All right, thank you sir. Just hang tight in there for me. We just want to have to take us home. Okay, so again I'll be very honest with you, so I expect the same in return, okay? So they're going to pull up video footage and if it shows that you guys are hitting and they want to press charges, you guys are going to go to jail. So let's be honest with each other. >> So no one hits anyone. Hm? Hitting people? Yes, ma'am. That's I I don't have the full story yet, but >> sir. Nope. Nope? So do you want to you care to explain what the verbal confrontation was between you guys? He's verbally confrontating us the whole time. How and what ways? Negative, negative, negative. >> And I would I would please take us home. Okay. That's it. That's all we said. Can you please take us home? All right, so walk me through the story cuz There's no story. It's just we're done. We're done. Like it's one of those like having cocktails and we have a cab. Yes. >> And we're not driving. That's it. >> I respect that, but clearly there No, I understand, but clearly something had happened. And every every you guys are being kind of vague on it. I'm 5 ft tall and I definitely confront anyone. No. No. I'll tolerate you. Like I'm not >> no conversation. He got angry at us. We just want to go home. Okay. That's it. Why would he get angry with you guys? Because he could and we're done. So are we done? >> No, we're not done. Okay. >> Okay. We can we're done. We didn't drive. We didn't do anything wrong. Okay. All right, well my partner's going to go speak with him in the meantime, you guys are detained, okay? >> [laughter] >> Yes. >> Just take us home. We just want to go home. When deputies arrived, the driver said the argument had already turned physical. While still driving, he was struck by one of the passengers, an incident captured on the taxi's in-car camera. All right, where did you get hit, man? She just hit me in the back of the head. >> Okay. I don't need medical. Okay. Do you have Do you have cameras or anything in the car? Yeah, he's pulling the video now, my boss. You want to press charges? Um Do I have to answer that yet? I don't know. I mean, I before I launch a full-fledged investigation, it would be preferable, but whenever you're comfortable to answer. Not sure yet. Okay. Like I said, if you don't want to press charges, I'll I'll write it up, and but if you want to go ahead and press charges, then you can >> Probably. What? I probably want to press charges. Okay, it's completely up to you, man. I can't tell you what to do. No, not sure. Okay. Yeah, but the the only thing is because of the lack of independent witnesses, I just need to see video. We have the video. We're pulling it now. >> Cool. Who's uh My boss, Roger. Yeah. He's in the big transit van. He's up there with the other officer. I'm not sure who the who the the officer is, but he's with both of the women that I had in my car. Okay. Do you have your driver's license with you? I certainly do. You want to see it? And I'm just going to uh I'm going to go up there with him. Let me just run this real quick, and then I'll be right back with you, okay? If you don't mind, just you can just pull off right here. Yeah. After speaking with the driver, deputies located the passengers involved to gather their account of what happened during the ride. We asked him to take us home. Okay. It's the point of a taxi. Yes, and clearly there was something that happened, but you guys are being very vague about it, okay? So, if you want to elaborate and give me your side of the story, I'd be willing more than happy to listen. That's the bottom line. That's it. That's it. So, so you got in the car, um you said you wanted to go home. He was taking you home, and he said, "Nope, never mind," and dropped you off. That's what you're telling me? He hasn't dropped us off yet. I know, but I'm saying he dropped you off back that way. No. So, so you barrel rolled your way out of the car. How Why are you on foot here, and why is he over there now? Because he's was It's We're good. So, we're good, right? Okay. So, so he got angry So, he got angry at us because we said, "Please stop the car." And he was like, "I can't stop the car." We were like, "No, please, can we keep going home?" So, you want to stop the car, but then you said system to keep going home? babysitting That doesn't make sense. No. No. Can I have both of your IDs? Do you have your IDs? Is someone okay? No, I think he Sure. We're fine. We're just trying to go home. It's fine. It's