Leap Day 2024 in Edgewater, Florida. An officer pulls over a vehicle for a fake American state national license plate, and the driver immediately hits him with the I'm a foreign national script. She refuses to ID, gets pulled out of the car, and then calls her neighbor to come rescue her kids. But here is the plot twist. The neighbor rolls up in another car with fake sovereign citizen plates. If you are ready to witness a rare double header where two cars get towed in a single stop featuring a sergeant giving a masterclass on how these women are being scammed by internet gurus, do me a favor and smash that like button. We are going to need the moral support to process this level of contagion. Can you roll this back window down for me? Hello. >> Hi. Can you roll this window down for me? Hi, my name is Officer Fager with the Edgewater, please. The reason I stopped you, he's not in his uh seat belt and your tag is obscured. The top of it, you can't see what it is and it doesn't come back to anything. >> My camera is blocking the top. >> Yeah. Do you have your driver's license with you? >> Do you have an actual driver's license? >> No, that is my ID. I'm an American national. Okay. That's not a thing. >> Yeah. >> Um, do you have a registration and valid proof of insurance? I'm not engaging in the commercial use of the highways or byways, nor am I operating in a for higher capacity. I am a foreign national exempt from foreign law under amendment 11 of both the constitution and the constitution of the United States and I claim all my exemptions. >> Okay. So, do you have any other documentation from the United States government saying that you're exempt from these or that you're a uh >> I don't have my paperwork in the car with me, but I do have it and that's my form of ID and those are my private plates on the car. >> Okay. This is a passport. Okay. So, I'm aware of your group that you're with. This doesn't grant you any rights to drive. Please run my car. >> I will. Do you have a driver's license in any state in the United States? >> No. >> No. Okay. Do you have any other documentation? Nothing from the United States government saying you're you're you're you have diplomatic immunity. >> My paperwork is on my house. >> Okay. Are you aware that in the United States when you're a diplomat inside the Are you claiming to be a diplomat? Is that what you're saying? >> No. I'm said I'm a foreign state national, >> right? So that's what I am. >> So you're a foreign state national. >> Yes. And if you run my >> You're claiming diplomatic immunity, correct? If you run my passport, you'll be able to see my documents there. >> That's it. Reflects. >> So, do you have a a driver's license in any state in the United States? >> That is my form of ID, sir. >> Do you have a driver's license? That's not my question. Do you have a driver's license? You do not. >> No, that is my form of ID. >> Do you have a registration or a valid proof of insurance for the vehicle? >> It's a yes or no question. >> No. >> Okay. Any particular reason he wasn't seat belted? >> No, he had >> he was hanging out the wind. Yeah, but when we were behind him, he didn't have his seat belt >> all the way through school. >> Okay. Where did you obtain that tag? >> From uh for state national guy in Alabama who makes contact. >> Okay. >> Mhm. >> So, you're aware that in the United States and in the the the state of Florida, you're required to have specific tags that actually go to the vehicle and is registered. Are you aware of that? >> My private automobile. >> Okay. >> You've been filled with some false information. So, in the state of Florida, you're required to have a driver's license. >> I'm not sure many people are aware of that. I I have I have I have read a lot about the foreign state national. >> I don't know. I feel like they give a um people a bad rap because I've got I've been in situations before where I try to explain to them and they keep calling me sovereign citizen and like >> Well, that's what it is. Even if you look No, it's not. It's not. And when you look it up on the internet, it'll tell you, right? But it'll it'll explain it as >> essentially. Essentially, it's a sovereign it is a sovereign citizen entity. Do you have keys to the vehicle? >> Can you hand me the keys? >> No, I cannot. >> Step out of the car for me. Get out of the car. Unlock it. >> Can you unlock it? >> Your call has been forwarded to voicemail. >> Step out of the car. >> Step out of the car. Step out of the car. >> Step out of the car. >> Step out of the car. Stop. >> Get out of the car. Get out of the car. Get out of the car now. >> Get out of the car. [screaming] >> Get out OF THE CAR. GET YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK. >> I know she's your mom. >> I know she's your mom. I know behind your back. >> I [screaming] know she's your mom. [screaming] >> Your mom's fine. Okay, >> go back. Go back in the car. >> Go back in the car. I'm not. >> It's okay. >> No, it's not. >> We're going to come take her to the grass and you guys can talk to her. Okay. Step away from her. >> It's already BETTER THAN MY FATHER. I DON'T EVEN [screaming] >> THE ONLY PERSON I HAVE. PLEASE >> STEP BACK OVER HERE. >> GO BACK TO the car. Please. Your mom's going to be okay. >> Your mom's going to be okay. >> Just don't. >> We're not going to hurt you. Your mom's going to be okay. hurting me. >> She's the only person I have. >> I did something wrong. Please help me. >> Okay, >> THESE ARE MY CHILDREN. PLEASE >> GO BACK. Go back. Come here. Get these kids away from They forced ME OUT OF MY CAR. THEY DRAGGED ME ON THE FLOOR LIKE AN ANIMAL. >> I did nothing at all. I STAND UP. >> Walk over to that car. >> I can't believe you're doing this. >> Grab that one, too. Grab that one, please. >> I did nothing wrong. >> Stop. Stop. >> Step over here. >> Unlock your car. >> Hey, >> take a seat in the vehicle. You have any weapons on you? Let's see. See you. >> I tried to talk to you. >> You dragged me out of my car like that. You had no right. Motor such no right. >> I'm not a US citizen. >> Okay. I understand you're doing your job and all that, but I did nothing wrong. And now you're forcibly pushing me into a car. You're under arrest. >> Why? >> Cuz you kicked me. Battery on a law enforcement officer. You did. It's on camera. You did kick me. You did kick me. >> No, I didn't. >> You were pushing me, pulling me out of my car. >> Stand right here. Yeah. >> She wants to play games like this. >> I'm not playing any games >> because then we don't know if you have a weapon. We don't know what's going through your mind. Being a police officer is an inherently dangerous job. So, when you're told to do something and you tell them no, we're going to then make you do it. That's just the way it works. This whole sovereign still not committing a crime. >> You committed dragged me out. >> You committed a misdemeanor in the state of Florida. >> Legs like [ __ ] animals. >> Well, you kicked him. >> Sir, I did not kick him. He's dragging my legs and I'm trying to pull my leg back to sit up in my seat. >> He got kicked. It was not intentional. You are driving a motor vehicle that is unregistered in the state of Florida, which is a misdemeanor crime, punishable by jail and fines. So, you can go to jail for it. >> And you are going to jail for it. You don't have a driver's license in the state of Florida. That's a misdemeanor. You're going to jail for that. >> She says she used to have so she paid 30 bucks. Well, no, I know. She paid 30 bucks to this sovereign citizen group to get that tag because she's one of the foreign national things and they told her, "You don't need a license anymore. You don't have to register. You don't have to do all this stuff." >> Ask if it's okay if Maya, their next door neighbor, picks up. >> Is it okay if Maya, your next door neighbor? Yes. >> Hello. >> Hello. Are you Maya? >> Yes, I am. >> Gotcha. You realize all your cars. Do you have a driver's license? >> I do. >> Can I Can we see it so we can make sure? You realize in the state of Florida your vehicle has to be registered, right? >> It is registered. >> It's registered with >> I can show you my registration echo. on the system. >> We don't have that system. >> You do have the system. >> You have insurance on the car. >> You have insurance on the car. Can we see insurance? >> Where did you get the but where did you come across this this American national? >> It was a website. >> Yeah. I you know just I like to research. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> How long? I mean are you like do you watch their se because they do seminars. Do you watch their seminars? >> Yeah. >> Do you watch those seminars? >> Okay. One thing I want you to be afraid or be aware of in the future, right? Because most law enforcement officers care about people, right? We want you to be safe and that's why we're out here. We want you to obey the law so that you're safe. Okay. So, the other thing is is I want you what you need to be afraid of in today's society is false information, >> right? Make sure that information gets forwarded to Christenzi as far as their addresses and everything. >> Areas of law are applied to these situations. Have you done that research yourself? >> Right. But you took the word of somebody else thinking that it was 100% true. And that's where you