You stole my mom. [screaming] Just let go OF IT. LET GO OF IT. LET GO. LET GO. LET GO. LET GO OF THE GUN. >> A routine traffic stop, but within minutes, officers [music] are forced to handle a dangerous situation as the driver shows clear signs of impairment. While in another case, a drunk driver believes they are [music] still in control and refuses to cooperate with law enforcement. Two different situations, but both start from the same point. When the person behind the [music] wheel is no longer in control. >> When you smoke or when you drink alcohol or anything that is intoxicating, okay, you can't operate the vehicle. When that intoxication gets >> when I smoked, >> huh? >> I was parked when I smoked. But immediately after I >> on October 6th, 2022 [music] in Florida, a traffic stop for an expired license plate quickly escalated when officers observed signs that the driver [music] was not sober. And during the interaction, the woman revealed something she was carrying that officers did not expect. Hello driver. stops audio and video recorded. Okay. You've been stopped for license plate. I can't understand what your plate's reading there. >> Um All right. So, I just drove. Um so, I've been trying to get um the my car register, but I'm going to my mom's house. She's supposed to be doing it. >> Okay. All right. >> Because I couldn't register and it cuz the paper was signed wrong. But I'm going she got my >> So, that tag's expired, right? That's on the back of the car. >> Um I just found that out just yesterday. >> Okay. All right. Do you have a driver's license? >> I don't have it on me, but I know my driver license. >> Why don't you have your license on you? >> I forgot it. All my stuff is in my mom's car. I'm meeting her right now. >> Okay. >> Police identified the driver as Sydney, 21 years old. When asked for documentation, [music] she was unable to provide a driver's license, explaining the vehicle [music] was not properly registered due to paperwork errors. While during the conversation, she stuttered and appeared unfocused, prompting the [music] officer to shift from a routine administrative check to evaluating her ability to operate a vehicle. >> Want me to call her? >> No. What I want you to do is write your information down here for me. I need your Florida driver's license information. Do you have a Florida driver's license? >> Have you ever had a Florida driver's license? >> No, I just moved down here. >> Give me your name, date of birth, and uh your current address. >> Hey, go ahead and call it out for me, would you? >> Yeah. Yeah. I don't know if you'll be able to read that tag or not. >> 15. >> I sorry. I just been my I just been going through a lot. My moving. Yeah. My and when I moved down here, my family moving also. >> The fact that they move in. The fact that they from they moved from um the fact that I moved down here and we moving up and then the fact that I moved down here. I caught them when they're moving too. >> Okay. I understand. Completely do. Yep. >> And I'm still like I'm sorry. I just >> You're fine. Sorry. >> Um, do you want my license number in case? >> Your your license number? Yes, ma'am. That would be very helpful. >> All right. How old are you? >> You look very young. >> Yeah. Thank you. It's the Asian and me. >> So, um, it's a Rhode Island. Is that right? >> Yes. So, I'm just >> Sydney, how do you say your last name? >> I'm just going to um Yeah, my mom said that she was helping me. Like, we tried to register it yesterday, I think. Yeah. But she said that um they said that the person that sold me the car didn't sign in in the right area so we had to fix it. And I forgot the car. I forgot to take my car. >> We'll figure it all out. >> Officers detected [music] the odor of burnt marijuana coming from the vehicle and found a partially smoked marijuana blunt in the [music] cup holder, reinforcing suspicion that she was driving under the influence. I'm going to stay alive. Um she looks like she's got impairment and you can smell the burnt cannabis in the car. >> Yeah, there's a bunch of >> So she's actively driving a smoke. Oh, there's some in there. >> There's It's It's old like >> Okay. Yeah, that's fine. She's been active smoking with us now or right before she got in the car, but she's slur speech. She got several things going. >> Okay. >> What's she balling now? >> Yep. >> Officers attempted to question Sydney further, but she began crying, which delayed the processing [music] of the situation. Hey, Sydney. Can you stand up for me? >> Stand up so we can talk. Okay, please. >> Let's step on over here in the shade. >> What are you upset about? >> My cousin. So, my cousin had passed away and I just need her. That's why I moved back cuz I don't got no one. I just want my mom. >> Why does that have Okay. Well, your mom's not in your car when you were driving, right? So, there's not a problem with you being out. >> She's not, but I just like I'm not from here. I don't like being alone. And I'm going to work if you're worried about that license plate. We're going to figure that out. That's not going to be a huge deal. Let me tell you why I have officers here. Okay. >> Yeah. >> Um in just a few seconds, I'm going to do a roadside evaluation to see if you've operated a vehicle while in a state of impairment off of the cannabis that you've been smoking. You can't operate a vehicle in Florida after you've consumed, ingested, or whatever um controlled substances >> when I leave. Like how I just walked out. >> So, we'll talk about all that. I just left my mom like literally I just left her like in the parking lot and and I told and then she told me to go drive the car and drop it off and