On February 5th, 2025, an officer noticed a DOT vehicle slowly driving and producing heavy white dot smoke. Concerned that something wasn't right, the officer conducted a traffic stop. >> Yeah. You can't be driving your car like that. >> You see the smoke? >> I'm heading to a gas station. Where >> the gas station >> for? Which one? >> Up this way. Got the other one up the street. >> What? What are you going to do there? >> What are you going to do there? >> Just water. >> This is just water. >> Where? >> 21 11 24 hours. >> Just water cuz I already know the kind of car. >> Okay. Well, I'm just letting you know you can't be driving like this with your smoke. I need your license registration insurance. >> Do you need that? >> It's against the law. This is against the law. for it to be smoking more than 5 seconds. It's been smoking this entire time since you came out from 434 and Gateway. >> 434 and Gateway Drive, man. Okay. I need your license insurance. I'm not going to ask you again. Okay. >> I need your license for retroation insurance. >> You're going to talk about it and you ask a question. You're going to wait for me to give you an answer. Can you hear me, sir? And I will give you the invitation. >> I'm waiting. Okay. Because you're doubting my expertise. >> I'm not doubting. You're I have the right to ask questions. You're not ask questions. Answer. >> Well, and I have the the authority to ask for your driver's >> license. Authority. You have the right to wait and answer me up. >> Okay. So, question. I'm not going to play on your time because you're actually blocking the road here because you decided to pull over here. Okay. I need your driver's license right now. You don't give it to me, then we're going to take a ride up north. Okay. >> Huh? >> Are you gonna give me your driver's license for now? >> Are you going to wait for me to give it to you or you going to talk? >> Okay, we're not playing that. Get out the car now. >> You cannot open my door. >> That's too bad. >> Let me see. Pull me out the door. >> Listen, you're going to stop that. >> 21. >> That is not What is your >> Get out the door. Do that again. >> I'm doing it right now. >> One second to touch me again. Let it go now. >> Get out the car. >> No, I'm not. You're going to let go. >> So now what is your problem? Tell me. >> Get out the car. >> Get out the car. >> Let go of my arm. >> I'm not letting go of your arm. >> Oh, you don't. You're not. No, ma'am. >> You left or right? >> Yes, ma'am. You're under arrest. You're going to go to jail. >> You have >> What are you wait What are you reaching for? >> My damn phone. >> No, you're not. >> Come on, man. >> Let me see you get out my car cuz now I feel I feel threatened. >> That's That's okay. Get out the car. It's a lawful order. >> Okay. You're under arrest. You're going up north. >> No, it is not. >> Yes, ma'am. >> No, it's not. >> Yes. I don't want to hurt you. >> Do you want whatever your name is? >> I don't want to hurt you. >> I need you to find out what the law is. >> That's too bad. Okay. Oh, the blow is too bad. >> No, you're going to find it out. >> But here's what you should be saying. >> Turn off your car. >> I'm not here to No, no, no. Yes, you are. >> How I'm supposed to do my job. I'm here on a violation of a traffic infraction. Okay. And you refuse to ID yourself to me. Okay. >> Who are you supposed to >> I have So, what I need you to do, ask for help. >> Go ahead. I still got one resisting. [Music] I'm not. And you're going to let go of my wrist. >> No, I'm not. Because you're under arrest. Well, I'm >> 97. I won't take too long. >> No, you're going to calm down. Let go of my wrist. No, ma'am. >> And I'm sending my car. >> Hey, L1, block this car in. >> You're going to let go of my wrist? >> No. No, I'm not. >> I'm not running away. >> That's You're tensing up. You're pulling your arm back. >> That's You have the right to pull me. Absolutely. Yes, I do. I had you. >> You do not You're under arrest. Right. You're under arrest. You're going to jail. Let go of my hand. >> You're You're going to jail. Okay. See, you're not going to get out of this without going to jail. >> You're not getting out of this >> uh >> with >> No, I'm not. I'm going to take you to jail, though. >> Go ahead. You're going to let go of my arm. >> I'm going to take you to jail. >> My arm. >> See, the thing is, I know Rob and I know the rule. >> Okay. One, I'm not trying to go nowhere. I have the right to ask questions. You have no right to hold my hand because I'm not resisting nothing. Hola, >> ask me to remove my hand. No, >> let's get out of the car then. >> No, I feel unsafe. >> Why do you give me Why is he holding tense enough resisting? >> No. No, no, no, no, no. Don't make me. You come in, you ask the question, right? >> We're not going to play. >> You're going to Does he have the right to hold me? Where am I going? >> Yes, he does. >> No, he does not. He identified himself as he did not. I get it. >> That's a car. >> No, you do not have that right. >> I do. Hey, stop fighting. Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. [Applause] [Music] Let's get her up. >> Ananda, if you don't mind. >> No, I do mind. >> We're going to do a talking. >> We're going to do a uh >> No. >> Toaster for this car, right? >> Absolutely. >> Let's get her up. One. >> All right. >> Morning, y'all. Y'all jump. No, >> I for Uhuh. I'm not walking away without my >> Yeah, you are walking. >> Relax. Relax. Do not >> do not get in the damn car. >> Yes, you are. >> Get in the car. >> Feed in now. Do it. >> I'm coming. >> Get you your phone. >> Thank you. Thank you so much. >> That just made life easily. [Music] >> We going to have an issue with you. >> We Okay. >> We didn't have an issue for you. >> All right. >> Which one is it? >> The right one. Right one in the car. [Music] You can keep my phone locked, too. >> Can you lock my phone? You do not have >> I have your phone in your purse. >> Is it locked? >> I just put it in your purse. >> It's my phone locked. >> I just put it in your purse. >> Make sure my phone is locked. You do not have any authorization to go through my phone. >> I wasn't planning on it. >> I don't care. >> It's going through your phone. >> My best advice to you is to calm down because >> my phone is already calm. I don't feel safe because you guys can't even ask me what's going on. He started attacking from the beginning. >> Well, listen. You're going to jail. I told you your charges. Don't make it hard because the mosquito will rip you out of the car when we get to the jail >> cuz the corrections officers are going to make it way harder than what it has to be. >> Oh, that's fine. >> Okay. So, if you don't cooperate with them, they go by a different set of rules. >> Your voice and listen to me. >> No, cuz I don't care what you have to say. >> At first, it appeared this could be just a mechanical dot issue. But as the stop unfolded, it became clear there dot was more to investigate. This footage highlights dot how something as routine as smoke from a vehicle dot can quickly escalate into a law enforcement matter.