Can you clearly see that in front of your face? >> do that until my lawyer gets here. Turn face towards the car. You're under arrest for probation violation. >> Dad, he's under He's arresting me. Dad, he's arresting me. Dad, he's arresting me. Dad, he's arresting me. A 19-year-old calls her father during a police investigation convinced it will stop the arrest. It doesn't. Officers were called to a fight outside a gas station in Canton, Ohio. Instead, they find a car full of teenagers and alcohol. Hello, how are you? What the hell's going on tonight that we're here? What are you guys fighting about over here? No one's fighting over here. Those are our friends. That's why Okay. Well, we got a call for a fight between a male and a female. Oh, no. Can you see if we're talking to the correct people? No, these are our friends. Okay. Do you have your ID on you? I don't think she's going to know that, either. She just pulled up one camera. She couldn't see the other side. Okay. So, no one in this car was in a fight with these guys. This is the call we got. It's a guy and a girl were fighting. I don't need them for anything. They can go away. All right, everyone needs to shut up for 2 seconds before we start taking people to jail. How's that sound? How old are you? I'm 19. Okay. I don't know why anyone called. We just pulled up here. I don't know. That's why we got a call for a male and a female fighting in this Yeah, there I pulled up and he's standing next to your car. Yeah. So, we're just trying to figure out what's going >> that. But, those are our friends. But, Victor Charles, 922063, VC922063. All right, how old's everybody in the car? I'm 19. >> I'm 19. All 19? All right, can you step out with me for a second, ma'am? Come to the front of the car. Is that vehicle in park? Yes. Okay, cool. Can I get back You can just stay right there. Yeah, we'll give it to you. Call the police and I'll arrest you for public for wrong for calling 911, misuse of 911. Okay, well, they're not going to provide you anything different. Congratulations. We don't need to talk to you right now. Chuck, do you need these guys for anything? Where's the bathroom? free to go. You can leave. I got to go pee. Go. Leave. Okay, I'm about to go to the bathroom in here. Lose the attitude, buddy. I don't need to. You ain't worth my time. Okay, then why are you talking to me then? Copy. So, there was no fight that's the call we got is there was a fight between a male and a female. Okay. Okay. How long ago was your last shot? Um probably like 45 minutes Okay. So, there's no fight whatsoever. What was your last drink? How long ago? I said 45 minutes. Okay, sorry. I've been a long night. I've been here forever, so. Kelvin It's good. I'm out of here with them. Or else I'll start asking questions you don't want me to answer. No. They need Get your friend home. He's got problems. Yeah, we're tripping cuz you're 19 and you're f- drinking, right? So, I'm tripping. I'm the idiot. No, you're not. Well, then why the f- you talking to me? Because I'm I'm trying to tell him to calm down. Is that how you tell him to calm down by talking nice? When I was trying to be nice this whole freaking time? I understand. I was n- But no, but you want to talk [ __ ] and rile him up. Because I've been trying to leave for 20 minutes. Okay. That's That's why I'm just >> If you leave for 20 minutes and you're a grown person, why didn't you leave? Cuz of my friends. I can't leave them. Okay. I'll take one more over here. All right. I'm going to have my partner come right here and make the test and make sure you're okay to drive. You can complete the test for me. Come to the car for me right here. How much alcohol is in the car? There's no alcohol Okay, there was a Miller There was a Michelob Ultra in the center console. I already saw it. Your friend may have hidden it by now and they're probably going to go to jail for that. I don't want to do that. So, how much alcohol is in the car? I don't know. There's none of mine. Okay. One passenger refuses to cooperate, Caitlyn Higgins. Instead of answering the officer's questions, she calls her father, a criminal defense attorney. All right, so here's the thing. Here's the thing. So, if any of you moved the beer that was in the center console, or is it still there? That's a Red Bull, sir. Oh, yeah, it says Michelob. Can you read? Oh, okay. You got your ID on you? I need your ID also. You have any ID on you? Okay, do you have your ID on you? Dad, I need you to come to the North Canton Precinct to get me because these officers are interrogating us and we're called about the fights that I was in no part of. I'm just in the back seat. We were trying to leave. Let's run her a breathalyzer She's had a couple shots. Last one 45 minutes ago. Everyone else is underage in the car. Here's her ID. Let's start working it from there. Yeah, my attorney is Eugene Byrne. >> I don't care who your attorney is. I need your name, please. Okay. I need your name, please. >> Well, I'm not going to speak until my lawyer is here. Okay, that's not how that works. I need your ID. This is the last time I'm going to ask you and you're going to step out of the car and you'll be arrested for failure to Ellis 222, I need you to step out of the car and identify yourself, please. My name is Kaylin Higgins. Nope, you need to step out of the car, Kaylin. Kaylin, you need to step out of the car. Kaylin, step out of the car. No. Okay, Kaylin, I'm going to warn you if you don't step out of the car, stop. So, we're investigating You asked me a question, I'm trying You asked me a question, I'm trying to answer it for you. We're investigating disorderly conduct. There's an open container in the car and there's three