62 miles an hour in a 25 zone. I saw that vehicle coming down D Street. It pulled in here and by the time I turned around from just right here and got behind it, he was walking over here. just trying to figure out where the the driver went. You said he walked off, so I wanted to find him. If he smelled like alcohol, too, I'm I'm just concerned he's going to pass out somewhere or stumble into Canada and get arrested for that. I mean, we're right next to the border there. So, you were just driving? No. No, you weren't just driving that car? Yes, I do. Okay. Can I see your driver's license? Uh picture of it. You don't have your driver's license on you? No. Why don't you have it on you? My buddy just left. Your buddy just left? Yeah. Okay. How much have you had to drink tonight? I didn't. Okay, you're kind of swaying a little bit. How much have you had to drink? Oh, man. I don't. You don't? You want to talk to my friend? No, no, that's fine. All right. Hang out here. I'll be right back. Man, please. Please don't make it complicated. Okay. Hang out here. I'll be right back. So, here's the deal. I need you to grab your registration and your insurance from the car. What's your name, officer? Sergeant Richardson, Blaine Police. Richardson? Richardson. Richardson. Yep. That should be that one. Okay. Oh, it's a rental car? Do you have any ID or anything, wallet? Uh currently I can't uh I don't got ID. Say again? Okay. Do you have your wallet or any ID on you at all? No. No. You don't have anything in the car? Uh no. Okay. And this is a rental car? I assume, yeah. Okay, well, whose car is it? It is as of my friend's visiting from New York. Okay. And then we were just just visiting around here, that's it. Okay. Um so, where were you driving from? We just picked up a food. It's in the back in the trunk. Okay, you just picked up food? Yeah. Okay. Uh where are you going? He's visiting a friend and I don't know where he go. Which house he said he just wait and then he's he's come back. Okay, but why were you walking away from the car? I'm just about to smoke because I can't allow to smoke in the rental car. Okay. So, your friend was in the passenger seat? No, he's driving. Okay. So, this car comes flying down D Street and at like 65 and I lock it at 62 and then he turns down here and I uh do a two-point turn, come around and as I pull up, this dude's walking away from the car. Uh is he currently detained? No. Okay. But he smells like AOB. Um and he's saying that someone else is driving the car. And his buddy took off, yeah. So, there's no one else in the area. Hey, which way did your friend walk? He went around the corner and then his his friend was with him, so somebody was driving him. Driving who? Yeah. Oh, driving your buddy? Yeah. Oh, okay. So, they had a little meeting or something. Oh, okay. Yeah. Oh, okay. Who was driving this car? Him. And then somebody else was driving him? No, he came to see somebody. Okay. And then he just left? Yeah. Interesting. Not interesting. Yeah, like It's quite interesting. Why you find it interesting? Because the driver's no longer here and you're talking to him on the phone. He's on the phone. He's He's not even 2 minutes away. But so he left? He'd been hanging out and they have some meetings. Uh interesting. Why you say that? I'm just saying it's interesting that the the driver of this car disappeared. That's why I'm trying to bring him back. Officer, there's nothing suspicious going on. You can open my truck and I already I already looked through it. Uh we not The concerning The concerning part is that you smell of alcohol and you're the only one with the Jeep. Only one? Yeah. You smell a lot of alcohol and you're the only one with this Jeep that was speeding down the road at almost triple the speed limit. Speeding? Yeah. Where do you find it? That's what my partner pulled you over for. Who pulled me Somebody over? And they can't find the person who get out of the driver seat? What do you mean? That's why I'm asking you. That's why I asked No, that's what I'm asking you. I'm asking you where he went. Who find the person who chase him and he you couldn't find the guy? You didn't tell me what he was wearing. You said a black t-shirt. You didn't say if he was wearing pants or shorts. Who Who Who Who Who notify that? This Jeep was speeding. What? On that road right there. Huh? Where you you How you capture that? On a on a radar. Where? In my partner's car. Where? What do you mean in where? It's on in his car. It's on his dashboard. Okay. 62 miles an hour in a 25 zone. 62 miles? Yeah. That's the concerning part cuz you smell of alcohol, that car was speeding. This car was speeding. try to target me. I get I get But you're the only one with this Jeep. Okay. That's what I'm trying to figure out. Where the driver went. I I will I cooperate with you and I like I don't want to say nothing. That's fine. I was just trying to figure out where the the driver went. You said he walked off, so I wanted