Nothing. No. Back. No. I I need to wait. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. It's just before 400 a.m. when an officer hears a deep, unsettling rumble. Metal grinding against pavement. Moments later, he spots the source. A black SUV dragging itself down the road with its front tire completely blown out. The vehicle crawls forward, barely moving. Yet, it doesn't turn into a nearby parking lot. That's when the officer decides to initiate a traffic stop. >> It just popped. >> It just popped. >> It popped. >> Okay. Are you Where are you trying to take it to? >> I'm trying to get home right now. >> Okay. Where do you live at? >> I live in Rome Hill. >> So, I'm just trying to get home right now. >> Okay. And what what street do you live on? >> Can you just follow me home? >> I can't let you drive on this vehicle like this. >> I I have to I have to What? Uh what street do you live on? >> I live on That's a That's a far drive from here. It's >> I I can I can do it. >> Okay. >> So, please just let me just get home. >> Okay. Do you have your driver's license on you? >> Yes. >> Give me a second. I'm in a wedding. I'm I'm I'm in a wedding party. So, I got tons of stuff in my car for a wedding. >> Okay. >> And I get a freaking flat tire. >> Did you hit like a curb or something? Maybe. >> No, I didn't. It >> looks like maybe >> I don't you know it it's it was something in the road when I was getting ready to turn onto um when I was getting ready to turn onto Venerance Parkway. >> Okay. >> I heard it pop and I was like what the And then that was it. >> So how many like how long do you think you've been driving like this? >> Just over here. >> So just like a couple >> That's it. That's it. This This is it. >> Okay. >> I need to just I need to get out and see just how it is again. >> Yeah, I can. Yeah, you can take a look at it. >> Get out just to see. Oh, >> go ahead. >> Really? Just how it looks. >> You see that big bump right there? >> That just literally just happened. >> Time for me. >> I just need to make a thumb. Yeah. >> Me. >> As far as the uh >> just take a picture of Go ahead. >> Yeah. Just have a seat in your car. We'll figure this out cuz obviously >> I don't want you to drive on a tire like that. >> Well, I have I have to get home. So, I'm probably I'm probably 4 miles from my house right now. >> Yeah. I know where that >> So, can you follow me home? We we can't let you drive like this cuz especially with that tire like that, it looks like it's going to pop. >> I I need to I need to just drive it home. >> I literally need to put it pull it in my driveway. >> We'll figure it out. Just have a seat in your car for a second. We'll figure this out. >> I I literally need to just pull it in my driveway. So So then I can change this tire. >> Okay. >> So I'll have someone come over and change this tire. >> All right. Just give me one second. Have a seat in your car. Okay. >> Okay. >> Her speech is slurred. Her movements are delayed, clear signs of possible intoxication. Her license comes back clear, but the red flags were already impossible to ignore. Sensing where this might be headed, the officer calls for backup to assist with a DUI investigation. >> I my my people aren't calling me, so >> Okay. Can Can you call them back in a minute while we figure finish our conversation? Uh, I I I want to have them on on on the phone while we're testing if that's okay. >> So, what >> what do you have? Do you have any open alcohol in the back? >> No. >> What's the blue container back there? >> That's alcohol. >> Nothing. >> No, that's not >> nothing. It's fine. Somebody gave me Somebody gave me that and that was that was nothing. >> Okay. Well, like I said, >> that was nothing. >> That's what I'm trying to figure out. >> Somebody gave me that as a normal tea. That was nothing. >> Okay. You say have nothing to drink tonight? >> Nope. >> Okay. Can you answer a couple questions for me just so I make sure you're fine? >> Okay. Do you know the English alphabet? >> Do I know the English alphabet? >> Correct. The alphabet. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Can you count the alphabet from the letter E as in Edward and stopping at the letter P as in Paul in order? >> I'm not understanding what you were asking. >> So I want you to recite the alphabet. You know, A B C D but starting So start at the letter E as in Edward and stop at the letter P as in. >> Okay. >> Can you do that for me? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Go ahead. >> So start at E. >> Correct. >> Officer keeps it simple. Recite a portion of the alphabet. Count backwards. But Lacy struggles almost immediately. She stumbles over her words, loses track, laughs it off, and blames menopause at times. She even turns to the woman on speakerphone for help. >> E F E F H I Right. >> Oh my god. No. >> I am 50. I am 50some years old. Okay. >> So I am going through menopause right now. So I have menopause fog. So don't okay >> really really do not do this with me. I have menopause fog. So don't do this with me. >> Do you normally speak like very slowly what you're speaking to me now? Is that normal for you? >> This is my normal This is my normal. >> You're having trouble pronouncing your words as well. No, this is this is this is what this is how I and my girlfriends always say to me, "Okay, why do you respond late?" >> This is me. >> Okay, do me a favor. Just step out of the car. We'll do a couple more tests just so I make sure you're fine. Okay, >> he's asking me to step out of the car. I'm going to put it on video. >> I already have a video on my body. I'm going to I'm I'm going to put it on video, too, as well. >> But I I can't have you on your phone back here cuz I'm going to have you do a couple tests. >> If