fine. Fine. We're not trying to press charges. nasty guy No. We're not. But it's No, but it's that guy? It's good. Right? You're trying to It's fantastic. You're trying to be against us, but he's the nasty person. asked about the incident. Both denied any physical contact, but their responses didn't fully line up. We're just trying to go home. Mhm. We were going to catch a cab, so why are we here? Question. Riddle me that. No one People don't just generally call 911 for no reason. We didn't. We didn't. Well, I'm going to let you know right now. These cameras in the in the taxi, right? All the cabs are outfitted with cameras. Yeah. >> If I find out at any point during the investigation you were lying to me, you're not going to work well for you. >> Guess what? It's fantastic. And so do that. Let's do that and be done. We just want to go home. >> what you're telling me is the truth, then you'll be free to leave. >> Perfect. I will tell you this though. If I watch the video and one of you did put your hands on that taxi driver, you're going to go to jail. What did he No, we didn't We never did that. >> Did he say something to you? No. No. No. No, ma'am. No, ma'am. No, ma'am. >> Are you familiar with Okay, but are you familiar with the first amendment rights? >> No. People are allowed to say whatever you want. People say everything all the time. Sir. Sir. Dice. He was a nasty No. No. No, ma'am. Yep. Look at the Look at the video. Very well. That's what That's what the deputy over here has done. Okay. So, I guess Well, what the driver was just telling me that uh the taller one was uh giving him about his braids. Mhm. And uh Oh, that's the guy That's who I'm talking to. Okay. And then she said, "I'm going to hit you." And she announced it, and I said, you know, something like, "You better not." And then like 20 seconds later, she This is like winds up and whacks me in the back of the head. And then I really wasn't expecting [laughter] her to hit me. And she caught me off guard. And I jammed on the brakes on so hard. Okay. I'm watching the video. Yeah, this is one of them. I mean, I could pull like 3 minutes. It just take a while to pull the minutes. So, they're coming down some Myrtle Beach Road. So, it's probably the next minute. Unless it happens in the next 10 seconds. Okay. 21 14 Well, there she is. She's doing her "Who do you I do you know who I work for?" I actually know who that is. I don't know her personally. >> downloading more of the video? >> It Yeah, but that goes minute by minute. Okay. >> So, that was a minute. >> I see. And it just happened to end Okay. right before So, 23, as soon as 23 goes through Yeah. Okay. So, um It happened to right at the end of that 22. So, it's downloading 23. >> Okay. Perfect. >> as I get it, I mean So, they had mentioned something about his his uh He mentioned something about his hair. >> He was talking about his hair. >> Kind of just being >> you know, entitled whatever. And then she starts saying, "You know who I am. You know, we you know." And then uh and then apparently she told him, "You know, I'm I'm about to hit you." And he said, It was just her though, the the taller The other one, yeah. >> Okay. With the blonde hair, yeah. Yeah, so give me a second. Like I said, you know, Okay. Yeah, yeah. We'll we'll just give uh I appreciate it. That helps a lot. Do you want me to What do you want me to do with him? He's back there. >> He's going to stay there just for a minute. >> Okay. As soon as I can see this, as soon as we have enough for probable cause for arrest, I'm going to ask him at that time if he wants to press charges. And if he does, then Cuz we're tired of this kind of Okay. Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah. First of all, I know she's a local. I do know she's a local. But you don't get to treat somebody like that just because you're local. I've been here my whole life. I I've I I was born and raised here. >> Right. Okay? You don't get to treat somebody like just cuz you know somebody. Doesn't I can You know? Which Which one is it? It's all Okay. That's what I figured. All right, ma'am. Your name was You need to come over here and speak to me really really quick. Come over here. Ma'am. Come on. Sit right over there on my car. I'm going to read you something, okay? It's very important that you listen to what I'm about to tell you. Before we begin, do you speak English? Yes? Uh these are Miranda warnings, okay? I I have to read you this so you understand your rights, okay? With these rights in mind, do