Sometimes a police officer's pride makes her feel untouchable and above the law. But what happens when they realize they've crossed a line and destroyed their career in an instant? >> We're not going to GIVE YOU A >> YES, YOU ARE. I'M CALLING MY TVA. >> I DON'T GIVE A What the Are you doing resisting? I am not resisting super. >> These were the moments when female cops realized they destroyed their careers. We begin with a case involving an officer who believed her position of authority would protect her from the consequences of her unlawful actions. >> I don't care. I I need my phone. I'm calling my PBA rep. >> All right. Well, this is the problem here. You're not going Stay up here. >> I'm calling my mother right now. >> I don't care. You're under arrest. >> For what? Criminal mischief. >> Yeah. And breaking in. >> So criminal mischief isn't an an arrestable offense. What are you doing? Are youing? >> On April 25th, 2025, police received an unusual call. A female officer was trying to invade her ex-boyfriend's house. Upon arrival, the officers were met by the ex-boyfriend. Visibly stressed by the entire situation while the outrageous woman remained inside, believing the law made her untouchable. >> Dude, where is he? >> Turn that needs to be on. >> Yeah, he's upstairs throwing a tantrum. Okay. Can I go in this way? >> Walk in. Rebecca. >> Rebecca, >> I'm not doing this right now. >> You are. Rebecca, stop. Stop. >> I'm not I'm getting all my >> I got you, but stop for a second. >> No, I'm getting all my stuff. Rebecca, stop for a second. >> Wait, I have a closet full of clothes here. I have all my important here. and he wants to sit here and have a random here with all my belongings thinking that she's going to be the new parent to my dog and that she's going to move in and get the >> We're going to stop screaming though. >> The woman identified as Rebecca was a police officer working within the security forces. On that night, she had invaded her ex's house after learning that he had gotten over her and was in a current relationship while her belongings were still in his house. Her elevated stress level and entitled attitude rooted in the belief that her position in law enforcement placed her above the rules led officers to recognize that this would be a challenging encounter involving a fellow officer. >> I don't care. I'm I need my phone. I'm calling my PBA rep. >> All right. Well, this is the problem here. You're not going. Stay up here. Rebecca, >> Rebecca, no, you're not. Rebecca. Rebecca, stop. >> Going to my car. >> Stop. She's walking up front. >> Hey, was that guy trying to wave us down? >> Uh, no. No, there was another guy down there. >> She's going She's going nuts. She broke through my front door. Walked in. She put her hands on her. She does not live here anymore. She lives in Tom's River. It's Rebecca Sage. >> Um, she's throwing a tantrum up in my room right now. Um, Kyle [ __ ] is in there right now. a car. >> I don't know if that's the best person to be handling this right now. >> Okay. >> And Berkeley, are we clear with the verbal? >> Listen, the reason why she found out is because we have on camera a cop coming here running my plate to be honest. >> Oh, I'm not familiar with any of the situations. >> Well, I'm just letting you guys know um because this is a bigger deal than what it actually is. I'm a police officer as well. So is he. So like now my department's getting involved in this. So I've seen everything to be documented. She's walking out. I don't know. >> Where's her car? >> Her car is right here. >> Her car is right here. >> She's walking up. >> We're not doing this. We don't We don't need the whole force here. >> She's not leaving. >> Watch out. Watch out. >> She's not leaving. She's grabbing her. >> Rebecca had caused a full-blown scene and still believed that she was the authority there. Now, not only were the responding officers involved, but the situation was escalating to other departments. Rebecca couldn't handle her 2-year-old breakup and decided to act out of control over nothing, adding headaches to a situation that could be easily solved. Her dismissive gestures and abrupt tone made it impossible to keep the discussion steady. And unfortunately to everybody involved, her childish behavior was far from over. >> She doesn't live here. She doesn't live here for 2 and 1/2 years. She's breaking stuff. I get it. I know the sensitivity of this, but she's got to come out of my house. I I just >> What'd she break? >> Front door. The front door. >> She broke her She took a baton. Oh, >> where's she at? >> Right there with Kyle. >> Rebecca, come on. Stay out here for a minute. I need you to do me do me a solid here and just stop making call. Stop making this harder than it's going to be. >> You need to come here right now >> because I just snapped. Well, I just smashed his front door in. She >> smashed the front door. >> Oh, she's right here. >> I'm right here. I I'm not a problem. If he wasn't a liar and didn't have all my belongings in here and my dog, we wouldn't have a problem. I'm calling my mother right now. >> I don't care. You're under arrest. >> But for what? Criminal mischief. Yeah. And break it in. >> So criminal mischief isn't an an arrestable offense. >> Rebecca, >> hold on. I'm First of all, >> Rebecca, stop. Please stop. You're making this a lot harder. It's got to be over. >> Rebecca, >> no. We're going to go when I get all my >> No, we're This is the way to handle this. You know this. >> You know better than this. >> Okay. Well, I'm calling my PB. >> You know there's St. your house. >> I'm getting my >> Rebecca visibly didn't know that being an officer is more than holding a badge or wearing a uniform, but that it also requires holding responsibility, even off duty, and her attitude didn't fit the position entrusted to her. Instead of calming down, she still tried to hold her tough attitude, but she stood on the edge of receiving a muchneeded reality check that humbled her aggressive attitude. >> Okay, give me a second. >> We're not going to GIVE YOU A SECOND. >> YES, YOU ARE. I'M CALLING MY PBA. >> I DON'T GIVE a treat. What the What are you doing? >> What are you doing? >> Are you resisting? Stop resisting. >> Are you kidding me? >> Stop resisting. Stop. >> I am not resisting. >> AND GRAB MY NECK. GET OFF OF ME. >> Can't grab your neck. >> Yes, he did. >> Grab your arm. Just >> take it easy, >> Kyle. >> Rebecca, just take a deep breath. Stop. >> I'm fine. I was just calling my PBA rat. >> Give me my phone so I can call my mother. You can call her at the station. >> No, you could get me my phone now. >> Grab DVD paper. >> Yep. >> I want my dog. I want my dog. Kyle, I want my dog. >> Kyle, remove yourself. All right. >> Huh? >> Your house down next to >> my car. >> At least my hair is nice, too. >> All right. Someone else want to grab the >> skateboard, please? >> Yeah. >> Is anyone going to meet me back at the station? >> All right. So, I'm patrolling this office. I don't think we ever met, but I got your phone. Is there anything else you need? >> Um, I need someone to remove my car from this place. And with my car, I need my dog. And, um, probably the best person to call is my brother or my sister. >> Okay. >> Um, >> I'm just going to transport you. mom might be able to take my dog, but um I tried calling her, but that's when Brian decided to manhandle me >> when I decided to try to call my mom. >> Can we get down to the police station? Why don't you put me a call? All right. >> Yep, that's fine. >> At this point, with Rebecca secured in the patrol car, the officer was finally able to take her to the police station. But her nonsense didn't stop along the way. >> When I'm constantly lied to and like my stuff is being withheld from me, only so far like so long and so far you could go. >> All right, just let me put my uh gun and taser away and I'll get in there. >> Listen, I totally understand. >> 29 Berkeley, you can secure the salad for Just just come here. I'll explain. Just you're on my watch right now. So, I'm just bring being brought in right now. >> What? No, I've never met a mover, but I need you to come here because the one officer that was like at my old house like manhandled the out of me like me out basically. Um, which which way do you need me to go? >> It's on the bench. >> Oh, this. >> Yeah. Just after that, like I I'll let you talk for a sec. I need >> Um I just I just need you or someone here. Like I'll call Ryan if I need to call Ryan, but I just need someone here. Yeah. Oh, no, no, no. I've been completely fine with them the entire time. Like, I'm chill. >> Um, I tried calling my mom, but that's when I got like manhandled