On January 5th, 2026, officers stopped a
woman for speeding. Her three children
were in the car.
>> What are you doing?
>> I literally went to work
trying to get back home with my
children. That's all.
>> Okay, you're going 55. When you're
getting pulled over you must
Give me your license.
>> No, my camera is right there.
>> Okay, give me your license. Give me your
Okay.
Give me your license.
All right, put your license in your
pocket. I was at BM VB Theaters. Reason
for stop for speeding. You refused to
stop for a mile. However, we stopped her
here.
>> not speeding and you did not turn your
siren on to stop me. You literally put
your blue lights on after I drove up.
>> your license.
>> Can I just go home with my three
children?
>> You're about to be detained. I will
>> I'm not going to jail today, officer. I
literally
>> Why do you think you're going to jail?
Now, you're going to be detained.
>> No, please do not do this. I just got
out of the hospital.
Cater, call
Look, my children are in the car. Stop.
Please stop doing this in front OF MY
KIDS.
>> [laughter]
>> THE DEVIL IS A LIAR.
I didn't do anything. You're being
racist against me.
I'm already going through a lot. You
tried to get home.
>> I don't want to hurt you in front of
your children.
>> hurting me.
>> Give me your hands.
>> Please stop hurting the power ball three
times, Cater.
>> [laughter]
>> Brooke.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, YEAH, YEAH. SHAE,
SHAE, SHAE.
>> STOP.
>> I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING.
I don't have nothing on me.
My three children ARE IN THE CAR.
>> OKAY, RELAX. We're not doing that.
>> Yes, you are.
>> No, we're really not.
>> My children are watching everything. My
child is right there.
>> Okay, then quit acting a fool.
>> I'm not acting a fool.
>> You definitely are.
>> My children are in the car witnessing
this. It don't take five of y'all for
one black [ __ ] like me.
>> Y'all what you did was children witness
was a criminal under the law.
>> I did not fight the law. He accused me
of speeding. I I NOT SPEEDING. GET OFF
of me.
>> Stop fighting. Don't kick.
>> fighting.
>> You kick me, you're going to the ground.
>> You already got me handcuffed. What the
[ __ ] can I do to you?
>> You kick me, you're going to the ground.
>> kicking you. You just want a reason TO
BEAT MY BLACK ASS.
>> I DON'T WANT TO TOUCH YOU AT ALL.
>> [screaming]
>> DO YOU HAVE A
a driver's license in there, bud?
>> Yeah.
Um is it like her this?
>> Yeah, that's it.
>> It's like this?
>> Yeah.
>> Thank you.
Over here.
She don't know
>> If you can talk to her and see if she
can give you the name it's saved in her
phone. Huh?
>> So, I mean
>> What's the name of the contact
>> The name that it's under?
>> Yeah, whatever it's saved in her phone.
>> Find what name grandma is under the
phone in the phone.
>> Have y'all ate breakfast or anything?
Not yet? Okay.
>> She tried to take us to the hospital and
then she got fired and she tried to
blame me for
>> She [clears throat] got fired?
>> Yeah, because um right here on this eye,
I had a bruise and I was tired of always
getting in trouble even though it was
for them. So, one day I talked to
talked to my grandma so she can just
leave and stop getting in trouble and
then she tried to call the defense on me
just because I didn't I didn't feel
safe.
>> Okay.
>> And then I tried to go to my grandma's
house and then she said I ain't going
nowhere and then she would call
[groaning] y'all to come get me instead
of letting me leave.
All my siblings like we all didn't feel
comfortable because my mom she kept on
She kept being rude to all of us like
like getting stuck into her.
>> So, did this morning did she put hands
on you or anything?
>> No, she tried to.
>> When was she tried to this morning?
>> Yeah, she tried to but she didn't.
>> I'll be out here in a second. We
definitely need D-FACS.
>> This is Officer Hey, this is Officer
Dowdy with the Athens-Clarke County
Police Department. I have Ms. Brown's
phone. She's being arrested so she was
speeding, she kind of got a little
disorderly, she ended up obstructing
from an officer and she has no valid
insurance.