that's it. >> Okay. And we'll figure that out. >> She said she was going to meet me. I [laughter] just want my mom, please. >> Yeah. Okay. Well, we got to do this first. Okay. Um let's step away from this tree so I don't have this in my face. Here we go. Turn around and face me now. You're 21 years old. You're an adult. You know, there's some things that you're going to have to figure out on your own in your life. And this is one of them it looks like. Okay. Just because you and I are talking doesn't mean you're in any trouble at all. All right. It just means you and I are going to have a conversation. I'm going to evaluate you to see um you've obviously been smoking some marijuana. Okay. I have it at the house. >> So, do you have a medical marijuana card? >> No, I smoked at the house when my when my brother >> So, >> my mom was there. >> When you smoke or when you drink alcohol or anything that is intoxicating? Okay. You can't operate the vehicle. When that intoxication >> parked when I smoked, >> huh? >> I was parked when I smoked. >> But immediately after driving, >> I can't Yeah. I can't. >> It's like drinking six beers. It's like drinking six beers, waiting 20 minutes, and getting in your car and driving. You didn't drink and drive at the same time, but you did after you had the intoxicating substance. Okay. >> Yeah. I'm sorry. >> So, you and I are going to have a little evaluation going here. Doesn't mean you're in any trouble, though. >> All right. Part of that evaluation is I need to read to you what's called your Miranda warning. It doesn't mean you're going to jail. Have you ever heard your Miranda right? You have the right to remain silent type thing. At this point, [music] the officer clearly explained that using marijuana before driving still constitutes a violation, even if not consumed while [music] driving, comparing it to drinking alcohol and then driving shortly afterward, emphasizing that [music] as long as the substance still affects the body, it qualifies as DUI. Cydney then admitted she had smoked approximately [music] 1 g of marijuana 30 to 60 minutes prior and confirmed she did not have a [music] medical marijuana card. >> Okay. All right. It's going to be real simple. I'm not going to trick you, okay? I'm going to ask you some some questions. I expect an honest response. Don't lie to me. I would rather you not answer than to lie. Okay? So, you already told me that you smoked a little bit of marijuana before you drove. About how long ago was that? >> Probably like 30 minutes ago. >> Okay. And you do not have a medical marijuana card. >> No. >> About how much marijuana do you have in the joint, we'll call it, that you smoke? >> I only had a gram in the joint that I >> One gram. Okay. About an hour ago, one gram. >> Yeah. 30 minutes. hungry. >> Are you a diabetic? >> No, but I am anemic. >> Pardon me? >> I'm only an anemic. >> Okay. You don't have epileptic seizures? >> Do you see a doctor weekly or monthly? >> No. >> Okay. >> I won't. >> Are you prescribed any medications? >> Just No. >> Just what? >> No, I'm not. >> Okay. >> The last thing I took was antibiotics, but I don't take them anymore. >> Okay. That was a while ago. >> Okay. And then you're based on what you're telling me then you you have pretty good health. Is that right? >> Yeah. I used to pass out a lot but I don't pass out no more. >> Was that from anemia being anemic? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Following the explanation officers conducted field sobriety tests to assess her ability to drive safely. >> All right. Open up your eyes. I'm not going to touch you with the pen. see that their eyes aren't. Yeah. >> Okay. Just relax. What I was showing him was um your eyes are showing things. People that smoke cannabis regularly, there's certain things their eyes do that uh a person that doesn't smoke cannabis that their eyes won't do. So, um do you smoke probably about a gram a day then? >> Yeah, I don't smoke a lot. I don't I really don't. >> How many times a week do you think you smoke? >> Probably like three or four times. >> Three, four times. when I like feel like I want to like or need it for like when I'm when I need to go to sleep and I have trouble sleeping. >> Okay. All right. All right. So, about three to four times a week at a gram a piece. Um Okay. No other medications. >> No. >> Am I getting a ticket? >> You what? >> Am I getting >> We haven't got anywhere near that yet. Okay. We're We're still doing uh this interview here. This is going to take a couple more minutes and then we'll be done and we'll decide what's going to have to happen there. All right. >> Where's the marijuana at in your vehicle right now? Um and um and I don't have none. >> Don't go get it. But you what you >> I have like a roach like it's in the middle >> in the console. >> No, in the cup holder. >> Okay. In the middle there's a burnt roach. >> Yeah. >> Which was means that you were smoking marijuana. >> No, that was in a I told you I was just at my house. >> Whose mar burnt marijuana is that one? >> That was what we were smoking. >> So you smoked it and then brought it with you. >> No, we parked and smoked and then I just Yeah. And then my brother got out when I just left. >> Okay. So, you smoked it when you're sitting in? >> Yeah, my brother. Yeah, my brother came in. And >> is that in front of your house? >> Yeah. >> What is your house address? >> Um I Well, I'm staying at my mom's house. Is >> Okay. So, you sit there with your brother and and smoke it in front of the house in the car. Okay. About an hour ago. >> Is there any marijuana in your in your coat right now? >> No, you can check it. >> Yeah, we might do that. >> Doesn't