Hello. How are you? I'm sorry. >> It's It's okay. I just want to let you know my camera's recording. I'm Officer Ronald Bernard of the Police. Uh reason I'm pulling you over is two reasons, okay? Left brake light's out. What is this a rental? Oh, it's a rental? Okay. Your left brake light is out and then also had you failed to maintain your lane, so passenger side tire is starting to cross over the white shoulder. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. >> No, it's okay. I I'm going to say something. I had to pay a ticket today, so I do know that I have something on my license, but I What do you have? I had I had to go pay a ticket and I tried to do it today, but I was too late. I came from New York and I tried to pay it today. Okay. But I know that I have like something on my license. Okay. I'll I appreciate your honesty. Let me take a peek at it and see what you got, okay? Mhm. And then I apologize because I do have like a flight tomorrow and so forth. Where where where are you from? You're from New York? Yeah. What are you doing up in Barnegat? Um I went to go to Lakewood Township and went to Walmart and then I just went shopping and I drove straight back home and I just came from New York today. Okay. Okay. I got you. Sounds good. You say you went to Costco? No, I went to Walmart. Walmart, got you. Just paper towels, okay. Yeah, because I tried to All right, so I was here since like 5:00. I tried to pay the ticket then and I come around. I had some food, but Okay. Um I just got to come in again tomorrow, but I know I do I know I have something on my license. I I have my passport, but it's uh I'll take your license. It's all good. It's all good. You know, I'll just I'll take your license. Whatever you have. >> is what I have. That's what you have? Okay. Okay. It's all in name and DOB. I'm going to have them check uh your name and date of birth in the system now, okay? So, do you think you got a warrant right now or not? No, I do. You do? I do, but that's why I came to clear it. >> Okay. What is it for? A traffic ticket? >> Yeah, it's just a ticket. >> Okay. Okay. And also the thing is that I do have a flight tomorrow. I can show you, but I know that I know how this goes, you know, I I know like Listen, you're being cool, man. I'm going to be cool to you, okay? So, um take it one step at a time, okay? Um I just need to Let me get another unit. I'm 10-4. Driver's telling me that she really has an active warrant. Which I'll get the name and DOB shortly, and I'll be conducting that procedure as well. Um Okay, let me let me check your license out. Yeah, I know it's for PA cuz um I live in New York, but my license is under certain circumstances. I have the address I have like a picture on my phone. Um I do know like I said I have I know that I do have that I Yes, I have a warrant. I That's why I came down here. I have to show you paperwork. I brought paperwork down to try to go through that. Okay. Do me a favor, I'll be right back, okay? Let me check that for you, all right? I appreciate it. Too quick on the radio. He was too quick on the radio. He called it out before me. She's from Brooklyn. From Brooklyn came down here cuz she said she's going to pay it back. So, she's from Brooklyn, so she came down here cuz she's going to pay it back. So, I picked her up from Brooklyn. All right, Alejandra, step out for me. All right. So, let's step out here for a second. You can just stand right over here on this side. All right. Right here, right back here for me. All right. So, couple things I want to get kind of clarified, all right? First things first, um just run me through exactly where you're coming from, what are you doing here, and where you're going. Okay. Yeah. I'm from Brooklyn, New York. >> Yeah. I came down originally to pay a ticket. Okay. I got here around 4:35. Then, um, I went it was closed. So, I went to other county clerks to try to see if they arranged something, but it was still closed. I got there 5-ish. Okay. And then, I went to Walmart. Okay. And then, I went to try to see a friend, wasn't there. Then, I went to Chick- fil-A, and now I'm here. Oh, and then I went to 5 Below, and I went to Dollar Tree. >> So, a bunch of stores. And then, I'm here cuz I was going back home. Okay. Where, uh, where'd you have that shot at? Um, when I tried to see my friend, I went to this place, I don't know, I'm like, literally, like, a little place. It was like a little $5 shop. Okay. Is it Okay. I got you. This was like 2 hours ago, but I don't drink, so. I got you. I got you. All right. She drove all the way from Brooklyn to pay a ticket, but got pulled over instead. Now, she's admitting to a shot and weed. How fast do you think things spiral from here? I got you. All right. Do you see the tip of this pen, ma'am? Do you see the tip of this pen? I mean, here or here? Right here. Yes, sir. Touch that with your right index finger, so I know that you know what you're looking at. Touch the