Give me a ticket. Write me a ticket. And I'll take it up to the town office and I'll go to trial. But give me a ticket. Go ahead. >> You have your license and registration and proof of insurance. >> Give it to me. Let me have my license now. >> Also, you need to go get your license up to date cuz they're expired, okay? >> On July 11th, 2021, in Moorefield, West Virginia, a local police officer was conducting a routine patrol when he spotted a driver holding a cell phone while driving. He immediately turned on his emergency lights and pulled the driver over. >> [music] >> However, the officer had no idea that the driver was actually a local judge, Judge Carter [music] Williams. >> How you doing, sir? The reason I'm stopping you is >> Judge Williams. >> Yes, sir. >> I don't What Why did you stop me? >> You had your cell phone in your hand. >> I had my phone like this. >> Yeah. >> I just lost it. I was just looking for it. Pulled it up like this. Was not on it. I just looked in the Go up and look. >> Okay, why are you screaming at me? >> Sir, I was just >> your license and registration and proof of insurance? >> Despite learning that Williams was a judge, the officer continued with the traffic stop [music] and asked him to provide his driver's license. >> Do you have your license and registration and proof of >> I wasn't doing anything wrong. >> Do you have your license and registration and proof of >> to give you my license and registration. >> You were doing something wrong. You cannot have >> I had my phone just like this. I was not on my phone. >> And West Virginia law states you cannot have a handheld cell phone. >> In response to the officer's remarks, >> [music] >> Williams pushed back, arguing that local officers had also used their phones while driving. >> And you all aren't ever on yours, right? You're never on yours. I drive by a lot of times and you all are on yours. You're never on yours, right? >> Hey, I don't understand why you're yelling. >> on yours. >> Why are you yelling at me, sir? >> I said you're never on yours. >> you yelling at me? >> I'm not I'm not yelling at you. >> Although he appeared reluctant, Williams eventually handed over his identification [music] to the officer to prevent the situation from escalating further. >> Here. >> Thank you, sir. >> Can you give me a ticket? >> Great. >> What's going on? >> Give me a ticket. >> Why are you so shaky? What's going on? >> I'm irritated because you pulled me over for no reason. >> You had your cell phone in your hand. >> I picked up my cell phone because I had it lost. >> Okay. >> I pulled it up here and I was had my hand on it here. >> Okay. >> Put it in here. >> Williams insisted that he had only picked up his phone and wasn't using it. The officer, however, believed that simply holding a phone while driving was also a violation. >> You can't have a cell phone unless it was in your hand. >> Okay. >> Go ahead. Give me a ticket. >> I don't understand >> I just don't understand why you're >> Go give me a ticket. Write me a ticket. And I'll take it up to the town office and I'll go to court. Go give me a ticket. Go ahead. >> Seeing that the officer was determined to issue a ticket, >> [music] >> Williams stopped arguing and told him to go ahead and write it. >> You all have yours. I've seen it many times. You all have yours and you don't get pulled over. And if tell me don't tell me it's on official business. I hear your cases every day in court. >> Okay, what's that mean? >> Go give me a ticket. Give me a ticket. If you just pulled me over for no reason >> Because you had your cell phone in your hand. >> over for no reason. >> You had your cell phone in your >> Okay. >> In the end, neither side managed to convince the other, but unexpectedly,