On August 7th, 2024, officers conducted a traffic stop when they noticed [music] shady activity from the vehicle's occupants. >> Hi. >> Hey. >> I didn't see your license and registration. Is everything okay? Yeah, I'm trying to get to my next job. >> Okay, I appreciate that. >> I got my license for >> Perfect. You go ahead and get that for me. That'd be great. Thank you. >> All right. And do you have the registration for the car, Miss Lewis? >> I just got the car. >> Okay. Is the tag registered to the truck? >> Yes, I have two trucks. >> Okay. Even though my old truck had got transferred to the new truck, but it's within a 30-day period. >> Okay, hang tight. Let me check everything. >> My car payment, like the uh what when I bought my car. >> That's okay. Hang tight. Let me check everything. >> Yeah, I know. Unlock the door for me, sir. Please. >> Unlock the door, please. Unlock the door. Thank you. Step on out. >> Step on out. >> Step out, sir. Come on. Step out. >> Okay. >> Okay. Step out. Listen to what I'm telling you. Step out of the car. Perfect. Relax. Come on. Okay. Relax. Turn away from me. Perfect. Stay put. >> Is there a reason why you >> Yep. I'm going to talk to you in one second, ma'am. Okay. Okay. Perfect. I'm going to put you in my car real quick. I can raise your hat. Perfect. Throw back on her right over here on my car. I'm going to double lock them cuffs. Have a seat in the car and then I'm going to talk to your girlfriend. I'm going to talk to you. Okay. >> All right. >> All right. >> What's going on? >> I think you know what's going on. I know what's going on. >> Cuz I've done this for 36 years. I watch people in cabs when they move around switch seats. You feel me? So hang tight right there. I'll be up with you in a minute. >> Excuse me. Am I Am I going to jail? >> You just switched seats on me. I don't even know who you are yet. So, hang tight. I'm going to get your name. You got a suspended license. >> I'm going to find out. >> Huh? >> Okay. >> Hey, man. Please, man. >> Okay. Why did you just stay, man? >> Okay. Hang tight. Hang. Let me talk to the Is that the wife or girlfriend? That's >> That's my That's my wife. Okay. Knees in for me. I don't want to hit her. Hang tight. >> Open the door, dear. Perfect. Okay, I'm going to read you something and I want you to listen to me. I want you to look right at my face. >> Okay. >> Okay. I've done this for 36 years. >> Mhm. >> Probably longer than you've been alive. >> Mhm. >> I'm very observant and I know who was sitting in the driver's seat when it went by me back there and I know who's sitting in the driver's seat now. I also can see through the back windshield when people switch on me. Do you feel the inflection in my voice? Do you feel it? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. I'm going to read you something and I want you to be very clear. If you lie to me, you're going into the back of that car in handcuffs. Your choice. >> I know the truth. You know the truth. I'm going to read you something and I want to hear the truth. Okay. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can or will 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. If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, one will be appointed to represent you for any question if you wish. You can decide at any time to exercise these rights to answer any questions or make any statements. Do you understand your rights? >> Yes or no? >> No. >> What don't you understand? >> I don't understand what's going on. >> Okay. I'm just This card is all I want to make sure you understand. Do you understand your rights that I just read? You want me to read them again? >> No. >> Okay. Do you understand them? Yes or no? >> No. >> Okay. What don't you understand? So I can clarify. What don't you understand? >> I don't I don't know what's going on. >> I know. We're going to talk about that once you understand your rights. Cuz I told you if you lie, you're going to jail. I'm just telling you that. >> But I'm giving you my information. My car. >> Ma'am, do you understand your rights? I'm just asking. >> No, I don't. That's okay. So, what do you what do you want me to explain so you understand them? >> What? >> Ma'am, >> did you pull me over? >> Okay, ma'am. We'll talk about the rights and we'll talk about why I pulled you over. Actually, why I pulled him over? Okay. >> He's pulling me over. >> No, ma'am. I'm pulling him over. >> This is my truck. >> Okay, I realize that. Do you understand your rights? >> I don't. >> Okay. What don't you understand? So, we can go through this again. We're going to sit here all day till we get this done. So, the quicker we do this, the better off it will be for you. >> I don't understand why. >> Okay. As soon as you understand your rights, we'll talk about everything. We'll talk about why he got stopped. We'll talk about why we're here. We'll talk about why you might be going to jail or might not be going to jail. So, do you understand your rights? Yes or no? >> No. >> What don't you understand then? >> I don't I just don't understand. >> What don't you understand? If you want me to read them again, I'll read them again for you. You have the right to remain silent. Hold on. We'll do this one line at a time. Do you understand? You have the right to remain silent. >> No. >> What don't you understand? >> What does What What is >> Okay, ma'am. Hang tight. Go get my second set of cups. Put in jail. Hang tight. >> I got mine over there. Step out for me, ma'am. You presented yourself as a driver. Now you're going to take the fall, too. >> I'm not. >> This is obstruction. You're being arrested for obstruction. >> Can you talk to me for about >> No, no, ma'am. I tried to talk to you. You didn't want to talk. No, ma'am. You want >> You have to read your rights to in order for us to talk to you. You said you don't understand them, so we cannot speak. >> Okay. But I understand that you're saying you have to read my rights. >> But you have to understand your rights. >> I want to take that with you. >> Okay. I'll we'll talk about that. Okay, let's step back to my car. Can I put her in yours real quick while I talk to him? I'll put them both in together. No, I'll deal with all that. Thank you. >> I'm going to double lock the cuffs so they don't tighten up. We're going to have you sit back here and then I'm going to talk to your husband. Okay. Thank you. Please do not move these cuffs to the front. >> Would you be able to tell me why you're >> No, ma'am. You don't want to talk to me. >> I'm talking to you. >> No, ma'am. You're not. I read you your rights and you didn't wish to talk to me. So, have a seat for me. >> Can you hand me my phone? >> No, ma'am. Have a seat in the car. >> Sir, you're you're you're violating my right. >> No, ma'am. You don't have a right to have a phone. Have a seat in the car. >> No, but you're you're taking me out of my car and not telling me why. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Thank you. I told you you're being arrested for obstruction. Watch. Watch that. >> What did What did >> Thank you. >> Sorry about this, sir. It'll be just another minute. Understand your rights. >> Yes or no? >> Mhm. >> Uhuh. I know. Yes or no? Audible. >> Yeah. >> Yes. Okay. What happened today? >> Red shirt sitting in the driver's seat. Drove by me. >> I'm going just say we was just working, man. I get it. >> We was just working, man. >> I get it. You're out working. Okay. You drove by me. You didn't have your seat belt on. That's honest to God's truth why I came to get y'all. >> Can I ask you? >> Go ahead. >> I'll talk. >> Can we get a warning? >> I think we're beyond warnings at this point. >> Can we get a warning, man? >> We're beyond warnings at this point. Now listen to me. Listen to me. Uh ticket. >> Watch. Watch. >> It's hot, man. >> I get it. I get it. Listen to me. Listen. Listen. Listen. Okay. Listen. Why'd you switch seats? I'm just asking why. >> I'm just asking. Are you going to take us, >> sir? I'm talking to you about what happened. You switched seats on me. Why did you switch seats? I watched you through the back window. It's very easy to see. Why did you switch seats? Is it because your license is suspended? Or do you have a warrant or is there something going on I need to know about? Yes. No. Maybe. I don't know. Sir, >> talk to me. >> Like >> I'm giving you an opportunity. You don't want to take the opportunity. That's fine. I'm saying um like you say the opportunity like we just out here working. >> No, I'm telling you I'm giving you opportunity to tell the truth. Okay. >> I'm telling you an opportunity to tell the truth right now. This is your opportunity. >> We just been out here working. >> I get that. You've said that four times. Why did we switch seats? >> I just don't get it. I watched it. It's on video for God's sake. You can see all in the video. Why'd you switch seats? All right. >> Was going right two blocks away. She she she to the property right here. >> So you had to jump in the driver's seat. >> No, she just >> I'm listening. I'm listening. >> We We had to go two blocks over and she just >> she couldn't exhausted. Well, she can't drive with a valid license cuz hers is suspended. >> No, she can't, sir. She can't. >> Yes, she can. >> What's your license suspended for? >> My license is suspended. I got um one last thing to do is to renew my child support and I just got out of court for this yesterday. >> And and again, I listen to me. If you have somebody in a car as a valid license, why in the world would you not let her do that? And then to top it all off, you get I thought y'all were going to run from me. The way y'all accelerated, I thought you were going to run till the post guy pulled in front of you. >> We're going two blocks away. >> And then you switch spots on me. I think you were going to run, honestly. >> Mm- >> All right. >> Uh-uh. We We We good people, man. >> I'm not saying you're a bad person. I'm not saying you're a bad person. >> Young people, we got these little shorties and we trying to we trying to take care of babies. >> And again, >> what are you teaching them? What are you teaching them? I'm I'm I'm teaching them I'm teaching them how to work and I'm teach but you got you got to be responsible. That's it. That's not being responsible what you did. That's not being responsible. >> We just left that uh shell stone right now. >> All right. Watch your me. I'm going to close the door. >> Hey, can I uh speak with you? >> Yeah. Watch me. Watch me. >> We're going to have to impound it because somebody's going to have to >> you can't drive. Both of you going both of you going to jail. >> Both of us. >> Yes. >> Can you um let me take my I'm I'm right here on this street. my destination. It's right here on the street. >> What does that have to do with anything? >> To to park my car. >> No, I can't do that. It's It's either got to be impounded or somebody has to come get it. And since you two can't drive, nobody's coming to get it. So, I'm going to search it first. Is there weed in there? >> No. >> No. >> I'm I'm going to search it. Is there weed in there? So, I can sir it smell it. >> Listen, you you know how you put out a joint? >> Yep. >> That's what it is. Okay. >> Okay. Listen, I want to tell you the truth. Go ahead. We're honest people. >> You said that too and I believe that. >> I don't want you to get the wrong impression. >> I'm terrified. >> We got three. >> Okay. Why are you terrified now? >> Because I I work every day. >> Every day. >> I don't I don't get into illegal activities. >> You say that today because you switched on me. >> I smoke weed. >> Okay. Well, that's that's I mean with with a weed card, you can do that. That's legal now, >> right? >> I'm not worried about that. Okay. What I'm worried about is what happened when this all started. >> Right. But you didn't tell me why you um >> I told us. >> I I read you your rights. You didn't want to speak to me, ma'am. You didn't understand anything. So, I'm telling you, you I told you you were arrested for obstruction. >> But what is obstruction? >> Obstruction means that you were in the passenger seat. He was in the driver's seat. You switched on me. And then you presented yourself as the driver when I walked up to the car. >> I went to reach for your license and you gave me your license representing yourself as the driver. It's obstruction. >> Yeah. >> So, watch your watch your knee. I'm going to close the door. >> Sorry. >> Watch your knee. >> The couple were both charged with obstructing justice and possession of drug paraphernalia, as well [music] as multiple driving infractions. Thank you for viewing our channel. As always, remember to [music] like, share, and subscribe for more of our videos.