He Says He Didn't Do It... - FULL INTERROGATION

This is the interrogation of Randell Angelo that took place in Jacksonville FL on 12-4-2021
Arrest Report: According to his girlfriend, she was at Randell’s house when he asked to borrow her phone, since his phone was dead. Their child was present at the time. While using her phone, he went through it and saw that she was talking to other men. This upset him, so he went up to her while she was sitting on the couch and began yelling at her while she gathered her belongings to leave. He then punched her in the face several times. She tried to get off the couch when the suspect got on top of her and tried grabbing her by the throat. She pushed him off and tried to crawl away, but he got on top of her, wrapped his arms around her throat and began choking her. She could not breath for about three seconds. She was able to free herself and at some point, grabbed a hammer she saw on the ground to try and defend herself. He grabbed the hammer during the struggle and hit her right hand with it. The victim tried to run out of the house, but the suspect blocked her path and told her she was not going anywhere. She then ran to the back of the house to try and escape, but he followed her and prevented her from leaving again. She ran back to the living room and noticed their child was crying. She asked the suspect to open the door to let the baby get some fresh air. The suspect eventually agreed and opened the door while holding the baby. His girlfriend took that opportunity to try and escape by attempting to run out the front door. The suspect grabbed her and tried to keep her inside, but was unable to hold onto her. She was able to again free herself and flagged down a neighbor. While talking to the neighbor, she saw the suspect running towards her with their child, who was crying and had an injury to his lip. The suspect told her the baby fell. Police were called, and the victims were transported to Wolfson Children’s Hospital.  
The officer observed several fresh scratches and bumps on the victim’s face. Her right hand was also swollen from where she stated the hammer hit her. The child had a visible bump on his forehead and the back of his head. A crime scene detective responded and photographed both of their injuries.  
The suspect was detained on the scene, transported to the Police Memorial Building and advised of his Constitutional Rights via form. Post Miranda, he stated he was the victim. According to the suspect, his girlfriend came over to the house to let him spend time with their child. He asked to borrow her phone but denied ever going through it. She then started arguing with him about talking to other women and then punched HIM in the face. She punched him several times and started pulling his hair. He tried getting her off him by punching at her to get her away. While they were fighting, he saw their child on the car seat standing up. While defending himself, he heard the baby start screaming and realized he had fallen off the car seat. After they stopped fighting, he picked up the baby and noticed a bump on the front of his forehead. The victim then said she was leaving. He told the victim she was not going to leave him with the baby being injured. He stood by the door, and the victim ran past him, pushing him aside to get out. When she pushed him aside, the baby’s head hit the wall which might have caused the bump on the back of his head. He denied intentionally trying to hold the victim in the house. The suspect denied choking the victim.  
The detective observed no visible injury on the suspect’s face other than a minor abrasion on the inside of his lip.  
The suspect was then transported to the Pretrial Detention Facility for booking.  
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Amazingly, the one charge not eventually dropped was the aggravated battery, which was eventually reduced to fighting.
There was a temporary protection injunction filed in...