Go ahead. Not at this moment. Good afternoon. >> Hey. >> Hey, Colonel. You want to roll your window down? >> No. >> Why not? >> Why are you detaining me? >> I'm not detaining you, Colonel. I'm stopping you for doing 63 mph in a 40 mph zone. I need your driver's license, your insurance, and your registration. >> Do you have proof of the speed? >> Yes, I do. It's on my radar. Ma'am, >> may I see it? >> No, you may not. 227. Send me another unit. I also had you doing 73 further down the road. I need your license, your insurance, and your registration. >> Can I see the radar, please? >> No, ma'am. You are not entitled to see my radar. You're incriminating me on something and you're saying that I'm not allowed to see. >> Colonel, I need your driver's license, your insurance, and your registration. >> I would like to see your supervisor. >> 227. Can you send me a supervisor? I need your license, insurance, and registration. >> When your supervisor comes, sir, >> you also don't have a seat belt on. What is your address, sir? >> 1721. It's my permanent ID number. Okay. And your name? >> Deputy McKenzie. It's right here, ma'am. Thank you. >> Go ahead. Do you have the uh register owner's information? >> 104. Thank you. >> 1721. 227. She's refusing to provide driver's license, insurance, and registration, or roll her window down. Is there a reason why you sat at that green light for several seconds, just sitting there, the green light? >> Um, no, not really. >> Didn't want to make your turn with a green arrow. You didn't want to make your turn. >> Um, >> no. Is there something wrong about >> sitting at a green light with a turn signal giving you the authority to to pass through the intersection? Yeah. Most people when they get a green light, they drive. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I'm just curious. Hey, it's a Lieutenant Colonel. I had her doing 73 down there and then in the 40 I had her doing 63. She sat at the green turn signal and she's refusing to roll her window down and provide any documentation and I I figured why not get you here before I rip her out of a car. >> Do you want to talk to her before I get her out? >> Yeah, I'm going try. >> Okay. No, she didn't. But it's on the 14 from the registered vehicle. >> Yes. >> Are you going to blow your window down all the way? >> No. Can you hear me? >> I can't. Problem? >> I don't know. Your officer stopped me and you don't want to see the radar. >> You stopped first. Well, if you want to see the radar, you have to step out of the vehicle so you can see it. It's not a handheld device. >> I don't have to step out of >> You do by Florida law. So that I'm not going to argue with you. What's going to happen is you're either going to roll the window down and cooperate from here on out. >> What are you detaining? >> Or right now you're impeding an investigation. >> I'm investigating for what? >> For a traffic violation. >> What was the traffic violation? >> I already explained to you, ma'am. You're doing 63 and a 40 mph construction zone. >> I'm just going to tell you what's going to happen. So either you cooperate from here on out or we're going to break the window and pull you out of the vehicle and you're going to go to jail. It's that simple. to break my window and vandalize the car. >> Yes. And you're going to go and you're going to go to jail >> for what? >> For not cooperating. >> Cooperating or not cooperating is not a crime. >> Okay. This is what's this? I'm just telling you what's going to happen. >> So, you can either just >> You can either go just go along with it. >> Making this a lot more difficult than it has to be. already supervised. >> Yes, I am. >> Okay. Well, captain doesn't work right now. So, then I'm the best you're going to get. >> Well, I think >> good. >> So, I'm asking you one more time. Are you going to cooperate or these are they going to have to take you to jail? >> Why are you taking me to jail? >> Because you're not cooperating. It's just that simple. >> Cooperating or not cooperating is not a crime. >> Okay. But are you you're refusing to provide all the documentation that you want that you you're supposed to provide. >> Okay. >> Okay. But United States Supreme Court says that you that we can have you step out of the vehicle during any traffic violation during any investigation. So you are violating the law. So you can argue with me all you want. In the end you are incorrect and you are wrong. Whatever you learned on the internet look is all incorrect. It's not the truth. It's not right. The Florida Supreme Court has said if I tell you to step out of the vehicle on a traffic violation, you will step out of the vehicle. So that's why I'm ordering you right now. You either cooperate and step