and so I had to hang up. Um, I called my brother. My brother's not too happy with me right now, but I don't know if he plans on coming here or not. >> While you're talking, let me get one of those costs off. Oh, no. Whatever you need to do, you just tell me what you need to do. >> Okay, go ahead. Go. Go. Just do every You know what to do. Just do everything. >> No, I know. I know. I know. I know. >> I was literally just there to get my and then I found out I'll explain everything to you. Like when someone gets here, >> I'm going to put handcuffs that aren't handcuffs on the bench. >> Honestly, like I'm not going to do anything. I'm going to discuss it here. >> Yeah, I know. I just got >> Do you just have an alcohol wipe for my hand? >> Yeah, I just need someone here. >> I just got to put this on the bench, though. >> I'm going to have uh someone else just bring in >> Yeah. No, whatever you need to do, just tell me. Like I'm I'm telling you. I'm not going to give you a hard time. >> No, no, I know you're not giving me a hard time at all. >> Yeah. But yeah, so like I definitely but um I just need one of you guys. >> In the end, Rebecca was arrested on charges of home invasion burglary, two counts of assault, two counts of criminal mischief, and making terroristic threats. She is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Moving on to the next case where a female officer fell for an inmate's lore and had her career destroyed over a criminal. >> What kind of conversations have you had with him since you've started working here and he's been in the jail? Uh, >> you talk about how profound this was, like just giving him this up was, but you like don't remember anything about anything about it. When y'all see each other in the jail again or whatever, like how did how did how did it build to this to where y'all are talking almost 400 times? >> On April 15th, 2025, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office began noticing unusual behavior inside the detention facility. Surveillance cameras captured suspicious interactions between correctional officer Charlene Oanyan and inmate Jason Park. What initially appeared to be a routine contact soon raised serious concerns. >> Yeah. Yeah. That was before. >> Okay. >> But it was we never like had or anything. It was just kind of like that >> you gave him oral. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> But that was before like I knew he would end up here or that I would end up here or anything like that. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> What uh and I know I'm sorry to get in your business, but the allegations been made, so I want to have as much detail as I can to >> say either way. >> Mhm. >> So, when do you think that was about I know it's going to be hard if it was a couple years ago, but >> um let me think. I was I want to say like in the past three years >> cuz I was in a seven-year relationship and that ended about three like 3 and 1/2 years ago and it was sometime after that. >> Okay. And can you kind of give me like more detail on like where y'all met and things like that? Like how how did you come to know him and where this all happened at? Um, we just met through friends. I don't remember. I don't remember where we went. Trying to remember. Then we went to go eat somewhere. I don't know. He was with his friends and like we just all kind of met up and he was with one of his friends. Do >> you remember where the friend was? M. No, I don't remember. It was just like a group of friends that we all and then some friends brought other friends and other friends but other friends. Do >> you remember any of your friends that were there? >> I think I was there with my friend Christie which she lives in Dallas and she came to Houston for like the weekend like it was like a long weekend. The interrogation officers were trying to determine the true extent of the relationship between Charlene and Park, but one detail quickly raised red flags. Charlene repeatedly attempted to downplay and deflect the situation, often giving conflicting versions of the same events when questioned. Her inconsistencies made it clear that this interrogation would be anything but straightforward. >> What kind of conversations have you had with him since you've started working here and he's been in the jail? Uh, I don't know. Just talking about what would happen after he got out. >> Okay. And then the jail call recordings. Have you been talking to him like while you're at home? Like he calls you from the jail while you're at home or Okay. And how many how many calls do you think y'all had together? No, several. I mean, I can't count them or anything like that. >> Okay. So, y'all talk pretty regularly? >> All right. I haven't listened to this, but apparently there may be some talk in the calls about like photographs. Have you given him any photographs? >> Mm- I gave him a photograph of his mom, which he had asked for, and of his dog, Jack. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Have you given them any photographs of you? >> No, cuz we're not. They, you know, don't give any photographs of me and when we shake things down, they they would find out, you know, they found. So, >> okay. So, what do you think that he's going to say about this? >> The same thing I told him. >> What do you mean the same thing you told? when I told you that we had something going on, you know, a few years back and he ended up here and I saw him and then I mean obviously like he already had my numbers. >> As one of the detectives referenced the analysis of the evidence, Charlene remained outwardly calm, carefully attempting to downplay the situation. However, in her effort to avoid direct answers, she let something slip, subtly shifting the atmosphere in the room. What she had described as a simple friendship inside the jail appeared to extend beyond its walls. At that moment, detectives realized this was no longer just about bending the rules, but about something far more serious. >> So, one of the things we're going to be doing is like looking at cameras and stuff, too. Has there been any times where y'all were alone? >> Or you go out of camera view or anything like that? Anything that's going to look suspicious that way? >> I don't think so. >> No. I mean, when you work be quad? >> No. Even then? No. >> Okay. I mean, when I've entered the plot, I've always stayed like at the desk, you know. >> Have you escorted him anywhere or anything like that? >> Okay. And when was when did he go from bequad to pod six? I think it was a while back, maybe. I don't know, honestly. It's been months. He was in there and then he got taken out and then he went back. But I can't I don't recall how far back he was. >> Okay. >> It's been months though he's been he went from being >> the officers connected the dots using information from earlier records. Park had briefly been released from custody and during that period he attempted to contact several people through social media. More importantly around the same time he returned to the facility and Charlene resumed her shifts. Unusual contact between the two was documented. This discovery became the first concrete indication that Charlene may have been withholding key facts from investigators. >> Been months though he's been he went from Bquad back to >> All right. And then um this other number I think is this your number is 720798 5415. Okay. Yes. >> So you have two different phone numbers or >> That's just from an app. >> Okay. >> Yeah. because I guess um he told me that I guess it was like if it was like an area out of area code it's like cheaper or something like that. So was just an app number. >> Okay. >> Yeah. It's just like a sideline number but it's just it's one phone. It's just that that number is from an app. >> Okay. What uh what app are you using? >> It's called Sideline. >> Okay. Now, what uh what kind of phone do you have? >> An iPhone. >> An iPhone. Okay. Is that in your car? Is it on you or >> It's in my back. >> It's in your back. Is that like in a locker or something? >> Uh it's in the E quad. >> Okay. All right. >> Um give me just a few minutes if you're okay with that. I'm going step out for a second and then I'll be back in. Okay. I'm sorry. I'm going to ask some before we step out there. So, he got your phone number from three three and a half years ago. Yeah. >> And he remembered it over three, three and a half years. >> Yeah. I mean, he's really close to his mom, so he probably just got it from his mom and then he told me to upload a sideline number and then I uploaded a sideline number. >> Okay. How did he get the sideline number? Did you give it to him or did he like how did you come up