you spoke to Mr. Betancourt?
>> Yes. I did.
>> Judge Judy:
Do you recall the date?
>> On the 23rd, the day after.
>> Judge Judy: The day after,
you contacted him?
>> He finally called me.
I had just walked out
of the police department
to file a report.
He called, yelling at me.
>> Judge Judy: What did he say?
>> Saying that there's no reason
for us to be harassing his wife.
She's very ill.
She gets panic attacks
where she falls down
and she's immobilized
for 30 minutes or so.
Things we didn't know.
>> Judge Judy:
What did you say about the dog?
>> He said that --
flat-out told me
that we had no case.
And I said, "Joey,
we do have a case against you."
He said, "Well, we should start
talk man to man."
And I just said --
>> Judge Judy:
What does that mean, you
should have talked man to man?
>> I never said those words.
>> Judge Judy: Well, tell me
what you said.
>> What I said was --
I just was a little irate about
how the conversation
was going between them two.
And he said, "All I want to do
is I just want to meet
with you guys and go over
exactly what happened."
Well, that's great.
Be adults
because we're all adults.
Explain to me what happened.
I'd love to meet with you.
>> Judge Judy: Well --
>> I never once said,
"Let's talk man to man."
That's not my lingo.
Um, so that's kind of all
that happened was that
he just wanted to explain
what was going on, so...
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Well -- well, good.
But you weren't there?
>> At the park?
>> Judge Judy: Yes.
>> Oh, yes. I was.
>> Judge Judy: Oh.
>> Yes. I was at the park.
>> Judge Judy: So I want you
to tell me --
You were there with your wife?
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: And how
many children?
>> Uh, three. We have three.
>> Judge Judy: How old are they?
>> Uh, a 2-year-old, well,
she's gonna be 2, uh, 9 --
No, 8 and 10. Sorry.
>> Judge Judy: Now, when
your wife
came up to the plaintiffs,
where were you?
>> I was kind of still
in the back.
>> Judge Judy: In the back
where?
>> Like, running from the field,
going to that location.
>> Judge Judy: So --
>> I kind of have a bad back.
So running that way
was gonna be a problem, so...
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
What were you running
from the field for?
>> To see what was going on.
She started running
with the baby.
>> Judge Judy: Just a minute.
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: So she's
holding the baby?
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: And started
to run?
>> Right.
>> Judge Judy: And you were
running after her.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: You didn't know
why you were running after her?
>> All I seen was a big tussle
going on over there.
And I was just running to see
what's going on with her
because she just
took off with my son, so...
And she was
running towards that.
It's a big field.
>> Judge Judy: How big?
>> Two --
two football fields, probably.
>> Judge Judy: Really?
>> It's kind of long. Yeah.
>> Judge Judy: So you were two
football fields away
from where your wife
started running
to where the action was?
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: When you finally
got to where your wife
and baby were,
did you see the plaintiffs?
>> I did.
>> Judge Judy: What was Mr. Lara
doing?
>> He was standing there.
I mean, he was holding
their dog.
>> Judge Judy: And where
was your dog?
>> Nowhere to be found.
Just kind of ran away.
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: Your dog
was nowhere?
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Do you have anything
to say to me?
>> Um.
>> Judge Judy: Do you have
anything to say to me?
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: Just be careful
what you say to me.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: Go ahead.
>> Yes, ma'am.
Um, I have some evidence
of some of the,
uh, voice messages
that Michelle had left me.
>> Judge Judy: I don't care.
What your responsibility
was to say, "I was not
in control of my dog."
>> She --
>> Judge Judy: "I was not
in control of my dog.
My dog caused damage.
Whatever the damage is because
I was not in control of my dog."
Just because the dog
can be off leash
doesn't mean you can't be
in control of your dog.
So you should have called her
back immediately
because she's upset,
just as you would be upset
if her little dog ran up
to your 2-year-old
and bit your 2-year-old --
>> I understand.
>> Judge Judy:
You would be very upset
if she didn't have control
of her dog
and this little dog
did damage to your 2-year-old,
you would be upset.
And if you call and you
don't get a response
because you're being blown off
because you see that
it's gonna cost you money --
>> Mm-hmm.
>> Judge Judy: Because you know
that the dog was injured.
And your stupid answer says,
"It wasn't my German shepherd."
What's your name?
>> Adam Lawson.
>> Judge Judy: And you bring
along this fibber over here.
You said, "I have a witness
that said my dog
was with us all the time."
That would be you.
>> Yes, ma'am.
>> Judge Judy: They brought you
along to be the fibber
because your friend here
says the dog
was two football fields away.
Do you understand?
Don't let anybody
make a fool out of you.
I didn't want to make a fool
out... Put your hand down.
I didn't want to make
a fool out of you.
He made a fool out of you.
Why would you let another adult
make a fool
out of you in front of me?
>> Your Honor --
>> Judge Judy: I eat you
for breakfast.