out of the vehicle right now or they're going to break your window, unlock your door, open the door, and pull you out of the car, and instead of just cooperating and getting a traffic violation, you're going to spend the night in jail. So, are you prepared to spend the night in jail? Yes or no? >> Yes or no? Are you prepared to spend the rest of the night in jail? >> Huh? >> Okay. Break the window and take her out. THAT'S >> that last win my hand. >> Your hands. Hey, >> cut my face and you broke my glasses. >> Can we have EMS come check our eyes out? >> Yep. >> You need TO SEND AN AMBULANCE. >> I JUST requested it. Glass is in my eye. >> Yep. Just sit you up. >> Just move her over to >> Watch me glasses, sir. >> You going to stay here and be nice, >> sir? My glasses. And you >> right there. >> They're right behind you. >> Okay. >> There's glass in [snorts] my eye. We've got an ambulance coming >> and there is no crime. >> Oh yeah. Oh yeah. >> There is no crime. >> I'm sorry, Lieutenant Colonel, but there's definitely a crime. >> There is none, sir. You're detaining me unlawfully. You will be getting sued. >> And if there is injury and scarring to my eye, you're going to be sued, sir. And you're going to lose your job. >> It's okay. >> Yep. No. No. You can't. >> How many of you are brotherhood members? >> What the hell is that? >> You're a Freemason? >> Nope. >> You sure? >> Absolutely. >> How about you? >> Nope. >> What's your name? >> Deputy Casey. >> Deputy Casey. >> Yep. >> Ma'am, are you under the influence of anything? >> No, sir. I am not. Is there a specific reason why Lieutenant Colonel United States Air Force is acting in such a manner? >> Because your actions are unconstitutional. >> Yeah. Unfortunately, that's incorrect. >> It is not correct. >> That's what I just said. >> Sir, there is glass in my eye. >> Yeah. And we have an ambulance coming to check you out. Yeah, I got you. I'm almost positive she might be under the influence of something. Just there's no way. >> Shame. It's a nice car. >> Are you a part of a booster club or >> No, sir. >> I want to make sure this goes with you so you don't lose any of it. Okay. >> Is this all there was that was in there? >> This Most people don't roll around with this kind of cash. >> Sorry. I can't even see what you're doing. >> You're Okay. I've got several stacks of money. Okay. >> We're inventorying your vehicle. Are you like a booster club president or >> No, sir. That's my cash. Okay. All right. We're going to make sure this goes with you, okay? And it'll be accounted for and the jail will give you a receipt for all the cash. Okay. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> So, you searched my bag and you searched my car. >> No, we're inventorying your vehicle cuz it's getting towed. >> No, because you're >> As soon as as soon as your eye gets checked out, you're going in the back of my car and you're leaving. >> Mhm. >> We are inventorying your vehicle >> before it gets towed. It will go to a toe lot. >> Seizure and search. Illegal seizure and search. >> Oh my god. I'm not taking this from you. I'm trying to make sure we have it all so that you get it back. >> Searching my vehicle. >> You know what? I'll just leave it in there. >> It's not a search. >> You just want me to leave it in there for the tow truck driver? Like a tip. >> Sir, you had to go through a book bag to get the cash. >> Yes. To do an inventory of the vehicle. See if there's any volume. >> She want to get out her window. She's got some glass in her face. Just want to make sure she's good to go before we take her up to jail. I >> mean, we can't see. She's got glass in her eye, >> right? Well, like you tell me. Otherwise, I'm going to be following y'all to the hospital or whatever. >> And may I have my phone, please? >> Just carefully. >> We're going to count this money in front of you so you can be sure that we're not taking any of it. I don't want your money. I don't need >> Well, sir, you've already violated search >> because you're searching and seizures without any >> cause 43. >> You're actually sheriffs. >> 47 49 513 57 That's 570. Now I have my three 573 in the first bundle. hospital or the jail? >> You will get it at the jail. >> You will go to the hospital. Where is my phone? So that I may make contact with representation with my command. It's another 500. >> Another 500 right here in 50s. 40. >> Another 120s. >> 350 with no crime. >> 450. Another 550s. I'm not detaining. I am an ambulance service providing you medical care for the glass 60 80 100 another 120 >> along with the receipts. >> The receipts >> that can be handed to the jail when we get there. >> Yep. >> There you go. >> Are you going to go with them? >> I have my phone. >> Stop