Step out of the car. Do it now. Don't do this. You're scaring me. Officer, I need another. >> She believes she was above the law. But reality is about to give her a very different answer. >> Oh my god. OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. WHAT the are you doing? >> Put your HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK. >> YOU ARE UNDER ARREST. >> Single traffic light flashed, igniting a showdown between the police and a sovereign citizen. A routine traffic stop that just minutes later spiraled into a chaotic nightmare. >> Step out of the car. Do it now. [screaming] >> God. OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. [screaming] OH MY GOD. >> INSTEAD OF SHOWING her license, she launched into a lecture on sovereign citizen rights and things immediately went downhill fast. Hi there, my name's Officer Hake. Just let you know the traffic stops being recorded. The reason why I'm stopping you is for speed. 48 and a 35. Not only that, I really strongly believe you're just not paying attention because >> I'm sorry I'm sorry my father my father's in the VA right now and I just >> Well, we went about eight blocks with my lights on and you never even pulled over. >> I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm listening to this. I'm so sorry. Why didn't you make a sound? I'm not >> Because you weren't stopping. That's the reason why. >> Oh, I didn't hear. >> We went eight blocks. >> I didn't see any lights. I I >> It just means you're not paying attention. Do you have your license, registration, and proof of insurance for me, please? >> I'm getting my lawyer. One second. >> I don't need to speak with your lawyer. Can I see your license, registration, and proof of insurance, please? >> Speeding. Can I get your license, registration, and proof of insurance, please? Ma'am, I can't hear you with this window halfway rolled up. >> Speeding actually be comprised. >> It's an infraction. It becomes a crime when you don't provide your license, registration, and proof of insurance. Ma'am, how many more times am I going to have to ask for this? May I see your license, registration, and proof of insurance, please? Ma'am, are you going to provide your license, registration, and proof of insurance, please? Or does this have to escalate to an arrest? >> That's what you would choose. >> No, I'm asking you to provide by law. Stop. Stop interrupting, ma'am. I'm trying to explain it to you. By law, on a traffic stop, you are required to provide your license, your registration, and your proof of insurance. I've explained the reason for the stop. I've requested the required documentation, and you're refusing to provide that, ma'am. Is there a reason? >> I don't want a driver's license. >> You don't contract with the state of Washington. Do you have a driver's license? >> I'm I I'm with the planetary federal postal judge. I'm a service processor and a >> you're what? >> Service processor and >> service processor. What's that got to do with providing your license, registration, and proof of insurance? Ma'am, >> we can end judicial. >> After repeated warnings, the officer was forced to act and in an instant, the sound of shattering glass ended all excuses. >> Gets here, he will let you know you cannot break my window. >> Oh, I doubt that. >> You're being recorded in your hand. >> Yes, you are being recorded. >> Everything's being recorded. Yes, we we know. >> Yeah, we know. >> We know. We know. We highly know this. >> 61 ETA necromancy and trying to put me in jail. >> Well, you are going to jail. >> You're under arrest at this point, ma'am. >> I'm a free I'm a free woman. I'm not a cop. I'm not a corporation. You can't contract with me. I am a free woman. A blood flesh breathing woman. I don't >> Okay, I'm not disputing that. But you are under arrest. >> Your supervisor will tell you different, sir. >> What's your Yeah, it is. >> Ma'am, do me a favor. Turn the car off, please. Put the key on the desk. >> There's Shut the car up, please. Put in park. >> It is in park. >> Thank you. >> All right. She's refusing. She's under arrest for obstruction at this point. She refused to provide identification, registration, proof of insurance. >> Okay. >> I'm notation. >> Okay. So, I'm going to tell you this right now. You're going to get out of the car. We're going to pull you out of the car by force. >> He just said he just said I'm He's going to pull me out of the car. Are you going to step out of the vehicle or are you going to be taken out by force? >> I I haven't done anything. >> You are under arrest for failure to provide ID. Are you going to step out? >> I Well, the speeding is >> Are you going to step out? >> You can give me a warning, >> sir. Can you please don't? Please don't. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. >> Step out of the car. Do it now. >> Step out of the car. Do it now. [screaming] >> Tear gas screams and tears. mingled in the white haze. Amid the chaos, the woman insisted she was a free soul, beholden to NO GOVERNMENT. OH my god. OKAY. OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. STOP IT. STOP IT. 98 in custody >> and we'll take a 98. Start us a toe for impound. >> Yeah, I'm good. Are you >> I see you're cut though. >> Yeah, I'm good. They're on the way. >> She hasn't provided nothing. She refused. >> Do you have a knife to poke a hole? >> I got it. Oh my god. Please. >> Perfect. I was looking for >> Look up. >> Look up. >> Open your eyes. Open your eyes. >> Your eyes. My >> open your eyes so we can get in there and rinse out your eyes. Okay. >> Yeah. [crying] >> Stop. Stop moving so we can rinse out your eyes. >> Oh my god. >> Even as she was handcuffed and her car impounded, she couldn't believe it was real. What started as a simple traffic stop had turned into a costly lesson about defying the law. >> Right this second we just died and my brother please can I have my brother come. >> So no no we're not we're not going to do any of that. The reason that is because you turn what was a very simple traffic stop into this entire thing you didn't need to do when you literally just needed to hand ID. >> Do you have insurance on the car? Yeah, I I think I'm I'm sure very simple like speeding ticket, no vowel with ID. Okay. So, you turn it into an arrest for resisting obstructing. >> I was just I was just asking is also going to be added on. >> I was just asking questions. >> We're not we're not going to do a favor. Somebody else get harm. Telling us that it's treason is not asking questions. Okay. >> Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. >> You guys, >> are we done with the search incident arrest? If you find gentleman's fire department has anything else for her medically or >> guys? He said the final word. >> Oh my god. >> Tell him to come my car right now. Right. >> Come on. >> Just so you know, everything in the car is audio MIDI recorded just like you're being recorded right now. >> He didn't do anything. >> Washington state. Obstructing a public officer can result in up to 364 days in jail and slash or a $5,000 fine while resisting a law enforcement officer can lead to up to 90 days in jail and slash or a $1,000 fine. She was charged with obstructing a public officer and resisting a law enforcement officer. Up next, a routine traffic stop in Washington unexpectedly escalated when police discovered the female driver had a suspicious history of violations. >> Step out. >> Step out or I'm going to remove you. >> Don't be rude to me. >> Step out or I'm going to remove you. >> I'm not being rude to right now. >> I have to take her into the >> Step out or I'm going to remove you. >> You don't have to be like this with me. >> Can I get your sergeant here, please? >> I am the sergeant. Step out. >> Okay. Why are you treating me like this, sir? out. You're being given a lot of step out of the car. Sir, I car >> Don't do this to my daughter. You're scaring me. Officer, I need another officer. THIS IS WHAT the are you doing? >> Put your HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK. >> YOU ARE UNDER ARREST. [screaming] Please help me. >> You're under arrest. >> You are under arrest. THAT'S WHY I'M ON MY WAY TO THE HOSPITAL. SIR, >> I AM LITERALLY having lay down. >> Sir, stop. You're scaring my 5-year-old. I have P. >> You're going in cuffs. >> I have PT ST for being sex under arrest. Put your other hand behind your back. >> You let me hold my >> Put your other hand, >> human. But you need cuffs first. >> Well, how can you? >> Put your other hand behind your back. >> Sir, can you please have someone officer? Please request. >> Put your other behind your back. >> I AM REQUESTING IT AT ALL. THEY'RE coming right now cuz they're going to jail. >> I am not doing anything wrong, sir. Don't hurt me. >> Put your other arm behind YOUR BACK. >> SIR, YOU ARE HURTING me so freaking about I can't even >> other arm behind your back. >> When she refused to get out of the car and worried about her 5-year-old daughter, the situation escalated into a tense standoff with the police. >> Look at this body cam footage right now. I swear to God. >> We'll do that later. >> You know, I'm so cooperative. I'M ALWAYS COOPERATIVE WITH YOU GUYS. She refused to get out of the car for suspended zone. It was just a take down. It wasn't an actual fight. >> And then she just turned it up. Can you please >> sit down? Don't get up. Don't >> scr my You need to communicate this with me. None. Stop moving. >> You're not doing I wasn't doing anything wrong. I was driving to the hospital. I didn't want to tell him I was driving the hospital because >> You were driving to the hospital for what? >> I'm in the middle of a anxiety attack. Are you an >> Hey, sweetheart. How are you? >> Everything's okay. >> I have PTSD. >> What's your name? >> Please. Hey. >> What's your name, sweetheart? >> It's okay. >> What's your name? >> Please, sir. Listen. I swear to God. >> My name's Robert. >> Okay. Let me ask you a question. Give me an honest answer. >> Did he ask you to do something and you didn't do it? >> He asked me to get out of the car. I said, "Hold on, please." And I try to talk to him like a person. >> No, no, no. Hold on. So, >> because I can't get out when I'm immmobile. >> Can you Can you stop talking so I can talk just for half a second? >> Can I please hug her and I will be able to calm myself down >> right now? You'll sit down just for half a minute. >> I think I need to see an ambulance. >> One's coming. But >> are you the sergeant? >> No, he