On February 26, 2024, a Brookhaven police officer observed a vehicle with no tag and initiated a traffic stop in Brookhaven, Georgia. >> That's >> When the vehicle pulled over, the officer noticed it did have a tag, a temporary one, but it was placed on the back glass, which still constituted an improper display. What was supposed to be a simple traffic stop was about to take a wild turn. >> Attention all units, have a suspicious stop. >> Uh my name is Officer Salazar with the Brookhaven Police Department. The reason I pulled you over is you essentially look like you didn't have a license plate. As I got closer, I saw that it's back here, but that's still an improper display of a tag. Do you have a license? Do you have a driver's license on you? >> Uh what you pull me over for? >> I just explained it. >> Oh. >> I just explained >> I do have a driver's license, but what you pull me over for? >> Okay, I'll start it again. I'll explain it to you. >> It's a brand new car, like >> Okay, so when I when I pulled you over, initially, when I initially pulled pulled you over, it didn't look like you had a license plate. >> Okay, yeah, but >> Okay, so let me talk to you. Okay, let me keep keep talking. As once we pulled up here, I saw that it was on your windshield. >> Okay, so >> But that's still considered improper display of a tag. >> How is that improper? >> Cuz it's not where it's supposed to be. It's supposed to be in the bottom. >> It's a temp tag. >> Okay, but it's still not where it's supposed to be. Do you have a driver's license on you? >> I don't have anything for you, so >> Okay. >> Can you can you get the sergeant down here? >> Yep. >> All right. I ain't got time, bro. Why you giving me a hard time? I just want to >> All right, I'm just explaining it to you. You're the one who asked. >> It's right there. >> What are you doing? Stop talking. >> just we can just switch. >> Do you have a Do you have a driver's license on you? >> No, I don't. >> Okay, can you step out of the vehicle? >> I'm not about to step >> Yeah, you're about to step out of the vehicle. >> not. >> You're going to step out of the vehicle. >> Can you stop talking? >> 255, can I get another unit, and my supervisor on scene? >> Oh. >> Step out of the vehicle. >> I'm not stepping out of nothing. Can you call a sergeant? >> You're going to step out of the vehicle. >> Bro, stop doing What is you doing? What is you doing? Why are you going in my car, bro? >> You're going to step out of the vehicle. >> I'm not stepping out of nothing. >> Okay, you're not going to step out of the vehicle? >> Bro, why are you making my heart my life hard for? >> Step out of the vehicle. >> For what? >> I already advised you step out of the vehicle. You're obstruct This is considered obstruction. >> Bro, for what? >> Step out of the vehicle. >> Can you call a sergeant, please? >> Yeah, they're on the way. >> All right. >> the vehicle. >> So, let me let me let me wait till a sergeant come. >> No, you're going to step out of the vehicle now. >> No, I'm not. >> Yes, you are. >> Cuz I haven't done nothing. You want to search my car for nothing. >> Step out of the vehicle. >> Bro, I'm not. No. >> Step out of the vehicle. >> all filming. >> It's filming on It's filming on my hand, too. Step out of the vehicle. I already advised you step out of the vehicle. >> Obstruction, and you grabbed my hand. >> I didn't grab You REACHED INSIDE MY CAR. >> I'm telling you get out of the vehicle. >> Oh my god. >> Put your hands behind your back. >> For what? >> You're under arrest for obstruction. >> I'm under arrest for obstruction? Are you serious right now? This man just wanted to arrest me for nothing. You want to arrest me for nothing. You a [ __ ] man. For real. He's a [ __ ] Like, come get the car, bro. >> You're going to follow me? >> No. Bro, get off me, bro. Are you filming this [ __ ] Hey, film this [ __ ] >> six, I'm out. One in custody. >> Film this [ __ ] Film this [ __ ] bro. He needs to He's taking me to jail for no reason, bro. Get off me, bro. You a [ __ ] man. On my mama, you a [ __ ] >> Get over here. I'm a grown man. >> You a [ __ ] >> Get up. >> You wanted to take me to jail for no reason. >> All right. >> You racist ass What What's this? >> I need >> Hey, hey, hey, what's this? Stop doing You can't touch me. I'm a woman. I'm a woman. You cannot pat me down. >> pat you down. >> No, you can't. >> Yes, I can. >> No, you can't. >> Yes, I can. >> I'm going to jail for obstruction? I ain't even did nothing. I don't even have a