marelen St James stand by for the seven
white Jeep marelen St
James
it's George Henry Williams 6603 George
Henry Williams
6603 hello officer Z Brunson police the
reason I stopped is for your speed on
Laurel I don't know how do you know how
fast you're were going um yeah I'm just
trying to get them home CU I have a
curfew with my family okay and then you
ran the stop sign I know okay any reason
for those violations T I mean you said
you're trying to get them home but yeah
I just had to get home with my family um
my my family has been yelling at me my
mom and dad so I've been have to try to
get them home okay how old are you 19
okay do you have your driver's license
and your
insurance how old is everyone else in
the car I'm 19 I'm 18 okay
and do you have an insurance card I
think yeah I'm sorry this is like the
second time I've got pulled over are you
okay yeah okay just take a couple deep
breath all right she's had a rough night
we were just trying to comfort her where
are you coming from tonight we just went
to Taco Bell to get
food I think where are you headed right
now are you headed to Charles to my
house yeah
okay passengers do you guys have IDs
with you I don't think I have my
you have here excuse me I'm sorry this
is I usually keep minding my
phone can you hand it to the driver
please what are you reaching for I'm
trying to find
other um information for
you I don't know if this is valid or
not I you you gave me the insurance I
don't need anything else from you okay
I'm sorry this is yeah just I'm new to
this where what your first name Morgan
Morgan okay where are you coming from
tonight we just went to Taco Bell I was
at her
house
okay this is expired you can hang out of
that yeah that's what was like trying to
find my other one okay don't worry about
that okay just go step out of the
car going step right in front of my car
please just right in front of my car I'm
going to turn off these Bright Lights
okay I'm going to talk you out here
stand right in front of my car
right
here how old are you I'm 19 how much
alcohol have you had tonight I haven't
had any you haven't had any mm why do I
smell coming from you I have I haven't
had any alcohol I was at my friend's
house
listen honesty is your best policy I
know officer I'm telling you okay I have
bad
anxiety I just was I literally told them
I was as soon as I saw your car and I
was like oh this is going to be bad were
you trying to get away from me why were
you going so fast cuz I I just wanted to
get home I just want to go home okay I
want to stay at home I'm trying to get
them home I picked them up I'm with them
hanging out have they beening any
alcohol tonight not not that I know of I
got Taco Bell cuz I wanted food I'm
hungry
this is second time I got pulled over
first time I got pulled over I was going
on a
um family trip to Michigan and I was the
one that was driving and I got pulled
over and it was scary during the
time so that's why I was like as soon as
I saw like your lights I was not even
the lights I was just more of like okay
I know someone's not on my butt like
that like okay freaking out I just want
to go home get there get them to my spot
so I'm sorry
I'm okay acting weird it's listen I'm
going to ask you one more time how much
alcohol total have you had tonight
officer I have not had any okay go step
over here next to my front tire here can
I take my flip flops off you want to
take your flip flops off
sure
it's just step right next to my front
tire face face
me okay
just stand exactly as you are okay all
right I'm going to run you through a few
tests just to check on your impairment
okay I'm going to check your eyes okay
for this first test very simply I just
want you to follow the tip of my pen
using your eyes only I don't want you to
move your head continue following the
tip of my pen with your eyes only until
I tell you to stop okay do you
understand
okay can you see the tip of my pen here
it's where I'm tapping can you see that
okay P it with your eyes only don't move
your head
understand right here this is where I
want you to
look all right blink a couple times go
ahead stand right where I'm standing and
face your vehicle okay right where my
flashlight is pointing
there you go okay I want you to imagine
there's a straight line directly in
front of you the pavement here okay so
go put your left foot on that imaginary
line put your right foot directly in
front of your left foot touching heel
the toe arms down at your side just
remain in that position while I give you
instructions and demonstrate this test
for you I don't want you to start
walking until I tell you to do you
understand do you understand
okay okay go put your right foot
directly in front of your left foot
touching your right heel to your left
toes right foot yep your right foot
directly in front of your left foot okay
this directly in front of it please
you're off to the side a little bit
there you
go just stay in that position I'm going
to give you instructions and demonstrate
the test for you don't start walking
until I tell you to when I tell you to
begin I want you to take nine heel the
toe steps turn take nine heal the toe
steps back okay I'm going to demonstrate
it for you can you get back into that
position
please
again when I tell you to begin you're
going to take nine heel the toe steps
turn take nine heel the toe steps back
it's going to look like this your first
steps with your left foot one two three
all the way till 9 when you get to your
ninth step you keep your front foot on
that imaginary line take a series of
small steps using your other foot take
nine more heel the toe steps back down
the line right sir while perform this
test keep your arms down at your side
look at your feet count your steps out
loud and once you start walking don't
stop until you complete the test do you
understand okay it do you have any
questions okay keep face down right you
want my face down nine pets and then
