Now knock IT OFF. I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU AGAIN. YOU'RE GOING TO KNOCK IT OFF. >> Do whatever you need to do. You have my permission. Get after. >> Literally rolled from here to right there. >> On September 5th, 2023, officers approached a black SUV drifting across lanes. Behind the wheel sat 30-year-old Desiree Sergeant Ahmad White's girlfriend with a baby strapped in the back, flatly refusing to answer any question or even utter a word. >> She's crashing. We need to help. Uh vehicle was uh parked right here. Okay. So, I parked down there by the key energy to try to see the vehicle pull out so I can get observations of the vehicle cuz we had a caller that didn't want contact. Um at that time our uh somebody said that it may be a conflict for us and then at that time my mod pulled up next to her and the mod pulled up next to her. Uh she took off driving uh went uh southbound and then kind of hit the curb real hard almost hitting that fence and then a mod blocked her in and then that's when I pulled up next to her. >> The officer reported seeing Ortega nearly crash through a fence. That reckless move wasn't just dangerous. Under the New Mexico law, it was reckless driving. A charge that could steal 90 days of freedom for a few reckless seconds. >> Get this mother out of my car. Want to step out. >> Get out. >> Can we get an ET on County? That's right. Step out of the car. Where was >> 18's 97? >> Almost struck the fence. Desire, step out of the car. >> Huh? Well, my name's Officer Solom with the Hos Police Department. Okay. The reason I'm making contact with you is cuz we got a call in that you're intoxicated driving. Okay. Obviously, when I saw you, you just drove onto a curb and almost struck a fence. Okay. So, I'm going to need you to step out. >> Desiree believed in the power of delay. Even as the officers pressed, she refused to yield, letting silence and hesitation do the work of deception. >> Okay. Did you take the keys out? Oh, you can stay in the car. Just give me your key fob. Where's the key fob, girl? Do you have it on you? >> There it is. >> Oh, really? >> You're not getting any any because who you know it don't matter. Okay. You know it's against the law to be driving under the influence. Correct. It's >> not to keep up. Okay. You do know that, right? So, I don't know why you think you're above the law because who you're dating. You going to get out of the car? Am I going to have to pull you out? Okay. Okay. We're not playing a game like you did with the other officers. Okay. Are you going to get out of the car? >> What game are we playing? >> I'm not playing any game with you. Are you going to get out of the car? Yes or no? >> No. >> Okay. >> Out on a garage. >> Oh, really? >> Yeah. Really? >> Really? >> Oh, what the >> Her defiance was instinctive and stubborn. [music] each of Officer Solomon's orders meeting her obstinacy as if the law itself were negotiable. Under New Mexico statutes, when you refuse to submit to lawful orders or tests, the offender is legally obligated to step out. But in this case, she resisted, flaunting audacity over compliance. >> You're going to listen. >> You don't get any favors because who you're dating. You understand that? >> Don't resist. >> I want to stop. I can call your >> 469. >> Stop. >> No. >> Yeah. Stop. You already messed up. Stop. Man, >> we're 15. >> You're not wrong. >> Stop. Stop. >> You did this. >> You That is not on the >> coming from 1300 block of northwest. >> You're in cuffs. I don't know why you're doing that. >> I'm sorry. >> You're all right. >> I'm sorry. >> I mean, I just don't I don't know her issue. I'm >> so embarrassed. I don't >> I tried. Was the child inside the car? >> You grab the car. You grab the kid. >> Yeah, I watched him get the kid out of the car. >> Yeah, I did. >> Cuz I was pulling up. >> Okay. Get the child's information. >> Yeah. >> Are you I guess your mom? >> Grandma. >> Grandma. >> I had no clue. >> I saw it on the way and I called. >> No, he was doing it, but he was supposed to know. >> The sergeant arrived visibly stiff, caught off guard by the situation. Each officer noted his hesitant responses. A man clearly unsettled by his girlfriend's actions. Just as his embarrassment spoke louder than any words. >> You started rolling and I didn't want to. >> No, I know. >> I called sergeant on the way