pen? Yes, with your right index. Good. So, that tip that you just touched is what you're going to follow with your eyes and your eyes only. Do you understand? >> Yes, sir. Okay. I don't want you to move your head. Okay. You mean, I got to look at it straight? What's up? Just look at it straight. Okay. Come on, let's go. Uh, I actually want to hear exactly what's Yeah, I know. That's the warrant that I was going to pay today. Okay. Okay. >> All right. So, what I'd like to do is follow the tip of this pen with the eyes and the eyes only, okay? Do you understand? Yes, sir. Okay. I don't want you to move your head. Can you just try to open up your eyes just a little bit more, okay? Uh that's good. Okay, I'm sorry. No, you're good. You're good. How much did you smoke tonight, too? It's because these are like my old shoes, so that's why they're like sticky. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Continue the test as you were instructed, all right? 1 1 All right. Now, you can face me. All right. Put your heels and toes touching just like this. Arms down at the sides. I'm going to explain and demonstrate this test. Again, if you have any questions, wait until the end. I'll I'll give you the opportunity to ask those questions. This test, you're going to raise either foot of your choice, your right or your left, it doesn't matter which one, and raise it approximately 6 in off the ground with that foot elevated parallel to the ground, okay? While that foot is elevated, I want you to look down at that foot. Count out loud using the 1000 method. 1001, 1002, 1003, and so on until I tell you to stop. All right. While that foot, let me uh explain and demonstrate and then I'm going to give you the opportunity to ask questions, okay? When that foot is elevated in the air, I'd like your arms to remain at their sides. I want you to look down at that foot. And again, I want you to count out loud. And that foot that is maintains on the ground, I want you to keep that knee straight, okay? So, I'm going to demonstrate for you. This is what it's going to look like. 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, and so on until I tell you to stop. All right. While you're performing this test, make sure that your arms remain at their sides. You look down at the elevated foot. You count out loud using the 1000 method. And you keep that uh planted foot straight. All right. Do you have any questions? Yeah. How high do I have to go? Approximately 6 in, okay? If it's too low, I'll If Make sure that knee is straight, right? I just demonstrated it. I'll demonstrate it again. All right. This foot that you elevate, whichever one you choose, it looks like you're going to choose your right one. All right. I don't want it I don't want to see it bend like this, right? You have to keep it straight out, okay? With that foot parallel. Just like that. Okay? Do you understand the test? Yes, sir. All right. Do not begin. All right. Once this officer says begin, you may begin the test. Begin. Count out loud. 1 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 You can stop. All right. Just do me a favor and tie right here, okay? You activated this constructive >> Where does your friend live that you were visiting? I'm going right home. I was going up to Lakewood. Okay. Yeah, I was like 20 minutes from here. Usually I usually stop by there and I'll hang out and see how they're doing and just hang. Have you ever been to Barnegat before? Yeah, um yeah, I have. I just went over here cuz I I was thinking about going to Atlantic City. I was just It's my day off, so >> Okay. I was just thinking like riding around and stuff. Got you. What do you do for work? Surgical side. Oh, wow, nice. What's like the craziest surgery you've seen? Yeah, we do brains and stuff like that. You what? Brains. Oh, okay. That was last year. Oh, oh, oh. Barnegat 1 4 1. 207 207 10-4 and out. All right, man. If you turn around for me real quick, uh hands on top of your head. Right hand back to the sound of my voice. Yep. You can bring your right hand back to the sound of my voice. Your right hand back to the sound of my voice. Yep. All the way back. All the way. There it is. Uh so, right now you're going to be placed under arrest for the warrant, uh and also as well as driving while intoxicated, okay? Uh Those sobriety tests did not go well. One minute she's cooperative, the next she's under arrest for both the warrant and DUI. You can see it hit her hard. Um Let me ask you something. Is there anyone nearby in the area? I know you said you tried to meet up with a friend earlier. Let me get your left hand. Um are you able to make a phone call to that friend to come pick you up a little bit later today when we release you? Um yeah, but I need to get the number on my phone. >> Okay, we'll bring your phone. Yeah, don't worry about that. Um real quick. All right, I'm going to read you something. 