Do you have your license and
registration insurance on you?
Where are you coming from?
What's that?
You're coming from home?
So, where are you headed to?
You're coming from home headed to home?
No, I was even dropping someone off
home.
Okay.
And going home.
Okay. Where were you at before that?
Is your car in park?
Yes, sir.
Okay.
All right, do you have your license?
I have my license.
Okay.
I'm sorry. I have my license
right now.
I understand.
Have you been smoking any weed tonight?
No, sir.
What's that in the center console there?
Ashes.
From what?
Uh cigarettes.
How much you got to drink tonight?
None at all.
Huh?
None.
None?
Okey dokey.
Do you have the registration and
insurance I asked for?
Um
What's your What's your current address?
3469 1 zip code.
My name is Reese Esther James.
Okey dokey.
Do you have your registration and
insurance?
Insurance?
Yes, sir.
Okay, is it the same insurance company?
Yes, sir.
Okay.
And the registration?
I'm sorry. I'm a little nervous right
now.
I understand. You keep on looking for
that, but I'll be right back.
Perfect.
Oh, yeah.
Oh.
We're just beginning.
Oh, yeah.
Yeah, this is going to be one of those.
Hey, Mr. Judges. A big part of my job is
to make sure that people are safe to
drive, okay? You mind just stepping out
just so I can check your eyes real
quick?
What do you mean?
I just want to check your eyes and make
sure you're okay to drive.
Um
understand what I'm asking?
Yes, sir.
Okay, I just want to make sure you're
okay to drive. Go on and step out for
me, okay?
Yeah, let's go over here to the light
real quick, okay? Just so I can
so I can see nice and clear.
All right, over here.
Do I have to
legally do this?
What's that?
Do I have to legally do this?
So, here's the deal. I can smell alcohol
on your breath, okay? The way that
you're acting right now, I can see some
possible signs of impairment.
So, for that reason, I want to make sure
that you're not impaired and that you're
safe to drive. If you're safe to drive,
then you're good to go, okay? And
there's no worries. Does that make
sense?
That makes sense, but
Go ahead and put your feet together.
Hands down by your side. You see the tip
of this pen right here?
I'm not
Okay, so if you refuse to cooperate,
then what I'm going to do is I'm going
to take it as a refusal, and I have to
go based on my observations.
a refusal, sir.
Okay.
So, I'm explaining to you
the next steps,
okay? I can smell alcohol on your
breath. I can see that there is the
ashes inside. Your confusion and
fumbling around with your papers and the
ability to answer my questions
appropriately and also get the stuff
that I asked for.
Those are all things that give me
concern
as to your level of impairment.
So, for that reason, I want to make sure
you're not impaired and that you're okay
to drive.
Does that make sense?
So, if you haven't been drinking or
doing any kind of drugs, then you have
nothing to worry about tonight.
I have nothing to worry about. Can I
talk to your sergeant, please?
No, we're not doing that.
Yes, I will.
I'm asking are you willing to cooperate
with these exercises? Yes or no?
feel like this is a
no?
I need a yes or a no.
I don't feel like this is the best
opportunity for me
So, you're being confusing right now?
No, I'm not.
Yes, you can. This is your last chance.
I'm going to ask you if you're going to
cooperate with the exercises.
If you're not going to cooperate, then I
have to move forward based on my
observations.
So, what am I cooperating to?
Allowing me to check your eyes, okay?
Then I'm going to ask for a couple of
exercises. Walk and turn, one leg stand,
very simple.
It's up to you.
Okay?
But, I'm not going to ask again.
So, are you willing to let me check your
eyes and make sure that you're not
impaired and okay to drive?
Yes or no?
Okay.
Do you have any weapons or anything on
you?
No, sir.
All right, just check real quick, okay?
So, at this point, you're going to be
arrested for DUI.
My next question is, are you going to
provide me with a sample of your breath?
Okay.
Okay.
Let me just read you this real quick.
If you refuse to take the test at our
request of you, your driving privilege
will be suspended for a period of 1 year
for the first refusal or 18 months if
your driving privilege has been
previously suspended or if you've been
previously fined under 327.35215
for refusing to submit to a lawful test
of your breath, urine, or blood.
Additionally, if you refuse to take the
test at our request of you
and your driving privilege has been
previously suspended
or if you've been previously fined under
327.35215
for refusal to submit to your lawful
test of your breath, urine, or blood,
you will be committing a misdemeanor in
addition to any other penalties which
can be imposed by law. Refusal to submit
to the test at our request of you is
admissible in evidence in any court
criminal proceedings.
So,
having all that in mind,
are you going to provide me with a
breath sample, yes or no?
No, sir.
Okay. All right, come on over here.
And Officer Taggett's going to go ahead
and make sure you don't have anything on
you.
So, I am under arrest now?
Yes.
You're under arrest for DUI.
Okay. One step
Do you understand?
Anything on you?
No.
Uh about $3,000 cash.
No, I don't have
No, I don't think that happened.
Just got to focus here.
Uh
I will be going to jail.
Mr., are you selling
drugs or anything like that in your car?
No, sir.
Just to let you know, we're going to be
inventorying the car and check
So, this is giving me an opportunity to
see what's in
I just had to make sure the person was
driving the car.
I am saying no. You want to take me in
the jail.
For being drunk and driving, yeah.
I'm not drunk.
Okay, that's
Okay.
Can you just separate your arms from
your
Okay. Then I'm just going to
Where?
Yeah.
Yeah, the passenger side of my car.
When you get to the jail, they'll let
you get three phone numbers out of your
phone.
Let's see what they say.
Here, go ahead and go forward.
I don't know um phone numbers.
Go forward.
You can take your phone with you.
Mr. Just step forward.
Please, I will just come right now,
can you have a seat first and then
It's good. I appreciate it. If um
Why not?
And that's the other door right there.
So, what you're going to get is the one
is the speeding ticket and the other is
going to be the DUI citation.
They're going to be lumped in together.
How you doing?
And then I'm going to have to set
Okay.
How you doing?
Hey.
Hey.
What's going on, guys?
I'm going to lie. I thought it was going
to be like this and then I was like it's
only the fourth for us. It's not like
the fourth yet. So, tomorrow will be
like the whole day.
It started off crazy last night.
Okay.
And then I was like, "Oh, man. Shit."
There were a lot of people coming in.
I was like,
"Asshole." Or medical clearance was
March 20th and [ __ ]
It was
March 20th and [ __ ]
I support that wholeheartedly, sir.
Thank you so much.
Okay.