But what you're doing is >> detaining me for no [ __ ] reason? >> No, I'm not detaining you for no reason. >> You're slowing me down. I got [ __ ] work to do. For what? For what? I'm under arrest for what? Shoot me, [ __ ] It's not a gun. Hold on. Shoot me. Stop. Shoot me. What starts as an everyday citation quickly turns into one of the deadliest resistance moments for those officers. On March 13th, 2025, Sheldon, Illinois, a quiet rural area in Iroquois County. Just after 9:37 p.m., deputies conducted a routine traffic stop for failure to signal a turn. What starts as a simple citation quickly turns into one of the most violent resistance encounters the department has seen. Good evening. >> I just want to thank all of you guys for all that. I was trying to make a home. Oh, is something messed up with it right now? >> Yeah. Okay, I was wondering if we were pulling in here or not. The reason for the stop was just that you didn't use a turn signal back there or maybe your lights are messed up or something. I see you got some damage. Okay. Okay, is it is this is breaking down right now? >> Right now. I think Okay. All my lights are on. Okay. Do you have your driver's license proof of insurance with you? The insurance is in the glove box. My driver's license is right here. We heading to Milford? Yeah. Okay. Sir, do you have a license or ID on you you don't mind sharing? We're trying to get off the road. You can follow me home and then we'll do I'll take care of all that. Oh, yeah, that's not I'm not we're not going to leave here without me finishing this. Unless I need to get you a tow. Maybe this is it. Oh, yes. I would No turn signal. >> Did I turn it off, Terry? Turn it off. Turn it off. If it don't start in here, I guess you Well, I'll help you out, you know, that's what I'm here for, too, you know. Okay, that This is the registration if the insurance is in there. And where's my registration and paperwork? Okay, right here. Okay, perfect. Is it I got Or I got to look at it? You said your name is Terry? My name is Terry. Okay, what's your last name? Gardner. Okay. I don't think I know who you are. You shouldn't. No. Well, I mean, I've lived here all my life, so I mean, I'm not saying just cuz of the police matters. Okay. I'm going to take on to this cuz I'll lose it. I'll be right back, okay? No weapons in the vehicle? No. Okay. I'm going to shut this, okay? Okay, I'll let you shut it when you're ready, okay? Driver, 49-year-old Suzette Fassett. Passenger, 58-year-old Terry Gardner. Both from Milford. Deputies make contact. No immediate issues with Fassett. She complies. Suzette, is it? Yeah. If we open the door. If your window's not going to go down. You might come on back with me. I'm just going to get you a written warning and get you on your way. I just have a couple questions while I write you that warning. Okay. Obviously, no tickets or nothing. Okay. Can I pop this hood for him? I I'd like him to just stay in the car while I do that. I just I'll be I'll be distracted with you. I don't I don't like when people are out roaming around. Okay. But as soon as we get done here, I can even help you get that worked out, okay? >> my friend. He's supposed to be coming with a jump battery. Oh, can you not have him show up to the traffic stop, though? Just tell him to wait. We don't like it when people come to the stop. Well, he ain't going to be He's going to be a minute. >> Okay. All right, I'm going to have you come up my front seat here. Okay. This is just going to be a So, yeah, back there at the uh the intersection that we both turned at, your I don't know if it doesn't work or if you didn't use it, but your turn signal didn't It didn't go off. Well, I could see that that one's messed up, so maybe that you got some electrical going on or something. I don't need this on. What is your current address? Is this correct? >> Yes. I just got this car, actually. Okay, would you have any objection to me taking a look and just making sure there's no weapons or nothing in there but when we're done with this? >> No, I don't care. Okay, what time is it? Is Terry going to not care? Is he going to be a little bit I mean there I mean you can look, but there ain't nothing in the in the car, but you can look. You can stand off to the side. All right. Go ahead and hop out. He's still in the car. Should I search her? Search her first. You mind if I just search you real quick before I Just put your hands up on the car for me. Nothing on you? When you brought Would you shake that out for me real quick? Sorry. I don't want to expose you and then just one more time. Okay, no weapons or nothing in the car? All right, I'll have you just hang back here, okay? Things change fast when they search the vehicle. Under Gardner's seat, suspected cocaine and drug paraphernalia. >> Fassett is taken into custody without resistance. Gardner? Not so much. Wait, he's not getting in the car because this is no longer consent. That's not what we're doing right now. You're about to get detained. You're not doing that right now. >> what? You just need to leave the car alone. Cuz I have to put