Okay, break the window and take her out. BACK. >> What started as a speeding stop is about to spiral completely out of control. The deputy says this driver was clocked well above the limit, but instead of handing over her documents, she challenges the stop, demands proof, and refuses to fully cooperate. Now, a supervisor is involved. The window is coming down one way or another. And this encounter is about to get a whole lot more complicated. Go ahead. Not at this moment. Good afternoon. >> Hey. >> Hey, Colonel. You want to roll your window down? >> No. >> Why not? >> Why are you detaining me? >> I'm not detaining you, Colonel. I'm stopping you for doing 63 mph in a 40 mph zone. I need your driver's license, your insurance, and your registration. >> Do you have proof of the speed? >> Yes, I do. It's on my radar, ma'am. >> May I see it? >> No, you may not. 227. Send me another unit. I also had you doing 73 further down the road. I need your license, your insurance, and your registration. Can I see the radar, please? >> No, ma'am. You are not entitled to see my radar. >> You're incriminating me on something and you're saying that I'm not allowed to see. >> Colonel, I need your driver's license, your insurance, and your registration. >> I would like to see your supervisor. >> 227. Can you send me a supervisor? I need your license, insurance, and registration. >> When your supervisor comes, sir. You also don't have a seat belt on. >> What is your address, sir? >> 1721. It's my permanent ID number. >> And your name? >> Deputy Mackenzie. It's right here, ma'am. >> Thank you. >> Go ahead. >> Do you have the uh register owner's information? 104. Thank you. 1721. 227. She's refusing to provide driver's license, insurance, and registration, or roll her window down. Is the reason why you sat at that green light for several seconds? Just sitting there at the green light? >> Um, no, not really. >> Didn't want to make your turn with a green arrow. You didn't want to make your turn? >> Um, >> no. >> Is there something wrong about >> sitting at a green light with the turn signal giving you the authority to to pass through the intersection? Yeah. Most people when they get a green light, they drive. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I'm just curious. Hey, it's a Lieutenant Colonel. I had her doing 73 down there and then in the 40 I had her doing 63. She sat at the green turn signal and she's refusing to roll her window down or provide any documentation. And I I figured why not get you here before I rip her out of a car. Did you want to talk to her before I get her out? >> Yeah, I'm going to try. >> Okay. >> No, she didn't. But it's on the 14th from the register vehicle. >> Yes. >> Are you going to roll your window down all the way? >> No. Can you hear me? >> Problem? >> I don't know. Your officer stopped you radar. >> You stopped for Well, if you want to see the radar, you have to step out of the vehicle so you can see it. It's not a handheld device. I don't have to step out. >> You do by Florida law. So, I'm not going to argue with you. What's going to happen is you're either going to roll the window down and cooperate from here on out. >> What are you detaining? >> Or right now, you're impeding an investigation. >> I'm investigating for what? >> For a traffic violation. >> What was the traffic? >> This is the moment the encounter crosses from argument into serious escalation. The supervisor has already told her the alleged violation. 63 in a 40 mph construction zone. He's also demanding compliance with the traffic investigation. During a lawful traffic stop, officers can generally require identification and can order a driver out of the vehicle, but listen closely to the language here. The supervisor is giving a very clear final warning before force is used. At this point, every refusal is increasing the stakes. Do you think the officers gave her enough opportunity to comply or was this escalating too quickly? >> I already explained to you, ma'am. You're doing 63 and a 40 mph construction zone. >> I'm just going to tell you what's going to happen. So, either you cooperate from here on out or we're going to break the window and pull you out of the vehicle and you're going to go to jail. It's that simple. >> To break my window, vandalize the car. >> Yes. And you're going to go and you're going to go to jail >> for what? >> For not cooperating. cooperating or not cooperating. >> Okay, this is what's this I'm just telling you what's going to happen. >> So, you can either just >> you can either go just go along with it. Making >> this a lot more difficult than it has to be. >> Yes, I am. >> Okay. Well, captain doesn't work right now, so I'm the best you're going to get. Good. >> So, I'm asking you one more time. Are you going to cooperate or