You have something hanging from your rearview mirror, and one of my partners is running radar on Lake Cook Road. I don't know if you guys see the overpass over there. He got you going 80. Is there a reason for that? A lot of people get hit on the highway, so I'm going to have you come back to my car, sit in the passenger seat. >> Karen gets pulled over for speeding, and the stop ends in handcuffs. >> You did pass the sign that says 35. When you passed it, you were going 65. >> Ma'am, I believe you were driving under the influence of marijuana. You just barely cracked your window. I could smell a mild odor of marijuana coming from out of the vehicle. >> That was >> What seemed like a simple traffic ticket quickly turns into a much bigger problem. A routine traffic stop for speeding seems straightforward at first, but just a few exchanges quickly make the roadside atmosphere tense as a wire. >> Yes. >> You know why I'm stopping you? >> Yeah, do you know how fast you were going? >> Ma'am, I can't hear you. >> I was slowing down, ma'am. >> Do you know how fast you were going? Pardon? Do you know what the speed limit is? >> No, ma'am. >> You did pass the sign that says 35. When you passed it, you were going 65. >> It was only what? What was only five? Okay. Well, you were going 30 over the speed limit. That is a lot. >> You didn't know. You just said the speed limit is 35. I'm going 35. >> No. You said you were going 40. You said that. I never said you were going 40. You said that. Okay. Okay, well, you passed about You passed about 10 signs that were slowing you down. >> I know. Okay, it's slowing No, I didn't. It was only one sign. It was only one sign. >> Wait right here. >> Even a simple signature on a traffic citation becomes the breaking point, forcing the officer to make a decision she never wanted to face. >> Ma'am, I do have to issue a citation for the speeding, but I'm not going to make it for the full amount over. I'll reduce it down to just You okay? I'm sorry. I I do have to issue a citation. It is going to be for the full amount over. Do you use your fingers on the yellow in the yellow box? Your court date is on the citation. If you wish to go to court or if you want to pay for it, there are instructions on the cover. It's not an admission of guilt. It's just saying that you promise to appear in court or get the citation taken care of before the court date. >> No, I would like to actually go to court about that. >> Sure, you're more than welcome to. You still have to sign. >> Okay, why do I have to give up my signature? >> Well, it's your signature bond that allows me to let you go. Otherwise, you go to jail. Well, you were speeding like I explained. You were going 30 over. You're getting a citation for it. Go and step out of the vehicle. Go and step out of the vehicle. Go and step out of the vehicle. Go and step out of the vehicle. Okay, go and step out of the vehicle. Step out of THE CAR. STEP OUT OF THE CAR. I understand. Do you have marijuana in the vehicle? I can sure smell it. Why don't you go and step out of the car? Step out of the car. Come on. I understand that. I can smell marijuana. You need to step out of the vehicle. Do you have a marijuana card? Okay, step out of the vehicle, please. Step out of the vehicle, please. >> [snorts] >> Either you CAN DO IT COME ON, BACK HERE. THE SITUATION TAKES A sharp turn when the officer says he smells marijuana coming from the vehicle. While the woman continues to deny it and relentlessly challenge every claim. Is your marijuana card in your purse? Where's your Yeah, you still have to carry it. >> They don't require me to carry >> one. You can look it up. >> There's no law against that. >> I just told you I was signed that. Why are y'all doing all this? >> Okay, I'm not going to play games. You have no weapon in the vehicle? >> No, I don't. >> Okay, we're going to come back here and have a seat in my vehicle. >> I just told you I was signed it. >> I'm going to go back here. I'll take care of the insurance. No, don't pull away. Don't be like that. >> That is documented. You know that is my insurance. SO, WHY ARE YOU taking me? >> Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. Don't don't don't start tensing up. >> Why are you putting your hands on my head? WHY ARE YOU DOING >> STOP. Stand back up. Turn around and put your hand behind your back. >> WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? YOU CANNOT HURT ME. You cannot hurt >> Stop. Don't be like that. Just relax. Just relax. You're making it worse. You're making it worse. You're making it worse. You're making it worse. >> Help. >> Why are you resisting arrest right now? >> Why are you resisting arrest? You cannot hurt You cannot hurt me. >> Relax. Relax. Do you have anything else to go on you? >> I JUST TOLD YOU. YOU JUST WANT TO SEARCH me because you ARE WEIRD OUT. >> [laughter] >> I DON'T WANT