with that number? >> Uh on the app, you just select the number and then Yeah, >> we'll be back in just a minute. >> All right. Charlene sat quietly at the table, her movements slow and deliberate, projecting calm. But as questions hit on unexpected details, her composure began to falter. She froze mid gesture, eyes widening, struggling to answer quickly, pauses stretched awkwardly, and her usual confidence seemed to evaporate. The carefully constructed version of events she had relied on now wavered with every new revelation. >> Just going to get the a recording of just the most recent call for us to listen to. Um, and kind of my intent behind that is I still don't feel like you're you're coming out with the whole thing. So, like I said, not trying to badge you or nothing. Like I said, not trying to badger you or nothing. Um, I just think that it's important that we know uh exactly what happened. So, initially you said you kind of like played it off like you hardly knew him. >> I mean, I didn't play like I knew him. I just >> like Oh, you kind of like stood there and thought, >> "Oh, right now." >> Parker. Yeah. I think he's in pod six. >> But I just looked in the system. There's like almost 400 calls. So, between y'all. >> Yeah. >> You see, you see where I'm coming from? kind of how it would seem from my point of view. >> Yeah. I mean, yeah, I hesitate a little bit, but >> like I said, no, no judgment here. I just want to know. Let's Yeah, let's see. >> I mean, I should just >> So, before we go into all this, do you want to just >> I mean, >> tell me the truth. >> Yes. I hesitated to admit that, but I mean, you told me on the call. >> Okay. because this sounds a certain way to this doesn't sound like a three-year. This sounds like within the last few days to me, this call. Now, I don't know if you remember what y'all talked about yesterday, but this sounds like a pretty recent event to me. >> Okay. I mean, like the conversation recent. Yes. >> Like what happened in the conversation was recent. >> Okay. Well, I don't remember what I remember. So >> like science dementia, I always forget like what I did the yesterday. But yeah, I mean by theory. >> Charlene was running out of ways to escape the truth. The investigation had uncovered far more than she ever anticipated. Evidence that didn't stop at the walls of the facility as the weight of those discoveries settled in. It became clear that what had been hidden for so long was no longer confined to one place or one version of events. Okay, >> baby. >> Baby, guess what? Nothing. I just won the blackjack game. >> Yay. >> I just won $30. >> I did. >> What? I really wasn't I I I really wasn't like tripping tripping about not making store this week because I've won the last three games in a row. >> You're crazy about you. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Did you just call me a stupid? >> Oh, that's that's what you sounded like a while ago. >> No, I didn't say e. >> Uh, yeah, you did. >> I mean, maybe just a little, but I didn't sound that. You You exaggerated. >> Dude, I need to clean my fridge, dude. I'm putting, dude, I'm putting I'm putting the leftover macaroni cheese in the fridge. >> Oh my god. >> Even though Even though we all know what's going to happen. >> Yeah. You're not going to eat them. >> I am. >> In two weeks, you're going to be like, "Oh, it's going to look like a science experiment in that refrigerator." It looks like that right now. I'm not gonna lie. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> I'm on your >> I'm need to clean that fridge out. >> I got a lot of stuff to clean and get rid of before you come home. I'm just kidding. Yeah. >> What are you going to do if I just pop up? Surprise you. >> Babe, did you hear what I said? >> What' you say? >> I said there's a lot of things I need to clean and get rid of before you come home. >> Why? I'm just trying to make you think I have all these secrets. >> Yeah, I bet you do. >> What? >> What? >> What? >> What? What could I possibly have? >> Like what would what do you mean? >> I don't know. He probably got this weird swing hanging from the ceiling. Kenneth probably thinks it's a swing set. >> Oh, if I had that swing, you better believe I'd leave that sucker up for you. >> Would you really? >> Hell yeah. >> You let me put you in it? >> Yeah. >> With a gag bar and everything. >> Yeah, babe. For sure. You would let me put you in it. >> Yeah. >> I'd be mowing you down and we look we look out the sliding glass door. Do you have a sliding glass door that goes to the pan or is it like a like a regular door? >> Door. >> Just a door. >> It's just a regular a double door. >> No, just one door. >> With every passing minute, new details surfaced. Subtle but telling. Charlene's composure began to slip. her tension growing more visible as the recording continued. >> Does it have like the little blind thing that you slide up and down to open it? >> Yeah, but Seth Leslie's little boy broke it, so I haven't had a uh >> Seth broke it. >> Yeah, Seth broke him. >> Have you talked to her, >> Leslie? >> Yeah. Is she back with that dude or what? Bear or whatever. Huh? He said that >> he changed his mind. Like, oh, shocker. >> He changed his mind. >> That's literally what he told her. I changed my mind. I don't want to be with you. I don't want to work things out. >> He's going to make her >> So, he just has >> suicidal thoughts. >> Huh? >> Huh? >> What' you say? >> I said he's going to end up making that lady have suicidal thoughts. He needs to leave her alone or do something. Yeah, >> that's what I told Edley. >> Yeah. >> I'm like, he's just keeping you in this limbo. Like, yes, I want you. No, I don't want you. Yes, I want you. No, I don't want you. I'm like that. >> True. >> Is she like a big woman or what? >> Lesly is very short. So, like Leslie and I I think we almost weigh the same, but she's very short. like short. Like her nineyear-old daughter is almost as tall as her. Like she's short. >> So she's like >> so she looks really chunky. She looks way too like if she was just what maybe like 6 in taller. Like I don't feel like she would look as chunky but she's just really short and so she just squish tall. >> She can be. Yeah. >> Yeah. Those phone records would later prove to be far more than routine call logs. They became key pieces, fragments of conversation capable of shedding light on what had truly been happening. Investigators knew that behind those calls lay answers still unspoken. Details Charlene had carefully avoided putting into words. >> Can you kind of see how that sounds from like my point of view of more like a more recent thing than 3 years ago? >> No. >> No. >> No. I've given him I've given I I've given him before and that's what he wants to bring to you. >> And it was not in the jail? >> No. No. No. >> So, do you think this dude's really going to cover for you? Like if I bring him in here and we start playing this and all that, you really think this dude's >> Yeah. >> He's going to tell you what I told you. Yeah. Um, I need you to tell me this when y'all met and all this stuff like tell me that how all that happened with as much detail as you can tell me. Like everything that you can remember. We just exchanged numbers and met up a few times and well more than just like in a couple times. But that was it. Like I didn't at the time I didn't want to be in a relationship. I just got out of a 70 relationship. So was I looking for anything serious? No. >> The pressure from investigators continued to intensify. Charlene persisted in deflecting, carefully omitting key details and clinging to the claim that they had known each other long before. Yet, the hesitation in her responses, the lack of certainty in her words, only deepened investigators suspicions, suggesting that the truth was far more complicated than she was willing to admit. >> How many times do you think y'all met up? >> Maybe more than five, less than 10. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> And do you remember where all met up at? Usually it was just like I don't know until like I it wasn't anything like we went places. I didn't want to date anybody and like be on mushy with anybody. It was just kind of >> And where was he living at the time? >> Uh where where is that? uh in New >> like what street or like what area in New Kenny it was in? >> I mean I have horrible sense of direction. It's just in New KY. Uh is it 90? No, 59. Wait, is there a 90? No. >> Yeah, there's 59 is like the main freeway that I'm >> But there's not a 90. So then it must be 59. Yeah, somewhere like 59, I think. >> Okay. Where were you living at the time? >> Here. Where? Isn't that you? >> Oh, a phone. Okay. >> Yeah, I've been there for almost 3 years. >> Okay. >> And you had the same phone number? >> Yeah. >> And uh did you get one of more than one? I mean >> what >> my problem here is vital about how profound this was like this giving him this was but you like don't remember anything about anything about it. It's like a it's like you're just telling me something but you're having trouble coming up with details about it. You know what I mean? Like if it's that profession. >> I mean I give him how do you describe >> I mean is that >> I want to know like about the just so if this is a factful thing that happened 3 years ago I feel like you would kind of remember some stuff about it like a >> Yeah. I mean like we said in the car we >> you know >> like when I asked you who was there >> him of course like when y'all met or whatever and then when I asked like who else you said it was like a bunch of friends. >> Yeah. >> But like you can remember one you think about it for 30 seconds. So that's not making sense to me. I mean, I was with my friend Christie and there were other people there. I mean, some of them some of them like I knew who they were that I'd seen before, but I didn't like know them personally or anything. Um, I mean, it wasn't like they were my friends. I was there to hang out with my friend Christie cuz she was out of town. And I mean, she came from out of town. At that moment, officers realized the only way to move forward was not to challenge Charlene directly, but to follow her narrative, allowing her to continue speaking, hoping she might reveal more than she intended. >> How did it build to this to where y'all were talking almost 400 times? Um, I'd seen him and uh, I mean, of course, I recognized him and he recognized me, but it was just there wasn't nothing like I mean, my thoughts weren't like I was going to pursue anything, you know? I can't speak for like his thoughts at the time, but it wasn't anything like that. Um, and you know, he was respectful. He never, you know, did anything to like signal or anything. Um, and uh, I guess I had gotten a message from his mom saying that I guess like Jacob had talked to her and he mentioned that I was, you know, here and he just told her to tell me like that he loved me or he missed me or he saw me. I don't remember like something like that like mushy and then asked if he can call me and then he just started calling me. >> Okay. So, >> but it was over over the course of like it wasn't just like one day he was like, "Oh, I saw you." And then he just started calling me. >> Mhm. >> Yeah. >> So, he his mom reached out to you? >> Yeah, she sent me. I mean, I've had her on Facebook. >> Okay. So, she sent you like a Facebook message. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> It proved to be a precise move. A seemingly minor detail surfaced, one she hadn't prepared for and couldn't fully explain. In that moment, her own words began to work against her. >> What is her name? >> I mean, I don't want to talk about what her name is. What I mean, I don't want to get her involved in like this mess, you know? >> It's it's really just like details of the store. There's ways I can find it anyways. It's part of his emergency contact in the jail. I mean, I I don't know what's your name. It's about Jacob and I. And I just we'll just keep it as Jacob and I. I mean, if y'all figure it out, obviously, I'm not going to Y'all can do that, but I want to drag her name in a minute, you know. >> Okay. Um, so where was he house whenever y'all like first started talking on the phone? >> Oh, I can't remember. I don't know. I guess maybe in the pod. I don't know. He was back and forth. Like he would get fired, then he would, you know, come back and get fired and go back. at that time. I I can't honestly. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> And then like how often do you see him back there? >> I'll stop by. I'll be in there for like a minute or two and then I leave. Um yeah, I'll go down there every day, but like if I'm in the area, I'll go in there. >> At this point, the questions shifted. They were no longer general, but carefully aimed at the heart of the case. The investigator revisited past decisions, confronted inconsistencies, and studied every reaction with surgical precision. Her answers grew shorter. Her gaze drifted away, and beneath each response was a clear attempt to justify choices that no longer seemed defensible. >> What do like your co-workers say when that happens? >> Nothing. >> I don't know. It just seemed I don't know, like it would be out of the ordinary to me. >> Nothing. I mean I >> you play it off as something else or do you >> We all talk and like you know we're all I would like to think we're all pretty close so you know sometimes I'll go in there or I'll go in talk to Bailey in part seven or you know um I mean I'm just I'm familiar with all my co-workers so I don't just like talk to like one person like I talk to everybody. I know everybody on our shift. So, >> like I'm in the area and stuff by just chitchat. I mean, I talk to, you know, whoever's in the pod. Um, but I mean, I don't go in there like >> and go straight to Yeah. No, >> I mean, sometimes he's asleep, sometimes he's out on the wrecky yard or, you know, I'm not like, where's he at? You know, >> up to this point, the questions focused on choices and broken boundaries. But from here on, the interrogation would shift, moving towards something far more sensitive than rules or protocol. >> What did you mean a minute ago? You were like, we're talking about his mom's name. You were like, if y'all figure it out, >> you figure well include her like, oh, you mean her name? >> Yeah. I just don't want to Yeah. No, I don't want to I don't want to drag her name in it. I mean, if she's on his emergency contact, then >> what kind of >> can you tell me what y'all's conversation was like without dragging her name into it? I'm just curious. That just I don't know. I'm not wrapping my head around that. It just seemed kind of different. She just sent me a message said Jake told me he saw you and he missed you or did you know her before this or you said you were friends with her on Facebook like did you know her? >> Yeah, like prior. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Cuz I mean you so it's not >> So you've been to her house? You met her at her house and stuff like that? Okay. >> Yeah. >> Um do you have her phone number? Mhm. >> So, I asked that because those are things that I can like verify. >> Mhm. >> You know what I mean? >> Yeah. >> Like, >> like you're telling me what you were telling me, but if I can call her and talk to her about how she knows you and all that stuff, that's >> Oh my god. That's why that dog gets sick. >> Yeah. >> He ate his phone, a water bottle. >> Yeah. Remote control. All your mama's shoes. That's >> That's really why I've been calling my mama like that cuz I've been checking on him. But he's good. >> Oh my god, I was so sad. Oh, that dog drives me crazy. Always doing something some He's not supposed to. But I >> didn't even care. >> Yes, I did. >> Jack loves me, babe. >> He loves me more. >> He loves I don't know. We'll see about that when you get out cuz I'm pretty sure. >> Watch. Just wait till that sees me. >> I know he loves you. But he loves me. Every time I sit on the couch, he's always like he always wants to get on the couch with me and lays on my legs or >> like as soon as I sit down, he jumps up on my shoulder like he's 6 months old still. