Welcome back to LEA Body Cam. On September 7th, an Arkansas State Trooper initiated a traffic stop on Interstate 55 after spotting a red Pontiac Grand Prix dangerously speeding on the shoulder at 50 mph. [music] The driver, Eric Winford, claimed he was rushing his sick friend to the hospital. But after smelled marijuana and reading him his Miranda rights, the situation took a sudden, wild turn. 4C 1024. It's Illinois. David Edward 50578. David Edward 50578 Illinois. It's a red line at Grand Prix. I'm right here at the one 55 Southbound. Troop Robert State Police. I stopped you for passing on the shoulder, my man. You got your driver's license? >> I don't have a license. I was taking her to the hospital. She really >> All right. Go ahead. Step out for me. >> Step back. Get back in the car. Any weapons on you? Nothing in the car? >> No, sir. All right. So, so what's the deal? She's woozy. Why didn't you take her to the hospital back here? >> Because I had got off right here on my way here. She started saying she wasn't feeling good if I got off. Otherwise, I would have never got on. >> All right. You got an ID on you? >> Oh, yes, sir. >> All right. Give me your ID. Well, traffic backed up because of a crash up here. Okay. >> Cuz I was going to turn around right here and go back to the hospital. Mr. Winford, your car? >> Uh, it's a friend of mine. >> A friend of yours car. Okay. Let me ask you a question. And you smoke marijuana and be honest with me cuz I can smell it on you. >> Yes. Before I got in the car, I did. But there's marijuana in the car. You can >> There's marijuana in the car. There's not >> There's none. You can >> But you do me a favor. See your tongue out. >> Okay. So you Where y'all coming from right now? >> I was coming from the hotel. >> From the hotel? >> Yes, sir. >> Do you smoke back at the hotel? >> Yes. >> Okay. Do me a favor. Stand right there. She Who is she? >> Ma'am, you got an ID on you? No. How do you know him? Fred, any marijuana in the car that you know of? No. Okay. Hey, before I before I go back here, nothing nothing illegal on you. Put you Let me check and make sure you got nothing illegal on you. >> All right. I'll be back with you. Just a second. D4 D26 >> on call. >> Hey 1019 over here one southbound. >> Run a uh 1030 for me out of Illinois please. 5162 0379 302 William 5162 0379302 William Illinois. It's a ID card. I need 104. He's sure to have a DL anywhere. [music] [music] 418. What time is 4C? [music] [music] Heat. [music] [music] [music] [music] Heat. [music] Heat. [music] [music] [music] [music] Heat. >> [music] >> He's He's He said he's smoked right before they left the hotel room and he's I asked where it was coming from. He said the hotel [music] [music] Heat. [music] [music] [music] Heat. [music] 45. >> I'm not showing another drop in another or anything. 104 just has an ID 10. Thank you. [music] All right, Mr. Winford. Uh, before I go in your car, anything else, I'm going to ask you I'm going to tell you your rights, okay? You're not under arrest right now, but you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can will be used against you in court law. You have right to an attorney. If you cannot afford 111 may be appointed you by the courts. If you decide to answer questions, you can stop answering questions anytime until you talk to an attorney or have an attorney present with you for further questions. Do you understand those rights? Okay. The reason I'm going to go in your car is cuz I can smell the odor marijuana, not only on you, but also in the car when I went back up there. That could be because it's on you and it's it's a lot. It's it's loud. Um, and I can smell it. It's very strong. Okay. Is there anything illegal in the car that I need to know about? >> No, sir. >> Nothing at all. Is there any guns in the car? >> No, I don't. >> And it's not that you can't have a gun. I just want to know before I go sticking my hands around anywhere. I don't have a gun go off in. Okay. >> What about on her? Anything illegal you know about her? >> Not that I know of. >> But it's just your friend or girlfriend or my friend. >> Just a friend of yours. Okay. How do you know? Was she from here? >> Uh yeah. >> You from here too? >> Yeah. I stay here now. >> Okay. So, you don't have