Okay. Who can come pick up your daughter? >> What do you mean? Are you taking me to jail? >> Please, sir. Please don't do this. >> Who can come pick up your daughter? >> Don't do this to MY DAUGHTER. YOU'RE SCARING ME. >> All right, Stephanie, you don't have anything. I I can I can tell you don't have any pockets. >> The moment officer saw her behind the wheel. He didn't need to check the database. He already knew her name. Stick around. This one spiral fast. Like real police encounters. Hit like, subscribe, and join our community for more stories just like this. April 19th, 2025, Washington State. Sergeant Brian's out on patrol when he sees a familiar black sedan. He decided to pull her over, a simple traffic stop that would quickly turn into a tense confrontation. Behind the wheel is Stephanie, a woman he instantly recognized. Her license was suspended and her record was littered with prior offenses. >> Hello, Sergeant Brian Lee Stevens Police Department. How you doing? >> I'm okay. >> Why are you driving on a suspended license? >> I'm my daughter and I just need to go get her stuff today. >> Okay, that's not an emergency. >> I know. I know. >> Okay. Who can come pick up your daughter? >> What do you mean? Are you taking me to jail? Please, sir. Please don't do this. >> Who can come pick up your daughter? Step out. Step out. >> Step out or I'm going to remove you. >> Please don't be rude to me. >> Step out or I'm going to remove you. >> Sir, I'm not being rude to right now. >> I have to take her into the car. >> Step out or I'm going to remove you. >> You don't have to be like this with me. Can I get your sergeant here, please? >> I am the sergeant. Step out. >> Okay. Why are you treating me like this, sir? >> Sir, you're being given a lot of orders. Step out of the car, sir. >> The officer knows her history. Seven priors for the same thing. He moves to cuff her, but she's resisting violently begging not to be arrested in front of her child. >> Turn around. >> Don't do this to my daughter. You're scaring me. I need another What the are you doing? >> Put your HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK. >> YOU ARE UNDER ARREST. I HIT YOU. HELP ME. HELP ME. Please help me. >> You're under arrest. >> In the car, please. >> You are under arrest. >> HAPPY ON MY WAY TO THE HOSPITAL. SIR, >> I am literally having to lay down. >> Sir, stop. You're scaring my 5-year-old. I have pizza. You're going in cuffs. >> I have PTSD for being sexual. >> Okay. Please let ME CONSOLE MY DAUGHTER. You're going to make her fear you for life. Please put your hands behind your back and I will. >> I can't. I'm having a panic attack. YOU'RE UNDER ARREST. >> [ __ ] MY [ __ ] ARM. PLEASE let me >> under arrest. Put your other hand behind your back. >> Can you let me hold my >> Put your other hand, human. >> But you need to go in cuffs first. >> How can you? >> Put your other hand behind your back. >> Sir, can I please have another officer here? Can I please request your other hand BEHIND YOUR BACK? I AM REQUESTING IT AT ALL. >> They're coming right now cuz you're going to jail. >> I'm not doing anything wrong, sir. I'm going to the hospital. Don't hurt me. Stop. >> Put your other arm behind YOUR BACK. >> SIR, YOU ARE hurting me so freaking bad. I can't even >> other arm behind your back. >> Sir, I CAN'T. IT'S IN front of me. You're >> Yeah. So, put it behind your back. >> I can't. You were laying on me with all your on the ground. Just trying to get her. >> You just slow down, but continue me. I can't help, please. I didn't do anything wrong. >> Put your other hand behind your back, please. >> My 5-year-old is in the car. Please help me. My 5-year-old is in the car. Please help me. >> You're under arrest. >> I didn't do anything. >> Put your other hand behind your back. >> I'm on MY WAY TO THE HOSPITAL. >> OKAY. WELL, now you're going to jail. >> Why? >> Put your other hand behind YOUR BACK. >> I CAN'T. YOU'RE ON ME. >> You have plenty of leverage. Put your arm. >> I have a sliding arm back. >> I can't. No. [ __ ] Please help me. I can't do it. Can you please stay with my daughter, PLEASE? I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS GOT PROPER. I need help. Please, I thought I was Frankie. It's okay. >> You're making THIS SO DIFFICULT. >> I'M having anxiety. >> Stephanie is placed in cuffs as backup arrives. She claims she's having a PTSD episode, but the sergeant isn't convinced. His main concern now is who's taking the child. >> No, I want to hold my daughter. She's scared. >> Sit on the curb. You can sit up, but do not stand up. >> YOU CAN'T SIT UP. YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT I'm heading back. >> Stay right there. Do not move. >> I >> You're under arrest for resisting arrest. >> I didn't arrest >> and driving a SUSPENDED LICENSE. >> THAT'S FINE. I NEED to stand up. >> Who can we call to get your daughter? >> I'm trying to tell you. I need help. >> You're not standing up. >> I need