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> And he got his on my shoulder. >> You have one minute left. >> I love you. >> Love you, baby. >> I love you. Times three. I love you time. >> At this point, officers uncovered another lead, an online chat platform frequently used for the calls. Charlene had been hiding behind a digital mask, an attempt to divert suspicion from her colleagues. Instead, it only added to the growing sense that she was concealing far more than she admitted. >> She's going to take the chicken. >> Yeah. >> Um, so I guess do you know it or is it in your phone? Her phone? >> Oh, by heart? No, no, no. I don't know by her. I usually I usually call her when we have conversations. It's usually through Facebook. Like I never usually call her directly because she never responds to text messages. So if I have a message to send her, I'll send it to Facebook. And um and then if she needs to call me or I call her, I usually just Facebook. That's just easier for her. >> Okay. >> And your Facebook is your Facebook name just your first and last name? >> Mhm. >> Okay. Um, so there's obviously 400 gel calls and I'm going to have to go through all of those. Is there anything that's going to pop up that's not jing with your what you're telling me today? >> I don't think so. I mean, we're I guess we've been talking and it's been what it's been. >> So, I I just say that. >> Well, like what do you mean? Like, am I like obviously there's something going on between us? Like, do you mean like like what am I what do I need to tell you? Like, there's something going on between us. I just I need to know if y'all had contact inside of this jail. This was my is what I'm trying to find out. >> No, not >> at all anywhere. >> Okay. >> From here on, every question was calculated not to gather new information, but to test consistency. The interrogation focused on the weakest points of her story, and the more she tried to protect herself, the more room there was for contradictions to surface. That's when the first cracks began to show. >> Yes. So, I've noticed one thing, and I want you to understand this about both of us. Both of us are veteran homicide detectives. Okay? I've been doing this a while. >> All right? You seem to have blanks in your memory when we get to certain details, but you remember being groped in the from 3 years ago. Find that hard to believe. Okay. This is your one chance to be honest with us. Once we get up and walk out and we're done, >> we're done. >> Yeah. >> And honesty is the only thing that's going to help you with us. >> Mhm. >> So, my advice to you right now is to be honest with us. Have y'all had any inappropriate contact, whether it's groping, anything, hand jobs. Yes. I am being vulgar to get a point across. >> Yeah. No, it's not none of that. Um >> I mean what is it? >> Uh I might have given him back part of you >> in back part of the co. >> Okay. >> How long ago was that? >> Uh few months ago. >> Few months ago. How long have you worked here? >> Uh since April. >> Since April this year. >> Mhm. >> Was he already here? He was right here. >> Okay. Do you know how long he's been here? >> Don't know. Okay. >> Not at the top of my head. >> So you a few months ago you gave him a in the back of B. >> Correct. In this B quad. Correct. >> Was any were there any other witnesses to it? >> Okay. >> No. >> I'm just wondering cuz you >> had people standing around while >> Well, you were you worked days, right? >> Yes. >> Were you working days at the time? That's why I'm asking was anyone around because >> I mean everybody's up in daytime >> like the jail's locked down. >> So how did how did this come to have like was he a floor worker or how did that happen? How did y'all get to be alone >> at at that time? Yeah, they had they had brought him from the pod to work. Um there was uh they brought him from a pod and I don't think that day they brought anybody else from the pot but it was just him but there was you know a lot of drugs and stuff being passed around pills so they didn't want anybody from Bquad out on the floor because we didn't know who source was or where he was passing around. So they pulled someone they pulled him >> they pulled a floor worker from the pod. >> Yeah. from a pod and then previous day they had hope to a pod. So it was just kind of one of those things like anybody volunteer and then it was him. >> At that point earlier statements began to unravel suggesting that whatever existed between them was not long-standing but something that had developed within the workplace itself. >> How long had y'all been talking on the phone up until that point? I can make or Yeah, it been a few months. >> What month do you think this happened in? >> Uh, the ball job last month. >> Last month. >> Yeah. >> Is that the only day he came to work in court? I think it was two days that he was in court. >> Okay. >> And like within a week. >> Did anything happen on the second day? >> And um was this planned? Like did y'all talk about this on the phone or anything beforehand? >> No, it wasn't pre-planned. It's just >> Okay. Have you he written him any letters, passed him any notes? >> Um >> or has he written you letters or passed you notes? Yeah, I wrote him a letter. Um, like just I'll like write something down and we like it's nothing like that. You wouldn't hear a conversation. No. >> And your phone. You said that it's in a backpack. Is it in like a work locker? >> No, I think it's an eco. I had it. Oh, well, I have it in my Yes. >> No, sorry. I have it in my office. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Do you do you have money? >> Yeah, I need that. >> So, part of these investigations or we have to look at cell phones and stuff. Um, I can either do it like to a search warrant or you can give consent to searches. It's it's kind of up to you how you want to do that. Um, with a warrant that kind of is I'm not saying this to try to talk you into either one, just kind of laying your options out on the table. Um, the search warrant takes a little while because I have to write it, >> you know, I'm like not back to work till Monday and all that. Sometimes it takes a week or two. Um, with consent, we we usually try to download them. This >> we're kind of at the mercy of the computer how long it takes to download them, but we try to download them and get them back. >> So, >> um, you have my consent. >> Okay. >> Detectives then questioned whether this behavior had extended beyond a single person or impacted others. Charlene denied it, insisting that her conversations with Parker were harmless and that nothing had changed within the workplace. But investigators weren't just searching for facts. They were weighing the potential consequences, but I feel like I know the answer. I'm losing my job. >> So that's that's not really up to me. Um, Internal Affairs is aware of the allegation. Um and they will probably they their investigation is separate from ours because there's >> it's it's two totally different um things. So >> yeah, >> uh it is a possibility. Um but I don't like I said I don't make that decision either. So >> spell your first name again for me. >> So this form uh saying that you authorize the McGomery County Sheriff's Office to search, collect, take, process. Uh that's the wrong damn form, of course. What? All that again. I'm sorry. >> That's S H A R L E N. >> Five >> 10 of 89. 200 fountain lane 1 2 34 7304. >> Phone number >> 936 499 4650. Just put iPhone. >> Oh, it's just saying. So, basically what the software does, it just takes everything off of it. U So, it's saying that if you press that for that, you just >> at this stage, the consequences facing Charlene Oion were unavoidable. The tension in her demeanor revealed a mix of regret and growing fear over what lay ahead. >> My partner started the phone still, so we'll get that done as soon as we can. >> Okay. >> The way um kind of the way this goes from here is we talk to the district attorney's office. They make the determination on charges and all that stuff. Uh so I don't have an answer for you there on that right now. Um but I will be talking to him about everything. what kind of charges like >> so it's it's illegal to have contact with an inmate as an employee. >> So, um I said the ball kind of be in their court, but I'll let you know as soon as I hear something. Um >> I mean, should I go to jail? That's up to the DA's office. But, uh, employment wise, um, I will make some notifications and then we'll get the ball rolling on that stuff, too. Okay. So, if you'll just hang tight for me in here for a little bit. I want to get some stuff squared away. Uh, you need water or anything? I'll get you a cup of water. That'll be fine. >> Okay. So, uh, the phone got us now. Just waiting on it to generate the report and then, um, it'll be done. Um, I talked to like the internal affairs people and we're going to send somebody over to talk to you um to start their side of it. So, okay. >> Um, so it's brought to my attention you mentioned there have been some drug stuff in the jail. Do you have anything to do with that at all? >> No, absolutely not. I've never even smoked in my life. >> So, I guess they have some evidence they've gathered like the drugs bags and [ __ ] >> Yes, I did find a bag of >> would and I don't think they're worried about the one today. I think there's been something going on before that, but uh would you be willing to consent to a DNA swab just so they can test that against it? Okay, cool. >> Great. >> And you know what? I already filled one out cuz that's the form I accidentally had. >> Oh, remember? Yeah. Yeah. I'll take a drug test. I'll take all that. I'm not I've never done any of that or anything. >> See? >> Yeah. When I said earlier, oh, that's the wrong form. I have a DNA form. So, I have your information in here. This is just saying that you consent