911 Transcrips Hostage Escapes-oops-cop Shot Him

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WOODBURY, Minn. (KMSP) -
The 911 transcripts from Washington County Dispatch are giving a glimpse inside the hostage situation that turned deadly at the Red Roof Inn in Woodbury last month.

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Demitrius Ballinger, 25, has been charged with one count of second-degree attempted murder, four counts of first-degree sexual assault, 11 counts of first-degree aggravated robbery and 11 counts of second-degree assault in connection with the four-hour standoff.

One hostage was shot and killed by police as he fled the room on the Red Roof Inn on Wooddale Drive. Officials identified him as Eric Henderson, 19, and said he was unarmed at the time but did not comply with officers' orders to drop.

Investigators say the standoff began at about 1:10 a.m. on Aug. 31.

Woodbury police responded to a 911 call and found a disturbance in one of the motel rooms. Police said 12 people were in the room -- Ballinger and 11 others he was holding at gunpoint. Those people ranged in age from 15 to 19.

According to the charges, Ballinger became frustrated about something while at a party and threatened to shoot everyone, ordering them to "empty out your pockets, give me your money and your cell phones!"

The call that brought police to the motel was made by a girl in the room who dialed 911 before putting her phone on the floor. The following three calls to 911 were from Ballinger himself, who called himself Lucifer.

Ballinger remains jailed on $1 million bond after entering an automatic not guilty plea by remaining silent during his first court appearance. Earlier this week, he waived his right to a speedy trial.



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DISPATCH: Dispatch

CALLER: Caller

DISPATCH: 2nd Dispatcher

DISPATCH: Listen. Do you have them in there with you?

CALLER: Yes

DISPATCH: I, State Patrol, I've got the party in the Red Roof. He said he's got a 9mm. He did already get in a shootout he said with them. He wants to kill himself before ah..

CALLER: Why (Inaudible) Why you telling all my business?

DISPATCH: Well sir that's what you told me..

DISPATCH: Okay.

DISPATCH: And I,

DISPATCH: I,

DISPATCH: I (inaudible) with Washington County.

DISPATCH: Alright. I've got it. Thank you. Sir? Sir?

CALLER: What?

DISPATCH: My name's Matt.

CALLER: (Inaudible)

DISPATCH: What's your name?

CALLER: Don't worry about what's my f------ name.

DISPATCH: Okay. Well I'm just trying to understand what's going on.

CALLER: Don't. Why?

DISPATCH: What's that?

CALLER: What's up? What you want?

DISPATCH: I want to understand what's going on there tonight?

CALLER: Noth'n. My baby mama made me f--- my whole life up. But I don't give a f--- about that.

DISPATCH: Okay.

CALLER: Because I ain't leaving this hotel unless I'm in a body bag. So it don't matter.

DISPATCH: Okay. I mean, you sound upset.

CALLER: Yeah I'm upset. Cause I don't have no f------ family.

DISPATCH: Well what happened?

CALLER: No I'm just playing. I'm just. I'm sorry.

DISPATCH: No it's fine. I understand you're frustrated so, I mean. I, I'm just trying to understand what happened.

CALLER: They better not come here. If they come here, there's going to be a shootout and I'm taking three people with me that I got right now. Cause I have 18.

DISPATCH: You have 18 what?

CALLER: Bullets.

DISPATCH: Okay. Um. What ah, what exactly, are there other people in the room with you?

CALLER: Didn't I just tell you that?

DISPATCH: Ah you said three. Is that mean there's three other people in the room?

CALLER: No. It's one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. Nine people.

DISPATCH: (Inaudible)

CALLER: Plus me. Ten.

DISPATCH: There's nine people in the room?

CALLER: Yeah. Why you need to know all these questions anyway? What's up?

DISPATCH: I'm just trying to understand…

CALLER: Hello.

DISPATCH: What's going on? You know what I mean. Just trying to help you.

CALLER: I'm going to help myself when I walk out there and start shoot'n.

DISPATCH: Okay. you don't want to do that though.

CALLER: Yes I do. Or I can just shoot myself in the head right now and get it over with. Either way it goes, I'm not going home tonight. I don't even have a home so f---.

DISPATCH: Okay, I and ah, you do sound frustrated. Okay.

CALLER: So.

DISPATCH: And I understa-- You know what I mean. I understand that you're frustrated but you, you did the right thing. You called so I'm trying to understand what's going on there.

CALLER: That I give a f--- about life no more.

DISPATCH: Okay and that sounds. That sounds. It sounds like you're…

CALLER: You want..You want me to see if…You want to see if I'm playing or not?

DISPATCH: No.

CALLER: Okay.

DISPATCH: Ah, there's no judgment here. I'm not judging you or saying that you're not telling the truth. You know what I mean. I, I feel that you sound sincere in what you're saying and I'm just trying understand what's going on, okay? Are you still there?

