You don't have a warrant. You don't have any rights. You need my information. So, >> okay. I'm going to go ahead and detain you >> cuz you're kind of being a little combative. >> Get your hand out of your pocket. >> Police respond to a report of an unconscious driver sitting at an ATM late at night. What begins as a welfare check quickly turns into a confrontation over compliance, authority, and officer safety. Passenger of the car is going to be Caleb. >> Caleb, get out of the car, buddy. What's going on? >> Get out of the car. Um, >> right now, I'm just going to detain you for your safety and mine. Okay. >> Okay. What happened? >> I will in a second. I got it. >> I went to court. >> That's good, buddy. >> 113 headquarters. One detained. >> Come on. He's detained. Can I >> slow down a little bit? No, we got to hurry up. We're in a hurry. We're in a hurry. All right. >> All right. Have a seat in here. Okay. >> Okay. >> Have a seat. Hurry up. Slide on in here. >> Sir, step out of the car for me. Shut it off. Shut your car off. Oh, >> for what reason? >> Step out of the vehicle. >> I need I need a reason. >> Okay. I'm telling you to get out of the vehicle. >> Yeah. >> Is lawful order. >> By who? >> By me. Get out of the vehicle. Climb over the center console. >> I want to know where I'm at. >> Well, you can't quite squeeze out of that door. >> Uh, I bet you I can. >> All right. Go ahead. Prove me wrong. >> Okay. So, I want to know what's going >> Leave all that stuff in there. Leave all that stuff in there right now. >> Leave all what stuff? >> Your phone, your wallet, your keys. Leave it in there. Just get out of the vehicle for me. >> Okay. >> 24 with 113. >> Seriously, >> you got ID on you? Is it in your wallet? >> Yeah. >> I want to know what's going on, dude. >> Okay. Well, you were unconscious behind a wheel. >> Yeah. I was trying to read something about uh Cash App. It's like takes forever. I've never used it before. >> Do you have anything to drink tonight? >> Did you know anything about >> Would you be willing to conduct some field sobriety tests? >> No, this is none of your business. >> Okay. All right. >> No, you don't have a warrant. You don't have any rights, any my information. So, >> okay. I'm going to go ahead and detain you >> before >> cuz you're kind of being a little combative. Get your hand out of your pocket. >> Get your hand out of your pocket. Hey, you're the one. >> All right, I'm fine. >> Get on your stomach. Get on your stomach. On your stomach. Hands out. >> Got me again. >> On your stomach. >> Resisting. >> Hands out. Put your hands back. You guys are wonderful. >> Put your other hand back. >> I was not. You guys are being jerks. >> And now I can't see. >> 22. Did you have that one? >> I got it. >> Yeah. He's about to be a 21 or not. It was an RTRP is on. >> Sorry, guys. >> Good, buddy. >> No, I'm not talking to you. Do you need EMS? >> Maybe. >> Maybe. >> Yeah. These guys just beat the crap out of me. At this stage, the encounter has already escalated from a routine investigation into a physical arrest. Officers are now transitioning from gaining control of the scene to documenting injuries, providing Miranda warnings, and determining whether criminal charges are appropriate based on the subject's actions during detention. >> What' you do to deserve that? >> I hood up. I >> I'm going to advise you your rights real quick. Right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used to get you to court law. You have the right to attorney. If you can attorney, one will be appointed to you. You have the right to answer question now without president. Stop answering question. You understand? >> Okay. All right. >> What's hurt? If you if you're hurt, what's hurt? >> Take a break. >> I got him for a minute. Take a break. >> 24. You guys need more up there? >> Hyper my elbow. >> You got me. I did. >> Yeah. >> I'm going to stand you up and search. You got anything on? You should have. Nothing you're aware of. >> Any any weapons on you of any kind? >> Anything that'll stick, poke, or >> hurt? What's he obvious? >> I don't know. Uh trying to play his way out of going to jail. His knee hurts, his toe hurts, his nose hurts. everything. >> But he doesn't take pain meds or pills and he usually toughs it out. >> Well, I mean those aren't What is that? Just a goodie bag of different pills in there. >> It looks like all different pills. It says taste. >> They're all different. Couple different ones in there. Emergency >> cable smells a little bit like alcohol, but he's not like >> emergency backup. Not bad. >> Cuz usually he is by what? 5:00 p.m. >> Oh, yeah. 5 6 p.m. If you don't think uh Zipshit's intoxicated, you can cut him loose. If he's drunk, we're going to be dealing with him. You've been staggering along Bridge Street. >> It's injury to an officer when resisting. >> Do injured officer for >> I got a boo boo on my finger. >> You're charging with resisting arrest. You need to do injured officer for him. He resisted. >> Even Even if I just scraped my finger. >> I would. There's your case. Hop out of there. I got to walk. >> Well, probably cuz the car's going to jail. You don't want to go to jail. >> I don't want to jail. >> All right. >> He's good. He don't even smell like alcohol. >> No, sir. I