to uh what it is is a buckle swab. Like I bring Q two Q-tips. I'll give them to you. You swab them around your mouth. We put them in a bag and Okay. >> So if you consent to that sign right there. >> Oh, is it supposed to show? >> See what this is doing. Now >> in the end, Charlene Oan was sentenced to 100 days in jail. Moving on to the case where an officer believed her position gave her enough power to twist the law. >> Crime that I commit. >> There's no crime, but I'm want to. I'm identifying you. >> No. What happened? Why are you letting >> Listen, he's a sergeant. >> Violating my rights. >> Is he valid? >> I don't know. I'm waiting for everybody to say. >> On September 22nd, 2025, a female officer from the Cleveland Heights Police Department started a traffic stop for expired tags on a vehicle. However, when trying to approach the wanted car, her reckless driving almost caused a serious incident with another vehicle. The driver, later identified as Kerna, got extremely stressed with the situation as the outcome could have been far worse than it was. But the officer, identified as Lewis, seemed to believe that her position automatically made her immune to any blame. >> Across from the a first access road, sent me another unit because another party does not know how to yield to lights and sirens and he's sitting here reporting me. See, they almost ran him off the road. >> Are you okay? Yeah. >> Okay. I'm Officer Lewis with Cleveland Heights. The reason I'm for the traffic stop is the plates on the vehicle are expired. >> Not even a big deal. Do you know that guy behind me in the Porsche? >> Trying to hurry up and move. >> You're good. No, you're good. You did the right thing. I'm put my lights out on sirens. He did not move. I'll give you the plates to other vehicle that's out with a confrontation. I apologize. >> You almost ran me off to >> I initiated my lights and siren. >> But was your music on? Cuz I had the lights and sirens on, sir. I apologize. He stopped abruptly. Okay, I'm not wrong. The lights and sirens were activated. Okay, I did not do that, sir. The lights and sirens on my Mark's patrol because he stopped abruptly, causing me to stop abruptly, causing you to stop abruptly, and I apologize for that. However, the lights sirens were on. Okay. The police vehicle is marked. You can clearly see it's a marked patrol vehicle. I initiated lights and sirens. I'm not going to argue and I'm telling you I do. I'm going to tell you I do apologize that he did stop abruptly. Nobody was wrong. >> Say to disconnect, right? So between the public and you and the public, >> you want me to just said driver check. Okay. >> If there's something wrong and you actually all you say my bad and I did I just said I said my bad. I said I activated a traffic I initiated a traffic stop in a marked vehicle with lights and sirens. If you didn't hear the sirens or see the lights, I don't I >> I mean, you called back. >> WELL, I CALLED BACKUP CUZ SOMEBODY is getting out of a cop car. >> At this moment, another officer identified as Sergeant Wolf entered the scene. The situation escalated when dismissive and intimidating language began to be used toward Kerna, intensifying the conflict and contributing to a shift in the account of events through the asserted authority of the law. >> You call back up for your safety, but >> Well, you don't pull up behind an officer on a traffic stop. >> Not even you don't even know what's >> You're right. I don't. So, why are you saying that? >> Because I'm here and what you're doing right now is against the law. >> Raman me off the road. >> Okay. Well, then you should have pulled over for lights and siren. She said it on the radio that you that you didn't yield >> and it's on dash cam, I'm assuming. >> It's just a disconnect, man. Sir, >> I'll tell you what. Let her finish her business and then we can sit down and talk like >> I'm good. I'm going to let him go. We're good. I'm going to let him go. What? I'm sorry. What was your last name? >> My last name? Yeah. Why you need my last name? >> Cuz I'm asking who I'm talking to. You ask me who you are talking. >> Well, not going to be under arrest because what you're doing arrested. >> Listen, what you're doing is illegal. I can charge your friends. Just give me your last name. >> Why? >> Because I'm conducting business with you right now. >> Attorney's RS. >> Stand by. >> What's your reasonable articulation with my crime? >> I'm going to get rid of him. >> I'll be detained. >> If you want to be how it works, what's your RS? >> My RS artic first. Okay. Hold on. I I'll explain to you. Okay. Doing what you're doing right now. >> No, sir. She almost ran me off the road. >> Again, you didn't yield to lights and siren. You came out. >> She was next to me and stopped and almost ran me off the road. What are you talking about? >> Okay, listen to me. You asked my my reasonable articulable suspicion. It's not a problem. >> Arrest. If you arrest me, you violate my right. >> I don't want to arrest you. We have to ID. >> You violate my right. That's what you're going to do. >> Okay. We have to ID you. You understand that? Yes, we do. >> All right. I'm a video. >> Okay. We got you on camera, too. >> Call get the car. You'll violate my right. >> I'm getting Who's getting what car? >> They can come cuz you're you >> radio. Another car here. I got a male who's abstract. >> No, I'm not. >> HE REFUSES TO IDENTIFY HIMSELF. >> SO, I'll take a report on it, but I need your ID. >> Yeah, >> I'm dealing with her. >> The situation took a new turn when Officer Lewis contradicts her earlier statements, acknowledging a crucial detail previously omitted as she attempts to justify the inconsistency. The shift raises significant questions about the accuracy of the initial account. This moment becomes critical as officers are shown pressuring Kerna to admit to a crime and submit to identification. despite the absence of clear circumstances that would reasonably establish suspicion under Ohio law. >> Listen, talk to me. >> Just do me a favor. All I'm asking you, I'm a private citizen. >> Just take your hands out of your pocket while we're talking. Okay. >> Okay. I called for a backup. All right. >> I initiated a traffic stop. I understand you and I and that gentleman, we all just saw what happened. Okay. I'm calling for another person because I'm dealing with one person who I don't know who I'm dealing with. And you get out. Listen, sir. Let me speak now. Let me explain to you. I call for another person because I have a man getting out of a car walking towards me. You know how society is. I know how society is. Now listen, >> I'm asking you to identify yourself so I can let my dispatcher know who I'm out with. If you don't identify yourself, that is obstruction. You are the one that came out. >> A secondary crime that I commit. >> There's no crime, but I'm want I'm identifying you. Okay. I need your driver license. >> I'm sorry. I'm I'm going to help her arrest you. You don't identify yourself. >> She just said no crime. >> Listen, obstructing is what crime? >> Obstructing is a crime. >> Identify yourself. >> She almost rammed me off the road. >> And then Well, then I still have to identify. >> NO, YOU DON'T. >> YES, I DO. >> OKAY. WELL, I'm going to call in for your car. You arrest me. >> Okay. Turn off cuz I didn't do anything. >> I didn't do anything. >> Listen, just all you have to do. >> I DON'T HAVE MY ID WITH ME. >> OKAY. What's your phone? >> FOR WHAT? WHAT'S your last name, sir? >> Kern, man. >> Karn, >> he know what happened. Why are you letting this? >> He's a sergeant. >> He's violating my rights. >> He is not. He didn't identify when we sent her on your way. You have a valid driver's license. >> Yeah, I do. You violate my rights, man. >> Were you going to get pick? >> HOW DID I INTERFERE? SHE ALMOST RAMMED ME OFF THE ROAD. >> Then you could have pulled off and waited and called. >> I DID WAIT WHEN SHE SAID WAIT. >> YOU WERE OUT HERE TALKING TO HER. HAVE a seat. >> Mr. K, just push me, man. >> Have a seat. Why you so full of machismo, man? >> Dude, have a seat. I'm I'm not putting up your Okay. Have a seat. >> What's wrong with you, man? >> HAVE A SEAT. SITTING DOWN. All the way in. >> As the camera captured an exchange between Sergeant Wolf and Officer Lewis, subtle inconsistencies began to surface. Throughout the interaction, critical steps appear to be overlooked and the absence of concrete verification became increasingly apparent. What unfolded suggested that the investigation was moving forward before the facts were firmly established, gradually placing Kern at the center of unsubstantiated accusations. >> Is he valid? >> I don't know. Maybe