turn down right nine steps you're going
to turn in the manner I described and
demonstrated and nine steps back okay
yeah your your steps are going to be
heeled to toe okay so your heel is going
to touch your toe on every step do you
have any other
questions okay get back into that
starting position please I'm just
trying okay and if you don't have any
questions go to begin when you're
ready
all right for this next us just face
me stand with your feet together arms
not your side don't be begin until I
tell you to okay when I tell you to
begin and not
before I want you to raise either leg so
that your raised foot is approximately 6
in off the ground my my right foot is a
listen to my instructions you can raise
either leg so you can raise your right
leg or you can raise your left leg raise
either leg so that your raised foot is
approximately 6 in off the ground you're
going to keep your raised foot parallel
hold on don't start yet okay let me
demonstrate and explain the whole test
and then I'll let you do it okay when I
tell you to begin not before I want you
to raise either leg so that your raised
foot is approximately 6 in off the
ground you're going to keep your raised
foot parallel with the ground both legs
straight and your arms down at your side
you're going to look at your raised foot
and count out loud in the following
manner 101 100002 13 and continue
counting out loud in that manner until I
tell you to stop do you
understand do you understand do you have
any
questions
yes are you keep making me take these
tests to have me
fail no this is to help check your level
of impairment Okay the third test I've
taken yeah there's three tests this is
the last
one you have any other questions can you
please repeat
yes when I tell you when hold on hold on
when I tell you to begin not before I
want you to raise either leg so that
your raised foot is approximately 6 in
off the ground you're going to keep your
raised foot parallel with the ground
both legs straight and your arms down at
your side you're going to look at your
raised foot and count out loud in the
following manner 101 1002 1003 and
continue counting out loud in that
manner until I tell you to stop do you
understand yes okay go to begin when
you're ready arms not your side and look
at your feet okay
1,1 1001 1002
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all right you put put your foot down
please I'm going to give you one more
opportunity to be honest with me okay
obviously you've been drinking tonight I
can smell it come from you I see
impairment on the test okay how much
alcohol have you had tonight officer I
had not had any okay turn around put
your hands behind your back I okay I I
smoke wheed that's what I do have not
smoked tonight I'm going to get my
friends getting my tucko bell and I'm
going home I want to go home for the
night turn around put your hands behind
your back you're under
arrest you're underr for operating a
vehicle under the influence of alcohol a
drug or a combination of them you the
right remain silent anything you say can
and will be used against you in court
you have the right to an attorney if you
can afford an attorney w't be appointed
to you prior to any questioning if you
wish do you understand your
rights okay how old are
you Miss how old are
you how old are you
have I not been respectful to you this
whole time and now you're going to give
me the silent treatment I'm respecting
my rights can I place on my foot
flops yeah you can slide them
on and can I please call my
parents you want to call your parents um
someone needs to pick up this car this
their
car and someone needs to get home
literally lives right down the stre
straight to get home well that's kind of
beyond your control right now I know
okay okay um your actions have put you
and your friends in this situation and
now I have to handle it okay so I'll
make a determination whether or not I'm
going to let someone come pick up the
car or I'm going to tow it and we're
going to make sure your friends get home
safely um cuz I'm guessing they've been
drinking underage too so we're going to
deal with that okay I don't appreciate
you lying in my face okay and to be
honest with you officer that I did not I
can't I can't work with you if you're
not honest officer I did not okay then I
have a preliminary breath test you want
to take it no okay why not cuz if you've
been honest you been honest you would
blow all Z to remain silent anything I
say can be you're you're absolutely
right yeah okay so that's want me to
take so you can take me to the car do if
you want um whatever come on back here
yeah I
will now not the time to get an attitude
with me okay I've been very respectfully
this whole time you put yourself in this
situation your actions have caused
what's occurring tonight okay don't
blame me and don't get it add to with me
I'm doing my job you're out you're out
drinking underage and driving putting
everyone's life at danger your life in
danger and your friends I respect you so
don't get an attitude with me okay I
respect face that rear
tire face the
tire do you have anything on your person
no with the back of my hand KN my knife
in my um purse in my car okay not on
your purse though no not okay with the
back of my hand I'm just checking making
sure you don't have anything in your
pockets or on your waistline okay I have
a green knife in my car are your are
your parents home right now do you live
with them um yes they are home and on
Charles Charles
Drive
okay go out have a seat okay just be
careful getting in watch your head
that's just a seat Bel
okay there you
go
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got a BMV 2255 Char for you want we to
if you would
like yeah just stand by for a second
with that there's two passengers in the
vehicle we got to deal
with are your friends in the vehicle are
they all staying at your house tonight
yeah they were supposed to like a
