the vehicles hop off. >> I understand. We don't have to just pretend anymore. >> Yeah, I understand. >> You can still see the smoke inside. >> I mean, you actually Why am I getting under arrest? It's not mine. >> On April 19th, 2023, officers with the Orlando Police Department were conducting an area check in the parking lot of a hotel that hired them to come by frequently. When they observed a darkcoled Honda sedan that was occupied, they decided to investigate. >> How you doing? And we just get paid by the hotel to do laps around the parking lot. Okay. >> Make sure there's no criminal activity. Make sure there's people not doing things they're not supposed to be doing. And that's it. Um, you mind rolling down that window for me, ma'am? >> What window? >> The one smoking? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> All right. >> You have any weapons on doing this with her in the back seat? >> Just a couple questions for you. Do you happen to have a medical on? >> No. Uh, >> no. I don't. >> Do you know if your partner does in the passenger seat? >> And it's very apparent the order that's coming out of this car. Okay. >> No, no gun can. >> All right. Uh, do you have a license on you? [Music] >> He was breaking something up as I walked up. Thank you. Are you guys staying here? >> Huh? >> Are you guys staying here? >> Yeah. >> All right. Cool. Are there any weapons in the car? >> No. >> Your hands up. Put your hands up. Bro, you're smoking weed with Is this your daughter in the back? >> Who's that? That's my stepson. >> C. All right. Cuz of the drug investigation. All right. >> All right. Cool. >> Step back here. >> All right. So, I'll be very honest with you, Miss Lopez. Um, we're just checking out with people based on the order of cannabis coming from your vehicle. We're just going to do a quick search for a drug investigation and then we get out of there. Okay? As long as that's the only thing we have, we have no issues. But if we find harder stuff, you also got to take into account that not sure how the child is, but you guys are smoking in a car with a child. >> Okay. >> All right. >> You don't have anything on you, pockets tucked in, anything of that nature. >> So, just hang out for me. Stay in the car. >> Stay in the car. >> I'm giving you a law of command. >> Come here. Come here, N. Come here, baby. Come here. >> So, look, >> it's okay. Okay. Well, >> focus on me real quick. >> Out of courtesy for the child, I'm not going to put you in handcuffs so you can hold on to the child, but you're detained and you're not free to leave. Do you understand what I'm saying? >> Come here, baby. >> Is that a yes? >> Yeah, that's a yes. He's not going to jail, right? >> No, he's just being detained just like you are. >> Okay. >> We detain people in handcuff. That is how we >> work. I'm not going to do that for you. So, you can maintain >> contact with the child. Okay. >> Come here. Come here, puppy. >> Yes. Come inside the car. >> Hey, ma'am. You can get out, leave everything in, and go get the child. Okay. >> How y'all smoking in front of him? >> Huh? >> How y'all smoking in front of him? >> In front of the baby. >> Not even in the front of it. Like in the same car, hot box in the car with the baby inside. >> She had the door open. Anyway, >> so her the baby's window wasn't open. >> Honestly, >> do you stop moving around? pick we >> how much we have >> you have ID [Music] >> that's it >> y'all staying here tonight >> yeah I I live here I live in the second floor that's the key for my favorite wind your wine your pants wide wide wide wide wide All right. Come over here. I'm going have you sail the car. All right. >> Go mommy. Go mommy. Mommy's calling you. >> Coming around to get the chocolate. >> Is there nobody else with you guys? >> No. >> Wait. Come here. We're not going inside yet. >> Hey. >> Hey. >> Hey. Listen to mommy now. Get over here. >> Come here. >> Wait a minute. We're not going inside. >> Get here. Come here. Come here. Now you're in trouble. Come here. >> Come here. >> Can you go to mommy >> now? >> Stay with mommy. >> You need to listen to mommy. [Applause] >> Those joints. That white powdery bag residue that we put into Atlanta police smart drug bag was on the floorboard where her right foot was the entire time. >> Give a second. >> You know how green gets. >> I just couldn't focus on him cuz I was focused on her moving her feet around. >> You guys live in Orlando? >> Yeah. >> You guys, >> huh? You you live here >> in London. Yeah. >> Then let me talk to you now. >> Huh? >> So, uh I want to ask you a few things before I do. I just have to read you your Miranda rights. Anything you say may be used to get you in court. Do you understand? >> Yes. >> Um so, as I said when we walked up, we're officer of Atlanta Police Department. We basically control these parking lots just to make sure no criminal activity is happening. People that are not wanted or not here, guns, drugs, things of that nature. Okay. We came up to your car. As I came up to the driver door that I was open, I can smell the smoke coming from there. All right. We found cannabis inside. Found inside and found another thing inside that was on the floorboard of the driver side where you were