On April 27th, 2025 in Will County, Illinois, Joliet police arrested Flora J. Morgan after responding to an incident that quickly escalated. What began as a routine encounter turned confrontational. >> Hey, we know you're over there. Come on out. 25 like that. Okay. Excuse me. No, >> I'm just stepping out like you said. >> We had a call for you. All right. Here's the deal. You have an ID on you? >> I have to step out to get my ID out my pocket. I'm sorry myself and I'm past the police. I have for the White House already. Okay. >> You have an ID on you? >> Yes, I have ID. It's a Missouri ID. Please don't talk to me like that. Okay. That's disrespectful. >> I'm being super polite, right? Oh, I'm being polite, too, because you have no reason even to approach me. >> Listen, >> you have no reason to kind of at the other gas station >> at the I go there and ask my chain. Okay. >> Okay. Whatever happened to you? He doesn't want >> If you was being nice to me, sir, you'll just tell me to walk away. >> Okay. >> Listen, I am identifying you because I had a call about you. >> What's the call about? >> That you were over there bothering the clerk. >> I don't bother no clerk. Okay. I went in there. Let's walk over there and talk to the clerk. >> No, we're not going to walk over there. You're just going to leave. No, you're not going to leave. You're going to stay over here. >> Why are you I think you want to attack me. >> Your ID and it doesn't need to go this way. >> Okay. I'm going to tell you something. You don't know who I am. >> Okay. >> You don't know who I am. >> You don't know who I am. >> You don't know who I am. >> And you don't know who I am. >> You It says heart day. >> All right. Then how about we go both ways? All right. >> Okay. Where my badge at? Are you wearing my badge right now? Cuz I used to be National Guard myself. I'm going to ask you to guard myself so we can figure this out. >> Go in my pockets. Would you back off with me so I can go in my pockets? >> Okay. >> We're not going to do this. You're not walking away. You got >> What's wrong with you, man? >> You keep wanting to walk away. >> You harassing me like this. I harassing you. Give me 50 ft so I can go in my pocket. I'm an officer myself. I know the deal. >> Listen, we're standing right here. Going in your pocket. Grab yourself. All I need is your ID. Okay. >> Quick and simple so we can get out. What can I be having? I didn't have my ID on it, but I >> don't need nobody harassing me. I went over there and got changed for my so I can get me a ticket so I can get a body. >> I'm from Missouri. >> From Missouri. Okay. What's the other ID? Is that from here? >> From Missouri also. Cornerstone. Is it okay? I'm with Cornerstone Services and they're going to get my mail my ID straightening out out here. >> Just give me one minute so I can make I got to know know who you are and then we'll get you. >> You know me. I'm Morgan. >> I haven't dealt with you before. >> Yes, you have dealt with me. >> When I deal with you, >> y'all talk to me over the phone. >> I deal with you. >> Your department TALK TO ME OVER THE PHONE. >> There may have been somebody else. >> You know, you have to represent the army, the marine, and the navy. That's how that's when y'all dealt with me. Have you ever got uniforms from Navy Pier? >> No. >> Yeah. Old Navy. I've been with this a state well through the Navy old Navy for a very long time. I got my passenger 57. I was here on airlines where you stay. >> When you look at my ID, that's where everything came from Missouri though. >> Yes. I just came in from Missouri. I just came by medical through Missouri. >> Where you standing out here? >> Well, I'm standing up out here. I'm I'm I'm there over there on a Douglas Street. >> On Douglas. Okay. So, how'd you end up over here? >> You want a walk or >> I just took a walk? Yes, I >> That's a pretty far walk. >> I just took a walk. >> Well, we're on Douglas. >> Douglas. Douglas is my cornerstone. >> I know where Douglas is, but I'm just saying where where uh we're on Douglas. >> Yeah, I don't know. >> I'm sorry to hear that. >> And I came out here because >> Yeah. And I'm sorry to hear that. Okay. >> Okay. Well, he don't have to talk sarcastic to me about it. I'm still CLEARING MYSELF INTO THE STATES under under Nick when I served in the army. Sir, I used to go ROC school here