to search you. >> WHY ARE YOU TOUCHING ME? THAT'S WHAT THE SEARCH is >> I got to get MY WALLET FIRST. >> WHY are you doing >> Just relax. Why are you getting [laughter] so upset? This is a nothing deal. Just relax. >> Why are you I did nothing wrong. >> Well, you were speeding. That's wrong. You can't do that. >> Well, camera sign. I wasn't speeding. >> Well, you [clears throat] also been smoking marijuana. You can't drive WHILE SMOKING MARIJUANA. >> I'M doing just fine. I just want reasons to come for me. Yes, I can. I'm doing just fine. Oh my gosh. >> Just step on back step on back out. >> What begins as a simple traffic citation quickly escalates into handcuffs, a vehicle search, and a series of serious charges that will have to be answered in court. >> Scratch my feet for me. Scratch feet. What is that? THEY GOT NOTHING ON ME. CRAZY. [screaming] >> [laughter] >> THERE YOU GO. Flat all the way in, please. I'm I'm a little confused, Ms. Blair. You were really upset when I put you back here when I sit back down and you just got this big smile on your face. >> Y'all were kind of doing too much. Like I was really just kind of being respectful. >> Uh-huh. >> I was really being a criminal and stealing. >> Well, whenever you have the odor of marijuana in your vehicle, we get to search and find the marijuana. Which there it is. I didn't find your card. Is your card in there somewhere? Uh I'm not saying you can't get it through Medicaid. I'm just telling you you have to have a physical card in your possession at all times. Well, you don't you don't you don't get to speak to a lawyer before you get arrested. >> Yes, I do. At the time you're reading those >> Well, you had already been arrested. >> No, you had it. You said sign it and I wouldn't be arrested and that would have That's what I was about to do and then you just made me get out of the car. >> Yeah. >> You asked me to get out of the car to sign it. It said sign it. >> Okay. >> I had my window down like you guys. I had my >> Then I believed you were driving under the influence of marijuana. The smell, the odor. >> I'm doing just fine. I pulled over like I was supposed to all the way down. >> Okay. I got on my PA and asked you three times to pull over to the right and you never did. That was suspicious. You just barely cracked your window. I could smell a mile odor of marijuana coming from out of the vehicle. That was suspicious. Probably cuz you didn't want to roll it down all the way cuz you thought I would smell it all. And then when I went back up there, my partner showed up. She confirmed that she could smell marijuana. I have a little bit more difficult time of smelling it. Uh, but then once I got you out, I could see green on the back of your tongue and then I found the marijuana in the back seat on the floorboard. Then you resisted arrest. You're up and down emotionally. You were really upset earlier. Now you're calmed way down. And your eyelids are droopy. I Those are all indicators to me that you're driving under the influence. So, you're argumentative. >> The woman was charged with DUI, resisting a law enforcement officer, possession of marijuana, and speeding. >> Next. >> What seems like a routine speeding stop that should take only a few minutes quickly grows into something much bigger when an officer's suspicions are raised. >> Do you guys know the reason why I'm stopping you, ma'am? >> No. >> Okay. There's a couple of things actually going on. You have a something hanging from your rearview mirror and one of my partners is running radar on Lake Cook Road. I don't know if you guys see the overpass over there. He got you going 80. Is there a reason for that? >> No, I'm >> You I'm sorry, where are you going? >> To the mall, Brandy Mall. >> You ever been there before? >> No. >> Okay. Do you happen to have your insurance? Melissa? Can I have your phone? Okay. Just so you know, you only have a couple of days left on that insurance. All right. Listen, would you do me a favor? I A lot of people get hit on the highway, so I'm going to have you come back to my car sitting in the passenger seat. I am going to write you a ticket, just so you know. Do you have any points on your driver's license? Okay. Well, if you want to get out, make sure you walk around front and we're going to walk back so we don't get hit, okay? Just be careful. You can bring whatever you need. All right, thank you, ma'am. Really appreciate it. Have you ever been pulled over before? Okay. All right, listen. I know you're wearing a coat, you are a female. Do you have any weapons or anything on you? Oh, it has mace on it? Okay, I'm going to hold on to it if that's okay. I'm just going to check your coat and that's it, okay? Okay. I'm going to grab my laptop and then you you can go ahead and sit down, okay? It's all right, ma'am. Yeah. I know, I just drove up. Appreciate it. I'm just trying to get