my phone down. Walk back here with me. I'm not walking. I'm putting the You're not doing that right now. You're not doing that right now. Walk back here with me. Will you just stop? You're going to go along with your day when I'm done with this. But what you're doing is going to No, I'm not detaining you for no reason. This could literally almost be done, but we're having to fight with you. Having been done, it shouldn't have been started. >> It is started. Shoot me. Shoot me. Stop. >> Shoot me. It's not going to happen. Shoot me. Stop. Shoot me. Shoot me. Stop. Shoot me. Shoot me. Why are you guys arresting me? Shoot me. WHY ARE YOU ARRESTING ME? THAT'S WHAT THE CONTROL STOP IS. TURN AROUND. I DON'T I don't know [ __ ] I shoot, [ __ ] Turn around. >> [screaming] >> Why are you guys Stop. Turn around. Stop. Terry. Stop. Turn around. Turn around. Just let me Don't put that god damn thing to me again. Stop, man. I'm not trying to WRESTLE WITH YOU. STOP. GOOD JOB. STOP. TURN AROUND. STOP. TURN AROUND. STOP. WHY YOU STOPPING I'M A [ __ ] MAN. STOP. PLEASE. I DON'T KNOW. DON'T DO THAT, MAN. Gardener makes his position crystal clear. Repeated shouts of "I'm not going." He begins actively resisting. Deputies attempt to handcuff him. He fights back hard, swinging, pushing, refusing commands. They're hurting me. Stop resisting. Resisting. Get off me. GET OFF OF ME. GET OFF OF ME. TAKE A TASTE. OKAY, get off me. Okay, I'm asking you to get off me. Stop. Listen. I'm asking you to get off me. Stop fighting with us, all I'll give you one more chance. Turn over. Turn over. Turn over. Get on your stomach. Yeah, no. Get off me. Get on your stomach. >> Get off me. Let me get off my I'm going to give you one more chance. Hey, wait. Wait. Get on your stomach. Turn over. You're about to get sued for real. >> Turn over. Get on your stomach. One. Look at me, now. One. Look at my stomach. I can't do Get on your stomach. my stomach. Come on, stop. He's got it. Let go of me. my stomach, please. Stop. Just look at me. Stop tasing me. Look at me. In the chaos, Gardener tries to grab a deputy's taser, attempting to disarm an officer. The move fails, but not before both deputies are injured in the struggle. Punches, kicks, full-on physical fight on the ground beside the vehicle. Okay. You guys killed her. I don't. Turn over. Stop. We're not trying to fight with you, okay? Yeah, I do. It's okay. It's okay. Dude, stop pulling my gun. Okay. Roll over. It's okay. OKAY, STOP, MAN. IT'S OKAY. I HAD IT PUT AWAY. Roll over. Roll over, bud. It's okay. Stop resisting. Okay. Stop resisting. >> Okay. Just relax, bud. Take a breath. Terry, stop. Stop. Okay. Terry. I'm trying to see. Listen to me. Can you hear me, officer? What? It don't get me. Okay. All right. You're in handcuffs, all right? I'm all right. I'm all right. I'm going to stand you up, okay? >> lay right here for one second. >> Okay. Then I want to stand you up. >> tear up my goddamn room. Okay. After a prolonged fight, deputies gain control and handcuff Gardner, but the resistance doesn't end there. I don't know. Well, he would have been in the warm truck if he'd have cooperated. >> I've been I've been in the warm car. >> One, two, three. All right. We're good. Don't tear up my [ __ ] room. Take a deep breath. I'm not going nowhere. I'm still. You know I wasn't resisting, you [ __ ] huh? Have a lock here. You know you did this, [ __ ] So you're going to goddamn taze me? Have a lock here. Okay. Can you take it off, please? I'm not [snorts] resisting. If I was resisting, you would have been out to fight. I ain't put my hands on nobody. And if I if I was resisting, I would I could have I had plenty to watch you doing all that. I need you to face the truck a little bit. >> I'm talking. I'd like you to look at who I'm talking to. I'm talking to you. All right, get up. Hold on, I'm trying to see. The back you can sit in back, all right? >> I've done the [ __ ] up and broke my goddamn leg. We should have never have stopped. I can't see [ __ ] Turn around. You can sit backwards in there, all right? Okay. Can you Can you loosen that side? Terry, you can sit My hands are Look at my hands. Why are they all Your finger going through both handcuffs. You have two sets of cuffs on you, Terry. You're going to be uncomfortable. Look at my hands. [ __ ] cold, man. We're going to get you warm. You better do what you got to do to me now. I'm not one of you football [ __ ] You guys just over run and do like you want to do. Next time you see me say hi. Is it breath now? What? At the Iroquois County Jail, Gardner fights correction staff again. As a result, Terry Gardner faces serious felony charges. Possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, two counts of aggravated battery to a peace officer, attempting to disarm a peace officer. Fassett, only drug possession and paraphernalia, released on notice to appear. This body cam footage shows how fast a routine stop can turn deadly serious. Hit that like button if you learned something today, and don't forget to subscribe to Jury Duty and turn on notifications so you never miss an upload.