over here cuz I saw those return. >> I got way too much of my dad. Relax. Come on. >> Hey, I ain't got no part of none of this. Okay. >> We got an in altercation with her. She refused to get out of the car for like 30 minutes. I told her, "Uh, dude, that there's being people there. You need to get out of the car." She's like, "I'm not getting out." So, at that time, I pulled her out. Uh, she kind of tussled, fought with us a little bit, and she was placed in the handcuffs. There was an infant inside the car the time all this happened. Grandma has the the child now. Officer Olenick is running the grandma through the sky to make sure the child can get released to uh to grandma. >> Officers realized the driver's connection to a sergeant complicated the scene. a clear conflict of interest. The case was immediately handed over to the sheriff's office. >> Okay. So, she's in custo right now. Uh, obviously it's a complex for us because it's Sergeant White's uh girlfriend, wife, I don't know, significant other. I don't know. Let's go see her vehicle. I mean, it's close to >> Yeah, it's based in the house. And that was my fear that she was going to drive forward and possibly hit somebody inside the house. >> So, she was you were telling her, "Get out." >> Yeah. You're going to get out of the car. She's like, "No, I'm not getting out." Even as the officers recalled she was resisting at every turn, ignoring commands and refusing to comply. Yet, under US stop and identify statutes, they were fully authorized to demand her cooperation. And her defiance only underscored a deliberate choice to flout the law. >> Then as that's when I grabbed her uh left arm, then I pulled it. She kind of buckled to her legs or to her knees. I picked her up and then I think that at that time she started putting her nails in my in my fingers and my man. >> No, >> I'll just take pictures of those. >> Um, email, >> huh? >> You want to email? >> No, I'm going to call them right now. >> Wait, Sky or CP? >> Sky right now. >> I haven't seen in a while. >> I know. >> Here, I'll take pictures. >> Anything else? Uh, it's the only accuracy. >> She's right here. >> Hello, Deputy Sanchez with the Lee County Sheriff's Office. Are you okay? Do you need medics to come see you? >> No. >> Okay. Okay. So, they're going to switch out the cuffs. Okay. >> As the officer revealed her violent arena, it became clear she was an aggressive woman, instinctively lashing out when challenged. Statistics show that roughly 25% of suspects resisting arrest physically engage officers. Her instinct to escalate rather than submit placed her squarely in that group, unaware that such defiance qualifies as a thirdderee felony, carrying a potential sentence of up to 5 years in prison. >> Come on, D. >> You want to see if she'll do this? >> Yeah, I was going to talk to her. I'm still talking to her. If you guys want to go that way, I'm sorry. Thank you guys. >> Hey, Desiree. So, obviously, we know you were driving, right? And I can clearly smell that you were drinking. I don't know your whole situation. I don't know what's going on, but I just wanted to ask you, do you want to submit to some tests to see if you're fit for to drive? What was that? No. Okay. Okay, that's fine. Um, 's name. >> It's Sanchez. >> She kept dodging every call to cooperate, twisting routine inquiry into a battle for control. What she seemed to forget was that under US DUI statutes, refusing a breath or sobriety test carries automatic penalties, but she seemed confident that her obstinacy could bend the rules. >> What is it? >> No, that's a different officer, actually. >> Yeah. Why do you want that officer? No. >> Is there something with that officer? >> No. >> I don't Yeah, I'm not that I'm not the officer that Okay, >> you good. >> Over here. >> Okay, we're going to take them off over here. You're good girl. No subordinate. Ready? You okay? No, >> you have to get told me what >> I don't know why he would say that. Go ahead and get >> that you subordinate. Okay, let's go. Go ahead and get >> No, get on. >> Don't gohead and get up. >> Get on. No. Am said he you as the subordinate. He told me right now. Go ahead and get up. >> No, Jasmine. He told me he >> get up. >> Get up. >> Get up. Or you're going to go. >> Get up. >> You're going to catch more charges. Get up. >> Get up. >> No, I don't give a >> What? Get up. >> Get