sitting. What would that be? >> I only saw so I don't know. >> You don't know? You didn't know about the >> bag that was on the floor? Small white baggie. The white powder in it. >> No, I don't do that. So, I wouldn't know about that. The person that used the car before me was my cousin. about that. >> The reason you guys are doing >> I mean I don't have no one to watch him. We were just smoking. I had the door open. I mean >> the vehicle's hot. >> I understand. We don't have to just pretend. >> Yeah, I understand. >> You can still see the smoke inside. >> I mean, you asked me a question. Why >> smoke? And that's I know you're not supposed to, but >> you're not supposed to, >> okay? Especially in a car. Even if you had a medical marijuana in a car, there's still rules and stipulations. You're >> not supposed to vehicle. You're also there's not a law against >> hearay, if you will. Some of it could be considered other things of a crime, but it's just more human nature not to smoke a narcotic around. >> All right. whether whatever your beliefs of cannabis are. >> I'm not under arrest. >> I'm I'm just talking to you. >> Okay. >> Like I said, you've been detained this entire >> right doesn't mean >> he's not either. Can't cuz he has to go to work and we don't do that. So >> he can't be what? >> He can't be arrested. I don't want him to be arrested. >> Wanting and not being able to are two different things. >> I don't want him to. >> Okay. What's up, bud? Um that's your answer about the powder that was fine for? >> Yeah. I don't I don't know about it. I don't do it. >> Whose car is it? >> I said it's my mom's car. >> Okay. How often do you use the car? >> I don't. Um I use it to go to appointments. He drives cuz he's the one with the license. >> You don't have a license. Why are you in the driver's seat? >> Just sitting there. >> Do you usually sit in that driver's seat? >> Yeah, cuz it's my car, but I don't drive it. Like I said, >> so it's your car, but you don't drive it. Yeah, because my mom left it to me, but I don't drive it because I don't have a license. >> Where's she? >> She um just recently passed away. >> I'm sorry for that. Is there anyone else in this hotel? >> The baby. >> And that's your child. >> That's my baby. >> Is it the child of the gentleman? No. >> All right. Do me just go sit back down. I hope so. >> So, as I explained already, we officer land police department. We patrol these hotels, make sure there's no illegal activities, no drug scams, people breaking in the car, stuff like that. Um, that's why we're in the area tonight. Okay. >> I came up to the driver's door window. I can already smell the Okay. It is what it is. Um, it's even hazy in there when I walked up. Um, that's why it kind of turned from just, you know, I was hanging out talking to it being a drug. Okay. >> I understand. >> Um, when I saw you, you were breaking something down in your fingers. What was that? >> I was actually seeing Look at it. See in my hands. >> Okay. Oh, boy. What? >> From rolling it. >> Okay. >> All right. Huh? Honestly, he's the first one. Um, where's that joint? >> The other one you got you was smoking. >> Okay. Is that the only one that was in the car? >> Yeah. And then the other one you found the you the other guy found it in my pocket. Whatever. I had >> left of the or the joint. >> The weed. >> I'll be honest with you. We found obviously the joint the shake everywhere like little residue of wheat. Um, found the grounder. And then also there was a little plastic bag that had a white powder in it. Mhm. Okay. It seems like you know what that is >> or that you're kind of like Mhm. >> a white part or what? >> It's what? >> I mean, what could it be? I don't know. >> That's why I'm >> It's my first time in the car. I didn't put it there. It's not my car. >> No, I didn't have that in my >> So, usually when I know everything that's in my car, >> especially something like that. >> So, here I'm asking you what was in that bag. >> In that bag? What could it be? If it's going to go back, it got to be drugs or something. >> Where did it come from? >> I have no idea, man. I smoke weed. I smoke weed. >> You found my grind or I saw you my grinder. >> What? Sir, I ain't got no I ain't got no reason to lie to you, man. >> So that bag just magically appeared in the car. >> I couldn't tell you, sir. >> Cuz I signed in my truck a lot. And you know, drugs don't just randomly end up. >> I understand. But like I said, I didn't have I had my weed. You found a weed in my pocket. How long you been with her? >> Oh, four. About four years. >> You ever known her to do any drugs? >> Nah, not that smoke weed. >> You never had any history? No, sir. >> So, if we already ran you and we know the answer, would that be the correct answer? >> Yes, sir. >> I never been involved. >> Maybe a car accident or something like that. >> And there's nothing missing on you. >> There's nothing tucked in on you, your underwear, anything of your nature? No, you can put your shirt down. That's not a question. >> You can strip me. I mean, we're not going to do that. >> I'm 49 years old. I ain't got nothing to lie to you. Fair. Go back to the officer. Have a seat over. Anything else you want to say about this? >> Coming