welfare checks and traffic stops are part of police routine but what happens when cops come to an address and discover that a woman is keeping her husband as a hostage who pays her bills and then we came outside and he was trying to leave and I told him you're not leaving and that's when I got the knife in did that I told him or when they stop a vehicle and find out it's being driven by a sex offender with a car full of children your what why is your zipper your buttons down in your crotch well I probably just forgot or when they accidentally discover a large amount of cocaine in a car but before all that something even worse prepare to see the fastest confession of murder ever in December 2022 in Independence Kentucky the police were dispatched to conduct a welfare check they knocked on the door of Tommy Powell and inquired about his girlfriend Amberly Harris who hadn't shown up for work for several days within just a few seconds Tommy informed the officers that Amberly had passed away and right after he coldly admitted to shooting her Amberly here Amberly she passed away what you did what what is Amberly here Amberly she passed away what you did what I can't you I okay come here where is she where is she watching she's in the back what as you've seen upon the officer's arrival Mr Powell immediately confessed to killing his girlfriend Amberly and revealed she was inside the house the police promptly took action to locate the body the subsequent turn of events will leave you speechless Independence Polie make yourself known Independence Polie make your s known Independence Poli make your s known go watch your footing watch your footing here huh clear Independence Police here make yourself know make yourself known go oh she's down what she's down make sure you're watching where you're standing and don't touch anything yes sir oh my go when when did you do this fire on on the ground yeah just St here the police quickly found the body which wasn't hidden and began searching for the weapon used in the crime meanwhile another officer was outside with Tommy and began questioning him to learn the details of the crime Tommy immediately agreed to cooperate and revealed the location of the weapon all right RI you guys good yeah we're good all right hold on hold on I'm sorry Tommy I'm going to read you something real quick okay Rand right yeah you're the right to main sign anything you say can we be seems like Tommy knew very well what was coming for him turn do you understand these rides Tommy all right is there anyone else inside is it just her oh my PS okay is it just H really all right is it contained in there when when did you when did all this just happen Monday morning Sunday Monday morning there's a gun in one of the rooms down now the guns are in the bed do you need a squad or anything to check you out all right do you want to tell me what happened here fighting when were you guys fighting Sunday morning Sunday morning what started the fight my what was it I'm what was it she was stilling my TV and stuff okay and then what happened I lost control you what now I lost control control lost control what made you lose control I don't know are you okay so when you say you lost control what do you mean what' you shoot it with 30 20 gaug 20 gauge go ahead all right so was a shotgun you shot her with hey I got to get my body camera you guys need anything from the office at this point do you know what today is right now how long you been inside the house for 3 or 4 days have you left the house or anything 3 to S there's no one else at the office the officer suspects that the suspect is currently unaware of the situation so he asked him several questions you don't know what today is though do you know what month it is who's the president Tommy's behavior and actions surrounding the crime are both disturbing and revealing his instantaneous confession can suggest resignation but also lack of remorse he might have been expecting the police or someone to eventually find out and he decided not to resist when confronted also his calm and matter OFA demeanor might indicate a lack of empathy or remorse for his actions which can be associated with certain personality disorders or sociopathic tendencies remaining in proximity to the deceased for several days is especially concerning it indicates a severe Detachment from reality or emotional numbing it might be a result of Shock Trauma or an indication of a severe mental health issue we'll tell you more about this later but for now let's take a look at what the investigators found in the house and the conclusions they drew Chief are you in here I'm coming through with the camera on to do a walk through there's a TV on the floor in the bedroom where this occurred that's just it looks like it may have been on a like a shelf or whatever may have been knocked off but other than that no it doesn't look like it's looks like it's been knocked off the door does look like it's been kicked off the hinges yeah make sure you move this around right here get whatever these are cuz it looks like these pills might be everywhere you want to call L just to help out once I want you have a time frame all between the bed and that's what we heard he shot her Monday he said well I I didn't see what this initial call was a wellbeing check somebody else called about it yes okay and yeah there's blood splatter on the wall and she's covered up her face is covered up yeah he covered her her so was to do the wellbe check that there he was here at the house like we opened the he opened the door and said I the crime scene is a complete mess with the aforementioned television the weapon that was fired and the body of the unfortunate individual but did everything really unfold as Tommy told the police the investigator noticed that the television looked as if someone had turned it over in a fight the doors were torn off things were scattered around everything points to the fact that the argument was violent and that Tommy truly snapped he has now been taken to the police station so that the investigators can get as much information out of him as possible up to this point we've seen that Tommy has