it. Are you going to go with them? >> Hospital. You're going in the ambulance to the hospital. >> May I have my phone, please? >> Perfect. >> Hello. >> Nice to be here. She's going to get searched right quick. >> Anything going to poke me? Stick me. Anything poke you, ma'am. >> Anything illegal on you? >> No. >> Okay. Just have a shirt underneath here. >> Okay. >> Anybody want to give me a bag of plastic? Um, yeah, that plastic black bag with her glasses. Thank you. >> We got it. >> Oh, more cash. >> Holy [ __ ] >> Okay, that's going straight from pocket into the plastic bag. >> What is up with the exorbitant amount of cash? >> May I have my phone, please? >> What are you talking? >> I need to call my commander and gain representation. You know, you think you'll find out when you're going to be able to follow instructions and understand you're doing unconstitutional things. >> Yeah. You don't know what you're talking about. >> You don't know how to police. >> You're not a sheriff. >> Okay. >> Do you have Do you have any health problems? >> No. >> Do you take any medications? >> She has an inhaler in her bag. >> Is that something you use? >> Rare. >> Okay. May I have my phone to make contact? >> What the hell is that? >> What is that? >> What is this? >> That is probably an instrument. >> Yeah, Matt, you didn't see that on you? >> No, ma'am. >> May I have my phone to make contact with my commander? >> I got you. I got you. Just go to jail and get checked out by medical there and make your phone calls. Then you can do that. >> That' be the quickest way for you to get your phone. >> McKenzie, can you call my command? >> Is that silver thing? What was that silver thing? >> I got the other thing. >> Is there I can I can go up. Where are those? >> Check that out. >> Oh, that's makeup. >> That's makeup. Okay. >> They're both makeup. >> Okay. All right. >> Right. Take up. >> Yes, sir. >> The only number I remember over there is uh the law enforcement desk. >> I know staff duty. That's it. >> Can you contact the command post and contact my commander, please? >> Can you contact the command post and contact my commander? >> Sir, you need to do it now. >> No, I don't. For you to stop. >> You do work for me. You're a sheriff of the county, aren't you? >> But she said that you weren't a sheriff. >> I know the county just >> Do you have the ability to give me my phone so that I can make contact? >> Still need >> Yeah. Where where as an airman in the United States Air Force, >> you must contact my commander. >> The jail staff will do that. >> You must contact my command. >> Where will you guys be taken? >> Force. >> You work for the people of the hospital. >> You're going to want me to follow? >> Yeah. >> Okay. May I have my phone to make contact and with representation? >> Okay. >> I have my phone to make contact with my commander. >> And I noticed that your cameras are off. That's interesting. See red is on. Good. >> They they record 24/7. >> That's excellent. >> 24/7. They're recording. >> May I have my phone >> at the jail? >> Contact my commander >> at the jail. >> Do you have anything in your boots? >> There was nothing in my boots. >> Okay. What he was explaining is if you have anything else on you when you get to the jail, it's an additional charge for introducing contraband. Do you understand? So if you have something on your person, needle, knives, instruments, >> have my phone to contact my commander. >> No, that is your work policy. That is not our policy. You will do it at the jail. >> It is not lawful to detain an individual without being able to contact anybody. >> You're good. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> All right. Are you going to go with them? >> Okay. I will be following you guys. >> Okay. We're going to need to kind of switch to the front when we get her in. That's fine. >> Can you walk this way? >> Yes, ma'am. Okay. >> Perfect. >> In a traffic stop that could have ended with a simple speeding ticket, a high-ranking military officer finds herself in handcuffs after refusing to roll down her window, demanding to speak to a commander, and turning a routine speeding stop into a chaotic arrest involving broken glass and felony charges. This case is a masterclass in how not to handle a police encounter. We are going to watch a driver identified in reports as a lieutenant colonel and a periodontist based at Herbert Field escalate a speeding stop into a full-blown custody battle on the side of the road. You will see the exact moment the deputies decide the window is coming out, the bizarre demands for military intervention, and the cold reality of implied consent when she refuses a urine test. Before we dive in, this is commentary and educational analysis, not