over here. >> All right. Before I start, do you have anything on you that's going to stick me? Going to poke me. Anything? Any razor blades, needles, anything like that? >> No. I have lighter. No, I don't have anything. I don't even have pockets. >> Okay. Just move your feet apart. Thank you. Hey, leave a victim. Buddy, come sit back over here. >> Let's go sit back over here. >> Just for a minute. Go sit down, baby. It's okay. Go just for a minute. Go sit down. It's okay. >> Come here, buddy. Let's go sit back over here. >> Okay. Anything you want to tell me that I might have missed? You sure? >> Mhm. >> Okay. [Applause] >> Jack over here behind the black car. >> Black car. >> All right. You understand what's going on right now? >> Yes, sir. >> So, it's my understanding you're saying that you have no idea what that what that bag is. >> No, I have no hers. >> I'm not saying it's at her feet. So, she's going she's going to take the ride then. >> I'm not saying it's in her possession. >> You know what I'm saying? >> I understand what you're saying. Unless you're saying that it's yours. >> I'm not saying it's not mine. >> So then it's hers. >> I don't think it's hers either because the car don't belong to her. >> Yeah, but it belongs to her mom. The mom has passed away. So she you car. >> You It's not like it was buried and stuff. It was on the floor. >> What drugs do you do? >> Weed. >> What drugs does she do? >> Weed. >> Do you ever lace your weed with anything else? Oh no. Do you understand the scope of this? >> Mhm. One of you guys were hot boxing with the kid in there. >> I don't understand. >> There's hard narcotics in the car >> with the kid in there. >> It's at the floorboard of her feet. Not buried or anything on the floorboard. >> And I was sitting in a passenger seat. >> Yeah. She also doesn't drive because she's dualist. She doesn't want to drive. She's in trouble that way. Right. Is your license good? >> Yeah, my license is good. >> This is not our first rodeo. But if you're saying it's not yours, then it's not yours. >> Not mine. >> All right. So, who is she to you? >> That's my girlfriend. >> That's your girlfriend? >> Yeah. >> Okay. And that's >> for you down to her. >> This way. >> That way. That way. Yep. >> What room are you guys staying in? >> Have a seat. Have a seat for me. >> 246. >> Have a seat for me. You don't You don't do that. What's that? >> I don't do whatever he said he found. >> But what you do? But hold on. But what you do do is you hot box the car with your son in the back seat with the window open up. That's what you do do. Right. >> Right. Your door's open, not his. Right. >> I drew smoke >> with your son in the back seat with the windows up. Your door was open, but not his. >> You don't think he he tests positive? You don't think so? Stand up. My partner wants to talk to you. >> Me? >> Yeah. My partner wants to talk to you. >> Oh, thank you. >> Do you favor a double? >> You have my back for what? >> Just walk around your vehicle over here. >> Okay. But that's not mine. >> Walk toward this car up here. >> But what about my son? >> We're going to work everything out and I can't leave my car. He has nobody. >> Please don't do this right now. >> I said has nobody. Please. Please. >> No. No. He has nobody though. >> But why am I getting under arrest? It's not mine. >> One second. Space the car, man. Copy to be double locked. Okay. So, they don't fight on you. She's fine. >> As you can see, >> it's nobody. Please. That wasn't mine. >> The speech I give everybody. There's no narcotics inside of this car. If when you get to the jail, you're pulled out. Something is there. >> That wasn't mine. >> First, second, is there anything on you that you might have tucked in on your waistband, anywhere underneath your clothing? If you introduce it to the jail, they decide to be a victim, you can be charged with that as well. With that warning, is there anything else on you? Is >> that a yes or no? >> No. There's nothing on me. >> Go ahead and have a seat for me, ma'am. >> I'm going to slide across a little bit, but this is what I want you. Okay. >> I know. >> Can you just uh slide over a little bit to your left? You're on the buckle. I'm just trying to get it so I can put your seat belt on. Okay, >> I'm getting put under arrest. It's not even mine. You have no proof. It's mine. How am I putting under arrest spray? Cuz it was in my seat. Mine. How am I putting under arrest spray? Cuz it was in my seat. You guys good? >> Can you please push my glasses off? >> Yeah, I will. Just a second. >> Let me explain something to you. When you go in here, I don't know if you've ever done this before or not. There's a body scan in there. If there is anything that we missed, >> there's nothing. >> Okay. Well, I'm just I'm just letting you know >> cuz you don't want another charge on whatever they're doing. >> So, that's nothing at all that we missed. No. >> Okay. Come on. >> She was then booked into the Orange County Jail where she was charged with possession of methamphetamine for the small white baggie and child neglect for actively smoking with her child in the car. If you enjoy the content we produce, please don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for