please stand up put your hand on your
back for
me no I I want you to put them on
me that's fine you get are you want me
to put my hands on yet I stepped on your
toe it's on footage it's on a woman was
driving against traffic ignoring police
requests to reverse and comply with
traffic laws despite being as politely
to cooperate she grew increasingly
resistant repeated warnings had no
effect in the confrontation escalated
what would happen next you cannot go
this way' ma'am you can't go this way no
you're not you're going to get you're
going to make going to park over there
no you're not back up I'm telling you
you are not no you are not you are going
to reverse and go the right way you're
driving the wrong way on the wrong side
of the road all the what people ma'am
your your nose your nose on with
somebody right now please turn around
and go this way ma'am there are children
on the roadway please make it youru turn
and go this way please please reverse
and go this way please
please go that way ma'am
we
yeah in Fr restoration
hard you have a vehicle that's going the
wrong way refusing to turn
around ma'am if you don't move your car
when a police car gets here we're going
to remove you from your vehicle and take
you to Palm Beach County Jail this road
can I just vote no you can't no you
cannot you either go that
way the police cautiously approached
asking the woman to turn her car around
to avoid danger when she refused and
ignored legal warnings the officers
remained calm after backup arrived and
she resisted getting out of the car they
had to forcibly remove her handcuff her
and place her under arrest all recorded
on body cameras to ensure
transparency you have to back up she's
okay go the proper way step out of the
car please step out of the car please
out the
car what are you talking out of the
car get out of the car
[Applause]
and West we'll
have you're arresting me for
what what my
dog needs
food the woman became increasingly
hostile repeatedly demanding to be
released claiming she had to go home to
feed her dog while ignoring police
orders she yelled insults and accused
the officers of wasting their time when
restrained she accused the officers of
hurting her and even made baseless
claims against themma break from
here break from here are you [ __ ] you
are ring your [ __ ] time so hardcore
you are win your time you're putting me
in [ __ ] handcuffs like I need to go
home to my you were given plenty of
opportunities to comply then the officer
came up and said for you to go you were
going to go to jail when the car got
here and the car got here I want to go
it's too late now well fortunately at
some point we no listen to me you're the
one Mak are you [ __ ] kidding me right
now are you [ __ ] unfortunately
everything is on camera everything
you're saying has been I don't give a h
i can't get in trouble please please
please please please
please so we got to I have nothing on me
like please let me [ __ ] go after
being handcuffed the woman continued her
aggressive behavior accusing the police
of humiliating her and refusing a
sobriety test she stepped on an
officer's foot leading to an assault
charge despite being given multiple
chances to deescalate her actions only
worsen the situation turning a simple
traffic stop into a criminal case okay
well because you understand I'm not
going to ask you any other questions
that will incriminate you to you the
observations of the officer that stop
you can I do my can I do my test well
they're not tests they're tasks okay if
I didn't have this okay can you listen
to me can't do I can't do anything with
my your ears he's speaking to you can
you listen to him he's been nothing but
respectful just listen I am going to
offer you the opportunity to perform the
field sobriety tasks which does require
the handcuffs to come off I have to give
you the same thing I give everyone that
you are humiliating me right now in
front of my job like I need you to stop
I'm I'm not doing anything now no this
is really really this is really bad this
is really facing a way the only one
making a scene right now listen get this
where we can have a convers why am I
sitting in the godamn middle of the road
you drove your car left I'm literally
I'm going yeah you can try to you want
me to get the um okay he's no hea out
the back he's hurting me he's hurting me
he's hurting me he's he's he's doing
something no you better [ __ ] tell him
you're in his yeah she did Sarah can you
stop she we're not doing the the Fieldy
you're right now you're under arrest for
DUI yes you are you just stoed his foot
that's battery all right put her in the
back of that in the back of that just to
to be really you just told him Oh my
Jesus out of the cup she's out of the
cup she's out of the cup out of theup
she's out of the cup she's out of the
cup
so we're good we're good that hurt
there tigh tigh pull it there you go all
right the woman was arrested on multiple
