I'm a citizen. Let me have you put your hands behind your back for me. >> On March 10th, 2025, officers responded to a troubling custody dispute involving a child. What began as a tense family situation quickly demanded police intervention to protect the child. >> Roll your window down. How are you doing? You got IDs? Any firearms in the car or on anybody? >> Okay. >> Okay. Is he a valid driver? Okay. Turn off the car. Your hands behind your back. You got anything that's going to poke or stick me? >> I think you're pulling my leg, but that's all right. >> Well, you're driving without a valid license right now. So. >> You got pulled over like this about a valid >> Yeah, so in the state of Ohio, it's an arrestable offense to not have a valid driver's license. So, uh, misdemeanor of the first degree. Which is an arrestable offense. >> You have anything that's going to poke or stick me? >> Miss, what's your name? Look, Renee. R- Renee? Okay. Renee, you said no firearms or anything like that in the car. Okay. No problem. I'll explain to you in a minute. We're working as a team today though, that's all it is, all right? So, I'm going to have you take a step out. Uh, I know I've asked twice already, but no weapons on you, nothing like that. Are you pregnant? Okay. Let me have you place your hands on top of your head and your and interlace your fingers and set your phone up on the dash so it don't fall off. Yeah. Okay. There you go. What you eating? >> I was at the IHOP. >> Okay. Anything that's going to Anything you're not supposed to have on you? All right, step back here. You have a problem if I check? Okay. How How inside the car? Is there anything that's not supposed to be inside the car? Is it registered to you? Who's it registered to? Okay. Would you have a problem if we checked? Well, I asked for you and now I'm asking for the car. >> Well, you got to ask her about the car. >> Well, I got to ask you because you're you're operating the car. You can just lean up against the back of this. Can you spell your first name for me, please? What is it? >> R U >> Yep. We got We got odor of marijuana. Is Is it your car? >> Yeah. >> Do you mind if we search the car? >> Yeah. >> We can smell marijuana, so we're going to want to search the car. >> I know I smell marijuana, but it ain't none of my personal stuff. >> Okay. So, what's your answer on the car, sir? Do you care if we take a look inside the car? >> I guess you have to ask her. >> Okay. Oh, what you get? Okay. >> She got the car. >> She gave consent? >> No, but I can smell her marijuana. >> Oh, okay. Oh, is that what was smoldering? >> Yeah. >> Can I know where y'all put my car at? I need to >> What's that? >> I don't know where y'all put my car. >> Improper turn coming onto Arlington. And so, when you're making a right-hand turn, you got to stay in the inside lane turn into the outside lane. Is that your Is that your son? Ma'am. No, when you were coming off coming off of Rosemary onto Arlington. What's that? You know how Arlington is two lanes there? Okay. Yeah. And so, you have to stay in the inside lane and turn into the outside lane. >> So, we can't go into the second lane and we just have >> Correct. Yeah. You have to get into your your lane and then signal to go into of outside lane. >> Yeah? >> Yeah. Double checking for me. >> Yeah. I got a feeling something like that is going to drop down my leg. >> Got it. >> Right here. I got you. I got you. My gloves. >> Do me a favor, bud. Step over this way so I got some space. Were you feeling it to the right? All right, do me a favor. Spread your legs for me. Do you have anything on you that this officer didn't find? He's saying he found something already. >> He didn't find anything. A little bit of something that I forgot I had. >> You forgot you had it. Did you You forgetting you have anything else on you? Okay. All right, do me a favor. Put your chin up. Again, all I ask nothing that's going to poke, stick, or stab me. If you end up going to the county for this uh Well, sounds like there was some dope on you. If you end up going to the county for that um is there anything you have stuffed or tucked anywhere they're going to find? Hey Renee. That's right. All right, miss. I'm going to have you put your hands behind your back for me. Nothing on you illegal? >> No, nothing at all. >> I'm going to double lock the cuffs here. You know you got a warrant. And you're not Renee. >> No. >> Miss, I'm going to have you take a seat. Uh Do we have a female here? >> Okay, make a phone call cuz my son in the car and my mom is staying right down the street. >> Okay. Have a seat. We'll figure it out. Have Have a seat. You got to put your foot legs in. >> Why you put her in the car? >> I don't know why she's in the car. I was over here with you. >> I think she starts the car. >> Maybe she wanted to sit down, I don't know. She ain't under arrest to my knowledge. All right, I'm putting this $20 back in your pocket. Maybe she's got a She's got a warrant or something? >> Maybe so. >> Yeah. >> I think if she do it, it's probably like >> That might be If she's in a car, that might be what it's for. I'll find out for you. >> I I I I believe I got one for my arrest warrant. >> What's your warrant for? >> I'm going to take this off. >> I think it's driving without a license. >> Uh >> It's in another county, though. On my way here >> What uh What agency is it out of? >> Macy County. >> Okay. You should be good on that. But, if they want you >> Yeah, they We're not going to be able to do anything for you. No, y'all said they said it's not arrestable. >> I'm going to have you have a seat over in this car, brother. >> She's in there. >> She's in there? >> Yeah, she's got a warrant for that. >> I think it's burglary warrant. >> Oh, she's got a burglary warrant? >> Yeah, definitely. >> Okay. >> She misrepresented. So, why did she tell me she was Renee? Who's Renee? >> Huh? >> Who's Renee? Okay. Well, there's a little one in the car. We're going to have to call probably call CSD. >> down his black Nissan. That's That's rolling past right here. >> Have a seat, bud. >> She about to come in? She coming in? >> Yeah, there we go. Yeah. Well, you weren't driving, number one. Yes, it is. You can file a complaint. Can I explain what's