Knock out on the parkway. Pick it. >> June 30th, 2023, Palm Coast, Florida. Deputies locate a stolen Chrysler minivan and move in to stop it, but the driver takes off instead. In the passenger seat is 26-year-old Veronica Brady, who insists she had been asleep and had no idea what was happening. That explanation is about to get much harder to maintain. >> Officer, hi. Deputy Tassin. Hello. >> My name is Fatima. Stole my car. >> Okay, so >> Attorney come my driver license and everything in there in the car except this cards comes in the mail, that's why I have. Is I have two cards, but one is in New Jersey. Can you see the 2006? I don't see well. 2006. >> 2005, right here. >> Oh, this is 2006? >> Yeah, 2006. >> This is the one. >> Okay. >> This is the one. >> The Chrysler? >> Yeah, the the registration, my driver license, what everything was in there. >> Inside this car right here? >> Inside this car. >> And that was in the driveway? >> In the driveway. >> Around what time >> The last time I came out was around maybe 12:15, 12:30, I did not check well to put my dog pee-pee and I sit a little bit on the bench and I then I went inside, the car was here. >> Okay. >> But uh maybe was my mistake, but usually I do that. I take the key and I put under the seat in the front. >> Travel 14 on the honey, he's stopping and going. Looks like a single whiskey mic occupant, bald head, sunglasses, a black Just blocked the roadway. We're going to be heading back to Days Inn. He's going to be blocked in back here. Going to head back to Days Inn. Check it out. Get sticks out of the Get sticks right here at the corner. Got to be sticks at the corner. >> What? >> Got to be launch fireplace. >> This guy is >> He's clearing the median coming back out. >> He's going back out right now. >> Go ahead. >> This guy has been notified. >> Can't locate him. He's behind Outback. >> I'll be 6 behind Outback. >> All right, let's go to the corner. You guys get ready. All right, here he is. >> Jesus Christ, man. >> All right, he missed ours, missed ours. Knocking him out on the parkway. Stick him, stick him, stick him. Go to the corner. >> All right. >> Stop, stop, stop. >> Back out on the parkway. Stick him. 6 Looks like he's going west down on the parkway. Super super good looking guy. Pursuit 1 in custody. >> Ma'am, do you have anything on me that's going to poke me or stick me? >> Um, I don't know. >> I don't think so. I might have a pocket knife. >> You have a pocket knife? >> I might. >> Okay. Don't reach for it. Okay. >> Yes, sir. >> I'm going to turn you towards me. We're going to stand up, all right? >> I'm going to turn around and stand up. >> All right, stand up. All right, good. Where's your pocket knife at, ma'am? >> If I have one, it's in my front pocket. >> Okay. Don't reach for it, okay? >> Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow. >> You got any ID on you? Is it in the car? In the car? >> I don't know. >> You don't know? Okay. >> I don't know. I just woke up, man. >> Just woke up? >> Yeah. You can ask the first officer that I I woke up to first officer >> It's okay. >> You won't say anything right now. Just give us a couple minutes, okay? >> All right. >> Actually, is that >> Count one close by? >> Yeah, she's right here. >> Okay. Are you injured or anything? >> Um the airbags kind of got me a little bit and y'all kind of threw me on the ground, but you know. I'm good. >> I thought you put yourself in that predicament. What did you say? >> I mean, they got I just woke up, man. I ain't >> I was talking to You looked right at me. It's okay. >> I know what I'm doing with my life, man. >> I know I saw you. Let's go. >> I don't think I do, to be honest. The belief. >> You said there might be cash in here? >> Yeah. Yeah, it's a couple sockage. What are you doing? I ain't got cash. I'm broker than I thought I was. That's crazy. I ain't got [ __ ] >> Got to turn on the light. >> There should be action in here. >> It's like there's always going to be something. >> That part. Can we Can we loosen these a little bit? >> 59 >> Like they're held >> held up tight. >> They're just supposed to One finger goes in there and that's it. I don't even think a finger will >> So far. >> They They hurt >> Stand up. >> Is there an auto mechanic here with a male? >> Car 4 3 and 4 13, we do receive the call from Lake Success Place number 14. You're saying hedge trimmer. And a weed whacker. >> You know you could have gotten out of the car too when I told you to get out of the car. >> I didn't know I didn't I didn't know what the going on. >> You know there were the red and blue lights behind you with the gun pointed at your face. >> and blue like all I seen was >> That wouldn't make sense, right? >> Was you the one that got Okay, all I seen was your face and his face. >> Yeah. >> I didn't know what the [ __ ] >> gotten out of the car. >> I didn't know what >> Now you're part of it. >> I have a seat. >> Okay, take a seat. >> female and a male picture. >> No license. >> I got it. >> What does it say here? What about