was the sergeant. >> He's horrible sergeant. >> Okay. >> He's the worst cop I've ever met. I little always nice and respectful to you guys. I'm always helpful. You can ask everyone. >> Okay. >> Everything's okay. >> Baby, she's scarred for live duty. He beat the [ __ ] out of me right now. And I just trying to ask him the whole time. >> Tell you that he did not beat the [ __ ] out. >> Go look at the camera footage. Is he deleting it right now? >> He's not beating the [ __ ] out of you. Don't you >> dude? My arm. I can't move my arm. Okay. >> I have a a guy of cancer in my >> You want me to see if I have a sticker for you? >> I need to call my daughter or anything. Call me. >> After repeated warnings, the officer was forced to take action, pulling her out of the car amid a panic attack. Her daughter witnessed the entire ordeal. >> Lord is scared. >> Okay, that's fine. >> She is. Someone please check on her, please. >> I'll go check on her right now. >> Do you want these guys to help you out or not? >> Yes, I want their help. Okay, then I suggest you start telling them what's wrong. >> I I I'm having severe anxiety right now and I was on my way to >> Did he let you guys know what happened? >> Yeah, >> I checked on her. She's like >> to I'm trying to work with her trying to get somebody to come pick up her kid, but but she's not helping me out. So, >> she says she needs her phone, but then I'm like, "Okay, where's your phone?" And then she starts going off on dead babies and PTSD and sex trafficking. I'm like, >> "Well, I understand that. That was part of your life, but guess what? That's not why we're here right now. >> Do you need me to do anything for you?" >> No. No. >> Are you okay? >> It wasn't even a documentary. It was >> It was just a a little hip to take down. >> Okay. >> Okay, baby. It's okay. Can I just please I'll be able to settle down. Can I just please emotionally regulate with my daughter, please? >> Do you need her? Do you need her help? >> If you want us to check, >> you guys should ask everyone else. I've been a prison. I have never been I've never done it. I've been so helpful. >> I'm not going to puke. I don't puke. I'm not going to puke. I just >> swallow your breathing. >> I swear. It's not just my breathing. You have to realize it's your nervous system, right? >> I know. It's just very traumatic. >> Okay. And I understand that. I'm sorry. >> I'm not usually like this either. I just want to see my baby. My mother internal instincts are growing insane. Have you guys ever a kid? >> I do. I have two. >> Can you please >> Stephanie? >> Do you think her seeing you upset like this? >> That's why I need to see her. I can see her. Can I just see my daughter? >> Can you look at me? Can you look at me? Look at me. Stop talking just for a half a minute. Look at me. Don't say anything cuz you've been interrupting me for the last 15 minutes. While she tried to calm her daughter, the officers had to ensure the safety of the child and the family's pet while coordinating for a relative to come pick him up. >> Drive me with him over to my house. He'll run in the house. Um I don't have anything. >> I don't have anything in and that's not supposed to be. >> No, no, no. I might have a bay leaf in your bra. That's about >> Why would you have a bay leaf in your bra? >> Um go. No, you can't come, buddy. You can't come. Sorry. >> Come here, mister. Come here. >> Hey. Um, please please I'm answering your phone, please. >> It's a lot. >> Okay, hold on. >> Okay. >> I was I didn't know if there's anything I don't want to go through this. Yes, she >> Yeah, I hear you, man. I appreciate you coming out. I'm only talked to on the phone. I appreciate she got pulled over for driving a suspended license and not having ignition interlock. >> Um, she needs to >> Yeah, regretfully, um, her daughter did see me. I gave her seven unlawful orders to remove to remove herself from the vehicle. She refused. Okay. >> At that point, I grabbed her arm and ripped her out of the vehicle. >> She pulled away, took a couple running steps to the back of the car, at which point she got taken down to the ground. >> Um, very, very calmingly, no injuries, just like we're trained to. Unfortunately, your daughter was present in her seat. >> Probably traumatizing for her, and I apologize for that. It was not my intention. >> I actually appreciate you letting me. >> Yeah. Was not my intention, obviously. Now you got to do your job. >> Yeah, she Stephanie was escalating it to a point she didn't need to go to. >> Our first goound. >> Yeah, clearly you've seen the reports. >> Yeah. So, I just wanted to make sure you knew in case she's a little off tonight or something. >> Ultimately, her defiance and legal violations led to her being taken [music] to the county jail. A routine traffic stop turned into serious consequences. The woman was charged with resisting arrest and driving with a suspended license. [music] Use cooperation, stay calm, and respect lawful authority because a moment of anger or ignoring the law can lead to consequences no one wants to face. Hey everyone, what do you think about this situation? [music] If you enjoyed the video, don't forget to like, subscribe, and support us with a donation. Thank you so much.