underage kids in the car. Okay, I'm going to figure out when I get you out of the car. You need to step out of the car. That's not how that works. Officers warned her several times, "Identify yourself or step out of the car." She refuses. This is the last time I'm going to warn you. I'm going to pull you out of the car. You need to step out of the car now. Do I step out of the car? Okay. I'd step out or you're going to go to jail. Go to the front of the car, please. I'm about to. I am. What's your badge number? >> gave it to you once. Have a seat right here, please. Ma'am, have a seat right here, please. I'm not going to tell you again, ma'am. Have a seat. It doesn't matter. You're underage. You guys have been drinking. >> I'm not underage. Okay, how old are you? And I haven't been drinking. >> How How old are I haven't been drinking at all. Okay, well, I'm going to figure that out cuz you smell like alcohol. So, go and put your phone down. You can leave it on speaker phone if you like. All right. Hey, can you talk to me and not your dad cuz your dad's going to get you arrested real quick. You smell like alcohol. You're Okay, I don't care. You smell like alcohol. There's open containers in the car. How much you had to drink tonight? Okay, I'm going to take a look at your eyes real quick. I need to take a look at this pen right here. Can you clearly see that in front of your face? Okay, go and face towards the car. You're under arrest for public intoxication. Stop. You are making this so much worse. YOU SHOULD NOT BE THERE'S NOPE, YOU SHOULDN'T BE OUT EASY. You're drinking and you're underage. You're drinking and you're underage. That's illegal. Okay. Well, I tried to offer you that. Nope, you're going to WALK THIS WAY. ALL RIGHT, you're going to get charged with resisting arrest. Please stop. Stop. All right, I'll have a seat in the car. >> [screaming] >> Well, you're proving how sober you are right now. You're underage and you're drinking. Okay. Don't be drunk underage. I'm sorry. The other two girls cooperate. Both fail sobriety tests. Both are arrested. All right, miss, can I come talk to you over here, please? So, I want this to go completely different than that. I'm a pretty reasonable person. This is pretty unreasonable, right? How much you had to drink tonight? I only had a little bit. My mom >> sit against your car, please? >> Yes. have your identification on you, please? Yes. My mom, she's on the way right now. I already called her. Okay. When Like >> Where she live at? Um we live in Canton. >> Canton, okay. Why is your friend acting like that? It's pretty unreasonable, right? >> Yeah, she's always like that. That's why I was like How much have you guys had to drink tonight? I don't When was your last drink? How long >> drink was about like an hour and a half And how many total throughout the night? I only had about like Three total? >> Like three seltzers. Like Like a can of seltzer? Okay. >> Yeah, like May I see your ID, please? Yes. Thank you so much. You said you'd only had three drinks, the last one being an hour ago. Yeah. Can you sit against the car for me? I'm going to take a look at your eyes and see where you're at. You said you might have a parent coming for you. Yeah, she's on the way right now. Okay. Coming from Canton? Yeah, she's on the way right now. I'm on the phone with K-Sad right now. Okay. No problem. I'll let you talk to him in a second. The biggest thing is I just need to make sure you're okay. We'll figure out what's going on with her. She obviously, unfortunately, made some poor decisions. So, I need to take a look right here. Can you clearly see the tip of that pen? You're going to follow your eyes and your eyes only. Don't move your head, all right? I'm going to offer you a portable breathalyzer. You have had al- You have alcohol coming from your breath. I don't care. You're under arrest. Can you face towards the car for me? You're under arrest for public intoxication. I need you to face towards the car. Okay. How much have you had to drink >> tonight? A few shots of hard liquor. It's been like 45 minutes. Okay. Anything Do you have any physical conditions that would prevent you from walking in a straight line or standing on one foot? No. No. Okay. Keep your arms down at your sides for me. >> with him. We're investigating. This is a This is level is close as to get, all right? In the slow parking lot. I've never done this before, just so you know. >> Okay. Okay. Okay. Focus on me. Do you see my pen? Do you see your finger right here? You're going to follow it with your eyes and your eyes only, okay? >> Okay. Uh what was that? Yeah, it doesn't matter. She has an open container, she's in possession of it, right? So let's do this. Go ahead and place her under arrest. Can I call my mom real fast? You should put your hands behind your back. Put your palms together and What is this for? Put your palms together. Together. Together. Sorry. Just take a deep breath. This isn't the end of the world. I I will never Not this side? I will never my life. I will never I totaled my car. Like I already have a thousand dollars in bills. Can you just make sure my bag and my phone are in here? >> We'll bring your property. Thanks. Officer You're right. No, I'm really not. >> He just arrested me for no reason. >> Well, that usually doesn't happen, so >> like genuinely, I literally >> a reason why you're tapping on the door? Yes, because I'm about to pee my pants. You can walk me in there and stand next to the bathroom. I just really am about to pee my pants. >> Okay. Well, sounds like you already were misbehaving, so you really need to hold it. Okay. I literally All I said to him, "Are you kidding me?" Before you enter the