We're good. We're good. [screaming] >> On November 19th, 2023, a routine police attempt to control traffic near a protest in Palm Beach County spiraled into an unexpected arrest of a woman later identified as Sarah, that's now making waves online. Ma'am, you you're going the wrong way. You cannot go this way. Ma'am, you can't go this way. >> No, you're not. You're going to get You're going to make going to park over there. No, you're not. >> I'm telling you, you are not. No, you are not. You are going to reverse and go the right way. You're driving the wrong way on the wrong side of the road. >> Calling all those people. >> All the what people? Ma'am, you're your nose your nose on with somebody right now. Please turn around and go this way. >> Ma'am, there are children on the roadway. Please make a U-turn and go this way. Please. No, you're in drive. Please turn around. >> Please reverse. >> Thank you. >> Appreciate you. >> Please reverse and go this way. Please. >> Please go that way. >> Ma'am, sorry. 925. Please. >> We have a vehicle. refusing to turn around. >> I'll turn around. Stop right there. >> Ma'am, if you don't move your car when a police car gets here, we're going to remove you from your vehicle and take you to Palm Beach County Jail. >> Onto this roadway. >> Can I just go? >> No, you can't. >> No, you cannot. >> You either go that way. >> You have to back up. Just go the proper way. >> Step out of the car, please. Step out of the car, please. >> Right over here. Just stand right over here. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, deputies were managing traffic around an active protest near Okichchobee Road, an area with pedestrians and children present. [music] Officers reported that Sarah drove her vehicle the wrong way into the restricted section, ignoring cones, officers, and verbal commands. >> You're arresting me for what? >> What? >> I need to go home. My dog >> needs food. break. >> Are you You are wasting your time so hardcore. You are wasting your time. You are wasting your time. You're putting me in handcuffs for what? Like I need to revolt to myself. >> You're given plenty of opportunities to comply. >> Okay. Well, then I'll comply. Hey, I need to >> The officer gave you at least 10. >> I came up and said for you to go cuz if you didn't, you were going to go to jail when the car got here. And the car got here. >> Well, I want to go. >> It's too late now. >> No, I'm not going in the car. >> Well, fortunately, at some point we >> No, listen to me. What the are you talking about? Look at the other people over here. But there you're looking at that. You're the one that's taking >> AMY RIGHT NOW. ARE you >> okay? You know what? I'm just gonna >> You're really not helping yourself very much. >> I know. I know. You understand that? >> YES. BUT I'M NOT I PLEASE, please just take me home. No, I don't. I don't. >> Unfortunately, everything is on camera. Everything you're saying has been >> I don't give a >> You're yelling in my face. I can smell the alcohol. >> Okay, just take me home. Take me home. Please, please. I can't get in trouble. Please, please, please, please, please, please. >> Please. Please. >> Please. >> I have nothing on me. Like, please let me go. You want me to move it? >> Jesus Christ. Why did you Why did you turn this way? >> Can you get me out of this? >> He's not going to just answer the question. Why didn't you turn this? >> Because I saw these people. I'm from the country. I shouldn't have done it. I shouldn't have done it. Okay. I shouldn't have done it. And I just want to go home right now. I want to get out OF THESE. I'M NOT going to >> I'm not I'm excited. No, nothing. >> Is it Are you Is this your car? You're the registered owner? >> Yes. Look at my Jesus Christ. Get me out of these right now, please. I'm with you, by the way. I'm just getting arrested because I'm with you. Just so you know. Have a good night. Okay. So, you're just going to leave them on or what? Like I'm not I'm not trying to do anything like I'm actually like wanting to get the out of here right now. >> Well, because you understand I'm not going to ask you any other questions that will incriminate you. However, what I'm going to do based on my observations of you, the observations of the officer that stopped you. >> When I do my when I do my test, >> well, they're not tests. They're tasks. Okay. But >> it's a test like right here. If I didn't have this, >> can you listen to me? do. I can't do anything with my Okay, I'm sorry. I can't do anything with my hands with >> your ears. He's speaking to you. Can you listen to him? >> He's been nothing but respectful. Just listen. >> I am going to offer you the opportunity to perform the field sobriety test. Okay? Which does require