CALLER: Yep.

DISPATCH: Okay. So. I mean can you tell me wha-what, what exactly happened tonight that, that caused this?

CALLER: I don't know. I just snapped.

DISPATCH: Okay.

CALLER: Cause I. I'm trying to live my. What if (Inaudible) someone (Inaudible) f--- it.

DISPATCH: Yeah. I mean I understand. (Inaudible)

CALLER: (Inaudible)

DISPATCH: Everybody's (Inaudible)

CALLER: Smoke.

DISPATCH: Snaps. Um, but I want you to understand (pounding sound) What is that?

CALLER: Noth'n.

(Inaudible)

DISPATCH: I want you to understand that ah we can, you can still come out of this in a positive light, okay?

CALLER: How?

DISPATCH: Wha, what do you mean how?

CALLER: I don't have no family. So I don't give a f---..

D2 Okay, Okay but you just.

CALLER: (Inaudible)

DISPATCH: I, I just. I just heard you say that you had a, a, what, what did you, you, you have a girlfriend or is she you're wife.

CALLER: She was supposed to be my wife.

DISPATCH: Okay and do you have a kid?

CALLER: Yeah. A four year old.

DISPATCH: Okay what

CALLER: Deshan.

DISPATCH: Deshan?

CALLER: (Inaudible)

DISPATCH: Okay.

CALLER: Yeah, that's my baby.

DISPATCH: Is he with you?

CALLER: No. Hell no. Why would he be here?

DISPATCH: I didn't. I don't know, that's why I saying. I'm not there. I don't -- I'm trying to understand what's going on there. Um, was Deshan with your wife then or she was just there with you and somebody else?

CALLER: No my wife not here. Just some of, some kids, I guess. The oldest is what. How old are you? B---- how old are you? 16. What the f--- you said 19.

Voice in background (Inaudible)

CALLER: Stupid b----. (Inaudible) f---'n(Inaudible).

DISPATCH: Alright now listen. Okay. We want (Inaudible)

CALLER: (Inaudible) Who was

(Female in background) We're all 16.

CALLER: They said they all 16.

DISPATCH: How many are in there?

CALLER: I just told you nine.

DISPATCH: You have nine other people in the room with you?

CALLER: Yes.

DISPATCH: How old are they?

CALLER: Talking to someone else. (Inaudible) what's wrong man?

DISPATCH: Okay. So I understand that you're upset with your supposed to be wife over your son Deshan. Is that correct?

CALLER: (Inaudible)

DISPATCH: What's that?

CALLER: Yeah.

DISPATCH: Okay. Um can I. Is there something I can call you, sir? I, I mean just so I, I can talk to you.

CALLER: Lucifer.

DISPATCH: Lu, ah Lucifer?

CALLER: Yeah.

DISPATCH: Okay. I'll keep calling you sir then. Okay, cause what we're going to do…

CALLER: I just told you. I just told you my name.

DISPATCH: Okay. Alright well..

CALLER: What's (Inaudible) what you say what's you going to do?

DISPATCH: I'll call you Lucifer.

CALLER: You're coming here?

DISPATCH: No. We're not coming in. You control the situation in there. Okay.

CALLER: No, You all going to be coming in? How about if I take out one right now. So you'll know (Inaudible)..

DISPATCH: No, nobody -- nobody's coming in, okay?

CALLER: (Inaudible)

DISPATCH: Nobody's coming in. I didn't say we're coming in. Nobody's coming in, okay? They -- I mean you, you understand the reality. The police are out there but nobody's coming in. Okay?

CALLER: Hello.

DISPATCH: Yep I'm still here. Can you hear me? Can you still hear me? Are you still there? Hello? Lucifer? Hello? Hello?


Call ended on Friday, Aug. 31, 2012 at 2:11 a.m.



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DISPATCH: 911 emergency.

(Male voices in the background inaudible) I'm not f------ (inaudible). (Continued talking in background. Not understandable.)

DISPATCH: 911 emergency.

(Talking in background not to dispatcher) (Inaudible) Here we go. (Inaudible) Here you go. (Inaudible) took my knife.

(Yelling by more than one male inaudible.) Hey. (inaudible) man. We (inaudible). What? Okay. So (inaudible). F------ truth so let me get my knife (inaudible) my whole f----- knife (inaudible). You got the nine. Okay, I got my knife. (Inaudible).

DISPATCH: Hello.

(Continued talking in the background by several males that is inaudible.) (Inaudible) I want my knife. (Inaudible) says you got locked up. (Inaudible) You know. Yeah. Well whatever. (Inaudible). I got more you can have it. I want money. (Inaudible) I put the knife in (inaudible). Meanwhile, I, I, I'm the only (inaudible) dude. I'm the first. (Inaudible) You and me in the same boat. (Inaudible) hotel. I'm not (inaudible). (Inaudible) hotel. I told you (inaudible). No I don't. (Inaudible) or dead or whatever. (Inaudible) I want (inaudible). I'll (inaudible) too. You want (inaudible). I want (inaudible).