sleepover
so if your if your parents would be able
to pick them up
too what do my mom's going to want to
kill me after my parents are going to
want to kill me after this so so you
don't think they're going to be welcome
at your house then not at all not at all
is your phone in the car okay listen I
have to read to you a form um I'm going
to request that you put a brush sample
tonight and I'm going to advise you of
the consequences of taking that test and
refusing that test okay so give me a
couple minutes give me give me a minute
to get the I'm going to read you that
information and we're going to go from
there okay I'll take it I'm just sorry
I'm listen take a couple take a couple
deep breaths okay let me explain to you
what's going to happen okay don't matter
whether or not you you take the test how
high you test you're going to go home
tonight okay you're going to get some
tickets and you're going to go home
tonight okay you're not going to jail
okay you're going home freaking officer
I'm so okay I can't shake your hand but
I want to shake your hand because I
respect you guys I appreciate that
so much I I appreciate that I appreciate
that you put yourself in a bad situation
tonight okay I'm I promise you when I
did not drink tonight I I didn't I
didn't you didn't drink anything tonight
no you're going to take that breath test
right so that breath test is going to
show all zeros I don't know what it all
show I smoke weed I smoke weed okay I
was hanging out with them okay and I
didn't want to I didn't want to hang out
with them at their house so I said let's
get Taco Bell let's go to my house give
give me a minute I'll get this form I'm
going to read to it but I just want to
let you know take a couple deep breath I
know it's a stressful situation
something I'm going to roll the window
down for you I'm going I'm going to roll
the window down to be like that with you
I promise you're going to go home
tonight okay take a couple deep breaths
okay how far you want to go all the way
thank you so much I'll be right back
with you okay thank
you
I do have a question guys yeah does doy
still work with you guys who doy he's
retired how do you know him he's one of
my mom's best friends oh yeah I love him
I was going to say if Do's still working
with you guys just tell him I love him
and I'm sorry and I want him to find out
okay I
love you guys are
amazing this is the form that I told you
I'm going to read to you okay this
officer is going to hold it in front of
you and illuminate it so you can follow
along okay this is the top section I'm
going to read okay it's the consequences
of testing a refusal again I'm
requesting you for ride a breast sample
tonight okay so this is what that's
referring to you now are under arrest
for operating a vehicle under the
influence of alcohol a drug or
combination of them if you refuse to
take any chemical test required by law
your Ohio driving privileges will be
suspended immediately and you'll have to
pay a fee to have the Privileges
reinstated I'll take the test then I
okay hold on hold on have you ever been
convicted of an OVI ever been arrested
for drun driving
no this is the second time I got pulled
over all right um at the bottom here
it's length of suspension okay so on the
left hand side if you refuse to take a
breath test tonight based on prior refus
useless convictions and guilty pleas
within 10 years if you have no prior OVI
convictions it's a one-year suspension
okay on the right hand side if you if
you take the test and you're at or over
the legal limit um if you have no prior
convictions it's a 90-day suspension if
you test over okay so I'm I'm trying to
simplify this for you if you have no
prior
convictions if you refuse it's an
automatic onee suspension if you take it
and you're over it's a 90-day suspension
okay you're going to take it okay so I'm
going to take you to our police St
station he'll take the test and then
we'll have someone come pick you up okay
no no one's going to yeah yeah we're
going to get a hold of your parents
okay I'd rather just freaking take the
days okay give us a couple minutes to
sort things out here I'm going to take
you back to our police station and then
uh someone will come and pick you up
okay okay all right thank
you
so she's still ad me that she hasn't
been drinking well she pretty much
admitted to lying to me in so many words
she apologized and says she's willing to
take the broad test she has two other
under 21
passengers um if it's okay with you I'd
like to kind of let Leon speak to both
of them and see if they've been drinking
and see what we're going to be able to
do with them tonight as far as getting
that home that's fine and then uh they
staying at her house they were headed to
her house on Charles where they're
staying so I haven't I haven't talked to
her parents yet um she said they were
sleeping over but she says her parents
are going to kill her now so she doesn't
know if they're going to be welcomed
there which so I need to talk to the
parents on Charles I'll inform them of
the situation see if they're willing to
come tell the parents if she's
19 to tell the parents well it's I think
it's their car so I want to give them
opportunity to come pick up their car
and if they want to pick up the
passengers depending on what we're doing
with them where where did she say she
was drinking at it did she ever say uh
they were at I believe her house they're
at one of their houses and then they ran
out to get Taco Taco
Bell yeah long as
one of their parents weren't giving them
the
alcohol because then it's legal for them
to drink well for
whoever whichever other one I see what
you mean
so yeah I have me own sort that
out so yeah have Waters then I'll talk
to Mom and see if they're going to come
down the street get their car and then
they can meet us at the police station
after pick her up
okay
these two are passengers in the vehicle
they're both under 21 years
