynamic because he wouldn’t want to see her deal with any real world consequences. She can throw heavy metal chairs at him, break his truck, and choke him when he pisses her off. Because he already knows that things are so hard on her, he isn’t going to call for help or call for an ambulance if things get really bad. This is the same dynamic we saw with Courtney Cenny and Christian Openelli.
1:15:56 I’m in 44 82. Let’s walk to my car. Ask question. Yes, you can. Okay. So, can we ask him? Um, yeah, I did. Uh, I mean, I did talk to him and I told him how tonight was going to go. And that’s fine. I mean, he understood. He was very like upset about it. But what is he upset about? So, I’m curious how I kiss my ass tonight. I’m getting under arrest. I guess you help me with that.
1:16:33 Um I part of that could be there. There’s a lot of factors about that. What is it? But the main the main thing is mom and dad. Um and him if they want. I just don’t want to traumatize your kids. That’s so can we talk to No, your daughter’s in the living. Can I talk to Dakota then? That’s probably not a good idea cuz I don’t want you guys to argue. Sure. Can I ask him if I’m confused how I’m being arrested though? Is that him in his truck right here? This is Yeah, we’re not talking to him.
1:17:05 Okay. She wants to talk to her in the truck. We’re not You’re not talking to him. I’m being arrested, I guess, for pushing Dakota. Well, yeah, that’s domestic violence. He pushed me, too, into that one thing right there. Is there Is there Okay, as far as I don’t want you guys talking about the case, but is there anything that you can talk to them about about the kids? Of note is the I have no [ __ ] idea where I am. Oh my god. Hold on. Okay, wait. I found it. Okay, good. Whoops.
1:17:36 Of note is the fact that both parents are not on Taylor’s side here and do not appear surprised by the arrest in the slightest. Taylor has also begun to downplay her own actions significantly, telling her parents that she only pushed Dakota, even though she was proudly talking about throwing things at him less than five minutes earlier. Taking care of him, anything like that? I guess not. Do you have your phone on you? Uh, her phone isn’t here on the table. I have it.
1:18:02 Okay. Am I good to let them in to start? Do you have Why am I not allowed to talk to the code? This is about Because objectively speaking, he’s a victim. Sure, but he pushed me too when I’m a girl, right? And that you’ll have your time in court to talk about those things. But as far as tonight goes, who pushed you first? I don’t know. I’m sure I pushed him, but he pushed you. He pushed me, too, and I’m a girl. We centered this episode around this statement because it’s clear that either Taylor believes she couldn’t hurt anyone simply because she’s a woman or she believes that people will feel that way.
1:18:45 That when she threw chairs or playsets and more, it was okay because she’s a girl. If that is genuinely what she believes, that specifically has directly led to this outcome. Because she doesn’t believe she’s capable of causing real tangible harm, she feels justified and even smug about abusing her partner. She takes this entire event as a joke. even though she could have easily killed Dakota or her child when lobbing the chairs.
1:19:09 Can I please just talk to him at all? No, because what’s going to happen is you you’re not going to allow to be allowed to talk to him at all until a court or a judge looks at the case. But can I just can you talk about it at all with him? Even when he pushed me, I don’t understand how this is even illegal. Can’t go this way. Even if he wants to, I can’t talk to him. Correct. Okay.
1:19:36 Cuz there’s going to be a It’s called a jail release agreement. Okay. And you’re not going to be allowed to talk to him until Okay. after a judge will accept the kids. Okay. Hold on. So, because I push first, I go to jail. It’s that’s one factor in the whole case. and he wants me to go to jail. Um, no, he doesn’t want to, but Utah requires me to make an arrest when I can sense that or when I can tell that violence is taking place.
1:20:14 I know that was probably hard to see. Why? No, because the way it works is she was the primary aggressor of everything. Taylor was unfortunately right about Dakota not wanting her to face any real consequences as the first thing he asks the officer is if he can be arrested instead of her. She was blaming him the entire time saying he was responsible for her assaulting him repeatedly and he is asking to take her place. Again, this is extremely common for instances of domestic violence. Oftenimes the victim in the situation will become aggressive and even antagonistic towards the police believing they are inappropriately interfering in the relationship.