to find him. If he smelled like alcohol, too, I'm I'm just concerned he's going to pass out somewhere or stumble into Canada get arrested for that. I mean, we're right next to the border there. Hey. You good? Yeah, I'm recording, by the way. Um Dude was falling down D Street. And he's super drunk. And by the time I turn around and get him out and get to here, he's walking across the street like right in front of my car. Is he loaded? Is he? Yeah, I think he is. How's it going, Blaine police? Just letting you know you're being recorded. Okay. Okay. So, how do you know this guy? He's my friend. He's your friend? Yeah. Okay, did he Were you riding with him in the car? Yeah, earlier, yeah. We when we were buying food from the Mexican food. Okay. Yeah. Um I just went with him to the hotel to to get some Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Were you driving the car? Yeah, that one. Right here, when he parked it? Right here, yeah. Then I was like over there then he said like I want to smoke, so I I will come back from here. Okay, so why did you have him give you a a ride here? like he was smoking, so I thought like I will walk so you smoke. I don't like smoking. Yeah, but why did you have Mangal give you a ride here? No, no, I just said like because like he told me like cops like he pulled over over here like the cops over here. So, I said like uh since like I'm at the hotel, so it's like 5 minutes walk, so I tell him like give me a ride over there. So, he he stopped over there. Yeah, but did you see him come We You were driving coming down D Street. No, no, we were like over there. Then like we stopped over here. Then I went over there. So I said like you see that I'm going to smoke. I said like I can stop the car you can smoke outside, you know. Because I don't smoke. I don't drink, you know. Okay, that's that's not possible. Because I saw him I saw that vehicle coming down D Street Mhm. at like 62 miles an hour. 62 miles? Yeah. And then it pulled in here and by the time I turned around from just right here and got behind it he was walking over here. That time like I was like So you couldn't have been with him Yeah, no. and walked that far in that time frame. That doesn't make any sense. So he was driving. No, that time I was driving. I don't know like maybe he is driving a little bit over there, but I don't know. But that time I was driving. Like when we were by the food from the Mexican Grill? Yeah. Yeah. We have the food in the car also. Yeah, I get that. But you weren't driving when I just stopped here to talk with him. No, I was not in the car that time. Okay, how long ago was this? It just like uh uh when I stopped the car I just get out of the car and then this like only like 3 4 minutes I guess if I'm not wrong. 3 4 minutes ago? Yeah. No like uh uh No, uh when I left from here Yeah. I think like 5 5 6 5 10 minutes ago. Okay, and where did you walk up here? Here. Where did you walk from from this vehicle? No, I just I was like stop over here and just walked over like walking over here. I said like I got to walk I have like have a gas problem so I like I do walk and just like to digest my steak thing, you know. I just like Did you walk down this next street or this street? No, no, no, no. That street back This street? Okay. He's saying that apparently he was with him earlier. And like they left the car or whatever here. I was like, "No, that's not possible. It's like I was here within seconds." Like and walking Every time I talked to him, he kept talking in a different language on the phone, too. Yeah, this guy. Yeah, that doesn't make any sense. He was like, "Well, no, it's just been like 3 or 4 minutes." I was like, and he said he was walking down E Street. I was like, "No, there's nobody walking down E Street, no." And that's not the direction of travel this guy said he walked. Yeah. He was walking north. Yeah, that doesn't make any sense. The border patrol guy said he saw him at the park behind the hotel. Okay. Do you want to run him through fields real quick and then I can do the BAC with him at the station. Fine. And then I'll start the tow for the vehicle since it's a rental. Yeah. All right, quick question. I'm not going nowhere. What's your name? Okay, okay, I just want to be professional, okay? So, would you like to perform some field sobriety tests to prove to me that you are sober? Means like I had a few drinks, but I Okay, would you like I'm asking. You will take the test. Perfect. All right. So, I'm going to run you through these. I'm going to read it off a card just so I don't misspeak and you don't have a misunderstanding. Does that make sense? Means I don't know how to read and write, but I That's okay. I'll read it to you. You don't even have to read it. Yeah, just please just I'm uh spoken verbally and fluent and I I can understand what you say. Perfect. Yeah, please. But don't scare me. It is kind of like scary situation. scary? Like too many cops and they just like trying