1 00:00:06,367 --> 00:00:09,834 [narrator] In affluent neighborhoods, status is everything. 2 00:00:09,900 --> 00:00:11,000 Hey, there, Belinda. 3 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:12,333 Nice to meet you. 4 00:00:12,333 --> 00:00:16,667 My parents dreamed to just be able to retire in a beautiful home. 5 00:00:16,667 --> 00:00:20,500 [narrator] But what happens, when a neighbor looks to ruin your reputation? 6 00:00:22,700 --> 00:00:23,800 Hey! 7 00:00:24,567 --> 00:00:25,967 She was talking about us. 8 00:00:25,967 --> 00:00:27,100 [overlapping shouting] 9 00:00:27,100 --> 00:00:30,867 It was very, very volatile between these two families. 10 00:00:30,867 --> 00:00:32,500 Drive carefully, peasant! 11 00:00:33,066 --> 00:00:34,367 It got that petty. 12 00:00:34,367 --> 00:00:36,066 [narrator] And even worse... 13 00:00:36,066 --> 00:00:38,100 attempts to take your home. 14 00:00:38,100 --> 00:00:40,834 -There will be consequences. -Is that a threat? 15 00:00:40,900 --> 00:00:41,767 [sirens wailing] 16 00:00:41,767 --> 00:00:43,767 [man] The Haggerty's American dream 17 00:00:43,767 --> 00:00:46,266 became a nightmare once the Tuckers came into their world. 18 00:00:46,266 --> 00:00:47,800 Drop your weapons! 19 00:00:48,867 --> 00:00:50,367 I'll kill this bitch! 20 00:00:50,367 --> 00:00:51,467 [gunshots] 21 00:00:51,467 --> 00:00:53,233 [woman] We just moved. 22 00:00:54,266 --> 00:00:55,367 -[yelling] -[loud thud] 23 00:00:55,367 --> 00:00:56,567 [man] I know what you did. 24 00:00:56,567 --> 00:00:57,433 [gunshot] 25 00:00:57,433 --> 00:00:58,867 [woman] Stay out of my neighborhood! 26 00:00:58,867 --> 00:00:59,867 [man] Stay away from my block! 27 00:00:59,867 --> 00:01:01,634 What about now? 28 00:01:01,700 --> 00:01:03,533 -[sirens wailing] -[woman screaming] 29 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:04,634 [gunshot] 30 00:01:13,066 --> 00:01:14,567 [narrator] The city of Lancaster 31 00:01:14,567 --> 00:01:17,533 is a shining beacon in the Lone Star State. 32 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:19,834 It's a beautiful community. 33 00:01:19,900 --> 00:01:23,333 Beautiful area of Southern Dalla. 34 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:25,667 [narrator] It's a place full of hardworking professionals, 35 00:01:25,667 --> 00:01:27,500 who care for their neighborhoods. 36 00:01:29,667 --> 00:01:31,433 And within Lancaster, 37 00:01:31,500 --> 00:01:33,266 is nestled the Pleasant Run Estates. 38 00:01:33,266 --> 00:01:35,266 [Harris] It's an affluent community. 39 00:01:35,266 --> 00:01:38,600 Most of the homeowners are business owners, professionals. 40 00:01:42,467 --> 00:01:44,967 [narrator] For Belinda Tucker, and her husband, Anthony, 41 00:01:44,967 --> 00:01:47,467 a former manufacturing supervisor, 42 00:01:47,467 --> 00:01:49,967 their residence here is heaven on earth. 43 00:01:49,967 --> 00:01:50,867 Here you go, babes. 44 00:01:50,867 --> 00:01:53,066 My husband got to retire. 45 00:01:53,066 --> 00:01:55,033 Because the company moved, 46 00:01:55,100 --> 00:01:56,634 so they just bought him out. 47 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,867 [Taffeta] My parents, they were very hard-working. 48 00:02:00,867 --> 00:02:02,100 Very successful. 49 00:02:02,100 --> 00:02:05,634 They dreamed of being in a beautiful home, 50 00:02:05,700 --> 00:02:07,900 to just be able to retire. 51 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:11,567 You know what, let's do breakfast after coffees. 52 00:02:11,567 --> 00:02:12,967 Sounds good to me. 53 00:02:12,967 --> 00:02:16,634 Our home was absolutely fabulous. 54 00:02:16,700 --> 00:02:19,500 And it, vastly, became known as Tucker Lot. 55 00:02:22,266 --> 00:02:25,333 [narrator] Life couldn't be better for the young retirees. 56 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:27,834 They settle into new routines, quickly. 57 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:34,066 [narrator] And the Tuckers aren't the only couple new to the community. 58 00:02:34,066 --> 00:02:36,634 Ken and Sharita Haggerty. Beautiful couple, man. 59 00:02:36,700 --> 00:02:39,867 They are hard-working, simple people. 60 00:02:39,867 --> 00:02:42,100 [narrator] Ken, an entrepreneur, 61 00:02:42,100 --> 00:02:44,100 has worked hard to achieve his dream 62 00:02:44,100 --> 00:02:46,433 of owning his own home. 63 00:02:46,500 --> 00:02:49,367 Ken Haggerty, he's one of the most humble people. 64 00:02:49,367 --> 00:02:50,567 He's a self-made man. 65 00:02:50,567 --> 00:02:53,100 Master electrician. Has his own electrician company. 66 00:02:53,100 --> 00:02:56,033 His name and reputation is very good 67 00:02:56,100 --> 00:02:57,967 here, in Texas, period. 68 00:02:57,967 --> 00:03:00,066 [narrator] Sherita organizes charity events. 69 00:03:00,066 --> 00:03:01,967 through their local church. 70 00:03:01,967 --> 00:03:04,900 Ken and Sherita have been pillars of their community. 71 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:09,233 [narrator] The Tucker and Haggerty couples haven't met yet. 72 00:03:09,300 --> 00:03:11,934 But Belinda and Sherita soon cross paths 73 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,834 when they both joined a local ladies' walking group. 74 00:03:14,900 --> 00:03:17,467 You know what? You should meet the new girl. 75 00:03:17,467 --> 00:03:18,367 Belinda. 76 00:03:18,367 --> 00:03:19,967 I was a social butterfly. 77 00:03:19,967 --> 00:03:23,834 I would go walking with some of the ladies in the community. 78 00:03:23,900 --> 00:03:26,000 Meet Sherita. She's also new in the neighborhood. 79 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:27,166 Hey, there, Belinda. 80 00:03:27,166 --> 00:03:28,367 Oh, nice to meet you. 81 00:03:28,367 --> 00:03:30,100 How are you liking Pleasant Run? 82 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:31,667 I love it. 83 00:03:31,667 --> 00:03:33,934 Everyone's so nice here. 84 00:03:34,900 --> 00:03:38,433 And my mom just can make friends very easily. 85 00:03:38,500 --> 00:03:40,467 [narrator] The two women seemed to hit it off. 86 00:03:40,467 --> 00:03:41,934 And when the bonding begins, 87 00:03:42,266 --> 00:03:43,567 so does the gossip. 88 00:03:43,567 --> 00:03:45,767 But I've gotta say there is this one place-- 89 00:03:45,767 --> 00:03:48,333 -No. -Oh. No? Go on. 90 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:51,066 A little neighborly gossip never hurts anybody. 91 00:03:51,066 --> 00:03:52,734 And then she's got calling them, 92 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:55,367 "Those people got money. They do this, and they do that." 93 00:03:55,367 --> 00:03:57,667 There's this one place across the street from us. 94 00:03:57,667 --> 00:04:00,100 Gotta say, it's a bit gaudy. 95 00:04:00,166 --> 00:04:01,233 Hello, ladies. Come on. 96 00:04:01,767 --> 00:04:03,533 The decorations are a bit much. 97 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:05,133 Landscaping's over the top. 98 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:06,467 -Total eyesore. -[chuckles] 99 00:04:06,467 --> 00:04:08,166 Oh, honey, I know the type. 100 00:04:08,166 --> 00:04:10,033 Bad decor can really ruin the view. 101 00:04:10,100 --> 00:04:11,166 You said it, sister. 102 00:04:11,166 --> 00:04:13,266 And the curtains? [scoffs] 103 00:04:13,266 --> 00:04:16,433 Huh. Some people just have the worst taste. 104 00:04:16,500 --> 00:04:19,433 [narrator] It seems the two women will become fast friends. 