Get out. I would come out with your hands. >> HANDS UP IN THE AIR. >> YEAH, I'm a cop. >> Just walk right here. Walk right here. Shut the [ __ ] up. Get right over here. I don't give a [ __ ] who you are. Get on your god damn knees. >> A drunk off-duty detective was driving his agency vehicle at 111 mph and led officers on a 5-mi chase. When it was over, he asked what cops have always done for each other. Make it go away. >> Donovan Rojas, Miami-Dade Police Department. >> Now, turn around. Turn around. Turn around. Do not face me. Turn around. >> Just walk right here. Walk right here. Shut the [ __ ] up. Get right over here. I don't give a [ __ ] who you are. Get on your god damn knees. >> Yeah, I'm a cop. Why you Why you acting like that? I'm a cop. >> Then you will listen to me when I tell you to get on your [ __ ] knees. >> I'm a cop, man. Clear. Clear. Clear. >> You used to work for Miami-Dade? >> Yeah, I'm active. Yeah, man. >> Stand there. >> I'm active. 180 custom. I'm active. >> Be quiet. Don't say another word. >> A Monroe County officer spotted a vehicle weaving through traffic late at night. He activated his lights. The car kept going. Not for 1 mi. Not for 2. For nearly 5. By the time the vehicle finally stopped, the officer had clocked it at 107 mph early in the chase and 111 closer to the end. The driver stepped out. It was a cop, off-duty, in his own agency vehicle. >> another word. You hear me? >> Hello. >> Sit up. >> Is this car stolen? >> I'm active. >> Of course. Of course. We've got to check this car first. There's There's guns, radios, and all kinds of [ __ ] >> What's up, man? >> What's going on, man? >> Haven't seen you in a bit. >> Yeah, it's been a while. It's been a while. I got stuck on the >> Release the air. Holy Jesus. What? Sergeant, I can't see it. Well, that wasn't on when he passed me. >> No, it was not on. >> No, he's drunk. Did you turn that Did you turn that on or it was on? >> No, it was on right there. On, but the visor's up. >> Officer Donovan Rojas of Miami-Dade immediately started talking, identifying himself, asking why they were handling him this way. The officers were not interested in that conversation. They were looking at what was sitting inside that agency vehicle. Firearms, police radios, department equipment, all of it parked on the side of a Monroe County road while their colleague knelt on the pavement. >> Casey, do you have a Let's do this by the books. Do you happen to have a Miranda card? >> Yes, I do. >> Thank you. Boss, what's your first name? >> Don. >> Don? >> Donovan. >> Donovan. That's your first name? >> Yes. >> Okay. Don't say anything just yet. Understand me? You know how this goes. >> I get it. I don't want to. >> Be quiet. Before I ask you any questions, you must understand your rights. >> Yes. >> The officer read him his rights. The same rights Rojas had read to others for 6 and 1/2 years. >> Do you understand each of these rights I've explained to you? >> I got it, brother. >> With these rights in mind, do you wish to talk to me now? >> No, sir. >> Okay. I feel you're impaired. >> Me? >> Yeah. No. Okay. Are you willing to perform field sobriety exercises to dispel my suspicion of drunk driving? >> No, sir. >> No. Okay. Is this an agency vehicle? >> Yes, sir. >> At that point, the investigation stopped feeling like a conversation and started looking like a conclusion. >> This is his agency car. This is his agency car. I just asked him to have him run the tag. I just got here. Um he and Since he doesn't want to talk, refuses field sobriety exercises, just walk away. Absolutely. He's got to Sure. All right. Thank you. >> It is what it is. >> I I will notify >> What are we going to do? You want to do a rotation or what are we going to do with the car? >> We're going to do rotation. >> The officers arranged to have Rojas's agency vehicle towed and his department equipment, firearms, radios, all of it, transferred directly to his supervisor. >> Scott, I don't even know what to do yet. It was you and I You was Andy? >> I clocked him at 1:07. >> I got him up to 1:11. >> I know he saw my lights. >> Oh, yeah. >> As soon as he passed me, >> Okay. >> He never slowed down, so >> I was directly behind him and he still kept going. He was weaving in and then out of traffic. Donovan. >> Yes, sir. >> Trying to get all your stuff to somebody safe. Uh can we contact your immediate supervisor? >> Yeah, I do. >> Can we contact your immediate supervisor? >> Yes, sir. Can you get a hold of him? >> Sergeant Cruz, Rojas' partner, picked up. The officer explained the situation. Meanwhile, Rojas sat in the back of the patrol car, already knowing how the rest of the night was going to go. >> Nobody who's sat in this chair has ever