jail, do you have anything you can cut, poke, stick, needles, drugs, anything like that in your possession? We'll walk this way, go between the cars. If you just listen, it wouldn't be like this. I I will listen. So boring. Come over here. Yep, you're right. I'm super bored tonight. This is what I want to do tonight. All right, let me We can locked down so we can get We have to get him locked down I'm not trying to ruin your freaking life, but I can't leave three 19-year-old girls with open alcohol in the car. >> tomorrow >> going to get done in the next couple hours. It's going to get you out. No, they're not. Cuz we're going to charge you with assault. Stay Stay in cooperation with these guys and I'll get you out of here, okay? Can you tighten these a little, please? Sure can. I'm the one screaming. I'm confused as to how like the boys like got like done. Cuz when I walked over you guys were all underage and there's alcohol in the car. I'm not charging you with DOC. I'm not charging you with anything yelling at each other. >> I do understand. >> we got was a guy and then when I get there this young lady in the red is talking to the guy we talked to and we got a call for a fight in that exact location. That's how we found you guys. It wasn't just magic. So that's when we meet make contact with you all. We We find there's We There's alcohol in the car, guys. Like our hands get tied. Then the person she called finally arrives. Her father, a criminal defense attorney. Officers explain what happened and why they were arrested. So you guys let the other people go though. We were dealing with them when we dealt with everybody. If No one was charged >> the car though. You let them go. We No one got charged for disorderly conduct. The The fighting and the bickering back and forth. But when we go to a car and there's 19-year-olds here with alcohol in the car, we have to deal with it. The other party was over the age of 21. One man was 24. 24. I don't know their names. I don't have them off the top of my head. I don't want to give you >> They're not released. Yeah, I know. Yeah, they're under 21. Okay. I I I said I I know that my officers got there with your daughter and there's oh alcohol in the car and they're drinking alcohol. I'm not sure what you want. >> everything now. You don't need to see it, sir. She's been drinking. She has an open container next to her. I don't know what you What can you I can clear it for you if you want, but I don't know what you want. What's in the open next to her though? What is she drinking? Okay. That's what I'm saying. Yeah, we can go to court. It's You can take it to court. I'm not This is I'm not a judge and I'm not an and I'm not an attorney. You know what I mean? But unfortunately with circumstantial Wait, here's the thing. I I have the recording, so those are all office. the officers. Do you have it? I'll listen to it. >> No, Eugene Oberst is our attorney. Okay. Can you get it? And I'm more than happy to listen to it for you. Your officer clearly stated to her, "Oh, you called your dad? He can't help you. Now, step out of the car. You're under arrest." That's a lawful For calling your dad. That's what he That's what he said to her. So, that's what he said to both me and your daughter. Okay. He said, "And then we'll follow the suit. We have to file the paperwork. Let them charge her with whatever they want to charge her with. And we'll work it out from there." Well, and you can request our recording, too, cuz I can guarantee that's not what had happened. So, I was standing here I was on the phone with her attorney. Underage drinking and possibly resisting arrest. We're going to review the video footage from the body worn cameras. But the question is, is it a lawful because he told her to step out of the car. It's a lawful order. But for what? Why are you arresting one person cuz they called their father? >> all went, sir. And all three girls went to jail. We didn't single your daughter out. No one got singled out. They're all underage, and they've all been drinking. I'm sorry you disagree with that, but that's just the fact. What's that? They They didn't get arrested. I don't know who you're talking about. I dealt with and I was out there with the three females. She was the girl in the car that night, sir. Okay. Well, the three when I made contact with them and the officers did, when I got there, there was only three females in the car, sir. Yeah, cuz I don't even know about that. All right. We We clearly have the officer saying, and he told me, "You can't help your daughter. You can't. She shouldn't have called you. She's going to jail for resisting arrest." He's like I said, "For what?" And she's like she says, "The silver ID." It'd be obstruction or failure to ID at that point, sir. Yeah. And she's being charged with prohibition. You can challenge it all you want, but that's the law. That's the law, so I'm not here to dispute >> the law. Okay. You can find it. You look it up. >> That's your baby suspected of committing a crime. Which is disorderly conduct, which we were dispatched there for. If you're telling us that we don't want to let kids drink and drive and be out driving and drinking, yeah, you're right. We don't like that. Then she shouldn't be out drinking anyway, sir. I I you feel I apologize you feel differently. Okay. If you have any questions I'm free to feel free to answer. Ma'am do you have anything? Yeah, what? All right guys, good luck with everything. Thanks for your time. Yep. All three were charged with underage alcohol possession. Caitlyn faced additional charges for resisting arrest and obstruction. What started as a simple police call ended in three arrests and a lesson no lawyer could undo.