Afternoon, Watauga County Sheriff's Office. Your registration's suspended. Did you know that? It's what? It's your son's car? Who's your son? Okay. Are you okay? You You are shaking like Oh, why are you panicking? Okay. It'll be all right. Do you have your driver's license? Proof of insurance? It's at home? Do you have any kind of ID on you? Yeah, I can't can't work with social. You have a valid driver's license? You Is your license valid, though? You believe so? What's your last name, sir? C E P E D A? What's your first name? J E S S? It's windy out here. It's hard to hear. What's your middle initial, Jesse? That's all you got? Have you got your ID on you? No, no, her. Registration. I don't need that. Nope. All right, Jesse, go ahead and step out for me. Yep, there is. Go ahead, turn around, face the car. All right. You got anything on you that's going to poke me or sting me? Okay. Right now, you're going to be placed under arrest for no valid driver's license. Okay, your valid Your license hasn't been been valid for uh about 20 years. It expired in April of '21. Okay. So. What's this right here? Nope, nope, keep your hands right there. What is it? Lighter? Okay. Anything else in that pocket? Okay. What else you got on you? That's it? Just keep your hands right there. What's that? I didn't know my name. Okay. What's What's this right here? What's that? Huh? You can talk to me. What's up, Megan? Okay. We're We'll be all right. You're So, what we're going to do, it's going to be in and out of jail real quick. There's no cash bond or whatever. This is a misdemeanor. Um We're going to have to do something with the car cuz Megan doesn't have a license either, so we'll worry about that. >> car. It's all right. Just take a deep breath. No, I just did one. What's that? No, I actually stay out of trouble, you know. Let's walk back here to my car. What What did you say, Megan? I can't hear you. You're going to have to No, just stay right there for a second. All right, let's walk back here. It feels like a charger. You got a phone charger or something in there? >> the cord. Is that Okay. That's what it feels like, but I can't get to it. It's in the zipper side. It's in the zipper? Right here? There it is. Okay. Nothing else on you? Okay. >> Am I going to have to go to court? Pardon? Do I have to go to court? You will have to go to court eventually. I will issue you a traffic court date. So. So, there's no bond in this? No, this is Okay. Illinois's no cash bond, so like I said, it'll be It'll be in and out real quick. All right? What's that? Just a necklace? Okay. All right, turn around, face me. All right, you can put your hands in front of you. No, let's do the same. You get nervous easy. Yeah. No, I got I got bad anxiety. Do you? Yeah. Okay. I don't have my pills. You don't have your pills? What kind of pills do you take? It's for my anxiety. I don't I don't know what's the name of it. Okay. All right. We're going to have to sit in the back seat of my car. I'll put the window down a little bit for you. Will that help? Okay. All right, let's walk over here. Don't Please don't fall in the ditch. All right. Have a seat right there. In whatever way you need to sit to sit comfortable, go ahead. All right, be advised everything in my car is audio and video taped as well. Okay? All right. She's clear for the moment. All right, walk back here. Yep, that's why I stepped That's why I stepped back here. Okay. All right. Did you hear me talking to your dad? Yeah. Okay, he's got no valid license. That's a class A misdemeanor in the state of Illinois. You don't have a license either, so who's coming to get the car? My brother. Your brother? Mhm. What's your brother's name? Donovan. Okay. Is this his car? Uh it's Walt's Daniels, but it's his, yeah. Okay. All right. Do you have anything on your person? Um no. Nothing? Is there anything in the car that uh >> My stuff? What's that? >> Like my belongings? >> Yeah. Anything in the car of yours? Yeah. What What's in the car? My wallet, my drink. Okay. Do you have any objection to me looking around the passenger seat where you sitting? Um well, I'd rather wait for my brother. It's not my car. Do you think I have drugs on me or something? I'm I'm just asking, do you have any objection to me searching the immediate area where you were sitting? Um yeah, it's not my car. Okay. All right, that's fine. All right. Hey, you're Is your car? My father allowed It's mine, though. He They can confirm it. It's mine. >> Well, I mean, Daniel? Yeah. Okay. All right. Is your license valid? >> Yes, it is. Okay. Did you get a ride here? >> Yes, I did. All right, let me have your license card. I don't have it on me. You don't have He said his wallet might be in the car. Yeah, I don't Well, it's in the car? If I remember correctly, it Okay, awesome. If they couldn't find a valid insurance card, then Are you going to be able to find some insurance? We have insurance. She just told me that we do. So, we're just Cuz most most recent car that they got found is a 2023. Yeah, we just got this car back cuz we sat for 2 years in a blue road. What'd you do that for? Timing chain. Okay. Okay. I'm going to have him take your dad up there so he can get out real quick. I'm going to issue you a couple citations cuz you're the owner of the vehicle. So, you're the one required to maintain financial responsibility. So, uh, you want to Is it unlocked? It should be. It should be. So, you guys hang out just a second. We'll be We'll get out of here. I could almost stopped in a better better spot. >> Yeah. Yeah. Okay. And Jesse, all right, you're going to go with this officer real quick. >> to get you up there so we can get you in and out as quick as possible. Going to get it in and out. Be careful. I'm going to give uh Donovan I already told him he's going to get a couple tickets and then they'll be on their way to come get you. All right? Two citations. The reason I stopped your dad is I don't know if they told you your license plates are suspended because of an insurance violation and then not having not being able to provide proof of financial responsibility, no insurance card. If you got it and it's valid, there'll be a mandatory court date. Take that with you. That'll be between you and the court. They will state something once you guys decide to do with it from there. But, that's what you're going to be getting from me. Okay. All right? Uh, Don- He's going to Don- Don's going to be leaving in a minute with his car, so he's not going to he's not going to need you right now. All right, here's all your stuff. That's what you had had in your pocket. And Megan's ID. Okay. All right, two two citations. One for no valid insurance and the other for suspended registration for Court date is going to be December 12th. Okay, at the Justice Center at 9:00 in the morning. Uh Come to the office. I'm going to do your dad's ticket real quick. They'll get him out and I guess you guys will want to pick him up. Yeah, I'll go. Okay. I'm going to I'm going to make his court date the same thing. You guys all go together. That way you can just explain what happened. Can I ask Our license plate reader automatically popped up. That's exactly what it was. All right. Okay, I'll see you guys.