At 3:50 p.m. on March 12th, 2023 in Bayer, New Mexico, a man approached an officer, Jade Benvitz, with an unusual demand. He wanted to be arrested. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay, let's go. They sought you tired. >> I did. >> Okay. Cuz I'd rather go to K there and get help than die in these guys. Okay. What's going on truck? It's a baduck. They been trying to like for three weeks, dude. And it's like they want to I'm Z if you don't mind asking. And my neighbor down the road down two two houses down. He wants to do it. Okay. >> And uh you have an ID on you by the chest, man. >> No. What's your name? Chases jail. I'll dive in there, too. >> Okay. Well, let me let me try and figure out what's going on first. So So the the neighbors down the street are the ones that Well, yeah. They're >> What is the reason that they they >> Well, they've been trying to steal my Not this truck. I have a new truck. It's a 2014 Tremor. It's a badass truck. Sport truck. So, they've been trying to steal it. >> I took it to Big O. >> They [ __ ] took out my twin turbo out of it. >> Out of the >> out of my sto. And then I go park it at the hotel cuz I'm I'm scared to stay at home. And then they try to steal stairs. What the I'm just trying to protect my truck. I'm not like a bad guy or something. >> So, where's the truck at now? >> It's in my mom's garage. Okay. >> They scared her. >> Yeah. Where's your mom live at? >> She got But uh I'd rather go to jail. I tried to live there for a little longer, but I didn't do nothing wrong like double cross them or >> Yeah. What's your date of birth, Tommy? >> Okay. Well, let me see what I can do if you're talking about something. >> Well, give me a second. >> Better send me to jail cuz I'm not going to live very long out here, bro. I have to do something wrong, guys. I'll break that window. I just want to go to jail. >> Well, let me see what I can do for you first. Okay. >> All right. They'll kill me. >> So, give me a second. Let me get a dispatch. >> I guess I hope you're not with the mafia, bro, cuz they're >> I wouldn't have this job if I was with the mafia, man. >> You'd be surprised. >> So, at least I know I'm not. So, >> you'd be surprised. >> Yeah. Let me let dispatch know I'm out here with you. Give me one second, Thomas. Okay. >> You know what I mean? >> Yeah. No, I I understand. >> Yeah. Let me let dispatch know I'm out here. But at least you guys have a record of it. >> Yeah. So, let me go with dispatch. Let them know we're out here. Okay. Give me a second. >> Is it your vehicle? Is that right? Okay. So, >> so it's it's not against a lot of slash your own tire, man. >> I'm going to do something wrong. I'm going to do something. The only thing I can suggest, okay, is that >> if you leave me here, I'll die. >> Okay. Well, that's what I'm trying to say. Okay. >> But at least you have a record. If you want to leave me here, I'll I'll take you. >> Yeah. Well, I don't I don't want you to get hurt. You know what I mean? I am going to get hurt. >> I know. Well, that's what I'm trying to say. Okay. We I do have options. Okay. I can't take you to jail for nothing. Okay. The only other option >> What if I like grabbed your flag and I twisted it? You could take me to jail. >> Even at that, man, it's it's not working. >> What if I tore off your radio and slam it on the floor? >> Then Johnny would probably just charge you for the radio. Cuz I'm trying to dude I'm going to die. >> I have other options. Okay. >> So the other only option that they really give us is that we can take you guys to the hospital. >> No, dude. That's where they only go to die. You know what I mean? >> People go to die there. >> Yeah. People go to die there. >> No. And I understand. >> That's [ __ ] good. >> Okay. I just don't want you to get >> call on your radio. Say that I was here. Make a record. >> Yeah. I I already let dispatch know that I was here, that we were here in front of city hall the whole night. >> They're going to kill me. >> I I already let them know they know we're out here. So >> I've been drinking. You know what I mean? >> I've been drinking and driving >> smoking weed. You can see. >> Yeah. Well, I mean, it's not illegal. Weed's not >> about drinking. >> Drinking and driving. >> Give me a test. I'm I'm I'm drinking. >> Okay. How much have you drank today? >> A lot. >> How much do you about six beers? >> Okay. Do you still have the beers with you by any chance? If you do, if you don't mind. >> What if I don't? Yeah. I got this. Well, I mean, if you don't >> Please don't tell me you're into them. >> Into what? >> Damn. >> No, no, no. I'm not part of any of that, >> bro. Open container right there. And this >> I'll live in there for a little while. Okay. But you know what? They want to kill me for being doing good, bro. >> Yeah, I mean, >> they've been trying to steal my other truck. >> That's not fair to you either. You