license. >> All right, yes, you got to step in the vehicle. >> You cannot pat me down. >> Yes, I can. >> HEY, STOP. HEY. >> GET in the vehicle. I'm not PATTING YOU >> [ __ ] ASS COP. HEY, GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY [ __ ] NECK. YOU GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY [ __ ] NECK. >> HEY, HEY, HEY. >> HE PUT HIS HANDS ON MY [ __ ] NECK. >> YES, WELL WHEN YOU'RE RESISTING AND YOU >> STOP. STOP TALKING. CLOSE THE DOOR. CLOSE THE DOOR. GET ME OUT OF HERE. Close the door. >> Thank you. She's going to jail. >> Hey, how are you? >> Hey, I'm Zoe. >> Hey Zoe, I'm Lieutenant Van Allen. >> Uh huh. >> Hey, I'm Lieutenant Van Allen. >> Hey, how you doing? I do have a license, but I don't have it on me right now. I do have a picture of my license. >> Okay. >> You know you're not involved in this. She's the one that she's the driver. >> Okay. >> Are you a passenger of the vehicle? >> a passenger of the vehicle, but that's our car together. >> Okay. >> So I'm just going to take it back to our home. >> We will handle that. >> Hey, you [ __ ] ass cops. I hope you all [ __ ] die. I ain't do [ __ ] You you you really racist. You profile me. You see I'm black, I'm driving, I'm on my way to the house. Yeah, right down the street. The [ __ ] You got me [ __ ] up. You ain't about to intimidate my girlfriend. We got money. We ain't I'm get out. It's your house. I don't know [ __ ] I'm worried about this [ __ ] I've I've been through this [ __ ] She ain't none of me. You put your hands on my [ __ ] neck. YOU A [ __ ] ASS COP. PIG. CRACKER ASS [ __ ] THAT'S WHAT YOU IS. YOU PROFILE ME. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT YOU DID with your rookie with your rookie ass. That's what you did, your young ass. I said call the sergeant. Oh, you going TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. YOU PUT YOUR HANDS IN MY CAR. IT'S ALL ON FILM. WHY DID YOU PUT YOUR HANDS IN MY CAR? IF I WAS WHITE, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE DID THAT [ __ ] You did that cuz I'm black. >> Um What do you got for me information? Thank you. This is cuz she's got a valid license, so she may be the type of person to vehicle. >> She may be. Like come on, bro. Just give my car to my girl. Let her go home. Like y'all doing too much, bro. >> What you got, man? >> So I'm coming back on you. I originally pulled over the vehicle cuz it it looked like she And then what I what I finally got here, I saw that it was >> Bro, WHY IS THIS ASS COP [ __ ] YOU A [ __ ] ASS COP. THAT'S ALL I KNOW IS YOU'RE A [ __ ] ASS COP. >> CAN WE GET any return on this vehicle? >> Um, did you try the VIN? >> I don't know if I wrote it down wrong, but I'm going to double check. Nope, she refuses to identify herself. >> Bro, she'll sit in jail until she identifies herself. >> Can you guys help in this problem by just getting out of the car for a second? I was in the backseat. I have really bad like >> Once I get everybody out, just make sure there's nothing in the car here. Nazario, you got a problem with her sitting in the car? >> No, she can sit in the car. >> Hey Naz. >> Man, don't say nothing to me, man. I ain't I ain't got time. >> I'm just trying to figure out what's going on. >> Bro, he pulled me over on some racist [ __ ] bro. That's all I know. >> Like like what do you mean? What did he do? >> Bro, it's a temp tag. It's a brand new car. >> All right, where's it from? >> What do you mean where's it from? >> Like where did you What's the car out of? Like where is it registered out of? >> Bro, I don't have time to talk to you. Y'all can see all that [ __ ] It's It's a VIN. Just run the VIN. It's a brand new car. >> run it out of where? Cuz when we do a VIN, we don't just run the VIN. We just run the VIN and >> Man, I'm not about to help you do your job. You got to do your job. >> been drinking tonight? >> Hey, no. I'm good. >> Okay. >> I'm straight. He didn't pull me over for that. He pulled me over for a tag. >> Okay. I'm just asking a question. >> Bro, why is you Bro, come on. You're a whole ass black man. That [ __ ] sad, bro. >> got to do with anything? >> That [ __ ] sad. Like you You're over here trying to search for something. I'm already I'm already in cuffs. Now you're trying to like >> I'm just asking a question because you're highly upset and agitated. >> Because I just want I live right down the street. I live in a high rise. >> But why do you have to Why are you so upset? He's just asking a simple question. All he asked for was just to >> So