thought they did anything wrong. Okay? But today But today today I'm not going to listen to any [ __ ] about how I did this. Okay? All right. Have a seat, boss. All right. What's your uh I didn't get your DL. What's your full name? >> Donovan Rojas. Can I call my attorney, please? >> Yeah, you can call whoever you need to call. I brought your phone so you can make all the phone calls you need. >> Can I call my attorney, please? >> But you can't call right now. All I need is I'm not asking you any incriminating questions. You know I'm not going to do that. >> Donovan Rojas, is that >> Okay. Last name is Rojas? >> Rojas, R O J A S. >> What's your middle name? >> William. >> Date of birth? >> At the station, the booking process began. >> I pulled over. >> I'm here. You You pulled over after almost 5 miles. >> I didn't I didn't even notice you, bro. >> Okay. >> And I'm sorry about that, but like I pulled over as soon as I noticed you. That's crazy. >> I'm here. You know you know I want to talk to you. But you're telling me that you don't want to talk with me, but now you're talking with me. So I don't I don't know what it is that you want me to do. Okay? >> Okay. >> I I I'm trying to level with you. >> Yeah, I pulled over as soon as I saw the lights. Literally. >> Okay. So, so boss, listen. Have you you you actually said you >> The officer put it to him directly. Nearly 5 miles, the lights were activated right next to him, yet he kept going. >> I feel like I could Can I call my legal help? Just to make sure I do the things right. I've I've been doing this [ __ ] for 6 and 1/2 years. >> Okay, boss. You don't have too much more time on the night, do you? >> I get you. I understand. >> Okay, so what what what is it you're What what do you want me to do right before you right now? >> My legal help. >> Okay. >> I just want to do the things the right way. >> All right. So, right now I'm not going to ask you any questions. I'm not going to I'm not going to do anything other than ask you to provide a breathalyzer. >> That's fine. >> And you already told me you're not going to do it. I'm just going to ask you to >> even that. Like, I just want to call the legal help and make sure I do the things the right way. >> All right. So, you're not going to have to do anything right now. >> I get you. I just want to call my legal help and make sure I do the right thing the right way. >> your phone so you can make your phone calls. >> 315 >> But right now >> 779 >> But right now, I can't I can't give any phone calls right now. Okay? As soon as we're done here, you can make whatever phone calls you need. That's why I brought your phone. >> But you you trying to >> [clears throat] >> book me before like you let me call my legal help. That's not going to be If my If my legal tells me to blow, I blow. Like, I want to I just want to be able to call them. >> Okay. Bossman, here's what we're going to do. 315 is in the car, bro. >> I know, but you know, I'm sure your partner has my my legal >> You want to call your >> Can Can you search up like the contacts legal >> call PBA. That's what you said. You want to call PBA? >> Okay. >> And you can leave. >> No, you don't leave without a lawyer. >> Before the breathalyzer decision was finalized, Rojas asked to call his PBA legal representative. He wanted guidance whether to blow or not blow. >> What's 305-779? >> Thank you for calling the South Florida PBA, the voice of law enforcement. >> I don't remember the phone number. >> Please call back during Please call back during our normal working hours, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. >> Hold on a second. They don't have any emergency number here, officer. >> The South Florida PBA's normal business hours were 9:00 to 5:00. It was a Sunday night. There was no emergency line. No one picked up. >> I'm I'm not going to ask you any questions, but I will tell you this is not incriminating question. I'm telling you. >> Yeah, that's good. >> Every agency has a certain policy, and I don't know what yours is. Every agency has a policy on whether you get arrested for DUI and whether or not you blow. I don't know what yours is, so >> It looks good. It's all good. How does your booking work? >> Well, we got to go across the street, literally across the street to the jail. Uh you'll make whatever phone calls you need. They'll take your phone so that you can get whatever phone numbers you need. You'll see the judge in the morning. They do work on Sunday. They do work on Sundays. And I have no doubt that they'll Not a promise, but I don't have any doubt that they'll let you out. >> What you telling me right now? >> Yeah, really, really. >> Yeah. That's good. I know. That's pretty good. I think so. >> The officer