you want to leave it on speaker here, that's fine. >> Okay. I'll I'll do it on I'll do it on speaker. >> Yeah, that's fine. Like I said, my your my uh my I just have a couple concerns. Okay. >> Why? >> You have uh you're having trouble pronouncing a couple words. >> No, but this is just me right now. >> And that's what I'm trying to figure out. I want to do these tests so I can clear my mind and say, "Okay, she's >> right now." You only concerned about my tire. >> Correct. >> So now you're concerned about anything else. So you concerned about me, correct? >> So you were But you were only concerned about my tire. >> So why you why are you concerned about anything else? >> Because I have no idea who's driving the vehicle before I saw the tire. >> Me? I'm driving the vehicle. I I just need to get home. >> I understand that. >> I just I just really need to get home. >> Okay. And that's why I want to do these tests. That way we can get you going. >> I just really need to get home. >> Okay. Literally, I just need to get home. My tire is bad. >> I see. That's why I stopped you. >> The only thing I did was rope over something in the street and and my tire was punctured. >> Like I said, that's the deal, but we we'll figure that out. Over here, so we're off the main roadway here. I don't want to get >> I saw you I saw you behind me. Okay, >> that's fine. Um right over here. Like I said, I want to do a couple tests. I'll explain them to you. Wait. Let Let me get my Let me get my >> What are you? No, no, no, no. You're hanging over here. >> I need to get I just I need to get my phone. >> What do you need? >> I need to I need to have >> You're not going back in there right now. >> No, no, no. I'm not going back in there. I need to get >> Leave your phone in there. >> No, I can't leave my phone. >> I need you attention on me while I do these tests. >> I am. I my my attention is on you. >> Well, your phone You can't have your phone in your hand while I'm doing these tests. >> So, you can leave it on. >> Why not? >> Because it's going to be a distraction. Okay. That's why I want to do these tests quickly so I can get you going. >> So this is the whole thing why a police officer have different disparities and things like this because you are not allowing me to say okay I need to have someone to say this is what um you did to me >> what did I do to you? So not not that you did this to me. So this is what I am doing. For instance, you're I I don't even know what I don't even know why am I I don't even know why I'm out here. I don't know. Why am I here? >> Okay, >> he's explaining. >> I want to do a couple tests and we can get your vehicle going and you and we'll figure it out. >> Out here. >> Yeah, that's I don't want to prolong this any more than we have to. That's why I want to do these quick tests and we'll be good to go. >> Sound good? >> It is. Okay, it is. >> Let me start reading you the instructions then. Can >> Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Are you on the phone with me? >> Okay, the first one I want to do is called the horizontal gaze knife stagnus. Okay. >> Mhm. >> I'm going to read you the instructions for it and then I want you to perform this test for me. Okay. What I want you to do is keep your feet together and arms down at your side just like the way I'm doing. >> It's so cold out here. >> I know. We got to do this quick though. That way I can get you. You know, >> I can't. It's so cold. I can't. >> All I'm asking is your feet together, arms down at your side. >> It is so cold. I can't. >> Okay. >> So, as you can do that, if you do that and you make a a judgment on that, >> I can't because it's >> Do the best you can. Do the best you can and we'll continue. >> Each time the officer tries to move forward, Lacy interrupts, wanders off, or derails the process. It doesn't take long before officer is done with her interruptions. >> It's a 30 30 secondond test. Okay? >> I want you to follow this with the with your eyes and your eyes only. Do not move your head. Do you understand? >> Okay. Go. Go ahead. You got to do it real quick. >> Eyes on me, not your head. >> Okay. Take a couple of blinks and we'll continue. Okay. >> It is so cold. I'm swear. >> It is so cold. No, it is so cold out there. >> It is so cold. I'm I swear it's so cold. During the horizontal gaze nestagmas test, officers observe all six possible clues of impairment. And what follows next is no longer just an investigation. It's a struggle. >> She's asking me. She say she's asking me if I'm if I'm here. >> Okay. >> So, >> if you want Yeah. Tell her you're still here. We're doing a couple tests. >> Let me Let me just let her know. >> It looks like you're already on the call. You can just let her know. >> Let me just let her know. >> Right. Where are you going? There's another >> Where? Man, where are you going? >> Right here. >> Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Can you hear me? >> Yeah. Yes, I can. You there? >> Yes, I am here. So, I'm still with the I'm still with the police officer. Baby, they are >> ma'am. Can we go back here so we can finish this test? >> So, they are I am out here and they are doing like >> So, as soon as we finish these, we can get you going. to do a test. So So I'll I'll call you when I'm on the road back to my house. >> I will come pick her up. >> Okay. >> No, no, no, baby. No, no, no. Baby, >> can we continue? >> Babe, babe, babe, don't don't come pick me up. We're I'm good. I'm I'm good. Please continue the test back here. >> He's like rushing me. >> Well, you don't want to be out here in the cold. You said >> I know, right? >> Okay. >> Oh my god. It's so cold. You weren't complaining about the cold when you were talking on the phone there, >> but we're not going