On March 21st, 2025, the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office stopped a woman for speeding 85 miles per hour in a 45 zone. But instead of cooperating, she began arguing with deputies and refused to sign the citation, turning a simple traffic stop into something much worse. >> Love Sheriff Thomas. The reason why I'm stopping you had you at 85 mph coming into the 45. >> Excuse me. Yeah, you you were at 85 miles an hour and you actually encroached into the 45 mph zone. >> Back there says 55. >> Even Even if the speed limit back there is 55. >> Yeah, that's what I was going on. >> No, you're going 85. Yeah, you're you're cruising. Do you have your license on you? >> Sure. >> This section now is 45. >> Right. Right. Cuz I'm almost home. Thank you. Everything good with your license? No standing tickets or anything like that? >> I ride with you. >> Here's your license. >> Sorry. >> So, this is a citation for that speed. Okay. The 85 and the 45. It does not. So, with that, if you don't get any of the three options, you have to contact this number on the front and schedule a court hearing. Okay? It doesn't allow me to give you a fine amount. All right? All I need from you is a signature. >> What do you mean? What you mean, >> deputy? It's right there on the bottom of the citation right there. >> You didn't hear what I asked you. >> You said, "What is my name?" I said, "It's deputy." >> Did not ask you that. >> Okay. >> You said that I have to go for a court hearing. I said, "What do you mean by that?" >> It means you got to contact that number and schedule an appearance in front of the judge. The speed is too great for me to issue a fine amount cuz you're over 30 mph in the roadway. One appears to be in >> So, all I need is a signature from you. It's not saying you're guilty. It's just saying you're going to contact that number and schedule a court date. That's all. >> I'm not sure if I should sign anything that I'm not supposed to I'm just going to tell you a refusal to sign a citation is an arrestable offense. >> So, you're going to arrest me because I do not understand what you're talking about. >> I I don't understand what you don't know what I'm saying to you. I had your speed at >> Hold on. Let me call Let me call my >> Okay. So, this is the deal. You were doing 85 miles an hour in a 45. >> I just I just told you I am making a phone call. >> You listen. I'm not here to make phone calls. >> Okay. So, you want me to sign something that I'm not comfortable with? >> And then I said, "Let me let me sign cuz you said you're going to arrest me for something that I do not understand why you're going to arrest me for. >> So, I need to call my family member." >> You don't have to call your family member. You're going to Yes, I do, sir. No, you don't. >> No. Yeah, sir. >> I'm telling you right now, >> legal right. I have my rights. >> Okay. You're >> my right. >> Driving is a privilege, not a right. We're going to start out with that. So again, you were doing 85 mph and a posted 45 mph speed >> and I said I was not I was 55. >> We're not going to argue road sign. That's something that you go to a judge. >> Correct. >> And in this case, you don't get three options like a normal speech citation. You get the option of calling the number and scheduling a court hearing. At that time, you can make your argument with the judge that you were not speeding. Okay? That's the time that you get to argue. You don't get to argue roadside. Okay. >> I'm not arguing with you, sir. >> You are arguing. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> So, you're going to arrest me cuz I'm not arguing with you. >> I'm not saying you're not I'm arrest I'm not saying I'm arresting you for not agreeing. I'm saying if you fail to sign a citation for a court date, >> I am picking up the citation. I will go to the court, but I'm not citing something that I do not understand. >> You want my supervisor to explain this to you? He's right behind. Do you want Do you want me to call my family member? Cuz it's right on the phone. >> Nothing what your family is going to say is going to change what I'm about to tell you. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. I I I would understand them better than you. >> Hey, traffic 6. You want to come over here? >> Cuz you said you're going to arrest me for calling my family member. >> I didn't say I was going to arrest you for calling your family member. I said I would arrest you for not signing, saying that you're going to show up to your court date. >> You can you cannot arrest me for that. Sir, >> I'm going to let you talk to my supervisor. He's going to tell you that I can arrest you for not signing the citation. >> No, you cannot arrest me for that. >> It's called failure to sign a summon. >> No. >> Okay, I'll be right with you. >> You can't leave. >> Yes, I can't leave. >> You want to go to jail today? >> You want to go toing jail today? >> You should be there. Shoot me. >> You want to stop your car and put it in park right now? >> Okay. >> Get out of the car right now. Get out of the car. Get out of the