105 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:24,166 But good first impressions don't always last. 106 00:04:24,166 --> 00:04:25,667 Go to work, peasant. 107 00:04:25,667 --> 00:04:26,934 Is that a threat? 108 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:28,400 [gunshot] 109 00:04:29,567 --> 00:04:33,400 Anyway, this is me. Very nice meeting you, Belinda. 110 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:36,667 -She's so nice. -Yeah, she is. 111 00:04:36,667 --> 00:04:38,667 -All right, this is me. -All right, take care. 112 00:04:38,667 --> 00:04:40,033 -Bye. -See you. 113 00:04:44,166 --> 00:04:46,634 [narrator] When the new companions end their walk, 114 00:04:46,700 --> 00:04:49,767 they discover that they live right across the street from each other. 115 00:04:49,767 --> 00:04:52,667 "That's my house." Your mouth just drop open. 116 00:04:52,667 --> 00:04:55,667 I was like, "Oh, my gosh." 117 00:04:55,667 --> 00:04:58,734 [narrator] Sherita Haggerty has been badmouthing Tucker's Lot 118 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:00,600 right to Belinda's face. 119 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,400 I'm like, "Who are these people?" 120 00:05:16,667 --> 00:05:20,567 I knew right away, these are not the kind of people 121 00:05:20,567 --> 00:05:22,500 that I want to be friends with. 122 00:05:26,166 --> 00:05:28,266 [Anthony] Hey, hon. How was your walk? 123 00:05:28,266 --> 00:05:31,300 I met one of the new neighbors from across the street. 124 00:05:31,700 --> 00:05:33,166 She insulted our home. 125 00:05:33,166 --> 00:05:34,467 Called it gaudy. 126 00:05:34,467 --> 00:05:37,333 [Belinda] I liked to decorate. 127 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:42,367 And maybe that's something that Sherita hadn't seen before... 128 00:05:42,367 --> 00:05:45,367 Come on, babe. Maybe there's some sort of misunderstanding. 129 00:05:45,367 --> 00:05:47,834 No, baby. She was talking about us. 130 00:05:48,066 --> 00:05:49,333 Look at me! 131 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:52,333 Tucker's Lot. About us! 132 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:55,834 It would seem people are talking about you 133 00:05:55,900 --> 00:05:57,000 right across the street from you. 134 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:01,166 [narrator] Sherita returns home, 135 00:06:01,166 --> 00:06:04,667 and confesses her social faux pas to husband, Ken. 136 00:06:04,667 --> 00:06:08,100 I made a big mistake. I cannot believe I did this. 137 00:06:08,100 --> 00:06:09,100 What do you mean? 138 00:06:09,100 --> 00:06:11,567 I was badmouthing the decor across the street 139 00:06:11,567 --> 00:06:13,100 to the woman who owned the house. 140 00:06:15,567 --> 00:06:16,800 Okay. 141 00:06:17,867 --> 00:06:19,100 Next time you see her, 142 00:06:19,700 --> 00:06:20,834 ask for forgiveness. 143 00:06:24,500 --> 00:06:27,567 [narrator] But Belinda is not in a forgiving mood. 144 00:06:27,567 --> 00:06:31,266 She contends her home is the crown jewel of the neighborhood. 145 00:06:31,266 --> 00:06:33,367 Honey, look at the place. 146 00:06:33,367 --> 00:06:35,367 It's a model home. 147 00:06:35,367 --> 00:06:37,767 The Tuckers did have a very beautiful home. 148 00:06:37,767 --> 00:06:40,133 It was a luxury home to me. 149 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,600 Why don't we have a coffee and try to forget about it? 150 00:06:45,367 --> 00:06:48,100 Haggerty's. More like hags! 151 00:06:48,100 --> 00:06:49,667 I'mma call 'em corner hags. 152 00:06:49,667 --> 00:06:51,533 -Hags! -It's like... 153 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:55,867 Everything the hags saw in me and my husband, 154 00:06:55,867 --> 00:06:58,066 was missing in them. 155 00:06:58,066 --> 00:07:01,467 The Haggerty's wouldn't know taste if it in bit 'em in the butt. 156 00:07:01,467 --> 00:07:05,700 Instead of admiration, it created serious problems. 157 00:07:08,967 --> 00:07:10,300 [narrator] Time goes on. 158 00:07:10,300 --> 00:07:13,800 And the Tuckers and Haggertys keep each other at a distance. 159 00:07:18,367 --> 00:07:21,066 Putting her personal hurt aside, 160 00:07:21,066 --> 00:07:24,266 Belinda Tucker looks to revive the Homeowners' Association, 161 00:07:24,266 --> 00:07:25,700 in Pleasant Run Estates, 162 00:07:25,700 --> 00:07:29,000 for the purpose of raising community beauty standards up to her own. 163 00:07:29,967 --> 00:07:31,967 [Belinda] There were no playgrounds. 164 00:07:31,967 --> 00:07:34,133 There was no beautification projects. 165 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:35,967 There was absolutely nothing. 166 00:07:35,967 --> 00:07:37,200 "Let's fix it." 167 00:07:41,667 --> 00:07:44,266 [narrator] A Homeowners' Association or HOA 168 00:07:44,266 --> 00:07:47,166 is an entity that governs standards for groups of homes, 169 00:07:47,166 --> 00:07:49,066 such as suburban neighborhoods. 170 00:07:49,066 --> 00:07:52,934 HOA set what the perimeters are, what the rules are. 171 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:56,667 The HOA makes sure that someone in the neighborhood 172 00:07:56,667 --> 00:07:58,934 is not bringing people's property value down. 173 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:02,433 [narrator] And it can also punish those who violate its regulations. 174 00:08:02,500 --> 00:08:05,634 You got three weeds in your flowed bed. That' a fine. 175 00:08:05,700 --> 00:08:08,133 You didn't cut your grass this week. That's a fine. 176 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:09,600 You know, I mean, it could be anything. 177 00:08:10,500 --> 00:08:13,467 [narrator] A robust HOA means everything to Belinda. 178 00:08:13,467 --> 00:08:16,500 And she knows the perfect candidate to lead it. 179 00:08:17,166 --> 00:08:20,166 My husband decided that yeah, he would run. 180 00:08:20,166 --> 00:08:22,867 The community had the election. 181 00:08:22,867 --> 00:08:25,834 My husband was elected president. 182 00:08:29,367 --> 00:08:33,533 I think the end goal for Belinda and Anthony 183 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:35,934 was to make the community better. 184 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:37,166 To bring everyone together. 185 00:08:40,367 --> 00:08:42,667 [narrator] Yet, not everyone in Pleasant Run Estates 186 00:08:42,667 --> 00:08:45,367 is aware of the HOA revival. 187 00:08:45,367 --> 00:08:49,600 There's an invoice here from a Homeowners' Association. 188 00:08:50,467 --> 00:08:52,367 Must be a clerical error. 189 00:08:52,367 --> 00:08:54,467 The HOA disbanded a while ago, remember? 190 00:08:54,467 --> 00:08:57,867 [Criss] When Belinda and Anthony started sending out 191 00:08:57,867 --> 00:09:01,367 the notices for the HOa and the fees, 192 00:09:01,367 --> 00:09:03,500 there was a lot of confusion. 193 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:07,834 [narrator] HOA invoices demand money from residents 194 00:09:07,900 --> 00:09:09,834 to fund its many projects. 195 00:09:09,900 --> 00:09:12,400 Neglecting payments ha consequences. 196 00:09:13,266 --> 00:09:15,433 So, what do you want us to do with it? 197 00:09:16,767 --> 00:09:18,100 Just ignore it, honey. 198 00:09:18,467 --> 00:09:19,700 Okay. 199 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:21,266 [sighs] 200 00:09:22,300 --> 00:09:24,567 [Ken] Heavenly Father, we praise you and thank you. 201 00:09:24,567 --> 00:09:26,433 Thank you for this meal that... 202 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:31,233 [narrator] When Belinda and Sherita next meet, 203 00:09:31,300 --> 00:09:33,834 Sherita attempts to make peace. 