indeed been very Cooperative but there is one crucial detail that he is kept from the police I'm detective sh with the police this is detective young with I don't know anything man I was at home just kind of hanging out um apparently we got a call to your hes we what's going on you shot your girl okay so real quick who who lives there believe who whose names on the lease mine your names on the leas okay so real quick man um you mind if we search your residence kind of walk me through the process of how this kind of went through um and before we kind of begin with that um we have officers that are at your house right now okay uh obviously we need to be able to kind of process that scene effectively and what'll make that scene processing a little bit easier is if you take this consent to search form and allow us access to search your is that okay okay so I'm going walk this with you real quick okay so how it works is that you're going to sign your name right here got the flu what's going on buddy talk to me Co okay oh so you haven't been to the doctor do you know where you are right now independence what okay do you want to go to the hospital so I can see what's going on with you please have you tried to communicate with anybody since Sunday by any chance no not like like family members any other friends her friends perhaps you haven't tried to talk to them at all okay stand up I'm going take some pictures of you real quick against this wall real quick we're going try to be as quick as we can okay me a favor stand up stand straight up this way look at please don't kick that over he is talking about his puke Tommy puked into a trash bin stand up against that wall for me before we conclude I mentioned that Tommy withheld something from the investigators specifically a month before the murder the unfortunate Amberly had taken out a life insurance policy which in the event of her death would pay out $20,000 the beneficiary of this insurance policy is none other than Tommy he confessed everything in court and was sentenced to life in prison hey officer voked the asso police department reason I stopped use your speed you know how faster you're going n you going faster than that man where you coming from Indiana all right is this your rental then or what guys you got your idea with you anything inside the vehicle I need to know about what's that no any marijuana after this question Eric's girlfriend named Chante began to protest about why the officer was asking these questions the couple was stopped after being observed driving at 90 mph in a Zone where the maximum speed limit is 70 the officer who initiated the traffic stop began asking questions when he noticed that the vehicle was a rental because such vehicles are often used by convicted drug dealers to transport illegal substances unnoticed yep traffic stops lead into a lot of different things man I just woke up n traffic stops leading into a lot of different things yeah no you'd be surprised what we find out here well I'll be back with you all right they were going 90 what's that they were going 90 90 they're going 90 but they're saying that they're coming from Indiana going back to the cities but they have they rented it at 10:58 p.m. on the 22nd so like 6 hours ago and it has to be returned tonight by 900 p.m. back in Chicago it appears that the vehicle was rented for a very short period just enough time to deliver something the officers are now becoming suspicious and are questioning the driver and the passenger is there anything on you man guns knives anything mind if I pat you down come on on over here man there you go all right are you on probation out of Minnesota I'm no I'm not nothing were you on probation before no sir no what was the last time you got arrested uh probably like a few months back or something like that what was that for uh I got arrested in a car in a vehicle with some guys so about like 2 three month months ago or something like that probably two months ago all right what did you get arrested for though uh being with somebody I guess they was that's not illegal what did you get arrested for I got arrested for being with somebody it was like a basically they was coming somebody had a warrant and they was like he had a warrant for his arrest and he was in the car with me I was drive and that's when I got pulled over I got arrested with him what they charge you for though uh PC um weapons okay yeah all right what was last say you got a drug charge you at least got Char that was the same thing that was I guess it was paraphernalia in the vehicle and they told the vehicle is there anything inside the vehicle tonight man no if you got a little bit of weed or a pipe I'll toss it I don't have would lie to you about that she just really just picked me up from Indiana I would have flute but this cost too much and I was trying to take the bus but I still didn't have no way from Indiana to get to Chicago pretty much the Mega Bus is the cheapest they have that up in Indiana how you get down there say that again how' you get down there where to Indiana yeah I drove down there I drove with my brother to Indiana this is while back probably like few weeks or something like that a week ago two weeks ago did I do something wrong or something well this is a little weird man what's a little weird like a a rental that's supposed to be returned in the same city to go up to go back you don't know how long you've been down there you got you have a pretty good criminal history going on she actually doing me a favor why didn't she why didn't she just get you a one way and you go drive it to Minnesota and turn it in and be done bro it cost $ 700 $800 to do a oneway in that vehicle believe me or not they're going to they're going to that's because they already Factor the miles in she's going back to Chicago though with her dad them no that's why then they're going to rack up the miles cuz you pay per mile I'm pretty sure free no it's free mile I chose to drive here so she can sleep cuz she got to drive back you know too long and you're convicted F right uh yes sir I have been convicted 2010 like I was a juvenile what was that for it was for uh