HOLIDAY SHOPPING CAN BE
A CHAOTIC TIME -- BUT
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE SAY
ONE WOMAN TOOK IT TOO
FAR... ALLEGEDLY HITTING
A SHOPPER
WITH HER CAR AT THE
CORONADO MALL.
NEW POLICE VIDEO SHOWS
THE MOMENTS OFFICERS
CAUGHT UP WITH
THE WOMAN.
HERE )S NEWS 13 )S JEANNIE
NGUYEN... JEANNIE.
JACKIE -- POLICE QUICKLY
REALIZED SOMETHING
WASN )T RIGHT WHEN THE
STORIES FROM THE SUSPECT
AND VICTIMS DIDN )T MATCH
UP.
13:45:24 Officer: Hi.
What )s going on?
13:45:25
BACK IN DECEMBER --
ALBUQUERQUE POLICE
OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO
THE PARKING LOT AT
CORONADO MALL.
13:45:30
Victim: This lady pulled
in, and before she gave
me the opportunity to
move because she wanted
the
spot, she kept hitting
me with her car.
Officer: Like hitting
you or your car?
Victim: Me. She kept
ramming into me and I
was just like stop,
op. 13:45:40
AND IT DIDN )T STOP
THERE.
13:45:44 Victim: She
finally parked, because
I kept moving back with
her, she got out and she
started
hitting me. My mom
yelled at her, because
she saw that, and she
hit my mom. 13:45:50
TURNS OUT THAT WOMAN WAS
LENA DODRILL.
WHEN OFFICERS CAUGHT UP
WTIH HER -- SHE HAD A
DIFFERENT STORY.
13:51:30
Dodrill: The mom and the
daughter decided to keep
punching me with their
fists. Officer: What led
up to that?
Dodrill: I was trying to
park and the girl was
like, you )re f ( ( ( ( ( (
b ( ( ( ( get out of here!
13:51:38
DODRILL CLAIMED THE
WOMEN BEAT HER UP.
13:52:36
Officer: Why didn )t you
call us?
Dodrill: Because they
were hitting me so hard.
I was in so much pain. I
was like, I just need to
get inside the mall to
get away from them.
13:52:43
BUT AS OFFICERS BEGIN TO
TELL HER THAT HER STORY
DOESN )T MATCH WHAT THE
VICTIM AND WITNESSES
SAID -- DODRILL BECAME
IMPATIENT.
14:12:15
Dodrill: She kept
inaudible
Officer: Stop! Stop! I )m
telling you why we got
dispatched.
Dodrill: You know what?
I )m leaving.
Officer: No you )re not!
You can )t leave! You )re
being detained. You )re
not allowed to leave.
Dodrill: Get off of me!
14:12:26
DODRILL CONTINUED TO
FIGHT.
14:12:27
Dodrill: Get off of me!
Officers: Put your arms
behind your back!
14:12:31
EVENTUALLY -- DODRILL
GAVE UP -- BUT NOT
BEFORE LETTING OFFICERS
KNOW HOW UNCOMFORTABLE
SHE WAS.
14:20:28
Dodrill: I really need
the cuffs off. I can )t
do this.
Officer: That )s not an
option.
Dodrill: I need them
off! I can )t do this.
14:20:34
SHE WAS CHARGED WITH
ASSAULT ON A PEACE
OFFICER AND AGGRAVATED
BATTERY.
14:22:54 Officer: You
have the right to remain
silent...14:22:55
DODRILL HAS SINCE BEEN
RELEASED FROM JAIL WHILE
HER CASE IS
PENDING.
SHE HAS NO PRIOR
CRIMINAL HISTORY HERE IN
NEW MEXICO.
JACKIE -- BACK TO YOU.
OKAY, JEANNIE.
DODRILL HAS A PLEA
HEARING SET FOR
THURSDAY.
U-N-M IS ASKING FOR YOUR
CREATIVE IDEAS ABOUT HOW
TO REIMAGINE THE ICONIC