All right. Can you go ahead and step out
for me?
And if you don't mind, I'll just make
sure you don't have any on you.
>> I have my license.
>> I see that. Yep, you're good.
You just want to step out for
>> Okay.
>> On July 19th, 2025 at 11:39 p.m. an
officer pulled over a driver for running
with his hazard lights on, only to
discover he was operating on a suspended
license.
>> Hey, stay in the car for me, please.
Thank you.
Hey, is your car okay?
>> What was wrong with it?
>> You're running with your hazards on.
>> Oh, no, yeah, because my my brake line
was messed up. That's why I had my
hazards on.
>> Oh, just for like going
Okay. Okay, it was just so you could
like make it down that hill,
>> Yeah.
>> basically?
>> why that's why I got them on.
>> Okay. Okay, cool. All right,
just hang tight here for 1 second, man.
We'll be right back with you. We'll get
you out of here.
How you doing, man?
Do you already know why we pulled you
over?
Okay, yeah. Okay, you got your driver's
license on you or anything?
>> All right.
>> Appreciate it, man. Thank you.
Eighteen and one.
>> I just feel bad about calling you out.
>> Huh?
>> You know, I feel bad about calling you.
>> Yeah, I mean, yeah, you can.
Okay.
All right, man.
>> Huh?
>> So, we get everyone out of the car the
same way. Go ahead and put your phone
down, place your hands on top of your
head.
>> The stop
>> ended in a felony arrest after a search
uncovered fentanyl in the driver's
pocket despite his frantic claims that
he had just borrowed the pants from his
cousin.
>> All right, you have the right to remain
silent. Anything you say can and will be
used against you in a court of law. You
have the right to talk to a lawyer and
have him or her present with you while
you're being questioned. You can afford
to hire a lawyer but we'll get you a
handcuff in the back of the car. You're
under arrest for drug possession cuz
it's technically a arrestable offense so
I got to read you this. All right. So,
you can decide at any time to exercise
these rights and not have any questions
or make any statements
without your lawyer present. Do you
understand these rights that I've read
to you? Okay. I'm going to ask you some
questions. Okay. So, in your right
pocket as you said I could get into
there's a bag of white substance. Okay,
what is that?
>> I don't know what you have in my pocket.
I didn't see it till you put it in my
pocket. Like I just put some clothes on.
>> Okay, so
you don't know what that is.
>> On my granny, I don't know what
>> Is it going to be fentanyl or anything?
>> I don't see no fentanyl or nothing like
that.
>> Okay. So, you have no idea what that
white substance is in your pocket then
cuz I'm going to test it.
>> No, you can test it. I'm not lying. I
don't know what it is.
>> You don't do any drugs? You don't sell
them? You don't All right.
All right. Is there anything else in
that car that I need to know about?
>> No, cuz if I if I knew I had something
bad you would see I would try to run and
stuff. I didn't try to run or nothing
like that.
>> Okay.
All right, appreciate you being honest
with me, man.
>> Car's still on. My cell phone's still in
the car on the dashboard and then my
house keys and stuff.
>> All right. We'll figure all that out in
a second, all right?
>> Yeah.
But you just told me I wouldn't be
getting arrested though. That's why I'm
confused.
>> All right.
So, we'll put you over here for a little
bit.
>> No, I I don't want to be disrespectful
or nothing like that. I'm just saying.
>> So, you don't know what it is right now
you don't know what it is?
>> I never sold fentanyl in my I'm saying I
just got done washing clothes and put
them pants on.
I'm saying but my car's still on. I got
my car keys in there and my two cell
phones.
No, this is my blood cousin's house. I'm
serious.
I know but you told me to put my phones
on the dashboard. You said
But I have my car keys in there.
I mean not my car keys but my house keys
and my car keys.
>> I talked to the people there and they
said they have no clue who this car is.
>> No, that's my I'm telling you you tell
them his cousin Tay is in the car, I
guarantee he's going to say okay.
You tell him his cousin Tay, I promise
you. I'm not just going to pull up in
nobody's random driveway. That's the
sergeant?
>> Yep.
>> Can I talk to him, please?
>> Yeah, I'll put you on to talk to him.
>> Hey sergeant.
>> What's up?
>> Cuz that's the case if I knew I had it,
I would have just ran or something, but
I just literally did laundry and asked
to use some shorts, put them on, came
down here. He said he stopped me because
the way I had pulled out. So, I'm like
fool.
>> So, you're saying it wasn't your pants?
>> No, these are my pants. These are my
pants. Just put them on. I was washing
laundry.
>> Whose pants are they?
>> These are my cousin's pants. He just let
me put them on and he just left. So, I
just put them on.
>> Which cousin?
>> Huh?
>> What's your cousin's name?
>> Reese.
>> Reese what?
>> Reese Ladimore. He stays in He stays in
Ladimore. Like I was just washing
laundry. He asked me if I stayed on 765
Boulevard. I said that's my little
sister's house and that's where I was
washing laundry at.
>> Is your cousin here?
>> His name is Tyrese.
>> Tyrese what?
>> Uh
I don't know his last name.
>> You don't know your cousin's name?
>> No, this is my blood cousin.
>> Okay, well then what's his name?
>> I just know his name Tyrese. I don't
remember his last name.
He's on my dad's side. I got no reason
to lie to you. But if you go in and tell
them his cousin Tay is outside, I
guarantee they'll come outside and be
like, "Oh, okay."
I just sit here and said that [ __ ] like
my cousin. Oh my god, bro. Hold on, he
got my keys. My keys. My keys.
>> Yeah, we'll get your keys. Hold on,
we'll be right
>> Yeah, but he don't know where my house
keys are at. My phone's on the hood of
the car and my charger.
>> All right, man. I'm going to try to
figure it out for you.
>> I see you crazy, bro. You just seen me
hop in the car and start it
>> I never said anything of the sort.
>> No, I didn't say you.
>> Oh, okay.
Who?
Who was it?
You know, tall guy, short guy?
>> No, the tall guy. He was like he was
bald-headed, but he said he was going to
see if he had me do I get the scent from
my car to say he would take my car, bro.
That's all.
>> Go ahead and step on right there. He's
going to switch your cars out for you,
and it's going to be uncomfortable for a
second.
>> I already told you everything that's on
it.
>> He's got He's got to search it again.
>> All right, man. I just want to say the
simple fact of matter is you came to ask
me again about just the scent for my car
to stay here.
We pulled off to the boot shop to slide
my boot strap.
>> Yeah, boot strap right behind you.
>> Is it holding?
>> Yeah, but you don't slide around.
>> Following the arrest on July 19, 2025,
the driver was transported to the county
jail for booking and processing. His
late-night claims that the fentanyl
found in his pocket belonged to his
cousin and that he had simply borrowed
the pants were thoroughly documented,
but did not halt the arrest as physical
possession on his person established the
legal standard for a narcotics charge.
In court, the prosecution relied heavily
on the body camera footage of the search
to solidify the felony possession charge
alongside his citation for knowingly
driving with a suspended license.
The judge upheld the officer's decision
to impound the vehicle as standard
police protocol mandates towing an asset
when the operator is arrested and has no
valid license to legally park or move
it.
Ultimately, the driver's midnight trip
to fix his brake lines resulted in a
felony conviction for possession of a
controlled substance and a violation of
probation. He was sentenced to 2 years
of drug offender probation, ordered to
pay all associated impound fees, and
required to complete a mandatory
substance abuse treatment program.
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