Yes, you do. Why would you not? >> Because I came after you and you came to make a full >> Okay, step to the front of my car. >> I could. >> No, you will. >> I could >> go to the front of my car. >> Now you're Now you're making me uncomfortable. >> That's fine. Go to the front of my car. >> I can't do that, sir. >> Yes, you can. >> Officer, you're you're putting your hands on me. >> Officer, you're putting your hands on me. >> Sit right there. You're a male. Sit right there. You're a male. I'm a female. Sit right there. >> You're a female. I'm a female. You're a male. >> How do you know? >> I'm a female. How do you know what I identify as >> exactly? On January 29th, 2025 in Florida, a routine traffic stop turned into a physical confrontation, a DUI arrest, and charges of resisting without violence, raising real questions about what the law requires from both officers and drivers. >> Give me your information. >> May I have a deputy? >> Huh? >> You have a deputy? I'm standing in front of you. >> Yeah. >> Step out of the vehicle. >> Do you have your information? I don't need to give it to you. >> Yes. Yes, you do. Why would you not? >> Because I came after you and you came to it. Makes a full >> Okay. Step to the front of my car. >> I could. >> No, you will. >> I could >> go to the front of my car. >> Now you're Now you're making me uncomfortable. >> That's fine. Go to the front of my car. >> I can't do that, sir. >> Yes, you can. >> Officer, you're you're putting your hands on me. Officer, you're putting your hands on me. >> Sit right there. >> You're a male. >> The stop was initiated under Florida Statute Section 316. 075. that was facially valid. The legal complications began the moment the officer failed to state the reason for the stop at the outset of the encounter. Florida statute section 322.15 requires drivers to produce their license, registration, and proof of insurance on demand during a lawful stop. Refusal is a standalone violation that gives officers independent grounds to escalate regardless of the driver's belief about the stop. Failing to state the reason for a stop at the outset is a procedural failure. It caused this subject to believe the stop was unlawful. And that belief drove every refusal and every confrontation documented throughout this footage. >> Sit right there. >> Sit right there. >> You're a female. I'm a female. You're a male. >> How do you know? >> I'm a female. >> How do you know what I identify as? >> Exactly. But >> 4264. >> Sit down. >> Sit. I don't care. Sit down. >> Where's your identification? There's your driver's license, registration, and your proof of insurance. You've made this so much more difficult than it needs to be >> because I came you came and made a U-turn in front of me and you you came after me and turned around. I >> I turned around because you committed a violation of Florida state statute. It does not matter if it is a yellow light. I have explained to you why you were pulled over. I want your driver's license registration >> and then you just put your hands on me. >> I did put my hands on you because you're refusing to give me your information and I'm not going to allow you to sit in that car. >> I'm not officer. You don't operate this. I'm in charge. Do you understand me? still complying. Officer, >> sit down. >> No, because you How are you complying? I did because you put your hands on me. I did because you failed to follow a lawful order. You >> took my shirt off as a woman. You need to identify as a male. I'm a female and you just put your hands on me. I >> I did because you are failing to produce your identification. >> I did not officer did >> I did not, officer. You put your hands on me. >> When I ask you driver's license, where's your driver's license? You put your hands on me. >> Where is your driver's license? Put your hands on me. >> Where is your driver's license? Put your hands on me. >> Where is your driver's license? >> Put your hands on me. No. Officer, you put your hands on me. You put your hands on me. >> Ma'am, you put your hands on me. No, you put your hands on me. What are you doing? >> You put your hands on me. Officer, you put your hands on me. What are you doing? >> If you do not comply, I'm going to put you on the ground. >> I'VE BEEN COMPLYING. >> I'M GOING TO PUT YOU ON THE GROUND. You need You put me on the ground and put your hands behind your back. >> Put your hands on me. >> Turn around and put your hands behind your back. >> I literally have seizures. >> Turn around and put your hands >> officer. No, you're putting your hands on me, officer. You're putting your hands on me. >> Step it up, >> officer. >> Turn around and put your hands behind me uncomfortable. >> Turn around and put your hands behind your back. >> You're making me uncomfortable. >> No. Stop. Officer you officer. >> Officer, you're hurting me. I didn't do anything. You didn't even ask for my identification. >> I did. >> No, you didn't. Officer, you're hurting me. You're hurting me. Officer, you're hurting me. You're hurting me. Officer. OFFICER. I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. >> OFFICER. OFFICER. PLEASE. [laughter] Just get on this side. >> I got listen to me. I got to get on this side. >> I didn't do anything. >> Listen. Get on the side. >> Relax. Behind your back. Relax. >> No. He's hurting me. >> I got off. >> He didn't offer me anything. >> There's no >> Stop. Stop. He's hurting me. >> Relax. >> I just sat there. He pulled me over. I pulled over. >> He's hurting me. >> Hey, look towards the car. Look towards the car. >> He hurt me. >> Look towards the car. >> I didn't do anything. Listen here. >> Let's go ahead and fix this. >> You're hurting me. >> No, you're fine. >> I didn't do anything. >> Just relax. >> I didn't do anything. I was at a yellow light. >> Just relax. >> I was at a yellow light. >> Hey, what's your name? >> I was at a yellow light. >> I just had a yellow light. What's your name? >> I was at a yellow light. He said, "You turn on me and I was at a f a full stop." >> Hey, >> I was at a full stop. >> He's hurting me. >> He's not hurting you, >> bro. I didn't do anything. >> You're not listening. >> I didn't do anything. >> This damn thing won't come out now. >> Deputy Baker. >> Hey, >> Deputy Baker. It's Miranda. He literally did. He stopped me for no reason. I came to a complete stop. He made a U-turn. Calm down. And then I came out and he tried to put his hands on me as a woman. >> You're cooperating. >> I'm cooperating. And then he tried to PUT ME TO THE GROUND. >> OKAY. >> I promise you, Deputy Baker, >> take a breath. >> I'm trying to take a deep breath. >> Okay. You're not cooperating. >> I've been cooperating. He tried to put his hand on me. Just relax. >> He did. >> I swear I put all my life. >> All right. Resisting now is not going to >> I'm not resisting. You're all baldled up. I >> because he hurt me from the get go and told me what do I HAVE TO IDENTIFY AS? I'm not a female and he's a male. He was like how do you know what I identify as? >> Calm down. >> Hey, do you have any needles or anything on you that's going to poke the >> Listen. Easy question. Do you have anything? >> Do you have anything on you that's going to hurt anybody? >> Deputy Baker, >> I swear on my life I didn't DO NOTHING WRONG. HE WAS IN his own feelings. I didn't do anything. >> I'm gonna try yellow. >> I didn't do anything. I put all my life. I was sitting AT THE YELLOW LIGHT AND I WAITED FOR HIM TO STOP AND I CAME AFTER HIM AND HE MADE A U-TURN ON ME. >> Calm down. >> I AM CALM AND HE HURT MY FEELINGS AND HE UPSET ME AND THEN HE PUT me I didn't even say I came out and I was like no I refuse because he was being mean to me. >> She's clear. I don't know if this got a hoodie like a pocket on. No, you're wrong and you know it. >> That's fine. I've been wrong before. >> You've been wrong before. >> I know I have. >> I know you have. I know him. >> Okay. >> I know him faithfully and you hurt me. >> You put your hands on me. >> I'm Deputy Thompson. >> No, but you put your hands on me. >> I know because you didn't listen. >> No, I didn't listen because you told me out of the car and you didn't tell me who I did wrong. >> You did that. And you know you did that. >> I did. I just told you. >> No, you you're not. You just go go be with >> I didn't do anything wrong to you. YOU DIDN'T EVEN TRY TO ASK ME FOR MY IDENTIFICATION. >> We're going to sit in here for just a moment. >> It literally just pulled me out of the car without telling me anything. >> Just turn and sit right here. Put your right there. >> What's your first name? >> They tried to belittle me as a person. >> Listen. Sit back. You're going to >> I didn't do anything wrong. You good? >> Yeah, there's open beer bottle on the floorboard over there, which would confirm I she smelling it out of her breath while she's talking to me. >> Pennsylvania versus Mims 434US 106 1977 established that officers may order a driver from a vehicle during any lawful stop with no additional justification required. That authority is not subject to the driver's agreement. The subject refused that lawful order and the officer was authorized to enforce it. The legitimate question is whether escalating to immediate physical contact was proportional before the subject was given a real opportunity to comply on her own. Graham versus Connor 490US 3861 1989 requires force to be objectively reasonable from the officer's position at the moment of application. The subject's seizure disclosure is a medical factor that enters that reasonleness analysis directly. An open beer bottle on the vehicle floor violates Florida statute section 316.1936. Combined with the documented odor of alcohol from the subject's breath, officers had probable cause for DUI under section 316.193. The subject conditioned her offer to complete field sobriety exercises on a guaranteed release if she passed. Florida law treats that as a refusal. Officers are not required to negotiate outcomes in exchange for cooperation with a lawful DUI investigation. Florida Statute Section 316.1932, the implied consent law, required submission to a test at the station upon arrest, not in the field. Her requests for a roadside breathalyzer reflect a misunderstanding of when that process occurs. Burkimer vers McCarti 468US420 1984 requires Miranda warnings before custodial interrogation. The Miranda referenced near the end of this footage was ambiguous because the subject's name is also Miranda, a clarity issue the prosecution must resolve. The officer's gender identity remarks had no investigative conflict that served no law enforcement objective. Officers are trained to reduce friction during stops. This was a professionalism failure that escalated an already deteriorating encounter unnecessarily. >> You don't