But we have her three children here. Is
that Are you able to possibly come and
pick them up?
>> No, I'm not able to come and pick them
up right now.
>> Okay, if officers could get them to your
house
>> Well, the reason why I'm not able cuz I
was drinking and I still feel
intoxicated.
>> Okay, so you wouldn't be able to have
custody of them?
>> Yeah, I don't want to be responsible.
>> Okay. All right, well, thank you very
much.
>> What's your name?
>> I'm sorry.
>> I'm sorry?
Do you know how to spell it? You want to
write it down? Okay, you write it down
for me.
All right.
Nine? Wow, you're getting big, huh?
>> My brother's birthday was 4 days ago.
>> 4 days ago? His birthday?
>> Mhm.
>> Do you know your first name?
What's your first name?
Do you know when your birthday is?
>> No.
>> No?
>> Mommy told me my birthday number.
>> You know You don't know it?
>> Well, her birthday is next then mine
then my mom's.
>> I
Do you mind if I look at your eye,
buddy?
I know it's going to be bright. I'll try
to make it as dim [clears throat] as
possible.
And this happened on Christmas?
Right now, she has no insurance,
speeding, misdemeanor obstruction, and
she's currently under investigation for
battery against one of the children.
>> Is that prior or is that today?
>> That was on Christmas Day, that
incident, but it's just now being
disclosed on this traffic stop.
>> Okay.
>> So, aside from what happened today
can you kind of explain to me what
happened on Christmas Day with your
oldest son?
>> He's been hurting me and he's been
beating me up. He had put in his class
group chat that he wanted to hurt his
self or play in his funeral.
>> And play [snorts] in his funeral?
>> Yeah. His teachers and social worker at
the school called me.
>> [snorts]
>> I immediately rushed him to the
Advantage. They did a crisis assessment
on him. He's been on medication.
He's been being all really aggressive,
hurting his siblings, and attacking me
with going through a lot of hell since
they've been back with me since the
fence.
I tried to get his family to take him
in. I tried to get his dad to take him.
Nobody wants him. So, it's just me going
through a lot by myself just trying to
keep my life on track with him.
>> All right. So, on Christmas day when you
when he told you that he was playing on
the computer, what happened after that?
>> He attacked me and jumped on me and we
got into a fight.
>> So, when you approached him about the
computer, did you punch him in the face?
>> No, I didn't.
>> During y'all's fight, did you punch him
in the face?
>> No, I didn't punch him in the face. I
fell him into his bed and the wall.
I hit him in his eye.
>> Okay.
All right. Give me one second, okay?
Up until the part where she brought up
the eye before I did?
I probably would have said, I don't
necessarily think that it's fully
truthful, but because she brought the
eye before I said anything about the
eye.
That very well could have happened. I do
think that it's gotten physical because
of his behavior, but I don't necessarily
know if it's enough for a
charge.
>> Yeah.
>> Think it's enough?
I don't necessarily think it's enough
for a charge right now.
I think it's I mean, I can always try to
talk to the 8-year-old, but I think
that's more of a forensic interview kind
of situation.
>> Hey, yeah. How much [clears throat]
confidence do you give her? She's That's
enough reasonable doubt on that one.
She's providing more alternatives than I
thought she would.
>> What's your extension?
>> Do you know what it is?
>> 7191
>> 7191? Okay.
>> He's not going to have that at least.
Did they not transfer that one?
>> No, it's our phones.
>> There's not enough to go forward with
the charge.
>> put officers to their direct lines
anyway.
>> He's able [snorts] to pull up some
graphic imagery.
>> So, does he have that going to his
>> I have a I'll be at my desk right
>> Whenever cuz you're going to East
Precinct.
>> That's not I would only have that phone
at my desk.
>> All right. So, mom presented an
alternative. Okay, y'all can have the
black eye.
Yes, there was an altercation between
the two on Christmas. Our receipt says
it was started by him due to ongoing
behavioral issues.