at Central Base. >> Okay. So, whenever we get a call that we have to come now, they >> you don't have to come like that. That's all soldier right there. That's all soldier. That's all armed ledge. Yes. That's all soldier tea right there. I know my I know my leg. >> I know. And all we have to do is identify. >> I've been shot. I've been shot before. I've been shot several TIMES. YOU SEE THESE? These were weeping pellets in my face. >> Okay. And I'm sorry to hear that happen to you. So, we'll have you out of here real quick. Okay. >> I just need my ID. >> Yeah. As soon as he's done with I'm going have you stay over here. Don't go up by him. Okay. >> But he can walk up on me and I can go get my own ID. >> I know. Listen. >> One of y'all. What would y'all do for me? He's going to bring it back to you. If you need us, we come. Just like now. >> Let's talk about fast. Okay. I have you have, you know, when you go to school and you still deal with school district. That's the only thing bringing police department policy on this ground is a school district. Everybody got some kind of animosity with somebody because some of y'all stillmies. Y not official police. >> Okay. Well, I am an official police. I'm still representing an official police of police and promotion to to the army, the marine, and the navy. I'm still being medical attention or anything. >> No, I've been in war. I actually serve. I didn't wear a gun like that and with the community. I actually served with the community. >> We're not messing with the community. >> Well, you messing with me? >> No, we got we got to complain about you. So, we have to come in. >> No, there's no complaint about me. If somebody PUT MY MONEY IN MY POCKET, they ain't got nothing to complain about. >> But if someone complains, we have to investigate it. >> They ain't got my money in my pocket. They ain't got nothing to complain about. >> That's what I'm talking about. They ain't got my money in my pocket. They ain't got nothing to complain about me. I do my job. Okay. >> And if you want to take notes, being the police and I ain't got no notes to give you. Y'all fosty already at what y'all just did. I'm I'm a citizen myself out here. Y'all trying to cause a war is what y'all trying to cause. Y'all have no reason to mess with me. I have served in war already and that protected our communities. Mhm. Military called me in to my when I used to work at the military called me back then. >> Got you. >> Ain't nobody take no concern for anyone any injuries that I have had. No one have not took no concern for those injuries. Is it umbical with the law? >> Are you going to the VA? >> Dispute with the law. Yes. I'm a veteran. >> What what VA you going to? >> I I come from Santa Claus. I'm a veteran. Okay. You so you use Silvercross Hospital for your >> general assistance. General assistance high with Silver Cross Hospital. First degree of Illinois. That's one of the first hospitals in Illinois. >> Okay. >> All right. Go ahead and stand up for me. Okay. >> Can I get my IDs? >> Yeah, I'll give them to you in a second. You stand up for us. >> Yes, sir. Can I take this off for real? >> Yes, ma'am. >> I don't want y'all to think I'm dangerous or anything. No, we don't take that. >> We'll take all this off so y'all can see that I don't have nothing. >> That's all right. That's good. >> I've been shot before several times. I got a hole in my leg right here. >> When was that from? >> I've been shot by several times. I'm ancient man. Y'all still learn about me in department. No, I'm 48 years old. >> I don't got time for these childish games out here. I don't have time for these childish things. I'm 48 years old. I'm I'm I just came down here. Okay. And I'm still dealing with my own medical guy is over on on the other side of town over there. Okay. I I come straight but I'm still clearing my medical every time I was drafted in war. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> And it's service for any income that comes through vetery through our occasions of our medical degrees on what y'all able to roll out >> because other what it look like to me is somebody's trying to cause two two toe to toe cars like that. That's a postmatic still to a war that people don't see. >> Don't forget your backpack on there. Yeah. >> What you say your name was Morgan? >> Yes. I'm >> not here for her for I have nothing in my bag but diapers. I I deal with my own metaphors. >> Okay. >> I had more. >> Uh >> can you stand up for us? >> Yes. I know how to stand up. >> No. You want to shove that all the way back in the bag and just uh stand up for us real quick? I ain't doing nothing wrong. I just over there. >> Can you stand up for us, please? >> I am. Yes, sir. I can. So, don't do that. Okay. Because you you you're talking to me and I need I don't need y'all support. >> Okay. I need my >> Let me put this >> I'm just He actually put my stuff in the back. >> I do not argue with nobody. You are younger than me. >> Okay. How do you know? >> Because you ain't nowhere near 48 years old. I can tell by the way you talk. >> I had to look young. >> I can tell by the way you talk. You're nowhere near it. >> You can tell by the way I talk. >> You're nowhere near it. >> We'll get all that in a minute for us. Why don't you stand up? Okay. >> Yes, sir. I can stand. >> Let's do that now. >> Yes, sir. Now, what is this about, though? I mean, I just I I told I went over there and to the store and what I did was I cut the $2 and change and and my $2 and change, what I did was I had got me a lottery ticket with >> Listen, I'm going to be honest with you, okay? And I want you to know before we we go any further. You have a warrant. >> What I have a warrant for? >> All right. For failure to appear for >> I never had I never had giving you a heads up. >> I just got I just come out the hospital. Okay. Come on. >> Listen. Put your hands on my You don't have to go through that. I can I can grab myself please. >> Okay. Don't resist it. >> It's not resistance. Like I'm resistant. Let me put my cigarette. My ticket. Pick up my lottery. >> It's going away. >> It's right there. >> It's right there. It's right there. bag. Okay, Laura, >> I need to call a judge right away. >> We'll figure it out in a second. >> Okay. And I'm >> like [clears throat] to talk to the judge right away before we go. >> All right. So, we're going to bring you right over here. >> Okay. Could you grab my stuff? >> Yeah, we're going to get it. We're going to get >> That's very important stuff for me. >> Oh, yeah. I'm not going to let you stand right I want to talk to a lawyer right away. I don't do nothing to have and and no I don't I don't have no resistance of arrest case to you look like I just resisted arrest a few minutes ago. No >> I don't know what to tell you. You're not you're mad at the wrong person. >> I'm not mad. He don't come for Okay. Just say whatever. >> Whatever. Can I put this in your car? >> Whatever. >> Whatever. I might need that time resting. >> Okay. >> I might need that time to rest anyway. >> Okay. >> So, Flora, this is what they're telling us that you had a a resisting charge, obstructing resisting charge in the past. >> I never had a resisting charge. I never had >> Don't know because nothing. >> Stay right here. >> I'm not going to lie. Feed it into me. I'm going to tell you something too. Look at my pocket and I got a piece pipe in my pocket. A glass piece pipe. That's my ICU unit. No, from from from the Navy when I was there. I'm a service. I'm I'm a licensed >> and I deal with the ICU unit and I work with murder cases myself. >> Well, what they're telling us today is that you have I'm not going to pay attention to that. Okay. Just take me down if y'all going to take me down. >> I'm not I don't want nothing that. >> Okay. I don't nothing that y'all said. This is my This is my get released today. I'm going to get released today. >> No, you're not. Okay. I'm not. >> You have no You have a You have a no bond warrant. >> Okay. >> So, that means you have to go down and see the judge. >> We're not going to see the judge. >> Probably tomorrow morning. >> Okay. I'll be out of here tomorrow morning. >> Probably tonight. >> I'll be out here tomorrow morning. >> Probably tonight. Probably tonight. You said >> no. Tomorrow. >> Okay. Why won't I say playing a dangerous game? Telling me this word just a little bit. >> You can't give my badge and my gun to me. You playing a dangerous game. >> By the end of the encounter, Flora J. Morgan was taken into [music] custody by the Joliet Police Department and booked on charges of resisting a peace officer and interfering with a corrections employee. This remains the official record of the arrest.