On September 25th, 2025, a routine plate check revealed a vehicle was unregistered, leading the officer to initiate a traffic stop. Officer Sanders, Kettering Police. Can you roll your window down? What? Hey, how you doing, buddy? Officer Sanders, Kettering Police. The reason why I stopped you, the license plate on the back here, it doesn't return to to the vehicle. I know what you mean. Okay. Who's the owner of the car? Uh the collection agency. Okay. Obviously, it's not stolen, nothing like that. Not anymore. Not anymore? Okay. All right. Do you Do you usually drive this car? I never drive this car. I was just at my dad's house. This was at his house, so I had to bring it over here. >> Got you. This is where you were going, right here? Okay. Do you live here? Yeah. How old are you? I'm 20. You're 20? Yeah. Okay. Got your ID on you? Actually, no. You don't? No. What's your name, buddy? John. John? Dude, why are you doing this to me? I You know that I have [ __ ] on my car. I don't know you. Have I dealt with you before? I'm saying you pulled up my license plate. Yep. I When I run your plate, it doesn't come back to anything. That's That's what I'm telling you. So, to me, it looks like a stolen car going down the road cuz it's not returning to anything. 20 okay. I mean, I don't get why this is happening. Okay. Are you trying to like repossess the car? >> No, that's not what I'm trying to do. I'm just trying to figure out who you are and why you're driving a car that doesn't come back to anything. That's all. Okay. Okay. You're not You're not in any trouble if that's what you're asking me. This is just This is This is just a basic This is just a basic traffic stop, okay? Yeah, this is not okay. >> It's a I'm requesting your identification. If you don't identify yourself, you're going to be going to jail for obstructing. Do you understand that? Honestly, you're really going to do that? Okay. What is your first name? Bryce. Bryce? Yep. How do you spell Bryce? B R I C E. What's your last name, Bryce? McElroy. M C E L R O Y. Do you have a physical driver's license or >> do not right now. >> Okay. In there. You don't have any warrants, something like that? Yeah, I actually do. You do have a warrant? Yeah, it's not a warrant, but I have a vi- I have probation. Probation violation? Uh I'm not licensed. Yeah, well, not licensed and having a warrant for your arrest are two different things. I know. Okay. So, you're saying you do not have a valid driver's license. Is that what you're saying? >> I'm not exactly arguing about it. Okay. All right. Let me go confirm that real quick. Um I'll be right back, all right? Okay. Just hang tight. Just don't be digging around in the vehicle when I'm back here in my car, all right? Let me get him out. All right, let me go help out for me real quick? No. Well, here's the thing. You do not have a valid driver's license, and there's a strong >> driving. There's a strong odor of burnt marijuana. So, you I'm not driving. >> Either you get out of the car, or I'm going to get you out of the car. You have You have two options. >> Bro, I'm not driving. >> So, I'm requesting you to exit the vehicle. Please do not request for me to exit the vehicle. Hop out. Hop out? >> Yep. Hop out? I'm going to get you out of this car if you do not get out. Oh my I'm telling you that. I will I will break the window. I believe you. Get out of the car. Dude, please do not break my window. >> Get out of the car. Do it now. Okay. I totally believe you're going to break the window. Exit the vehicle. Do it now. This is over a traffic citation. I know this is ridiculous. >> Get out of the car. No. You're under arrest. Hop out. No, I'm not hopping out. No. You can't do that. Ow! Whoa. Not that hard, dude. I know. I believe you. I tried telling you. Dang, dude. Over a traffic citation? You kidding me? 98 will take a deal. And hang a legal on you. I don't have anything on me. Why you acting like this? Ooh, I wasn't even supposed to get pulled over. Unfortunately, you did. That's a [ __ ] God dang. You're [ __ ] I feel pretty freaking great about that. Well, I told you it was going to happen. Did you think I was going to blow you off? Let's go back here for one more car. That felt great. Feel good? Put your legs up. It felt great. Do you have shorts on under this? No, just underwear. All right. All right. So, let's see if he's got anything in the car. Anything out of the car that you may need? Do you know if I really need anything? I don't know. That's a question for you. No. Nope. All right. Okay. Is that his video? Yeah, he's going to jail. He wouldn't get out of the car. There's a There's a bunch of bunch of issues there. Okay. So, he didn't want to listen, so. Yep. You don't seem surprised. What's going on with him? Just having a bad day or what? I kicked him out about a year ago, so he's pretty much just living in this car. Got you. And um you know, he doesn't have his license, obviously. You know that, so. Yeah. Whose car is this, anyway? >> It's Okay. I mean, it hasn't been registered to where when you run the tag, it doesn't come back to anything because it's been unregistered for years. Is he working anywhere? Yeah, he was working at McDonald's. Over here in Kettering? Um in Moraine, I think. Cuz it's right by the shelter. >> Okay. All right. So, we are towing it. Um he's going to Kettering jail. Can I take his stuff out of his car? With what? I don't know. Whatever he's got in there. >> That's up to him. It's his stuff. >> be able to get it back out of of the I can ask him, but if he says no, then he won't be able to get it back out of the tow yard. He basically lives in his car. Got you. So, I mean, this is, you know, his registered house, I guess, but Yeah. Um you know, if you can just leave it here, Yeah, we're towing it. It's part of doing business, unfortunately. Huh? It's part of doing business. The tags don't come back to anything. So, it can't be legally parked on the street without proper tags. He's kind of created this this disaster himself, sounds like. Plus, he's in here smoking weed and whatever else he's doing. Can't be doing that, either, inside of a car. So. Just weed, basically. Just weed is all he does. Got you. He's All right. Yeah, I can ask him for you if if uh he wants you to get some stuff out. Okay. All right. All right. You want Mom to get some stuff out of the car? Are you towing it? Yeah. Uh no. All right, Mom, he says no. He doesn't want his clothes or any of his stuff? Nope. And he knows it's getting towed? >> Yep. >> So you guys broke the window to get him out? >> Yep. Unfortunately. It came down to that. Does he have a cell phone, Mom? It's right here. Oh, you got it. He was charged with operating without a license and resisting arrest.