On January 3rd, 2025, a Florida officer pulled over a blue Dodge Ram for a broken tail light. What started as a routine traffic stop quickly escalated when the driver refused to exit the vehicle after officer smelled marijuana. >> In this video, we break down the full body cam footage, the search that followed, and the charges that were ultimately filed. >> My parking lot. Sorry, I can't see behind there. Somebody else. >> Yeah. Can you mind just rolling? Do you mind just rolling your back window down for me, please? Thank you. Cuz we can't see at all in the car. Appreciate it. >> Hi, parking lot. >> Thank you. Whose car is it? >> My boyfriend's car. >> Okay. When was the last time you smoked marijuana in the car? >> Okay. Do you have a medical marijuana card? >> No, you don't. >> Okay. >> I don't smell it. >> Okay. Is there any marijuana in the car right now? Cuz I can smell it. >> Okay. All right. Just hang tight here with my partner. All right. >> What is that right there? >> Roaches. >> But that's why we smell roaches. >> You mind just handing me that roach, please? >> Appreciate it. Thank you. I'll be right back. [Music] damn gloves on. All right. Um, hey, this is this is actually Valerie. That's what's coming up on my GPS. >> Lane. >> Valerie Lane. Oh, those are the the tail lights. >> Can I have your phone? [Music] >> All right. 2006 uh doors frame. All right. Thank you. >> You can probably when we are done, you can probably just back up. All right. Can you do me a favor? Can you just shut off your car for me? I'm just going to have you step out real quick. Okay. >> Anything else in the car that you want to tell me about? >> No. Okay. >> But why am I stepping out? >> So, we're going to search the vehicle now based on the odor that I'm getting and the fact that you had a bird blunt right there. >> You can't search my vehicle. >> I absolutely can and I am going to. So, I'm going to have you exit the car. >> I'm going to have you exit the car. >> Hang up the phone because he's giving you instructions. We're not putting you in trouble. We're past that. He's putting you in trouble. We have the >> Just open the door. >> You can't unlock my door. >> Yes. Yes, I can. Don't Don't do that. >> Don't do that. Don't do that. >> Not why. Get out of the car. >> Why are y'all out the car, bro? Why are y'all putting y >> Get out of the car. Get out of the car. Y'all not giving me a chance to get out of the car. >> Get out of the car. >> Watch your hands. Watch your hands. >> Get out of the car. >> Why are y'all pulling? Y'all are pulling me out. >> Put your hands behind back. Put the hands behind. >> I'm not resisting. >> I am not resisting. Y'all pull me. >> Stop resisting. You're resisting right now. >> I'm not resisting. >> Yes. We ask you to step back. You said that you mean I have to do you pull the door open. Ma'am, >> what do you mean? >> Can I have my phone? [Music] >> Can I have my phone, please? >> Can I have your phone right now? Wing out my stuff. >> Relax. Relax. You hold on to this. >> Pull me out of his vehicle. >> Stand up for me. Stand up. >> Oh, y'all know I face the car. Pretend >> harassment. >> This is harassment. >> Yes, this is harassment. All right. Face the car for me. >> I asked you to just step out of the car >> and I was until you open my car. >> No, you said you said no. >> No, I did not say no. I said you had no right. >> We were here. We got cameras and we have everything. >> You said you had I said you had no right to search the >> We have the right. >> No, you do not. We have a problem. >> You can take it to court. three. Go ahead. >> I did nothing wrong, bro. >> What? >> Damn. >> What did he say? >> RPR. >> Oh, >> are you not wearing a bra? >> No. Okay, >> let's go get her in the back. >> What is that? >> Am I going to jail >> right now? Yeah, you're going to jail >> for obstruction. I asked you several times to get out of the park. I don't know who you're listening to, but you gave me bad advice. I did. >> Get in the car. Get in the car. >> Can you please hear me out? >> Get in the car. >> Get in the car. >> Can you please You're not listening again. You're not listening again. >> Oh my god. >> Reach over. >> Trying to reach it. >> I did nothing wrong. >> Yes, you did. I asked you to step out of the car. I used to say no. You gave me no chance. All I said was get out of the car several times. >> Is this her here? >> You got a scale? Yeah, marijuana. >> Yeah, but >> marijuana. But >> you see >> ski mask. >> I mean it's cold. So everybody >> exactly. >> Have we gone in the middle here yet? >> No. the grind. Where's the grinder at? All right, let's keep that there. Looking down. Have you checked under the seat just to make sure there's no weapon or anything in there? >> There's more marijuana here under the seat. Little pieces. I don't know what this is. What? Where? Where's it at? >> I haven't gotten in the back seat yet. better. >> Can you just go to check on her to make sure she's 1074? >> It looks like it was an old trailer brake controller. >> Is she good? >> Yeah, she's just crying. >> Oh, well. >> All right. What did you find? Just so I know. the grinder. The little one underneath the seat all this [ __ ] for that. I don't I don't get it. This is this open. I don't think so. >> Church what? It's a church. >> Oh, here he is. Welcome. Y'all have no right to go in my truck. >> Just wait a minute. >> Y'all need to explain this to me. Why is she under? Y'all should have detained her. I know my rights. >> Okay, we don't need to explain anything to you. First of all, we don't have to. We don't have to tell you anything. >> I knew everything. >> But you're walking