hi Sonia hello I'm Deputy Blake with the flago County Sheriff's Office hello so I was wondering if you would be willing to conduct a series of field sobriety exercises to determine if you're too impaired to operate a motor vehicle tonight would you be willing to do so would you be willing so you're not going to do the field spy exercises okay I feel like if your friends were nicer I would have I I just got here I have no idea okay you're not willing you're not willing to conduct any field variety exercises at this moment cuz your friends are [ __ ] okay well I'm I'm sorry if feel that way it is what it is okay all right just go ahead and give me a second all right sure yeah I mean she what's you what you name Sonia Sonia okay I'm Jeff Maran nice to meet you okay I'm sorry I don't know what happen obviously we're conducting okay before we make sure that you are where he is this does not mean you are under arrest you are detained obviously have me too me too that's why I have all this on so I'll is there anyway we can sit in somebody's car not my car but like in somebody's car um I'm freezing if you're comfortable you can sit right back in my car no more yeah can we sit together yeah I'll stand right I won't sit in the car but I'll stand right in front no no whatever y my caringo you get a little more room real quick I'm just going to pack you down real quick okay this way please do all right I'm just phing I got you I got you okay correct yes okay do you read right and understand English speak English okay perfect you have the right to remain silent anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law do you have the right to talk to your lawyer and have him or her present with you while you being question if you cannot afford to before any questions if you wish you can decide at any time to exercise using and not answer any questions on Mak statements are okay so what happened how did we end up here can we let them down I would love I'm here for you I'm here I'm in love with the wrong person it happens okay than i m it hurts it lives right here not far from here okay and I left from here and that was it long short short that was it you got not at all that was it like it was it was no big deal I I'm I live in Jackson okay is that where you were having I'm multiple children 14 s and three and three CL okay you're a stronger woman than me it's a lot of kids I just wanted to night off I I yeah that was it I just wanted night off that was it so I have very much feelings for somebody that I should [Music] not um for 5 months my job okay what what I what so gutters flash gutter protection like I I don't want to lose my job because this please what because of going on here yeah like pleas please don't please don't make me lose my job okay like if if anything else that's fine but like please don't make me lose my job okay we're going to I would never talk want you to lose your job we're through this okay so um as long as you stay calm I'll stay calm and calm and calm okay perfect I I promise so I just need go over how you ended up here pulled over so when did you start drinking what time what like how did you end up down here when did you start drinking um um what like maybe 9:30 p.m. okay here at cl's house house um I don't want to like do this and St I don't know if you want to call boyfriend or I don't I don't I don't want to [ __ ] up his life okay because I'm I'm I'm the other woman so cuz you're makes it even harder I I I'm the other woman it's me I'm the problem so stra don't I don't want to ruin his life though yeah that's cute you know my my whole life has been the life so um yeah I don't want to ruin his life out you promise well he I don't know who he is all I know is he some guy okay is leading you on yeah yeah pleas please leave at it's not where are your you're at home okay and then is someone watching the my teacher what one did you start drinking um an hour have go um probably like twice a week okay say that's normal that's normal twice a week okay oh there people that drink all day long all night I don't know no that's normal okay that's normal so don't getat yourself I'm what's your suck at being a mom I think sometimes you are your own wor okay stop e yourself up and give yourself one more credit oh get help I I don't have any help I don't have any help I don't have any help so start dring um whatever happened happened and you decided you wanted to go ahead what were you drinking how much remember how um I probably drank um I don't I don't I don't know I don't want to be a liar I don't want to be Li um to you to the best of your knowledge that you can remember probably like half of what she thought I would I don't know I just half of what I was expected to drink I don't I don't know that like yeah like um yeah probably at [Applause] least um what a normal person would think I don't know I I don't either I'm sorry I'm sorry do you remember what you were talk um yes um I was [Applause] drinking I don't I don't I don't know how to say it life just just I feel like um it was what somebody would expect it to be was it like Jack Daniels or was it be maybe you don't know what it was it was just I just I just wanted to be able to just not put my friend out there I I didn't I didn't want to put my friend out there I I didn't but now I have Toc because this is life I I have to like now at this point like it's it's you and me we're talking about this and I have to and I don't have a choice and I get and get that and and I don't want to disrespect you by not doing it but that's my friend and I don't I don't want anybody to be in trouble you have to talk about your I'm just asking what you had to do how much you okay that sounds cute every time but you and I both know what the real deal is let's be real okay what's what's the real deal then in okay that we all know no matter what whoever is [ __ ] up while we're drinking is that's the end of the story if that's it okay it's really cute if you act like you don't know what I'm talking about but I know you know what I'm talking about I'm trying to follow what you're saying cuz