Walworth County, Wisconsin. A deputy initiates a traffic stop on a silver Ford Mustang. Not for anything major, but for two simple violations. The rear window is covered with louvers blocking visibility into the vehicle. And when the plate is run, the registered owner comes back with a revoked license. What begins as a routine stop quickly starts to feel different. Hey, good afternoon, driver. Do you mind just putting your hands out the window? So, okay. I thanks. I just couldn't see in the vehicle with the louvers, man. I Appreciate it. >> Oh, no problem. How you doing today? Hey, I'm Deputy Turner with the Walworth County Sheriff's Office. The reason I stopped you is kind of one of nostalgia. The louvers. Oh, really? >> With the obstruct Well, I do like them. They're old school, but they obstruct your view and it's actually in violation. So, that's part of the reason. The other reason I stopped you is uh the registered owner on the vehicle is showing revoked. But, I take it you're not Michelle. I'm not Michelle. I just need to see your driver's license, registration, proof of the insurance for the vehicle. Uh Well, I don't know where it's from. I'm sorry. I don't I I'm sorry. I can barely hear you. I don't know where she's at. Got you. How about the registration? >> the registration is not in the car. Is that >> And I know that that It should be in the wallet, I think. Looks like it. It's just hard to read. It's been in there a while. You never had to pull this out much, huh? That's That's a good thing, man. Uh I know that the plate the sticker is not good, but it's uh Yeah, it's they're already been You know, I'm um called the It's expired? No, no, they're not expired. Oh, it's already updated, you're saying, but the sticker's bad. How come you didn't put the new sticker on? Or she didn't? Didn't do it. Are you Are you Michelle? Oh, you're not Michelle, either? Can I see your ID, too? I just like to know who I'm dealing with. Definitely Sweetie, I'm sorry. I I can't I can't barely hear over the car. You don't know where your ID is? Hey, I saw your your bumper sticker, too. That says come and take it. Is there any guns in the car? >> No. Because I'm like that strikes me as like a a second amendment thing. Is it like a second amendment thing? You in the guns? I am. I'm like it's all good. I'm a wild card. You know what I got you. But there's no guns or anything in the in the car or anything? Okay. Um Yeah, I'm an American. Okay. Any other any other weapons on you? Uh I got them in my pocket. Okay. Do you mind if I take those and just hold on to those during our contact? I'll just put I'll put them on the hood of my car or Cool, man. It's just while we're we're sitting together. Where are you guys coming from today? Uh just down down Illinois and back up there. Oh, really in Illinois? Whereabouts? Uh Twin Lakes. Oh, yeah? Yeah. Well, I love Richmond more, but I was going to buy cigarettes. Oh, really? Okay. I got you. But I I'm like I saw all the bags in the back. Are you guys in between places right now or something? What's up? Well, well, I don't know. I lost a job, but I I got a new job. What do you do? I'm a mason. Oh, no [ __ ] >> Yep. Really? Are you like full-blown apprentice and everything? I've been doing it like 9 years, 10 years. Okay. 9 or 10 years? Yeah. Do you get like Who do you work for? Well, you know Blinsky Homes? They're all over the place. I I've heard of them. >> I like I've never checked them out, but I I've heard of them. >> Well, they're not like the high-end homes, but they're like the you know the the middle class homes, I guess you could say. Okay. Uh we're the masons for them. Go from all the way from like Port Washington I got you. Okay. All right. No big deal. So, you're just down in Illinois today? Stuff that. Okay, I'm just going to quick grab her ID. You can just chill out on the guardrail. I don't I don't like you that close to traffic. You just want to chill right over there, dude. The deputy approaches. The driver appears calm, but something seems off. Answers don't quite line up. Movements are subtle, but noticeable. The tension begins to build. This traffic stop involved two individuals inside the vehicle. I These people scare me, man. Oh, I'm sorry. Does the window not roll down? >> I wanted to and it didn't. Okay, so So do you have your ID with you as well? >> Somewhere in here. If you don't mind me taking a look for it. Whereabouts would it be? I don't want to I don't want you have to ransack the whole car and stuff, but Um I normally keep it in like a black box with my other >> 550, I'll take a second. 