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Woody Overton
Hello, everybody, and welcome to this episode of True Crime. Time for Monday, October 6th, 2025. And I'm Woody Overton and I'm rolling solo. Cindy is, let's say her boss gave her the day off. Now, she never has a day off. She's working on something. And I, you know, I just, I want, I really wanted to do this. I'm going to talk about something on here, but real quick, on hashtag just for Bradley and hashtag just for AO B. Haven't listened to the episode that I dropped this weekend. It came out Saturday and I, I didn't do a tik tok. I didn't have time to do it, to announce it, then go listen to it. And I had a guy call in and this is one of many, okay, I had a guy call in and just give a dump on information that he believed to be true. I don't know if it was true or not. I wasn't saying I don't have anything to do with it, but. But goodness gracious, ever since that episode's come out, the phone's been blowing up like they do after every Bradley and AO episode. But this time it's blowing up with people saying, guys telling the truth. And I know this and this and this and that and that and wow. I mean, you know, that really was just to give you an idea of the kind of calls I get every day. And that's on one end of the spectrum all the way to the other end, which are people calling in to give tips and stuff, which are still being actively worked. And I know which direction that I can't get off of one who's guilty and everything else. But I also have to continue to follow down these other things to turn the package over. But go listen to it. It's pretty, pretty ballsy. Pretty, pretty interesting. We'll say that.
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Woody Overton
Look, y', all, I think it's Barney Russell and several women's are. And. And I'm sure miss Barbara and them are super anxious thinking nothing's going to happen. But since the D A took over the investigation etc and all I could say y', all, you know, if you want to contact them, contact them all you want to the I'm still waiting. This is a homicide investigation just like Bradley and aos You've got to take your time and get it correct. All right? And the one thing they know as of right now that Brooks Cleary is still locked up and they have time to indict him if they're going to do so. They have time to indict him before he gets out. So. But do do it where your heart leads you. I'm still saying hashtag just for Haley is coming. I want to be positive on that. But if not then, then we'll address it when that time comes. And of course, as always, hashtag just for Ms. Barbara Blunt. All right, news. This has got to be the most egregious case of it's time for effort of professionals. I say the most egregious case. I it just one of the most offensive to me. Of course it's worse if you're a cop or a teacher and you're raping a kid or whatever. But as far as a law enforcement professional. All right, let's talk about it. Nobody signs up to be a cop to get rich. You start out, you're idealistic, you know, you think you can make a change and help people. And in whichever profession you are, whether you're a game warden or a sheriff's deputy or a trooper or federal agent, which, whichever one that you your chosen field is, you don't start out with nefarious intentions. All right? And. But you know, in any of the law enforcement profession, you have a chain of custody, not chain of custody, chain of command. In which certainly you start out as a rook or a fresh fish and you have to learn all the policy procedures and do your training, et cetera. And. But the one thing when you graduate from the academy, the one thing you are brought into is the brotherhood and the sisterhood, the family of bleeding blue. Now that being said yes. Am I hard on cops that are bad or cops that don't do their jobs like I was in Courtney Coco's case. And y', all prayers from Ms. Stephanie that and this is the worst weekend of the year. I know. For her. This is the murder bursary for Courtney. At least we got justice for her. So prayers, Ms. Stephan, we love you. But the. Back then, I had to go against Alexandria PD and Rapids Parish Sheriff's Office. I didn't want to do it, but I couldn't get off of it. And, you know, there was a lot of things in the, in Haley's case that were just totally jacked up by law enforcement. Get it? Mary Pusho's case we solved, right? Cops just lied. And the. The. I don't think everybody, anybody gets into the profession to start doing that and to be bad. Certainly they can turn bad and do bad things. All right? But you're still in the brotherhood and sisterhood, and it's like being in war and you're in a foxhole with somebod. The bullets are flying. They say when you're in the foxhole, at that time you're not really even fighting for whatever it is your country. You fight for the person that sits next to you, right? And there's no call that you want to hear come over the radio that strikes fear into another police officer's heart or law enforcement officers or law enforcement professionals heart. Like you hear the call, cop needs assistance, officer needs assistance, or officer down, or officer needs assistance, I'm under attack. That will get every cop that is a true cop that wears a badge, whichever badge they may be, that that gets you running and gunning and you got, you're going to take care of your own, period. And it doesn't matter if you like the agency. Let's say I'm a sheriff's deputy in one parish, and I don't like the sheriff's deputies in the parish next to me. But guess what? They call for backup, I'm coming, right? It doesn't matter what my personal feelings are. You're coming in. You know what? If they don't like me and I call for backup, they're coming. It's just the way it is. It's unwritten code. You're going to. To do whatever you can to help someone. It's like the