Tell me what's happening there. So Officer Smith, officer that just pulled, is this your boyfriend? Husband? This is my husband. Okay. Pulled your husband out because he feels that he might be under the influence of alcohol or something like that. Okay. So he's taking him out. Okay. He's gonna run him through some tests just to make sure he is good to drive He's okay to drive. Okay. Where are you guys coming from? Where we're you coming from? Yeah. We were coming from downtown. Downtown? Mm-hmm. Okay. Were you guys just hanging out and you guys were heading home or? we're just heading home. Okay. Anything happen on the drive or anything like that? Mm-hmm. Okay. Mm-hmm. Um, has he had anything to drink tonight? No. No, he hasn't. Okay. Do you mind if I get your driver's license from you? Yeah, of course. Where do you guys live? Um, Rio Rancho. Where at? We live in Rio Rancho. Like, okay. Do you know what street by chance? I know the street. Okay. By chance. Am I able to get your ID? Uh, no. Okay. What's your first name? My first name is Mercedes. Mercedes? Mm-hmm. What's your last name? Benz? I am not gonna tell you. It's Benz! Oh, okay. Oh yeah. Alright. Thank you. Where are you guys coming from? We're coming from Rio Rancho. From Rio Rancho? Well, we've.. we've had a night, so we've... When you say we had a night? What do you mean? When you say we had a night? What do you mean? Like a good night? Was it a bad night? Good night. Yeah. Is this your boyfriend? That's right. Oh yeah. Mm-hmm. Been drinking? Drunk? You haven't been drinking? No. No. You haven't been drinking? He has not. No no. You? I have been. Yeah. Yeah, of course. Oh, that's cool. We're just concerned. We just wanna make sure everything is okay between you guys. Course. Yeah. It's cool. So no argument or nothing like that? No. Okay. You don't wanna provide this officer with your information? No. My, he is the best. You talking about the driver? I'm talking about my boyfriend. Your boyfriend. How long have you guys been together? 10 years. Oh, wow. Okay. Mm-hmm. And you guys live here in Rio Rancho? Yes. And you were in Albuquerque? Yes. Been drinking, is that right? No, he hasn't. No. Only me. Okay. Only me. Where were you guys at downtown? some bar hopping or what? Firefighters. Is he one of our firefighters or is he? oh, wouldn't you like to know? I'm just making conversation. That's it. Wouldn't you like to know. Just making conversation. Uh - huh, I'm sure you would. Can I drive? ... The truck home? No, because you're pretty intoxicated. You even admitted to drinking. No, I can drive this truck home. If you want to drive this truck home, we're gonna have to run you through a field sobriety test. But I'm already can tell right now. You're not gonna pass. So. So can I get your ID? Well. can I.. what is my boyfriend going through? Say it again. What is my boyfriend going through? Uh, he's being arrested right now for DWI. That's not, right. So Officer Smith is the DWI unit officer. Okay. What can i? Mercedes guy. They already grabbed you. Can I drive home? Smith? I can do a field sobriety test. Is this his phone? Hold on, I'm gonna take it with him. Do you want him to be up? No, I don't think I want. I think I want that. And it's my phone. Okay. And it's my telephone. I don't care when he gets outta jail, he's not gonna have a phone. I don't care. Really? That's for you guys to figure out. That's fine. That's, that's what you're gonna figure out. I'm not, I'm not the one going to jail. He is. So you can figure it out when he gets outta jail. How you're gonna pick him up with no phone. Do you need passenger? Cause she's getting ready you to just leave. Uh, if she wants to walk. She, I, I took keys cuz she's trying to say she could drive the truck. *Laughing* So see if, uh, BPD drop her off at her apartment. Yeah. Okay. Mercedes. Mercedes you live in Bernalillo? Correct? Come here. serial clear ma'am. Copy. Thanks. Don't go into those people's yard. Oh my God. She fell in some weeds. Huh? She fell in some weeds. She fell in the weeds? Yeah. *Laughing* Mercedes are trying to get you a ride home. Mercedes, do you want a ride home? That's her phone in here. Mercedes, do you want a ride home? No. Go ahead. What are you gonna do? Because you're too drunk to be sitting here. I can't leave you here. So what are we gonna do? I'm trying to help you. Leave me alone. I've only been