help. No, I can't stand up right now. I need help. >> Who do you want to call to get your daughter? >> I I'm trying to tell you that I need >> Do you want to be seen by an ambulance? >> Please help me. >> Would you like to be seen by an ambulance? >> Stephanie, talk to me. >> Yes. Please help me. can't my 5-year-old daughter in the car and it's just >> Yeah, it's cuz you act like AN IDIOT. >> NO, I HAVE I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF a panic attack. I'M ON MY WAY TO THE HOSPITAL. >> Not right there anymore. Yeah. Yeah. >> Please, please. My 5-year-old daughter's in the car. She's scared. >> Give me a favor. >> Sir, can I see your eyes, please? >> Just for half a second, be quiet, please. Okay. Half a second, be quiet. >> I understand. I am in the middle of an anxiety. She just keeps talking, barely pausing for air as more officers close in, trying to calm her and the child. She swears it's an anxiety emergency, but the sergeant isn't buying it. >> Let me if I talk, I'll be able to calm down. I just My daughter's scared right now. >> You are talking and you're not letting me talk. >> I understand, but you have to understand my dog. Can you please talk to her? Let her know she's okay. Can you talk to her again? She's five. You're scaring her for life. >> No, you guys aren't. The way you just saw him do it, he beat the [ __ ] out of me. This guy saw it. Everyone saw it. >> I really don't think that that happened. >> GO LOOK AT HIS BODY FOOTAGE RIGHT NOW. I SWEAR TO GOD. >> I'll do that later. >> I'm so cooperative. I'M ALWAYS COOPERATIVE WITH YOU GUYS. >> She refused to get out of the car for suspended. So, it was just a take down. It wasn't an actual fight. >> And then she just turned it up. So, I just wait for Can you >> sit down? Don't get up. Don't skirt until my >> You need to communicate this with me. None. Stop moving around. >> What are you not doing? I wasn't doing anything wrong. I was driving to the hospital. I didn't want to tell him I was driving to the hospital because >> you were driving the hospital for what? I'm in the middle of a anxiety attack. >> Are you >> Hey, sweetheart. How are you? >> Everything's okay. >> I have PTSD. >> What's your name? Please sir. >> Hey. >> What's your name, sweetheart? >> It's okay. >> What's your name? >> Please sir, listen. I swear to God. >> My name's Robert. >> Okay. Let me ask you a question. Give me an honest answer. >> Did he ask you to do something and you didn't do it? >> He asked me to get out of the car. HE SAID, "HOLD ON, PLEASE." AND I AM trying to talk to him like a person. >> No, no, no. Hold on. So, >> because I can't get out when I'm immmobile. Can you can you stop talking so I can talk just for half a second, please? >> Can I please hug her and I will be able to calm myself down >> right now? You'll sit down just for half a minute. >> I think I need to see my ambulance. >> One's coming. But >> are you the sergeant? >> No, he was the sergeant. >> He's horrible sergeant. >> Okay. >> He's the worst cop I've ever read. I I'm always nice and respectful to you guys. I'm always helpful. >> You can ask everyone. Now she's flipping the script, claiming the officer beat her up. Classic tantrum mode. While another cop's left, babysitting her crying kid. >> I literally I'm always nice and respectful to you guys. I'm always helpful. Okay, >> you can ask everyone. >> Okay, >> everything's okay. >> Baby, she's scarred from live duty. Beat the [ __ ] out of me right now. And I just trying to ask him. >> I can tell you that he did not beat the [ __ ] out. >> Go look at the camera footage. Is he deleting it right now? >> I want a copy of the camera. >> We can't delete that. So, stop. >> I don't KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I don't know. THAT WAS SO UNCALLED. >> He's not beating the [ __ ] out of you. >> Dude, my arm. I can't move my arm. >> Okay. >> I have a a I have cancer in my >> You want me to see if I have a sticker for you? >> I need to call my daughter. I need to call my daughter. >> I can't breathe. I seriously can't breathe. Can I just please pull my skirt down? My >> Yes, you can pull your Yes, you can pull your skirt down. Pull your skirt down. I >> I can't stand up though because I'm literally is in the middle of >> Stand up. >> Thank you. >> Pull your skirt down. >> I call I I'm not walking away. I promise I'm not stable right now. >> Pull your skirt down and then have a seat >> and I'll help you back down. >> Can I please Can you please wipe the tears from my face and let her know that it's okay? I just need to tell her it's okay so her nervous is to regulate. I want you to sit down, please. I want you. >> Can I tell you why it's so important? Because I don't want her to fear you guys. >> I want you to sit down. >> I will sit. I'm going to have to help me and sit down. >> I will help you sit down. >> What's your name? >> My name is Jason. >> So, Jason, >> can I sit like this? >> You can sit how you want