Mariners code. You know, you're out in the ocean, some boats in distress. No matter what you're doing, if you're a commercial fisherman and you're in the best catch, your life you're dropping everything to go help them. It's same, same premise. All right? Now the, this whole thing about ICE and in Customs Enforcement or whatever, the, I don't know, man. You know, they're shooting people like the ones and I told you about last week or the week before, I think it was where they shot and I think they ended up killing two of the, the detainees. And instead of the law enforcement and the attacks on law enforcement agencies and stuff like that, if you don't agree with the president and, or, you know, the, these agencies enforcing the law, which is immigration, is customs enforcement, they're going out and rounding up people who are here illegal. If you don't agree with, that's fine. It's America. You have a right not to even like police officers. I get that. But you don't have a right to attack them. All right, Go vote. Go do it another way. This shit has got to stop. But what I really wanted to get on here today and talk about on true crime. Time for the, the. I just heard up the situation in Chicago and it's just, it's one of many, right at one of many this year. But this one really chaps my ass. And now I'm not saying whatever, I don't, whatever you believe about Immigration Customs Enforcement, that's fine. They, but they are law enforcement professionals. They're out there doing their job, what they're told to do. They have families to feed. If you go to work one day and they say, hey, go do this, this, this guy's got a warrant, go take him under arrest or go down here and, and they've got illegals, whatever down here, go check them out. Go do your job. Basically, right, if you, if, if you say, fuck you, I'm not doing it, then you're getting fired. And if you don't like that, if you disagree with your, the policies in your agency, then you could transfer. Fuck anybody. Any law enforcement agency would take you and go work somewhere else or get out of law enforcement, all right? But otherwise the cops are going to show up and do their jobs. They're doing their jobs. Whatever law enforcement branch it is, they're doing their jobs while you're sleeping, while you're pooping, while you're drinking with your friends, while they're doing you jobs. And even though bad crimes still happen, they're doing their jobs while you're having Christmas, okay? And I think people forget about that. But this, this weekend in Chicago, all right, On Saturday morning, federal agents were rammed and trapped by 10 vehicles where anti ice crowds had gathered for days and nearly a dozen people were arrested. Ok, okay. The y' all, when they, they ram these, these officers, these ICE agents I guess you call them and they're surrounded and they're attacking them and they had firearms and, and they called for backup. Well who the is going to back you up? Chicago Police Department. You're inside the city limits of Chicago and you know the, it got so bad that like one of the drivers ran along one of the ice, the law enforcement vehicles and they were armed with a semi automatic weapon. All right. And the officers were unable to move and were forced to deploy their weapons and fire defensive shots and at armed. At a armed U.S. citizen. And this woman is identified as Miramar Martinez. She had previously been named in a Customs and Board Protection CBP Intelligence Bullet bulletin. This is what the Department of Homeland Security. Right. And they said she doxed agents and posts online. Hell to all my gangsters. Let's fuck those motherfuckers up. Don't let them take anyone, okay? That's illegal. The, I mean I get it, you're upset, you know, like the policy. But you're going to show up and ram law enforcement vehicles and get out with an automatic weapon and you're posting to everybody. Let's these up. Don't let them take anyone. So the driver of another vehicle who is identified as Anthony Ion Santos Ruiz was involved in the ramming of these law enforcement cars and he got arrested. Right? And so what do they do though, right? You are under attack. When somebody rams your car on purpose and they get out with, with firearms and they surround you, what are you going to do? I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6. I'm going to fight. Right? And they did. But meanwhile they're screaming out they don't want to fight. Chicago PD should have been with them. Anyway, Chicago PD comes in and backing them up and then you got enough law enforcement there. These are going to give up. They're outnumbered, right? Well they called and they called for help and nothing came. No help. Chicago Police Department. Now if I work for Chicago PD and that call comes out, I'm fucking going to hell. Okay? And it's just the way it is, right? That's it's just ingrained in you from day one. You take care of your own and. But they didn't. And then afterwards the federal agents like what the fuck man? We called for help. We called for help, we called for backup. We were under attack and we got nothing. Chicago PD said that's not true. Absolutely not true. Well, guess what? They found or got their hands on an internal dispatch from the Chicago Police Department from their chief of patrol. Let's talk about that real quick. You have different divisions within the department. Obviously you have like uniform patrol and uniform patrol. You're going to have your rookie fish your field training officers, your shift supervisors who's over all officers in his area. And he, you know, you probably got, I don't. Let's say they have 10 different areas, you got 10 different shift supervisors and what have you. Well, guess what? Somebody's got to be over patrol and that's the chief of patrol or the chief uniform deputy. It's called a lot of different things in a lot of departments.