204 00:09:33,900 --> 00:09:37,667 Belinda. I am so sorry about what I said before. 205 00:09:37,667 --> 00:09:39,900 Your home is beautiful. 206 00:09:41,100 --> 00:09:42,734 Let's just put this whole thing behind us. 207 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:44,834 Oh, thank the Lord. 208 00:09:44,900 --> 00:09:46,567 I've been a mess about what I've done. 209 00:09:46,567 --> 00:09:48,634 [Belinda] I was talking to Sherita. 210 00:09:48,700 --> 00:09:50,533 And we have a good time. 211 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:54,734 Hey, did you receive an invoice from the HOA recently? 212 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:57,567 Oh. Oh, yes. Anthony is the president of the HOA. 213 00:09:57,567 --> 00:09:58,667 What? 214 00:09:58,667 --> 00:10:02,233 Then she wanted to talk about the HOA. 215 00:10:02,300 --> 00:10:05,166 There was never a notice to revive the HOA. 216 00:10:05,166 --> 00:10:07,433 Oh. Well, there was an election. 217 00:10:07,500 --> 00:10:09,233 Maybe you missed the notice? 218 00:10:09,300 --> 00:10:11,033 We didn't miss anything. 219 00:10:11,100 --> 00:10:13,467 This doesn't feel right, Belinda. 220 00:10:13,467 --> 00:10:15,934 I mean, the HOA is here to stay 221 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:18,600 so, you have to pay. 222 00:10:18,867 --> 00:10:21,000 [scoffs] 223 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:25,333 [narrator] Sherita's attempt to smooth things over with Belinda, has failed. 224 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:27,767 [Belinda] The HOA was the Empress Despot. 225 00:10:27,767 --> 00:10:31,233 The whole...everything. 226 00:10:34,867 --> 00:10:36,467 Hey, honey. How was your walk? 227 00:10:36,467 --> 00:10:38,066 Belinda said that the HOA is back 228 00:10:38,066 --> 00:10:39,934 and that we have to pay the invoices. 229 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:42,567 People don't understand the power that HOAs have 230 00:10:42,567 --> 00:10:46,533 over what they can do if you don't pay those fees. 231 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:47,967 That's ridiculous. 232 00:10:47,967 --> 00:10:49,734 HOAs putting liens on your home, 233 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:51,133 and potentially taking your homes. 234 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:52,734 We didn't agree to any of this. 235 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:54,367 I know! 236 00:10:56,400 --> 00:10:59,867 [narrator] Battle lines are being drawn at Pleasant Run Estates. 237 00:10:59,867 --> 00:11:02,433 [Harris] The Haggertys' American dream 238 00:11:02,500 --> 00:11:05,133 became a nightmare once the Tuckers came into their world. 239 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:08,133 [narrator] And these neighbors must prepare for war. 240 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:09,767 If you're gonna compete with me, 241 00:11:09,767 --> 00:11:12,233 then I'll step my game up. You know? 242 00:11:12,667 --> 00:11:13,834 [yelling] 243 00:11:23,467 --> 00:11:27,333 [Belinda] The Haggertys weren't paying HOA invoices, 244 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:28,934 along with several others. 245 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:31,433 Everybody was non-compliant. 246 00:11:31,500 --> 00:11:34,166 There were several notices sent out. 247 00:11:34,166 --> 00:11:36,867 All kind of friendly reminders. 248 00:11:36,867 --> 00:11:40,567 [narrator] After months of some neighbors ignoring the HOAs demands... 249 00:11:40,567 --> 00:11:42,533 [knock on door] 250 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:45,300 Belinda decides to confront them face to face. 251 00:11:48,500 --> 00:11:51,467 Hi. How are you folks doing today? 252 00:11:51,467 --> 00:11:54,800 Hello, Belinda. We're doing very well, thank you. 253 00:11:55,567 --> 00:11:57,100 What can we do for you? 254 00:11:57,767 --> 00:12:00,200 You need to pay your HOA fees. 255 00:12:01,867 --> 00:12:04,166 Listen, Belinda. The HOA was disbanded. 256 00:12:04,166 --> 00:12:07,000 And we didn't vote to have it reinstated. 257 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:10,233 I'm trying to explain to people 258 00:12:10,300 --> 00:12:12,667 that are committed to misunderstanding. 259 00:12:12,667 --> 00:12:15,634 But we'll prefer to have everybody resolve their payments 260 00:12:15,700 --> 00:12:17,467 the best way they can. 261 00:12:17,467 --> 00:12:20,000 And with Anthony being the president of the HOA, 262 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:21,967 we can work with you on that. 263 00:12:21,967 --> 00:12:24,266 We don't feel the need to pay these invoices, 264 00:12:24,266 --> 00:12:27,000 especially since we didn't vote in the matter. 265 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,667 Well, you'll have to pay or there'll be consequences. 266 00:12:29,667 --> 00:12:31,233 -Is that a threat? -[sighs] 267 00:12:32,367 --> 00:12:34,133 Get off our property. 268 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:35,533 We're not paying one red cent. 269 00:12:37,266 --> 00:12:39,934 I think everyone tries to respect your neighbor. 270 00:12:42,367 --> 00:12:45,567 But they never thought that it would escalate to something like it did. 271 00:12:45,567 --> 00:12:49,467 Belinda the the type that likes to prove herself to people. 272 00:12:49,467 --> 00:12:52,133 If somebody did look at her in a negative light, 273 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:53,767 she would wanna know why. 274 00:12:53,767 --> 00:12:56,367 [narrator] The Haggertys believe they are being extorted 275 00:12:56,367 --> 00:12:59,433 and defrauded by the revived HOA. 276 00:12:59,500 --> 00:13:01,166 Before going into battle with Belinda, 277 00:13:01,166 --> 00:13:05,066 they seek to recruit others in the neighborhood to their side. 278 00:13:05,066 --> 00:13:09,367 The Haggertys were, probably, one of the biggest voices against the HOA. 279 00:13:09,367 --> 00:13:11,934 These invoices just keep piling up. 280 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:15,667 Ours too. But we shouldn't give in to their demands. 281 00:13:15,667 --> 00:13:19,667 Ken and Sherita, their neighbors were leaning on them for help. 282 00:13:19,667 --> 00:13:22,634 Because they were leading the fight against the Tuckers. 283 00:13:22,700 --> 00:13:24,367 We need to for a united front. 284 00:13:24,367 --> 00:13:26,266 Yeah, we didn't agree to this. 285 00:13:26,266 --> 00:13:28,433 And even if we did, we wouldn't have voted. 286 00:13:28,500 --> 00:13:32,000 [Sherita] You're right. This is ridiculous. You're right. 287 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:35,233 I'm gonna go over there and talk to her. This has gone too far. 288 00:13:35,300 --> 00:13:37,367 [Harris] When you are in control of these HOAs, 289 00:13:37,367 --> 00:13:39,433 having power over that community, 290 00:13:39,500 --> 00:13:41,767 and potentially taking these people's homes. 291 00:13:41,767 --> 00:13:45,233 This was a huge concern that the Haggertys had. 292 00:13:53,300 --> 00:13:54,834 Hello, Sherita. 293 00:13:54,900 --> 00:13:58,166 Belinda, please stop sending the neighborhood these invoices. 294 00:13:58,166 --> 00:14:00,467 I don't understand what the problem is. 295 00:14:00,467 --> 00:14:03,567 Do you not want you neighborhood, your home, to look beautiful? 