1:21:03 I can’t do this so much. And so what I’m hoping I’m I’m hoping that what this results in I’m hoping is that she goes to court. You guys are amicable and she gets the the alcohol help she needs. But as far as how tonight went, I can’t like I can’t ignore it. Yeah, I I get where you’re coming from. I agree. Like even for me, like I I put that stuff. No. And and like the sound like I’m not trying to make you feel a certain way, right? But the reality is you were victimized tonight.
1:21:46 And I can’t tell anymore. I can’t I can’t really see. I just can’t even tell. The the reality that’s the reality of this is that you were victimized tonight and that’s why we’re here is we don’t want we don’t want further violence. Yeah. And maybe this is the reality check she needs that like, hey, I need to get things in check. Before when the door was closed, it was a bit difficult to make out what Dakota had said, but it sounded like he either said that he couldn’t tell anyone or he couldn’t tell half the time. The first potential response would be extremely common for male victims of domestic violence, as society often socializes men to feel shame and embarrassment about being physically weak. Taylor understood that clearly as she deliberately tries to capitalize on that fact in this instance. What she did can’t be wrong or bad because she’s a girl. She can’t hurt anyone. Male victims of domestic violence don’t come
1:22:50 forward about what happened to them at a higher rate than women who are similarly victimized due to this social shame. Despite admitting that this was not the first time that Taylor had assaulted him, talking to the officers about the seriousness of domestic violence and agreeing that Taylor could have easily killed him, Dakota would not give a written statement, telling the officers that he wouldn’t want to hurt her. We don’t really have any commentary on the remainder of this officer’s body cam footage, so we’ll stop here. I will leave a link to the full video should you want to see it for yourself, but there is a second point of view from that night that we can also cover. This is from the second officer on the scene who initially spoke to Dakota, then Taylor. This officer’s job is to attempt to get each party to calm down so they can be a bit more helpful towards the investigation. With that in mind, only a small portion of the footage from his camera is worth commenting on.
1:23:39 Let’s just talk right over here. Okay. Oh my god. This goes out to the garage. Yeah. What’s your name? Dakota. Dakota. Yeah. Dakota had to take a couple deep breaths. Do you guys have kids and stuff here? No. Well, she does. Can I grab my phone? Well, I was out there at the garage area. Oh my god. Where’s my phone? Okay. Oh my god. Can I grab my phone from him? Can I grab my phone? I don’t have your phone, Taylor. Where is it?
1:24:05 You threw it at me. I don’t know. It’s right there. Let’s try calling the phone before we get super freak out. Mom, where do you want to go? Everybody just go out. You guys married or no dating? Who missed you? She does. Do you live your life? No. I I just came and picked her up at a party. She hammered and she has been balling her eyes out. Just she’s been through a lot. So, she’s just going through a lot of pain right now.
1:24:35 It’s fairly shocking to see how quickly Dakota defends Taylor’s actions at his own expense. A minute earlier, she struck him in the head in front of the officer, and less than 30 seconds ago, she was screaming at him to give her her phone, which she had thrown at him. But even in the aftermath of his assault, he cannot help but try and explain away her actions. She’s hurting. She’s going through a tremendous amount of pain.
1:24:56 This isn’t like her. If you or someone you know has said something like this about your partner, take a moment and really ask yourself why. Why is it that you feel the need to pawn off their poor behavior on something or someone other than themselves? Why is it that they’re doing something that causes you harm and you’re attempting to relieve them of that responsibility? People can go through hard times. They can struggle physically, mentally, or emotionally, but that doesn’t justify or explain away their bad behavior towards others.
1:25:23 Physical violence, again, is absolutely never the appropriate response. And I mean, sure, if they have a gun or something or they’re obviously if self-defense is different, I’m not I’m not talking about that. Even if a person is drunk or not necessarily able to understand why they are acting that way, it’s still never a good response. What’s she freaking out about right now? Well, she just got a divorce. They just separated. with the two kids.