for everybody to say. What? So, this is what happened. That vehicle matched a description of the vehicle from weird yesterday. I saw it. I initiated a traffic stop. That person instead of like pulling over, he stopped abruptly and I'm getting behind him, but he stopped abruptly. This guy was very close to him. And we did. We almost caught we almost did get into an accident because that driver stopped so abruptly. I did. Yes. >> Gets a ticket for for >> He's always >> Okay. He's getting a ticket for >> radio. >> Yes, I do. I do. >> That's why I provided it. >> Goes to a Demetrius Raphael. It's a 37y old male. He's valid. >> It Listen, I don't feel I need to give him a ticket for that. It >> I'm cool. >> Okay. I mean, I'm cool with letting him go. He just didn't understand. >> He's in handcuff >> and he's being a jerk. He obstructed. He refused to identify himself. I'm not going to sit out here and argue with somebody for an hour >> for the legalities of it. You can come to court. >> Okay. >> So, he gets a ticket for obstruction to identify himself. >> Mr. Curtain, just hang on. Just >> got a lawsuit coming. >> Listen, let me explain to you. You don't get out of the car yet. >> The sergeant wants me to give you a ticket for obstruction. Okay? I'm not going to do anything else. Listen, he is the boss. This is the boss. I don't have to refuse if I didn't commit a crime. This isn't a stop and ID state. >> At this point, it is a traffic stop cuz you're out on the track. >> Mr. K, we just had that conversation. I did not almost run you off the road. >> Yeah, that has cameras in it. So, >> you guys are going to pay for this. >> Karn surely knew more about the law and his rights than both the officer and the sergeant. Not only were they refusing to admit they were wrong, but they were subjecting Kern to a shameful situation, even being the innocent one. As the investigation continued, Lewis upheld the sergeant's decision to arrest Karna, but he wouldn't accept this so easily. >> Mr. Kern, I apologize. I really do. And this is on body cam. All right. This is uh the sergeant's telling me to do this. So, police have to identify you. You do have to identify yourself. >> I broke the law. If I if I broke the law, I have to identify. Mr. Kern, you got out of the vehicle in the middle of a traffic stop. >> I understand that. And I needed to identify you. Going to be a heavy lawsuit. Cleveland is going to pay me for this. >> For what, sir? >> Kidnapping. Illegal detainment. >> No one's kidnapping you. >> Back of your car in handcuffs. >> Okay. >> I'm kidnapped. >> This is not kidnapping. The sergeant placed you under arrest for obstruction. He asked for your information and you didn't give it to him. >> Listen, I'm going to be there will be a court date. You and I will both go to it and our prosecutor's really good and we'll work through it. Okay. Listen, I'm just doing what I'm told to do. All right. What do I put for this verbiage? When asked to identify himself, he refused. So, we're literally here and I'm coming up cuz I saw that car. It looked like a car from the yesterday's incident. I ran it. It's expired. I am in this lane. I put my lights on to activate. The guy instead of like continuing, he like whips over, stops abruptly, and I'm like halfway in between both lanes. And this guy was right behind him. So we did it did almost cause an accident. Absolutely. >> No, I was trying to go behind. He was It would have been a sure clear distance accident. But because of how that guy stopped abruptly, it would have been >> He stopped and just tried to get out of >> Well, and he was pissed because he did we did almost get into an accident. He was >> You didn't? >> No, I it all three of us. It would have been an accident. Yeah. I was going behind the other guys. >> You could have gone down the street. guy stopped abruptly but he did then he got out and he's yelling he's yelling while I'm initiating right so I told him I said sir just stand there I'm going to let me talk to him I'll come talk to you and he did but then he's continuous like because he did because that happened I called for backup and then he was upset rightfully so I IT WAS NOT ever why are they um like was that necessary As Lewis explained once more what had happened to the sergeant, the reality seemed to hit him. Their actions weren't just wrong. They revealed how far their pride had taken them and what they had done to defend the side they convinced themselves was right. With that realization, they immediately released Karna, who would never forget his encounter with the overly proud authorities. He's probably the only good COP ONCE. >> IT'S I'M NOT TRYING TO BE A bad cop. I was literally not trying to even have any of this happen. And I did apologize. >> You apologize, but you're following his his directive. >> He's a sergeant. But still like you you swore oath to the constitution, >> right? >> And you know what's right and wrong and sometimes you got to stand up to people. >> Listen, >> no. >> When asked for your information, you have to identify yourself. At this point, we're on a traffic stop together. >> But you still have to >> a traffic stop is not a crime. >> And I asked am I being detained? And nobody answered that. >> Listen, >> so I did I covered all my bases. >> All the stuff in me typed in the report. If I was being detained, I had no choice but to give you my ID. That's why I specifically asked, "Am I being detained?" >> Well, at that point, it's a traffic stop. >> But still, if I'm being detained, you should tell me. And if I'm not being detained, I'm free to go. So, the situation >> Well, right now, you're free to go. >> All right. I hope that you feel better. And I'm sorry that all this had to happen this way. >> You didn't do that. >> Well, we did. We got into a little accident. Almost a middle accident >> and I apologize in life. He came. He violated my rights. >> Well, we're going to work through it. All right. I don't think he violated your rights. He wanted you to identify yourself and you didn't. >> All right. >> You know, you swore O. >> Say again. >> You saw O. >> I did. >> I did. >> That's all I can say. >> All right, Mr. Fern. >> I hope that you feel better. All right. >> All right. You going to go to Metro? >> Right there. >> Yes, sir. >> In the end, the findings led to disciplinary action against the sergeant while the officer was ultimately terminated from her position following the review. Up next, we have a case where a female officer almost ended up with her career after a huge mistake. And >> when he got towards the front of my car, he jerked his wheel trying to act like he was like juke me. >> This lady almost like pushed me off the road and I kind of just pulled up next at the light. Didn't do nothing and she plastered a plast out at me >> for pointing the firearm at. >> I didn't point it at him. >> He's saying >> I did not >> I did not point it at him. On December 2nd, 2024, officers from the Lynwood Police Department responded to a report stemming from a road rage encounter. A male driver contacted authorities after an alarming interaction in traffic involving a woman driving a silver Subaru. >> 911. What is the address of your emergency? >> Hello. Uh, currently driving right now. Uh, I'm going southwest on 196th Street uh here in Lynwood. Um, I just got off the highway heading to work right now and uh this lady almost like pushed me off the road and I kind of just pulled up next at the light, didn't do nothing and she just plastered a pistol out at me. >> Okay. And which direction are you guys heading on 196? >> Uh, we're heading southwest. Uh, southwest. >> The driver was subsequently identified as Melinda Lean, a police officer operating a vehicle consistent with the caller's description. >> I got your left hand open. >> I can see through it now. Keep your hands up and step out of the vehicle. Do it now. >> Go ahead. Turn around and face away for me. >> With your left hand, pick up the back of your shirt. Go ahead and spin around 360 for me. Okay. With your hands up, slowly walks. Walk backwards towards the sound of my voice. Yep. Keep coming. Keep coming. Keep coming. Keep coming. Keep coming. Keep coming. Keep coming. You're doing good. Keep coming. >> Okay. Stop right there. >> Get down on your knees. Do not move. Do you understand? All right, I'm going to fix you down real quick. >> All right, I'm going to hand stitch you up. I'm going to bring you back up here. >> At this point, the investigation began. Melinda, the driver, stated that she was on her way to work when an unfamiliar vehicle began following closely and interfering with her ability to continue along her route. She described a brief