296 00:14:03,567 --> 00:14:07,634 -Belinda... -I just have everyone's best interest in mind. 297 00:14:07,700 --> 00:14:09,567 Do you wanna live in an ugly neighborhood? 298 00:14:09,567 --> 00:14:11,533 You're wasting your time. 299 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:13,200 Stop sending these invoices. 300 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:28,567 [narrator] Convinced, the revived HOA is a sham, 301 00:14:28,567 --> 00:14:30,233 the Haggertys search for evidence 302 00:14:30,300 --> 00:14:32,634 to conclusively prove their position. 303 00:14:32,700 --> 00:14:35,000 Ken, come take a look at this. 304 00:14:36,967 --> 00:14:41,400 Pleasant Run Estates doesn't even have and HOA listed on the city's website. 305 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:46,367 Unbelievable. 306 00:14:46,367 --> 00:14:48,834 [Harris] Once Ken and Sherita did investigate, 307 00:14:48,900 --> 00:14:50,200 they felt that this was fraud. 308 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:54,567 It's a fact that the Homeowners' Association was discontinued. 309 00:14:54,567 --> 00:14:56,166 [narrator] During their investigation, 310 00:14:56,166 --> 00:14:58,767 the Haggertys also discovered that the neighborhood 311 00:14:58,767 --> 00:15:01,867 already pay service fees to a city-run organization. 312 00:15:01,867 --> 00:15:04,367 We pay into a PID. 313 00:15:04,367 --> 00:15:06,166 [narrator] A Public Improvement District. 314 00:15:06,166 --> 00:15:08,266 Known and a P-I-D or PID. 315 00:15:08,266 --> 00:15:11,000 covers much of the same ground as an HOA. 316 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:13,467 But is administered by the city. 317 00:15:13,467 --> 00:15:17,300 If you pay your mortgage, you automatically pay into the PID. 318 00:15:18,367 --> 00:15:20,333 If you wanted to build a park 319 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:22,100 or if you wanted streetlights, 320 00:15:22,100 --> 00:15:24,266 or speedbumps in the neighborhood, 321 00:15:24,266 --> 00:15:27,367 those are the type of things that a PID is for. 322 00:15:27,367 --> 00:15:30,734 The HOA is charging us fees we've already paid. 323 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:32,934 This is crazy. 324 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:36,166 [narrator] But the biggest bomb is yet to drop. 325 00:15:36,166 --> 00:15:41,500 [scoffs] Guess who owns the company managing the HOAs financials? 326 00:15:42,166 --> 00:15:43,634 Belinda. 327 00:15:43,700 --> 00:15:46,433 I had a management company. And it was easy. 328 00:15:46,500 --> 00:15:49,767 When it got time to manage Pleasant Run Estates, 329 00:15:49,767 --> 00:15:53,233 my husband had to recuse himself. He couldn't vote. 330 00:15:53,300 --> 00:15:56,000 You know, to have my company to run it. 331 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:58,133 But the other board members could. 332 00:15:58,200 --> 00:15:58,900 And they did. 333 00:15:58,900 --> 00:16:01,233 I was managing the community. 334 00:16:01,300 --> 00:16:04,166 That fraud. 335 00:16:04,166 --> 00:16:07,567 When they found out that it was my management company, 336 00:16:07,567 --> 00:16:10,100 then they started saying it was fraudulent. 337 00:16:10,100 --> 00:16:12,266 We have to tell everybody. 338 00:16:12,266 --> 00:16:15,867 [Harris] Why is the Homeowners' Association President's wife 339 00:16:15,867 --> 00:16:18,867 issuing all these fees, making money off of him? 340 00:16:18,867 --> 00:16:21,033 Being the president of the association, 341 00:16:21,100 --> 00:16:23,867 they felt they were being extorted. 342 00:16:23,867 --> 00:16:27,533 [narrator] Allegations spread like wildfire around the neighborhood. 343 00:16:28,900 --> 00:16:32,867 -I'm not paying either. It's crazy. -Completely crazy. 344 00:16:32,867 --> 00:16:36,433 Haggertys, yeah. They did definitely lead the charge. 345 00:16:37,867 --> 00:16:40,567 It was all turned around on her. 346 00:16:40,567 --> 00:16:44,066 As if she was trying to steal and take from people. 347 00:16:44,066 --> 00:16:47,967 When, in actuality, she is trying to give back 348 00:16:47,967 --> 00:16:49,767 to everyone, as a whole. 349 00:16:49,767 --> 00:16:52,233 It caused a big stir. 350 00:16:54,700 --> 00:16:56,033 Fraud! 351 00:17:00,500 --> 00:17:04,634 There had already been so many lies 352 00:17:04,700 --> 00:17:06,634 about me and my husband, 353 00:17:06,700 --> 00:17:09,266 in the community. 354 00:17:09,266 --> 00:17:12,967 Saying that I'm a crook and all of that... You know, it hurt. 355 00:17:12,967 --> 00:17:14,634 Hags. 356 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:26,266 [narrator] Tempers flare when Ken Haggerty violates 357 00:17:26,266 --> 00:17:28,600 the city's street parking ordnances. 358 00:17:30,100 --> 00:17:32,600 [Anthony] Oh, you know he's gonna say something. 359 00:17:36,967 --> 00:17:41,066 [Harris] Starts out with his electrical truck being in the neighborhood. 360 00:17:41,066 --> 00:17:42,333 Call at the police. 361 00:17:45,767 --> 00:17:48,734 Hello. Yes, I'd like to report a neighbor. 362 00:17:50,467 --> 00:17:52,100 Well, they weighed the truck. 363 00:17:52,100 --> 00:17:54,467 Sorry. It's way overweight. 364 00:17:54,467 --> 00:17:56,634 The police were trying to explain to him 365 00:17:56,700 --> 00:17:59,433 that it weighed too much to be parked there. 366 00:17:59,500 --> 00:18:01,467 Over weight? What is God's name-- 367 00:18:01,467 --> 00:18:04,000 Move it in two days or it's getting towed. 368 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:09,166 When you work all day, like Ken works all day, 369 00:18:09,166 --> 00:18:11,533 and you have your business, you can get a little frustrated. 370 00:18:13,900 --> 00:18:16,934 What the records will show is that he moved the truck. 371 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:18,467 Just like the police asked him to. 372 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:23,133 [narrator] But Belinda claims Ken escalated the situation 373 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:24,800 to a whole new level. 374 00:18:27,166 --> 00:18:28,667 You screwing with my truck? 375 00:18:28,667 --> 00:18:31,367 It violates HOA codes. My hands are tied. 376 00:18:31,367 --> 00:18:33,767 Being asked to remove it, I think, it maybe 377 00:18:33,767 --> 00:18:35,033 irritated him. 378 00:18:35,100 --> 00:18:37,934 He didn't want to have to live by the rules 379 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:39,767 of the community. 380 00:18:39,767 --> 00:18:43,233 Keep screwing with my truck, and we're gonna have a problem. 381 00:18:43,567 --> 00:18:44,967 Bitch. 382 00:18:46,266 --> 00:18:48,667 [Belinda] He looks at us, and he yelled obscenities. 383 00:18:48,667 --> 00:18:52,033 "You a bitch. You a bitch. You gonna have problems." 384 00:18:52,100 --> 00:18:54,200 I see you outside again, 385 00:18:54,567 --> 00:18:56,467 I'll send you to hell. 386 00:18:56,467 --> 00:19:00,467 Just give-- Belligerent, he did say 387 00:19:00,467 --> 00:19:02,166 that he was gonna send me to hell. 388 00:19:02,166 --> 00:19:04,467 I'mma send you to hell. You hear that? 389 00:19:04,467 --> 00:19:05,967 I'll send you to hell! 390 00:19:05,967 --> 00:19:09,867 Mr. Haggerty, I believe, did not make those types of threats 391 00:19:09,867 --> 00:19:11,400 to her, or Mr. Tucker. 392 00:19:23,367 --> 00:19:26,166 [Harris] It was just, you know, silly harassment. 