Where is your driver's license? Put your hands on me. >> I turn around because you committed a violation of Florida state statute. It does not matter if it is a yellow light. >> Yes, you put your hands on me. What are you doing? >> If you do not comply, I'm going to put you on the >> I've been complying. >> Stop. >> I was sitting at the yellow LIGHT AND I WAITED FOR HIM TO STOP AND I CAME AFTER HIM. On January 29th, 2025, a Charlotte County deputy on routine patrol saw a gold Cadillac roll through a stop sign near Piper Road in Punta Gorda. Behind the wheel was 38-year-old Miranda Pollard, refused to hand over her license, argued with the deputy, and became increasingly erratic. But once she stepped out of the car, her behavior escalated even further, turning a simple traffic stop into a full DUI arrest. >> Give me your information. >> May I have a >> Huh? You have a deputy. I'm standing in front of you. >> Yeah. >> Step out of the vehicle. >> Sure. >> Do you have your information? >> I don't need to give it to you. >> Yes. Yes, you do. Why would you not? >> Because I came after you and you came to make full >> Okay. Step to the front of my car. >> I could. >> No, you will. >> I could >> go to the front of my car. >> Now you're Now you're making me uncomfortable. >> That's fine. Go to the front of my car. >> I can do that, sir. >> Yes, you can. Officer, you're you're putting your hands on me. Officer, you're putting your hands on me. >> Sit right there. >> You're a male. Sit right there. I'm a female. >> Sit right there. >> You're a female. I'm a female. You're a male. >> How do you know? >> I'm a female. >> How do you know what I identify as? >> Exactly. But >> 4264. >> That is >> Sit down. >> Sit. I don't care. Sit down. >> Where's your identification? There's your driver's license, >> registration, and your proof of insurance. You've made this so much more difficult than it needs to be >> because I came you came made a U-turn in front of me and you you came after me and turned around. I >> I turned around because you committed a violation of Florida state statute. It does not matter if it is a yellow light. I have explained to you why you were pulled over. I want your driver's license registration >> and then you just put your hands on me. >> I did put my hands on you because you're refusing to give me your information and I'm not going to allow you to sit in that car. >> I'm not officer. You don't operate this. I'm in charge. Do you understand me? still complying. Officer, >> sit down. >> No, because you How are you complying? I did because you put your hands on me. I did. Because you failed to follow a lawful order. You >> took my shirt off as a woman. You need to identify as a male. I'm a female and you just put your hands on me. I did because you are failing to produce your identification. >> I did not, officer. >> Did I did not, officer? You just put your hands on me. >> When I asked you officer, driver's license pro where's your driver's license? You put your hands on me. >> Where is your driver's license? Put your hands on me. Where is your driver's license? Put your hands on me. >> Where is your driver's license? >> Put your hands on me. No. Officer, you put your hands on me. You put your hands on me. Ma'am, >> you put your hands on me. No, you put your hands on me. What are you doing? You put your hands on me. >> Officer, you put your hands on me. What are you doing? >> If you do not comply, I'm going to put you on the ground. >> I'VE BEEN COMPLYING. >> I'M GOING TO PUT YOU ON THE GROUND. You didn't tell me what you put me on and put your hands behind your back. >> Put your hands on me. Turn around and put your hands behind your back. >> I literally have seizures. >> Turn around and put your hands >> officer. No, you're putting your hands on me, officer. You're putting your hands on me. >> Step it up, >> officer. >> Turn around and put your hands behind your back. You're making me uncomfortable. >> Turn around and put your hands behind your back. >> You're making me uncomfortable. >> No. Stop. Officer you officer. >> Officer, you're hurting me. I didn't do anything. You didn't even ask for my identification. >> I did. >> No, you didn't. Officer, you're hurting me. You're hurting me. Officer, you're hurting me. You're hurting me. Put your hand here. Officer, I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. >> OFFICER. OFFICER, PLEASE. Just get on this side. Guys, listen to me. I got to get on this side. >> I didn't do anything. >> Listen, get on