going on or not? All right. Have a good day. I'm walking up on you. What's up, man? >> I don't know if it was a girl in this car. >> Yeah, do me a favor and step back. I'll talk to you over there. She's in the back of the police car. >> What happened? I'm just trying to talk to her, yo. >> You can't talk to her. >> I can't talk to my sister? >> No, not right now. I'll be more than happy to talk to you back there away from the stop. >> Away from the stop? The stop right here. >> Okay, so you can go over there and I'll speak to you there or I'll arrest you for obstructing. Those are your two options. Okay. We're going to have to do a CSB referral, probably. Um and we made contact with the kid. So, what's up with the dude? >> I I don't know, yeah. >> Is this his car? Where's the male at? >> In here as well. >> Now, what What's he got? >> What's his uh >> He's got some dope on him. I think Jeff found in his pocket. >> Okay, so we get summoned and then you take the kid? >> If that's the legal guardian, yes. >> Is he Is he going to jail? >> Uh we're still trying to sort that out. >> Okay. >> If he don't uh You Are you the little guy's dad? Like biological father? >> Yes, sir. >> He is? Ma'am, I'm asking you cuz you said it was your son. >> Yes. >> He's the biological father? >> Yes. >> So, I'm thankful for it. >> It's my baby. That's my baby, that's my baby. >> Okay. We're trying to figure out what we got to do with the kid, right? So >> you doing? You can just let her take him. >> Uh we don't know. Hopefully not, but yeah. Yeah, we're trying to figure out what our options are. >> John Ocean Henry >> He's 119. >> Yes, ma'am. >> He said that oh, she coming he was going to do it. >> I'll do it. What can I help you with? >> Okay, what's going on here? >> Okay, so there was a traffic stop conducted on the vehicle. I believe uh whose First off, who are you? >> I'm mom. >> Mom of who? >> The girl. >> Okay. So, uh your daughter was not driving. She was a passenger. It's her car. She's got a warrant, so she has to go down and speak to a detective or go down to the jail. The gentleman was driving the car doesn't have a license. He also has a warrant and he there was some crack found on him. So that's kind of where we're at. >> I don't care about him. That's not my daughter. Where's the baby? >> The baby's in the car still. The gentleman The gentleman that was in the car says he's the dad of the kid. Is that correct? >> He's not. He's step dad. >> Step dad? >> Yeah, I can call dad on the phone. >> Where's dad at? >> Dad is on the west side of Akron. >> Is he he's biological dad? >> Um okay. Let's do that. Can dad does Hey ma'am I have to answer this. Give me one second. Yeah, I don't have an issue with that. If she's willing to sign a custody release form stating that she's relinquishing custody That's your daughter. That's your Grandson? Okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, I get it. But so look at it from my perspective. I've already been lied to and both of them said that he was the biological father of the kid. So how am I supposed to Who am I supposed to believe? Right? And I appreciate that, but you see where I'm coming from? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Um I do have to run your information to make sure you don't have any warrants. Um that's our procedure. There's nothing we can do to get around that. So what is your name, ma'am? >> Donna Johnson. >> Uh this is probably not biological dad. So that's based on what grandma's telling me. So we might have to do a custody release. I'm going to talk to her and see if she's willing to do that. If not, we're going to have to call CSB. She's nervous. Current address Are you willing to do a custody release to your to your mom? It's a paper. It's a form you have to sign relinquishing custody to her. So that we don't have to get CSB involved. Because grandma's saying I'm getting two stories here. >> Well, I'm his mom. >> Okay. >> What's the little guy's name? >> His name is Messiah. >> Are you willing to sign a custody release to your mom? So, let me get the paperwork together and then we'll All it is is a form. It basically states that you as his mother is signing custody over to her. Okay? I got to call make sure she don't have any warrants or anything going on and then that'll be cool with us. Okay. That's good? All right. So, um the car is going to be towed today. We're trying to save We're not writing her him a citation for not having a little one in a car seat. So, we're trying to save money there, but because of what's going on, her going to jail, her car's hers, it's going to it's going to be towed. That's what we have to do today. We're trying to help and do what we can, but >> that helping me would have let that car stayed out. That would have helped me cuz I got to bond her out of jail. >> Yeah, well, unfortunately, yeah. >> It's okay. It's okay. It's whatever. It's whatever. >> I apologize and hopefully hopefully they can appreciate what you're trying to do for them. >> I need the car seat kids. >> Uh there is no car seat. That's what I'm saying. >> They're carrying in the back seat. >> There is one? >> There's one in the back of the trunk. >> So, they have one. The kids just not in it. >> It's inspected. >> Oh. >> I don't know why would it be inspected in the first place. >> All right. Where the kids at? Um I would maybe leave that in there. That's part of the reason that's adding to what's going on here, bud. >> It's right here? >> Yeah, leave it there. You can take that. Do your thing. >> I think my mom's going to jail. I didn't You want to establish what you're saying now? I'll stop talking over here. Did they Did they tell you what it was for? >> It's actually cuz of him, but that's what I'm saying. >> Yes, it's because of him cuz they was fighting over Girl, a girl. >> Well, it's supposed to be a It's a I think it's a burglary one is what it is. >> No. >> That's not what it is. >> No, she She let him in the house. She got in house. And her and the other girl that was in the house was fighting over him. >> Yeah, okay. >> Thanks for watching body cams in. If you enjoy real police body cam footage and true-to-life encounters, hit subscribe and turn on notifications. More compelling cases are coming your way.