393 00:19:26,166 --> 00:19:28,967 The Tuckers, the Haggertys, harassing each other. 394 00:19:28,967 --> 00:19:30,266 It's tensious. 395 00:19:30,266 --> 00:19:34,000 They didn't want to keep going back and forth with the neighbors. 396 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:34,967 [narrator] According to Belinda, 397 00:19:34,967 --> 00:19:37,567 Ken steps up his harassment against her. 398 00:19:37,567 --> 00:19:40,066 -Hey, Belinda! -I'm gonna call you back. 399 00:19:40,066 --> 00:19:42,266 If my truck is overweight, 400 00:19:42,266 --> 00:19:45,066 then your fat ass needs to get off the street too. 401 00:19:45,066 --> 00:19:49,000 [narrator] Whenever insults fly, Belinda Tucker is quick to pull out her phone 402 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:50,533 and record the Haggertys. 403 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:52,300 Fatty Fatass! 404 00:19:52,900 --> 00:19:54,266 Fatty Fatass! 405 00:19:54,266 --> 00:19:55,467 fatty Fatass! 406 00:19:55,467 --> 00:19:59,567 If he see me walking, he would stand out, on the corner, 407 00:19:59,567 --> 00:20:02,567 and call me fatas-- "Look at you, with that fat ass." 408 00:20:02,567 --> 00:20:05,734 So I'm like, "Why are you looking at my ass, first of all?" 409 00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:07,033 Fatass! 410 00:20:09,367 --> 00:20:12,700 Mr. Haggerty avidly denied saying that. 411 00:20:15,567 --> 00:20:16,900 [Anthony] What is he yelling about now? 412 00:20:16,900 --> 00:20:19,867 [narrator] Either way, the spectacle at Pleasant Run Estates 413 00:20:19,867 --> 00:20:22,066 keeps escalating. 414 00:20:22,066 --> 00:20:24,433 [loud gospel music playing] 415 00:20:31,066 --> 00:20:33,300 Hallelujah! 416 00:20:35,266 --> 00:20:36,634 Whoo! 417 00:20:41,266 --> 00:20:44,533 He started blasting gospel music, like-- 418 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:47,133 It's not even, like, up-to-date. 419 00:20:47,767 --> 00:20:50,567 I understand if you wanna play music 420 00:20:50,567 --> 00:20:54,667 but why do we hear it way over here? 421 00:20:54,667 --> 00:20:56,834 That, even, was harassment. 422 00:20:59,100 --> 00:21:00,266 [narrator] On other occasions, 423 00:21:00,266 --> 00:21:03,300 the Haggertys are the ones making noise complaints. 424 00:21:03,667 --> 00:21:05,333 Cheers. 425 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:07,500 -To another beautiful-- -[engine revving] 426 00:21:08,467 --> 00:21:10,433 Whoo! 427 00:21:10,500 --> 00:21:12,200 Listen to that kitty purr. 428 00:21:12,900 --> 00:21:14,233 [Harris] The motorcycle incident. 429 00:21:14,233 --> 00:21:17,266 The Haggertys feeling that the Tuckers are, purposefully, 430 00:21:17,266 --> 00:21:20,166 trying to antagonize their evening 431 00:21:20,166 --> 00:21:22,266 by revving this motorcycle. 432 00:21:22,266 --> 00:21:24,433 This is a beautiful machine. 433 00:21:24,500 --> 00:21:27,133 Come on, this thing is meant to be heard. 434 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:30,166 [engine revving] 435 00:21:30,166 --> 00:21:33,634 Motorcycles are designed to be loud 436 00:21:33,700 --> 00:21:35,200 so that they can be seen. 437 00:21:36,367 --> 00:21:37,867 [Harris] It was just tit-for-tat. 438 00:21:37,867 --> 00:21:39,367 You're gonna complain about my noise, 439 00:21:39,367 --> 00:21:41,033 I'm gonna complain about your noise. 440 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:48,233 [narrator] Each family riles up the other, any chance they get. 441 00:21:48,300 --> 00:21:51,867 [Harris] You gotta understand, these people live adjacent to each other. 442 00:21:51,867 --> 00:21:54,867 Two huge homes that are right across each other. 443 00:21:54,867 --> 00:21:58,166 Ken Haggerty stood up to her liendom, she didn't like that. 444 00:21:58,166 --> 00:22:00,467 [narrator] Yet, Belinda is mostly now focused 445 00:22:00,467 --> 00:22:03,266 on her next grand ambition. 446 00:22:03,266 --> 00:22:07,400 I decided to run for mayor for the city of Lancaster. 447 00:22:10,567 --> 00:22:12,533 [Criss] We handed out flyers. 448 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:15,266 Telling everything that she wanted to do in the city. 449 00:22:15,266 --> 00:22:16,734 [knock on door] 450 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:24,266 Hi, there. I'm running for mayor. 451 00:22:24,266 --> 00:22:26,066 And I wondered if I can put a sign on your lawn. 452 00:22:26,066 --> 00:22:28,033 Why do I keep getting these invoices? 453 00:22:28,100 --> 00:22:29,367 [Harris] She tormented them. 454 00:22:29,367 --> 00:22:31,133 She was raising the community. 455 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:32,467 Other members of that community 456 00:22:32,467 --> 00:22:34,867 felt that she was trying to take their property. 457 00:22:34,867 --> 00:22:37,734 Well, you have to pay your dues, sir, or there'll be consequences. 458 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:40,900 They legally owed and didn't want to pay. 459 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:44,033 [Criss] Some people didn't wanna pay. 460 00:22:44,100 --> 00:22:46,567 I believe that divided the community, as well. 461 00:22:46,567 --> 00:22:50,500 More people were siding with the Haggertys than the Tuckers. 462 00:23:00,567 --> 00:23:03,867 [Belinda] I ran my campaign on 463 00:23:03,867 --> 00:23:08,567 Honesty, Integrity and Transparency. 464 00:23:08,567 --> 00:23:12,467 [narrator] Not everyone is convinced of Belinda's good intentions. 465 00:23:12,467 --> 00:23:15,367 The campaign really didn't go very well. 466 00:23:15,367 --> 00:23:17,600 [thunder rumbling] 467 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:33,367 [Belinda] My signs were being vandalized. 468 00:23:33,367 --> 00:23:35,734 My voice was being silenced. 469 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:38,634 A lot of people were saying, "Well, it was just the wind." 470 00:23:40,166 --> 00:23:41,100 You could believe that 471 00:23:41,100 --> 00:23:44,033 if the candidate's, next to her sign, 472 00:23:44,100 --> 00:23:45,166 was damaged as well. 473 00:23:45,166 --> 00:23:47,133 But it was literally only her signs. 474 00:23:48,967 --> 00:23:52,967 [narrator] And her signs aren't the only targets of destruction. 475 00:23:52,967 --> 00:23:55,033 Look what I just got in the mail. 476 00:23:55,100 --> 00:23:58,266 I was like, "Hey, do you know this is going around?" 477 00:23:58,266 --> 00:24:01,333 [Belinda] There were mailers that were going out, 478 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:03,333 about me and my husband, 479 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:05,367 trying to say we were criminals. 480 00:24:05,367 --> 00:24:09,967 Stealing from out neighbors and all of these with the HOA fee. 481 00:24:09,967 --> 00:24:12,467 Just horrible, horrible things. 482 00:24:12,467 --> 00:24:14,934 Do you have any idea who could have written these? 483 00:24:15,567 --> 00:24:17,700 [thunder rumbling] 484 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:28,066 [Criss] She thinks that it did come from people in her neighborhood. 485 00:24:28,066 --> 00:24:30,233 Because of everything that was going on. 486 00:24:30,867 --> 00:24:32,867 We have people in the background, 487 00:24:32,867 --> 00:24:35,667 working to just damage and sabotage 488 00:24:35,667 --> 00:24:38,533 not just me and my run for mayor. 