to. >> Happy. Go see. Go get baby. It's okay. Call him Happy. We're about to go put eggs out on the grass. >> Come here, puppy. Ferrari. >> Do you want your puppy? You want to sit with your puppy? Come here, puppy. Come here, puppy. Come here. Come here. Come here. >> His name is Isy. She'll go. He's her emotional support animal. Happy. He might not let you pick him up, but he'll go if she >> Will you call Happy? >> It's okay. You don't have to be scared, baby. They're just doing their Happy. >> Call Happy. Don't be scared. Okay. They're good people. >> Call Happy. >> There you go. I'm going to shut the door so Happy doesn't get out. Okay. >> Please don't shut. >> I'm going to shut the door so so Happy doesn't get out. >> She She told She's under arrest several times. Refused the law to get out of the car. away. >> Ripped out of the car, tried to turn around right here. She refused. >> Started pulling away from me, walking away. >> Community to listen to them. >> So, she got taken to the ground. I cared about your people. I'M NOT A BAD PERSON. >> SO, hold on. >> I'm not a crim. I'm not out here. I'm out here taking my daughter to the hospital. >> So, you understand when you've been given a lawful order that you are under arrest? >> I don't believe that was a lawful. >> I need you to just stop freaking talking because you're interrupting me and I'm trying to like talk to you and explain your situation, but I can't speak to privately. I can't I'm not going to speak to you privately. >> I'm not trying to ridicule you, but I'm trying to tell you how things work. >> And then she tries to justify driving without a license as paramedics try to intervene and the sergeant maintains his authority. >> Franc says, "I told him I had a 5-year-old in the back. I wasn't posing any threat. I just needed >> Frankie. I'm going to puke. >> You know, it's not even unlawful to drive without a license. I've never had a license. It is not UNLAWFUL TO DRIVE WITHOUT DRIVING. I'm traveling to the hospital because of my health is more important than your license. My health is more important. >> Do not even do not even go with the sovereign citizen. >> I'm not doing sovereign. I'm not doing sovereign. I'm doing that. My my health and my safety when you start. No, you knock it off. You listen to me. Let me let me finish talking for half a minute. I'm getting tired of saying that. >> Camera is on for everybody's body camera is on. We told you this is all being this morning. How come you guys don't come like this? We're like all >> There is no such There is no such thing as traveling. You are required by you are required in danger. You are required by Washington state to have a driver. Then you should have called 911. >> I can't call 911. >> Yes, you can't. >> Stop it. >> You can't call 911. I can't. >> I'm trying to be reasonable with you. Call 911. No, stop talking. I'm trying I am trying to be reasonable with I do actually. I'm trying to be reasonable with you. Who can come pick up your daughter and joke? >> I need to get my phone to get the number. I don't know the number of time. >> Where is your Well, you're not. But you're You keep going off another tangent. >> No. Stop it. Hi, guys. Oh, we got Mary'sville fire jurisdiction, huh? >> Oh, yeah. >> Um, this young lady, uh, traffic stop. She suspended license. She was ordered out of the car, refused four times. Okay. >> She was eventually yarded out, taken down to the ground. She doesn't have any injuries from that. She's claiming she's having a panic attack now. Okay. >> Um, I let me I'm going to let you in on a little secret. I've been diagnosed myself with PTSD, anxiety, and depression. Be quiet. Hold on. Let me finish. >> Have every in your life sexually abuse you. >> Okay. I'm trying to help you out here, but you will not be quiet. >> I will die inside you. >> Stop. >> Cuz it's ann >> Easter is the anniversary of when my kids >> died inside me. Okay. So, there's a little bit of a hard time this weekend and I just want to >> But every everything is a hard time. and we're trying to help you out. >> My daughter's in the car. She's five and she's a little scared. >> Okay, that's someone please check on her, please. >> I'll go check on her right now. >> Do you want these guys to help you out or not? >> Yes, I want their help. >> Okay, then I suggest you start telling them what's wrong. >> I I I >> After nearly 30 minutes of tantrums, Stephveny finally manages to make a phone call. Her husband is on his way to pick up their child and the family's tiny emotional support dog. Officer lets them have a quick tearful reunion. >> I'm going to give you >> I'm going to breathe. I just need to hold her. >> Will be so much better. I will You will see. So, >> Stephanie, let him talk for a second. >> I am legitimately going to give you about 30 seconds to get somebody on the phone before I put you in handcuffs and put you in the back of a car. Okay? I'm being reasonable with you. More more reasonable than I