the red lights behind you? >> What about the lights? >> When I told you to stop, would you go to jail? >> I didn't know what to I didn't know what to do. >> We got We not We got to stop. >> Roll over. Roll over. You got any needles on you? >> You got anything that's going to poke you with sticks? >> I just got cigarettes. >> Huh? >> All right. Yes, sir. >> Oh. >> Yes, sir. All of those are my arms. You messed it up? >> No. You got anything in your >> shoes? >> No, sir. >> All right. You lean up. >> I'll try as hard as I can but I can't stand up. >> Lean up. You want to get up? Let's go. >> I'm trying. I'm trying. I can't stand up. I've never ran before, bro. >> Let's put him in the car somewhere. Whose car is this? >> This car. This car is mine. >> All right. >> on this side. >> Oh, I'm sorry about >> Bravo 645131 and I'll send the tag when you're ready. >> And then we got Yeah, I'm not sure if it's a revolver, man. >> Florida 221 is a 8 Quebec Quebec 221 221 And I got the details on it. >> Car destroyed. Start getting the [ __ ] >> I guess. All right. >> Yes, ma'am. >> I'm going to start getting some tools out of here. I'm going to I'm going to run them. Uh I don't know if that's a rifle or a BB gun in there, but >> You got anything to hammer that thing? >> There's a lot of stuff to run, I guess. >> It's like a >> It's a yard equipment. But I'm out. See some men's saw. >> Lady Lady did not have all this stuff in the car. >> Oh my god, man. >> BB gun. Bent. >> So, am I being arrested? >> Yes. >> Okay. What am I being charged with? >> Uh I don't know what the exact charges are on the computer. I have to be arrested. >> I know. Well, let me know when you find out, please. Appreciate it. >> I'm going to go out on a limb and say it's something along the lines of >> But one thing in that van was about to make her explanation much harder to defend. >> I'm not talking to any of the detectives unless I see my bag get took out of that van. Period. >> [music] >> No, sir. She's not been read yet. She's persistent on her belongings and that car number 119 for the contact. >> I'm persistent on my ID and my food stamp card and my cash app card. >> I'm sorry. >> I said I'm persistent on my ID and my food stamp card and my cash app card cuz that's all I have. >> Okay. >> And I won't talk to anybody about anything until I see that bag took out of that van. Literally, when I get out of jail, my hands are tied without any of that. My hotel room keys in there, everything. >> You, ma'am, my name is Joe Custer. Okay. >> And my name is Veronica Brady. My ID's in that van and I need it back. >> Ma'am. >> [music] >> Try to take a breath. Okay? If your personal information is in there, it the car's right now going to be towed, okay? >> Well, I need to see that bag took out of that van or I'm not going to speak to you. >> Ma'am. >> I'm sorry. That's That's like literally the only thing I ask and I'll speak to you. >> Ma'am. I'm giving you my word, okay? >> Your word means nothing to me. >> I I understand that. >> It means nothing to me. I want to see my bag took out of that van. >> Where is your bag? >> It's in the front seat, should be. It's a red Jordan bag. It's a fanny pack. >> A fanny pack bag? >> [snorts] >> I want it out of that van and put in my property. >> Who is Nathan Ellison? >> I don't know until I see that bag. >> Ma'am, you got to help me out here. What That van is hot. >> It should be in the front. It should be in the front. >> There's a small Nike bag in the front. >> Is it red? >> No. No, it's gray. >> It's It's a It's a Jordan bag about this big for my waist. It has a red strap on it. >> Jordan bag? >> Jordan, yes. It says Jordan or Air Jordan on the front or Jumpman. It says Jumpman on the front of it in black letters. >> And it's in the front passenger seat? >> be. I mean, I don't know. I don't I I mean, it Everything kind of got flung around, I guess, but that has my ID in it. >> Ma'am, is this your purse? >> Yes. >> [music] [music] >> Got your driver's license in there? >> Yes. >> Is there anything that's going to stick me in here? >> I have no idea. >> So, that means maybe. >> Maybe. >> Okay. All right. So, this is your Jumpman >> bag, yes. That's my bag. >> This is your personal property. Right? >> Yes. >> Okay. Ma'am, you're in the back seat of a patrol vehicle. And uh you've got handcuffs on, and therefore I have to read you your rights, okay? >> Oh, finally. >> You have the right to remain silent, and anything you say may be used as evidence against you. Do you understand that? >> Yep. >> You have the right to talk to an attorney and have him or her with you now or at any time during questioning. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you. Do you understand that? >> Yep. >> If at any time you wish to stop talking or have an attorney present, all questioning will be stopped at your request. Do you understand that? >> Yeah. >> Do you understand these rights I've just read to you? >> Yes. >> With these rights in mind, are you willing to talk to me now? >> Sure. >> Okay. So, you say you were stranded in St. Augustine last night or early this morning. And Nate picked you up. You called Nate, Nate came picked you up. >> Yeah. >> He came and picked you up in the van that you were in. >> Yeah. >> Right here? >> Yeah. >> Van that's gone now. And you said that was around 6:00 in the morning. >> Something like that, yeah. >> Okay. And from there, where did you go? >> Um I'm not really sure after that. Like I I fell asleep shortly after that. I thought we was going back to Jacksonville. We was on the highway. And uh it's been a long night. I went to sleep. >> Went to sleep. Okay. >> Like I was probably in the car maybe 20 minutes before I went to sleep, maybe. I was asleep. >> You were in the car for maybe 20 minutes before you went to sleep. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. So, from St. Augustine, when when's the next time that you uh remember anything happening? >> Um I woke up uh to somebody coming through the window or through the door at at Nate. Like they was trying to fight him is what it seemed like. That's when I woke up. >> That's the next thing you remember? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. And so, you don't remember doing a vehicle burglary over um right behind Publix? >> No, sir. >> You don't remember Nate going over there and and doing a burglary over there? Vehicle burglary over there? You don't remember him doing a vehicle burglary up in St. Augustine? >> No, sir. >> So, so Nate who you hadn't seen in a few year a few days, who you only know for a year, he leaves Jacksonville and starts traveling down US1 from Jacksonville looking for you. I don't know where he's looking, just that he's looking for you somewhere in St. Augustine? >> him I was walking down Phillips Highway towards Jacksonville. >> So, you thought you were walking northbound on US Highway 1. >> Yeah. >> And towards Jacksonville and he's driving southbound on US Highway 1. >> know where he's coming from, but he was like, "I got you. I'll be there as soon as possible." And he in fact was not there as soon as possible. It was a couple hours, but >> You know this doesn't sound >> I understand that, but that's what happened. >> Do you have any questions for me? >> What am I being charged with? >> I'm not exactly sure what you're being charged with. Um Deputy Magnuson will probably be able to tell you that, but >> asked him. He don't know either. >> He doesn't? I I can tell you this. Um And it's just a suspicion on my part at this point, but by the end of my investigation, you'll probably be charged with vehicle burglaries. >> Okay. >> And grand theft auto. >> Well, I mean, I put on everything. I >> Would you have an uh your emergency uh car window break and um seatbelt cutter? Why would you have that in there if you don't have a car? >> Because I was with some sketchy characters yesterday. Hence Hence why I left. >> Uh-huh. That's sketchy characters that you don't want to tell me their names. >> Correct, because why would I get them involved in something they have nothing to do with? >> Well, cuz they're sketchy characters, though. >> sketchy characters and they're very sketchy on the street and if I if I put their name in any police activity, that puts my life in danger. >> Okay. >> Period. I'm sorry. >> where where did you get this you this was your weapon of choice? >> I mean, I have a couple knives in there, too. You know what I'm saying? >> Yeah, which leads me to think why would you need that, but um And then on another note, these uh these receipts and uh and the paperclip. >> I don't know where those came from. >> But they're they're in your bag. >> I understand that, but I was also asleep in that vehicle for a couple hours, it seems like, I guess. >> A couple hours? >> I guess. I don't know. I don't even know what time it is right now, dude. >> [clears throat] >> I think I already said what time it was, but >> Like >> It's um >> So obviously it was like 3 hours, it felt like. >> It's 11:01 now. >> Yeah. >> Well, I I'm going to say that these um receipts >> Mhm. >> likely um belong to one of the victims here. >> Okay. >> Okay? So that's called evidence. >> I understand that. How am I getting charged with grand theft auto when I didn't even [ __ ] take the vehicle? I was in the passenger seat. >> Right. >> I was in the passenger seat. >> maybe you didn't hear everything I said. If the receipts come with the vehicle >> I was in the >> receipts belong to the vehicle. And uh parking tickets >> I didn't put those in that bag, dude. Those aren't mine. I admit they're not mine. This is some corrupt I didn't do nothing wrong, bro. This is crazy as I didn't do wrong, bro. I've been trying to get my [ __ ] together, dude. >> Brady was taken to the Flagler County Inmate Facility and arrested for grand theft of a motor vehicle and possession of burglary tools. Investigators also found property in the van connected to other reported thefts. She maintained that she had simply been asleep for most of the ride, but police weren't convinced.