Yeah, we got we got a bunch of weed in the back scale. >> The incident began on a quiet night in Akran, Ohio. An officer on patrol noticed a vehicle with heavily tinted windows failed to use its turn signal. It was a minor infraction, but enough to warrant a traffic stop. The officer followed the car as it pulled into a well-lit gas station, a move the driver likely made to feel safer under the public eye of the security cameras. The officer approached the driver's side, his body camera recording the entire interaction. The driver, a 24year-old woman named Kyrie Moore, rolled down her window. The initial conversation was standard procedure. The officer explained the reason for the stop, mentioning the turn signal and the dark tint on the windows. He asked for her driver's license, registration, and proof of insurance. Kyrie provided the vehicle's documents, but then delivered a surprising admission. She did not have a driver's license, not just on her, but that she had never been issued one at all. This immediately raised the officer's level of scrutiny. Without a license, he needed to verify her identity through other means. She provided a name, Montreal Lee, along with a date of birth and a social security number she claimed she couldn't fully remember. The officer returned to his patrol car to run the information she had given him. The details she provided did bring up a record for a Montreal Lee, complete with a photograph from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. However, a new problem immediately presented itself. The woman in the driver's seat bore very little resemblance to the woman in the official photograph on his computer screen. The discrepancy was too significant to ignore, shifting the encounter from a routine stop to a potential case of identity misrepresentation. The officer now had to determine if this was a simple case of an outdated photo or if he was being actively deceived. The officer returned to the car and asked the woman to step out so they could speak more directly. He calmly explained the issue, stating that her physical appearance was night and day different from the photo on file for Montreal Lee. He noted that the person in the photo was significantly thinner and had different facial features. >> We don't know you. >> Like if you saw the photo, you would understand our concern cuz you look you look night >> you look night and day different than you do in your photo. >> No. >> Yeah. Like the the nose is different. Your face is different. >> Kyrie insisted that she was the person in the photo, attributing the dramatic change in appearance to a simple weight gain over the past 2 years. She became defensive and frustrated, repeatedly claiming that she was being truthful. To prove her identity, she offered to call her mother, who she said could vouch for her and even bring a birth certificate. The officer, however, remained skeptical. From his experience, people who struggle to recall basic personal information like a social security number and offer roundabout ways of verification are often hiding something such as an outstanding warrant. He explained that providing a false identity to law enforcement is a serious offense. Kyrie's insistence and agitation only deepened his suspicion. He called for a second officer to come to the scene to provide another opinion on the identity match. When the backup officer arrived, he too looked at the BMV photo and then at Kyrie, concurring that they did not appear to be the same person. The situation grew more tense. Kyrie continued to argue, her frustration mounting as she failed to convince the officers. She tried to use her phone to show them her social media profiles, hoping that photos there would support her claim. The officers explained that social media profiles were not a valid form of identification. >> Show you my ID. I will call my mom. >> Yes. Where is your ID? >> She will bring a picture of me. I have my mom literally two streets away. I will call her. She will bring you a picture of me. >> She got my birth certificate. The officer warned her that the more she resisted and delayed the process, the more suspicious she became. He informed her that she was now under suspicion for misrepresenting her identity. At this point, the male passenger was also asked to step out of the vehicle. He too was questioned about his identity. And while he cooperated, the overall uncertainty of the situation put both occupants under a cloud of suspicion. The officers needed to definitively confirm who these people were before they could let them go. The driver's persistent lying created a scenario where a simple traffic ticket had now become a criminal investigation. With two individuals providing questionable identities and the driver's story continuously changing, the officers decided a search of the vehicle was necessary to ensure their safety and to check for any further illegal activity. They informed Kyrie that they were going to search the car. As one officer began the search, Kyrie became increasingly agitated, arguing with the other officer and trying to interfere with his actions. He repeatedly instructed her to stand back and remain calm, but her anxiety was palpable. The search of the passenger cabin quickly yielded a significant discovery. In the back seat, tucked away in a white plastic bag, was a large quantity of marijuana. The discovery of the drugs marked the critical turning point of the encounter. The stakes were now much higher than a traffic violation or providing a false name. Confronted with the bag of weed, Kyrie's demeanor changed from defensive to dismissive. She denied any knowledge of the drugs, falling back on the claim that she had only just received the vehicle a few hours prior after flying in from Baltimore. She claimed the car belonged to her best friend and she had no idea what was inside it. The officer was unimpressed by this explanation. He pointed out that she had been lying consistently since the beginning of the stop and had zero credibility. >> Lying with him in in uh the same way to uh make sure that he wasn't >> Yeah. >> So, at this point, I'm going to I'm going to have you I'm going to have you hang that up. Same way to uh make sure that he wasn't >> He explained that she was now complicit not only in the identity deception, but also in the possession of illegal drugs. He placed her in handcuffs, officially detaining her. Her wallet and phones were taken as part of the investigation. The officer made it clear that her persistent attempts to mislead them had led directly to this outcome. With both occupants detained, the pieces of the puzzle began to fall into place. While going through her wallet, the officers found identification that confirmed her true name was Kyrie Moore, not Montreal Lee. The man she was with was the actual Montreal Lee, the person whose identity she had been trying to assume. He was known to law enforcement and had a history involving weapons, which explained their elaborate attempt at deception. Inside the wallet, they also found a large sum of cash bundled with a rubber band. When questioned, Montreal claimed the money in her purse came from his pocket. >> This is It came out of your pocket into her purse, bro. >> No, dude. I don't really trust you. Forgive me, but this we we Yes, that money right there. I have $500 in my pocket. >> Okay. >> If you count that, that's not $500. >> So, what you're telling me that she took the time in that small amount of time? Come on, bro. >> The officer found this story unbelievable given the short time frame of the traffic stop. He suspected the money was tied to the drugs found in the car. In the end, Kyrie Moore was charged with obstructing official business for lying about her identity. Montreal Lee faced charges related to drug possession. The officer issued Kyrie the initial traffic citation for the turn signal violation that started the entire event. As the officers prepared to transport Montreal to the station, Kyrie was informed that while she was being cited, she would be allowed to leave. The officer calmly explained the court appearance details for her traffic ticket. The situation, which could have ended with a simple warning or a minor fine, had spiraled due to a cascade of poor decisions, turning a routine traffic stop into a night of arrests and serious criminal charges. Montreal was escorted into the back of the patrol car and driven away, leaving Kyrie to face the consequences of her actions alone at the gas station.