What began as a routine traffic stop took a sudden turn. Officers pulled a man over after noticing his license plates were expired. When asked for identification, he had nothing to provide. The officer then instructed him to step out of the vehicle and walk toward the back of his car. But before the officer could continue, the man made a split-second decision and bolted. [Applause] Hello. Just so you know, your stop's being recorded. This is your license and insurance. We're stopping you. The plates are expired on the vehicle. >> Oh, [ __ ] My damn my damn girl up here with the damn plates in that damn trunk. She right up there at the cleaners. I was just going to get them right there. >> Okay. 21 [Applause] >> with the bus driver smoking in the back of the bus. I got off the bus. Um, it's a nice >> Okay, just give us a few minutes. >> Oh, okay. I'm not going to ride this. >> I might have you walk up, though, cuz I can't tell if this looks like it at all. [Music] What's the insurance under? >> Well, it's under his girl Sarah Williams. >> Okay. >> He mentioned his brother, right? >> No. >> Okay. >> I'm making up stories. >> You're probably thinking of another stop. [Applause] [Applause] Burger Street 128 West 83rd Street. [Applause] [Music] [Music] He asking for another form of identification. You want to give me this? >> Yeah. [Applause] >> Mr. Michaels, do you have another form of identification on you? >> Oh, no. >> You don't? If you have nothing on you with your name on it, >> debit card, credit card, anything. >> No, >> no, no. I'm going to ask you to step out of the car first. [Applause] >> Step in the back. Okay. Heading down the alley. [Applause] He might be on the next block over. He cut through one of the yards. [Applause] He went to this way. >> He cut through one of the yards. He might be going down the block. [Applause] All right, put your hands up. >> I got him in the yard. Put your hands up. >> Put your hands up, sir. >> Are you okay? >> Keep your hands up. Yes. Put your hands up, sir. >> Step up the stairs. >> Come up the stairs. All the way up the stairs. I left in the alley. >> In the alley. Still on 79th. That car I spoke to. If they can come back to that yard. Put your hands in the air. >> Okay. Put your hands in the air. Come up the steps. Turn around. >> Turn around. Keep your hands up. Turn around. >> Keep your hands up. Put your hands up. Keep your hands up, sir. >> Keep your hands up, sir. >> Keep them up. >> That's what we looking for, >> sir. I'm going to tase you. Taser. Taser. Taser deployed. Taser deployed. >> Watch out. Watch out. >> I'm going to take you again, sir. Stay down. Just waiting on your back. Hit behind your back. >> Go, go, go. [Applause] [ __ ] [ __ ] You good? >> Yeah. >> Are you okay? >> We together. One in custody. We're all together. You can slow it down. Give me the other hand. >> All right, everyone together. We got one down. >> We need somebody that their vehicle in our vehicle and our location at traffic stop. [Applause] >> Motherfucker9. 33 vehicle. >> Come on, get up. >> Get up. >> Everybody slow down in custody. >> Get up. >> All right. 1600 on the clock. 1600 on the clock. >> We can't reach a fine. Can you keep it? Why the hell you running, dude? >> We'll figure it out in a second. >> 549 speed 487 549 speed 487 [Applause] >> over there for that standard deployment. >> All right, we'll get them rolling. Yeah, it is a shoplane. >> What's that by his foot right there? >> Well, it's something >> you have his staff on him before. >> We have to do uh >> 62. Go ahead. 686. Are you okay? 686. Your emergency button. >> No, it's not us. We're here with >> Stand up. Stand up. >> All right. >> Yeah. He probably just had the warrants. Stupid. Walk this way. Hey, >> where are the prongs at? >> Probably in here. >> I'm all tied up. >> Yeah, >> you tell me exactly where they're at, cuz I cannot find them. >> That quick run transformed an expired plate violation into something much more serious. A simple citation could have been resolved on the spot, but instead, the choice to flee set off a chain of consequences. What do you think? Was it fear or something more that made him take off?