the side. >> Relax. Hey, behind your back. Relax. >> No, he's hurting me. >> I got offer anything. >> He didn't offer me anything. >> There's no >> Stop. Stop. He's hurting me. >> Relax. >> I just sat there. He pulled me over. I pulled over. >> He's hurting me. >> Hey, look towards the car. Look towards the car. He >> hurt me. >> Look towards the car. >> I didn't do anything. >> Here. Go ahead and fix this. >> You're hurting me. >> No, you're fine. >> I didn't do anything. >> Just relax. >> I didn't do anything. I was at a yellow light. >> Just relax. >> I was at a yellow light. >> Hey, what's your name? >> I was at a yellow light. >> I just had a yellow light. What's your name? >> I was at a yellow light. teacher, you turn on me and I was at a a full stop. >> Hey, >> I was at a full stop. >> He's hurting me. >> He's not hurting you, >> bro. I didn't do anything. >> You're not listening. >> I didn't do anything. >> I promise you, Deputy Baker, >> take a breath. >> I'm trying to take a deep breath. >> Okay. You're not cooperating. >> I'M IN COOPERATING. HE TRIED to put his hands on me from the video. >> Just relax. You >> got >> He did. >> I swear I put on my life. >> All right. Resisting now is not going to >> I'm not resisting. >> You're all baldled up. >> I Because he hurt ME FROM THE GET- GO. And so what do I have to identify as? I'm not a female. And he's a male. He was like, "How do you know what I identify as?" >> Calm down. >> Hey, do you have any needles or anything on you that's going to poke? >> Easy question. Do you have >> Listen, do you have anything on you that's going to hurt anybody? >> Deputy Baker, >> I swear on my life I didn't DO NOTHING WRONG. >> HE WAS INNOCENT on his own feelings. I didn't do anything. >> I'm going to try to pull >> I didn't do anything. I put all my life. I [clears throat] was sitting AT THE YELLOW LIGHT AND I WAITED FOR HIM TO STOP AND I CAME AFTER HIM AND HE MADE A U-TURN ON ME. >> CALM DOWN. >> I AM CALM. AND HE HURT my feelings and he upset me and then he put me I didn't even say I came out and I was like no I refuse because he was being mean to me. >> She's clear. I don't know if this got a hoodie like a pocket. >> No, you're wrong and you know it. >> That's fine. I've been wrong before. You've been wrong before. >> I know I have. >> I know you have. I know him. >> Okay. >> I know him faithfully and you hurt me. >> You put your hands on me. >> I'm Deputy Thomas. >> No, but you put your hands on me. >> I know because you didn't listen. No, I didn't listen because you pulled me out of the car and you didn't tell me who I did wrong. >> You did that and you know you did that. >> I did. I just told you. >> No, you you're not. >> Have you just go be with >> I didn't do anything wrong to you. YOU DIDN'T EVEN TRY TO ASK ME FOR MY IDENTIFICATION. >> We're going to sit in here for just a moment. >> It literally just pulled me out of the car without telling me anything. >> Just turn and sit right here. What's your first name? >> Put your buttons back. >> They tried to belittle me as a person. >> Listen, sit back. You're going to >> I didn't do anything wrong. >> I think she believes that I'm about to do a breathalyzer. And I think that's what she agreed to do cuz she's asking me if I pass the breathalyzer right here. Am I going to go free? >> Hey Miranda, what deputy wants you to do is field sobriety exercises. >> Okay. >> You know what the difference between that and the the breathalyzer is? Yes. What I asked was, uh, is that the probable cause? >> The probable cause is a traffic stop and the odor of alcohol, >> right? But he didn't give me the odor of alcohol. He pulled me out of my vehicle because he said I made a traffic in violation, but didn't give me the give me the description of that. >> We're not going to stand here and debate the reason for this. But I know you you've done this before and I've been in the jail because of the hurricane and I can't go to jail because of bond. So I was very compliant because of that. So there was no reason for me not to be compliant. With that being with that being said, why would I go back to jail knowing that my bond can be revoked and I could go to jail for that? >> What we're asking you to do is field sobriety exercises. >> My thing is is if I will be able to pass that, what will go after that? >> We would make a determination at that point. >> Determination at that point. >> Yep. >> And will I be able to get a traffic violation? >> I'm not going to tell you one way or the other