you wish to talk to me now? Okay. So, you do you do wish to talk to me? All right, tell me what happened. I got to get to go home to go to bed. Mhm. Okay, did you put your hands on him? No. Cuz when I pull up this video, it's going to clearly show that you have not put your hands on him at all at any point during this evening. Cuz I'm going to let you know right now. If I watch this video, and >> was violent with me. Okay. >> violent. Did he put his hands on you? He I said, "Stop." >> Yes, so my question was to begin with, at any point during this night, did you put your hands on him? I don't know. You don't know. Okay. At any point, did you hit him in the head? >> No. Mhm. Okay. I just want to go home. I just want to go home. I I don't If I watch these If I watch this video and you put your hands on him, you're going to jail. Right. Okay? That's why I'm trying to you ask you now. >> Wait. I watched the video. So, you don't know if you put your hands on him? I didn't hit him. I never hit people. Okay. All right, we can go back over here. Where you guys coming from? You guys walking from the monkey or where did you get Where you guys coming from? Where's home? Got you. So was she going to stay at your house or was that the original plan? Okay, where where's your home? I'm asking you a question. It doesn't In all reality it doesn't matter. We're just trying to be courteous. No. No because if I watch this video I'm going to get So if I watch this video That's not what I said. What I told [snorts] her is if I watch this video and she put her hands on that on that on that taxi driver she will be going to jail. But you have nothing to worry Listen, she told me she didn't You told me she didn't So we have nothing to worry about then, right? No, but I mean like are you kidding me? He was an [ __ ] in the car but So nowhere in the in the first Do you see the verbal Do you see the verbal the whole conversation of him? Do you see that in the in the Yes, that's the first That's why we live in America. You have the first amendment rights. first amendment to say what they want. Right. To speak to us like that. To speak to us like women. Oh, it's over maybe. And and as derogatory as it may be It was very It was very Still loading, brother? All right, no worries. That's good. I appreciate The one that we already saw Jamie won't be talking at the same time. Sure. He was nasty to us. Nasty. People often are. So I'm I'm in the I'm in the wrong. Per law you are. Okay. Great. So I I just want to go home. She goes to jail. >> said that. I said if she I said if if I watch the video I never I never hit him. Yeah. So, that's But that's what I'm trying to tell you. If if she said she didn't hit him so then there's nothing to worry about. Not right now. Now you're being lawfully detained. So, we're pending investigation here. Unfortunately, it's not a hotel. We don't just pick and choose who goes. >> [laughter] >> How old are your kids? How old How old are your children? Okay. Um Have you been able to get anything from them? No. Kids and where they're going. Okay. Like like I said, um if the video shows her putting her hands on somebody but you've already told me we have nothing to worry about because you've already told me that she didn't. So, we have nothing to worry about. We're just We're just We're just crossing our t's and dotting our i's. That's all we're doing here. Yeah. Yeah. Um if you want I can head that way. I don't know where he's at. Yeah, he's actually over there on the other side. times but you're still highly intoxicated that you can't remember the last 30 seconds of any conversation. Yeah, cuz she doesn't live down here she was supposed to stay at the hotel so as long as she has permission When deputies reviewed the in-car footage it showed Lara striking the driver while the vehicle was still moving. Hello, what's going on? Are we able to take the video? Can you put it on something? Like a USB or I mean I got an email. Yeah, I got an email. You can you can email it. We'll do that. That's fine. Oh yeah, they're only 1 minute long. Oh, very good. Yeah, 10:15 10:15 yeah. Stay here I'm going to go ahead and handle this and then we'll get back to Okay. All right, ma'am. Go ahead and remove your bag for me. I'm going to place you in handcuffs now, okay? Ma'am, if you can give my deputy some space I would really appreciate it. Do you want to go stand over this way? Ma'am, I'm talking to you. Go this way. We're going to stand this way, okay? I'm not asking you I'm telling you.