a driver's license? >> No, sir. Here's what I'm going to do. I'm What I'm going to do is I'm going to ask you to uh walk right up and stand right at the very corner of your of your car. That way if anything happens behind us, you don't get hit. Okay. >> All right. >> Yeah. Right up here on the front corner for me. >> All right, ma'am. We're gonna ask you to do go ahead and jump off your telephone cuz I'm going to talk to you for just a second. Step out for me. Step right back here. All right, listen to me. I'm going go ahead and place your purse up here. I'm going to tell you your rights, okay? You're not under arrest right now, but I want you to know your rights before I ask you any further questions. Okay. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can will be used against you in the court of law. You have a right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, one may be appointed you by the court. If you decide to answer questions, you can stop or answer questions at any time until you talk to an attorney or have an attorney present you for further question. Do you understand those rights? Okay. Anything illegal in your person? Anything illegal in the car that belongs to you? Anything illegal on you? Do I need to have a female officer come out here and check you? No. Nothing illegal on you? Nothing illegal in you first? Cuz I'm going to search you. Okay. Okay. So, the reason I'm going to search the car is because I can put the strong odor marijuana coming out of the car also on him. You smoke weed? Okay. So, I don't have anything against smoking weed. I just don't You can't have it unless you have a medical card. Do you have a medical card? You don't. Okay. Does he that you know of? You don't know. How long have you known him? >> I'm going to let you stand right here while I look through your purse. Okay. Where y'all from? You from me? West Memphis or Memphis? >> I'm from Missouri. >> You're from Missouri. Okay. >> Whose car is it? >> You don't know? Who is Kelvin Craft? >> My brother. >> Your brother? >> I give you his number. >> What are those scales for? >> Weed. >> For weed. Make sure you get what you pay for. I don't blame you. >> There's no fentanyl in your purse. Is it >> fentanyl? No. >> You would be surprised at the people that I ask about fentanyl. They go, "Yeah, I got a little bit." You do heroin? >> Do meth? No, sir. >> Cocaine. >> Cocaine. >> Occasionally. >> Cocasually. Is that what your spoon's for? You snort it or you shoot it? >> No. Neither one I smoke. >> You smoke it when I do it. >> Crack. >> Okay. I was just wondering what the spoon was for. And I can see the the powder residue on it. >> It says that you'll see milk on that. >> Okay. Okay. All right. Not a big deal, man. All right. So, here's what I'm >> inside of my purse. >> Okay. Here's what I'm going to have you do. I'm going have you walk up stand with him. Okay. Yeah. Walk walk around here and stand side here. Heat. Heat. Let's move the party car. Heat. Heat. Hey. Yeah, go ahead and hook him up. Get him back to your car and talk to him. He He come by me about 45 mile line on his shoulder and I get him out. I walk up old marijuana. I get him out, start talking to him. He says, "Yeah, I smoked at the hotel back there." He's going. They were go I don't know where they were going. And then as they get up here, he's passing on the shoulder. He says she she says she don't feel good. So he taking her to the hospital. He's going to go down here and turn around and go back to the hospital. No, >> whatever. >> He's high the kite. She's got paraphernalia in her purse. And we're probably fixing to look for some crack cocaine cuz she let you smoke crack when she does it. >> But there's scales. >> Well, she she was looking when you wherever you were digging. She was looking. >> I'm fixing to find it. I pro We're probably going to call it see if we can get a female officer. >> She uh Yeah. West Memphis should have one. Okay. >> Um I guess I >> I'll him. Yeah. Just get him back here and talk to him. And uh he's going he's under the influence. You can look at his eyes and tell him he's just he's like driving like >> Yeah. Oh, winter. There's a possibility that my brother's gun might be in this car, just so you know. And if it is, it's in this