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Woody Overton
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News Reporter Christina Coleman
Intense protests in Chicago after border agents shot an armed woman Saturday morning. DHS says agents acted in self defense after she rammed them with her. A hospital has released her into FBI custody. Christina Coleman is live with Wu. Hello, Christina.
News Reporter Mike
I'm Mike. Yeah. Things also got heated last night between anti ICE protesters and federal agents in the Brighton park neighborhood of Chicago last night. Take a look at this. Disturbing video on the ground there says anti ICE protesters are throwing objects at ICE agents and vehicles. Law enforcement deployed tear gas to break up the violent crowd. ICBP and FBI agents were all at the scene. And at one point, anti ICE protesters attempted to block a major roadway in Broadview, Illinois. State troopers made several arrests after that incident. Also, federal authorities say Border Patrol law enforcement officers were ambushed by domestic terrorists who rammed federal agents with their vehicles and boxed them in with their cars the night before in Broadview, Illinois, that same area where anti ICE protesters have been gathering for weeks now. Take a look at this. DHS says this woman, Miramar Martinez, was driving one of the vehicles. They say she was armed with with a semi automatic weapon and has a history of doxing. Federal agents and authorities identified this man that you see there as Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz. They say he was a driver of another vehicle in this incident. DHS said, quote, the scene became increasingly violent as more domestic terrorists gathered and began throwing smoke, gas, rocks and bottles at DHS Law Enforcement. Another domestic terrorist was arrested for assaulting CBP at the scene. Extremely dangerous. Take a listen.
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News Reporter Mike
This comes days after violent clashes between anti ICE protesters and federal law enforcement outside of the ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois. It seems like it's happen night after night. Yesterday, Illinois Governor J.B. pritzker said he was notified that the Trump administration intends to federalize 300 members of the National Guard, a move he strongly opposes. Pritzker said, quote, the Trump administration's Department of War gave me an ultimatum. Call up your troops or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and un American to demand a governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will. So Pritzker maintains there's no need for military troops on the ground in Illinois, and he says that he will not call up the National Guard. And in Oregon, where there's been violent protests outside of the ICE facility in Portland for days now, you know, in response to all of that, the Trump administration announced that 200 Oregon National Guard troops would be federalized to protect federal property. But in a ruling yesterday, a federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked the Trump administration from doing that. Well, the Trump administration is already fighting the judge's decision. They filed a notice of appeal to the 9th U.S. circuit Court of Appeals late yesterday. So we will see how that all plays out.
Woody Overton
Mike, y', all, this I'll Get. So y', all, the clip I want to play is the next clip, okay? It's about the. When they call him for backup and the officer's not coming. I am not taking sides. The. I mean, if you're breaking the law, you're breaking a law. You throwing rocks and gas and bottles and stuff at law enforcement officers, you should go to jail. I and you have automatic weapons and you ram in their vehicles. You, you should go to jail. I don't care if it's, if you protesting somebody being put for the death penalty or you're protesting, you know, them enforcing or the, the custom laws. If you attack an officer, you deserve to go to jail. My what my point of the whole thing is this next clip, okay?
News Reporter Christina Coleman
Christina Coleman is live with new reporting for us this hour. Christina.
News Reporter Mike
Hi, John. Multiple federal and Chicago law enforcement sources tell Fox News that Chicago police officers were instruct on their dispatch system with this message by their chief of patrol to not respond to the ramming incident involving federal agents outside Chicago yesterday morning. We reached out to Chicago PD for a response to this. We are waiting to hear back. Also, take a look at this disturbing video of anti ice protesters cursing and throwing objects at law enforcement. Yesterday.
Woody Overton
They kick in the car, throwing bottles, smoke bombs. This is broad daylight.