legal advice. The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. But the footage provides a stark lesson in how authority works on the roadside versus how some people think it works. The incident begins in Tiger Point, Florida. A deputy initiates a traffic stop on a vehicle he says he clocked at 63 mph in a 40 mph zone and earlier at 73 mph. These are significant speeds, nearly double the limit in the construction zone, he mentions. Right away, the tone is set. The deputy approaches, "Hey, Colonel, you want to roll your window down?" Her answer is a flat no. Then the classic question, "Why are you detaining me?" This is where the first legal domino falls. In the United States, a traffic stop is a detention. It is a seizure under the Fourth Amendment. However, it is a lawful seizure if the officer has reasonable suspicion of a traffic violation. Speeding is the most common justification. When the deputy states, "I'm stopping you for doing 63 and a 40," he has established the legal basis for the stop. He doesn't need to prove it to her right then and there. He just needs to state it. She demands to see the radar. "Do you have proof? May I see it?" The deputy refuses. This is a common point of friction. Drivers often believe they have a right to inspect the officer's equipment on the side of the road. Legally, in most jurisdictions, they do not. that evidence is for court, not for the curb. Officer safety protocols generally discourage letting a driver out to stand next to traffic and inspect a device. The situation escalates quickly. She asks for a supervisor. The deputy calls for one, but also calls for backup. While waiting, he asks for her documents again. She refuses. This is critical. In Florida, as in all states, you must produce a driver's license, registration, and insurance upon demand during a lawful stop. Failure to do so is a separate crime. Resisting an officer without violence or failure to exhibit license. Notice the deputy's patience here. He tries to engage her in conversation about sitting at a green light. She gives non-answers. This behavior, staring at a green light, driving aggressively fast, is often what officers look for as early indicators of impairment. It's not just about the speed, it's about the judgment. Many viewers point out that her attitude suggests someone who is used to giving orders not taking them. The dynamic of a military officer refusing to comply with civilian law enforcement is particularly striking. A common reaction in the comments is shock that a high-ranking officer would behave this way with some suggesting she expects her [music] rank to carry weight. Here it doesn't. On the highway, the badge beats the rank every time. The supervisor arrives. He doesn't mince words. He is briefed on the situation. 73 mph, refusing documents, window up. He goes to the window and gives her a clear binary choice. You're either going to roll the window down and cooperate or we're going to break the window and pull you out and you're going to jail. This is the Pennsylvania versus Mims moment. The Supreme Court has ruled that officers have the authority to order a driver out of the vehicle during a lawful traffic stop for officer safety. They don't need a new reason. the stop itself is enough. Her refusal to exit transforms the situation from a traffic citation to an arrest for resisting. He explains this to her explicitly. The Florida Supreme Court has said if I tell you to step out, you will step out. He asks her one final time. Are you prepared to spend the night in jail? She says no, but still refuses to open the door. And then the glass breaks. The extraction is forceful. Officers shatter the window, unlock the door, and physically remove her. She screams about glass in her eye. This is a chaotic scene that was entirely preventable. If she had simply opened the door, she might have walked away with a ticket. Now she is in handcuffs, bleeding, and facing jail time. EMS is called immediately. This is standard procedure when force is used or an injury is claimed. But notice her focus shifts instantly to her phone. I would like my phone to call my commander. This demand reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of her situation. She is not in a military jurisdiction. She is in a civilian custodial arrest. You do not have a constitutional right to make phone calls from the side of the road during an active investigation. Your right to counsel attaches during interrogation or critical stages of prosecution. And your ability to make phone calls typically happens at the jail during booking. She repeatedly demands to contact her commander, asserting, "You must contact my commander." The deputy shuts this down. The jail staff will do