>> Judge Judy: You were
roommates for a period of time,
and it is your claim,
Mr. Yomtov, that the defendant
had you falsely arrested for
threatening him with a gun.
>> Correct, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: You want $5,000
for the false arrest.
And Mr. Koester has a
counterclaim because he said you
did, in fact, threaten him with
a gun and he's been traumatized
since.
Now, what I gather -- the
problem that the two of you
began to have was about a car
that who wanted to purchase?
>> Mr. Koester.
>> Judge Judy: You wanted to
purchase.
>> I had purchased, but the gun
issue was the --
>> Judge Judy: Shh!
You purchased a car.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: When did you
purchase the car?
>> August of 2016.
>> Judge Judy: And you got it
through somebody that Mr. Yomtov
put you together with.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: And Mr. Yomtov
said, well, because he made the
connection, he should have
gotten a commission of $250.
>> Correct, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: I don't care
whether that's true or not,
because that, in August, started
the difficulty between the two
of you because he didn't give
you the $250.
>> Correct, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: So then you
stopped talking to each other.
Now, according to what I've
read, there came a time
subsequent to August of this
year that you were sitting in
the living room with your
girlfriend?
>> No, we weren't in the living
room.
>> Judge Judy: Where were you?
>> I was in the kitchen.
My girlfriend was in the room
taking a nap after work.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
Now, I want you to tell me what
happened on this date when the
police were called to the house,
which would be...?
>> September 1st.
>> Judge Judy: Yes.
He says that on that date, you
were there with your girlfriend,
and he said hi to her.
That's what I'm reading.
Correct?
>> That's correct.
>> Judge Judy: And you said to
him, "Don't talk to my
girlfriend.
I'll kill you."
>> False. That's a lie.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
>> The defendant claimed that I
pulled my firearm from my left
pocket, which clearly I'm a
righty.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
>> He claimed --
>> Judge Judy: Just a second.
Do you have a license to carry a
firearm?
>> Yes, Your Honor.
I do security, armed security.
>> Judge Judy: Had you ever
shown the defendant at any time
that you were roommates -- had
you ever shown him, displayed to
him your gun?
>> Uh...
>> Judge Judy: No, don't --
don't look over there.
Look over here.
>> Occasionally after nights,
after my work, I used to come
home with full uniform with my
firearm on my right wrist.
So he noticed --
>> Judge Judy: No, no, don't
tell me what he noticed.
That calls for you to have a
view into what's in his mind.
I asked you whether you ever
showed him your firearm.
>> No, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: So on this date,
which was September 1st, which
was just shortly after this
kerfuffle over the $250
commission --
>> It was a little longer than
that.
It was about roughly two months.
>> Judge Judy: Well, then it
wouldn't have been in August
that he bought the car.
>> I'm not certain, actually,
about the date of when he
purchased the car.
>> Judge Judy: Can I see the
police report?
>> I do not have the police
report.
It was gonna take several months
for me to obtain it.
But I do have the detention
letter.
>> Judge Judy: I'll take a look
at that.
>> The police station, they
advised --
>> Judge Judy: Shhh!
Well, your release date was
September 2nd.
>> Yes.
>> Judge Judy: And your arrest
date was September 1st.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: Okay, and you
have no police report.
>> I was --
>> Judge Judy: Did they
confiscate your gun when they
arrested you?
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: Okay.
So I want you to tell me your
version of what happened on
September 1st.
And then he's gonna tell me his
version of what happened on
September 1st.
>> On September 1st, it was
bright and early.
Me and him, obviously, as a
usual, we kind of go back off on
it.
>> Judge Judy: No, no, no, no,
no, no.
I want you to tell me on
September 1st what happened, not
what you usually do.
>> No, that's how exactly how it
all escalated.
On September 1st in early
morning, me and him obviously
went back at it cursing.
>> Judge Judy: No, I don't
understand what you meant "back
at it."
>> We were cursing and --
>> Judge Judy: What were you
cursing at?
>> The defendant.
It was both ways.
>> Judge Judy: No, no.
You're not following me, sir!
"I woke up in the morning on
September 1st.
My girlfriend was sleeping.
I went out into the kitchen.
The defendant was in the
kitchen.
I said to him, he said to me, I
said to him, he said to me."
Do you understand?!
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: All right.
Now let's go.
>> On September 1st, I was in
the kitchen.
My girlfriend just returned from
work.
She went into the room.
She went to take a nap.
I was in the kitchen preparing a
meal.
The defendant came out of his
room.
He started cursing at me.
>> Judge Judy: No, no, no!
I don't want you tell me --
He came out of his room.
>> Okay.
>> Judge Judy: And he came into
the kitchen, where you were.
>> Correct.
>> Judge Judy: And what did he
say?
>> Um...
>> Judge Judy: No, don't think.
What did he say?
>> He starts cursing at me,
cursing, yelling at me,
threatening me.
>> Judge Judy: I don't believe
you, sir.
I don't believe you.
I'm gonna tell you why.
>> Why?
>> Judge Judy: Because you're
the one who says that he owes
you money.
He doesn't say you owe him
money.
Why would he start cursing at
you?
Do you understand what I'm
saying to you?
>> Yes, Your Honor.
>> Judge Judy: If something
doesn't make sense, it's not
true.