you believed that what they told you was doctrine, right? Or it was 100% right when in fact it isn't. And I feel bad for you because you were you were victimized by them. Okay? And that's who you should be mad at in this situation. It's the people who who who told you you're going to be fine. you're allowed to do this because it's been documented time after time after time that this somebody tries to do this and it's proven that it's false. It's not true. Okay? But ultimately at the end of the day, you can't put your hands on a police officer. Not in the United States, not in the state of Florida, not in the city of Edgewater. Okay? There's repercussions to that. All right. >> Did you get her on the >> um sovereign thing or she >> Oh, did she get you on to it? Cuz she has a tag, too. She's >> She's your neighbor. Who's Who got it first? You or her? >> She >> Did she turn you on to it? So, you need to You could look into this. >> No, that's her own business. But I wanted >> Oh, she has a business doing it. >> No, that's her own, you know, >> personal business. Yeah, I got you. >> Um, so she's going to walk home with your kids. She's not driving her car either. Her car is getting towed just like yours. You guys have to have registered vehicles in the state of Florida. They have to be registered. >> That's the bottom line. >> But here's the other thing you have to understand, right? Her vehicle's being towed, but she's walking home with your kids because of how she reacted. Okay? She didn't kick me. She didn't put her hands on a police officer screaming. >> I don't know what's going to happen here. back and let me know. Oh, okay. >> Hey, I'm right I'm right here. It's It's Sergeant Benz. Um, you're going to be able to take her kids. >> Um, you're going to receive a citation for unregistered motor vehicle. Um, your vehicle is going to get towed by Edgewater Towing and you'll be able to walk home with the kids. >> Did you hear that? They want to tow my car. >> They they can tow it. It's not >> And he can hear you're on the speaker if you want to say something. It's a vehicle that has four wheels and it's powered by a motor. It is a motor vehicle, sir. >> Except it's registered. >> Oh, it's a mobile. >> No, no, sir. It's It's It's going to get towed. She's going to get a ticket and she'll be on her way. >> Okay. But it shouldn't be towed, but I mean, we're not causing a problem, but it should not be towed. >> Well, it's it's not registered. The Florida registration on it was cancelled, so therefore it's no longer registered. >> Right. And she doesn't actually need a registration. Uh it is a private property. It's private automobile. It's >> in trust. >> It is in a trust. So you keep that in mind. >> If you do if you do I mean >> it's going to cost you a lot. But if you do it, there's there are going to be issues. It's it's in a trust. It's private property. It is not to be towed. If you run her passport, it'll show you that you're not supposed to even question or detain her for any reason. >> So we're not questioning or detaining her. She actually showed up at the traffic stop at the request of the other female to pick up her kids. It was discovered when she got her here that her vehicle was unregistered. >> It doesn't have to be registered. We have we have proof from the Department of Motor Vehicles from um uh Department of Transportation. It doesn't have to be registered. >> They say the Department of Transportation is not real. >> I don't know what that means. But again, it does not have to be registered. So, please reconsider towing it because uh that's in violation. >> I got you. >> Okay. I've reconsidered it and it's still going to get towed. Okay. >> Okay. You've got his name and everything. You have a business card you can give her? >> Yes, sir. I do. >> Okay. And just make sure you take out of the car whatever you need. Um I'm on my way. So, >> excellent. I'm sorry, Maya. >> Yeah. Bye. May I have that business card, please? >> Yep. I'll get it to you um as soon as we're done with the traffic stop. >> With what? >> The traffic stop. Like with her in it. If you want to get your stuff out of the car, go get the kids. I'll go grab your business card. >> Okay. Are you towing her car as well? >> Yes. Her car is getting towed. Yeah. She She's going to jail. She's going to jail. Yeah. >> She kicked She kicked the police officers. >> She kicked him. >> Hi. >> Hi. Um, taking >> it was really help if you let me take my car. >> It's not registered, ma'am. >> It is registered. I I don't know how to >> Where's it registered? >> With the DOT, US DOT with the with the transportation your company all all your >> No, City of Edgewater. We