step out of theic trying out the vehicle man why you tell step out the vehicle step out step out of the vehicle now get out now out of the vehicle get out of you're under arrest we'll have court in court yeah we're going to do that your car is getting towed oh yeah because lawyers are crooked I'm so the police chief Samuel Dobbins has been fired as attorney Jill Colin Jefferson drove through Lexington Mississippi she noticed a traffic stop and began recording one of the cops saw her drive by twice while filming and signaled his partner to stop her I talk to I'm well let me say this let me say this first you got the right to remain silent anything you say can you will be used against your the court LW you have a right through an attorney if you can't afford one one will be appointed for you if you wish you have to right not to answer question okay until you have a lawyer is it any more weed in this car huh I can't hear you what's up driver's license why are you stopping me why are you filming me I'm I'm stopping you cuz I'm going to check your restoration because You' got a tag on here that's not proper actually my tag is proper in Mississippi there is a certain amount of time when you have a tag oh you live well I don't know that till I'll stop you and talk to you let me see driver's licensee man what's your name officer Scott wal my name is attorney Jo Colin Jefferson we know who you are I have a lawsuit right now against yall so thank you for giving me evence I'm I'm your driver's like you're driving on the public roadway if you're why are you asking for my driver is because I'm checking your tance ma'am what's the reason for this road block it's not a road block we're on a f traffic St then why are you stopping me if it's not because you keep riding by and I don't know if you're trying to shoot me or hurt me I have no CL is it a crime to I don't know you I don't know you let me see your driver's license if you do not let me see your driver's license under Mississippi code section 63143 a person is only required to present a driver's license upon lawful request by an officer however officer Scott Walters pulled her over without a valid reason claiming he needed to check her registration when she questioned the legality of the stop Walters refused to provide a reason instead demanding her license Jefferson knowing her rights refused and called her attorney signaling that she was prepared to challenge the officer's actions you can be charged I want you to charge me let's do I'm calling my attorney right now okay I'm you're an wait a minute you're calling your attorney but you're an attorney not comping I've asked for a license AC one more time let me see your driver's license ma'am right now why are you pulling me over because it's not a road drop ma'am you're about to go to jail hey Mike I'm in Lexington and the cops are saying they're about to arrest me for failure to comply because I was driving and they pulled me over let me see your driver's license yeah they're saying they're about to arrest me for failure to app because you will not hand me your license they stopped me when I was driving down the road but they said it's not a road block but they're trying to get my license and they're not telling me why they're getting my license I don't have to until I identify you tell as Jefferson argued with the officers she called another attorney for legal backup under the Sixth Amendment every individual has the right to legal counsel even if they themselves are an attorney despite this the officers ignored her concerns and escalated the situation they falsely claimed she was failing to comply a tactic often used to justify unlawful arrests Jefferson's decision to call her a attorney highlighted the importance of having legal support when dealing with corrupt law enforcement as officers often rely on intimidation tactics to suppress resistance why you tell step out the vehicle St out step out of the vehicle now step out of the vehicle they're trying the vle ma'am' to be remov step out the vehicle I'm everything is being recorded everything is recorded step out yeah it is being recorded step out the vehicle okay Mike step out of the vehicle now I'm not stepping out of the vehicle you're going to be Char resisting arrest step out the step out the vehicle I'm going to out the get out now St out of the vehicle get out of you're under the arrest step out the vehicle oh really oh she going to resist step out theic oh oh a turn around okay a let's do this Mike I need you to come to Mike I need you to come to Lexington right now man' if you push me one more time I'm going to charge you with assault on a police officer which is AAL to in court what is your name what is your name what is your name huh AG I know you what's your name H what's your name because we are about to get you this is your last day a bit started talking this is our last day come on yeah no where are my license where you know you're you know you're not supposed to do this and you know you're about to get in court for thisen about to get in court for this right you do you know you're about to be in court for this right you have to do with the off I just want you know you're about to be in court hey that's you know that what is your name what is his name that's Scott Walters Scott Walters okay n have a seat Scott Walters the vehicle why are you trying to get me to have a seat please have a seat in the vehicle a I want you to know this is an illegal stop and this is a false seizure right now I'm about to get y'all's asses this is perfect evidence okay now we SE in the vehicle we got this SE the vehicle now ma'am please have a seat in the v I am in I am I am sitting leg in the oh are you about to