in there. >> Watch your step and just watch your step. >> Get in there. >> I'm asking you to get in there, please. All right. All right. >> Watch how she spun stories, stitching halftruths into her own shield. A textbook play and manipulation. Every command met with curses. Every question dodged with excuses. And for that matter, under US law, obstruction isn't just defiance. It's a criminal act with tangible consequences. >> Ready. He told me, >> Jasmine, >> no. He told me. >> Get up. Get in there. >> He told you. >> GET in there. >> THAT'S ENOUGH. THAT'S ENOUGH. NOW KNOCK IT OFF. I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU AGAIN. YOU'RE GOING TO KNOCK IT OFF. >> You're not GOING TO COME OUT HERE AND KICK ONE OF MY DEPUTIES. >> THANK YOU. >> ARE YOU GOING TO STOP OR ARE YOU GOING TO STOP >> FOR THE EVIDENCE? >> ARE YOU GOING to now stop? Get up. >> No. Sit up. >> Thank you. >> Sit up. >> Sit up. No. Thank you for the evidence. No. Don't you >> hurt? >> Huh? >> She kicked. The officer struggled to maintain control. Each command met with her curses and sudden desperate kicks. Yet in the chaos, she failed to realize that these very actions would land her with serious charges for battery on a peace officer. >> She was kicking. >> I can't. >> Yeah. You >> good? >> Yeah, I'm good. >> Sorry for battery. I'll probably figure that out. >> Oh, okay. So, you have both both I have my granddaughter and my husband pick up my grandson from. >> Okay. Okay. >> At 7. >> Okay. Hi. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Can you tell me where she's been taken to or head to the >> She's going to be going to the sheriff's. Well, we're going to take over the sheriff's department. Um, she'll be going to county in Lington. Yes. So, um, she'll probably have to be detoxed. So, that's a 12-hour detox. And then once she's done with the detox, um, it's going to be new charges. So, she'll have to see a judge. Okay. So, after the 12 hours, she's able to make a phone call. But during the 12 hours, she has to >> no contact detox. Yes, ma'am. >> Well, cuz I'll be at work. >> Okay. So, yeah, more than likely, what time is it now? >> 7:30 by. >> Yeah. So, probably like noonish, 11 even. Okay. Yes, ma'am. All right. Thank you. Oh, you're welcome. >> Right. Yeah. >> Okay. Do you mind if I look in it? >> You do anything you need to do. >> I just wanted to get your >> No. Free range. Have your Have at it. >> And if I like the >> Do whatever you need to do. You have my permission. Get after. >> Okay. >> I was already at home. I'm tracking her and I'm like, "Where are you at?" She said she was on. I was like, "Well, you need to get over there and get your son." >> So, she wasn't responding. It was evident from the sergeant's tone that he was utterly drained and frustrated, carrying the heavy weight of chaos and the quiet sting of embarrassment that refused to leave. I'm like, "This is kind of weird." Like, she was on the phone, but she wasn't saying anything. And so I asked her, "Have you been drinking?" She didn't say nothing. I was like, "Okay." Tracking the phone, tracking the phone. I hear a call come out and they described my car. I don't know my 28, but I know my car. if you describe it to me. I'm driving down this way. I see Solomon parked down there and I'm like, "Why ain't he doing nothing?" Cuz she was right here where my car is. Look, she was like this. She was at this angle facing that way, right where the car was resting. Say, "Stop her." She was rolling just like not accelerating, but you know, if you got your car and drive and you just come off the brake, you'll start rolling. As it was clearly visible in the CCTV footage, she had no control over the car or the brakes. Just as the sergeant described, the vehicle was slowly rolling forward. A quiet threat building with every inch it moved. >> Literally rolled from here to right there. I ran up. I snatched the door open. I put the car in park. I turned it off. I didn't see the key fob, but I have my spare. I keep my spare in my in my unit. >> Watch it, bro. Yo, watch the back, bro. I put it in park. I turned the car off. I didn't say a word to her. I ran around other side cuz I could see baby's feet. So, I'm trying to think before she gets the conscious effort to try to put this car back in drive or turn it on. I run around. I grab the baby and then I ran right up