car. Hey, >> don't don't swear at me. Don't swear at me. Do not You're not Sir, he's not allowed to open my video. >> Yes, he is. He tell you. Why are you driving away from a traffic stop? >> Because I'm talking to him. He walked away from me. >> I said hold. >> No, sir. I was talking to him. >> So, you would drive away while he's got your driver's license and your all your paperwork. >> He gave me my driver's license. He gave me my paperwork and then he told me something that I don't agree with. He said, "If you do not agree with that, I said to you, you will go to jail." I said, "No, I want to call my family member to see why I'm going to jail for. I'm a citizen in here. What am I going to jail for? You give me a citation, sir. You give me a citation, sir. I said I will comply. I gave you my license and everything. So, now you tell me you're going to put me to jail." >> So, was it 30 over >> 85 and 45? >> Okay. So, yeah. >> I was doing 55. >> Hey, listen. It doesn't matter if you're doing 55. It doesn't matter. You have to sign that. Sir, >> are you not going to sign it? Yes or no? No. >> Okay. >> And then I will go to the judge. >> Okay. Listen. Do me a favor. No. No. Take your hand off of me, >> sir. I'm not putting >> Step out of the car. Step out of the car. No. >> You're going to jail. Stop out of the car. You're going to jail. >> Wait. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. >> Let me sign. Let me sign the paper. Too late. Too late. You're going to jail. >> Step out of the car. You're going to get tased in about 2 seconds. Step out of the car. >> Wait a jail. >> Wait. Wait a minute. Why y'all doing this? Yeah, we are. >> Okay. Wait, wait. >> Put your hands behind your back. Set. Wait a minute. >> Put your hands behind your back. You're under arrest. >> You are under arrest. Put your hands behind your back. This is not right. >> This is not right. >> Okay. You were >> sir. This is not right. >> Listen. You were ordered. Explain. >> Listen to me. No. Nobody punched you in your face. >> Say something. >> So I can >> not resisting. You're going to catch a resisting charge. >> Put your hands behind. >> Put your hand behind your back. >> I am. >> I don't What are you reaching for? >> I'm not reaching for anything. You're doing Bluetooth on this, too? >> Yep. >> You're pushing on my fist for no reason. Nobody punched you. >> Nobody punched you. >> We gave you several lawful orders to exit and we're recording it, too. You were given several lawful orders to exit your vehicle. >> No, you did not. >> Yeah. Yeah. I told you to step out. >> All right. We're going to go to black. >> Can you not push me? >> You are under arrest. Can you not Can I put my shoes on? >> Can I put my shoes? >> I'll go get your shoes. [Music] >> Yes, sir. >> I'm going to take your license. >> No. No. >> No. These on my property. >> Yes. No. I'm putting Sir, >> let go of your license. >> Sir, sir. >> Hey, let go of it. You're under arrest. You can't have anything. You are under arrest, ma'am. Listen to me. Don't make it any harder. It has to be. You're under arrest. You're going to jail. That's it. >> Okay. Can I have my wallet? >> We will get your wallet. >> We'll get all your stuff. Did you make sure she don't I mean, we can't search it, but >> Wait a minute. What are you doing? >> All right. >> Why are you following me, sir? Why are you touching my boobon? >> No one's touching you. Have a seat. >> Have a seat. >> Okay. Don't push me like that. >> No one's pushing me. >> That was so rude. >> You're being rude. >> No. You were given several orders. You didn't You didn't go. We're going to have We're going to seat belt you. Okay. >> Hey, put your real camera on. >> Okay. Watch. I'm going to reach over and grab your seat belt. Put your camera on. >> Did you put your camera on when you punched me though? >> Sit back for me, please. >> I am sitting back. >> Okay. I need to reach around you. >> Sir, can you stop pushing me, please? >> Where's your Hold on. >> Sir, can you stop? >> You want to hand it to me? Yeah. So, you don't like black folks, huh? Is that >> Why does it have to be that? >> Because Because I didn't do anything. >> Maybe my wife is black. How do you not know that? >> Like, like I said, I didn't know I did not do anything. >> Okay. >> For you guys like that manhandling me like that. >> You were explaining you have to sign the option or or it's jail. And >> no, he told me that. I said, I do understand what he's saying. I just need somebody to explain to me what he's saying. And then you called you pushed me, >> punched me on my face, and then put me in in in here for what? What have I done wrong? >> Okay, that thing is really tight. He's breaking my arm. >> It's breaking. We'll see. >> No, no, no. The the the the the the handcuff. >> Okay. They're not They're not comfortable. They're not They're not designed to be comfortable. She was charged with refusing to sign a summon and resisting an officer without violence. If convicted, she faces up to one year in jail, 12 months of probation, fines up to $1,000, and potential additional penalties like community service.