moment in which the vehicles came into proximity. An interaction that appeared to heighten tensions and led the other driver to react under stress. Is this your vehicle, ma'am? It is. >> Okay. I'm just going to read you something real quick and then I'm going to chat. Okay. Understood. >> All right. So, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in a court of law. You have the right at this time to talk to a lawyer and have him present with you while you're being questioned. If cannot afford to hire a lawyer, one will be appointed to represent you before questioning if you wish. You can decide at any time to exercise these rights and answer any question, making any statements. Do you understand your rights? >> Yes, ma'am. >> Okay. Um, what's going on today? Sounds like there was some issues back there at the traffic light. >> Yep. >> Okay. What's going on? >> So, driving southbound on I5. >> Okay. >> Um, I went to go merge to get off of 196. Um, had my turn signal on for ever. Um, that dude kept trying to get closer and closer. It didn't want to let me in. Um, I was about to miss the exit on 196. Um, I squeezed in between him and the other vehicle, put up my hand. >> As tensions escalated, Melinda told officers she believed she was being followed. Acting on that perception, she said she took a step to protect herself. >> Continued driving off of the exit. He started roads raging at me. Got up on my bumper, flashed his lights at me the entire time we were coming off of the exit at 196. um got up to uh the next as we were coming up to the next stoplight. He swerved over into the left lane really quickly um off of my driver's side. Um got up next to me and then when he got towards the front of my car, he jerked his wheel trying to act like he was like juke me like he was going to come get into my lane. >> Um I slammed on my brakes. He did it again and then when we ended up next to each other at the stoplight, he put up his hands in a like a finger gun motion at me. >> Um, I picked up mine, my pistol. It's in the glove compartment now. Um, picked up my pistol and showed it to him as well. >> Okay. >> And then put it back down. He waved at me >> and then that was it. >> Is it So, where is it now? >> It's in the glove compartment. Okay. It's still Okay. All right. So, there's a pistol in a few other familiar. >> Hi there. >> Hey. >> Would you like to see my ID? >> Oh, okay. Gotcha. Melinda. Okay, gotcha. >> With the statements consolidated, officers began to assess what had actually occurred. However, the details conveyed in the original call suggested a different sequence of events. One that raised questions about whether Melinda's actions aligned with proper firearm use. >> Turn off. >> That's not why we need you to come back. >> We're trying to figure out what we have PC for. So, what did he say? >> Yeah. Okay. So, uh body can't go in yet. It doesn't matter. >> Okay. So, he they're driving southbound on uh I5. He's on the right side getting off to go west. >> Tell me this happened on I5. That was going to change things. >> So, then she's in the eastbound to go like the other exit, the eastbound exit. >> She swerves over on. Then they somehow get to the light at Jack in the Box at 196. He looks over and goes like this. She looks over and goes like this and he sees her reach down points gets a gun and then points it at him. >> Good news is he said it looked like a really little gun. So probably the gun. Bad news is he explicitly said she pointed it at him. >> Okay. So PC is a soul too. >> All right. All right. We have to take this little correct count. All right. See what we got to do. >> All righty. >> Uh, you guys. >> All right. So, Melinda, um, we've done our thing. We've looked at the the whole totality of the circumstances, the whole bit. Um, at this point, the PC is assault two >> for for what? for pointing the firearm at. >> I didn't point it at him. >> He's saying >> I did not >> I did not point it at him. >> Kind of the the line that we have here is well, you know as well as I do weapons apparently capable of producing bodily harm. Brandishing >> oursel too. >> Sorry there. I I'm in the lane. He comes up. He swoops his car towards me. >> He swoops his car towards me again. >> Mhm. We all know that vehicles can be used as deadly weapons. >> Okay. He gets up beside me. I finally look over at him. He points finger guns at me. >> Mhm. >> He points at me. >> Mhm. >> I picked mine up with my left hand. I'm right-handed. Picked it up. It's in its holster. I just held it up in its holster. Not even in any sort of configuration. I did not point it at him. Just and then put it back down. And then he continued like making hand motions at me. >> Mhm. >> The light turned green. Traffic started going. He's still So I pulled into the other lane and I turned north to get away from him. I never pointed it at him. I never held it in a configuration that I could be pointed at him in any way whatsoever. >> Okay. He he road raged me the whole way off. Like as soon as we hit the exit, I'm backing away from the car in front of me to give them more space. He's on my bumper, flashing his lights at me, road raging me the whole time, coming up on my bumper. I I'm using my turn signals. I get over into this center left lane. He swerves around onto the left side of me. He road rages me all the way up the road. He swoops his car in towards me multiple times. I don't react to any of that other than to make sure that I my brakes so that he he's not behind me anymore. I'm not breaking him, but I my brakes to make sure that he didn't hit the front end of my car. And then I was on the phone with my mom like I was I was talking to my mom. He gets up next to me. He points at me like he's like he's going to me. >> As officers consolidated the accounts provided, they began to reconstruct what had truly occurred during those moments. Yet, the original call painted a different picture, one that quietly contradicted the emerging timeline. As the details were examined more closely, Melinda's actions began to draw increased scrutiny, hinting that the incident might be more complex than it first appeared. >> All right. Well, let me with that information, let me talk to my commander, >> please. >> I'll I'll have a chat with him. >> I I I I understand. I I I know I know, brain machine. Yep. Absolutely. I I up should have just kept it right in the door, not even messed with it. But he indicated at me in a threatening motion with the finger guns. That's the only reason I did it. It wasn't unprovoked. It wasn't I didn't I didn't just grab it and point it at him. I didn't flash a gun at him just for the sake of flashing a gun at him. He pointed finger guns at me after he made multiple attempts towards my car, >> like juking towards my car, trying to run my >> make me swerve. I I was not road raging at all. Like I I wouldn't do that. I sure as hell wouldn't point a gun at somebody. Like we all know better. >> Yeah. >> Like I would I would absolutely never do that. >> At this moment, the sergeant made the decision to move forward with a warrant for Melinda despite the absence of clear conclusions regarding the facts. >> We have had to say, "My hands are tied." All right. Sorry. I got to do this. Okay. you throw them back for me? >> Yeah. Um, >> please. >> Yes. Yeah. Yeah. >> Thank you. >> We won't forget those. >> Any shoulder issues or any reason why you might need two cuffs and two finger? In the end, according to official records, approximately 3 hours after her arrest, a judge determined that Melinda would face a seconddegree assault allegation. She was later released with conditions the following evening after spending roughly 26 hours in custody. On January 8th, 2025, the Snomish County Prosecutor's Office announced that it would not file felony charges against Officer Lean. Later on April 1st, 2025, the Lynwood City Prosecutor confirmed that no criminal charges would be filed. After meeting with both parties, the city stated it could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Lean was not acting in self-defense. Next, we have a case where an officer's career unraveled due to her involvement with her own boss. On June 3rd, 2009, Chief Timothy Escola was filmed kissing a burglary suspect, turning his personal vehicle into a scene of scandal. Heat up here. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Once the video leaked, the outrage was unstoppable. It sparked a firestorm of public fury that made Chief Escola's position impossible to defend. Facing certain termination and total disgrace, he was left with no choice but to resign. His decadesl long career in law enforcement ended in a humiliating scandal.