have your day in court, Brandon. Okay. >> I can't have a day in court because I'm going to go to jail. I'm literally going to have more than that. >> You know, let me give you you have a problem, right? Your problem right now is that you're in the back of a car. >> It's not my problem. It's not even my vehicle. >> Hang on. Hang on. It's like your problem is is that you're not allowing me to explain the situation to you. You're constantly overalking me. >> Your problem is is that you're in a situation right now, okay, where you're in handcuffs in the back of the vehicle. Am I correct? >> No. This isn't my problem. >> Where are you at? >> Then my problem is is that this was a whole lie from the get-go. >> No, you're in the back of a vehicle. >> It was alive from the getgo. I couldn't even give my >> And that's why that's why we have body cams. Okay. And dash cam. >> About the dash cam. If that was the case, then my case would been dropped. I'm going to trial for a militant hurricane. >> Okay. >> All right. So, this is what we're going to do. Take a seat. Sit back. All right. I'm going to put you in seat belts, okay? Because that's what we do. >> All right. >> So, future reference. Sit back. >> Future reference. Okay. If you come in, if you get in this problem again, easiest way out of it is just >> I I was the flag. He He pulled me out of the vehicle. He pulled me out the vehicle. I couldn't even get my registration for anything and he threw out the rob. >> All right. >> You got DUI, too. >> Yeah. >> She's hammered. >> Yeah, I agree. I'm going to ask her if she wants to do SFS. >> Hey, Miranda, I got a question for you. Okay. Listen, I believe you're under the influence of alcohol. Would you be willing to >> I would be. >> You would be willing to complete standardized field? >> I would be because I wasn't under the influence. I was looking for my vehicle. I mean, looking for my car in my friend's vehicle. >> Okay. I didn't go anywhere. And you know that I didn't. You made a U-turn behind me. >> I did because I saw you. >> I knew you made a U-turn behind me because it was on a yellow light and I had the right away and I made the right turn. >> That's incorrect. I told you why I pulled you over. You failed to stop >> after and even after that. >> Listen, I'm not arguing. Give me just a second. >> You are though. >> She refused. >> Huh? No. She just told me she would do it. >> Is she willing? >> Yeah. She said she's willing to do it. She's convinced that I stopped her because she went through the yellow light and I'm like, that's not why we're stopped. >> She wants to argue about it instead of listening. So, >> yeah. Well, that's my concern right now is if I get her out of this car, she's just going to keep arguing with me and I don't know how far I'm going to get through these exercises. >> You give her the opportunity. And if she's not compliant, then >> cuz I I can tell you after her resisting me trying to get cuffs on her, I don't want to take them back off. Sergeant, I'll be 100% honest with you. >> If she's willing to be say that she's going to do it, we'll take them off. But >> yep, >> we'll have somebody on each each side of her behind her. Okay. >> I think she believes that I'm about to do a breathalyzer. And I think that's what she agreed to do cuz she's asking me if I pass the breathalyzer right here, am I going to go free? >> Oh, okay. >> Hey, Miranda, what wants you to do is field sobriety exercises. Do >> you know what the difference between that and the the breathalyzer is? >> Yes. What I asked was uh is that what the probable cause? >> The probable cause is a traffic stop and the odor of alcohol. >> Right. But he didn't give me the odor of alcohol. He pulled me out of my vehicle because he said I made a traffic in violation, but didn't give me the give me the description of that. But we're not going to stand here and debate the reason for this. But I know you asking before and I've been in the jail because the hurricane and I can't go to jail because of bond. So I was very compliant because of that. So there was no reason for me not to be compliant. That being with that being said, why would I go back to jail knowing that my bond can be revoked and I could go to jail for that? >> What we're asking you to do is field sobriety exercises. My thing is is if I will be able to pass that, what will go after that? >> We would make a determination at that point. >> Determination at that point. >> Y >> and will I be able to get a a traffic? >> I'm not going to tell you one way or the other because we're not there yet. >> I understand. There's I'm not going to hold everything over your head or tell you that we're going >> I'm being very very understanding and I'm trying to understand what's going on at this point. Even if I were to pass or not pass, where is the violation that committed? >> Again, I'm not going to debate. I I don't know the violation that I committed is what I'm saying. >> He was explaining it to you when you were standing over there screaming at us. Okay. >> No, I wasn't. I I literally got pulled and grabbed I have a literally mark on my arm to show that he literally put me over when I told him I was a woman. I would rather have a female because he told me you wanted to search. You don't have that option. >> I didn't have the option. You don't get to select what police officer. >> I'm not I'm talking to you as