560, I'll give you some more time. I just don't If you don't mind I'll find it. Is it Is it not in your purse? No, it's not in this one. I don't like to take that in public. Okay. Is it So it's not a big deal. Do you have a ID in Wisconsin? Yes. Okay. I'll just take down your information. It's not a big deal. I don't I don't mean to put you out and route through it and stuff like that, but Why did she have to stand behind the car? >> What's that? So So it's kind of a safety thing for me and I I I'm hoping, you know, being pro-America and stuff like you can understand like I'm not used to I don't know. So like yesterday there was a deputy uh an officer in Alabama got shot in his own home. He's ambushed at his house. So I'm like, dude, we're like trying to be super careful so we can keep an eye on people, you know what I mean? And it's nothing personal, you know, I'm just like it is what it is. Um but when I can't see in the back of a car, I'm like that's my that's my big thing. Like the ones I hate the most are like dark tint, you know, that's why we're going to like the all super LED lighting stuff like that. All right, so I'm sorry, dear. What's your name? >> Crystal, K R Y. K R Y? Yes, S T A L. S T A L? K E. You're going to have to spell that one for me, sweetie. G E H G E H R? I'm sorry, G E H? R K E. R K E? Any middle initial? D for Dawn. D for Dawn? Yes. Hey, Crystal, what's your what's your PNP agent's name? Tina Montre. I'm sorry, Tina? Montre. Montre? Can you spell it for me? M O N T D R E? Okay, and is that in Walworth? Burlington. Burlington? So, Burlington is Racine. Okay, yep, that does sound correct. Okay. Okay. All right, I'll tell you what, we're here's the deal. So, I am going to be contacting y'all's PNP agents, okay? We're going to be here for a minute, so I don't have to tie up everything. Do you mind just stepping out and chilling out with him over here for a little bit? I'm going to ask you to step out of the vehicle, okay? You guys aren't free to leave, so you're going to be detained. So, I'm going to ask you to go ahead and step out. Because you you guys left the state and weren't supposed to with the PNP agent, plus we got the issue with the traffic stop. So, we're going to be a couple minutes and I like to be able to monitor people, so I'm I'm going to ask you to step out away from the vehicle. Like I said, that hyper-vigilant thing, I don't want you to stand here with the hyper vigilance. Yeah, otherwise, if you bring it with you, we got to search it, we got to do all that stuff, so I'm like Okay, um I'll tell you what, here, step down here with me, guys, real quick. Moments later, back up is called. As the interaction continues, suspicion grows. Okay, well, I you know what, I'll I'll let you relax. Where where abouts were you in Chicago? Well, I don't know the town by its actual name of the town, but it's North Chicago. Well, how long did you stay there? Not long at all. Just enough to Okay. All right. At this time, go ahead and stand up. What? Stand up. I'm What? Turn around put your hands behind your back. I'm not going to arrest you, but I am going to detain you, okay? So, what are you on P&P for? Uh well, it's a long story, but I ended up with uh my mom was put in jail after she passed away. Uh I'm just putting it right back, dude. There's no reason for me to hold on to that stuff. I'm going to put your flyer in your front pocket so we don't lose it. All right. For the time being, I'm just going to have you step back here and have a seat in my car um and we're going to check the car. Is there anything in there I need to worry about? And a lot of that stuff lays with fentanyl. We don't want to get his dog sick. We don't want to get sick. So, I'm just going to have you step back to my car. I'm just going to have you have a seat in the back. Again, as I said, you're not under arrest right now, but you are being detained, okay? Can you hit my unlock for me? God dude, go ahead and have a seat. Watch your head, okay? Nice and easy. I'm not going to buckle you in at this time cuz that'll hurt your wrist, dude. So, I'm just going to let you sit and relax, okay? A pat down is conducted, then a search of the vehicle, and that's when everything changes. I got a scale, it looks like meth residue. Uh I think that's a rock. So, I got a whole bunch of tablets. Like tablets in the terms