DISPATCH: Hello, 911.

(Continued talking/arguing in the background inaudible).

(Female voice) (Inaudible) my hair.

(Male voices) (Inaudible) everybody. Every f------ thing I got. (Inaudible). I ain't got (inaudible). I ain't got your (inaudible) what's up? What's up? (Inaudible) Everybody told (inaudible). You're not (inaudible). D---. I (inaudible). Who got me first? (Inaudible) Take that s--- off the pot. (Inaudible). He don't f--- you. (Inaudible) leave it alone. (Inaudible). I'm not f------ (inaudible). Where's the f------ (inaudible). I'm not (inaudible). Bro, bro, bro, bro, bro, bro. bro.

(Female voice inaudible.)

Everything's over there (inaudible) over there. Bro, bro, bro.

(Males continue) (Inaudible) Hey (inaudible). Hey (inaudible) you can have my (inaudible). I'll tell you that's (inaudible). One, zero one. (Inaudible) one zero (inaudible). Yeah zero, zero, zero. Three of them. (Inaudible) you know what I'm saying (inaudible). Who f-----. (Yelling.) Who is this? (Inaudible) he's all good. That's right (inaudible). We's all related to (inaudible). (Inaudible) are brothers. I (inaudible) wanted a brother. My kid brother. (Inaudible).

Dial tone.

Call ended on Friday, Aug. 31, 2012 at 01:18:20 a.m.



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DISPATCH: Dispatch

CALLER: Caller

(Background female voice, Ah... )

DISPATCH: 911

(Another female voice: You okay?)

DISPATCH: Hello.

CALLER: (Inaudible) What, I'm trying to get the person on that had been calling me.

DISPATCH: Hello, can I help you?

CALLER: Kay, I'm in Washington County. There's a hostage situation.

DISPATCH: Who am I speaking to?

CALLER: Lucifer.

DISPATCH: Lucifer. What's going on?

CALLER: I'm trying to get, talk to Chris.

DISPATCH: You want to talk to

CALLER: (Inaudible)

DISPATCH: Chris?

CALLER: Yeah, my other phone died.

DISPATCH: Okay. Who was Chris that you were talking to? Was he one of the officers or?

CALLER: I don't know. He was talking me down. Whoever he was.

DISPATCH: Okay.

CALLER: (Inaudible)

DISPATCH: Can I just keep you on the phone for a second while we try and get him back?

CALLER: (Inaudible) up.

DISPATCH: Okay. Can you tell me what's going on in there?

CALLER: Nut'in. I didn't let go five people and I got three girls left.

DISPATCH: Okay. Who are the girls to you? What. Do you know their names?

CALLER: They ain't nothing to me.

DISPATCH: How do you know them?

CALLER: Can I get Chris on?

DISPATCH: Yep. My partners are advising my, ah the officers out there right now. So I just want to keep you on the phone to make sure that we've got a good line. Are you able to come out and talk to him?

CALLER: Okay. Come out with a 9mm?

DISPATCH: No, I didn't ask you to bring the gun with you. I just asked you to walk out. You can leave the guns behind.

CALLER: Can I get Chris?

DISPATCH: I'm working on it. I give you my word. I'm working on it.

CALLER: Or have him call this number.

DISPATCH: What number are you at? Is this your personal cell phone or?

CALLER: Whose phone is?

Female voice: (Inaudible) Another male (Inaudible). F--- it.

DISPATCH: Okay if you hang on just one second. They want a number then I'm going to transfer you into okay?

CALLER: Mm hmm (Positive)

DISPATCH: Is anybody inside there hurt?

CALLER: Nope not yet.

DISPATCH: Not yet? What does that mean?

CALLER: I'm going to make their a-- watch me shoot my f------ head.

DISPATCH: Okay.

CALLER: (Inaudible)

DISPATCH: Well hang on the line. I'm going to transfer you in right now. Okay?

CALLER: (Inaudible)

DISPATCH: Lucifer are you listening to me?

CALLER: F--- up your whole life. You aren't going to mess with my (Inaudible).

DISPATCH: Okay. Lucifer are you listening to me? You wanted the officer. I'm going to transfer you in okay?

CALLER: (Inaudible)

(Dial tone)


Call ended on Friday, Aug. 31, 2012 at 4:47 a.m.


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DISPATCH: Dispatch

CALLER: Caller

DISPATCH: 911.

CALLER: There (Inaudible) Chris?

DISPATCH: Do you need Chris again? Is this Lucifer?