because we're not there yet. There's I'm not going to hold everything over your head or tell you that we're going >> being very very understanding and I'm trying to understand what's going on at this point. Even if I were to pass or not pass, where is the violation that I committed? >> Again, I'm not going to debate. >> I I don't know the violation that I committed is what I'm saying. >> He was explaining it to you when you were standing over here screaming at us. Okay. >> No, I wasn't. I I literally got pulled and grabbed I have a literally mark on my arm to show that he literally put me over when I told him that I was a woman. I would rather have a female because he told me you wanted to search me. >> You don't have that option. >> I didn't have the option. You don't get to select what police officer. >> I'm not I'm talking to you as literally I know you before and you met me before. I'm trying to tell you that he upset me because he told me I I I what can I identify as? I don't identify as a male or female. So are you making me uncomfortable? Try me make me feel like I'm not a male or female. >> It's trying to be respectful. >> No, it's not respectful because the way you said it. >> That that's how you perceived it. Okay. >> But exactly. And that I'm only being compliant because of that. But I'm not being in complant because of his actions. I'm being compliant because of what he said. >> So at this point, are you going to submit to field sobriety exercises >> even if I submit or not submit? If I'm going to be able to >> Are you going to submit >> or not submit? Okay, >> perfect. >> I want to submit, but I need to know the answer to that. >> You're under arrest for DUI. >> Hey, please don't lose that beer bottle. I'm going to take a picture of it cuz I think she's signal one. >> See, you can see a trunk button. >> Trunk release. >> Yeah, that's exactly what I was about to start looking. >> Maybe this all the alcohol in the >> Hello. Yes. Can I please get my variety test, please? Then there when you step out for me, I'm going to search you. May I get my varieties test? I like god damn I didn't do [ __ ] with the not I even drunk. I literally had I didn't even have one beer. >> Well, spread your feet for me. >> Y'all are not going to try to give me a test or what? >> Just uh al DUI doesn't just mean alcohol. I mean >> I'm not on nothing. I don't do What the >> I'm not saying that you do. I'm just saying that >> y'all told me y'all were going to give me a test. I'm like what the where's the test? >> Did you disreuse? No, they told they're trying to confuse me on what the I'm saying. I'm trying to say like I didn't do anything wrong. That's why I'm saying no. I will take a test if I have to prove it. >> Jimmy Paper, stop moving. >> No, I can't go to jail. I literally just went to jail for Hurricane Milton or curfew. >> Yeah, I need her to turn and face the car. Face the car. Spread your feet. >> Okay. >> I need you to stop moving. Spread your feet. >> I have nothing. Literally, >> I I don't care. I need you to spread your feet. >> My feet are spread, sir. >> Huh? >> That's not my phone cuz I like my I was looking out. So, whose phone is this? >> I have no idea. >> So, do you want me to leave it in the car? >> I need to take my test. >> You refused. We just asked you and you refused. >> I don't know what you said. You made me going to jail regardless. >> Hop back in the car. >> No. That's crazy. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Hey, Miranda. I got a question for you. Okay. Listen. I believe you're under the influence of alcohol. Would you be willing to >> I would be. >> You would be willing to complete standardized field sobriety for me? >> I would be because I wasn't under the influence. I was looking for my vehicle. I mean, looking for my car in my friend's vehicle. Okay. >> I didn't go anywhere. And you know that I didn't. You made a U-turn behind me. >> I did because I saw you. >> I think you made a U-turn behind me because it was on a yellow light and I had to write away and I made the right turn. >> That's incorrect. I told you why I pulled you over. You failed to stop. >> Officer and even after that, >> Listen, I'm not arguing. Give me just a second with you. >> You are though. >> Pard was arrested and charged with DUI, resisting an officer without violence, and failing to stop before entering a roadway. She was booked into the Charlotte County Jail without further incident. Want to watch more videos like this one? Click the one on the screen.