one. I just want to let you know. >> Okay. Stay up on the corner for me. >> And my sister might have something in there as well. Hey. Hey. Stop. Put him in custody. jumped in the car when he took off. We're uh almost to the bridge. She stopped in traffic. She may have >> She did. She ran down. Oh my gosh. Sit down. I'm not going to get off. >> Oh my god. Breathe, man. She Oh my god. No. [screaming] No. Bro. No, man. She went under this thing, man. The car split in half, mama. OH MY GOD. WHAT IS HE DOING? [screaming] >> I think mom. Oh my god. >> We got a truck. She hits leaping diesel. She's in the car. >> I can't see. >> I don't know. As far as she going to be 107. He's leaking diesel force in start. [ __ ] We got a truck. She's in the car. >> I don't know. >> I don't know. Supposed to get his angle there quick. >> Need help with anything, >> man? Just uh Have you got a fire extinguisher? Diesel down in my car. >> No, not yet. >> Who? Uh, >> you want me to >> Is he in the car with you? >> He's in there. >> Okay. >> You want me to back up and keep your desk on fire? >> Hey, >> ma'am. Stay still. Stay still. Stay still. Put this under. >> Yeah. >> Lay your head on that. Lay your head on that. Don't move. >> I thought she run over. Why did she >> I know she could have fallen by like >> I mean we know why she's done it, but for what? >> Were y'all chasing her? >> Yeah. No, we're doing a traffic stop with her. >> Hey, hey, hey. Stay stay still. Stay still. >> Yes. course is shut out. >> Hey, hey, stay listen. >> Yeah. >> Get her out. She ain't going to be >> No. No. Hey. Hey. Hey. Listen. Listen. Listen. Stay still. Dude, she's got She's going to have a bad head injury. >> I know. Hey, stay still. Stay still. >> Stay still. Stay still. >> I don't know. It did. I'm surprised it didn't stop. She going to come out. >> Ma'am, stay still. Ma'am, stay still. >> Please. Please stay still. >> Stay still. Stay still. Listen. >> You're going to cut yourself. >> Listen. Listen. Stop. Stop. No. That's her head injury. She was on the side of the road just talking to me. >> Stay stay right there. >> Stay where you're at. >> Stay where you're at. >> You got hurt. I'm going to go see if your other guy got traffic comes when we get in. Please. >> Listen. Listen. No, ma'am. Sit still. Sit still. Sit still. Listen. YOU'RE GOING TO HURT YOURSELF EVEN WORSE THAN YOU ALREADY ARE. Sit still. >> Sit still. injury. >> Did we get or she wrecked on her own? >> She wrecked her. She got a truck go. Hey, try not to hit this metal. That metal is going to cut you. >> Just hold still till the amal gets here. >> She got a bad burn on her arm for seen that. >> Yeah. No, leave it. I don't want I don't want to give her room to get out. Okay. Can they not block this off and get an amallet to come through this way? >> Is that you? >> Yeah, that's okay. >> I told you just hold up until we get medical here. >> Hey, just stay still. I know. I know you're hurt really bad. >> Americ chill out. You're hurt. You got to wait. Wait for them to get here. Make sure you ain't hurt no worse. Just hold still. Okay. Hey, uh, See if I can reach in and cut that key off. They got power. I don't want that tonight. >> She hit a truck. It's hauling hazmat. >> But he is leaking diesel >> all over the highway. >> I know. I notified the county to notify the environmental guy. >> 10. >> Hey, what's he hauling? >> He's right there. >> Hey. Hey. Don't move. Don't move. >> That thing's hot. >> Don't move. Listen to me. Don't me. >> Don't move. >> Don't move. >> That thing is hot, sir. standard waste. It says clean. >> Okay. >> So, can you just move that? >> Look, I I moved it where you you won't touch it anymore. Okay. Heat. Heat. >> [music] >> Heat. Heat. >> [music] >> D41. I'm coming up. When you get on and start coming, you have to get on the shoulder, but come up around the one just before the >> the one exit on the right hand shoulder logo. There's going to be several bags laying there. We believe in with those bags. >> There's going to be evidence in there. Um she was running still if you can. I get that you number off this pack. >> Hang on. >> Hang on just a second. >> Hey, come over here and just make sure she doesn't try to get out. >> The driver said it's going to be wasted. >> I