of electronic tablets? Okay. Like three or four of them. All right, I got a Another one. You got a kit? Here you go. And that came from where specifically? >> Right here behind the driver's side seat. Sorry, it was laying right here. All right, a bubble. Yeah, there's this whole kit There's this whole kit. Yeah, there's a bunch of meth in it. Okay. Let's just >> we're good. Let's just tow it. When deputies searched the vehicle, they discovered a small packet of methamphetamine, only a few grams. At first, it didn't seem like much, just another minor drug possession case. But what the officers didn't realize in that moment was that this small discovery was only the beginning. All right, so here's the deal. You're not under arrest, but you are being detained. We're going to check on that P&P hold. We're also going to finish searching the car back in our environment that's appropriate for us, because there's meth in the car, there's needles, there's all sorts of it. Please don't do that. Don't tell them to do it. Oh. Please don't do that. That's your boyfriend. You guys are rolling around together all the time. We haven't seen each other for a couple of months. For about a month? Yeah. Okay. All right, so you're going to be put in handcuffs and you're going to be transported back to the office. You're both going to be detained until we thoroughly go through that car. So, that's the deal right now. I'm going to check with your P&P agent. We're going to see. Uh so, go ahead and stand up. >> Yes, sir. Thank you very much. So, should I call an attorney? What's that? Should I call an attorney? You can when you get the opportunity. Right now, I'm not interested in really asking you a whole bunch of questions. It's more of statements I'm making to you. Um but at that point, we will offer that opportunity. I will explain your rights to you and we will get much more in depth. >> of aluminum foil is in your car all the time? What's that? What do you mean? Hold on. Didn't you say this is your boyfriend and you guys were between spots? So I I I guess I took it as as you guys have been together a while. I mean your stuff's all in his car. I just He's been helping me a lot. >> Okay. All right. I didn't understand it. I thought you guys were like kind of move from spot A to spot B together. That's all. >> my spot anymore. >> So. All right. So Shawn, I'm going to explain some things to you, okay? And I I'm going to I'm going to step in here. But first, before I do, I want to be sure you know your rights, okay? So, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say or do can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to you by the courts at no cost to you. You have the right to speak with that attorney prior to questioning, have that attorney present during questioning, and terminate questioning at any time. Shawn, I'm going to ask you, do you understand those rights I just explained to you? Yes. Okay. With those rights in mind, okay? Are you going to explain to me how much meth is in that car? Because I see your kit. There's I found an eight ball ready's worth roughly in in that. I'm like, how much I'm I'm a little concerned. We're going to actually tow the car. So, right now you're under arrest for possession of methamphetamine, okay? How much is in the car you said? Just a couple grams? Okay. So, that's the deal. Um we're coordinating a tow for your car uh and then we'll figure out the property and we're going to finish searching it before we actually list all the charges. Uh I'm not going to cinch it down on you, okay? But I'm going to just ask you to stay put and relax for me, okay? What seemed like a minor traffic violation is now something much bigger. Investigators later connect this stop to a larger operation, a multi-state meth trafficking network stretching from Arizona to Wisconsin involving more than 10 individuals. At the center of it all, Shawn M. Mason. As the case unfolded, more names surfaced, individuals tied to a much larger operation. Kenneth W. Chadwick, Shauna M. Gonzalez-Garza, Jillian R. Layton, Michelle A. Lyons, Christopher F. McFadden, Joshua C. Potter, Thomas D. Schultz, Frederick M. Taylor, Brian N. Tidwell. A network spread across cities and states. What started as a simple traffic stop ended with the exposure of an entire drug operation, and it all began with one car on one road and two individuals who led investigators to something far greater. 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