40 difficult words. I'm not One second, ma'am. You're going to have a female 41. I'm going to get a time stamp for the toxicology search. I'm going to read you this real quick, okay? All right, so you have the right to remain silent and anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to talk to a lawyer and have him or her present with you while you are being questioned. If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, one will be appointed to represent you before any questioning and 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 your rights as I've explained to you? Yes. Having these rights in mind, are you willing to answer my questions? I have a couple questions regarding the traffic stop here tonight. Okay. Okay. Do you want to speak to me about them? A couple questions. I mean, I didn't know that I was doing anything wrong, honestly. I just thought I was making a right. Maybe I didn't do it so close. Is that it? >> Well, you failed to maintain your lane, that's why I pulled you over. And then typically when drivers fail to maintain their lane, um it can it be indicative of a sign of impairment, which based off the test that I conducted right now, you're under the influence right now. You shouldn't be operating a vehicle. That's what another reason why you're being uh placed under arrest as well, on top of the warrants that you have, okay? Okay. So, I mean >> any way that I'm going to go home tonight? I don't know. There's cuz I have a flight and that's really honestly a huge inconvenience for me. 44 Like Like Like the pain thing where like I only have money on my card. I don't have any cash or anything. 432, what's your pleasure? Um okay. Do you want to answer my questions? I just got a couple questions in reference to the traffic stop. >> I'm sorry, what was it? Do you want to answer a couple of my questions? Okay. >> what are my questions? And will I be able to get out of jail tonight or Yeah. Yeah, so you're Now, unless the warrant that you had have out of uh It was Newark that was a thousand? Newark, Edison. Edison, I think you have a a thousand dollar warrant out of Edison. If they come to pick you up tonight, then you're That's on I I can't guarantee that. >> bail. No one knows what they said. >> I I If you have money Yeah, I have it on my card and I have like 500 dollars. Keys, phone, what do you need from the car? I mean, uh yeah, the the keys. But wait, this is going to get towed. I have the paperwork that says Yes. Okay, it's going to get towed today. Um so, that's going to be on the tow truck company that comes. They'll give you a card and they'll give you information for payment, okay? Yeah, that was the drink that I told you that fell. Okay. But that's not the shot that I took. You don't What kind of shot you take? It was like one where you with aluminum foil they cover >> Wait, wait. Before we even discuss, I read you your Miranda rights. Are you willing to answer my questions? Uh yes, sir. >> Okay. What kind of shot did you take? Hennessy or not? No, it wasn't that. It was a shot cup with aluminum foil on top. Okay. >> But this is a rental, so I had a like a couple other stuff that wasn't mine like thing like a knife uh uh uh A knife? >> Yeah, no, like a kitchen knife and then some like weed stuff in the back weed no no no weed. Is there anything illegal inside that car any coke? No no just a little bit of weed a little bit I told you from before but like a dime. A dime okay. How did you smoke it earlier blunt or bowl or bong how did you smoke it earlier? A one hitter but One hitter okay. Huh? Um well So right now just so you know I'm going to take you back to our PD we got to process here and they're going to continue searching your car for intoxicants or and your car is going to get towed by a tow company. Do you have anything in your pockets? Oh yeah Ziploc. Okay all right just spread your legs as far as you can. All right. Do you have a bag with the rest of your stuff? Keep standing on that blue What kind of bra are you wearing? Yeah it has underwire right? >> Yeah. >> You have extensions? All right. Yeah, you can go ahead and sit in there. Um I can't pull this person out cuz they live 2 hours away. Huh? I have to pull this person out cuz they live 2 hours away and if they want to start coming, can they do that now or not? Okay. Well, the station is literally like 2 minutes up the block. Yeah, they'll figure that out for you. He's going to take it Now, we're going to save your car so he can get that started for you. There's no way he's going to get it parked there and What, the car? No. It has to be towed. Okay, go right this way. Just going to keep going straight through these doors right here. The door. That's all good. Uh Miranda is here? Yes, she's good. 416, did you get the address? From a simple traffic stop to county jail transport and a missed flight. What do you think was the biggest mistake here? The drinking, the warrant, or something else? Drop your thoughts and subscribe for more body cam breakdowns.