back over there. No more. >> No. No. I I need to >> You want to continue these tests or not? >> No. I need to I need to ma'am. >> I need to have this. >> You're under arrest for DUI. >> Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. >> You're under arrest for DUI, ma'am. >> No. No. No. No. No. No. >> Put your hands around your back. You're under arrest. >> Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? >> Stop moving around. You get charged with resisting. I'm going to double lock the cuffs so they don't get tight on. >> No. No. Why would you Why would Why would you arrest me for DUI? I'm not >> No. Why would you arrest me for DUI? >> The handcuffs go on, but the hard part and drama are far from over. >> Do you have any weapons on you? Any sharp objects on you? Anything? >> Dude, I'm No. No. No. No. No. No. No. Why would you arrest me for DUI? >> Back over here. >> No. No. Why would you arrest me for DUI? >> Get over this thing. No. Wait, wait, wait, wait. >> Let's go. >> Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. I I just >> Let's go. >> No, wait, wait. Why would you arrest me? You guys must be first timers. So, why would you arrest me for DUI? Because I didn't do anything. I didn't do anything. >> I didn't do anything. >> Okay, you're going to get a charge for resisting now. >> No. So, why would you arrest me? So, why would you arrest me for doing >> There's multiple signs that you're driving under the influence. I'm not. >> There's multiple indicators that I observe. Okay, let's go. >> No, I'm not. Oh my god. >> You're You're being You're being aggressive with me. >> You're I'm telling you. >> No, you guys are being aggressive with me. >> I'm trying to walk you over here. >> No. So, why are you guys being aggressive with me? >> Why you guys being aggressive with me? Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, WAIT. >> RELAX. >> Are we ready to be adults? Come on. You're on camera, MAN. You're pushing us. Give me one more unit. >> YOU'RE PUSHING ME. YOU'RE PUSHING ME. >> Get in the car. >> I didn't do anything to you. I did not do anything. I did not do anything to you, guys. >> Get in the car. I did not do anything to you guys. >> 385. Here's another unit. >> Did not do anything to you guys. >> Get in the car. >> Oh my god. I just had a flat tire. I did not believe you did this. No. I can't believe you did this. You did this. You did this. You just won because you wanted you wanted you wanted to have a notch on your on your thing. I did not do anything. I pay my taxes. I do everything. I do everything by the book. Why are you arresting me? >> I've already explained it to you. >> Why? No, you didn't. >> It's I explained it to you. >> No, you didn't. Why you are explain it to you? >> Why? No, tell me. >> DUI and resisting. >> I'm not under I'm I do not have a DUI. Why would you believe that I have been drinking? >> Okay, just have it in the car. I'm not going to keep explaining this to you. >> Just make everything easy and get in the car. Okay, let's go. Come on. >> Wait. Wait. I need to help myself go pick my car up. >> Your car's getting towed. >> No. >> Okay, we haven't seen the car. >> I cannot believe you did this. I cannot. >> We can't keep waiting on you for you to sit in the car. That's >> Stop pushing me. >> Well, then just sit there. We've given you like 10 minutes to sit down. >> Please. Please. >> And you're prolonging this. >> Stop pushing me. Speed. Please stop pushing me. Would you please stop? Would you me? Would you please? Oh my god. I am Would you please? I am SO I am so >> even during transport her behavior remained volatile and erratic. >> I did not do anything. I promise you I don't do anything. I promise you I'm not that person. Please, that's not me. Please. I promise you that's not me. Oh my god. Are we ready to be adults? so we can get you out of here. I got to do this booking process, but if you continue to be like that, I can't finish it and you're going to say you're longer. >> Are you ready? >> I am ready. >> But if you continue to act like this, it's going to take longer and longer and longer. >> Act like what? >> Screaming, crying for no reason. >> We have We have not been that way. Period. >> You You have I haven't. It's all on video. >> I have. >> You have. It's all on my my body cam. >> Yeah. >> Please, I don't want you to book me in. You cannot book me. >> You're already here. It's over with. Let's go. >> No, you cannot book me. >> When I go home, just make it easier and get out. >> You are prolonging this more than it needs to be. >> I can't. At the station, Lacy's condition shows no signs of improvement. Officers attempting to complete routine booking procedures are met with continued resistance, making it difficult to obtain fingerprints and photographs. At one point, she is found asleep on a toilet inside a holding cell, pants down, completely unresponsive. When asked to submit to a blood draw, Lacy refuses to cooperate, remaining silent before ultimately being marked as a refusal. Her condition continues to deteriorate. She struggles to maintain balance, slurs her words, and appears increasingly disoriented. Out of concern for her medical state, emergency services are called, and she is transported to the hospital under police hold before later being returned for booking. In the end, Lacy faces multiple charges, including DUI, illegal transportation of alcohol, operating an uninsured vehicle, expired registration, unsafe equipment, and two counts of resisting a peace officer. She is later released on bond, and scheduled to appear in court. What began as a routine stop over a flat tire ultimately unravels into a clear case of impairment, escalating through denial, resistance, and a complete loss of Control.