close the door a I'm sitting like this and I'm going to stay like this okay we got to put your legs in the vehicle so AG if you're going to use force on me I ain't going to use force on you you going to put your legs in the vehicle what is the charge failure to comply please put your legs in where is only failure to comply when I'm in when I'm in the process committing a crime it's only failure to comp it is only failure to comply when I'm committing a crime here it's not put your feet in the car what the law say put your legs in we'll have cour in cour yeah we're going to do that ignoring Jefferson's legal arguments the officers forced her out of the vehicle and arrested her under the Fourth Amendment a warrantless search and seizure must be supported by probable cause however officer Walters and his colleagues unlawfully opened her car searched it and even mocked her during the unlawful search of Jefferson's vehicle officers found a firearm under the driver's seat they were happy they found evidence to indict her but it was legally registered in her name the gun was not reported stolen meaning there was no legal basis for further action against her regarding the weapon as they shut the police car door Walters made a disturbing hand gesture mimicking a gunshot toward Jefferson further exposing their misconduct this blatant abuse of power was recorded providing irrefutable evidence of the Department's corruption what's her problem she she thinks she knows it all I my camera went off for some Reon it's still off come here with your camera on yeah no my camera never went off DN time she was doing suspicious Behavior you need to turn around if if the road's blocked it's probably safe to say you won't this in the middle of two things good you good you good mine went off for some reason mine never went off so yours was record yeah okay that was suspicious Behavior riding by and kept riding by and then she's got a Mississippi D so she's going to have two State IDs make sure there's no valuables in the car that's what I'm looking for you you follow me you had Reasonable Suspicion anyway yeah she was acting you know I was worried about my sfe they back now they back you hear me off I got a lot going on here be sure I reply her wall yeah yeah she had hold on hold that who Timothy say that attorney I guess so if she's an attorney one she say she hasn't now if you got a Mississippi you can't have a Mississippi BL in another state oh expires on 17 I see all right so I'm going to put her wallet that's all license expired this is but she she gave me a uh I've got another one where I put it that you got it oh okay it's going to be over here you [ __ ] number one search s to arrest I'm required because your car is getting towed oh yeah we'll see yeah it is so I'm responsible in case something get stolen because lawyers are crooked soad the B Le sir to the that a gun please be stolen no [ __ ] got a gun I'm see everything a illegal unless it's stolen please I ain't never hoped it going to be stolen before right now and that's on camera not she don't want to put you in court for sure I don't give a that I've been going court for 35 years don't scar me yeah I was just about to say you found a gun I want to get some dope in here up on the seat up under there I don't give a damn if you see a seed on the [ __ ] she must don't know the law she don't that's what I'm trying to tell her all you your Jefferson refused to be silenced and took legal action against the Lexington Police Department under 42 us code section 1,983 individuals can sue government officials for violating their constitutional rights during the case an officer falsely testified that Jefferson had blocked traffic but video evidence contradicted his claim despite this before Jefferson's arrest an officer testified that he overheard colleagues plotting ways to arrest her my name is attorney joiners know who you are my name is attorney Jin Jefferson know who you are 30-year-old judge Marcus fiser who was not even a licensed attorney found her guilty on all charges instead of backing down Jefferson intensified her legal battle determined to expose the corruption within the department Jefferson says the police department there in Lexington's been terrorizing citizens up there for far too long and she and know the leaders are calling for the Department of Justice to open a patterns and practice invest vestigation against LPD Jefferson's Relentless pursuit of Justice alongside the ACU Drew national attention to Lexington's police corruption as a result the Department of Justice launched a federal investigation into the Department's misconduct uncovering patterns of unlawful stops excessive force and racial bias civil rights investigation is officially underway for the City of Lexington Mississippi and the Lexington Police Department as 12 News Cameron Smith reports officials say this investigation will determine if the behavior in Lexington violates the Constitution and federal law this pressure led to the firing of multiple police Chiefs including Samuel Dobbins who was caught on tape bragging about killing 13 people the exposure of Lexington's corruption also highlighted the need for federal oversight with the dog considering a consent decree to monitor the department no City no town no law enforcement agency is too big or too small to evade our enforcement of the constitutional rights every American enjoys small and midsize police departments cannot and must not be allowed to violate people's civil rights with impunity Jefferson's legal battle proved that even in small towns no police force is above the law like And subscribe for more police camp stories watch the next recommended video click to watch now now