ever have been with somebody. Okay? >> I'm sorry. I'm losing my patience with you and I'm trying not to. Now listen to me. Stop talking because here's what's going to happen. If you cannot get somebody here, we have you know where your daughter goes and it's not going to be your house. >> Why are you doing this for Easter? >> I'm I am not. >> I just need >> you have a suspended driver's license. >> But how come I've never been I've been pulled over a million times. I've never been ticketed on. I'm on my way to the hospital. >> That's because you got a break. That's why >> I didn't get a break. I've had Never mind. I'm I know I'm I'm Can I just please I'm only asking I'm calling I'm trying to get a hold of them. Please don't I need you to get here now. Please to the >> I don't know where Please get to the optimum by my house right now. They I just I was I need you to come get right now. >> I just got pulled out of the car. I was on my way to the opt because I'm having another panic attack and with me and the the cop came right as I was bullied and and they they need you to come and get right now and they're going to they're taking me to jail for a suspended license but he threw me on the ground and I not feeling very well. So I I can't think Can you please get here now? >> There's Can I talk to >> Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. >> Hi. It's officer Fent Lake Stevens, please. >> Hi. So, Stephanie's being arrested. Her daughter in the car as well as the dog. She needs somebody to come pick up the daughter and have this gives me >> All right. So, it sounds like we have >> Okay. Yeah, we have him in route. Uh, supervisor went and called him. So, I appreciate you answering the phone. >> Thank you very much. >> Calm down like a little tiny bit. I'm going to let her come out and give you a hug, but then you're going to go back in handcuffs. Do you understand? >> Can you put them behind the blanket so she doesn't see them and doesn't know? I just don't want to let you >> let her give you a hug without the handcuffs on >> and then put me I'll put my hands right behind my back and I won't just I don't want her to see me in them. I don't want her to think it's okay. Hold on. Let me wipe my face. >> What is her What is her name? >> Go ahead. >> Hi. >> Hey sweet pea. Can you look at me? Honey >> and my daughter are also um underage. Do >> you want to see your mama store? I don't know if they want your mama honey. Let them know. It should say no. >> Shorts. Oh, that's her dad. That's her dad. >> Oh, do you not have any shoes on or anything? >> Where's your shoes? >> Can we get some shoes on yet? >> He's on his way to pick up your daughter. >> Okay. >> Uh, no. >> Oh, your slippers. Oh, you got Oh, you got bunny slippers. Can you put those on? The little fees get warm. >> Get your compression. I'm so sorry. >> Get your compressor. >> Okay. No, no, no worries. Dude, I just put my last money. Hi, mama. It's okay. Everything's fine. Come here. Come here. Come here. It's okay. You need to put your jacket on. Okay. Your daddy's on his way. I know that was scary, but it's okay. We were just playing. >> Moments later, her husband arrives here to pick up their child and finally ease some of the tension. >> She's screaming now. She's not scared. And it's just, thank you. Tonight's my Easter with the kids because of the custody arrangement. I mean, I get Easter with them tomorrow on Easter. So, it's just so crap. >> Good. How are you, bud? Appreciate you coming and picking the little lady up. >> I am. >> Are you able to take the poochie poochie, too, or what? >> Please take him back to the house. >> Oh, to the house. Is it Who is it? Happy. >> Come here. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Um, can you get their Easter stuff out, please? >> I I am fine with that. But, um, yes. Yes, he can absolutely get your Easter stuff out of the car. I appreciate it. Yeah. >> Hey, >> can I please call you? No, I didn't. I was on my way. >> Listen to me, please. This is I was on my way to the doctor. >> You don't have to explain. You don't have to explain anything. >> Hey, I'll give you >> just remember we need to talk. It takes time for me to enter the credit card. >> I have a I have it set up. They have a new system now. It's um I might have to send you a link and invite you to it and we can talk on a tablet or something, I think. I don't know. >> I don't know if you can do all that. >> No. Yeah. Yeah. I was Yeah, you can. It's weird. Get your stuff. >> Okay. The heavy is in the car and then her Easter dress is in the car. >> I don't know. I was hoping you call because I couldn't get a hold of nobody. I KEPT CALLING YOU and don't want to answer. Love you. >> Happy Easter, baby. >> Okay. >> All right. >> And just like that, a simple stop became a roadside spectacle. Stephveny now faces multiple charges from resisting arrest to driving with a suspended license. Like, comment, and subscribe for more real life encounters.