old I haven't questioned them about um
underage alcohol consumption obviously
the driver's been drinking um they were
supposed to be staying with her on
Charles which is right down the street
here um so if you could question them
both about
um you know their um what they were up
to tonight if they've been drinking
um and I'm going to call her parents or
have her call her parents see if they're
going to come and get the car and see if
they're both welcome to stay at their
house
um okay okay can do that where's your
cell phone
at I think it's in my car okay what kind
of phone you got it's a iPhone okay I'm
going to grab it and then I'll let you
I'll let you call your uh parents okay
okay it should be no black Focus okay
I'm going to get it for you
you any other alcoholic beverages inside
the
vehicle yes no maybe no where's her cell
phone at cell on she doesn't have have
it no she
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does
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okay is this yours
no it's in the door right next to you I
I share
a car with my brother and my
mom okay so when I ask your mom if this
is her she's going to say yeah I left
this in my car no my mom just Dr my mom
drinks white okay and so I'm going to
talk to your brother he's going to say
yeah this is mine I left it in the car I
don't
know did you just apologize for lying to
me before and now you want I'm not now
you want to
continue this I'm
not um your friend say you didn't have
your cell phone with you you left it at
your house do you know your parents
number yeah okay I know the home phone
you know the home phone my mom's phone
number okay I have a cell phone here I'm
going to call from uh my cell phone
okay
no all right what's your phone number my
mom's home phone well what do you think
she'll answer uh home phone
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whose car is this this mom's dad's my
mom's okay me my
brother hello hi is this um Morgan's
mother yeah hi this is Officer Z with
the Bron police how are you
tonight all right let's go my go uh your
daughter's under arrest for Obi drunk
driving oh my
gosh um is this your white Jeep she was
driving yes okay and do you have two
other kids staying at your house
tonight well my son's
here I'm sorry your your daughter had
two friends with her that she said were
staying with her is that
accurate you don't know about that
hello hello hi did we cut
out it cut out yeah okay your daughter
has two other friends in the car with
her that she said were staying at your
house tonight on Charles is that
accurate um I guess she's supposed to be
having people over but like I said I was
sleeping
so okay well a couple things I need to
discuss with you um I prefer not to have
to tow your Je
um so if you can come and collect your
car that would be great um okay we're
right on Mary Allen just right down the
street from your house okay um and then
I guess I'm going to have to ask you
there's two other friends that are with
your
daughter do you want them staying over
your house or do you want us to to get
them
home um they could come here okay would
you be able to to pick them up then and
take them home then or take them to your
house
yes I'm going to have to get someone to
get up
and my
husband
hello hello hi I think we're cutting out
yeah well we're right down the street
I'm Marion if you can get here within
you know a few minutes that'd be great
and uh I'm getting dressed okay and then
we'll explain we'll explain to you uh
further once you get here all right
thank you all right thank you bye
bye well I was just coming to talk to
you guys about that so have you guys
been drinking it all the night maybe
there you two been drinking a little bit
a little bit how much is a little
bit two drinks how
much I'm two okay all right so you guys
were saying with your your friend
correct tonight she she lives off
Charles is it okay so what officer Zer
is going to do right now he grabbed her
phone because he's going to let her call
her parents her phone's at her place is
what is at her place she doesn't have a
phone oh she said that it was in the
driver seat or something like that so
um she is going to give her parents a
call cuz we got to figure out what we're
going to do with the car and you guys
too so if both of you guys have been
drinking obviously we can't h
well so he is going to let her call and
see if they can come get the vehicle and
let you guys stay at the house for the
night so is that both something that you
guys would work for you guys stay in the
night there um if they're able to come
get the vehicle um she's going to go
back to us with us to the police station
for a little bit and then um I would
rather go back to her house than her
house you guys
I'm you're not not comfortable with her
family I've only been over there like
four
times I got you okay if she was there
it's a different story but like being
there with that just yeah no I get it
um do you guys have your phones on you
yeah okay
um so how about we ask where were they
drinking you know they said they had two
drinks where and when let's get that
figured out okay and then we'll figure
out the situation got my thank you we
were at her place her place and then you
guys went out for food I'm assuming
right there we drank probably like 2
hours so gotcha what were you guys
drinking
uh spear no okay all right so you said
you had two you said you had two okay
all right were her parents home when you
guys were drinking
no did they know you guys were going to
be drinking
gotcha okay we're going to get something
figured out if you guys don't feel so
you guys don't feel comfortable staying
at the house tonight is that what you're
saying how about you without her like if
she was there she she'll be there
tonight she's not going to jail well I
know I'm just saying like any time
period without her there I
don't I also because I have something