know, >> Dude, I had a F150, a sports truck, a Tremor, a twin turbo. It honked ass, dude. Believe me, you don't die. What if I >> Is there somewhere I can take you? >> Jail? >> Where beside to jail? >> I'm going to jail. >> I can't take you to your mom's. Is that not a safe place? >> In gym. You don't got friends or anything? >> I've been drinking. I admitted it. I got paid. >> I don't have no friends. I got nothing. >> Well, here here's the problem with that, okay? Is I didn't see you driving. >> That's that's a huge thing with DUI. >> What if I pull your radio off thing? >> No. That's what that's what I'm trying to tell you. Okay. >> You'll leave me here. >> With the D with the DUI, you have to be driving. >> I'm going to die, bro. >> Well, that's what I'm trying to tell you. Is there somewhere else I can take you? >> Yeah. >> Where? I I can't take you to jail, man. Okay. >> Can you help me, bro? I want to die. >> Well, that's what I'm trying to tell you. Where is there somewhere else besides jail that I could take you that you would be that you would feel comfortable and safe? >> Just jail. >> I'm going to go I'll if I can't go to jail, I'm going to do something crazy. You go to jail. >> Okay. >> No, I understand your frustration. >> I'll tear off your radio. I'll I'll I'll push you. I don't You're a nice guy. >> I know. That's why I'm trying to be nice to you. I don't want you to dude. No, I don't even know who those dudes are. >> Well, I haven't. You better take all that. >> Okay. Well, that's what I'm trying to tell you. Is there somewhere else that you can go? >> I've been drinking and driving, dude. I'm I'm drunk. >> Okay. But I haven't seen you drive. That's that's a huge part of driving. >> I got the driving part. >> That's That's the hardest part is the actual driving. Don't know what I mean. Vald and bikes can give you a I was in the drone like I'm a drone or like I'm a narc. >> They want to get me for that. I tell you where they do jail. >> Well, dude, are you in with these guys? >> No, I don't know who these guys are. I keep trying to tell you that, Mr. Chavez. Okay. >> How? I'm telling you that I've been drinking and you won't take me to jail. >> Well, it's not against a lot of drink. >> I've been drinking to see you. >> Well, I don't want to tell you. I'm trying to do this to where you don't get in. >> I want to get in trouble. That's me. >> Well, I know you want to get in trouble, but I'm trying to prevent that for you. Okay. So, how about we do this? Okay. >> Is there someone you can call to pick you up that you feel the same place? >> Okay. Do you have a car for it? >> No. Nobody poking and driving that. I got to take him to jail. I don't want to die. >> Well, that's what I'm trying to figure out. >> Can I kiss you against the law? >> No. I I don't know you anything. It is. But you've already told me that you're gonna do it. That's I'm not going to take you to jail. >> Come on. That's against the law. You want You want me to die? >> No. That's petty. I'm not going to take you to jail. >> I'm trying to tell you. Okay. >> You want me to There's There's not There's not a reason to take you to jail. Okay. >> Why do you want me to die? >> I don't want you to die. Okay. I want to help you. That's what I'm trying to explain. Die. Okay. >> I'm not going to the hospital, bro, cuz that's the that's where they take you to die. >> I know. That's what I'm saying. Is there somewhere else besides the hospital? >> How about this? >> What about in town? do something throwing this at the building and breaking the window. >> Yes, sir. You don't want to be >> I'm going to do it, >> sir. Cut it out. >> Oh, they take you to jail. >> Turn around back there. We're not going to be doing this. You didn't have to do any of that. Okay. >> Okay. [ __ ] Money. >> Right now, you're under investigated detention. Okay. >> Not under arrest right now. >> No, no, no. I'm I have to figure out what I'm going to charge you for. That's not >> I'm going to I'm going to stop. >> You got to take me to jail, bro. >> Otherwise, >> you have anything on you? >> Pot. All kinds of >> besides pot. You have any guns, knives, grenades? >> I love the police, but I'm going to keep this [ __ ] up. >> Okay. >> Is that a charge? >> I'm just going to have you sitting here. Okay. >> No, dude. Arrest like a mother. >> That's against the law, >> Thomas. Have a seat, >> Bob. No. >> That's against the law. That's against the law. No, I'm not going to do it, bro. If you hold me, if you >> You're going to go to jail either way. >> That's where I want to go. >> Okay. Well, this is how you go to jail is in the back of the vehicle. >> I'm going to make some charges for you. >> How else are you going to go to jail? >> Makes you some charges. >> Okay. Let me explain something, Thomas. How do you go to jail besides me driving you there? >> You want to drive? >> No, I'm driving you to jail. >> This is how you