nice to you and your not being nice back. Well, if you wanna be nice, help me find my phone. Okay. Can we go back to the truck to find your phone? My phone's right here. What do you mean? Come and help find my phone! Okay. Well your, your ride is driving off, so we're running outta options. Oh, okay. I'm not going in the weeds. Come outta the weeds. Dude! Uhhhhh Can you help me? Are you gonna be nice? No, I'm gonna be mean. Okay. Why would you wanna be mean ? No, I'm gonna be nice. Of Course. Come on. Now you gonna make me fall on the weeds. Sorry. I'm really sorry. Okay, come on. Thank you. Yep. Okay, let's go back to the truck where it's warm. Let's do that. Let's go back to the truck so we can get your phone and your purse. You left your purse. I don't care. Well, you're gonna need that Here. Hold on. Put your shoe on. Okay, let's go back to the truck so we can sit down. Let's go. Come on. I'm gonna help you. I know. Why would I not want to help you? Look at me. What's wrong with you? Look at me in my eyes. What? Look at my eyes. I am looking in. You in the eyes. Let's go so I can help you. Get out of the cold. It's freezing out here. Do you have family that lives around here that'd be able to pick you up? Look at me. Let's look over here. Don't fall. Let's take a seat. Let me have a ride home. Do you have family? Dominic isn't here. Dominic. Who's Dominic? Who's is Dominic? Is that who you.. The man, you just ... arrested. Wow. Wow, wow. And I'll remember that. So do you have family to pick you up or not? Wow. When you have family to arrest you, I'll remember that. Where are you? Where are you right now? Let's go back over here. Okay. I don't want you to tripping in the weeds again. Hey, can you pick me up? I'm at where? I'm sorry, mom. Yeah, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Mom Tom got arrested. Yes, please come. What is it? What is it? Please come. Tell her. Tell her. We're just south of the Walmart. Okay. We're just south of, of the Walmart. Please Mom. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. By Bernalillo? Yeah. You're almost to Bernalillo. Yeah. We're almost to Bernalillo. Mom.. please... just... No, I'm with the cops. I'm with the cops. Right now. Do you want me to talk to her to give her better directions? No. Do you wanna talk to the cops or no? Okay. I'm sorry. Just talk to my mom. Just talk. Hi mam. This is Officer Gonzalez from Rio Rancho Police Department. Hi Mr. Gonzalez. What's going on? So, Dominic got arrested for DWI, but we're trying to find a, um, a ride for Mercedes because the truck is gonna be towed and it's pretty cold out here. I don't her walking home or anything like that. No. Yeah, we're gonna come get her right now, um, kind of by McDonald's. Uh, what is that? You know where that Murphy's gas station is? Oh oh oh.. Hold On! I can see. I told you b....! Hey, don't you have you have a I'm check. Yeah. I'm towing the vehicle. Come here. You come here. I'm towing the vehicle. Come here. That's the reason why I'm doing an inventory. Listen, I don't need, show me you're crying. Listen, I'm trying to avoid you getting arrested with being disorderly. Okay? Let me do my job. Yes ma'am. Okay. And we're gonna wait for your ride. I don't wanna arrest you. Please. Do you understand? I don't, I don't want him. He's a firefighter. Okay, that's fine. Let me continue my investigation. The vehicle's gonna be towed. Yes ma'am. So I'm making sure that I document everything that's in his vehicle. Yes ma'am. I just want you to know that like he's a firefighter and like. Okay. So right now I need you to stand here and just. Yes ma'am. And just make a phone call. You have your mom on the line? Yes ma'am. And get a ride. Okay. But I just want you to know, okay. So stand right here. Look, we're talking to your mom. Stand right here. She doesn't give a f.... We can get the take truck. She doesn't care. Mom, please, can you please? My advice to be, to kinda hurry if you can. Cuz she's pushing the limits up. Just gimme my f.... phone. Okay. Mom, please, please. Please come over here please right now. Please. No, no, right now. You need to come over here right now. Yes, baby. We can't fly there. You don't wanna get in trouble okay? Shut the f... up And you turn around and, Nah. This f..... cops are f..... a..... right now. Turn around. No. Mercedes they gonna arrest you. If you don't Just calm down