these are they going to have to take you to jail? >> Why are you taking me to jail? >> Because you're not cooperating. It's just that simple. >> You're not cooperating. >> Okay. But are you you're refusing to provide all the documentation that you want that you you're supposed to provide. >> Okay. Okay. But United States Supreme Court says that you that we can have you step out of the vehicle during any traffic violation, during any investigation. So you are violating the law. So you can argue with me all you want. In the end, you are incorrect and you are wrong. Whatever you learned on the internet look is all incorrect. It's not the truth. It's not right. The Florida Supreme Court has said if I tell you to step out of the vehicle on a traffic violation, you will step out of the vehicle. So that's why I'm ordering you right now. You either cooperate and step out of the vehicle right now or they're going to break your window, unlock your door, open the door, and pull you out of the car, and instead of just cooperating and getting a traffic violation, you're going to spend the night in jail. So, are you prepared to spend the night in jail? Yes or no? And there it is. The warnings turn into physical action. After repeated refusals, the supervisor orders officers to break the window and remove her from the vehicle. Almost immediately afterward, she says there is glass in her eye and officers request EMS to examine her. That medical response is important because once force causes or potentially causes an injury, documenting and addressing it becomes part of the incident. The transcript alone doesn't establish whether every use of forced decision was legally justified, but it clearly shows how quickly a traffic stop became an arrest involving forced entry and a medical complaint. Could this outcome have been avoided? >> Yes or no? Are you prepared to spend the rest of the night in jail? >> Yeah. >> H. Okay. Break the window and take her out. HEY, >> ARE YOU cut my FACE AND YOU TOOK NICE GLASSES. Can we have EMS come check our eyes out? >> Yep. >> YOU NEED TO SEND [screaming] AN AMBULANCE. >> I just requested it. >> Glasses in my eye. >> Yep. Just sit you up. Watch my glasses, sir. You going to stay here and be nice, >> sir? My glasses. And you right there. >> They're right behind you. >> There's glass in >> my eye. >> We've got an ambulance coming. >> And there is no crime. >> Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. >> There is no crime. >> I'm sorry, Lieutenant Colonel, but there's definitely a crime. >> There's none, sir. You're detaining me unlawfully. You will be getting sued. And if there is injury and scarring to my eye, you're going to be sued, Sarah, and you're going to lose your job. >> It's okay. >> Yep. >> No, no, you can't. >> How many of you are Brotherhood members? >> What the hell is that? >> You're a Freemason? >> Nope. >> You sure? >> Absolutely. How about you? >> Nope. >> What's your name? >> Deputy Casey. >> Deputy Casey. >> Yep. >> Ma'am, are you under the influence of anything? >> No, sir. I am not. >> Is there a specific reason why Lieutenant Colonel United States Air Force is acting in such a manner? >> Because your actions are unconstitutional. >> Yeah, unfortunately that's incorrect. >> It is not correct. >> That's what I just said. Hey, sir. There is glass in my eye. >> Yeah, and we have an ambulance coming to check you out. Yeah, I got you. I'm almost positive she might be under the influence of something. Just There's no way. Shame. It's a nice car. You doing a vehicle inventory? >> Yeah, she has a whole bunch of cash right here. >> Whole bunch of what? >> 50s, 20s. >> Okay. She got receipts. >> I'll just go ask her. I don't want to touch her bag. Make sure there's none of that drugs in there that she >> before it gets towed coffee. She has a couple. That's all she's got. That's a lot of cash. >> Yeah, maybe she's a part of a booster club or something. And I saw one of the checkbooks. There's a check. This will go with her. I'll This is going to go. >> Are you part of a booster club or >> No, sir. >> I want to make sure this goes with you so you don't lose any of it. Okay. >> Is this all there was that was in there? There's a lot. Most people don't roll around with this kind of cash. >> Sorry, I can't even see what you're doing. >> You're Okay. I've got several stacks of money. >> Okay. We're inventorying your vehicle. Are you like a booster club president or >> No, sir. That's my car. >> Okay. All right. We're going to make sure this goes with you, okay? And it'll be accounted for. >> Now, another dispute begins. She believes officers are illegally searching her belongings while the deputies repeatedly describe what they're doing as an inventory because the vehicle is being towed. That distinction matters. An inventory is generally intended to document property inside an impounded vehicle, protect valuable belongings, and prevent later claims that something disappeared. It isn't supposed to simply be a disguised evidence search, and its legality can depend on the circumstances of the impoundment and departmental procedures. Here, the discovery of several stacks of cash immediately raises the tension. The officers even decide to count the money in front of her. Would that make you more comfortable or more suspicious? >> And the jail will give you a receipt for all the cash. Okay. Go ahead. