Do you have any any weapons on you, anything like that? Okay. >> a nurse. I know I don't have any warrants cuz I just got cleared. >> On March 28th, 2025, a Frankfort police officer initiated a routine traffic stop on Lincoln Highway in Frankfort, Illinois after noticing an expired registration sticker had not been [music] removed from the vehicle's license plate. Because the initial stop was on a busy roadway, the officer directed the driver to relocate to nearby River Road to continue the stop safely. >> Hello, Officer Beatty, Frankfort Police Department. Reason why I pulled you over, I noticed the plate's valid, but underneath you still have the old sticker. You're supposed to peel those off after they expire. I wasn't sure if you knew that. Oh, they cut it on there? Okay. Got you. Okay. All right. You got your license, proof of insurance on you? Uh, so I I haven't made a decision yet. Typically, people don't know that that's supposed to be off, but for for the sticker, the expired sticker still on the plate, I usually give a warning for that. The new one is on there, yes, but in it if you read the law, it says the old one after it expires, it has to be removed from the plate. That's all. All right, thank you both. Is the car insured? Okay, perfect. I'll take you guys' word for it. I'll be right back with you guys, okay? You know what? It's It's kind of a busy road right here. Do you see that yellow sign up there? So, that yellow sign indicates that River Road is the next street up. Do you mind if I follow you up to that street and just park there? Just so we don't get hit or anything here. Okay. All right. Just wait for me to get back to the car and then I'll follow you guys back there. >> Hey. Passenger. I didn't even ask for ID, she just handed it to me out the window when I walked up, so um I'm going to detain her real quick, and then he's suspended, so get him his tickets. He has insurance, so >> Can I smell weed in that car? I can smell it from here. Can I smell it from here? >> Uh I don't know. >> Okay, I just got to be careful with the weed right here, so >> Can I uh I'll detain her first, and then I'll explain what what's up to him, and then see if I get anything else. >> Okay. >> Hey patience, can you step out and just talk to me back here real quick? >> What's going on? >> Well, I'll let you know. I just don't want to say it all in front of him. So, go ahead, turn around, face the face the trunk there, okay? So, right now there's a warrant out for your your arrest, okay? We're confirming it. You're not under arrest right now. We're just confirming it. Put your other hand behind your back. Feel okay? We're just going to make sure that the warrant's actually valid, all right? So, right now you're detained pending warrant confirmation. >> I have a license. >> So, it looks like you were driving while suspended at some point, and you got caught and didn't go to court or something. It's just called a failure to appear warrant, all right? Here, let me >> I have a valid license. >> I I know you do. I know you do, but uh I can see that at some point you got a ticket for it. Was it suspended at one point? >> A long time >> Here, here. Let me let me I'm double locking these so that they don't try and run up on you, okay? >> paying So, that's why you're being detained right now. We're confirming that the warrant's valid, all right? Okay, so I'm just going to let you You got any any weapons on you, anything like that? >> No, I'm a nurse. I know I don't have any warrants cuz I just got cleared by the uh >> Okay, so all I see is when I when I run your driver's license >> I know I don't have a warrant. I I just got cleared >> You're being detained right now. You're not under arrest until they confirm it, okay? All right, I'm going to have you take a seat in the back of my squad just until that point, all right? >> Wow, this is terrible. I'm like a I'm a nurse, like for real. >> No, no, I believe you. I'm just going to hold your arm so that you don't >> I have my nursing license in my purse. >> I believe you, I believe you. Go ahead Go ahead, pop a foot up. I won't I won't let you fall. >> This is terrible. This is my OB office today and y'all arresting me? >> Sorry. All right, I can only go off what the computer shows me, okay? I'll explain more once they have more, all right? >> [cheering] >> They're still I'm still waiting for them to get back to me just so you know. >> Please. is good. 10-4, thank you. Yep. >> The released body camera footage ends before officers receive confirmation of the passenger's warrant status. The final outcome of the stop is not shown.