what's your What's your point of coming to talk to me? >> So I'm trying to figure out what what made you so upset. Why are you upset? >> Bro, I'm >> Cuz if we can get to the bottom of this without having to be an issue, like I prefer it that way. But it's all right. Like it's like you're >> I'm in cuffs, bro. >> Okay, but you didn't have to be in cuffs. >> Bro, what do you mean? He initially put me in cuffs. >> He asked for your license. You didn't give him your license, why? >> I said, "I'm not about to give you your license. Can you get the sergeant?" >> Okay. >> And he said he was. And then when when when I said that, he called the sergeant. Then he said, "Put his hands in the car." >> But you still have to get out of the car. >> I did get out of the car. >> you did. Thank you. But because you're not identifying yourself, then you are actually obstructing. >> Bro, I said I said he said, "Do you got a license?" I said I said, "I got a license, but I'm not going to give it to you. Can you Can you call the sergeant?" >> So you're refusing to ID? >> I said, "Can you call the sergeant?" >> It doesn't matter. You still have to give the ID. >> Bro, it don't matter. Y'all still You ain't going to see my part. >> What's your name? >> It don't matter. >> Okay, so do you want to go to jail as Jane Doe? So you can sit there till they identify you? >> Uh tomorrow's Monday. >> You'll still sit there until you you still they identify you. They got to still have to put the charges. So we're trying to make this as easy as possible. >> I don't care what y'all got going on. I really don't. Just let my girl take my Just let my girl have my car. I mean, we If you If you don't, we going to get it out anyway. It don't matter. Y'all can make my life >> to do with her with the the car. We're just trying to make sure the car's registered and your car's good. >> The car is Bro, it's a brand new car. It's my car. >> She's been drinking, too. >> We're still trying to find out. She hasn't even identified herself. Did she give you her name and information? >> My name is Doris That's That's it, right there. Doris >> There you go. >> Your name's what? >> Doris It's right there. >> Doris? >> Doris It's right there. >> Okay. See, this This was really easy. We could have just done this easy. >> Bro, at the end of the day, I don't know. He He's He's trying to say I'm going to jail for obstructing. Like I said, that's the lamest [ __ ] ever. I have nothing else to do, bro. Brook Haven Police have nothing else to do. Can I talk to my girlfriend? Can you bring Can you Before we go, where's my girlfriend? >> In the car. Stand by for one sec. >> All right. Can I speak to my girlfriend, please? Where she at? >> She's in the car. >> Tell her to come out. Can Can I call her? >> Give me 1 sec. 1 sec. >> What do you want from me, bro? >> I have something I have to read you, but give me a sec. >> Nah, you don't have to read me anything. >> I do. It's required by law. >> Let him read me cuz I ain't going to lie, I'd rather I'd rather I'd rather this this little this one right here read me. >> You called him racist. Why is he So, you going to >> Because he profiled me. >> How did he profile you? >> I don't want no black man to read me my rights. >> That's sad. >> That's sad that you want to do it, too. >> To make sure that you're aware of your rights. >> You're so You're so lost, bro. >> Treat you fairly? >> I'm lost. >> I'm lost by treating you fairly. >> And you work for Brookhaven. They laugh at you. >> Mhm. >> On the low, I promise you. >> Uh-huh, I promise you they don't. But, at the end of the day, [laughter] I'm trying to help you out. >> I promise you they do. >> if you want to if you want to make it difficult >> never fit in. >> Okay. So, the state of Georgia has conditioned your privilege to drive upon the highways of the state upon your submission to state administered chemical test of your blood, breath, urine, or other bodily substances for the purpose of determining if you are under the influence of alcohol or drugs. If you refuse this test, then your Georgia driver's license or privilege to drive on the highways of this state will be suspended for a minimum period of 1 year. Refusal to submit to blood or urine testing may be offered into evidence against you at a trial. If you submit to testing, the results indicate an alcohol concentration of 0.08 g or more, your Georgia driver's license or privilege to drive on the highways of this state may be >> are you talking about, bro? >> for a minimum period