On May 31st, 2022, a Broward County deputy stopped two women leaving Walgreens following a face-to-face tip from an identified store manager reporting both suspects had been recorded concealing merchandise. >> From the corner store. >> What corner store? >> The drugstore? >> Huh? The drugstore right down here. >> Which drugstore? >> the gas station right there. I don't know the name of it. >> It look like y'all came from Wal- Walmart. I mean, Walgreens. >> No. >> Yeah, I see a lot of stuff from Walgreens. That don't look like no corner store. >> That's the corner store. >> Huh? >> Shopping. >> Shopping? Okay. What is shopping? What's the definition of shopping? How y'all doing? >> All right. >> Y'all all right? >> Yes. >> Do me a favor, turn off that car for me. >> Okay. >> Take the key out. >> Uh-huh. >> Let me get that. Do you have your license and registration, please? >> I don't have my license. >> You don't have your license on you? >> No, I don't. >> You don't have it on you? >> No. >> Oh, wow. You got your license registration, do you? Hello. Ma'am, do you got your license on you? >> No. >> You do? You don't? Okay. What's your name? >> My name >> I'm talking to you. What's your name? >> is Tara Williams. >> Four? All right, sorry. What's your first name? >> Tara, T A R A >> Say what? >> T A R A That's your original Williams. >> Tara? >> Williams. >> That's your government name, Tara? >> Yes. >> What's your middle name? >> I don't >> have a middle name. >> You don't have a middle name? All right. What's your date of birth? >> 2 5 1986 >> 86? >> Yeah. >> Ma'am, you? >> T E L D R A >> Sp- Say what now? >> T E L D R A >> Teldra? >> Wallens >> And last name? >> Wallens >> Wallens? Wallens Teldra, what's your middle name? >> M >> What's your date of birth? >> 06231986 >> Where y'all coming from? >> We just came from the store. >> Which store? >> From the corner store. >> What corner store you >> store. >> You drive through store? >> Huh? You drive through store right down here. >> Which store? >> Right by the gas station right there. I don't know the name of it. I just stopped and got a black mild. >> Okay. It look like y'all came from Wal- Walmart. I mean, Walgreens. >> No. >> Yeah, see a lot of stuff from Walgreens. That don't look like no corner store. >> Yeah, we went to the We went to Walmart. >> Hey. So uh on your cameras, did you see both of them taking them or it was just one of them? >> It was both of them. >> Both of them? >> One of them bent down and put it in her purse. >> Okay. >> One of them had a bag. >> Like a bag full of stuff they left with? >> I think I think somebody just went and stole our wallet. >> Like one of them? Was there anything in the purses? >> I ain't check nothing out of that yet. I saw a lot of stuff in the back seat. So >> Yeah, they had a They had a Walgreens bag. All right, thank you. Okay. All right, cool. Cool. Cool. All right. All right, if anything probably have to get you. It's a It's a lot of stuff, not like last time, but still a lot. So, in a little bit you still cool with doing a show up if anything? You can't leave the store? Okay. All right. All right. But, still if you can bring up the video, test it, you know, that's I still find them. Okay. Okay. All right. Now, I just come and grab a statement from you and we we good to go. All right. Later. >> The stop rests on an unidentified informant tip, a category courts treat with heightened reliability under Illinois versus Gates 1983 and Navarette versus California 2014. Reasonable suspicion under Terry versus Ohio 1968 was easily established. That threshold rose to probable cause the moment tagged merchandise became visible in plain view on the backseat authorizing seizure under Horton versus California 1990 without a separate warrant. >> You want to step out? Straight? >> Yes, my husband. >> All right. Go ahead and take off. You're good. >> That's my husband. >> Okay. Take off, bro. Step in my car. Spell your Spell your name again. Spell your first name. >> M >> So, now it's M. >> M A K I >> Oh, [ __ ] Hey, you got to Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. I'll flip you. You're You're already lying. >> I'm not scared. >> You're going to jail just for for lying to me. >> Yeah. >> And you got to be scared, huh? I ain't even say I ain't even do nothing. >> No. >> I ain't do nothing. >> Oh, no. Oh, no. What do I do? >> Give me your first name. >> Whatever I have to do. >> Listen, give me your first name. >> M M A K I T A Willis >> Now, what's your date of birth? >> 012586 >> Okay. What's your middle name? >> C >> C? >> Yes. >> Okay. You ever been to jail before? >> Yes. >> For what? >> For driving. >> For driving? Okay. >> I don't have a license. >> Your license is suspended. >> Yes. >> All right. Relax. Chill out. >> I'm sorry. I'm trying to. >> So, it's Maquita Willis. >> Yes. >> You're going to lie to me again? >> No, I'm not. >> So, if I'm asking you serious of are you going to lie to me? Are you going to be Are you going to tell me the truth? >> I'll tell you the truth. >> You sure? >> Yeah. >> I'm going to read you your rights, okay? Chill out. Chill. >> I was lying to you. >> Chill out. I'm reading you your rights. >> Okay. >> This is for everybody. >> Okay. >> You got any weapons in the car that you know about? >> No, no nothing. >> All right. You have the right to remain silent and refuse to answer questions. Anything you say to me will be used against me in a court of law. You have the right to talk to an attorney before talking to me. And have an attorney here during the questioning now or in the future. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to you. Knowing and understanding your rights, are you willing to speak to attorney in present? >> Speak to you? >> So you're willing to speak with me and no problem? Have I been rude to you? >> No. >> No, okay. Have I tricked you from speaking to me at all? >> No. >> All right, exactly. So Miss Keisha Williams, where were you guys coming from? Huh? Where were you guys coming from? >> We were coming from the store. >> What store? >> Walgreens. >> Walgreens, okay. Did you guys buy those items in Walgreens? Any items at all in Walgreens? >> No, we didn't buy anything from Walgreens. >> You didn't buy anything, okay. But did you come out the store with items from Walgreens? >> No, no, not from that Walgreens. >> Not from this Walgreens. All right, are you sure? >> Yeah. >> Okay, all right. Did you You out the see us. other Walgreens? What Walgreens did you come out with us? With that Where did you get that stuff in Walgreens? >> I got it from Walmart. >> Walmart? >> Yeah. >> What's the Walmart next to the Walgreens? What Walmart? >> I didn't get anything out of there. >> What Walmart? You didn't go to Walmart? So you went to a Walmart on Broward? You grabbed things from there? >> Yes. >> When I say grab, did you purchase things or you just took them without paying? >> I took them. >> Okay. What were you going to do with these things? >> I was going to give them to my personal >> Personal use? >> Personal use. This stuff right here. >> Cool. We should have backed seat them up. I'm going to talk to your friends. You got any weapons on you that I should know about? No. I'm going to put you in the back seat, all right? Relax. Okay. Relax. Relax. I'm going to dig in You got no pockets? >> I got back pockets. >> Okay. I'm going to use the back of my hand to wipe your pockets, all right? I'm going to pull your shirt. You have anything in your shirt? >> No. >> Do you have a bra underneath this? >> Yes. >> Okay. All right. All right. >> Oh. can I just get me like a ticket or something? Give me something to eat. >> We'll see. We'll see. >> The passenger's false name independently violates Florida statute section 901.36, a standalone first-degree misdemeanor. The driver's on-camera admission of a suspended license supplied the knowledge element required by section 322.34 before Miranda was even administered. The deputy administered Miranda individually to each suspect, directly addressing Missouri versus Siebert 2004, which held that sequential or blurred advisements can render a waiver constitutionally infirm. His follow-up questions documenting voluntariness satisfy Edwards versus Arizona 1981. >> Ms. Wallace, what happened? You good? You not good? Huh? Okay. All right. So. Is this your cousin? Who she is to you? Is your friend? Where you guys stay? >> She stay right there. >> Huh? >> She stay right down the street. >> Okay. All right. Where y'all coming from? Well, first why you ask me all this? You want to speak to me? Okay. You ever been to jail before? When last time you was in jail? November for what? >> I got a baby girl. >> Okay. You had a case? You took care of that though? >> Yeah. >> Okay. All right, that's good. All right. I'm going to read you your rights just like the movies. I do this to everybody. You okay with me doing that to you? >> I'm going to go to jail? >> You okay with me I don't know. >> Yeah. >> We still to figure it out. You have the right to remain silent and refuse to answer questions. Anything you say to me can be used against you or you in court of law. You have the right to talk to an attorney before talking to me. And to have an attorney here with you during the questioning now or in the future. If you cannot All right, I'm going to start over here. You have the right to remain silent and refuse to answer questions. Anything you say can be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to talk to an attorney before talking to me and an attorney here with you during my questioning now or in the future here with you. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to you. Knowing and understanding your rights, are you willing to speak to me now? Without an attorney present. Huh? Okay. All So, Miss Wallace, where are you guys are coming from? >> I don't know. >> Y'all was in the Walgreens. >> What? >> All right. What were you guys doing in the Walgreens? Huh? >> Shopping. >> Shopping. Okay. What is shopping? What's the definition of shopping? Okay, so no, shopping is not stealing. But so you're saying you were You were shopping or were you stealing? >> I was shopping. >> So I know which each one I just want I just want you to understand which one is what. So tell me, you guys were in the Walgreens doing what? Okay. Did you guys pay for it? No. Okay. All right. Y'all took all this stuff? Huh? Cuz these bags where these other bags came from? Say what? That's her bag? Okay. But where did this black bag came from? I said where did it come from? That's her bag? It was already in the floor. Okay. Did you take anything put anything in your purse? Okay. All right. All right. Do me a favor, you want to sit in the back seat with her. You can put your purse down. Your phone down, too. Get a last swig of your drink if you want. >> Oh, [ __ ] >> No, I'm just going to put y'all in the backseat. I don't want y'all hanging out in this car right now. All right. >> That's all. >> What? A what? Yeah, yeah. What about that? Yeah. >> Both suspects provided post-Miranda admissions satisfying the specific intent element of Florida statute section 812.014. Because aggregate value crossed $1,000 across multiple locations, subsection 3 allows charge aggregation elevating exposure significantly. The passenger's November 2021 prior conviction activates enhanced penalties under section 812.015. The cross-gender pat-down, while authorized under Chimel versus California 1969, deviates from best practice policy requiring a same-gender officer when reasonably available. The deputy receives a B+. Legally grounded stop, textbook dual Miranda practice, professional de-escalation throughout. The sole deviation, conducting a cross-gender search without requesting a female officer, creates unnecessary departmental exposure but does not rise to a constitutional violation. The driver receives a D+. For shifting accounts before a post-Miranda theft admission. Her suspended license acknowledged on camera before rights were read is fully admissible and supplies a separate charge. The passenger receives a D A false name added a standalone offense. A prior conviction activated sentence enhancement. A post-Miranda confession removed remaining doubt. The agency receives a B. The deputy's interrogation technique reflects strong Miranda training. The absence of a female officer and no audible request for one indicates a policy gap that seen staffing protocols and general order revision should address. For officers separate Miranda advisements protect the record. Request a same-gender officer for pat-downs when time allows. For citizens after Miranda is read, silence paired with an unambiguous request for counsel is almost always the correct posture. Both suspects spoke at length after rights were read. Their words became the prosecution's case. Let us know if there is an interaction or legal topic you would like us to discuss in the comments below. Thank you for watching.