Aiden in the bed basically I want to say it's like murder basically I was a juvenile so somebody died basically I went to jail I was there what's yours inside the vehicle right now I can't hear you bro what's yours inside the vehicle what do you mean what's begs what what's yours my Dua bag yeah is that it does she have any bags uh yeah she got her backpack all right you have a problem if I search your bag say that again can I search your bag yeah I'll say you can search it but I would want to know why like do you not believe me no I don't it definitely seems that something is not right here so it's no surprise that the officer doesn't believe Eric as mentioned earlier the vehicle was rented for only 24 hours and needs to be turned to the same city Eric claims that he comes from a different direction where he went with his brother a few weeks ago and says that his girl rented the car and came to pick him up it doesn't make sense for someone to travel such a distance in a rented car yet Eric insists that it was the cheapest way he has a criminal past related to drugs and has even been in prison we've now reached the moment where the officer clearly reveals to Eric that he is indeed suspicious and that he will inspect his belongings in the car but watch how he then began to make excuses all right well if I give you my bag and search my bag I can go by my way and stuff yeah if you guys got nothing you're going to be on your way what do you mean got nothing it's nothing in the car gun that [ __ ] nothing in the car can I search the vehicle from bumper to bumper like I told you before trying to make sure that everybody's doing what they're supposed to be doing you know all right so he already gave me permission to search his bag that's why I'm asking you because you rent to the vehicle and you're in the vehicle all right all right so do you have a problem if I search the vehicle I don't I don't think that's necessary yeah I'm asking you because you're you rent to the vehicle and you're in the vehicle cuz for what I see on on the on the interstate all deer it's not necessarily common to get a one get a rental at from Chicago and be driven up to the cities and return back to Chicago with his criminal history can I search your back uh no all right hang tight I'm going to go get my certified narcotics I'm going get it bro I'm stay there he's pissed so that's that's getting on her nerv like you pissing her off that's my girl bro understand me fine it's fine is there anything inside the vehicle no sir all [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] right out here there you go can I get please she Ain going to get you yeah but a cage you'll be okay man seriously there you go got anything on you inside the vehicle no no all right then this is going to be quick and easy all right I'll have you go step in front of my squad car here I got a question is it a reason is well not is it a reason the reason why we were separated can you guys just verify that for the video y it's cuz I have one seat in my car has one seat in his car and this car I would like to be in this car then no there's nowhere to sit let's go okay there's nowhere to sit the dogs in in the other path please bro please I sit put me in that one she can't bro she's loud as my ear I promise you just calm down man after placing them in police vehicles the officer searched the car rented by Shante in the trunk behind the left side panel paneling he found over a kilo of cocaine which would be worth about $100,000 on the street part of the paneling was even detached so they didn't make much effort to hide the drugs well both were charged with manufacturer intent to deliver cocaine but they avoided punishment because the prosecutor for some reason dropped the charges finally just take a look at how Eric reacted when they told him they had found the cocaine step on back what's going on what's in the trunk cuz we found also what it looked like a bullet hole on the side of the car and she just rented the car bro so what's in the trunk now that you found are you going to be straight up y probably bought the Kyo that was tucked back there and you think I had that you did have it you were driving it's in the car you're right I was driving it was in the car here we are this is where we're at though you guys are in possession of it you're driving the car all right yeah so you are under arrest for it yes what do you what do you have with you is it cocaine fentanyl or meth bro you keep asking questions you tell me what the it is tell me what's going on quit asking me it was in the trunk it was behind for this I need a lawyer to be able to talk my beh you're under arrest you're going to be going to jail hi what's what going on nothing we're good I'm getting my kids ready for school they're going to be late so I got to get them ready first well what was going on though like nothing's going on I'm getting my kids ready for school somebody called 911 here and there was yelling and screaming um we're getting our kids ready for school they're we're literally getting ready for school they're going to be late and I'm I'm an underwear so right and we're investigating a crime so who are you crime here who are you um you need to stop I'm St out of the house step out of the house stop touching me is are right here I'm not doing anything step out of the house now step out of the house now stop touching me look how I'm pregnant why is he touching me stop touching we are investigating a domestic violence then talk to us and let us know who else is in the house just me and the kids and my husband leave me alone stop touching me here's the situation look what you're not cooperating I told you behind the wall we can't see your I my underwear okay so then you turn around put no stop leave me alone I'm pregnant why are you touching me nobody talk to me very easy just swap okay Thomson stop being aggressive and touching me okay we will what's going come here no okay these are my kids come here that's fine but these are my kids they're my this is my house they're not cooperating we got a call we're investigating that's fine there's nothing wrong house all over your face