really matter, but it might be helpful to just keep on that sunny right now. >> It's not my prescription. >> Your prescription? Okay, you can you can keep them on it. Um, okay. If you want to come over here, we're going to start the second test. >> So, I had a 1 minute line. Yeah. Yeah. >> Hey, the only one thing I would offer her to do um is if she wants to remove the shoes and do it in her socks, she can. >> It's up to you. >> Left foot in the center of the line. >> Hang on. And you're going to put your right foot right heel to your left foot's toes like this in front of the line. Your arms are going to be down at your sides. Yep. Just like that. You're going to watch where you go. Don't move until I tell you to start the test. Okay? Do you understand? You understand? >> Okay. When I tell you to begin, you're going to make nine heel to toe steps. Understand? >> Yeah. >> Okay. You can begin the task. Continue to pass just like I demonstrated. >> Just Just like I demonstrated. >> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Okay, you can relax. It's going to be the onelegged stand. You understand? Okay, come over here. >> 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30. >> The test showed that Sydney exhibited abnormal eye movement. And during the one leg stand test, she was unable to maintain balance, which provided sufficient indicators that she was not capable of safely operating a vehicle, leading officers to place her under arrest. So for right now, all right, we're going to place you under arrest for suspected DUI. Okay. >> Yep. Just right now. All right. We'll explain more what's going on. >> You're under arrest for operating vehic. That's the we believe to be cannabis. >> Can you call my mom? >> We will take care of that. >> Listen, I'm going to double lock these so they don't tighten up on you. All right. Can you call my mom? >> Yep. We will >> call my mom. I >> think 15 or 10. >> Call my mom. >> We will. We'll we'll take care of it. >> Call my mommy. >> You're fine. You're 21. You're an adult. >> Very skinny. >> Please call my mom. >> We'll bring the phone with you. You'll get that opportunity. Okay. >> Please call my mom. Mom. >> Yeah. Here, I'm going to tighten this one. >> Please call my mommy. >> Relax. Relax. >> Please call my mommy. >> Okay, we'll you'll have the opportunity to do that later. Okay. >> Later when I'm in his cell when I can't get out. >> Yep. You'll get out. >> My phone. >> Yeah. Very skinny. That's going to have to be. >> After being arrested, Sydney became panicked, crying, and repeatedly asked to call her mother. As officers prepared to place her into the patrol car, she revealed information that made the situation more tense than ever. >> We're going to stay live for the vehicle senator and we'll be off. >> I have my cousin's gun on me. >> Pardon me. >> I have my cousin's gun on me. >> Stop. Stop. Don't reach. >> I've got a gun. Yep. >> Get Let go of it. >> LET GO OF IT. LET GO. >> LET GO. >> LET GO. >> LET GO OF THE GUN. >> I GOT IT. I GOT IT. I GOT IT. I got it. >> I'm sorry. Let go. Just take it out, please. I'm sorry. I'm scared. This sounds traumatizing. >> We're calm. We're calm. We're calm. We're good. >> All right. I can't breathe. >> Well, you don't grab it if you fire it or you have shot somebody. >> I'm sorry. I was going to hand it to you. I'm sorry, sir. >> This is my cousin's gun. >> All right. All right. We'll figure it out. >> This is my ex-boyfriend's cousin. >> Can you call my mom? >> No. You'll do that later. >> All right. Let's finish the search. >> Yep. >> Get her a position we can. >> Yep. After successfully controlling the situation, officers quickly removed a firearm from Sydney's [music] hand, eliminating the immediate threat. However, she then repeatedly claimed the gun belonged to a relative and that she regularly went to shooting practice, insisting she had no intention to harm anyone, but holding a firearm while being arrested was still considered an extremely high-risk situation that could have led to serious consequences if not controlled in time. Just make sure nothing else. >> My life is over. I didn't do nothing. I promise. I go to the gun range. I'm clean. >> You can search me. I promise. Y. I promise. Y. My dead cousin. >> I don't got nothing. I go to the gun range for my brother. My cousin. >> Oh man. I might be pregnant, too. I don't know. >> All right. Did she search? >> Let's bring her up. Go ahead. Stand up. >> Stand up. Here we go. Stand up. >> My glasses. >> Stand up. Stand up. >> Take care of that. >> Yeah. >> Let's finish the search and then >> Y'all got me. I don't got nothing. I promise I'm clean. I didn't shoot nobody. >> All right. Well, we got to continue what we're doing. All right. We're good. >> You see the paper behind? I go to the gun range. I go to the gun range. I promise you. >> Okay, I understand. You got a gun permit on you? >> Uh, no. But I go to the gun range. They >> Okay, that's a concealed carry, but we can talk about that later. Comfortable with our search. All right, >> Dale. I was to bring guns to the gun range, though. >> Okay. It would have been nice if you'd have told us about it from the beginning. >> You got a brown paper bag? >> I probably don't to be honest with you. >> I got one in my >> After being placed in a patrol vehicle, Sydney continued crying, calling for her mother, and hitting her head against the window. Ultimately, she was charged with driving under the influence, DUI, along with additional violations related to possession and handling of a firearm in a dangerous situation. In the end, the first situation is stopped. But once it goes that far, stopping it is only a matter of time.