early to do in the morning with my mom
so I feel like being at my place would
make me feel more comfortable with that
mhm here's
yeah Bennington and then
Hilltop let's get some contact
information and we have things we have
to take care of okay
okay
parents contact info I'm assuming are
theirs how old are they how old are you
guys 18
18 yeah over 18 yes they're adults all
right uh can I get a phone number from
you please
26 315 09
7 and those front 33 4 9241
okay I this down I feel then no it's
okay all right we're going to get all
this figured out um we'll see what we
can do for you guys and what he's able
to work out with their parents and
everything we'll get everything figured
out for you guys so we'll keep you
posted on what's going to happen Okay
okay
yep okay
mom's coming to pick up the car and she
said those kids are fine to stay at her
house I don't know officer Leon do we
have an update as far as what's going on
with those other two yeah so they both
admitted to drinking too they um they
said that they both had two smear offs
earlier at her house um uh when I asked
them
about if they would be okay staying at
that that girl's residence for a little
bit they said they didn't feel
comfortable doing that so they but
they've both admitted to drinking as
well so okay so what's the plan then if
they don't want to stay
there um they said they might be able to
call their parents something like that
but I mean they're both underage they
both admitted to drinking so I more
wanted to get your input to see what you
wanted us to do with
them well it's up to you but were they
did they [ __ ] you or were they no
straight up with you they were straight
up with me I mean it's up to you but I'm
more
my
opinion like she lied to him like three
or four times in a row if they were
honest with you might be a life lesson
and here's your break or if you want to
write them it's up to you but that's
kind of like my feeling is tell her hey
guess what they were honest with us and
they're going
home that's your stuff if you could just
make sure you get their current
information their addresses and phone
numbers mom is coming in here to get her
car okay if they don't want to go home
with Mom said there's her mom said
they're more than welcome to stay with
them on Charles she's going to be going
home you know a little bit here if they
don't feel comfortable with that fine
let's make sure they get home safely as
far as charge them I don't care what you
do you want to charge them just document
everything that they told you um you
know in the report
um and then uh I'd like to transport her
back now and uh get going on that
process yes sir and then uh um if you
guys are sticking around mom should be
here shortly let Mom know you know as
soon as she's done transporting whoever
and transporting the vehicle just come
up to the police station pick up her
daughter sound good all right sounds
good you want me to go back with do that
yeah I think that would be the best way
to do
this with that information Mar what's
the
plan
um I I believe kind of what sge was
saying along those lines they did didn't
try to blow smoke anything like that
when we started talking to them they
were pretty straightforward with it okay
um
so in this situation I'm okay with just
telling him like he said kind of A Life
Lesson um okay and then we'll tell him
that at least if they don't want to stay
the night there they canay they can go
back with Mom and call for a ride call
for a ride from there yeah so we're not
going to sit around and
yeah
all right guys um so he was able to make
contact with her mom her mom's going to
be coming up to get the car shortly um
so you both do realize underage alcohol
consumption is a first-degree
misdemeanor that's a an arrestable
offense but also it can be a citable
offense as well so you guys were honest
with me when I asked you if you've been
drinking tonight I do appreciate that so
we're going to be giving you guys a
break on that okay obviously you guys
are young it's natural but it is against
the law and in this sance you see what's
happening to her when she chose to drive
so um we're going to be giving you a
break on that tonight um so mom's going
to be coming to get the car shortly so
what I think would be the best method
would be you guys go back with Mom I
know you don't feel super comfortable
being there without her there but at
least go back with Mom and mom takes the
car back that way you can call for a
ride call your parents to come pick you
up whatever you guys want to do and then
like we were saying it's not like she's
going to jail for the rest of the night
so she'll be back eventually at some
point once he's done processing her and
getting all the information that we need
so I think best course action for you
guys when Mom comes to get the car just
go back to the house with her you guys
can call for a ride from there do what
you guys want to do hang out for the
rest of the night whatever that is um
are your addresses both current on your
license yeah okay
okay Bennington and Hilltop
gotcha all
right here's
yours and then here's yours um she said
that she was going to be coming up
shortly so um we're going to we're going
to hang out until mom comes for the car
yep so we're going to hang out till Mom
comes and gets the car and then you guys
can go back there and decide what you
guys want to do from there okay all
right you guys have any questions for
me hello hi
um just real quick before you take the
car he just left with your daughter he's
taking off to the police station there's
just some paperwork and stuff he has to
get done up there but once we're all
done with her you guys will be good to
come pick her up and bring her home from
there she's not going to jail or
anything like that tonight okay I don't
know if that I got explained to you on
the phone or not but well yeah he just
pretty much said I get my car and I