489 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:42,767 They wanted to set an ulterior 490 00:24:42,767 --> 00:24:46,800 defining description of who the Tuckers were. 491 00:24:49,467 --> 00:24:53,000 [narrator] Vicious libel soon gives away to potential violence. 492 00:24:54,367 --> 00:24:57,166 I work on a project with a friend of mine. 493 00:24:57,166 --> 00:24:59,900 --How about tomorrow? -Yeah, we can do it in the morning. 494 00:25:00,967 --> 00:25:02,166 [yelling] 495 00:25:02,166 --> 00:25:04,500 We could see a light shining. 496 00:25:06,567 --> 00:25:08,867 You had those lights on weapons 497 00:25:08,867 --> 00:25:10,934 that it could have been a gun. 498 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:12,600 [both whimpering] 499 00:25:15,066 --> 00:25:16,567 Babe, what's wrong? 500 00:25:16,567 --> 00:25:18,700 Get down! They've got a gun on us. 501 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:22,767 [Belinda] I'm telling Anthony what's going on, 502 00:25:22,767 --> 00:25:24,200 the light hits him. 503 00:25:26,100 --> 00:25:27,934 [dialing 911] 504 00:25:29,166 --> 00:25:32,867 Please, hurry up! Please come! 505 00:25:32,867 --> 00:25:35,734 [narrator] Belinda calls the police, who race to the scene. 506 00:25:36,667 --> 00:25:38,834 She immediately point out her neighbor. 507 00:25:38,900 --> 00:25:41,967 But Ken Haggerty denies any involvement. 508 00:25:41,967 --> 00:25:48,233 The Tuckers made allegations about Ken trying to beam into their home. 509 00:25:48,300 --> 00:25:51,233 There we so many allegations over the years. 510 00:25:52,166 --> 00:25:53,367 [Belinda] The police is telling me, 511 00:25:53,367 --> 00:25:55,467 "It's not illegal to shine a light. 512 00:25:55,467 --> 00:25:58,133 "He's just being childish. Just ignore it." 513 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:02,867 Officer, arrest him. That's harassment. 514 00:26:02,867 --> 00:26:03,967 Sorry, ma'am. 515 00:26:03,967 --> 00:26:06,734 [Belinda] I'm listening to them. I'm like, "Wow." 516 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:08,500 So, that's not harassment 517 00:26:10,467 --> 00:26:13,867 The police would not address it or even investigate 518 00:26:13,867 --> 00:26:15,467 or do anything about it. 519 00:26:15,467 --> 00:26:17,834 [narrator] Authorities explain that without evidence, 520 00:26:17,900 --> 00:26:19,166 there's nothing they can do. 521 00:26:19,166 --> 00:26:23,000 So, Anthony decides to take matters into his own hands. 522 00:26:26,266 --> 00:26:27,767 There were concerns 523 00:26:27,767 --> 00:26:31,266 that Anthony was known to carry a firearm. 524 00:26:31,266 --> 00:26:33,800 Here in Texas, he is well within his right to do that. 525 00:26:36,266 --> 00:26:39,634 [narrator] The Tuckers even take measures one step further. 526 00:26:42,567 --> 00:26:44,700 Make sure it's facing this tree. 527 00:26:47,166 --> 00:26:49,867 We installed cameras around our home. 528 00:26:49,867 --> 00:26:55,600 I know for a fact that the Tuckers had cameras on the Haggertys' home. 529 00:27:00,166 --> 00:27:01,634 What is he up to now? 530 00:27:06,567 --> 00:27:10,433 Of course, everything we did, they did. 531 00:27:10,500 --> 00:27:14,634 Once we installed cameras, they installed cameras as well. 532 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:20,233 [narrator] Belinda's security cameras 533 00:27:20,300 --> 00:27:22,900 soon captured blood boiling infractions. 534 00:27:23,266 --> 00:27:24,700 [phone chimes] 535 00:27:26,567 --> 00:27:28,934 [Belinda] I believe, Ken Haggerty's friend 536 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:31,200 parked his big truck in front of our home. 537 00:27:36,867 --> 00:27:39,567 If he wanted to go visit across the street, 538 00:27:39,567 --> 00:27:41,166 park your truck across the street. 539 00:27:41,166 --> 00:27:43,100 [Harris] I think the Tuckers were seriously upset 540 00:27:43,100 --> 00:27:46,266 that they were parking on their side of the street. 541 00:27:46,266 --> 00:27:48,834 You're harassing us is what you're doing. 542 00:27:48,900 --> 00:27:51,200 [narrator] Belinda concocts a plan. 543 00:27:53,166 --> 00:27:55,300 So, I take the car. 544 00:27:57,300 --> 00:28:01,166 I park in front of it, as close as I could get, 545 00:28:01,166 --> 00:28:02,700 without hitting it. 546 00:28:04,266 --> 00:28:07,100 If you hit my car, it's gonna be a whole different issue. 547 00:28:17,266 --> 00:28:18,734 [camera clicks] 548 00:28:23,600 --> 00:28:24,834 hello, officer. 549 00:28:24,834 --> 00:28:29,000 Yes, I'd like to report a car parked in front of my house. 550 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:31,300 Then I did call the police. 551 00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:36,033 That's who crazy things got between these two people. 552 00:28:36,100 --> 00:28:40,667 To the extent where, if the Hagerty company needed to park 553 00:28:40,667 --> 00:28:44,233 on the other side, like neighbors commonly do, you know, 554 00:28:44,300 --> 00:28:45,400 she'd report that to the police. 555 00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:48,367 I don't have to go to work in the morning. You do. 556 00:28:48,367 --> 00:28:52,634 Let's see you get out of here without hitting my car. 557 00:28:52,700 --> 00:28:54,467 I'm not moving my cars. 558 00:28:54,467 --> 00:28:55,934 It got that petty. 559 00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:57,467 [Belinda] I left it like that 560 00:28:57,467 --> 00:28:59,834 and went to my sister-in-law's house. 561 00:29:01,166 --> 00:29:03,100 [narrator] When Belinda returns home, 562 00:29:03,100 --> 00:29:06,433 she learns that not everyone wants to participate in her games. 563 00:29:06,500 --> 00:29:10,634 The truck was gone and my car is damaged. 564 00:29:13,667 --> 00:29:15,367 Hags! 565 00:29:15,367 --> 00:29:18,266 [narrator] The Tucker and Haggerty families find any excuse 566 00:29:18,266 --> 00:29:20,367 to antagonize each other... 567 00:29:20,367 --> 00:29:22,266 I'm gonna report your ass! 568 00:29:22,266 --> 00:29:26,133 ...and things are heating up. fast. 569 00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:29,533 It was very, very alto between these two families. 570 00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:32,400 I'll see you in court! 571 00:29:41,266 --> 00:29:44,033 [Harris] Whether it was the Haggertys complaining on the Tuckers 572 00:29:44,100 --> 00:29:46,266 or the Tuckers complaining on the Haggertys, 573 00:29:46,266 --> 00:29:49,533 they had years and years of each of them calling the police, 574 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:51,934 You need to stop parking your truck on the street. 575 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:53,100 You need to stop harassing us. 576 00:29:53,100 --> 00:29:55,367 And I think the police were getting fed up with them. 577 00:29:55,367 --> 00:29:57,333 They were out there so much. 578 00:29:57,400 --> 00:30:00,400 [overlapping shouting] 579 00:30:01,166 --> 00:30:02,567 [Belinda] Officer, they're the villains here. 580 00:30:02,567 --> 00:30:04,634 They were out there all the time. 581 00:30:04,700 --> 00:30:07,033 Both these families had the police on speed dial. 582 00:30:07,100 --> 00:30:09,033 -You're a fraud. -I'm a fraud? 583 00:30:09,100 --> 00:30:11,867 [Harris] Each of the families were trying to get law enforcement 584 00:30:11,867 --> 00:30:14,233 to support their position 585 00:30:14,300 --> 00:30:16,467 that the other person was the harasser. 