got a walker. Did you spit on your pants? >> Yeah. I had to I didn't want to spit in the car. >> Yeah. Okay. That building is a dollar. bill of some kind. Dollar bill or something. >> It's not a dollar. >> It's wadded up, so I don't know. >> No, it looks looks too white to be. >> It's a bill. >> I'll take this on paper. It's writing on it. I don't know what it is, but >> I'll take it. >> It was your dollar. >> Can I get my money from him? He's got my my >> He's got your $50? >> Yeah. >> Give it to me. Are you sure it's uh your $50? >> Yes. >> What did he owe you 50 bucks for? >> My mom just gave it to me on cash. >> Oh, he said he was doing something with cash app. >> Yeah. >> Can I get it? >> I don't know if he got that far, buddy. >> He said he could get cash after work. >> That's a uh alcohol >> pen. Is that your car? >> Yeah, this one's mine. You want to put them in your car and then you take them? >> Yeah, I can do that. >> Yeah. >> 36. >> Where's it at? >> Oh, nothing. >> Yeah, I was about to say I thought you had in your pocket still. I probably go 289 East Main Street there. >> He's got my ID. He's wanting to get back >> right there. >> Those are his. >> They're mine. >> I trouble as light as the green one is that purple. Just uh [clears throat] hang on over there for a second, Caleb. I'll see if he'll give you >> 36. Go ahead, sir. Hey, the CH from the Abington subject for TV. 36. >> Yeah, it's over. >> We'll see if we get a hold of your mom. If >> we can't get a hold of her, we'll figure something out. >> My dog, he's 14. He's feisty. He doesn't like to be, you know, he's grouchy. Don't take it personally or don't think he's >> violent. >> He was he was fine when I was reaching around him. >> I noticed he started barking and >> um >> escalated [clears throat] activity was going on or whatever. >> Um so have you taken anything today? >> Illegal drug wise? >> No. >> Okay. So what was what was the point of getting resistive like that? Well, like I explained to him, I saw one guy running up to our car >> and I'm, >> you know, presumably a guy withdrawing cash from the bank, right? >> I didn't see for sure if he was a cop or a cop imitator trying to rob me, cuz that happens. >> Um, and I didn't see his police car, so I didn't know who he was for sure. >> You didn't you didn't see that police car with the lights on? >> No, I I didn't. Um, I I was reading on my phone about Cash App cuz I've been having a hell of a time trying to get my card. I just got a Cash App card in the mail >> and I can't get the thing to work and uh I even scanned it in there and then it's like giving me this whole runaround. It's like they don't want me to take the money out or whatever. >> So, I had to have it transferred to somebody else that has a card who's been using it for a while >> who doesn't seem to have any problem with it. But, for some reason, I can't. It's only 50 bucks, too. I like trying to get money out for drinks and something to eat for me and them. He's [clears throat] my cousin. Yeah, >> he's in trouble a lot. >> Yeah. Caleb wants to know if he can have those cigarettes, >> by the way. >> Of course. >> It's the first thing on his mind. I don't care. >> All right. Um, are you willing to take a uh a breath or urine or blood test? >> Uh, a breath or urine? Yeah, I I can do a breath a breathalyzer test. Sure. Absolutely. I have no problem with that. I don't I don't have anything to hide. I'm just I was just angry that like somebody jump was like jumping us at the um you know the at the cash withdrawal drive-thru at night time. >> It was just kind of like what the hell is going on? I wasn't doing anything wrong. So >> uh it was just really weird. I've never had this anything like this happen before. >> Right. So >> I'm probably probably not going to take you to get a breath test. Okay. Um >> it doesn't it doesn't matter to me, man. I don't need anything to hide. So, I'm just like shocked. I'm still in shock. >> So, let me let me tell you where where it is from from uh my our perspective. Okay. >> Um so, we get called for a male unconscious behind the wheel >> and the passenger in the car is just staring off into space. >> Caleb. >> Yeah. >> He's always staring off into space. He has he has mental illness probably. >> No, I know. I I deal with Caleb quite often. >> I'm sure you guys do. Yeah, he's out there. Hey, Caleb. I'm trying to help. >> He said, "You can have those cigarettes, buddy." >> He He's homeless, man. >> Caleb, he'll come out. >> He's homeless and doesn't stay really. So, I've been And he and I, you know, historically don't really get along. We've gotten in two fights before. >> They're on the trunk, buddy. >> Huh? >> So, >> there's no answer to that. the message. >> I I can't even understand what he says to me half the time. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> 113 headquarters. You can clear my emergency. >> Yeah. And we haven't eaten or anything. >> And we were uh his mom sent in $50 so that he could get something to eat tonight or whatever. And I was going to try to put some gas in my car. And that's >> I turned it off. >> Did I check the Batman? >> Oh, um All right, buddy. So, I rolled [clears throat] up. You're >> asking. >> You're leaned over in in the driver's seat. Okay. Um, >> I was looking at my phone, >> right? So, >> I did I did fall asleep though. I will admit that. But I was looking down at my phone, which is pretty obvious. >> So, um, that's mumbling. >> I I don't know. He he he was drinking earlier. I I haven't drink. >> Um >> I'm like I'm starving right now. I think it's I think my button stuck in a little bit. >> Um >> so the reason I asked you out of the car is because when when you're not reactive when I come up >> Uhhuh. >> like when I I drove up here lights and sirens, you know, like >> you had sirens. >> Yeah. See, a reasonable person would would look up, right? Well, there's a lot of sirens that go up and down here going out to the hospital. >> Well, I was the only sirens around. >> Well, I got pulled over right in front of here not too long ago and got a ticket for giving a guy a ride off to the car. >> Okay. Well, that's besides the point. So, I asked you out of the car because I don't know whether you're under the influence of something or not. I don't know. I don't know if you're overdosing. I don't know what was going on. You know what I mean? >> Yeah. The officer is now explaining the reasoning behind every major decision made during the encounter. From the initial welfare check to the use of force, this conversation highlights how officers often evaluate behavior, responsiveness, and compliance when deciding whether a situation presents a medical issue, impairment concern, or potential criminal offense. >> So, [clears throat] you immediately became argumentative with me. >> This is my nature. Well, while I'm trying to while I'm trying to conduct a an a field interview as to what is going on. >> Okay. Because as far as I'm concerned, there was a medical emergency going on and then you immediately became argumentative and combative with me. >> Mhm. >> And that resulted in us having to put you on the ground, >> drive stunned cuz you wouldn't follow orders or commands whatsoever. I feel like I was kind of being um assaulted. >> No, you were Diane just called back. She's going to be on her way probably in about 20 minutes. >> You were um very much actively resisting. >> Well, I was confused about what was going on and I w I wasn't about to let myself get robbed or take advantage of by somebody's, you know, impostor. >> Right. Well, you're free to go. Yeah. >> Go right now. Yeah. He doesn't have anywhere where to Well, he have to walk. >> He doesn't have anywhere to go. Really? >> All right. Well, for tonight, you're uh you're going to be going to jail for um obstructing official business and resisting arrest. Okay. >> Awesome. >> Never been to jail before. That should be fun. Brian writes, right? I'm just joking. >> My knee is kind of messed up. I can probably walk on it, but it feels pretty banged up. 24. Can I get that plate? I'll have you call her. >> I'm just worried about my dog. He hasn't beaten us today. >> Yeah, we're we're working on getting the dog taken care of. >> Are you guys >> Did you guys call She's on her way. >> Oh, really? Okay, good. >> All right. >> This incident began with a report of a driver who appeared unconscious while sitting behind the wheel at an ATM. From the officer's perspective, the call suggested a possible medical emergency, impairment issue, or safety concern requiring immediate investigation. As officers approached the vehicle, they encountered a driver who questioned their authority, challenged instructions, and resisted requests that were being given as part of their investigation. Throughout the encounter, officers repeatedly attempted to determine why the driver appeared unresponsive and whether alcohol, drugs, fatigue, or a medical condition could be affecting him. The driver maintained that he had been focused on his phone while attempting to resolve a cash app issue and later acknowledged that he may have briefly fallen asleep. He also stated that he was confused by the officer's sudden approach and believed he could potentially be dealing with someone other than legitimate law enforcement. The most significant turning point occurred when the driver refused to cooperate with commands and resisted efforts to detain him. Officers responded by taking him to the ground and using force to gain compliance. Following the arrest, officers evaluated potential injuries, searched him, and continued gathering information to determine what had actually occurred before their arrival. An important aspect of this footage is how differently each side interpreted the same events. Officers viewed the encounter as a lawful investigation into a potentially impaired or unconscious driver, while the suspect viewed the interaction as an unexpected confrontation that escalated before he fully understood what was happening. These competing perspectives are often at the center of resisting arrest and obstruction cases. Ultimately, the driver was charged with obstructing official business and resisting arrest. The footage serves as a reminder that encounters can escalate rapidly when communication breaks down and compliance becomes an issue during an active police investigation. If this body cam footage made you stop and think, hit like, share your opinion in the comments, and subscribe for more real life police body cam breakdowns.