walked Rojas through what would happen next. Knowing it was Sunday night, Rojas asked if there was any other option. There was not. >> Bossman. >> I I gave you a job. Whatever it is, what it is. >> Three cop cars behind you. They literally lit you up right next to you. Lit lit you up next to you. And you still kept going at 111. I Next to you. Next to you. >> And I pulled over, right? >> No, bro. No, you didn't pull over. You went for another 3 miles. >> And was there a mile later lit right there, right? I literally saw that nice turn. Boom, I pulled over. >> Listen. Listen. Cayet, >> [clears throat] >> what are you going to do right now? >> Bro, I literally pulled over, bro. I literally pulled over. >> Don't say anything else. >> As soon as I saw the red red and blues, pulled over. That's it. That's all. >> All right. >> Bro, you know what fleeing and eluding is? I I would hope you know. I would hope you know. Like, bro, I've been in gangs for 3 and 1/2 years. I know what fleeing and eluding is. >> You must. >> I made you pull over. Pulled over. I understood. You did what you had to do. I get And then >> The officer came back to the chase one more time. He told Rojas directly the patrol unit pulled up right next to him with lights running. Rojas kept going for another 3 miles after that. Rojas said maybe he was on his phone or maybe he didn't notice them right away. However, the footage existed, the speeds were logged, the distance was on record. Wait, you are watching right now but not subscribed to the channel? Go ahead and smash that subscribe button so we can move on with the video. All done? Great. Back to the story. >> Try to get a hold of the PBA. All right? If they tell you to blow, I'll bring you back in here. And if you're willing to blow, you blow. Make sense? Yes or no? >> Yeah. >> All right. If that's what you want to do. All right, boss. Walk with me. Just going to go out this way. >> [snorts] >> I'm going to give you a few minutes, okay? Remember this is a police car, right? >> Is it recording? >> Remember this is a police car. >> This [ __ ] crazy, dog. Stupid. [ __ ] bro. This [ __ ] crazy, dog. I didn't even Like I didn't even notice them behind me. That's why. Like they they they I I'm not even like hammered, but like I ain't going to blow. >> I appreciate it. Thanks, sir. All right, officer. Time now to do it. >> No, dad. This [ __ ] This [ __ ] different over here. No, I love you. I love you. I don't have to get involved in all that. This [ __ ] stupid, bro. This [ __ ] crazy, dog. I I've been doing work out here and that's like I was driving home like I don't even know what the [ __ ] Please just call seven police. I got I got to go I don't know what the [ __ ] I already I already refused like it is what it is. I'm getting booked. It is what it is. And [ __ ] don't look out here. Goodbye, dad. >> After the call, Rojas made his decision. He was not going to blow. >> Is that Is that how it has to be? >> Rojas, do you know how many people are involved in this? >> I get you, bro, but like Bro, we we're supposed to take care of our own, bro. >> Yeah, we are. >> Yeah, like I've been doing this [ __ ] for six and a half years, bro. >> And I came to your county and I put you in this position? >> Yeah, I'll take you home, like >> You'll take me home? >> Of course. >> me home after your sergeant shows up on scene? >> Hell yeah, bro. We've got cameras. This is my remedy, baby. We take care of you. Like this is this is what we're supposed to do. >> That's what we're supposed to do, but Listen to me, I can't do that. >> All right, bro. I get it. I can't do that, all right. >> I'm going to tell them I go to Miami PD. >> I left to be from the cops and I'm going to walk home? >> Bro, I didn't I didn't even know that you were fleeing. >> No, man. Come on. Don't give that [ __ ] We're supposed to be brothers, right? >> I would never flee for you. That's what I would do. Trust me. >> Yeah. >> Back inside, Rojas noted he had six and a half years on the job. He said this was not how it was supposed to go, that they were supposed to look out for their own. The sergeant heard him out. Then he said he could not do it. The camera was on. The supervisor had arrived on scene. The speeds were documented. The chase was on record. In the end, Rojas was not convicted of DUI or felony fleeing. A Monroe County jury found Donovan Rojas not guilty on those charges, but did convict him of misdemeanor reckless driving. At the time of the reported verdict, Miami-Dade police said he remained suspended without pay while internal affairs continued reviewing the case. To date, it remains unclear whether he is currently active with the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.