to her mom and I was like, "Take the baby." Olen rolls up. He was like, "Sergeant, we got it." I said, "Please deal with that." >> It was painfully obvious she wasn't in her senses. The car drifted freely. a ticking hazard while she seemed completely oblivious to the baby's safety or anything else around her. >> And I backed up. The only reason I'm here is cuz this [ __ ] wouldn't answer the phone. So, I'm tracking and I'm like, "Something ain't right." >> Mhm. >> Obviously, I was right. >> So, when you went to the driver's seat, you obviously smelled alcohol coming from her. >> I'm a recovering alcoholic, so I have a hard time smelling. The only thing this nose is good for is beer and whiskey. I can smell those, too. >> Well, how did she see him? Cuz you've dealt with >> She just was like this. Didn't She did not say a word to me. >> Okay. >> But I didn't really give what she was saying. I was just trying to get the car in park, turn it off, and get to the baby, bro. >> Yeah. >> It was too much. The sergeant moved through the scene with exhaustion and disbelief. The faint scent of alcohol marking the danger he faced. What made it truly heartbreaking was the baby completely exposed while he struggled to get both mother and child to safety. All right, Desert, we're going to run the test. Okay. Were you going to run the test or not? Yeah. Well, we got to get off here so we can run the test. >> Well, unfortunately that can't happen. So, are you going to run the test or not? I don't. >> Well, we read to you what happens if you don't. They're going to take away your New Mexico license, driving privileges, and then they're also going to have a greater sentence that could be imposed on you in court. Take the test or not so we can get you over to the jail? >> You're not going to take the test? >> I want to go home. >> So, you're refusing to take the test? >> Please. >> We can't take you home. >> No, we can't. Please. >> So, listen up. This is going to be the last time I tell you. You've already been read imply consent five times. >> Just see how her defiance wasn't random. It was a calculated push against authority. A behavioral pattern designed to test limits. >> Are you going to take the test or not? If you say anything other than a yes or a no, that's your answer is no. If you say yes, then we'll get you in here. We'll take the test. Those are your options. Yes. >> All right, let's get off so we can go and take the test. Just right inside. I'll >> No, we're going in. >> She's not doing >> I'm not doing anything. >> So, we're going in. >> It's a conflict. >> So, first of all, look, we're not going to argue. We can put you back in the unit and take you right to jail. >> So, we're the ones You're just getting the door for us. >> So, you're just getting the door for us. We're just going there. We're going to do the test. He's doing everything. It's a conflict. >> So, I'm going to run the test. Desire. >> Desiree clung to the conflict of interest. A classic maneuver of those who fear accountability. It wasn't hesitation. It was a calculated stall. A subtle attempt to bend the situation to her will. >> She's holding the door. >> I'm not going to be in there. >> She's just holding the door for us so we can do both. I can't hear any. It's conflict. >> Well, she's not here, so it's not a conflict. >> Well, she opened the door, so she was here. >> Please, >> we can't do that. >> If I p if I don't pass this time, >> you said you were going to take the test. Right now, we're here. Now, it's time to take the test. Okay. you guys. >> No, I will not have my >> Okay, if the machine tones out, we're going to take it as refusal and we're just going to take you right over to the gel. >> A big blow. >> Breathe in real big. Keep going. >> Even in a moment that should have been procedural, her mind was twisting reality, turning a simple test into a highstakes drama. >> Please, Victor, >> we still need this second test before we can figure everything out. So, in a second, you're going to do the same thing you did already. Same thing. >> She has to Where are we going? >> To the jail. >> I don't want to. >> Where? We have to. >> I want to go home. >> So, Desire, we're going to go now. >> If we go home, I'm going to press charges on you. >> Okay, that's fine. >> Especially because I have evidence. >> Okay, that's fine. >> Come on. We have to take