up on a traffic stop. I'm asking you politely. Give us a minute. We'll come talk to you. Okay. >> Y'all should have tang. >> I'm being nice right now, man. I'm just asking you. Just give us a minute. We'll come talk to you. Okay. I'm not trying to be a jerk, but you can't walk up on the traffic. stops yelling like that. >> Y'all said the great job. Why y'all didn't issue a ticket? She lived right here. She's on my insurance. >> Just Just give us a minute. >> Okay. I'm going to give you a minute, but I I won't proper answer. And what's your badge number and your >> 1835 and it's Carter, but >> 1980? >> If you just give us a minute, >> I'm going talk to you. I'll wait. >> We'll talk to you. Okay. Thank you. I appreciate it. >> To legally justify playing everything cuz I heard everything and I haven't recorded on the phone. >> That's fine. Yeah. We're also recording everything. >> Y'all buy the camera. >> Yeah, we're recording everything. Well, also you might want to get your transmission checked out after this. >> Well, he obviously doesn't know Pennsylvania vims. >> I don't think he does. >> That uh he says that we can order anyone out of a vehicle for officer safety purposes and they don't have the right to refuse. >> All right. What What do you got? >> Uh I have to check. >> I'm going to put the scale back cuz we don't have anything to go with it. So >> I have to open this and check it. I don't know where I put up like a bait though for a bait. >> For what? It's a traffic stop. For what? You said a break. How is all of a sudden you need a license good? The insurance good. All say you need to search the car. Stop playing. Stop playing. It's a traffic stop. So I need them to justify this. And I want to roll back the body camera. You feel me? And I'mma put the lawyer on the situation. I'm not playing. I work. I'mma drop the money. I'm not playing. Y'all got the wrong one. Y'all should have detained her, which y'all should have did instead of pulling her out. Y'all Y'all don't unlock no car and pull her out. Come on. Y'all just violated her right, bro. No. All playing with me, bro. Y'all is tripping. I'm taking a break by taking out my money in our spin. Y'all is tripping, bro. I need y'all to really explain this after y'all search my truck in first. Do do you want me to explain it to you? >> Give me my keys. >> Do you want me to explain it to you? >> Do you seriously do you want me to 1650 >> 1650 Hughes? Okay. She was stopped for traffic violation. She had weed in the car. That gives us the right to search the car. Also, Supreme Court case Pennsylvania vimms gives us the right to remove anyone from a vehicle for officer safety purposes. You cannot refuse if you refuse its obstruction. Okay. So, Supreme Court case says we're allowed to do that. And there was weed in the car. That's why the car is being searched in Supreme Court. her because I heard her asking you and you didn't explain that to her which >> I wasn't here for the traffic stop. I'm just explaining to you what I was told when I got here by the officers >> the body camera show they proceeded to unlock the truck instead of explaining to her someone who unknowingly don't know the law. >> What I was told uh was that she was on the phone with you and they asked her to step out because there was marijuana in the car and you told her on the phone no >> they ain't say nothing about marijuana. They didn't say nothing about >> Well, then she How did they not? Because she handed them the roach. >> She handed them the blunt that she was smoking. She said they said, "Hey, you got weed in the car." She goes, "Here it is." And handed it to him. So, obviously, she was aware because she handed them the blunt. >> Okay. So, this is my thing. Why did they forced you to take her out of the car? >> Because she refused to get out on her own. >> Because she refused to get out. >> Yep. That's obstruction. >> So, they So, they opened the car. >> Yes. >> And they took her out. because she refused everything will play back on the back. >> Case law says we're allowed to do that. Pennsylvania vision >> case law says you're allowed and and body camera will show everything. >> Yes, it will. >> That's a lawsuit. Y'all do know that, right? >> That's fine, buddy. Do what you need to do. But yes, >> she's going to go for resistance. That's what she's going for. She's giving a civil citation. Done. But she should have just listened. Perfect. >> Give me my keys when you get done. >> Well, we'll deal with that when we're done. But we're not done. >> Hurry up. >> You don't make the rules, boss. >> You can wait. You might wait longer now. >> Are you okay back here? >> I don't know why you just didn't open the door. I really I really don't understand that. Whoever you were talking to gave you the worst advice in the world. This would have been it was this would have been a civil citation and I would have given you a warning for the for the tail light. You would have been out of here. >> I was talking to the other officer. I wasn't even listening to him because I know he's not he's not even relevant to >> but you were listening to him. So when when listen when I tried to open your door, you could you almost shut the door on my hand several times to where my partner felt it unsafe for you to no longer sit in that truck cuz we didn't know what you were up to. You could have been grabbing a firearm. I didn't know what you were up to. All right. So, right now, just so you're aware, you're going to jail for resist. Okay. >> All right. What's that? >> Okay. >> Boyfriend's pissed. I just did my best to explain it to him, but I don't think he's still grasping what happened. So,