Out of the car. Step out of the car. We will pick everything up here in a second. Put your hands behind your back. >> On May 13th, 2025, in Atlanta, police pulled over a vehicle after noticing the registered owner was driving with an expired license. What started as a routine traffic stop quickly escalated. >> Good morning. I'm Officer Benavidez with the Atlanta Police Department. Do you have your driver's license, registration, and proof of insurance, please? I'm sorry? There's nothing wrong with your tag. May I see your driver's license, registration, and proof of insurance, please? I need to see your driver's license, registration, and proof of insurance. This is a traffic stop. I need you to identify yourself. Yes, ma'am, it is. So, the reason why I stopped you today is because your license is expired. Let me see your driver's Let me see your driver's license Okay. Listen, if you refuse to identify yourself, I will take you to jail for resisting without violence. Either you identify yourself to me right now, or I'm taking you to jail. Okay. I got 43. Can I get a 45, please? Turn off your car. Turn off your car. Turn off your car. Turn off your car. >> The driver refused to hand over ID and ignored repeated instructions. Officers confirmed the license was just an expired learner's permit. >> I need to see your ID. The ID is on the back of your phone. I need to see your driver's license. I don't I don't care if you're a student. I need to see your driver's license, please. It's on the back of your phone. Okay, so I need to see your driver's license now, please. Okay. All right. Put your hands up here. Sorry, I I I have your hands on the steering wheel. Okay, put your hands on the steering wheel. Put your hands on the steering wheel. I'm going to do everything for you. Hands on the steering wheel. This is the fifth time I've told you now. This is the fifth time I tell you put your hands on the steering wheel or you're going to get dragged out of the car. We can do this the simple way. Okay. All right. Do not do this. I got you. Step out of the car. Step out of the car. Step out of the car. We will pick everything up here in a second. Put your hands behind your back. Put your hands Put your hands behind your back, please. Can you put your hands behind your back? Ma'am, you're making this a lot more difficult than it needs to be. Well, you're making it difficult. I got it. I got you. So, go right here. I got you. Okay. So, this is a learner's license, first of all. Okay, this is not a driver's license. Second of all, it's expired. Okay, it expired on It expired on May 11th, 2025. Okay? When I ask you for identification Okay, so here here We're going to We're going to do this a little easy. We're going to do this easier. I'm going to ask you these questions. I need you to say yes or no verbally if you understand them. All right? Stay against the car. You have the right to remain silent, do you understand? Okay. Anything you say may be used against you in court, do you understand? Okay. You have the right to talk to a lawyer before and during questioning, do you understand? Okay. If you cannot afford a lawyer and want one, one will be provided for you before questioning without charge, do you understand? Okay. Has anyone threatened you or promised you anything to get to talk to me? I'm going to I'm going to do I'm going to say this one more time. Has anyone threatened you or promised you anything to get to talk to me. >> Yes, I feel threatened by you. >> Okay, so have I threatened you to get to talk to me? >> Yes. >> I have. How did I How did I threaten you? >> I just feel intimidated because I haven't done anything wrong. I don't want to piss you off. I respect >> You're not pissing me off. I'm I'm not mad at all. >> don't feel like you had a reason to stop me. >> So the reason why I stopped you is cuz the registered owner of the vehicle is expired. I confirmed so >> 2027. Can you Can you Here and then you hadn't seen my driver's license >> 5 11 2025. >> Yeah, you are the registered >> You are the registered owner of the vehicle, okay? >> okay. >> I confirmed your identity through the window. I could see you. You match your photo. Okay. And for that reason, you're going to jail for resisting without violence, >> I'm sorry. I didn't want it to resist you. >> Too bad. >> I was just scared. You just wanted a reason to >> Echo 43, can I get a female 45 for a search, please? >> Sir, you shouldn't You shouldn't be doing this. >> Face right here. >> Sir. >> Face right here, please. >> But I don't care. >> Face the inside, please. >> I am feeling humiliated by you guys. I have >> No, yeah. We'll We'll probably get it off the road. Uh it's off the road, so >> Sir, I have a baby here. I'm so sorry. I I don't I don't feel like I did it. I should have paid more attention. >> I already I already explained to you. I asked you for your driver's license and proof of insurance at least seven times. You didn't want to provide it. >> No, it's not. I was just scared. >> you to put your hands on the steering wheel. You didn't do that either. I asked you seven times, okay? And I will review everything so I get the correct count that I did everything, >> Yes, okay. >> Your license is expired. You don't even have a driver's license. You have a learner's license. >> a valid driver's >> This is a learner's license. Let me read you the back. Just listen to what I have to say, okay? Daylight driving only after 3 months. You may drive until 10:00 p.m. with a 21-year-old licensed driver in the closest seat of the driver. So you don't have anybody over the age of 21 inside of the vehicle, okay? And there's no one sitting next to you with a valid driver's license. So, not only are you with an expired learner's license, you're also committing a learner's license violation. >> I I should have paid attention better on that. >> Yes, you should have. >> Yes, I know. >> All you had to do was listen to the instructions and you wouldn't have been in this situation. >> Okay, I apologize. Yes. >> the Face the car. Face the car, please. >> I would >> Who do you need to call? >> apologize. I really >> I got you. You're already under arrest. >> It's okay. >> Okay. >> I know I'm wrong. I apologize. >> Okay. So, give us a Give us a second. She's going to search you. We'll do this when we get to the jail. >> Do you have any drugs or any needles or anything on you? >> poke me? >> No, I'm just a nursing student here. No, I do not. It's just a question that is generally asked for everyone before I start patting you down. So, spread your feet for me, please. >> I would apologize, sir. I always res- respect for for your profession. I really >> I got It's okay. >> And I wish I I was very better oriented. I have everything except the right driver's license. >> Okay. Just so you know, my instructions were very clear and I'm not here to confuse anybody. >> I know. You were not >> And for you not following the instructions, that's why this is what happens. >> All right. I've patted you down for anything that may may stick to you as you go inside the jail. You do go through a scanner and if there's anything that's on you, you can be charged to get a contraband. >> Can I ask you something? Is that going to be on my records? >> Yes. >> Is that going to be on my records that I went to jail? >> Yes. This is just a charge. It's not a conviction. So, you'll still be able to go to court, talk to everything and you go from there. You'll be fine. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Listen. This isn't This isn't any Listen. This isn't anything personal, okay? In the scope of my job, if you refuse to identify yourself, especially after multiple times of me asking you for your license, and you went to pull it out and then you stopped that's resisting without violence now. >> They were arrested for resisting without violence. A minor traffic stop turned into a serious charge. Was it fear or defiance? Comment your thoughts. >> I tell you what happened and what went wrong and then we would have gone from there. You're refusing to do that now we're here. Yep, I agree. Don't trust everything you see on social media. Not everybody's the same. I understand.