1:25:48 The kids are over there with him probably. Well, they’re here right now. Oh, there’s kids here. Yes. Okay, that’s what I was asking. That’s why I’ve been like I’ve been trying to leave the entire She’s like beating the [ __ ] out of me. I mean throwing stuff. I think she broke my door. Like I’m I’m like Yeah, I’m like trying to just get out of here. Like especially cuz I know she’s so agitated to the idea of I mean I because I think she knows that she messed up.
1:26:20 I think it’s like hurting her now and she’s like, “Oh [ __ ] I just lost him.” Cuz I’m like I’m not like I can’t put up with this. Like I’m sorry. Like I just can’t. I mean she’s just like screaming like I’m like whoa. I I’ve never seen this side to her ever. Right. How long you guys been dating? Six months. Six months. Yeah, I know. Where do you live? Can I just grab some water real quick? My mouth is so dry.
1:26:46 Where do you live in? Okay. Yeah. I’m just going to grab the Yeah. Yeah. So, what’s been some physicality and stuff like that? She’s I mean I I’m not Is she like biting you, punching you? All of the above. I mean, she’s throwing everything at me. I mean, I I got metal chairs hit me. Do you have any injuries that need to be addressed? I mean, yeah, she effed my elbow up and then I mean, she’s hit me 500 times in the face, so I don’t even know what my face looks like. I probably just red as [ __ ] No bleeding or anything. Okay.
1:27:25 Do you want someone to come check you out? No. No, I’m good. I mean, I was about to say it doesn’t cost anything, so it’s just um How do I spell your first name? D A K O T A We’ve made it a point not to mention either of the children by name in this video because they cannot consent to being filmed or be public personas. But we do want to quickly talk about Taylor’s daughter. When we watched the first video, something we noted was the fact that despite the loud, chaotic, and frankly dangerous situation that was surrounding her, she remained completely quiet. She didn’t react to the physical violence that was occurring in the home, even though that should technically be something that is uncommon and extremely out of place. She stayed sitting in front of the television trying to focus on her show until she was eventually hit with the chair. This is actually very telling because it indicates that this sort of altercation is something that
1:28:22 she’s used to. We’re going to skip forward a bit to when the officers switch and he talks with Taylor. What’s your name? Taylor. Taylor. Well, enjoy some of the cold air, Taylor. Take some deep breaths. Allow yourself to kind of calm down. It’s kind of what I’ve just been doing with there with the Dakota is trying to get him to just let some of that adrenaline that you guys are both on just kind of ease its way back out so you guys can chillax.
1:29:11 But whatever works for you as far as deep breaths and stuff like that, that’s going to be useful for you. Do you have a therapist or anybody you go to? No. You ever talk to somebody about how you’re feeling? Divorce? No. Any abusive people? No, I have not. I have not yet. I should. It’s probably a pretty good idea. They can be pretty useful. You know, you might not feel like this normally. This might be kind of due to a little bit of alcohol always raises all of our emotional state. It kind of makes the emotion take over the Did you say alcohol?
1:30:03 The rational. Sure. I don’t know if you noticed that with you, but no, I divorce our alcohol or not. I feel awful. So, yeah, you’re good. I get It’s probably a little bit easier to keep under control though when you’re when you haven’t had any alcohol. Yeah. Yeah. But a therapist can help you work through a lot of those things. If you’re feeling like this a lot, it’s probably in your best interest to talk to somebody about it. No use suffering in silence, right?
1:30:37 You know, just trying to be strong just for the sake of being strong. If you can get help to learn the tools to get you through it, you know. I want my dad. Does he live around here? Yeah. and the Can I go home? Well, Officer Ruger Breck might be coming out here to chat with you again. Who? The other officer who’s in charge. Okay. So, I would say maybe call him here in a little bit cuz last thing we want is for him to have to interrupt your phone call.
1:31:06 Where’s your family live? They live close. Yeah. Herman. Yep. I don’t know. So, I guess my question is what is what’s issue? Why maps on my own house? Uh, I think the reason that you’re just out here is just cuz the cold air helps you kind of calm down a little bit. It doesn’t I’m I’m hurting. I’m hurting. I’m sorry. So, you’re hurting physically. Like, do you need to be checked out?