of 1 year. After first submitting to the requested state test, you are entitled to additional chemical test of your own of your blood, breath, urine, or other bodily substances at your own expense and from qualified personnel. >> Why are you Why are you trying to do this to me, bro? >> Like >> He pulled me over for one thing. I'm not submitting to nothing. I'm fine. >> All right. >> Yeah. >> But, I'd rather been a It's a different type of car, but that said, it just said Hyundai. >> Okay. >> Okay, so she has an app on She has a picture of the insurance. She sent it to me the other day, but it's just not in my phone. >> where her phone is? It's not on her. >> right here. Can you ask her for the um the password? >> All right, don't do that. to me. >> She won't talk to you? >> If you want you can talk to her and ask her for >> I can talk to her now? >> Just you can just ask her for the password. >> Okay. >> Hey babe, come here. Hey, hey babe, come here. Come here. Hey, don't Hey, look at don't don't don't ask don't talk to these people. Don't say nothing that you shouldn't say. We don't got no lawyer present nothing. >> Just for the insurance so that we don't have to tow it. >> Babe, can you just give me I think they're calling you. Can you just give me the password to your phone so I can show them the insurance? >> What are you talking about? >> 151 >> All I need is that. >> Bro, why are y'all going through my trunk? What is wrong with y'all, bro? Y'all is You cannot search my car, sir. You cannot That's an illegal search. Like bro, you being The black dude is being the biggest [ __ ] Like what I ain't do nothing to you, man. That [ __ ] is crazy to me. Hey, hey Zoe, don't talk to these people. Don't say nothing more than you need to say, okay? Like don't let them scare you. You need You need a lawyer present, straight up. It's a brand new car. They know that. We all know that. You can't leave off the lot off the Hyundai lot without a [ __ ] insurance. No, no, let's talk. Let's talk. Can you Can you Can you No, no, no, no. Hey, Zoe. >> No, I said stay right here. >> No, no, hey Zoe, Zoe. Hey, hey Zoe, come here. Why she cannot talk to me right now? >> You're in custody at this point. >> You're a [ __ ] at this point. You're a [ __ ] at this point. >> I'll be that. >> Yeah, you'll be that. >> And you're still going to jail. >> Bro, I've been to jail so many times, bro. You I ain't nothing to you. Yeah, and it seem it seem like you you got beat up in school. I'm it seem like you you you you you you grew up and you don't like yourself. You're black and you don't like yourself. I'm not intoxicated. I don't give a [ __ ] what you going to do, bro. You going to you going to rack up charges against me is crazy. >> I feel sick. >> Yes. >> What is the reason for this stop? >> For proper display tag. >> I have tags. >> Good. >> No, no. Huh? >> Hold on. >> Bro, she won't shut the hell up. Let me see that. See how to be nice. >> She's trying to She's trying to be nice, but Ma'am? >> Yes. >> Okay, what is What's your name? What's your first name? >> Man, y'all know my name. I'm not about to do this. I'm not about to do this. >> You're not going to do this? Okay, turn it in and pound it. >> No, no, no. We can do this. >> I'm playing this [ __ ] Turn it in and pound >> Babe, you have to sign it. You have to sign it. So, you call somebody. >> I ain't playing these games with her. We're done. We're done. Okay? >> Can you show me the insurance one more time? >> The insurance? >> Yeah. >> Are you serious? >> Hell yeah, I'm serious. >> I'm sorry. Can we Can we go? >> Go ahead. >> Now we're sorry. Now we're sorry. We were trying to be cordial with you. >> I tried. >> Babe, all you have to do is sign it. >> name. >> See? All you have to do is sign it. Sign it. >> Buy it out. I'm just saying like if you do that, then buy it out. >> You did that to be cordial. >> See, we did all this for no reason. >> Yes, she did. What's your date of birth? >> Um >> You don't know her birthday? >> It's Babe, [laughter] say your birthday out loud for them. >> All right, we just booked her under Jane Doe. Just say it for the name of the day. You want to give your birth your birthday? >> I can give you one of them. >> Y'all don't know my name. My name is right here. WHY IS Y'ALL [ __ ] >> We're asking for your birthday. What's What's your >> My name is right here. Y'all know my name. >> I got I'm asking for your birthday. >> This is all recording. Y'all doing too much. >> I'm asking for your birthday. >> Can