News Reporter Mike
This happened after federal agents were boxed in by the anti ice protesters yesterday. This is just some of the chaos in the Brighton park neighborhood of Chicago. There's been days of protest related violence in that area. Now also take a look at this. Seems like it never stops. This is from Saturday night. The photographer who shot this video says law enforcement deployed tear gas to break up the crowd. You can see how some of them continue to clash with law enforcement. At one point, anti ice protesters attempted to block a major roadway in Broadview, Illinois, the same area where anti ice protesters have been gathering for weeks now. Now, these two suspects were charged in federal.
Woody Overton
Right. The I'mma stop it on that. That no more audio clips. The what? The man that, you know. Protests. Protest. I have protested, protested peacefully with Stephanie and her family and all the Courtney Coco supporters when the DA wouldn't, you know, return phone calls after he promised to make the arrest and went to the courthouse. I carried a picket sign. I protested legally, peacefully. Didn't block the roads. I didn't bust windows. I didn't throw rocks. I did not throw Molotov cocktails. This one motherfucker lit a bottle on fire on camera and threw it and then constantly throwing bottles this broad daylight. In the video I'm just watching. I Hadn't seen until now. And the, the vehicle's coming through and they're kicking. Man, what world is that? Okay? Who raised you? You know? And this is because you don't want somebody to get deported out of the country that's here illegally. And I get that. I, I get, look, I have friends that are here illegally that, that, that are workers and, and good people and stuff. And yeah, it would suck if they get swooped up and taken away from, but they, they know they're here illegally, right? I mean, fuck the, the attacking the officers who go to finally enforce the law because it hadn't been enforced in eight fucking years or however long it's been. What the fuck? But that's not even it. The whole fucking shebang boils down to if you're a fucking cop and you need help. The one thing, man, I remember being on my back in, in when I bit that guy's thumb on the 4th of July, being on my back thinking, oh my God, he's going to kill me. And. But the several times being on the downside of the fight, losing or having been shot at and I'm laying on my stomach and trying to take cover and you're calling for backup, right? Man, the most, the sweetest sound you ever heard in your life. When you're a life and death situation, there's those, the sound, those sirens coming because you know your brothers and sisters are coming to save you because you called for backup. I wouldn't fucking be a cop if I knew nobody was going to back me up. I wouldn't be a fucking cop. That uniform patrol, Chicago pd, he didn't.
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Make that decision himself that he had.
Woody Overton
To call the chief and the chief.
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Tell the chief, hey, this is the.
Woody Overton
Shit that's going down. Obviously they've been having problems in this area. They're monitoring it closely. And it broke off, right? This is fucking broad daylight. And it breaks off. And so he calls the chief police and they, hey, they call him for backup. Chief police says, we're not sending anybody. We don't agree with these federal policies, motherfucker. You wear a badge, huh? You must have forgot where you came from or you didn't come from the streets. You never needed back up. You better pray to God you never do the rank and file, wearing the badges, not responding and not disobeying that direct order. You had to fire me, homie. Cops in trouble, I don't care the game warden to whatever federal law enforcement. If I'm carrying a badge, I'm wearing a Badge. And I'm carrying a commission and a firearm. I'm coming to help you. And I bet you there's a shit ton of cops in Chicago that are really pissed off. Why do you think this memo got out? Because when they started getting questioned, like, hey, we called for help. We called for. We were surrounded and broke off. Sugar turned to, you know, we could have died. They had guns, they had weapons. On top of throwing everything and doing everything else, we had to shoot our way out. Shots fired, shots fired. That means, you hear that every cop in the world is coming. Every cop in the world from the smallest university police department to the fucking stay police, to whoever they coming to back you the fuck up. Unless you in Chicago and you're a federal agent. That's fucked up. And I'm not blaming the uniform guys. Maybe I am a little bit. That didn't respond. I bet you they wanted to respond because it's built inside your interior everything. It's in every ounce of your DNA to. To take care of your brothers and sisters and. But your boss man says, nope, do not respond. Do not go give them any help them. You know what I say? You chief patrol, you chief of the police department, you. Whoever said don't go, back them up. I'm gonna get off y', all, and I'll never understand it. And I'm not. I'm not doing the politics side of the. The law is the law. You don't like it, do what you got to do to get people voted in and change it. You can't. This is America. You have a right to protest peacefully and make your voice heard. You do not have a right to threaten people's lives, commit acts of violence, and do whatever you can. Go fuck yourself. I don't care what kind of crime it is, what the political, religious situation is. You break the fucking law, you break the law, period. You can't choose to do. To act like a ass monkey because you want to and. And commit violence against these people who are doing their jobs. You don't like it, there's a right way to change it. They were doing the wrong way. Unfortunately, surrounded these law enforcement professionals, they were under attack. Had to shoot their way out, call for backup, and they got. There you have it. That's all I got. I'm Woody Overton. You host a true crime. Time for this Monday, October 6th. Love and appreciate each and every one of you, y'. All. It's America. Let's keep it together. Holla at you later. Peace, Sam.