go, >> bro. You're going to take me to the cartels. I'm going to [ __ ] Okay. This is how you go to jail. >> No. No. I'm resisting. >> 11 Central, can you send me another unit, >> please? I won't resist. I'm done. >> Okay, sit up. >> Sit up. >> 11 Central, can you send me another unit? I want an ID. >> Ah, dude, you're hurting my You're hurting my >> been telling me. I'm not going to hurt you for real. >> Okay, I'm going to stand you up now. Okay. >> I want to go to jail, though. >> Okay, you're going to jail. >> I can't guarantee you're going to stay there. It's up to the judge. Oh, I'm going to talk to the judge. >> So, what I need you to do your left leg, >> fold it in. >> One of the most charges I can get to stay in. >> Okay. Fold it in. >> Dude, I was totally honest with you. I'll >> fold. Okay. Don't car. Will you jump? >> You swore out. You swore a nose. >> I know I did. Okay. So, bend that leg in. Okay. Ready? One, two, three. >> I'd rather die in there. >> I'd rather die in there than out here like a dog. >> Go and have a seat. Okay. You think I was smack? >> Do you have anything on you? >> I've been drinking a lot. >> Do you have anything on you that's going to poke me, stab me, hurt me? >> Just a lot of illegal stuff. >> Hi. >> A lot of illegal stuff. >> A lot. >> Okay. Do you want to hold them real quick so I can get my gloves? Check them. [Music] >> They're in the back here. other people Americans not join. >> But I don't know, man. It's getting weird around here. Don't take me to the cartels, will you? >> Dude, some [ __ ] >> Tell them uh just to drop that girl off and come back. >> I need to go there. [Music] I've been drinking. I've been driving. >> I've been smoking. I've been driving. >> Okay. Well, I didn't see you drive, so >> Well, I was going to about to back into your truck. >> I know you've been bored of that. It's cuz I So, you'll believe that I'll I'll drive. I'm driving. >> Stop to drive. >> Huh? >> Okay. >> No, I'll admit it. >> Your wallet here on the chain. >> I want to go to Don't. What are you going to do? Like, let me go. >> No, I'm not going to let you go. I'll take this stuff out of your pocket. That's fine. >> Okay. >> They took everything from >> Do you have anything sharp or anything that's going to [ __ ] me stab me stick me? >> Dude, I'm going >> I'm going to have to shoot something. >> I'm not going to a [ __ ] to a mental hospital. They kill you in there, bro. >> I'm not taking you there. Okay. So, you have money in here. Okay. >> Yes, I do. I had some other money, but I >> 20. >> Ma'am, are you >> five? >> Are there any more like >> 10 and another 20? Are there any more officers that like are loyal to the Constitution? >> That would be every single one of us. But >> really, bro, we all takes the load. >> Yeah, I know. That's why I broke the law. You got to take >> That's what's happening. That's why I'm checking your pockets. >> I don't want to be released either. >> That's not up to me. That's up to the judge. Okay. >> All right. I want to see the judge. >> You will when you get there. >> I will. >> Okay. >> You guys are cool. >> They're going to email the judge when you get there. >> Email. >> Let them know what the charges are. I feel like I'm in trouble and I'm going to >> Well, that's weird, huh? >> Yeah. So weird. The only eras, dude. People are seeing that my truck was here. >> This is your property. I'm going to put it on the front seat. It's going to go with you to the jail. Okay. This deputy is going to have you take a seat in there. All right. >> Cool. >> Go ahead. one leg. >> How how I could help. >> You guys won't deliver me. >> I really want to go. You're going to You're not going to take me to jail, are you? You're going to jail. >> Swear it. Call to the doctor. >> Put your foot in. >> I am the deputy. Go >> call to the jail. >> Hey, go. >> I'm not going to call to the jail. You'll get there when you get there. >> You're going to kill me. >> Hey, put your foot. >> Thomas, get in. >> This is going to help. No matter how many breaks that break >> resisting your wrist. >> Okay, Thomas, get in the vehicle. I'm going stand you up. Okay. >> I want you to help you lift you up. Okay. >> Ready? Push. Push. Two. >> Watch your head. >> Okay. Swing your feet in. Okay. >> Cool. When you get around you, put your seat belt on. Okay. >> Why else would somebody do something stupid like this? >> I don't know. >> Slash their own tires cuz I want to go to jail, bro. >> Not against the law to splash your own tires if you >> It is. >> That's just destruction of your own property. >> But I pushed you. >> I know you did, >> dude. I don't want to go to the hospital. >> You're not going. >> I want to go to jail. >> I want to go jail. In the end, Thomas Chavez was arrested and charged with battery on a peace officer, resisting an evading an officer, and criminal damage threats. He asked to go to jail, and he got his wish.