you tell me where my brother go, please? Come on. I'm sorry. >> No, she's free to go. >> Can she take my car? Let's go. >> No, you you refused to sign the paper. >> You didn't even say sign the paper, BRO. IT'S ALL ON THE RECORDING. YOU didn't say that. Come on, bro. Come on. It's It's taking it too far now. I'm already in cuffs. Bro, she right there. She can take the car. Are you serious right now, bro? Can I get a sergeant? Hey, CAN I GET A SERGEANT? >> That's the You were talking to the sergeant. >> Let me talk to him then. Tell him to come here. >> Okay. It's Okay, I'll I'll tell him right now. Uh >> Can you tell him to come to the window, please? One more time. >> you one more question. Do you have a license out of Georgia or Alabama? >> No, I don't have a license out of I'm out of California. >> Out of California? >> Can you tell him to come here, please? >> Yeah, I'll Let me just run this and I'll >> Can she just leave with the car, bro? Like like it's not that deep. Like come on, man. Don't make my life that hard. Like It's not that deep, bro. Come on. I got to tell you something. >> I'm going to ask him. I'm going to tell him. She's asking to speak to you to feel good, but we're done. Okay. That's what I assumed. What's your phone number? >> Hey, my wrist Hey, my wrist. Hey. Hey. Hey, call 911. I need medical service. Hey, I need medical service. I cannot breathe. >> You good, man? >> She's back there claiming she can't breathe now. >> Why? She was yelling too much? >> Yeah, she's like She's like I don't want to overreact. She's like, "I can't breathe. I can't breathe. Call medical. I can't breathe." >> Call an AMR. >> Hey, Zoe, get the key. Get the key. Bro, this dude so [ __ ] bro. Hey! Hey, Zoe, get the paper Hey, I can't breathe. >> Okay. What's your name? >> Doris. I'm having anxiety. >> Doris, how old are you? >> 34. >> 34? Okay. >> Maybe 30, I don't know. >> 34? You have any medical problems I need to know about? >> Yeah, I still got high blood pressure. I felt that. >> Okay. What's going on tonight? You You feel like >> I can't breathe. >> Okay. You're like claustrophobic can't breathe? >> Mhm. >> Okay. What we're going to do I'm the fire department, okay? We'll get you to step out. We're going to check your vital signs. We're going to see what's going on, okay? See if you're moving good oxygen, check your blood pressure, check your blood sugar, check all that stuff, make sure you're okay. Try to figure out what's going on, okay? I need you to be calm and cool with me, I'll be calm and cool with you. >> Okay. That's a bad sign. >> Okay? >> Yeah. >> Step out for me right there. >> I'm going. Huh? I don't have an anxiety attack. Oh, [ __ ] I'm going out. >> Yeah. All right, you got to stop Stop moving. >> Really? Huh? >> Okay, you got to You got to have a seat. >> Yeah, she's moving around a lot. >> Have a seat. >> Oh, I just got off work and no sleep. >> Yeah, SPO2 is 98. >> Okay. That's bad? >> That's great. It's real good. You have great oxygen. >> What's my um What's your name? >> Your heart rate 106. Yeah. Your BP is a little high, but you said you have >> I feel like I'm having like some anxiety problems. >> 190 over 110. >> Damn, that's my >> Yeah. >> That's really bad. >> But you've been moving. Let me run it again. >> I'm about to die. >> No, you're not. >> Huh? >> You're not going to die, bro. >> Hey, I'm to die. >> You want to die, bro? >> Hey, I'm about to die. >> No, you're not. >> I I got to see about my blood pressure cuz my blood pressure been going high. >> You should just go to the hospital, right? >> I'm going to see they going to check me out. >> She going in your car? >> Yeah, I'm uh well, she got to go She's going to go to >> I'm going to I got to get an ambulance. >> No, you're not. You just have to go. We just have to take >> Bro, leave me alone. >> All right, you're going to go >> I don't like this man. He I feel like he going to kill me or something. He going to I don't I need to be with somebody where I feel safe. I don't feel safe with him. I don't feel safe. And I expressed that already. I need to get in the ambulance. >> Bro, we're going to take you in the ambulance. >> Okay. >> What's what's going on with you? >> I just feel like I got too much anxiety. I got too much going >> You won't, right? All right, ambulance to cab? >> Uh we have to call and find out. >> She was charged with DUI, improper display of a license plate, driving on a suspended license, and obstruction, and was transported to DeKalb County Jail for booking.