don't believe it has a number on it. It's just got dangerous uh on it. I don't know if it's got a I don't see a number on it. It's a >> It's a crystal clean >> cleaning supply truck. He says it's got hazardous waste on it on it. No, not >> Hey, hey, hey, man. Why would you do that? I'm going to have to have your phone now. Y it's evidence right? >> No sir. >> I'll make later if I'm going to give it back to you 41. itself is going to be right before the uh bridge for exit. fire and then run over. >> I think the grass hang out. Would [screaming] you get a chance when I ran the male subject will you run him convict? >> Hey, I think her ID is going to I don't know [music] for sure, but I think it's going to be in that purse. on the roof. >> Yeah, that's when she ran when I pulled that that out. All right, I I'll give a phone back to him, but I won't. >> Yeah, I appreciate it. >> Hey, still that was stupid. I didn't have no way. >> I think he put his picture of the car. I've had in the store, but that's ignorant at this point. Sir, >> what? >> Can I call my girlfriend to get >> No, you cannot act. You can Can you call your girlfriend to what? >> To get the the car. >> The car. >> Man, your your car is in two pieces. >> You don't even have back tires on. The back tires are stuck under that truck right there. >> Why? >> Because you hit it. You were in a really bad accident. >> I wasn't driving. >> You're the only person in the car. Just hang out. Where's Eric? >> He's not in the car. See, >> no. >> We We get this moved out of the way. We can get her out. But >> she's she's going to have a She's bleeding out of her left ear pretty bad. >> No, you're fine. >> And uh >> underneath. >> Listen to the car to a stop and you're in a bad seat. That's how hard to fix. >> Your boyfriend, I think, is back there. >> The police ain't going to let him at this point. >> Sir, will you please let him walk to me? >> No, ma'am. No, ma'am. I want you to stay still. Okay. >> We need to try not to move no more impossible cuz you have some severe injuries. >> No, I'm not. >> I'm not. I'm telling you I'm not. police advised any I'll verify any traffic. >> I seen Listen to me. Listen to me. >> My boo itches every You see all this? This is razor sharp. You lean it forward, you're going to cut yourself, hurt yourself. >> So be careful. I thought she was going to be under the truck. >> That's where I thought when I when she come by me and I seen it spin. I jumped out and I seen y'all come and all I seen was just that crumpled mess. I thought that was the whole car. >> You okay? >> Answer that and then [music] I want you to delete that picture. Yes, sir. Right there. Is you okay? >> Who? Eric. >> Yes. >> Can I see him? >> No. Sir. Sir, >> may I please see him? >> No, you cannot. >> Is he okay? >> He He's fine. >> So, why can't I see him? >> Cuz right now you're under arrest. Okay. >> For what? >> For For felony fleeing. For one. >> I didn't flee. >> For Listen to me. For battery on a police officer. Number two, >> what did I do? >> You drugged me down the road about 30 ft. >> I didn't see you, sir. >> You didn't see me when you jumped in the car. You said my sister may have something in there and you jumped in the car and took off with me trying to keep your get your keys. >> No. >> Okay. High five. My boyfriend, please. >> Sir. Sir, >> what >> can I talk to my boyfriend? >> No, >> I wasn't. >> Hey, move your arm back. >> Hey. Hey. You want us to wait? I'm gonna wait till ENS gets here because when when that comes open, >> she's gonna try to run. >> No, I won't. No, I won't, sir. No, I won't. >> That's the reason she's where she's at. Right here. >> I won't run. >> Okay. You keep both hands right there. >> Well, the EMS unit is right there. Hey, watch your head. I'm sorry. >> I got it. Come on. Come on. >> Come on. You got no lay down. Lay down right here. >> Sit down. Sit down right there. >> Lay down right here. There we go. Cuz you got a bad head injury. Okay. Sit down on your butt. >> I don't want you to get hurt any worse than you are. >> Sit down on your butt. Put your feet out in front. Awesome. >> 97. >> I don't have no head. >> You got blood coming out your head. You do. You hit your head. >> Where? >> I don't know where you hit. >> No, I do not. You