to push me. He was trying to push you? Yes, definitely. He tried to push you? Yes. What do you mean? Like why are you just coming up to me? Well, cuz he works for the he works for Border Patrol and we're close to the border. Brother, brother. We work together all the time. with me? I'm I'm not smuggling anything. Jeep earlier today. This not on my name. Why you don't go after the person who Were you in the driver's seat or were you in the park? Oh, you have a picture of me? Okay, you want to go through the the field sobriety test real quick? Oh my goodness. I have a skateboard. I have a remote in my pocket. All your stuff is in there? Yes. You were in the cab with your family today. can I not I drive here? Not drive? With a skateboard? Listen to the officer. Is it a skateboard? I cannot drive that? Real quick. Skateboard? Okay, do you want to do you want to go through this real quick or no? Yes, sir. Okay, perfect. So, do you see the tip of my pen right here? Okay. Watch this. Don't move your head at all. Just watch it with your eyes. Does that make sense? Yes. Okay. So, you watch the tip of the pen. Don't look at me. Just watch the tip of the pen. Okay, just keep watching the tip of the pen. Let me know if you need to take a break. crazy. Yeah, I'll do it. saying look crazy. I'm just saying watch the tip of the pen. Does that make sense? Yes. Okay. Okay. Please, guys. Don't do that, you know. Do what? I just be kind to everybody, you know. How how am I not being kind? Me, you you, yeah. But, like brother brother, he just like being aggressive for no reason. He's the most unaggressive person I've ever met. Really? Yeah, I've met some pretty aggressive guys. It's not by lie. It is really really going to keep going, okay? Put your hands at your side. Leave them at your side. All right, we're going to back up a little bit. We're going to go down this way. I don't want you to walk into the street or walk into the curb there. Arms at your side? Yes. And your palms facing your hips. Back? Back or right? They're just just at your side. Just on your at your side. Like stay like on the sides? Just on your side. Yep. Don't start the test until I tell you to start. Does that make sense? Yeah. Okay, we're going to walk on an imaginary line this way. Imaginary? Okay. So, put your left foot in front of your right foot. And just put the heel of your left right Yeah. on your your right foot, okay? So Yeah. Do that now. And then hold that position, okay? Hands at your side. Don't don't move. Does that make sense? Yes. Okay, don't start the test until I tell you to start. I'm going to demonstrate a few things real quick, okay? You're going to take nine heel to toe steps. how you Yeah, I'm going to show you. Put your left foot in front of your right again. Okay. Just heel to toe, yep. Just stand there just like that, okay? I'm going to demonstrate it. Yeah. You're going to take nine steps Okay. heel to toe. I'm going to take three. I'm going to show you how this is done, okay? Yeah. So, one, two, three. Got you. Then make a series of small turns all the way around. And then nine heel to toe back back this direction. Does that make sense? That's too much. Okay. You can start now. All right. Can I restart it? You're already at the starting. Like can I just comfortable myself and redo it? No, the the start of the test is now. Yeah. So, take nine heel to toe steps. And then three? And then turn back? You do nine. I I demonstrated there? Yes. I demonstrated three. The instructions are for you to do nine. Four. Five. 10. I did more than nine, so one two three four five six seven eight nine 10 11 12 Maybe, yeah. Okay. Did you understand the instructions? Please, I didn't like specifically, like I don't know like exactly how you guys want me to do it, but I I I demonstrated I I showed you how however I can. Okay. Thank you. One leg stand. Yeah. All right, start with your feet together. Yes, sir. Feet together, okay? Don't start the test until I tell you to, okay? You're going to have your arms at your side. Do you understand the instructions so far? Yeah. Okay. Kind of. Okay. So, you're going to put your Either one of your feet, you can pick. You want to do the right one, you do the right one. You do the left, you do the left. However you see fit. You're going to My about older foot out about 6 in off the ground Okay. and point your toe towards me. Okay. You're going to do that. And then you're going to Count. hold this position, count out loud in the following manner. 1 1,001 1 1,002 I I'm not educated. I don't go to school 7 years. I can go 10 to one, one to 10. Swear to god. Swear to god. say 1 1,000? I can speak in the Spanish, not in English. okay, so then count out loud with your foot out about 6 in off the ground toe pointed towards me. 1 2 3 4. Does that make sense? Yes, sir. Okay. Okay. Do that until Three or do that until I tell you to stop. three. Three, you said 1 2 3. Count until I tell you to stop. Okay. Does that make sense? Okay. Yeah. Okay. And keep your arms at your side. You ready? Not yet. Go ahead. Sure? Yep. Okay. What's up? Give me 1 sec. Oh my goodness. Now not that Okay. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Oh my I have a head condition, sir. I really got a injury. I'm a former. Okay, are you Are you done doing that one? Yes. Okay. Okay. Uh so the last test I have is this portable breath test. This is not a replacement for an evidentiary breath test used at uh the police department. Does that make sense? I do that? This is just for us to gauge kind of where you're at. You admitted to me that you drank today. You had a couple, is what you said. Okay, so we need to make sure that you're able to drive. Okay, you don't want to blow? No. Okay, that's fine. And you want to cuff me? Yep. So, go ahead and turn around, put your hands behind your back. Perfect. Okay, so at this point you are under arrest for DUI. Why would I do that? I'm not sure. It's an upsetting day. So, if I do the breathalyzer on. I know, I know. I just I just got to lock them. Breathalyzer, breath test, and then you will let me go? No, we we can't let you go cuz at this point I'm I'm convinced you were you were driving drunk. It's a bummer. I I got it. So, I got it. So, let's walk back to my car. I got to set up, I guess. And I'm buckled. All right, go ahead and have a seat. Oh, you okay? Yeah, can you make it looser or something? Here, so there's this Can I put them on the front? Uh, no, you can't. So, running away. Hold on, there's these little divots. If you put your hand back there, it's way more comfortable. There you go. How's that? How about that? Okay, so you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in a court of law. You have the right at this time to talk to your lawyer and have him or her be present with you while you're being questioned. Hold on, hold on. Let me just explain it. If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, one will be appointed to represent you before any questioning if you wish. will you let me go? I don't want to know anything about that. So, why are you arresting me? I just want to know that. Because I saw you drive the car down here, and then you hopped out of the car really quick to try and get away from me. You really saw me? Yeah, you were the only person in this area. You Like, you saw me? Yeah, I saw your car drive down, and then I saw you walking away from the car really quick to try and get away from me. I I Are you like as in Christian or Indian or Nope. No, you don't believe in the guy at all? I didn't say that. But Did you see any eyes, right? Did somebody come out of that car and that was me? You are the only person in this area that was driving that was walking around. Your friend that took off, your friend that took off did is over here. No, is over here talking to me and he says that this didn't happen. Who Who said that? Your friend that was in the car with you earlier. He said it didn't happen? Yeah. He said Like there's no way he could have gotten out of here in like the 2 seconds it took me to turn the corner and get here. to him? Yes, I did. What is his name? Hold on, I have it right here. Karan. Wow. Yep. So Hold on, I just need to finish explaining these. If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, one will be appointed to represent you before any questioning if you wish. You can decide at any time to exercise these rights and not answer any questions or make any statements. Do you understand each of these rights? You You guys You guys helping this guy who smuggled people, all right? Right? Do you understand these rights? to be a snitch on the other people. Do you Catch the innocents who didn't make the crime, right? Okay. So You guys Having these rights in mind, do you want to talk to me? It It is It is It is pretty set up trap. It is set up. It is set up. It's It's dope. Can I get the flashlight, please? I want to be on the light. Yep. I'm just going to grab a seat belt for you. So, you guys really [ __ ] set me up. Nope, nobody is. Pay this I bet you. I bet you. I bet you. I'm sorry, sir. Nobody set you up. I'm going to drink the coffee. Yep. Okay. Like uh how I can release the car and like what? So since it's legally parked we're just going to take the keys and then you'll have to show up with the rental agreement to the police department tomorrow. So we're going to lock it all up and make sure it's safe. And they take it, okay? And what's He has to be booked in the jail cuz he was driving drunk. He was driving but it was like when I left him he was not but He's very drunk. Very drunk? Yes. Yeah. Uh Do you want to grab the food? Yes, please. Okay. Yes. He didn't eat food so There's your food. He didn't eat all of the food. Yeah, I know. So there's your food. You can grab it. Can I get some food for him? Uh no, we can't. He'll have to get food later on at the jail. So we have I have to come tomorrow to like Yeah, to the police department. Yep. Yep.