Um and she said on
>> So, I'll be completely honest with you
just because yesterday he tried to
attack his brother. He tried to run away
from home yesterday because he said his
brother was getting on his nerves.
>> Okay, listen.
>> to let you know how he could say
something.
>> trying to explain something to you.
Stop.
>> I'm not going to go to jail for hitting
him in the
>> Right. If you would stop talking for a
second, I'm explaining that to you.
Stop.
Stop.
We're not charging you with battery. We
have to let D-Fax know because there was
an allegation made. They'll do what they
need to do. Our detectives will get with
them on whatever they need to do.
Right. So, then you can talk to them.
The only thing we had to do was cover
the bases I'm saying that we talked to
you about the allegation that he made,
okay? He does have a black eye, so we
had to continue with that. All right?
>> That's not a black eye.
>> It's swollen.
>> No, he
punched his self in the face while
>> Okay, you just said that he fell between
the bed.
>> I'm trying to tell you something. Before
I was pulled over this morning, I was
going to work at Waffle House right here
on Barner.
While I was inside of the restaurant
talking to the manager letting her know
that I had my kids and seeing what I
could work out with them.
He was flipping in the car, hitting his
face and going like this with my backup
beat phone that doesn't work, the other
one that's in the car.
He was going like this and smacking his
self in the face with the phone. I
clicked the key on the car to like flash
the light so he could see that I was
seeing him and he stopped. But, he was
going like this hitting his self in the
face with the phone and like flipping in
between the seat.
>> Okay, well a few minutes ago you told me
that his eye was because he fell between
the bed.
>> to tell you what happened this morning.
>> Okay. But, what I'm telling you is you
originally said it was from the bed.
>> Yes, it is. I'm trying
>> Now you're telling me it's from the
phone.
>> No, what I'm saying is he was hitting
his self in the face again this morning.
That's what I'm trying to tell you that.
>> And I was
>> include that. But what I'm telling you
from here on is right now you're getting
the traffic charges and the situation
with Cameron.
You're not getting the battery stuff
right now. It had to be investigated
because it was brought up.
>> So we're not going to investigate now.
>> Okay, but I'm telling you it will be a
new D-facts investigation. That's what
I'm trying to explain to you.
>> If you'll hang out right here without
your camera, we're going to get
>> Oh, yeah. Sure.
>> transferred over.
We're going to take you out, get you
warm, get you some food.
Take you to place to park in all right.
>> I know it's cold, but we'll get you over
there in that much warmer SUV in a
second.
>> Yes?
>> Hey, come over here, buddy. Don't talk
to her. Don't talk to her. Don't listen
to her.
>> I can't see.
>> Let's focus with us.
Is that good?
The focus is switched.
Play it back.
The focus is You're okay?
>> I'm just getting my stuff.
>> You got it?
>> [snorts]
>> All right, buddy. Oh, thank you.
We're going to go into here, okay?
Come over here in the much warmer place
for us to sit. You got it? Thank you,
buddy.
Can you open it? I got you.
There you go.
>> I'm going to go get them breakfast. They
told me they told me
pancakes I can go to
McDonald's. So I can get them some
pancakes or some juice.
I'll be back, okay?
>> Thank you.
>> You want to make our animals together?
Yeah.
I have a dancing deer. You ready to make
them?
>> Yeah.
>> I pulled over and she said, "Hey, I just
got fired from my job." And she had
three kids in there. I probably wouldn't
even give her a speeding ticket. I would
have been like
Yeah,
figure out your insurance. You take care
of you.
But, it turned into all this and I'm
just like,
for what?
Like, I expect
I expect that they're going to have like
a suspended license or something like
that, you know? Cuz she like one of the
first thing she said was I'm not going
to jail and I'm just like, then how
would you go to jail? Like,
I she must have thought well, even for
that ticket.
>> Following her arrest, the woman was
charged with misdemeanor obstruction,
speeding, and driving without proof of
insurance. The three children were taken
to the police department while officers
worked to make sure they were taken care
of. The son's allegations did not lead
to a battery charge, but the case was
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