some shopping Okay. You can grab You can grab the laptop and sit down. There's a My ticket book is right underneath. And I'm just going to get in the passenger seat, okay? >> When a K9 unit is brought to the scene, the story of just going shopping suddenly doesn't seem so simple and officers begin paying close attention to every detail. >> Oh, we're not searching the car. No, he's just uh running his dog around here. When was the last time anyone smoked weed in the car? >> Oh, like 2 days ago. >> No, it wasn't you though, right? >> No, no. >> How tall are you? >> 5'1". >> So, it's 5'2" on your license. >> Oh. >> That's not a good sign. Is there anything in the car we should know about? >> Just some weed and my hitter, I guess. My lighter. >> Nothing else? >> No, nothing. >> Would he have anything else? >> I don't know. >> Where are you going to go shopping? >> I don't know, Mom. >> Where is the weed at? >> No, it's just a hitter. >> Oh, he wouldn't be lying about that. Woah, easy, easy, easy, easy, easy. Good boy, good boy. Good boy. Hey, how you doing, bro? >> No weed. >> So, no weed in the car? >> No, sir. >> He's going to pat you down for weapons. You don't have any weapons on you? You. Out. Take your hand up. Take your hand away. Just your wallet. Cool, man. I appreciate you. You told me you just had your wallet, right? Just put your hands up for me. Hands. Yeah, positive on the door. Uh he said he didn't smoke weed or Do you think she knows anything else? Do you think she knows anything else? Does anything else in the car? Okay, you do whatever you want to do. You want to chill in the back of my car for just so you don't get cold cuz I got to finish up the ticket. We're going to go this way. >> An alert from the K9 unit suddenly puts both occupants of the vehicle in a difficult position despite their repeated claims that nothing serious was going on. >> Any cannabis or anything? Nothing? >> She said no. She doesn't have a pipe or anything. >> What's going on? >> So, how you see how this process works is if he finds anything in the car or I guess I'm sorry. If his dog alerts to the car Heel. Out. Please uh yeah. It's on the passenger side. Yeah, so if you want to hook them both up, I'll get him and Pass pass pass. Let's pass pass pass. Listen, bro. >> While you're sitting in the car, I'm going to have you put your hands behind your back. I'm going to handcuff I'm going to bring you out. I'm going to search and I'm going to put you back in. Okay? So, go ahead and turn around. Put your hands behind your back. Turn around in the All right. Go ahead and sit down. I'm going to search you, okay? Did I miss anything on my pat down? Any drugs? Any guns? Anything? All right. I'll fold it up, brother. Steel. Just a second. Yeah, I just I don't want to open it up here. Steel. Steel. Steel. Take the bus. It's there. >> What starts as a minor traffic ticket leads officers to a discovery that leaves both occupants facing serious drug-related charges in Illinois. >> [screaming] >> Any cash in your wallet? Okay. You can go ahead and sit down. I'm going to read you your rights and I'm going to put you in handcuffs down there. And this is my patrol car. I'll tell you in a moment. He just asked about the patrol car. car, right? He'll explain it. >> My dog had a positive alert to your car. So, he got in there. He'll talk to you about the rest of it. >> All right, miss. So, I'm going to go ahead and put you in handcuffs. We're going to bring you back to the station. Yeah, we found a good amount of something in it. We'll talk about it later. For now, I'm going to put your handcuffs on, okay? Did I miss anything on my pat down? Any Any Any guns, any drugs, or anything on you? Okay. I'm going to go ahead and put you behind your back. You've already been arrested before? Miss No, probably We'll talk to you in a little bit about it, okay? I just got to double lock them. My stuff going on now, miss. Is your phone on you? Okay. My partner's right here, and his name's Officer Bass. He's going to be the one bringing you to our facility. Uh can I ask nobody else anything about it? She's got really tiny wrists. I put it in like right on the on the last one. Okay. Do you want to take a look? Like on the last tooth for each of them. >> In Illinois, a class X controlled substance offense can carry a mandatory prison sentence of 6 to 30 years, with enhanced circumstances potentially increasing the sentence to as much as 60 years. Both individuals were charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, class 1 felony, and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, class 10 felony. Thought they were just out shopping, turned out they picked up the full combo instead. Hey, everyone. What do you think about this situation? If [music] you enjoyed the video, don't forget to like, subscribe, and support us with a donation. Thank you so much.