charges including DUI resisting arrest
assaulting an officer and failing to
obey police commands her refusal to take
a sobriety test automatically resulted
in a licensed suspension under Florida
law after being detained her continued
aggressive behavior prolonged the legal
process process and heighten the
severity of the case escalating it from
a minor traffic violation to a serious
criminal
offense investigate what happened okay
well he's getting through the bus okay
you that's fine you what what happened
he has body cam footage well I'm going
to review his footage afterwards but I
want to hear it from your from your
words your description so I can hear
your side of it and not just take their
side I want to hear your side as well
okay cry sorry um I made the wrong
decision to I was leaving um I was
leaving OK toi I should have just kept
going straight so I made a wrong
decision there was a protest going on
which he's here because I don't have a
body camer my camera's on so he can
record my discussion with you that's the
only reason why he's here okay so just
focus on me and tell me what happened
okay so I made the wrong decision to
stop in that um the intersection
okay and then they told me to go
somewhere else but then it got a little
bit violent which I think your friend
can tell you I don't like the way that
he was with me physically what what
describe what he did physically well I
can't get up no you can stand up just
don't come up no I'm just saying so we
don't have well I'm just let you know
like I'm not I'm not he [ __ ] put my
arms back
here the woman now faces serious
consequences including a one-year
license suspension and a DUI conviction
that could lead to fines community
service or jail time the most serious
charge is assaulting a police officer
which could result in imprisonment and a
permanent criminal record her lack of
cooperation only wors in the situation
could lead to harsher
penalties um I will but I would like
first for you to let me know what I
being in charge uh battery on a law
enforcement officer you stepped on my
foot okay I'm tell you on your foot it's
on camera we're not debating about this
you asked okay you look like a mayy it's
okay it's okay y I know what I've seen
and I know what happened so I stepped on
your all right stand up you asked you
got
your I'm going to have to I'm going to
have to put them on you make your choice
please pleas going to chill it's okay I
get it man please stand up please stand
up put your hand on your back for
me no I I want you to put them on me you
get the [ __ ] away from me that's fine
you get the [ __ ] are you want me to put
my hands on here no no I want you to put
your hands on your back on thank yeah
I've never done this before I stepped on
your
toe it's on footage it's on footage you
ask I told
you you are ruining my life and guess
what I didn't do anything oh no you you
made your choices that's it can you put
your hands as if you're praying so it
don't hurt you I said you're praying so
your wrist don't hurt put your I don't
have underwear and I'm not going to jail
without underwear so can you find
some in this case the suspect violated
several Key Florida Statutes first her
refusal to submit to a lawful
breathalyzer test is governed by Florida
Statute 316
1932 which mandates that any driver
lawfully arrested for DUI must comply
with breath urine or blood tests with
failure to submit resulting in an
automatic suspension of the driver's
license for one year for a first refusal
and 18 months for subsequent
refusals refusal to comply with the test
is also classified as a misdemeanor
offense under Florida statute 316.193
9 subjecting The Violator to criminal
prosecution more seriously the suspect
committed battery on a law enforcement
officer which is outlined in Florida
statute
784.03 this statute elevates the offense
to a third degree fony when battery is
committed against an officer in the line
of duty punishable by up to 5 years in
prison 5 years of probation and a fine
of up to
$5,000 despite the seemingly minor
nature of the physical contact such as
stomping on an officer's foot Florida
law takes any violence against law
enforcement very seriously additionally
her refusal to exit the vehicle and
comply with officers constitutes
resisting an officer without violence a
first degree misdemeanor governed by
Florida statute 843.svg
carrying penalties of up to one year in
jail one year of Probation and a fine of
up to
$1,000 from a legal perspective her
failure to comply with these laws
escalated a routine traffic stop into a
felony case highlighting the importance
of adhering to lawful commands during
police
Encounters this case highlights the
importance of complying with police
instructions instead of receiving a
ticket the woman now faces the assault
charges turning the incident into a
serious criminal case with severe
penalties it serves as a warning about
the legal consequences of non-compliance