586 00:30:16,467 --> 00:30:19,300 [overlapping shouting] 587 00:30:20,767 --> 00:30:22,834 The police started referring to us 588 00:30:22,900 --> 00:30:25,033 ads the Hatfields and the McCoys. 589 00:30:25,100 --> 00:30:26,934 And that hurt. 590 00:30:28,667 --> 00:30:30,367 [narrator] As the feud continues, 591 00:30:30,367 --> 00:30:32,634 Belinda loses her bid for mayor. 592 00:30:34,166 --> 00:30:36,333 I should have won. I should have won! 593 00:30:41,300 --> 00:30:42,667 [narrator] To make matters worse, 594 00:30:42,667 --> 00:30:45,166 some Pleasant Run residents launched a legal action 595 00:30:45,166 --> 00:30:46,634 against the Tuckers. 596 00:30:46,634 --> 00:30:49,567 [Harris] Oh, years and years of the Tuckers going to court, fighting 597 00:30:49,567 --> 00:30:53,166 on whether or not this was a legitimate HOA. 598 00:30:53,166 --> 00:30:57,233 [Belinda] As time progresses, we want to resolve this. 599 00:30:57,300 --> 00:31:00,667 But it could result in liens being placed on your property, 600 00:31:00,667 --> 00:31:02,667 if you don't pay. 601 00:31:02,667 --> 00:31:05,634 [Harris] According to the people in that community, 602 00:31:05,700 --> 00:31:07,867 they would fraudulently extort them 603 00:31:07,867 --> 00:31:09,367 and place liens on their homes. 604 00:31:09,367 --> 00:31:12,133 Which placed many other people in the community 605 00:31:12,200 --> 00:31:14,233 appear that they could potentially lose their homes. 606 00:31:16,300 --> 00:31:18,667 [narrator] Still, the nexus of most of the ire 607 00:31:18,667 --> 00:31:21,266 remains between the Tuckers and the Haggertys. 608 00:31:21,266 --> 00:31:24,834 Bottom line is, Ken's worked his butt off all his life 609 00:31:24,900 --> 00:31:27,467 to build a business and get a home. 610 00:31:27,467 --> 00:31:29,667 Now you got somebody threatening to take his home. 611 00:31:29,667 --> 00:31:31,266 He took that very, very serious. 612 00:31:31,266 --> 00:31:33,166 [narrator] Anthony Tucker is determined to protect 613 00:31:33,166 --> 00:31:36,066 his property, and wife at all costs. 614 00:31:36,066 --> 00:31:39,000 As far as this little battle that they had going on, 615 00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:41,800 tension really hadn't died down. 616 00:31:42,867 --> 00:31:45,166 [narrator] The neighbors eventually moved their war 617 00:31:45,166 --> 00:31:47,433 from the street to the courthouse. 618 00:31:47,500 --> 00:31:50,767 We filed that we wanted a protective order 619 00:31:50,767 --> 00:31:52,667 to keep them away from us 620 00:31:52,667 --> 00:31:54,600 because now we know it is that serious 621 00:31:56,800 --> 00:31:58,667 We went to civil court. 622 00:31:58,667 --> 00:32:01,066 We let 'em know what was going on. 623 00:32:01,066 --> 00:32:04,667 Combined, it was 92 claims. 624 00:32:04,667 --> 00:32:06,367 [Harris] Almost every Justice of the Peace, 625 00:32:06,367 --> 00:32:09,166 Judge Nash, Judge Jones, Judge Campbell, 626 00:32:09,166 --> 00:32:12,600 they were all familiar with the Tuckers and Haggertys. 627 00:32:20,367 --> 00:32:22,667 The tension is building year after year. 628 00:32:22,667 --> 00:32:24,333 Court hearing after court hearing. 629 00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:26,533 [Belinda] It's been so much going back and forth, 630 00:32:26,600 --> 00:32:29,033 nothing ever panned out. Nothing. 631 00:32:29,100 --> 00:32:33,367 But we did not prevail in getting that protective order. 632 00:32:33,367 --> 00:32:36,734 Nice try trying to get the courts to kick us out. 633 00:32:36,800 --> 00:32:38,967 Drive carefully, peasant. 634 00:32:38,967 --> 00:32:42,967 [Harris] A judge would be reluctant to grant a protective order. 635 00:32:42,967 --> 00:32:47,166 He's basically telling one of the parties, "If I grant this order, 636 00:32:47,166 --> 00:32:48,900 "the other party's gonna have to move." 637 00:32:56,200 --> 00:32:58,934 [narrator] The bad blood between the Tuckers and Haggertys 638 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:00,700 has reached its tipping point. 639 00:33:07,667 --> 00:33:10,767 This had better not be another invoice. 640 00:33:10,767 --> 00:33:13,033 [narrator] And the unpaid HOA dues 641 00:33:13,100 --> 00:33:15,533 pushed Belinda to play her ultimate card. 642 00:33:16,367 --> 00:33:19,233 It got to that point where liens had to be placed. 643 00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:23,133 Wait, Ken. Look at this. 644 00:33:26,867 --> 00:33:28,834 We have to pay $1,400? 645 00:33:28,900 --> 00:33:30,567 Or this crazy woman will take our home? 646 00:33:30,567 --> 00:33:31,800 What are we gonna do? 647 00:33:34,567 --> 00:33:38,033 You pay your mortgage, you pay your home off, 648 00:33:38,100 --> 00:33:39,767 and she's constantly threatening, 649 00:33:39,767 --> 00:33:41,834 "I'm gonna take your property." 650 00:33:41,900 --> 00:33:43,767 [Belinda] After they put a lien on your house, 651 00:33:43,767 --> 00:33:47,834 the Association can rightfully come and take the property. 652 00:33:47,900 --> 00:33:49,066 There's a cumulation involved though. 653 00:33:49,066 --> 00:33:50,767 The wild threats in the past. 654 00:33:50,767 --> 00:33:52,867 Ken took her at her word. 655 00:33:52,867 --> 00:33:55,533 He believed that she was trying to take his home. 656 00:33:55,600 --> 00:33:57,333 That's what led him to the point 657 00:33:57,400 --> 00:34:00,100 where he felt he had to do something to defend his property. 658 00:34:00,166 --> 00:34:01,800 And to defend his family. 659 00:34:07,467 --> 00:34:08,967 [siren blaring] 660 00:34:08,967 --> 00:34:10,367 Drop your weapons! 661 00:34:20,100 --> 00:34:25,033 It was a very, very chaotic, crazy-crazy Sunday morning 662 00:34:25,100 --> 00:34:29,100 that should not have ever, ever happened in Lancaster, Texas. 663 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:37,767 You have to tell me that new recipe. 664 00:34:37,767 --> 00:34:42,934 -It's so easy. -Oh, it taste, like, so good! 665 00:34:43,567 --> 00:34:44,834 [narrator] Belinda and her friend 666 00:34:44,900 --> 00:34:46,700 are heading out to run errands. 667 00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:51,200 But Ken Haggerty has other plans. 668 00:35:01,667 --> 00:35:04,867 Ken firmly believed that she was trying to take his property, 669 00:35:04,867 --> 00:35:07,700 and going to harm his family in doing so. 670 00:35:09,200 --> 00:35:11,533 [Belinda] I smiled at him. 671 00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:13,233 And that set him off. 672 00:35:14,867 --> 00:35:17,700 I was attacked. I was ambushed. 673 00:35:18,567 --> 00:35:20,900 In the middle of the street. 674 00:35:22,467 --> 00:35:24,634 I had my phone in my hand, 675 00:35:24,700 --> 00:35:26,600 'cause we just think he's crazy. 676 00:35:31,767 --> 00:35:33,467 [friend] He has a gun! 677 00:35:33,467 --> 00:35:35,867 [Belinda] When she said that I stopped the phone. 678 00:35:35,867 --> 00:35:37,700 -[Ken] You put a lien on my home? -[women screaming] 679 00:35:39,567 --> 00:35:41,433 Please don't! 680 00:35:41,500 --> 00:35:43,133 -Don't shoot! Don't shoot! -[screaming] 681 00:35:43,200 --> 00:35:44,667 [engine revving] 682 00:35:47,967 --> 00:35:51,567 Ken approached the car, and then hears the car revving... 683 00:35:51,567 --> 00:35:52,867 That car's a deadly weapon. 684 00:35:52,867 --> 00:35:55,266 And if he felt that she was gonna run over him, 685 00:35:55,266 --> 00:35:56,867 then he's entitled to defend himself. 