CALLER: Yeah.

DISPATCH: Okay stay on the phone. I'll make sure I have the right number to transfer you into. Did you talk to him just a minute ago then? Did you talk to him a minute ago?

CALLER: (Inaudible)

DISPATCH: Okay hang on the line with me. I just want to make sure it's the right number. Hold on. I'll transfer you in okay? Lucifer are you with me?

CALLER: Yeah.

DISPATCH: Okay. Hang on the line. Did something happen? Are you hurt?

CALLER: No.

DISPATCH: Okay. Hang on then.

(Dial tone)

DISPATCH: (Inaudible) transferring him right now.

(Phone Ring)



Call ended on Friday, Aug. 21, 2012 at 4:52 a.m.



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WOODBURY, Minn. (KMSP) -
Bail has been set at $1 million for a Stillwater, Minn., man charged with 27 crimes stemming from a standoff with police and SWAT officers at a Woodbury motel last Friday.

Demitrius Ballinger, 25, appeared in Washington County court on Tuesday and was charged with one count of second-degree attempted murder, four counts of first-degree sexual assault, 11 counts of first-degree aggravated robbery and 11 counts of second-degree assault.

At first, Ballinger refused to enter the courtroom. Then, he didn't respond to the judge. Instead, he continually rubbed his head and face while looking agitated, but prosecutors say they are not convinced it isn't an act to substantiate claims of mental illness. So far, no medical records have been provided.

One person was killed in the four-hour standoff at the Red Roof Inn on Wooddale Drive, which started around 1:10 a.m. the morning of Aug. 31.

Woodbury police responded to a 911 call and found a disturbance in one of the motel rooms. Police said 12 people were in the room -- Ballinger and 11 others he was holding at gunpoint. Those people ranged in age from 15 to 19.

According to the charges, Ballinger became frustrated about something while at a party and threatened to shoot everyone, ordering them to "empty out your pockets, give me your money and your cell phones!" The call that brought police to the motel was from a girl in the room who dialed 911 before putting her phone on the floor.

Officers approached Room 217 and saw Ballinger holding the others at gunpoint. At that moment, Ballinger turned and pointed the gun directly at a police officer. As officers pulled back, a 19-year-old man took it as his opportunity to escape.

Ballinger admitted to shooting at the victim, identified as Mark Eric Henderson. Three officers returned gunfire and Henderson suffered multiple gunshot wounds in the exchange after he did not comply with orders to drop.

Henderson was taken to Regions Hospital, where he later died. Police officials later said they believe he had been a hostage trying to escape.

Ballinger also admitted to sexually assaulting four underage girls at gunpoint in the motel room, telling police he knew he was going to jail, so he "might as well get some."
Ballinger's next court appearance is scheduled for the morning of Sept. 10. His public defender told FOX 9 News he has a history of mental illness, including schizophrenia and depression.

Family members told FOX 9 News they believe Ballinger was given a "murderer's bond," saying it was too high. They also said they're standing by him, claiming that the alleged rapes that occurred during negotiations with the SWAT team were "not him."

"That is a lie," said Ballinger's brother. "That doesn't even fit my brother. My brother has problems; everybody has their problems. He didn't rape no [expletive] four girls."



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A local family is hoping to get some answers this week after their teenage son is shot and killed during a hostage situation in Woodbury. At first, it was believed that the young man killed was one of the suspects. His family says he was an innocent victim.

Police shot and killed 19-year-old Marc Henderson of St. Paul at the Red Roof Inn off of 494 in Woodbury early Friday morning. Officers say a man pointed a gun at them and fired, and then another man came out of the room... Came at officers... Was shot several times and died.

Henderson's parents say their son was that second man, he was unarmed and was trying to escape from his captor.

The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating the shooting and hostage situation, which involved nine people.

Officials say it isn't exactly clear what commands officers gave Marc as he came out of the room. Henderson's family is outraged that police fired at all -- saying he was just trying to save his own life.

The 24-year-old suspect is in the Washington County Jail right now awaiting charges this week. He's being held on suspicion of kidnapping, criminal sexual conduct, and aggravated robbery.

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i lived in washington county, hagerstown some years back and for their police force that sounds.. about right.

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None of the vids opened for me. Not complaining just letting you know.
Thanks for post, Found info web search
Horrible life changing ordeal for all the victims, heartbreaking for Mark Henderson and his family

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ur right . me niether... ill look into it...

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Originally Posted by deanmine

ur right . me niether... ill look into it...

It's still devastating

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re-uploaded .. lets see if it works now!

(fingers are crossed)

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lets see if the 3rd times is a fuckin charm, shall we?

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lets see

[GregK]

That first dispatcher wasn't very effect at talking him down.

Ahhh, okay. Well...

I got nine people here

Okay so you got nine people? How ahhh many people do you have?