She refused the field sobriety exercises. She refused the breath test. She was convicted anyway. >> Oh my god. Hey, sir, I'll pay for those. Sir, officer. >> On December 8th, 2023, in Palm Coast, Florida, officers find the car exactly where the crime center said it would be, in a lower parking garage. A red Chevy Impala with Pennsylvania plates and fresh damage along the driver's side. The [music] driver's door is halfway open. Behind the wheel, the suspect is slumped over asleep, her legs hanging out of the car. On the floorboard sits a 750 ml bottle of vodka, nearly empty. >> Hello. Ma'am. Hello. Hello. Can you hear me? Sheriff's office. What's going on? >> Um you just woke me up. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Why are you sleeping in your car? >> Well, I like because um I don't want to go upstairs yet. >> Why not? >> Because me and my hubby just had some >> Some what? >> bad. Today has not just been a good day for me. >> So, today's been a day? >> Yes, today. >> Looks like you're sleeping in the garage. What happened today? >> Well, like I said. >> What? >> Today was not a good day. >> You said you weren't what? >> It just was not a good day. >> I can't hear what you're saying at all. >> It was not a good day. >> Wasn't a good day? What happened today? Tell me about it. >> May I reach over in my purse? >> Huh? >> My alarm is going off. May I reach over? >> Where's your purse at? Over there? >> Yes, sir. >> I prefer you not. Any weapons in the vehicle? >> No, sir. I will not reach. >> Okay. Were you hanging out with him today? >> My husband he did. >> So, what happened today? >> I work midnights. >> You work midnights? >> So, that's why my alarm is going off. It goes off at 8:30 in the morning. >> Am or pm? >> Pm. >> What time do you think it is right now? >> 8:30. >> You think it's 8:30 pm? >> Yes. >> Okay. Can I step out of that real quick? >> Yes. Yes, sir. >> You said there's no weapons on you, right? >> No. >> Can I have you empty your pockets? You want to walk over to the front of my car? You can turn around and face me. So, what's going on today? >> We were just disagreeing. >> You said you said you're sleeping in your car and you got in argument and or not an argument, you said you have been disagreeing. Like, what happened today? >> We just didn't agree and I chose to step away. >> What were you disagreeing about? >> Sir, does that matter to you? >> A little bit. >> Why? >> Cuz I want to know what's going on. I'm driving through a parking lot, I see someone sleeping in their car and >> Okay. Well, we >> How's that? >> We simply disagreed over him going home over Christmas. Why why is it that matter to >> Okay. What do you do for work? You said you work midnights? >> Yes, sir. >> What do you do? >> I'm a police officer. >> Okay. You like it there? >> I do. I I don't still have my uniform. I ain't been I don't still have my whole uniform. >> Yeah, I see. Um What did you do after work yesterday? Came back home here? >> I did and went Christmas shopping. >> Went Christmas shopping? >> Do you want me to pop my trunk? Pop the trunk? >> Do you want me to pop your trunk? >> Yeah. Yes, sir. >> Where's the button at? I'll hit it. >> It's the button. Christmas. Christmas. >> Oh. >> That's the theory. >> Yeah, that's it. >> Uh yes, sir. >> Who did he go Christmas shopping with you? >> No, no, sir. I went Christmas shopping on my own. >> Who did you go Christmas shopping with? >> Walmart. >> I said who did you go with? >> You. >> Huh? >> I went Christmas shopping with you. >> I'm not joking. I'm being This is a serious question. >> The swearing and I went Christmas shopping. >> But you said it's 8:00 p.m. now. >> my purse? >> Yeah, you have it? >> Yeah, yes, sir. It's in my purse. >> It's in your purse? >> Yes, sir. >> Who did you go Christmas shopping with? >> The man I'm sleeping with, sir. >> The man you're sleeping with? >> Yes. >> But not your husband? And look, none of my business. I'm just asking. I'm trying to >> Alfred Williams. >> Who? >> Alfred Williams. >> Alfred Williams? Does he live over here? Where did he go? Was he driving earlier today? Okay. Did he drive you over to shopping and all that? >> Yes. >> In his car or >> I did have a separate car. >> You drove your car shopping? What did he buy? Did he Does he have kids, too? >> Hey. Why why are you talking to me like this? Officer, let me take this off. >> I can't take it off right now. I got to figure out what's going on first. >> Yeah, come on. >> Not right now. Not right now. We don't need to grab anything right now. But >> Mhm. >> Are you drinking today? >> I did have two glasses of wine yesterday. >> A little bit? >> Yes, I was not driving. >> You didn't drink till you got back here? >> That's fine. If you're going to arrest