guys are lying. >> Just hold still. >> I don't have anything on my head. >> Okay. Well, if you didn't, you're lucky. You were laid in the backseat of the car just lane somewhere. >> God, what did you are you hurting anywhere? >> Is this the only place? >> No, she got a severe burn on that arm. Oh, exhaust. Oh, I see that in the helmet. >> Oh my god. Here she go on the street. >> EMS. She got transported female to >> bleeding out the mouth. >> She bleeding out the mouth. Mama. >> Oh, she >> what? >> She bleeding out her mouth. >> Oh, >> I really do love her though. Like I love her. Like >> she wants to really she wants to hurt us down. >> Like she >> she like out of any woman I ever been with, regardless of what she do, man. She treating me she treating me right. Even though that happened that night, she didn't never treating me wrong. She treat me like I'm a king. >> Go ahead. collect bag full start looking around there quite a bit of stuff. I'm not sure what all was going to be in them. Uh possibly crack cocaine, but >> and she got blood somewhere. >> She got blood. She had blood coming out of her ears. >> This ear right here. >> I don't know if it's that ear or if it's her face or what. >> Must have pulled your earring out. That's where it's bleeding. I see the ambulance, please. >> I'll check I'll check this guy. Hey, what's your name? >> Britney. >> Britney. What? >> John's. >> Britney. >> John's. >> John's. J O H N S. >> Yes, sir. >> What's your date of birth? >> 61589. >> 615 of 89. >> Yes, sir. >> City 615 of 1989. 615 of 1989. Britney Brittney Johnittney John. >> Where are you from? Missouri. >> She's from Missouri. >> And now subject >> [music] >> is going to be the lower. >> It's going to be a couple hundred yards before it'll be on the right side, but it's probably 200 yards before the exit. Oh, I'm sorry. Say what? >> I don't know where they went. I wear >> I can also do a uh medium 101 this commercial vehicle Fox. EMS 97. >> Hey darling, are you hurting? >> Okay. >> Thank you, man. I appreciate you. >> I'm sorry, but you >> are you from here? What exactly happened? >> Okay, man. I I I appreciate your help. >> I really do. >> Have a good one. >> Incredible. No, >> no seat belt. She was completely She was all the way in the back back here. She got some severe burns on her arm from the exhaust pipe. >> And she was out and she was I thought she was dead when when I run up here. >> I'm throwing up here. >> I'm sure y'all are going. >> I'm sure y'all are going. >> Has any uh got ID on? So I love >> as long as you can talk [music] [music] they had he in his car. We got him in custody. She jumped in on the traffic stop took off and ran for me. >> Female to the male. >> Yeah, she she has no idea where she's at. >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] I don't go looking around. I'm not sure. Okay. Yeah, I got them looked like they ran over where they were at >> with something so we can go back and look. Heat. Heat. Nice. >> Leave it right there. Go on the other side. It's a big guy. I don't know where my head is. If I can find my flashlight. While the trooper was searching the vehicle, the female passenger, Britney John's, suddenly jumped into the driver's seat and sped off at over 100 mph. The high-speed escape ended in a gruesome crash, striking a box truck and literally splitting the car in half. John's was hospitalized and found to have an active extradition warrant out of Illinois while a loaded revolver was discovered in the wreckage. Following the catastrophic crash, Britney John's miraculously survived being thrown into the rear of the wreckage. She was rushed to the hospital under police custody where officers discovered she had an active extradition warrant out of Illinois. Meanwhile, Eric Winford, who was already in handcuffs, escaped physical injury. He was booked into the Kittenden County Detention Center on multiple charges, including driving under the influence, traffic violations, and being a felon in possession of a firearm after troopers located a 22 revolver in the split vehicle. How do you evaluate the trooper's response during this search? Drop your thoughts in the comments below. Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe to LEA Body Cam for more raw tactical breakdowns.