thought maybe get her but apparently we
just got to do some paperwork she's
going to do a breath test stuff like
that and then once she's all done with
that she can give you a call from her
phone and then you guys will be good to
come pick her up from the police station
right behind City Hall are you familiar
with it okay thank you yep you're
welcome
all right you got the seat belt off yeah
all right if I can get my butt up there
all right oh here we
go hair
tie yeah fell out my
head thanks okay we're just going to
walk over here okay we're going go
through these doors just watch your step
here walking in okay all right thank
you there 22 and
23
watch your stop walk straight through
and then this door has to close before
the other one will open okay
okay dog
Stu all right going to your right stand
in that blue box face the what on over
here and just face that white board I'll
get the handcuffs off you
okay turn
around you didn't start at 2
correct get started okay just relax
right
there all right
all right Morgan go stuffing in this
room okay on the left side of the table
you're going to have a seat just be
careful these chairs swivel okay okay so
just be careful sitting
down I'm going to get this machine up
and running it takes a while uh to go
through its process and uh I'll explain
to
you about the uh the
test
24 radio
off um this machine requires two
separate brush samples okay it takes um
just for I don't know why just takes two
it takes the low over the two when the
machine's ready I'm going to take a
mouth piece out of this sealed plastic
I'm going to attach it to the end of the
the hose okay you're going to walk up to
the machine you're going to take a big
deep breath not yet you're going to take
a big deep breath you're going to make a
seal around the very end of this mouth
piece and blow long and steady okay the
machine's going to make a tone
indicating you're blowing hard enough
okay your goal is to keep that tone
going if you stop blowing you're not
blowing hard enough machine resets
itself okay so that's just going to
require more breath
okay so the machine's going to take a
couple minutes we'll get you up to get a
sample it we'll go through a couple more
minutes of stuff and then I'll have to
step up and do another sample okay we we
the results will be printed out I'll go
over the results with you um I got to
take your fingerprints then after and
then write you ticket and then your
parents are going to come pick you up
okay so I appreciate your cooperation
how do you pronounce your last name SC
music Zer
Zer s with you officer I haven't talked
to you a
l
all right so this is a a interview form
um we read it or we ask these questions
to everyone arrested for Obi um I didn't
write this form some of these questions
are a little strange so don't blame me
for these strange questions um most of
them are short answer yes or no I'm just
reading these questions verbatim I'm
going to write down your answers
verbatim okay were you operating a
vehicle yes where were you going going
home what street or Highway were you on
on um what was
it um not I was going on to Charles off
of Marion yeah okay I don't know I'm
sorry I don't know straight names and I
should because I fli it away and I think
this machine is ready give me one
second just attaching a brand new
mouthpiece to the end of this hose you
can steping up just be careful with that
shair
okay big deep breath you're going to
hear a tone keep it going okay low keep
going keep
going keep
going
okay good okay have a seat okay you're
going to do that one more time
okay
all right the machine's going to go
through some more checks it's going to
be a couple minutes before we do the
next test do you know what direction of
travel you were going uh was it um
South uh where were you coming from Taco
B which one did you go to the one right
by my house so was that on um Center you
didn't go to the one why didn't you go
to the one uh right down the street from
you know Laurel and pearl that's yeah
right on
center Center Laurel or Center and um
not Center um Pearl okay all right pearl
not Center what time did you
leave right before you pulled me
over it's like 11
11:15 uh what time is it
now don't know maybe like one or
something
what is today's
date Thursday well now
Friday yeah what city are you in now
right
side it's now 3:07
a.m. on Friday May 12th
when did you last
eat um at work yesterday um last night
at I want to say
maybe five
six what did you eat uh parmesan crusted
chicken from
Lorn what have you been doing for the
last 3
hours well went to work hang out with my
friends do you work there well oh I
guess you have the shirt on Sam works
with me one of my friends um and then
her other friend I'm not sure where she
works she's not really my friend so you
were working last night oh yeah okay
what else have you been doing in the
last 3 hours nothing hanging out with
them we went to this swing we went to
the park that where she lives
by have you been drinking alcohol no
smoke we yes what's say smoke we
yes okay
um how much marijuana did you
smoke I mean a joint a bowl what yeah
not even like yeah not even a bowl half
a bowl half a bowl
yeah and when did you smoke um right
when I got of work so maybe around like
I said I got off 6 7 I got off of work
6:00 to 7: p.m. last night yeah okay you
said you have not been drinking alcohol
no okay you know your friends all
admitted to having a couple of those
smof drinks that was right in your door
you didn't drink with them no I did not
okay is there any reason why I'm
smelling it coming from you maybe cuz
I'm hanging out with them
okay give me a minute this is going to
be ready for your second sample
all right stepping
up same thing as last time
okay keep
going okay go have a seat okay be
careful sooning
down
all right uh are you now under the
influence of alcohol are you now under
the influence of drugs marijuana yes
have you used any narcotics recently