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> So, you searched my bag and you searched my car. No, we're inventorying your vehicle cuz it's getting towed. >> No, because you're >> As soon as as soon as your eye gets checked out, you're going in the back of my car and you're leaving. >> Mhm. >> We are inventorying your vehicle before it gets towed. It will go to a tow lot. >> Seizure and search. It's illegal. Seizure and search. >> Oh my god. I'm not taking this from you. I'm trying to make sure we have it all so that you get it back. >> Searching my vehicle. >> You know what? I'll just leave it in there. It's >> not a search. >> You just want me to leave it in there for the tow truck driver? Like a tip? Sir, you had to go through a book bag to get the cash. >> Yes. To do an inventory of the vehicle. See if there's any volume. She didn't want to get out her window. She's got some glass in her face. Just want to make sure she's good to go before we take her up to jail. >> I'm with you. See if she's got glass in her eyes, >> right? Well, like you tell me. Otherwise, I'm going to be following y'all to the hospital or whatever. >> And may I have my phone, please? Are you wanting to go to the hospital? >> I would like to >> so that the eye can be checked out. May I have my phone, please? >> Not right now. It'll go with you when you go. >> No, I would like my phone. I have a right to contact. >> That's not how it works. >> That is how it works. >> No, look. This is how you ended yourself in handcuffs. >> Don't tell me how to cop. >> Sir, you don't know how to cop. Where is my phone? where you last left. >> May I have the phone? >> No. No, you can wait. >> Yes, sir. I have to call my commander. >> Yeah, your commander is going to find out. All right. >> Mhm. >> I would like my phone to call my commander. >> Who's your commander? I'm not. Here's the deal. You're either going to get into the ambulance or you're going to jail. >> Can you stop hollering please for just a second? Listen to me. >> I would like my phone. >> You are under arrest, which means all of your property goes with him. Now you're under our medical come with us. Your property is going down and you have to be ordered. >> Notice how the argument has now shifted again. She repeatedly demands her phone so she can contact her commander and obtain representation while officers tell her that phone access will come later through the jail process. Being under arrest does not ordinarily mean someone gets unrestricted use of a personal cell phone on demand at the roadside, although booking and communication procedures can vary. What makes this encounter unusual is her repeated reference to her Air Force status and commander. The transcript does not establish whether any separate military notification requirement applied here, so that shouldn't be assumed. But from a deescalation standpoint, this circular argument is clearly keeping tensions high. >> Ma'am, can I have my phone? It is clear. I have a right to contact. Not when you are under arrest. I have a right to contact during arrest. When you get to the jail, >> when you get to the jail, you I would like a phone. For now, we're going to get an ambulance and we want your eye check. I would like my phone to contact us. Contact me. Well, they'll allow you to get numbers out of it when you get to the jail to make yours. >> Ma'am, I'd like my phone. >> If you want to get checked out, I have to go to the hospital. >> And I also would like my glasses. >> Get your glasses. >> Thank you. >> You want to go this way or do you want to go up where it's easier to go? We can help you out. Can you make that step? No, ma'am. Okay, we'll come to this office over here. I would like my glasses and my phone. >> We're getting your glasses. >> We're getting your stuff. I would like my glasses and my phone, please. >> You're not getting your phone. >> Why would you withhold my phone? >> You can get it when you get to the jail. They will allow you to get five phone numbers off of this. Once the booking process is complete, then you can >> write to make contact and call my command. >> You don't know things that you're saying? >> Ma'am, I have the right call. Ma'am, why aren't