no I don't leave me alone do yes these are this is my family leave me alone stop touching me okay well stop touching me sorry my kids are right there leave me alone calm down calm down I'm going to sue you Cal that's what I'm going to do Cal what's going on okay I will talk to you if you leave me alone just stop being aggressive on me you have signs of injury on your face you got a 911 call obviously there look my kids are watching please stop because you were doing something in the house no I wasn't I was getting my kids for school I okay leave me alone I will talk to you someone on the phone claimed that a husband and wife were fighting loudly in Spanish when police receive a report of domestic violence they have a duty to investigate to ensure the safety of all parties involved in such cases when police have a reasonable belief that someone inside is in imminent danger officers do not need a warrant to enter a residence but immediately pulling someone out of their home especially when they are not fully clothed raises issues of personal dignity and privacy but we still don't know anything particular yet so let's move on step out no stop touching me I'm not even even close step out here just follow directions that's it this is a private property why somebody called 911 from here there was a discussion over give me some papers give me this give me that so what is going on you have a scratch on your face this is not from today though sir we literally just got a call yes I understand you guys got a call but this not from today though I'm not sure who it's early in the morning I just woke up I don't know who called I'm not watching my neighbor sir I don't know while the woman was giving her statement her husband was talking to another police officer he revealed that he was a victim of domestic violence and that his wife had beaten him that morning before the police arrived she also slashed the tires and windows of his vehicle with a knife when he said he was leaving you took a knife to this window trying to crack it to force him to give you the papers do you see what I see here yes but after he scratched me no you don't know what happened here you don't understand so tell us so tell us that's what I'm telling you so tell me yeah you're just seeing what he said we woke up and I I told her s yesterday I was going to let him use her but he he doesn't ride for her so I told him this morning I need my papers before you leave because I'm going to file taxes and he refused and he was getting me and shaking me and so I had to get him down to the couch because that was the only way to get out from him and I'm scratching I told him if you don't stop I'm gonna call the cops and then we came outside and he was trying to leave and I told him you're not leaving and that's when I got the knife and did that and I told him he's saying that you do this constantly you take advantage of him because he's illegal he doesn't have standing in this country and you threaten him he's the one that dialed 911 I just confirmed he dialed 911 he's fed up with the situation he said he provides he pays rent here he provides for the girls he provides even for the kid that's not his she takes all his cash he has no standing can't pay checks can't pay any of that has no proof has some he's fed up with it he's fed up with the situation he not pay everything he's always been afraid to call 911 because her English is better and feels that he's the one that would be arrested can you let her talk so he goes inside argu she says no no no continues to argue goes from zero to 100 about these papers so he's like look it's my girl I provide for her I pay your rent here just let me go and all the it's my money so I'm going to arrest you for domestic violence criminal damage and disorderly conduct um make it as quick as I can so you can get back here okay but I don't think that's fair though it doesn't matter what you think it's fair or not but he started first though I understand like I understand but the State of Arizona says if we have problem caused to believe a crime occurred that he's not eligible to be with the kid by himself okay so who is I'm not I don't have anybody okay then we're going to have to take them to DCS custody that that's that's our only option why can't he go and I stay with the kids if if because I have problem caused to believe that you damaged his truck for no reason there there was no reason for you to go out there and start damaging his his window I think he should go because if it was it was he the one who started it you are going to go if he started if you're defending yourself if he's defending I I don't know right but what I do know is there you had no reason to go out there and stab his windows and stuff because you wanted or his tire you because you wanted wanted the paperwork from him you know what I'm saying according to the victim's statement he is illegally residing in the USA his partner exploited this by taking his papers and blackmailing him to stay with her and work illegally to support her family he tried to escape from her several times but she did not allow him to leave and would even resort to physical violence on that day she even took a knife forcing him to call the cops she will now be arrested and upon arriving at the jail her true name nature quickly becomes evident huh that Samantha yes can I get a can you stand over here for it's not an option I'm not doing a photo you have to I'm not I'm not no I don't want my picture on there for me again I will stop charging me I will charge you with a felony for resisting stop I'm not doing anything to you leave me alone no take a picture leave me alone you don't have the right to touch me stop touching me I'm praying it leave me alone stop leave me alone I'm praying in here no stop you're hurting me I'm not even doing anything leave me alone you don't have the right to touch me that doesn't give you right to touch me and pinch me and squeeze me how rude of you don't pull away from me okay well stop touching me no I'm not look at the camera and get your picture why are you touching me and bruising me what the WR your picture taken no I'm not I don't