literally I know you before and you met me before. I'm trying to tell you that he upset me because he told me I I I what can I identify as? identify as a male or female. So, are you making me uncomfortable trying make me feel like I'm not a male or female? >> It's going to be respectful. >> No, it's not respectful because the way you said it. >> That that's how you perceived it. Okay. >> But exactly. And that I'm only being compliant because of that. But I'm not being incompliant because of his actions. I'm being compliant because of what he said. >> So, at this point, are you going to submit to field sobriety exercises >> even if I submit or not submit? If I'm going to be able to >> Are you going to submit >> or not submit? Okay. >> Perfect. I want to submit, but I need to know the answer to that. >> You're under arrest for DUI. >> Hello. Yes. Can I please get my variety test, please? >> Didn't they do you step out for me? I'm going to search you. >> May I get my variety test? Like, god damn, I didn't do what the I'm not even drunk. I literally had I didn't even have one beer. >> Well, spray your feet for me. >> Y'all are not going to try to give me a test or what? just uh al DUI doesn't just mean alcohol. I mean >> I'm not on nothing. I don't do drugs. What the >> I'm not saying that you do. I'm just saying that >> y'all told me y'all were going to give me a test. I'm like what the where's the test? >> Did you disreuse? >> No. They told They're trying to confuse me on what the I'm saying. I'm trying to say like I didn't do anything wrong is what I'm saying. No, >> I will take a test if I have to prove it. >> Jimmy Paper, stop moving. >> I can't go to jail. I literally just went to jail for Hurricane Milton. >> Yeah. I need her to turn and face the car. Face the car. Spread your feet. >> Okay. >> I need you to stop moving. Spread your feet. >> I have nothing. Literally, >> I I don't care. I need you to spread your feet. >> My feet are spread, sir. What the >> Y are tripping. This is crazy as this is kidnapping. This is insane. I didn't do anything wrong. >> Is this your phone? >> Can I take my test? >> Huh? >> That's not my phone. Can I take my I was looking out for >> So, whose phone is this? >> I have no idea. >> So, do you want me to leave it in the car? >> I need to take my test. >> You refused. >> No, I told No, that's not what you said. You made me feel like as if I was going to jail regardless. >> Hop back in the car. >> No. That's crazy. >> Come on, have a seat. Oh my god, y'all are tripping. [laughter] >> Oh my god, this is crazy. >> What the >> Sir, you're really going to ruin my life over at traffic stop. Miranda, these are these are questions that you should know the answer to. >> I didn't I didn't have You didn't give me the right to do anything. >> What do you mean? >> You didn't. >> I I don't know. I don't understand what that means. >> You know what that means? >> I I truly I don't >> Three parties are evaluated here. The initial officer, the subject, and the secondary officers who arrived later. Each is measured against what the law actually sets as the standard, not the narrative either side presented on the scene. The initial officer receives a C+. The stop had a lawful basis, but failing to state the reason at the outset, escalating to contact too quickly, and the gender identity remarks are the direct reasons this encounter became what it became. The subject receives a C. Some complaints had procedural merit. But refusing identification under section 322.15, refusing to exit under Pennsylvania versus Mims, and resisting handcuffing under section 843.02 are not defensible under Florida law. Deputy Baker and the Sergeant receive a B. Their arrival stabilized the scene. The sergeant's supervisory override to offer field sobriety exercises with sound judgment, and their communication with the subject was measured appropriate throughout the remainder of the encounter. This footage carries five lessons that extend beyond this stop. Each reflects what the law requires from both sides of a police encounter and what the cost looks like when those requirements go unmet. Lesson one, producing your license during a Florida traffic stop is not optional. Florida statute section 322.15 gives you no discretion. Refusing creates a new violation and hands officers legal grounds to escalate the encounter further. Lesson two, under Pennsylvania versus Mims, an officer may order you out of a vehicle with no explanation. If you believe the stop is unlawful, comply on scene, document everything, and challenge it in court where a legal argument can matter. Lesson three, conditional compliance is a legal refusal under Florida law and can be introduced at trial as evidence against you. If you decide to cooperate with a lawful investigation, do so fully, immediately, and without conditions attached. Lesson four, officers carry equal obligations. Failing to state the reason for a stop, denying a real window for compliance, and making escalatory remarks are procedural failures that create appeal grounds, civil liability, and outcomes exactly like this one. Lesson five. The body cam recorded every refusal and every procedural failure with equal fidelity. Neither side controlled the narrative once that camera was rolling. That is why body camera footage matters and why it will matter in court. 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