that's not marijuana is correct any
other drugs no I just don't bre when did
you last
sleep last night again I didn't write
these questions don't judge me how much
sleep did you have I can a lot of sleep
probably
hours some um b or whatever okay Morgan
this is a copy of your test result okay
what it shows is that your first breast
sample was a 212 your second breast
sample was a 205 so it takes the lower
of the two and it your final test
results a
0.205 so you're over 2 and 1 half times
the legal limit um of alcohol okay so
you were defin definitely drinking
tonight and you drank a lot okay this
proves it okay there's no faking the
machine okay this takes it right from
your breath okay so I'm just wondering
like okay I'm not like saying this is
wrong or anything but like Morgan I no
I'm not saying it's wrong no I'm I'm
saying you took you took the breath test
I believe it but I'm just saying like
how long does it take alcohol stays in
your system your alcohol stays in your
system for for quite a while it depends
on each
okay sometimes it depends on male or
female um sometimes it depends on your
height and weight okay you're a smaller
person prevent this from happening next
time so if I'm hanging out with my
friends and I'm having a few drinks
alol it's hard for me to give a specific
amount but as a rule of thumb generally
it leaves the body at a rate of
0.15% per hour okay okay so that's very
slow compared to how much when you're
drinking how it can add up okay okay so
when you're drinking a lot of times you
get that level higher and higher and
your body doesn't metabolize it as fast
it'd be great if you could drink and
boom within an hour you're back down to
zero it doesn't work like that you drink
drink drink and you get so high and it
takes hours after hours after hours for
it come down want know I'd rather take
this as a learning curve Vice vers is
having part of that is admitting to your
mistakes well I know and that's what I
do so that's why so how much did you
drink I obviously drink
no I drank earlier that's why I was
asking you I didn't drink like recently
that's when you were asking me did you
drink and I was like no well cuz I
didn't throughout the whole day how much
did you
drink okay maybe had um two Fireballs
earlier on the day before I went to
work before I went like at when I got
home from
work so around what
time around what time did you have your
fireballs
what time did you get off
work it was just earlier on okay and
what else did you drink
nothing
okay
okay um I just you're very polite very
honest about everything but the alcohol
consumption and you see the test you see
the test results but I know I'm trying
to be nice and then you go right down
like I'm not trying to get myself in
trouble I'm trying to I'm writing it
down CU I can't offic I'm WR I'm writing
it down because I can't remember stuff
so I don't writing it down to get me in
trouble and have it WR down the law I
think we're already beyond that point
yeah I exactly so i' rather at this
point sh the [ __ ] up okay all right
that's your
rights because you tested over two and a
half times the legal limit and I get
that um I'm going to read to you this
I'm going to read to you this section
notice of suspension okay independent of
any penalties or sanctions imposed upon
you pursuing to any other section of the
revised code or Municipal ordinance your
driver license or commercial driver
license permit or non-resident operating
privilege is now suspended the
suspension takes effect immediately the
suspension will last at least until your
initial appearance on the charge which
will be held within 5 days after the
date of the this arrest or the issuance
of a citation to you you may appeal the
suspension at the initial appearance
before the court that hears charges
against you that result from the arrest
or During the period of time ending 30
days after that initial appearance what
that means is your driver's license is
currently suspended it's suspended at
least until your initial appearance in
court which will'll be held within 5
days do not drive between now and your
initial appearance in court or else
you'll do an automatic 3 days in jail do
you understand um when you go to court I
would recommend being honest like you've
been honest somewhat with me in
requesting privileges um as soon as
possible so you can drive drive to work
you can drive to school you can drive to
whatever um you need to get to
um and you know I think it bodess well
for you that you took the breath test
you're
admitting you're wrong and that's why
you're facing the shorter Al suspension
and I think the courts look upon that
favorably especially for a firsttime OVI
everyone makes mistakes okay I have
family members who have obis it sucks I
know but guess what sucks for me because
my brother had one I know but listen
people make mistakes sometimes you have
to experience it yourself sometimes more
than once before it gets through your
head um that you can't be driving after
drinking and um you know you're still
young so I trust me this isn't the end
of the world this isn't the end of of it
sucks right now but hopefully in a
couple years couple months you can look
back on this and say man that was that
was a bad night it was stupid um I hope
but trying to be the responsible one but
we we can we can learn from this and you
already mentioned it use it as a
learning experience moving forward okay
I'm just going to need your signature
here and this is the same form I read to
you the information on the back and this
is just stating that the advice on the
back of this form is read to you and
you're going to receive a copy of this
form when you get released okay so right
next to the driver's signature X okay
perfect thank you we're going to go take
your fingerprints really quick and then
uh I'm going to write you some tickets
and then we'll uh get you out of here
okay
all right thank