you sure what you did? >> Where are my glasses? >> They do have nurses cuz we're not getting anywhere. >> They're just going to call us to come transport her out to get X-rays to see if they're off. So, we'll have to turn around and come back. Sir, where are my glasses? >> I have heavy glasses right here. I have I noticed you have a concealed weapons permit. Do you have a firearm in the vehicle? >> No. >> Okay. Thank you. >> May I have glasses? You can have your glasses in just a second. We're >> okay. >> I want to show this cash in front of her just to tell you she can't see it. I already tried that. We're going to count this money in front of you so you can be sure that we're not taking it. You don't want your money. I don't need >> sir. You've already violated search. Just stop >> because you're searching and seizure without any cause. You're actually sheriffs. >> 379 37 that's 570 573 in the first bundle >> hospital or the jail. Here is my phone so that I can make contact with representation 4. It's another 500. Another 500 right here in 50s. >> Another 120s. >> 450. Another 550. I'm not detaining. I am an ambulance service providing medical care for the glass. >> 40 60 80 100 another 120s along with the receipts. The receipts that the jail when we get there. >> Are you going to go with them? >> I have my phone. >> Stop it. Are you going to go with them? Hospital. You're going in the ambulance to the hospital. Okay. I have my phone, please. >> Perfect. >> Nice to be here. Just going to get searched right quick. >> Anything going to poke me? Should poke you, man? >> Anything illegal on you? >> No. >> Okay. You just have a shirt underneath here? >> Okay. >> Anybody want to give me a bag? Um, do we got that plastic black bag with her glasses? Thank you. We got it. Oh, more cash. Holy [ __ ] Okay, that's going straight from pocket into the plastic bag. >> May I have my phone, please? >> I need to call my commander in game representation. You know, you think you'll find out when you're at the jail to follow instructions and understanding unconstitutional things. >> Yeah. You don't know what you're talking about >> and you don't know how to police. You're not a sheriff. Okay. >> Do you have any Do you have any health problems? >> No. Do you take any medications? >> She has an inhaler in her bag. >> Is that something you use? >> Rare. >> Okay. May I have my phone to make contact? What the hell is that? What is that? What is this? >> That is probably an instrument. >> Yeah, ma'am. You see that? >> Hold on. No, ma'am. >> May I have my phone to make contact with my commander? >> I got you. I got you. If you want to just go to jail and get checked out by medical there and make your phone calls, then you can do that. >> It's got to be the quickest way for you to get your phone. >> McKenzie, can you call my command? >> Is that the silver thing? Was that silver? >> I got the other thing. >> I mean, I can I can call you and check that out. >> Oh, that's makeup. That's makeup. Okay. They're both makeup. >> Right. Makeup. >> Yes, sir. >> The only number I remember over there is uh the law enforcement desk. >> I know staff duty. That's it. >> Can you contact the command post and contact my commander, please? >> Can you contact the command post? >> Sir, you need to do it now. >> No, I don't. Stop. You do work for me. >> You're a sheriff of the county, aren't you? >> But she said they want sheriff. I know. >> Do you have the ability to give me my phone so that I can make contact? >> Challenge. Yeah. you guys as an airman in the United States Air Force. >> You must contact my commander. >> The jail staff will do that. >> You must contact my commander. >> Stop it. >> Where will you guys be? >> You work for the people. >> You going to want me to follow? >> Yeah. Okay. >> May I have my phone to make contact at the jail? and with representation. >> Okay, I have my phone to make contact with my commander. >> And I noticed that your cameras are off. That's >> running on the fact that they they report 24/7. >> That's excellent. >> 24/7. They're recording. May I have my phone >> at the jail? >> To contact my commander >> at the jail. >> Do you have anything in your boots? >> There's nothing in my boots. >> Okay. What he was explaining is if you have anything else on you when you get to the jail, it's an additional charge for introducing contraband. You understand? >> So if you have something on your person, needle, knives, instruments, >> have my phone to contact my commander. >> No, that is where we're calling. That is not our policy. You will do it at the jail. >> It is not lawful to detain an individual without being able to contact. You're good. >> Yeah. >> Okay. All right. Are you going to go with them? >> Okay. I will be following you guys. >> Okay. We're