have to you do no I don't get her picture right there I right there stop doing that to me no you don't have the right to be touching me you're hurting me D look at the camera leave me alone I'm going to Su you because you're jouging me and hurting me I'm going to you I'm going to tell the judge when I go to the judge get no I'm not leave me alone this is not okay ever since you've been to the house you've been touching me and hurting me leave me alone what the hell's wrong with you pull away from me look what you're doing leave me alone don't pull away from me leave me alone you're Hing me what an stop this is not okay for you to be doing this to me stop you're hurting me I'm not doing anything yes you are I'm not doing anything you're pitching me leave me alone leave me alone stop touching me you're hurting me sir you're hurting me I'm not doing anything you're hurting me I'm going to sue you that's what I'm going to do okay sit in there I'll make sure I sue you before I leave okay okay have funny Samantha was charged with disorderly conduct and criminal damage and now something that will send chills down your spine during a routine Patrol the New Mexico State Police pulled over a vehicle that was swerving on the road to the officer's shock the driver was 41-year-old Jeremy Guthrie an accused sex offender inside the vehicle were six miners age 13 and 14 the officer immediately suspected Guthrie was under the influence of alcohol and he emerged from the vehicle with his pants unbuttoned hey there hello how are you all all right just all right yeah okay your job license yeah there's a wallet right there between your legs sorry was a little bit nervous so was I the way you're driving huh I said SC you mentioned that you were nervous right I was nervous while I was behind you driving down I40 you were in Lane number one at times you all from Lane number one all the way over didn't your signal had problems keeping your your your your vehicle one lane and then when you merge on from uh westbound 40 to nbound 25 you took that curve way too fast I did I I'm I'm sorry I thought you going to crash no I don't I didn't say I don't think so I'm just saying I thought you were going to crash and then you have a bunch of kids and in the car how many kids you have one two 3 4 5 six who are these kids to you uh this is just my friend that's your friend yeah how old's your friend 18 that girl is not 18 huh that girl's not 18 yeah no she's not no I think she is that girl is not 18 trust me she don't look 18 ma'am how old are you I ask you your name I actually you how held you her Jeremy turn the car off and come back here and talk to me all right let me see the keys thank you come on out why is your why is your zipper your buttons down in your crotch well I probably just forgot okay I'll button my zipper yeah please B your zipper yeah I mean I had to I had to take like a a abys and um when did your last drink like probably um it's been a it's been a little while like an hour I would say it's more than an like maybe two yeah roughly okay like two hours that's fair cuz you know what 2 hours is totally is is totally different than no I haven't been drinking you know what I mean yeah but I mean okay okay we're not we're not argue about it I mean I know what I smell I know what I hear I know what I see okay simple as that I mean yeah I mean I'm not going to lie to you well you already did you said I haven't been drinking and then I kind of played you said was it an hour ago like no longer two hours yeah it's been a few hours okay I mean gotch you well I mean we're not going to argue about that I mean I know what I smell okay do you think you're safe to drive do you think you're safe to drive yeah you do absolutely once again you and I will disagree on that too I don't think you're safe to drive just based just based on on on how you're driving Jeremy showing signs of alcohol impairment such as swerving on the road slurred speech and having the smell of alcohol on his breath suggests DUI having 6 month miners in the vehicle while driving Under the Influence significantly escalates the severity of the offense this could lead to charges of child endangerment Jeremy is visibly distressed and for a very good reason the police officer begins to question the children in the vehicle and they soon admit that none of them are of legal age the conclusion of this story is more than chilling all the people in the car who are they they're just my friends I I mean do you normally hang out with people who who are young not not uh how old are you I'm 41 41 okay hang TI right there okay how old are you and don't lie to me I okay like I'm not going to play this the game where you lie I know that I I know that you're not 18 okay so if you want to have attitude you in the front Okay we go about another way simple as that so if so if I sense any attitude or you give me lip we'll do it another way okay how old are you 14 14 thank you simple simple question 14 really 14 yes sir okay 14 okay 13 okay 13 okay 14 okay who's this guy to anybody that's our homies and then she knows his kid okay so that there's your homie or okay so you you guys all need to call your parent just so you guys know okay I probably saved Six Lives tonight at least six lives I thought you guys were going to crash around that b he's we way too fast and he's definitely not safe to drive so just to make sure that you're okay to drive okay uh would you mind uh doing a couple field sobriety tests just to make sure yeah yeah you would mind or would or you you would want to do them was it uh do you mind or or do or would you want to do do you want to do them yes or no I don't really want to you don't want to do them no I don't want okay I'm just going to let you know if you don't do the test I'm going have to place you under arrest want turn around you want turn around all right so you're going to be placed under arrest for DWI okay Jeremy was arrested and charged with DUI and six counts of child abuse he was later also charged with multiple counts of he started a relationship with one of the girls from his vehicle when 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