me, fine. I did not want to tell my husband because I was wrong. I was wrong. I was just trying to get my kids some stuff. So, I asked them if you're going to arrest me, then fine. >> I'm not going to arrest you for cheating on your husband. >> I just did not want to argue with him. So, I chose to come downstairs and just take a nap. I have to be at work tonight. I just came down here to take a nap. So, if you're going to [ __ ] me for that, fine. Fine. Give my son his present. His birthday is next Tuesday. That's the difference. I I I I f f for his present. So, what? What? Arrest me. Fine. Fine. You all got You all got four cars out here too. Three Three cars out here too with me for f-ing to get my son birthday. He didn't have the money. So, I asked to get the money. Just take the Take the presents up to my son, please. >> There's alcohol in plain view. You're not able to stand on your own. I can smell the odor coming off your breath. Are you willing to participate in the field sobriety exercises? >> I do not want to. >> It's just a yes or no. Are you going to participate, yes or no? >> I said no. Just like sitting on >> Are you going to participate in field sobriety exercises, yes or no? >> I'm not driving. And I do not drive. I do >> Are you willing to participate? Last time I want to ask you if you If you don't answer, I'm just going to take it as a no. >> You got to do it our way. >> Okay, turn around and face away from your back. >> Yes. >> Turn around and face away from your Do you want to sit in my vehicle over here? Yeah. Do you want to just go back to your car? What was your question? >> May I please ask to call my daughter and my husband, please? >> How old is your daughter? >> My daughter is 17. >> Okay, where is she? >> She's upstairs. >> Okay. Um okay. >> Can Can I What What Why are you arresting me? >> I already explained I can't ask you any questions right now. What I will say is um you stole those items from Walmart. >> I No, I didn't. >> That's on video. >> The The receipt is in my purse. >> I'll check that. Um but I have video otherwise. On top of that, um I don't know if you noticed the left side of your vehicle. >> She got into an accident. She drove today. >> So That's um >> May you please take these off of me off of me, please? Excuse me, sir. Oh my god. Hey, sir. I'll pay for those. Sir. Officer. >> Hey, ma'am. We're working on getting you uh more comfortable. Real quick, did you pay for some of these items? Like, where's your receipt at? So I know cuz I don't want to take the stuff that you did pay for. >> I told husband I don't care. Fine. I slept with Al and >> I'm not caring you slept with Al. I just want to know where your receipt >> Al Al what the stuff for son something. >> All right. What was paid for this stuff? Was paid for? >> Why am I being arrested? >> Cuz you've been drinking. And the shopping wasn't >> I was not I did not shop with you. >> Where's the receipt? >> Alfred >> He has it? >> It's in my phone. >> Call him? Okay. >> It's uh sir May I May I please step out in these? >> For what? >> I I don't I don't want any issues. >> You don't have any issues right now. >> And I I beg the client. May I please just step out and go upstairs, please? >> Not right now, no. When you got back here and your daughter went upstairs, did she bring some of the stuff with her some of the toys? Cuz some of the stuff is just missing. >> What do you mean some stuff is missing? >> Some of the items that were on the receipt. Did your daughter take some up? >> Sir >> Yeah. >> May I please just tell my kids to get ready for school in the morning? Is that okay? >> Yeah, what's your unit number? >> Tell them to put on hoodies, please, because it's going to be cold outside in the morning. >> It's Saturday tomorrow. They have school on Saturday? >> It's not Saturday, sir. >> Tomorrow it's going to be Saturday. >> No, it's not, sir. No, sir. No, sir. I didn't do anything wrong. I get calls in my family more than you do. I cheated. I cheated. I cheated on my husband. Okay. I did not know that you go to jail for that. >> No breath test, no field sobriety exercises, no blood alcohol number anywhere in this file. What the state had was a parked car, [music] an open door, a sleeping driver, an empty bottle, and a deputy's observations. >> [music] >> That was enough. Guilty on the DUI, guilty on the petty theft, guilty on the [music] trespass. Three probation violations later, she went to county jail for 2 months and 29 days. Her license is suspended again as of October [music] 2025. Not for drinking, for not paying. Individuals shown are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Where a conviction is [music] noted, it is based on publicly available court records and may be subject to appeal or modification.