going to need to kind of switch to the front when we get around. >> That's fine. >> Can you walk this way? >> Yes, ma'am. Okay. >> Perfect. Michelle, I'm going to request that you submit to a lawful test of urine for the purposes of determining the presence of chemical or controlled substances. Will you take the test? >> No. >> No. Okay. If you refuse to take the test that I've requested of you, your driving privileges will be suspended for a period of 1 year for a first refusal or 18 months if your driving privileges have been previously suspended for refusing to submit to a lawful test of your breath, urine, or blood. Additionally, if you refuse to take the test that I've requested of you and your driving privileges have been previously suspended for a refusal to submit to a lawful test of your breath, blood, or urine, you will be committing a misdemeanor in addition to any other penalties which can be imposed by law. Refusal to submit to the test that I'm requesting from you is admissible into evidence in any criminal proceeding. Do you still refuse to submit to the urine test? >> Am I blocked from driving >> because I don't take a urine test? Your license will be suspended for a period of 12 months. >> Now, we reach one of the most consequential parts of the encounter. The officer explains what he calls implied consent and tells her that refusing the requested urine test can result in a driver's license suspension. He repeatedly asks for a clear yes or no answer, while she questions what refusing actually means and says she doesn't understand the instructions without representation. This is why these warnings are usually delivered carefully. Refusal itself can carry consequences separate from whatever underlying investigation is taking place. By the end of this exchange, she appears to be reconsidering her refusal. What would you do here? Take the test or refuse and challenge everything later? >> It was previously suspended. >> No, no, no. It's 18 months if it was previously suspended. >> You can read it. It's right there. >> Well, without representation. I don't know how to answer this. >> It's It's real. So, here's the thing. When you get issued a driver's license, you have to sign for it. It's called implied consent. >> And when you sign that, it basically says, "Yes, I agree to supply blood, breath, or urine >> as a part of lawful investigation, which is what this is." So, >> it's unlawful investigation, but go ahead. >> Okay. So, do you refuse to take the test or not? >> I don't understand the instructions. Okay. I'm requesting you take a urine test. We have these lovely little things here. >> I'm asking you specifically is by refusing this. I've actually taken two of these just last week. >> Okay. >> Okay. On base. Refusing with you to do this. >> Correct. >> Does that mean I can't drive the car? >> Yeah. Your license will be suspended now that this is the first time, right? You'll get a 10day um what do you call it? [clears throat] >> And then where is this tested? FDLE, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, actually gets shipped out. >> So, it leaves everybody's hands and then goes >> Yeah. It gets taped up. It goes into a refrigerator and our evidence. >> Then they get it out and it gets shipped to FDLE. >> I really trust that with what's happened tonight so far. And not doing this means I can't drive a car. >> Correct. You your driving like I said your driving privileges will be suspended >> even though it's never been happened before. >> It says look your driving privilege will be suspended for a period of 1 year for a first refusal 18 months if it has been suspended previously. So this is your first time >> and you're suspended for one year. >> All right. >> Are you willing to take these test >> cup? >> Okay. I will have to do this with you cuz right [clears throat] come on. What began as an alleged speeding violation became a prolonged confrontation involving refused documents, demands for a supervisor, repeated orders to exit, a broken window, an arrest, an EMS evaluation, an inventory of large amounts of cash, repeated requests for phone access, and finally a dispute over chemical testing. From the officer's perspective, the encounter escalated because repeated instructions were not followed. From the driver's perspective, she consistently believed her rights were being violated. The footage is a powerful example of how quickly roadside disagreements can intensify when neither side is backing away from its position. The transcript provided here does not show the final court outcome, so that should not be presented as established fact. If you found this breakdown as intense as we did, hit that like button, share your thoughts in the comments, and don't forget to subscribe for more real life body cam breakdowns.