Hi, sir. Hello. I'm Officer Wolfe. The reason I stopped you is you were going a little fast back there on State Street, okay? It's a 25-mph speed zone and I had you going 35. All right. >> Okay? You got your license and insurance on you tonight? >> well, it's my wife's car. I don't have really anything that I don't think for this one. Okay. Uh I don't know if I had my license with me either. Yeah. She forgot her cell phone. She works out here at Villa Polybrook. Mhm. So, I was aiming I was just trying to run >> Do you have a driver's license, sir? Yeah. You do? Okay. I don't have it with me. It's >> Okay. I got a ticket in Pike County and I still haven't been to court and they took the car drives and City 119, copy 2729, middle on Lincoln, Matthew on Lincoln Hill. All right, Mr. Hill, go and step out of the car for me, okay? Yeah, I got to rig this up. You can keep it running. Okay. Um I see >> this thing to put the brake on. The cable's broke. Okay, put whatever you need to do to put it to where it's secure so you can get out of the car. All right. Is it good to go? Uh not yet. I'm looking for it's like a long screwdriver thing. I just had it. So, if you take your brake off the If I take my foot off cuz I can't put it in park. Okay. But I got a long screwdriver thing. Right here. Sorry. Okay. Go and step out for me, all I got to untie it. Sorry. It's It's a beat up vehicle. The truck broke down, so we're down to this. Do you want me to go ahead and shut it off? Uh does it help it stay in park? It Either way, it doesn't matter. >> Okay. It's up to you. I'll save it. Yeah, as well. It's a hassle to get it started cuz it's broken. >> You keep it running then. All right. Okay. All right. I see you got a bunch of weed in the passenger seat there. You got anything else on you? I don't. Nothing else on you? Poke me, stick me, nothing like that, okay? Go and put your hands up on on the car for me, okay? Yep. City 119, I'll be 10-6 searching the vehicle, cannabis in plain view. All right, Mr. Hill, I'm going to ask you one more time, nothing else I need to know about, correct? Correct. Okay. Take your hat off. All right, Mr. Hill, go and step back here with this other officer for me, okay? All right, Mr. Hill, before I go searching through your car any further, okay? I'm going to read you your rights. Have you been read your rights before? Yeah. Yes, okay. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to talk to a lawyer and have your lawyer present with you while you are being questioned. If you cannot afford to hire a lawyer, upon request, one will be appointed to represent you before any questioning. You can decide anytime to exercise those rights. Do you understand that? Yep. Yes, okay. Um how much meth you got in the car? There's none. No meth? No. No? You hadn't gone pick some up? Is that why you got cash on you? No. No. That's uh that thing is my mother-in-law's. I just put the brake lights in and I think she lost it in the back seat when I was searching for tools. It should It looks brand new. I hope it's brand new. >> So, your mother-in-law smokes meth? You don't smoke meth? I don't. No? Okay. >> weed. You smoke weed, that's it? Okay. Nothing else in there, no fentanyl, no needles, nothing like that? There's uh some like mushroom gummies. >> Mhm. But they're still in the sealed package. >> Okay. Okay. All right, go and open your mouth for me real quick, okay? Mhm. Just tongue in. All right. Just sit tight here with this officer. City 119, no tape time of Miranda. Is your sliding door open, Mr. Hill? The The driver side one's like it's like the lock is stuck on it. I can get this one open. >> This one will open just pulling the handle? >> Yeah, it's just kind of a [ __ ] Yeah, keep pulling hard, it'll open. Uh where are you buying the shrooms from? That's They come from the little smoke shop in Pittsfield. In Pittsfield? Okay. >> Yeah. It's uh I My phone's dead or I could show you the exact location. It's right on the main drag. >> Mhm. Uh Give me a sec here. There's a Mexican restaurant uh to the right of the main highway. Mhm. Uh a small like motel. Okay. And there's like a little shopping center there. And it's right in there. It's right next door to where the old county market was. Old county market? Okay. All right. Um They're not supposed to be selling those and you cannot possess mushrooms in the state of Illinois. Okay? It's It's a felony to possess mushrooms in the state of Illinois, okay? Um Here's what I'm going to do. I'm going to detain you in my car right now, okay? I'm not saying you're going to jail or anything, but I'm going to put you in my car just so this officer could kind of help me speed up the process, okay? All right, so I'm going to put some handcuffs on you in the front, okay? All right. Yeah, I did not know that. I think the main drag is is Washington Street. >> Washington Street? I think so. And that's in Pittsfield? Yes, sir. Okay. All right, I'm going to have you have a seat in here for a minute, okay? Just watch your seat and put your hands and your feet now, okay? All right, Mr. Hill. Here's what's going to happen tonight, okay? I'm not going to take you to jail, all right? I'm going to write you for the mushrooms though and give you a court date to show up for it, okay? And I'm going to write you for the weed, too, okay? And then I'll release you and you'll be able to drive away from here. Fair enough? That's uh on the shrooms. Do you have As long as I can prove that I purchased them, will I will I still be in trouble? Yep. You're not allowed to possess psilocybin mushrooms in the state of Illinois. Okay. All right. About how much weed's there? I want to say Is it a full ounce? No. Probably 14 to 18 g. Okay. So, half ounce or so. >> half ounce? Okay. I had to guess. Okay. All right, Matt, step on out for me, man. Before you drive off, I left your Leatherman on top of the hood of your or on top of the roof of your car, so don't drive off without that, okay? Yep. All right. Just step to the front of my car. I got some paperwork for you and we'll get you on your way, okay? Yep. All right, right here for me. Okay, so you're get I'm going to give you a warning on the speed, okay? Through the main drag of town, it's 25, okay? So, you got to slow down for that, okay? Um I got to issue a citation for insurance. If you have valid insurance, just take it to the court date and they'll drop the ticket, okay? Not if you go buy it right now. If you had it prior to the stop, they'll just drop the citation, okay? Same court date. Um the traffic though is held at 9:00 a.m., okay? All right. Um Your citations for the cannabis and the controlled substance, same date, but 1:00 p.m., okay? They do non-traffic at 1:00 p.m. They do traffic court at 9:00 a.m., okay? Um So, let me give you your copies of this real quick. There's that one. There's that one. Okay? This is your sign release, so this is technically your bond sheet, so you don't go to jail or anything like that, okay? Um Do I need to have that with me when I go to court or You You can, if you want to. Um You don't have to take it with you though. Um I just need your signature right here. You can read through this if you want or read through it later. This is going to be your copy to keep, okay? It basically just states that you will not commit any more crimes and that you show up for your court date. All right. In a nutshell. All right. So, there's no admission of guilt or anything like that that you're signing off on. And again, this has your court date on here as well. February 25th, 1:00 p.m., okay? Yep. Let me take a photograph of this, then this is yours, and then you are free to go, okay, sir? Yep. Do you have any questions for me? Uh How How serious are those charges, like? Um the weed is just a misdemeanor charge, that's it, okay? Um the possession of controlled substance is a class four felony. Oh. Okay? Um it's no different than having meth on you or heroin or anything like that. It's the same same thing in the eyes of the law in this state, okay? Yeah. Okay, any other questions for me? No. Okay. Make sure you don't forget your knife, all right? Okay. All right, thank you.