and stay there. I know you can't afford to get arrested. I know. We're on our way. Okay. They're, they're, um, do whatever they need you to do. We're almost there. Okay? Everything I really do. Because they are just f... bored. Just. It's okay. Just stop. Okay? Just stop. No, I'm not Okay. Mom, I need you. Yeah, baby. We're almost there. Okay? Almost there. Just stay.. stay calm. Okay? I haven't taken a good look at it though. Yeah baby, we are on our way. Tell me what you can see? Gas station. That's it. You got it. That's it Ma'am. She's gonna be arrested for disorderly. That's twice as she's tried to struck us. Okay, so at this time she is gonna be arrested. Okay, let's go. What's her? What's her number? I'm officer . Take a seat. Officer. What's her number? Take a seat. What's her number? Take a seat. What's her number? Take a seat. What's her number? What's your number? Mercedes. Put your feet in. What's your number? 139. One? Nine What? 139. What's your number? 521. 521. 139. 1251 Yeah, that. 1251.. 130. You can actually do, um, assault. Yeah. On a PO. Times two. So. I'm, I'm calling. No, no, no, no. You're okay. You're okay. It's not your fault. So they sat there, they stopped Dominic. We arrested him. We're trying to keep her under control. She takes off, runs and falls in the weeds. We help take her out. Mm-hmm. I'm, while I'm talking with you the first time. Mm-hmm. My partner's trying to inventory the vehicle so we get it towed. Yeah. She runs in there and throws my partner outta the way. Oh. So we give her a break. We give you back. Yeah. Talk to her. Uhhuh, while we're talking with you. She goes to slam the door on us again while we're standing in the truck. So we, we... we can't at this point. We've given her too many chances. Okay. Um. What I can do for you is I can ask her if she willing and talk to me if you can take her purse and stuff. Okay. What do I, she has work in the morning. What do I need to do? I would just, how can I get her out? Uh, to be honest, she's probably gonna have to see a judge. There's, there's not gonna be a bond or anything on this Monday down here. Uh, she's gonna go assault on a peace officer times two. I'm so sorry. It's okay. Unfortunately, you know what I mean, that she did it twice. I gave her a break. She did to me and then she did it to this officer here. So it's like, no, you know she's.. I apologize to you guys. No, don't. It's not your fault. She's an adult. She is. Yeah. Is Dominic okay? Yeah, he's okay. He's okay. He's being processed right now. Okay. So I'm not gonna be able to go get her out at all. Uh, she'll be able to make a phone call when she actually gets booked in. Okay. She'll be able to make a phone call. She'll be able to tell you kinda what's gonna happen. I know she's not happy with us, but I'm a send her phone with her anyways so she can call you when she gets out. There's no way that you guys. He's just let her.. I.. I can't. We gave her too many chances. We had to drag her outta the weeds. She pushed her out of the way, and then she both tried slamming doors on us. So I.. I can't at this point, we're, we're trying to buy time Until you got here, but I know. We tried to get here as fast as we could. Yeah. Please. Please! help me! What's wrong? Please help me... Please... *Crying* Please... *Crying* Help me. What is wrong? *Crying* Please! Please! What's wrong? Please.. help me! *Crying* *Crying* Please, please help me. What's wrong? I'm asking you what's wrong? You're not telling me. Why were you arrested? Told you battery on a police officer and disorderly. ... police officer. No, I said battery on a police officer. How? So when you ran back in the truck and pushed my partner. That's battery. Mm-hmm. time It's okay. I get paid the big bucks too. Yeah? For what? For.. Better than you! *Laughing* I mean like. Probably. Yeah. Exactly. Like you have to like deal with people like. like you? Oh yeah! Like me. Oh. Yeah yeah, like me. I'm sure. Yeah, deal with people like you all the time. I'm sure you deal with people a lot worse than me. Mmmm. Oh yeah. It doesn't happen very often where someone pushes us. So. Oh baby, I'm Albuquerque, so. So Am I. So what does that have to do anything tonight? Not much. The suspect was charged with two counts of battery upon a peace officer. Two counts of disorderly conduct. At this time, the case is still undergoing court proceedings.