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THIS EXCUSE DID NOT GO WELL IN COURT!
A Dispute Over Belongings After an Arrest
Imagine standing in a courtroom.
The air is tense.
Judge Judy is on the bench.
Miss Probrez is the plaintiff.
She is suing Mr. Martinez, the defendant.
Janelle Jenkins is a witness for Miss Probrez.
Sasha Nieves is a mutual friend of the plaintiff and defendant.
The Plaintiff's Claim
Miss Probrez claims Mr. Martinez kept her belongings.
These items include a TV, laptop, iPhone, bed, and furniture.
She says this happened after she was arrested.
She had been living at his residence.
How They Met
Judge Judy asks Miss Probrez how she knows Mr. Martinez.
Miss Probrez says she met him through Sasha Nieves.
She met him at his residence.
Miss Probrez's Employment and Living Situation
Judge Judy asks about Miss Probrez's work.
Miss Probrez states she is currently a supervisor.
In January, she was babysitting.
She also worked part-time at McDonald's.
Janelle Jenkins is the person she babysat for.
Before moving in with Mr. Martinez, she lived with her grandmother.
She says she lived with her grandmother since birth.
A Disagreement and a New Residence
Miss Probrez explains a disagreement with her grandmother in November.
She says too many people were living there.
She wanted her own space.
She decided to rent a room from Mr. Martinez.
Judge Judy asks where she lives now.
Miss Probrez says she is back at her grandmother's house.
She claims her grandmother got rid of the other people.
Mr. Martinez interjects, saying "No, she didn't."
The Rental Agreement
Miss Probrez states she began renting a room from Mr. Martinez before Thanksgiving.
She was babysitting and working part-time at McDonald's then.
Judge Judy asks if she had a boyfriend.
Miss Probrez says no.
Judge Judy calculates her stay.
She estimates Miss Probrez was there for six weeks at most.
Miss Probrez says the rent was $125 per week.
She admits she didn't do the full math.
The Babysitting Income
Janelle Jenkins, the witness, stands up.
Judge Judy asks about her children.
Janelle says she has one daughter, 18 months old.
Judge Judy asks how much she paid Miss Probrez.
Janelle says she paid by the day, not the hour.
It was $25 for four hours.
Miss Probrez only babysat a couple of days a week.
Judge Judy concludes that Miss Probrez received at most $50 a week from babysitting.
Judge Judy Questions the Rent Payment
Judge Judy asks Miss Probrez where she got $125 a week for rent.
She points out Mr. Martinez claims no rent was ever paid.
She also notes Miss Probrez was only there occasionally.
Miss Probrez states her McDonald's check was about $80 a week.
She adds the $50 from Janelle.
Judge Judy highlights that Janelle said "at most" $50 a week.
The Food Stamp Revelation
Judge Judy asks Miss Probrez about food.
"You don't eat?"
she asks.
Miss Probrez replies she received food stamps.
Judge Judy dismisses this with "Give me a break."
The Arrest
Miss Probrez states she was arrested on January 15th.
She was arrested at Mr. Martinez's house.
She was with his witness.
The arrest was due to a verbal argument that became physical.
She says the other person called the police.
Both were arrested.
Miss Probrez was released on the 18th.
She was held for three days.
The Missing Items
Miss Probrez claims when she returned, her belongings were packed.
She says her TV, laptop, iPhone, bed, and furniture were missing.
She states Mr. Martinez told the police she never lived there.