don't work for DOT, ma'am. >> I know you don't work, but >> Well, you said my company. It's not my company. But it is registered as a private property and it's put in trust. So it should technically be treated differently than cars that are on roads that are in commerce. Correct. >> No. >> Yes. >> What do you mean in commerce? >> What law are you basing this off of? >> Constitution. >> Okay. >> I have US Constitution talks about commerce vehicles >> and on Supreme Court. Actually, if you have time and you want >> Nope. I'm not going to read any of your paperwork. You can bring that to your court date if you want. But your vehicle is going to be code today, >> right? But I do have a right to be without a driver license and without the registration. >> That's not true. Not in the state of Florida. Not in the United States. >> I would appreciate if you and you and you give me your business card. >> Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am. >> My name and everything's like that. The bottom of your ticket. The easiest thing for you to do is >> Officer Fagger, that's the other motor officer. You can have that and then that's my business card. Sergeant Benz. Okay. I >> appreciate it. >> Yes, ma'am. You have keys. Now, can you please tell me and explain what's going to happen to people? >> Uh, yeah. So, she's going to go to jail. Um, I don't know what all her charges are right at this very second. Um, but she's going to go to jail. Uh, she'll be given a bond and she can be bonded out if you guys so choose to bond her out. Otherwise, first appearance will be at 1:30 in the afternoon tomorrow. >> Okay. >> Um, >> he's special. >> I got you. >> Yep. So, if you want do you want to grab your stuff and then you can go over there and grab them. Okay. >> Um, let me see what I need from here. >> Do you have the keys to the vehicle? >> I do have keys. >> Okay. Cuz if you don't give us the keys, unfortunately, >> I'll give it to you. >> Am I allowed to talk to her? I just want to say >> Josh, are you okay if she talks to her about the kids real quick? Hey, >> request relax. He's going to take care of whatever. Yeah. >> Okay. Is there anything I should know about the key? Keys? >> My keys are the keys. >> The house keys. >> Yeah, my house keys. >> Can we get the house keys off the Honda key ring? Gold. >> Anything for the kids? I need to know them. >> Yeah. >> Do you know where my car will be towed? >> Edge Edgewater Towing. Do you have the business card? I can write it on the back for you. Yes, ma'am. >> I can write it on the notebook piece of paper, too, if you need. Where are the keys at? >> My house key is the gold. >> The car keys. Cuz it's on the house key. I mean, it's on the car key, right? The house key. You know what that is? >> Well, they should be in the car. >> They're not. >> The kids probably hide it. >> Yeah. Can you go ahead? Can we get the kids out so take them so I can look in there? I don't want to look with them in there cuz they're all >> Is Edgewater Towing 2000 2033? >> Well, my keys aren't going with me, aren't they? >> Uh, the car. So, the car keys are going to stay with the car. >> Hold on. We We're just taking the car key off. That's going to stay with the car. The other keys can go with you or with her, whichever you prefer. >> So, I want to take the house key so I can take the key to the house because we're going to walk Is your wallet there? You want me to My purse is there. >> Your purse is there. >> There you go. Edgewater Ting. Their address 2033 South Ridge would have Edgewater, Florida. Okay. >> And both cars will be there. >> Both cars will be there. Yes. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> And you said your purse is there on the hood. Is it okay to take that purse? >> Josh in the back. Josh, can the friend take the purse? Uh, are the keys in it? >> Are the keys in the purse? >> No. >> Oh, we do have >> for the Honda. Yes. >> Okay. And you want the neighbor to take the keys. >> This is the key >> and the purse. >> Thank you. >> Do you have you have the car key? >> Yes. He took it off already. >> Do you have any Do you have any questions or anything else you need to say? Cuz we're going to get her and the kids out of here before it starts raining. Okay. >> To really appreciate how ridiculous this double header is, you've got to look past the usual roadside script and focus on how contagious sovereign citizen thinking can be. Normally, it's one person versus the world. Here, it's more like a neighborhood book club, except instead of reading novels, they're swapping the same shady links and seminars the sergeant mentions. The driver and her neighbor Maya aren't just buddies who live