What was meant to be a peaceful, family-friendly festival turned into chaos within moments. We're not messing up. Sacred Heart Church Festival, Pinellas Park, Florida. As officers arrived on scene, they were met with confusion and a large uncontrolled crowd. But by then, panic had already taken hold. >> [laughter] >> You're going to have to go that way. It's time TO GO. LET'S GO. Let's go. Party's over. Amid the confusion, one woman suddenly attempted to leave the area in her vehicle. Instead of waiting for a clear path, she accelerated forward, moving directly through the crowded festival exit. Oh, wow. You're going right. Go. Go. Let's go. Within seconds, the situation escalated into a dangerous vehicle encounter. We're not messing up. 451, it's got hit by a car. 4 tag 51 delta alpha golf alpha red car primary police side. Unit 7846 white stop that vehicle. 4 from 10-4, I went I'm going to have to lean a looting. John, what does the car look like? Look like a red Nissan, I believe a Murano. It's an S uh sedan. Look like a black uh driver. All right, man. I'm all right, then. Yeah, that's good, man. Yeah. Officers quickly shifted focus, transitioning from crowd control to an active vehicle stop. The suspect attempted to continue moving, but was rapidly surrounded. And the start of the tag is 51? Hey, what happened? What do you mean what happened? >> Yeah, 10-12. What just happened with the cop back there? I was trying to go straight and he was trying to force me to go right and I was trying to >> Can you step out for me? >> Yes, I can. Why didn't you stop? I did stop. I stopped and he tried to force me to go to the right. Okay. And then you hit No, I did not hit him. He banged on He banged my window and tried to bust my window. >> Come over here for me. Do you have an ID with you? Yes, I do. Where at? Hey, let me get one more unit over here. 47 and 78. I have my child with me. I understand. All right, come on. Walk back here for me. Am I I'm not going to jail, am I? What's that? I'm not going to jail, am I? I I'm not the one that you hit, so. I didn't hit anyone. Just come back here for me. I need you to come over here with me, Janay. The police got me pulled over. I'm over here on a block away. They was trying to force me to go right when I was trying to go straight to come meet y'all. And the police banged on my window. They tried to say I ran them over. I didn't I I promise to God I didn't I'm on the same road as public. I stopped to let the kids go by. He tried to force me to go right and I needed to go straight and not right. Well, you know you you have to listen to them, right? For you to do that is unlawful. You realize that, right? I do. Okay. And you still chose to do it anyways. I needed to go straight because I was meeting my sister. Okay. To go home. It feels Can you please just stand by with her for a second? Not yet. He wants to. Did you hear what? No, I didn't. I was I was trying to get out with you. Yes, this this I just want to make contact with him. Was that Yeah, I'm going to 592 to 441. Can we talk back here for me? Can you walk me through what happened? So, I was coming up I was parked in the church's parking lot and I was coming up to meet my sister because they were all shooting kids were running everything. So, I'm trying to come straight to meet her and it would it would kids in the road. I stopped and he would the police were trying to was trying to force me to go right and that's not the way that I was supposed to be going. I was supposed to be going straight to to leave. And he banged on my banged on my window and I just continued to drive. Okay. Why did you go straight? You know >> Because I because I was trying to meet my sister. They were over in the parking lot waiting for me. The way that he was trying to make me go was not the direction that they were in. Okay. Did you see him in his full uniform and stuff like that with his traffic vest and stuff? Yes, I did. >> that he was a cop and that you should have obeyed his lawful order. And you still decided to go forward and you struck him with your vehicle and doing so >> not strike It's on video. I'm I'm telling you what did happen. I did not strike him. Are you denying that that happened or that you intended to do that? >> I'm not denying that I continued forward, but I I I I did not run him over. >> doing that, you struck him with your vehicle. So, you you see how that's a big problem, right? Yes, I do, but I don't I don't recall me striking him with my vehicle. Okay. Do you not understand that it is it's a misdemeanor in the state of Florida to even willfully disobey his order, right? No, I I did not know that. >> You didn't think that potentially it could be a a criminal act uh not obey a police officer? I know it's a criminal act, but I didn't know it was a misdemeanor. Are you here to pick up a child? My child I was meeting my >> Besides the the the little girl in the car? No, I was meeting my sister so we could leave. We were leaving the we were leaving from the fair. >> I'm talking to her. So, um have you ever been arrested? No. Have you ever had any other criminal any citations, anything like that? >> No. Where do you live? I live off of Payne's Road. Payne's Road? Yes. Okay. Is this vehicle yours or somebody else's? >> No, that's my vehicle. >> Registered to you? Yes. Do you have insurance and stuff like that? >> Yes, I do. >> Okay. All right. Do me a favor, put your hands behind your back. You are being placed under arrest. I'm going to take this off of you. Janay, come get my stuff. Don't don't fight me. I'm not fighting. They're taking me to jail. Ma'am, stay over there. She asked me to get her stuff. I I'm I'm telling you to stay over there. I have keys my keys. Hang on a second, ma'am. I have money at home for bail. I'm going to go to the fire department real quick. I got to uh Shalom is going to call me. Hang on for me. Park 611 for me. You press zero. Hang on. I'm going to put myself on a call. Give me a second. Okay. Hurt my mention. Do you have anything on you? No, I don't. Anything illicit? Do you have a bicycle? All right. Hang on for real one second. I got to go do it. Can I get that? Can you just hang on for real one second? I got two kids. My kids Okay. You you Are you in that car? I'm in the white car. Okay. You can go ahead and go. We just standing here. I'm just trying to Okay. No one asked you to be here besides her, so. That that I'm going to be here because Okay. And that's fine, but don't blame me for the children I'm not I'm not blaming you for the children. They're right here, baby. It's all right. Can you stand by with her for a minute or something? You have to You don't have to have all of them Yes, you have to call her and let her know and get the the bail bonds. My bracelet and my watch, yes. Uh do you want her to secure the vehicle or park it at public's and stuff like that? Okay. Are the keys on you somewhere or >> No, they're in the car. Okay. All right. Within moments, officers brought the vehicle to a stop and took the driver into custody without further incident. I know. All right, man. Step up for me. We're going to come over to this ma'am. I'm going to get you up to the jail, okay? What's the festival called? One more time? Yeah. 341 Let's pick up like 30 of my DUIs. >> [laughter] >> All right, ma'am. The two different charges, the one for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, the second being the failure to obey a a lawful command from an emergency situation. I have it right here. It's coming over there. She now faces serious charges. What started as a night of celebration ended in confusion, fear, and violence. 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