that. Her belief that her military status grants her special communication privileges during a civilian arrest is legally baseless. It also reinforces the perception of entitlement that many viewers criticized. One of the most agreed upon criticisms is that she seemed shocked that her authority has no currency in this environment. While waiting for the ambulance, the deputies conduct a vehicle inventory. This is not a search for evidence, though it often finds it. It is an administrative procedure to catalog valuables before the car is towed. This protects the police from claims of theft and protects the owner's property. They find significant amounts of cash, bundles of 50s and 20s. They counted in front of her to ensure accountability. She objects, calling it an illegal seizure and search. Again, she is mixing up legal concepts. An inventory search of an impounded vehicle is a wellestablished exception to the warrant requirement. They aren't seizing the money as evidence of a crime at this point. They are documenting it for safekeeping. She continues to argue about her phone and her glasses. The deputies are firm. You're not getting your phone. You can get it when you get to the jail. This is a control measure. Suspects are not allowed to retain communication devices that could be used to coordinate an escape, destroy evidence remotely, or intimidate witnesses. It is standard safety protocol. At this point, what would you do if you were in handcuffs, glass in your eye, watching your car get towed? Would you keep arguing about your phone, or would you start thinking about your legal defense? The interaction moves to the ambulance and then presumably to the station or a medical facility for the implied consent portion. This is the final and perhaps most damaging legal phase of the night in Florida. By accepting a driver's license, you give implied consent to submit to approved chemical or physical tests, breath, urine, blood if lawfully arrested for DUI. The deputy reads her the warning. Refusal results in a license suspension of 1 year for a first offense or 18 months if previously suspended. She refuses to answer directly, stating, "Without representation, I don't know how to answer." This is a conditional refusal. In many states, conditioning your consent on speaking to an attorney is treated as a refusal. DUI investigations are time-sensitive. Evidence, alcohol, drugs in the system is metabolizing every minute. Courts generally hold that you do not have a right to delay the test to consult an attorney. The deputy clarifies, "Refusal is admissible into evidence in any criminal proceeding." This means the prosecutor can tell the jury, "She refused the test because she knew she would fail. It effectively acts as consciousness of guilt. She continues to debate the fairness of the law. It's unlawful investigation. I don't understand the instructions." The deputy tries to simplify it, but she is steadfast. She refuses the urine test. This refusal seals the deal on her license suspension. Even if she is acquitted of the DUI criminal charge later, the administrative suspension for refusing the test stands. It is a separate civil penalty. The video ends with her continuing to argue, convinced she is the victim of a rogue operation rather than the architect of her own arrest. So, what are the takeaways from this disaster? First, the window up strategy is a legal myth. You cannot refuse to lower your window or exit the vehicle during a lawful stop. The Supreme Court has been clear on this for decades. Attempting to debate this on the roadside will result in broken glass and a resisting charge. Second, the side of the road is not a courtroom. You cannot win a legal argument with a deputy by demanding to see the radar or calling a supervisor. The place to contest the speed or the probable cause is in court with a lawyer weeks later. Compliance on the scene preserves your ability to fight effectively later. Resistance destroys it. Third, rank doesn't rescue you. Whether you are a colonel, a CEO, or a celebrity, the laws of the road apply equally. Attempting to pull rank or demand special treatment usually has the opposite effect. It motivates officers to follow the letter of the law strictly to show that no one is above it. Finally, understand implied consent. If you drive, you have already agreed to be tested if arrested for DUI. Refusing that test carries automatic severe penalties that are often harder to manage than the DUI charge itself. This video is a sobering reminder that ego is the most dangerous passenger you can have in your car. It can turn a speeding ticket into a felony, a career-ending arrest, and a viral internet moment. Don't let it happen to you. Stay safe. Know the law.