686 00:35:56,867 --> 00:35:59,433 -[women screaming] -[gunshots] 687 00:36:02,166 --> 00:36:03,400 [Anthony] Hey! 688 00:36:08,767 --> 00:36:10,600 You killed my wife! 689 00:36:17,600 --> 00:36:19,800 Stop shooting or I'll kill her! 690 00:36:21,767 --> 00:36:23,233 [grunts] 691 00:36:25,367 --> 00:36:27,233 I'll kill this bitch! 692 00:36:28,100 --> 00:36:29,867 Ken only has five shots, 693 00:36:29,867 --> 00:36:32,467 so he's pinned on the side of that car. 694 00:36:32,467 --> 00:36:34,400 [siren blaring] 695 00:36:36,400 --> 00:36:37,500 Drop your weapons! 696 00:36:38,066 --> 00:36:39,667 Hands up! 697 00:36:49,867 --> 00:36:53,100 [Harris] Police could have easily have killed both these guys. 698 00:36:53,100 --> 00:36:55,567 So, Lancaster Police did an exceptional job 699 00:36:55,567 --> 00:36:57,767 of containing, you know, this incident. 700 00:36:57,767 --> 00:37:00,100 This could have been way uglier. 701 00:37:00,100 --> 00:37:02,266 [narrator] After subduing the shooter, 702 00:37:02,266 --> 00:37:05,600 EMTs quickly attend to Belinda's injuries. 703 00:37:06,667 --> 00:37:10,066 [Belinda] I got shot twice in my head. 704 00:37:10,066 --> 00:37:13,967 I've lost fingers. I got shot in my arm. 705 00:37:13,967 --> 00:37:17,233 How mad must you have been 706 00:37:17,300 --> 00:37:22,634 that a simple smile would reduce you to commit murder? 707 00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:27,834 I am being loaded into the back of an ambulance. 708 00:37:27,900 --> 00:37:31,433 And I can see them walking my husband in handcuffs. 709 00:37:32,166 --> 00:37:35,400 [narrator] Anthony Tucker faces no charges. 710 00:37:36,166 --> 00:37:40,033 Ken Haggerty doesn't get off so easily. 711 00:37:40,100 --> 00:37:41,934 [Belinda] They charge, you know, Haggerty, 712 00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:45,333 with aggravated assault instead of attempted murder. 713 00:37:47,166 --> 00:37:49,533 That's attempted murder all day. 714 00:37:50,700 --> 00:37:54,467 He was given $100,000 bail. 715 00:37:54,467 --> 00:37:57,634 he was out the very next day. 716 00:37:57,700 --> 00:38:01,667 The day after the shooting, Belinda comes home from the hospital. 717 00:38:01,667 --> 00:38:04,634 No-one actually got shot in the head. It was, like, abrasions. 718 00:38:04,700 --> 00:38:06,166 I'm not minimizing, but I'm just saying. 719 00:38:06,166 --> 00:38:09,567 There were abrasions to her head. 720 00:38:09,567 --> 00:38:12,867 [narrator] Ken may be the only one held responsible for the shooting. 721 00:38:12,867 --> 00:38:16,066 but the Tuckers don't get away scot-free. 722 00:38:16,066 --> 00:38:18,166 [Harris] The Tuckers end up getting charged 723 00:38:18,166 --> 00:38:22,000 where the allegation is that she defrauded another gentleman 724 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:23,600 out of his homes. 725 00:38:23,600 --> 00:38:27,700 He had accumulated a little over million dollars' worth of rental properties. 726 00:38:28,700 --> 00:38:30,667 And miraculously, 727 00:38:30,667 --> 00:38:33,634 those properties end up being transferred 728 00:38:33,700 --> 00:38:35,934 to Ms. Tucker. 729 00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:39,600 With documents that she notarized herself, according to record. 730 00:38:40,967 --> 00:38:44,767 Now you got someone who actually had their property stolen, 731 00:38:44,767 --> 00:38:47,734 the same fear that Mr. Haggerty had. 732 00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:49,467 We've been telling you for a year. 733 00:38:49,467 --> 00:38:52,233 that she was involved in this type of activity. 734 00:38:52,300 --> 00:38:55,567 I don't even have a problem being under investigation 735 00:38:55,567 --> 00:38:57,266 if you want to investigate me. 736 00:38:57,266 --> 00:38:59,500 Open arms, investigate me. 737 00:39:08,900 --> 00:39:10,867 [narrator] Based on all these circumstances, 738 00:39:10,867 --> 00:39:13,400 the courts are merciful with Ken Haggerty. 739 00:39:15,266 --> 00:39:18,333 [Harris] For anyone who says, "Wow, how did he only get probation?" 740 00:39:18,400 --> 00:39:20,767 I do believe that he acted in self defense. 741 00:39:20,767 --> 00:39:22,934 Defense of his property and defense of his family. 742 00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:26,033 Given the totality of all the torment, year after year. 743 00:39:27,300 --> 00:39:30,166 [narrator] During the investigation against Belinda and Anthony, 744 00:39:30,166 --> 00:39:33,033 they move away from their beloved Tucker's Lot. 745 00:39:33,100 --> 00:39:34,967 [Harris] It's kinda crazy that now, 746 00:39:34,967 --> 00:39:36,767 the Tuckers are no longer in their home. 747 00:39:36,767 --> 00:39:38,467 You know, but the Haggerty's are there. 748 00:39:38,467 --> 00:39:42,533 Belinda, having to face the possibility of going to prison, 749 00:39:42,600 --> 00:39:44,867 because of all the charges that she has on her. 750 00:39:44,867 --> 00:39:48,934 I didn't wanna sell my home. I loved my home. 751 00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:52,567 But I love my husband and it was killing him 752 00:39:52,567 --> 00:39:55,767 to have to live across the street 753 00:39:55,767 --> 00:39:58,934 from the man that tried to kill his wife. 754 00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:00,800 [sobbing] 755 00:40:01,900 --> 00:40:03,767 [narrator] Ken and Sherita Haggerty 756 00:40:03,767 --> 00:40:08,066 are eager to leave this terrible episode of their life, behind. 757 00:40:08,066 --> 00:40:11,767 I believe that Ken will be successful on the probation that he has 758 00:40:11,767 --> 00:40:15,533 and show everyone that not only has he paid his debt to society 759 00:40:15,600 --> 00:40:17,734 but that this particular incident that happened 760 00:40:17,800 --> 00:40:19,300 was an anomaly. 761 00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:21,767 [narrator] In 2022, 762 00:40:21,767 --> 00:40:24,266 Anthony Tucker passes away in his sleep. 763 00:40:24,266 --> 00:40:27,433 The stress of it all, it weighed very heavy. 764 00:40:27,500 --> 00:40:31,266 and I think that it killed him. 765 00:40:31,266 --> 00:40:33,133 I can't say that for sure. 766 00:40:33,200 --> 00:40:35,934 But I think it does play a role in it. 767 00:40:37,100 --> 00:40:39,567 [Belinda] He was a legend in love 768 00:40:39,567 --> 00:40:42,333 and he lived well. 769 00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:45,133 And he died well. 770 00:40:45,200 --> 00:40:48,500 Because he was so peaceful. 771 00:40:49,367 --> 00:40:52,100 [narrator] Belinda denies all claims against her, 772 00:40:52,100 --> 00:40:54,300 but they have yet to be resolved. 773 00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:57,867 [Harris] Now, Sherita and Ken 774 00:40:57,867 --> 00:41:01,734 and the other neighbors can enjoy their homes 775 00:41:01,800 --> 00:41:05,033 without fear that the Tuckers are gonna try and take it from them. 776 00:41:10,066 --> 00:41:12,100 [narrator] Next time on Fear Thy Neighbor... 777 00:41:12,100 --> 00:41:16,233 That was kinda like oil and water, they don't mix. 778 00:41:16,300 --> 00:41:20,133 They heard this "pop pop," and they opened the door... 779 00:41:20,200 --> 00:41:22,266 -I have had enough! -You show no respect. 780 00:41:22,266 --> 00:41:25,166 [woman] I was like, oh, my gosh, would someone really shoot me 781 00:41:25,166 --> 00:41:26,734 over something like this? 782 00:41:26,800 --> 00:41:27,734 Better get to running. 783 00:41:27,734 --> 00:41:29,967 [woman] Stay with us, please. I love you.