Host: Woody Overton
Date: October 6, 2025
Episode Theme:
This episode, hosted solely by Woody Overton, explores the critical issue of law enforcement brotherhood and the recent violent anti-ICE protests in Chicago. Woody shares candid insights on loyalty among police officers, his reaction to disturbing events where federal agents were not backed up by local police during a violent encounter, and the importance of lawful justice and peaceful protest in America.
Woody Overton, seasoned law enforcement veteran and true crime storyteller, addresses two parallel tracks:
Timestamps: 01:15–03:14
“That really was just to give you an idea of the kind of calls I get every day... tips and stuff, which are still being actively worked.”
—Woody Overton (02:41)
Timestamps: 03:14–10:40
"You're in a foxhole with somebody... you're not really even fighting for whatever... You're fighting for the person that sits next to you, right?"
—Woody Overton (06:43)
“If they call for backup, I'm coming, right? It doesn't matter what my personal feelings are.”
—Woody Overton (07:29)
Timestamps: 10:41–16:24, 20:41–29:17
"They called for backup. Well who the fuck is going to back you up? Chicago Police Department... No help. Chicago Police Department.”
—Woody Overton (13:28)
“The message instructed officers not to respond... This motherfucker wrote this, sent it to the dispatchers... The fucking city of Chicago Police Department said no units will respond. No units will respond.”
—Woody Overton, reading the order (20:55)
Timestamps: 23:12–29:17
“If you're breaking the law, you're breaking the law. You throwing rocks and gas and bottles and stuff at law enforcement officers, you should go to jail... You attack an officer, you deserve to go to jail.”
—Woody Overton (26:49)
“I’ve protested... legally, peacefully. Didn’t block the roads. I didn’t bust windows. I didn’t throw rocks... What world is that? Okay? Who raised you?”
—Woody Overton (29:18)
Timestamps: 29:18–32:40
"The sweetest sound you ever heard in your life... when you're in a life and death situation is those sirens coming—because you know your brothers and sisters are coming to save you."
—Woody Overton (31:09)
“I wouldn't fucking be a cop if I knew nobody was going to back me up. I wouldn't be a fucking cop.”
—Woody Overton (31:20)
“You break the fucking law, you break the law, period. You can't choose to do—to act like a ass monkey because you want to and... commit violence against these people who are doing their jobs.”
—Woody Overton (33:55)
On the Law Enforcement Brotherhood:
"If I'm carrying a badge... I'm coming to help you. And I bet you there's a shit ton of cops in Chicago that are really pissed off. Why do you think this memo got out?"
—Woody Overton (32:50)
On Violent Protests:
"You have a right to protest peacefully and make your voice heard. You do not have a right to threaten people's lives, commit acts of violence, and do whatever you can. Go fuck yourself."
—Woody Overton (33:35)
On the Chicago PD Order:
"No units will respond. No units will respond. And in the... I'm at a loss for words, y'all, at a loss for words. And then they lied about it."
—Woody Overton (21:40)
On Not Abandoning Fellow Officers:
"Cops in trouble, I don't care the game warden to whatever federal law enforcement, if I'm carrying a badge... I'm coming to help you."
—Woody Overton (32:18)
Woody’s tone is raw, passionate, and direct. He oscillates between storytelling, righteous anger, disappointment, and resolve. His language is laced with expletives and vivid metaphors, emphasizing his insider’s perspective and strong moral compass. He maintains respect for lawful protest and community advocacy but draws a hard line against violence and lawlessness—offering a rarely filtered look at frontline law enforcement culture.
If you missed this episode, expect a fiercely honest look at recent police controversies, the moral dilemmas faced by officers under political orders, and a powerful affirmation of why the “thin blue line” still matters, especially when lives are truly at risk.