nearby. They're basically reinforcing each other's reality. When you hear someone say something wild like, "I'm a foreign national in the same town they pay rent in," that should trigger a little internal alarm. But when your friend says it, too, it starts to feel normal. That's the echo chamber effect. The nonsense gets validated because it has company. So when Maya rolls up, she doesn't see my friend is escalating a traffic stop. She sees my friend as being oppressed, and that mindset blinds her to a pretty obvious risk. She's arriving in her own questionable vehicle situation, stepping right into the same mess. It's like watching someone run into a burning kitchen to help while holding a can of gasoline. You can tell her intentions are helpful, but the execution is pure chaos. Legally, Mia's argument is one of those sovereign classics, the private trust shield. She says the car can't be towed because it's private property placed in a trust. What she's doing is mixing two totally different concepts, ownership structure versus road rules, and pretending they cancel each other out. Sure, people put assets in trusts for inheritance planning, taxes, whatever that might affect who technically owns the title on paper, but it doesn't magically exempt the vehicle from registration if it's operated on public roads. Florida doesn't register your belief system. Florida registers the car. The state is looking at the machine, wheels, engine, public roadway. Okay, where's the valid tag? A trust isn't a force field. It's paperwork. And paperwork doesn't stop a tow truck. This is what I'd call magical legalism. The idea that if you arrange words in a clever way, reality changes. Like the tow operator is going to read trust and immediately whisper, "Ah, my apologies, ma'am." and reverse the truck like he just saw a vampire. That's not how any of this works. Honestly, the sociological highlight here is how the sergeant talks to Maya. He doesn't treat her like some evil mastermind. He talks to her like someone who got hustled because she did. He basically does a reality check without being cruel about it. Did she turn you on to it? And then the punchline, truth, you were victimized by them. That's the part people miss. The real villains usually aren't the folks on the roadside getting embarrassed on body cam. It's the gurus behind the curtain selling fake plates and educational seminars to people who are angry, stressed, or desperate for control. They promise freedom from taxes and laws, and then they disappear when it's time to pay the price. The sergeant's dad talk is him trying to break the spell. The guy who sold you that plate isn't standing here right now getting his car towed. You are. He even validates her frustration. I feel bad for you. While still holding the line, it's still getting towed. That's the balance. Empathy for the person, reality for the situation. On the original driver's side, the escalation is the grim part. Sovereign logic tends to run on a sunk cost mindset. Once they commit to the script, backing down feels like losing, so they double down. Refusing to exit the vehicle is where the line gets crossed because that's a lawful order under Pennsylvania versus Mims. And once you turn a traffic stop into a physical standoff, the whole interaction changes categories. Then if she kicks an officer during the extraction, that's not standing up for rights. That's a serious charge. It's the tragic end point of this world view. They convince themselves they're exempt. So any enforcement feels like kidnapping and resistance feels morally justified. But in the real world, it's assaulting a public servant. And the court system is not going to treat I'm a foreign national as a get out of jail card. What's really staggering is the mental gymnastics required to keep the foreign national story alive while getting booked into the same county jail as everybody else. You can almost see the cognitive dissonance happening in real time. They want to be above the system, but the system keeps doing what it does quietly, mechanically, and without caring about internet semantics. At the end of the day, this video is a cautionary tale about bad ideas spreading. The ideology doesn't just blow up one person's afternoon, it drags other people into the blast radius. Maya shows up trying to help and she ends up walking home without her car because she drank from the same poisoned well. And that's the bottom line. You can call your vehicle private, call yourself a national, put the title in a trust, and slap a sticker on the window. But once your tires hit public pavement, you're playing by public rules. The tow truck doesn't negotiate with beliefs.