1:31:33 Emotionally, what is I care why I’m outside my house and he’s inside? Bring him out here and me inside. This is my house, right? And and we can do that here in a minute. We were just hoping that a little bit of breathing cold air would be nice. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. In this short interaction, you can actually see Taylor decide to confront Dakota and the other officer and demand to switch places with them. First, the officer brings up the cold air repeatedly, attempting to explain that they wanted to keep her outside in order to help calm her down. They’re obviously trying to keep the pair away from each other so they can properly assess what is going on and who is the primary aggressor in this situation. But that repetition seems to agitate the drunk mother who then questions why she is the one outside suffering in the cold while her boyfriend who has no right to the house stays warm. She requests that she switch with the officer which he agrees to wearily. Still seemingly hoping that the cold air will calm her down. When
1:32:30 she doesn’t immediately get what she wants though, she takes the matter into her own hands. Her extreme shift in emotions is also strange as she goes from sitting on the ground and crying to straightening up her back and then walking into the home confidently and demanding that both Dakota and the other officer go outside. It’s like a switch flipped in her the moment she felt as if she were being disrespected. No, Taylor. Okay.
1:32:52 Hey, get out of my house. When I told you what how this was going down, okay, we’re trying to be kind right now and just find out what’s going on. But if you stop listening to the things we’re saying. Okay, you’re good. You’re good. You’re good. No worries. You’re being nice. I get it. You’re good. I get it. So, when I say he’s push me in my garage, the man in my garage to my kids stuff, your children are here and you need to stop yelling and you need to take your volume down considerably.
1:33:23 You’re good. Understandable. You’re right. And so when I asked you not to make a phone call right now and you’re doing it is what? Illegal. No, but what I’m saying is you’re being problematic. Please come to my house. We’ve watched all the interactions that Taylor has had with the police thus far. And these two officers have treated her kindly with a level of respect that should be commended. And she throws that back in the officer’s face. She interrupts him, disrespects him. She blatantly ignores his orders because she doesn’t like them. Even though at this moment, he’s just trying to get her to calm down for the sake of her daughter on the couch. Her mood has completely shifted in a matter of seconds. Before she was angry and abusing Dakota, then she was sobbing uncontrollably, and now she’s spiteful. But the moment her father answers his phone, she’s now back to crying. It’s hard to say if this
1:34:11 display of emotion is actually legitimate because she’s drunk. But had she been sober, wangling a new dangle of your emotions and pingponging around in this way would indicate fabrication of some kind. The remainder of the footage is mostly uneventful, but we’ll leave the original upload in the description box down below. Both Taylor and Dakota appear to be deeply troubled individuals with problems with substance abuse. They mistake chaos and abuse for romantic tension, and that much has been shown through how they have displayed their relationship on reality television. Both parties should be focused solely on parenting their children and trying to provide them a loving home away from each other. At the time of writing, both Taylor and Dakota have filed restraining orders against the other. Dakota alleges that in March of 2026, Dakota and him had gotten into a fight while driving with their son. He states that during
1:34:59 the fight, she choked him, then shoved him into a window and struck him repeatedly, and then attempted to pull a necklace off of him. He went further to say that he called 911 during the attack, but Taylor manipulated him into ending the call. He alleges that she then began to threaten to harm herself and he eventually took their son out of the home for their safety. The following night, he claims that Taylor assaulted him again, throwing his phone at a wall and blocking him from leaving. When he was able to get to his truck, Taylor got in as well and then began to attack him there. Taylor’s restraining order against Dakota goes over the same incident, but claims that Dakota was the aggressor. She claims during the argument, he grabbed her by the back of the head and slammed it into the dashboard. She also alleges that Dakota had become increasingly more possessive as her season of the Bachelorette approached and that he’d begun to stalk
1:35:45 her with him going so far as to getting her initials tattooed on his lip. According to TMZ, she supplied the court with images of bruises, but that evidence has yet to be made public. So, this case is awful in so many ways, but it’s my sincere hope that the children are protected above all else. But with that said, let us know what you think in the comments down below. Have a great day and remember, stay
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