the handcuffs to come off. All right? I have to give you the same thing I give everyone that I tell that has handcuffs on them. You are humiliating me right now in front of my job or is that I'm not doing I'm not doing anything. >> Okay. Now >> this is really This is really bad. This is really really really really bad. >> Okay. I was trying to go home. I was just trying to go home. [music] I want to go home. >> I want to go. There's >> a sign right there that says no left turn that you were trying to go home. >> I live in Palm Beach Garden. I'm trying to go home. >> So then why would you be turning left here if you're trying to go home? >> Well, I would point you in the right direction, but my >> the right direction is that way to 95. >> Sorry, I'm letting you know. >> This goes into the hill. >> Okay, honey. I know I live point, but I can't. Okay, I need to go home to that way. It's right. It's right. So then why did you turn left? >> BECAUSE I NEED TO GET out of this town and go that way. >> I'm trying to go home. Just go a straight. >> Dude, I'm trying to go. >> Do you want to Google my address right now? >> I know. I'm telling you right now. >> No, you take me home. I'll leave my car here. I don't care. >> Well, you're you're okay. >> I'm not trying to get in trouble. I'm not doing anything. I just want to go home. >> Would you like us to relocate you somewhere that's not in FRONT OF PEOPLE? >> YES. OKAY. COME to my house. >> That's not That's not going to happen. >> We can take you somewhere where you >> I'm not I'm not going to sit here and be humiliated. >> We're going TO GO THAT WAY or I'm not doing any of this. >> Okay. I am offering you to >> I am humiliated. >> Get me the out of the street. >> I am offering you. My mother is going to chest. >> You are killing me right now in the middle of >> Get me out of here. >> People are going to see me. >> We just said we were going to >> No, it's not funny. Get off my arm. Stop touching me or I'm going to report violence. Get me >> harassment. I'm your car. >> Look at me. >> Look at me. Look at me. Look at me. Look at me. I want it to please. >> I know. Get this off of me. >> What was your name? Sarah. >> Sarah, listen. >> Please get this off of me. >> Sarah, don't make a scene right now. So, listen. >> Get this off me. >> We will quietly relocate you somewhere to where we >> Why am I sitting in the god middle of the road? >> Because you drove your car the wrong way. I'm literally I'm going. Yeah, >> you can try to >> You want me to get the >> Okay, he's No, he's back. >> I have less. >> He's hurting me. He's hurting me. He's hurting me. >> Can you He's He's doing something. No, you better tell him because >> you're Did she stomp your foot? >> Okay. She We're not doing that. The fieldy's right now. Now you're under arrest for DUI. >> No, I'm not. >> And you're under arrest for battery on a law enforcement officer. >> No, I'm not. >> Yes, you are. You just stopped his foot. >> That's battery. >> The car is here. >> No. >> Are you just told him? Oh my Jesus. She didn't get SHE'S OUT OF THE CAR. SHE'S OUT OF THE CAR. >> SHE'S OUT OF THE CAR. SHE'S OUT OF THE CAR. SHE'S UNDER WAIT. >> WAIT, get out. >> Wait, WAIT, WAIT. STOP. STOP. GET OUT. >> Get out. >> Don't resist. >> Get out. We have to >> get off of it. Put it right here. Zip it. Give me >> Oh my god. I got it. >> I got it. I got it. >> We're good. We're good. [screaming] >> Pull it. >> Pull it. PULL IT. PULL THIS. PULL THIS. >> PULL IT. There you go. Hold on. >> Oh, no. Tighter. Tighter. >> All right. Now, pull it. There you go. >> All right. >> During the physical removal, Sarah stomps on an officer's foot, triggering escalation and leading to her being taken to jail. >> Okay. So, I made the wrong decision to stop in that um [music] whatever the intersection. >> Okay. And then they told me to go somewhere else and I didn't. >> Okay. >> But then it got a little bit violent, which I think your friend can tell you. >> Okay. >> I don't like the way that he was with me physically. >> Okay. What? What? Describe what he did physically. >> Well, I can't get up until you can stand up. Just don't come up in my face or anything. No, I'm just saying so that we don't >> Well, I'm just letting you know that like do I look like a present person? Like I'm not I'm not my arms back here. >> Okay, I'm going to take pictures of you. By the way, I'm sorry. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY, but you need to lose your license. >> Well, just hang tight for a second. I'm going to take pictures of any any areas that you say that you're injured, that you're hurt, so I can document all this. Okay, Mr. just trying to stay focused on me for for right now so I can get the whole story. Okay. And then I was detained. I've never been arrested in my entire life. Not Okay. So then I'm told that Okay. So all right. Now you're being uh detained because of you know uh you're drunk and this and that and you know what? >> Okay. Your parent >> Why am I in jail right now? I want to go home. Well, my my understanding right now cuz I wasn't out on scene. Okay. >> My my understanding is that you're being charged with driving under the influence. >> Pull my car over. I wasn't even driving. >> Well, you had your car had to get there somehow. It didn't magically appear there. You were driving it, correct? To get there. [clears throat] >> And then what were you going to say again? And then battery stopped on an officer's foot. >> So I'm trying to so I can document. >> That was his foot. >> Okay. >> And yeah, when he did this, I did something on it. So if you don't let me go right now, I'm going to bring it down 100%. Can you just take me home? that unfortunately cannot go very >> I'm not staying in the cell. I I have a dog at home. I need to go to my to my dog. >> I understand that. >> Well, no. Can Can you >> Are there any other injuries that you have that I can that I >> Yeah. There are any physical injuries? >> There are mental injuries that I have and I would like to speak to a doctor right now. Please. Right now. >> Doctor in this facility. Well, I was I need to I need >> speak with a doctor there. >> I need to speak with a doctor right now. >> Okay. Make sure that you medical attention. >> No, right now I need to speak to a doctor. >> Is there anything about the incident that you need? >> Yes. >> Are you finish my question? Is there anything that you haven't told me that I need to know about the recent trans you and the officer? >> Yes. >> What is that? >> Yeah. He hurt me. Your officer needs to be fired. I I need to speak to a If my mom hears that I was here and I didn't get to speak to a doctor, y'all are going down. I need to speak to a doctor right now. >> All right, let me like No, right now in my pocket. >> I don't care then. I I need >> I can't make it back. >> Okay. Well, I need one right now. >> All right. Have a seat. We'll be back. We'll give you >> Yeah, I know. I need one right now. >> Okay. Right now, I'm going to read you something. Okay. I need you to understand at this point. Right now, I'm requesting you submit to a lawful test of your breath for the purpose of determining its alcohol content. Will you take the test? Yes or no? >> Well, why is your doctor? You've been >> Is your answer yes or no? >> No. My answer is you've been No, my answer is no. >> Your answer is no. Okay. >> You've been detaining me. >> Okay. My dad is dead and he always told me >> Okay. >> Yeah. Okay. >> It's a So, you're saying no to the breath test? >> Why would I do a breath test when I've been in here? >> If you Sarah, if you refuse to take Sarah, sit down. If you refuse to take the test that I have requested of you, your driving privilege will be suspended for a period of 1 year for your first refusal or 18 months if your driving privilege has been previously suspended or if you've been previously fined under Florida State Statute 327. That >> makes no sense. >> 35215 for refusing to submit to a lawful test of your breath. Additionally, if you refuse to take the test I have requested of you and your driving privilege has been previously suspended or if you've been previously fined under statute 7.35 ticket >> for refusal to submit to a lawful test, >> you will be committing a misdemeanor. In addition, we have imposed by law. >> Refusal to submit to the test I requested is admissible into an evidence in my criminal proceeding. >> Call my mother right now. >> Do you still refuse to submit to this test? Call my mom. >> I need a yes or a no. >> No, I need you to call my mom. >> Refusal time is 6:43 on >> Can you call her? >> Once transported to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Sarah refused field sobriety exercises and also refused breath testing. Under Florida's implied consent law, that refusal automatically triggers a one-year license suspension warning. Based on the encounter, officers listed the following charges: battery on a law enforcement officer, driving under the influence, DUI, failure to obey police or fire department orders, obstruction without violence. This case is also a reminder that refusing breath tests in Florida isn't a loophole. If anything, it deepens your legal problems by removing potential evidentiary defenses and automatically triggering administrative penalties. [music] That wraps up today's breakdown. A simple wrongway drive turned into a chain of commands, refusals, and charges that are still unfolding in court. 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