you to the jail. No. >> Okay, Des. >> Stop that. None of that needs to happen right now. >> No. >> Okay. No, it doesn't. >> So, we're going to escort you if you don't stand up. >> Yes, we are. >> Going to be another victim. >> Victim. >> The results were staggering. Desiree Ortega's blood alcohol concentration clocked in at 0.36, over four times the legal limit, turning a routine drive into a dangerously reckless ordeal. >> All right, Sanchez. >> He told me everything. No, he told me he's got all >> Okay. I don't have a a good one either. >> He told me he >> Okay. And that's their business. So, stop. >> No, I'm not going to stop. >> No. I don't have a whole case. No. >> You're about to catch another. >> Okay. So, we're going to put you in there if you don't go in there. Desire, you need to listen. >> Victor, take >> No, can't do that, >> Victor. >> So, listen. You're going to listen now, Desiree. All right, >> let's go. >> Desire, >> let's go. >> I can't listen to you. >> Put your legs in, Desiree. >> Desire, I'm going to go around and pull you in. >> Desire, just get in there. >> Desiree spun fragments of stories, each one carefully crafted to distract and dominate the room. A psyche wired to manipulate perception under pressure. But the reality was laws stood above her defiance, granting officers full authority to secure compliance and ensure custody no matter how calculated her resistance seemed. >> Just get in there. >> Nobody's trying to transport you. >> Shut the up. Just get in. >> That's not me. That's Fudra. >> All right, I got you, bud. >> Are [clears throat and snorts] you okay? >> I want to go home, please. Right now, you're not going to be able to go home with me. >> Please let me go home. >> All right. I just need you to calm down. You are not going to go home. >> I need you to go home. You are not. >> Please. Well, I I'll sue the out of that officer. >> Okay, that's fine. But right now, >> he yanked me out >> and hit my head. >> Okay. >> And I'll sue the out of him. >> All right. >> I'm going to >> right now if you don't comply, >> I need to go home. >> You'll get shot. Okay. >> I need to go home. >> I'm letting you know I can't let you go home. You're arrested. All right. >> Notice how this woman had the audacity even now to threaten the officers trying to bend the moment to her will. Her relentless demands to go home weren't just panic. They were a controlled display of defiance, a tactic to assert dominance in a situation where she had none. >> So, do you have a seat belt on you? >> My husband is a model of white. >> Okay. I will race hell. >> I need you to come out here for me. >> Stop. >> I need you to come out here. >> Don't listen to me. >> Don't. >> Okay. I'm going to ask you one more time. Are you going to get out? >> I need to go home. >> You're not going to go home right now. >> I have to go out this way. >> Please. I have to go home. >> Okay. You got your seat belt on or is it off? Come on. It's off. Okay. Listen, >> you can talk to me here. >> I have to go home. >> Okay, let's talk to him. >> I can't do this. >> Come >> here. Go ahead. >> I can't. [laughter] >> It's easier if you come. You follow the instruction and come out. >> For the officers, the moment stretched between frustration and incredility. Each of her outbursts demanded control and calm, forcing them to navigate a delicate balance between authority and patience. >> I'm just telling you I can't. >> Okay, I'm going to tell you one more time. >> Why can't you? Are you intoxicated at this time? No. >> We'll help. >> Okay, we'll help you. Come on. [laughter] >> The officers are willing to help you. So, I suggest you go that way. >> Officers, >> for the third time, I'm asking you, are you going to get off? >> No. I NEED YOU. HEY. [screaming] HEY. COME ON. Stand up. Come on. >> The suspect faced a serious array of charges. aggravated DWI, child abuse, multiple counts of battery on officers, resisting or obstructing law enforcement, reckless driving, an open container, and traffic violations. As of now, the court case remains active with the outcome still pending. And that's a wrap on this chilling case. From reckless driving to defiance that shocked even seasoned officers, Desiree Ortega's actions left a mark that won't be forgotten. If you found this story gripping, hit like and subscribe for more deep dives into real life cases.