you I'm sorry shot no we're some issues
with our phone system um specifically
back here I already told you guys I was
going to be able to get a ride you're
stuck with me the whole night ah you got
to deal with me you don't want to hang
out with us trust me I think you guys
are pretty
cool I'm just going to call her on the
cell phone here I'm going to put on
speaker um tell her that she can come
pick you up in a couple minutes
here she turns it
off sometimes she turns it
off I think she's probably concerned
about
you hello hi is this
m yes hi this is AER Z Bruns
police um Morgan's ready to be released
here in about uh 10 15 minutes um so if
you come up to the police department and
pick her up it'd be greatly
appreciated all right is she just going
to come out or do I have to come in I
will be in the front
lot okay in the front lot yeah just um
we're right on the uh you know where the
police department is yes right next to
the Southwest er um just on the side of
the building um it's by the front
entrance to the police department if you
just park in the in the spots right
there I'll I'll meet you with her okay
thank you all right thank you bye bye
all right she's
good it's all locked
up all
right Morgan uh we're going to walk back
out here you're going to sit in my back
seat no handcuffs I'm going to write a
ticket for you real quick and then when
your mom gets here you're going to be
good to go
okay here good luck do is 23 then
22 they got to buzz these doors open be
careful weed to drive because that that
the slightest little bit if you have
that in your system smoking that's
that'll actually register higher or be
more of an under the influence and so
don't even think about driving after
smoking and
I app especially that combined with the
uh alcohol that's that's not good I
appreciate it I'd rather have you guys'
professional viewpoint on all right oh
on this one too just watch your stuff
here
okay thank you watch your stuff and
we're just going to have you take a seat
the other this one's
fine just slide on
in go which way here here no no no no no
no okay you good yeah all
right you're like the only person who
has excess room back here most people
are squeezed squeezed in there guess
that's one positive to being your
size
hey cor is Open West
door
secure the west
door
all right Morgan let me explain to you
your charges okay you are being issued
traffic citations for stop sign
violation um you ran the stop sign Mary
Allen at Raymond um OVI for operating a
vehicle under influence of alcohol and
then for prohibit breath alcohol
concentration okay for testing over the
legal
limit um you're also being issued a
summons for underage consumption of
alcohol okay the other officer is
finishing that up inside he's going to
bring it out here shortly
you have a mandatory court date for all
the charges next Tuesday May 16th 5:15
p.m. in bronic mayor's court now
bronzing mayor's Court's actually
attached to this building it's right out
front at City Hall you know where that's
at what's
that yes um so again your appearance is
mandatory if you can't make that court
date call the number here on the back
which I'm going to circle and continue
the court case okay if you just fail to
show up fail the notif the court they
will issue a warrant for your arrest
which you don't need okay um again when
you go to court I would explain to them
yeah my recommendation and you could
take it or not it's not legal advice or
anything but my recommendation honesty
is always the best policy so I would
especially be honest with the court um
to do I would be honest with them
um well I I would honesty is the best
policy I would try be honest that's my
advice I would ask for work privileges
okay ask for Privileges and then
hopefully you can get that as soon as
possible um and and listen I don't want
to harp on this too much um you know
your friends in the car 33 they admitt
it to um drinking tonight now they did
not get charged because they were honest
now listen when you're driving drunk
there's only so many brakes I can cut
you I can't I can't cut you that but
toally
but it's hard for me to want to cut you
any kind of breaks when you lie to me
okay I understand you're trying to I
understand you don't want to you know
but need to earlier I don't know this
stuff work I know but when I asked you
like three or four or five different
times you know I smell it on you how
much did you have to drink and you
continue to lie and it's obvious to me
that you've been drinking I can't cut
you a break when you lie to my face like
that I know I respect that sir so I
don't want to harp on that too much I'm
just telling you your friends your
friends admit it to your friends were
Cooperative they admit to it they got
cut a break I just wasn't the one who
was drinking when they were drinking
okay um so we're just waiting for that
uh the ticket from the other officer and
then uh you're going to be good to go
here all right do you have any questions
about your court date um your charges
anything like that you was next Tuesday
Tuesday the 16th at 5:15 p.m. in
Brunswick mayor court address phone
number everything you need is on your
ticket um if you have any questions you
can call the number for the court that I
have circled on the
back all right come on out it was nice
meeting you officer hope yeah too bad
too bad it was under these circumstances
listen here's your paperwork remember
your court date okay okay May 16th 5:15
Mar's Court okay all right thank you all
right all right take care all right I
will
man I appreciate you coming get your car
and pick her up well thanks for letting
me in okay she has a court date next
Tuesday evening at 5:15 in bronz Maris
court it's attached to this building
here she has all the paperwork and stuff
like that you have any questions for me
ma'am um no thank you okay all right
good luck to you Morgan you okay take
care
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