I want to make sure that I'm for him you're trying to help me [Music] this [ __ ] sucks I just I really respect what you guys do in your job like I I would never disrespect how you how you do your job because people [ __ ] suck and they and we need people like you we do I appreciate that they don't and that sounds super cute like in in reality and like what somebody would want you to hear what they say like that sounds really cute but like in real life like I I hate what y'all have to go through it [ __ ] sucks because you're good [ __ ] people but either way it doesn't matter because I am not going to think let's let just take a I'm not going to thing you know what time it is or around probably at least 12:43 a.m. I don't know sound about right about that 12:43 a.m. yeah so I'm not just like out here oblivious to the world I know ex like what time it is no I mean we're not we're not here saying my mom is going to be very upset what you from the beginning whatever time you [Applause] um I don't know what you want me to get to you about I was just for you to say that get a timeline of what time you got here what time you started drinking what time you start drinking what time you left um how you left um 1 hour ago driving around is this I don't know your vehicle up here the black van this is my vehicle okay and that's what you were driving I I have multiple children I know please just give me a chance please give me a chance please give me a chance before you put me up just just I understand I understand you understand you're not under yes but I also understand that you can put me under the rest and I just understand that please give me a chance me because my kids they they're that's what this those are my only kids like they they're they have dads that don't care about them and they and they and they will reach out to them and they just they know that their dads are not going to be there for them them so please just give me a chance that's why I'm here talking okay I want to get an understanding of how in toxicated that's fine that's fine I will why I'm just asking what you had to drink tell you all the tests of how intoxic but either way just please let give my children a chance to show you that nobody else should be there for that besides oh I don't doubt that I don't doubt that yeah we're not here doubt your motherhood or your ability to be a mother they never are until they are you understand that you know that they never are until they are you know that that's real life yeah because it it it just takes one little slip of the wrist and then your children are gone from you and they are not yours anymore y'all know that have they ever been with you no never never so why would they be Tak off for them because that happens that happens to females that happens to women it doesn't matter I I I'm following what you're saying that happens that happens to them that happens to them please please don't let it happen to me we'll we'll wrap up the conversation then okay just please don't let it happen to me I will do whatever it takes that doesn't matter I will do whatever it takes I promise okay 9:30 I promise you started drinking do you remember what you started [Music] drinking yeah yeah yeah I will I like if you if you we can do whatever it takes it doesn't matter okay what were you drinking I need some information from you first okay I can't I I I I can't I I can't until you can until I can like we can take a pinky promise you want to take a pinky promise a pinky promise for what am I pinky promising I don't know what I'm pinky promising um for what actually happened okay and in return you're getting what a pinky promise in return I'm getting a pinky promise so you're promising me that we're both telling the truth yeah of course I'm telling the truth well that sounds super cute and just like in a police version of from what I'm guessing sounds super cute just like for a criminal version of what I'm saying it sounds super cute don't it why are you yelling right now you're like yelling it's okay it's okay I mean I get it okay all I'm asking is what you H to drink and how much that's it that's all I'm asking it's very it's very let come to my partner um I'll let you stand here get warm and then we'll read address and okay [Music] you just hang out back here for me behind your back put your palms together it's going to make it easier for me there you go you being placed on rest youi he PE once we get to the [Music] Gil we have no bathroom out here the only option it's kind of a bad spot out here um your kids is do you do you have a mom close by no okay do you have a friend that can take my is De I have I maybe someone someone that can just a three if you want the rest of the kids to go with them too that's fine okay but I'd rather them go with a family friend or yes I have someone I have someone can I please you SCH them yes okay let's get you situated out of the coold I'll grab your phone whatever else you need out of your vehicle we'll make that phone call before we go to jail okay here just hang out back here just face the car do you have anything on you it's going to poke me stick me hurt me no all right can you go ahead and spread your feet for me lean forward a little bit at the waist you didn't have to do all that no want you H your head you what can I please B my nose or something yeah she's grabbing me something okay here can you just face car thank you wash your head here you want to swipe your nose tissue I don't give a [ __ ] about that you just asked for a tissue trying to help you out going have a seat I have the pee can I can I just can I pop a squat right here or no no you can't I'm going grab your phone real quick so you can make that phone call do you want anything else out of your van wallet [Music] key here I'm going to put this in front of you okay yes I I I yes my yes your phone wallet where's your wallet my k i don't my kids are home I need I need to call my family I need to get my kids situated all right let me grab your phone it's the one on the left or the right we'll get there as soon as we can okay oil Bo