Did you get this? That's interesting. Is she too? >> I'm a Federal Bureau of Investigation badge. >> So, let me I'm going to read you your rights, too, okay? Cuz you're here. >> The case reportedly took place in Reno, Nevada. While on routine patrol, officers observed a vehicle ahead whose license plate appeared to return a flagged status in the police database. Based on that alert, they initiated a traffic stop. >> How are you doing, sir? >> Good. >> All right. Deputy Sheriff with the Sheriff's Office. Reason I'm stopping you is your your plate's obstructed. Whatever that thing's got, you got to take it off, okay? >> Okay. >> However, the driver was far from an ordinary civilian. He was a former Navy SEAL and currently an undercover FBI special agent assigned to a covert investigation [music] into an international child trafficking operation. Although the officers were aware that certain authorized or covert vehicles may not always appear correctly in the system, they still conducted the stop citing an alleged obstructed [music] license plate violation. Backup was requested. In reality, the license plate was clearly visible and unobstructed. >> So, who are you? >> Oh, I'm a civilian up here. Former NBC and I used to work security at Harris. >> Oh, okay. Okay. >> And I'm a contractor. >> Okay. Uh do you have insurance on this thing? >> My partner >> Huh? Do you have insurance on this thing? >> Yeah. >> Your partner what? >> No, my partner called me. I'm a contractor with Southwest Gas. >> Uh-huh. >> So, I got to go over there and and get him logged into his computer. >> Okay. >> Even after determining there were no immediate issues with the driver, the officers conferred privately and then [music] approached the passenger side continuing to search for a reason to escalate the stop. >> What do you got right there up front? >> I got some siren I contract I do contract security. >> You contract security? >> to have a siren up there. >> It's got lights up there. >> It's got lights up there. It's got red and >> Turn it on? >> Yeah. All right, let me get him out of the car. First the passenger Okay. Go ahead and step out. >> They eventually claim to have found justification alleging the vehicle had illegal police style emergency lights installed. [music] The driver was ordered out of the vehicle and placed in handcuffs.