Get the [ __ ] out OF THE CAR RIGHT NOW. GET OUT OF THE CAR. >> VEHICLE STOPPED. VEHICLE STOPPED. >> GET OUT OF THE CAR. ON THE GROUND. GET ON THE GROUND. GET ON THE GROUND. >> I WAS THERE. >> ON November 13th, 2024, somewhere in a residential area in the United States, a woman led law enforcement on a brief vehicular flight before being stopped, arrested, and charged with multiple offenses, including driving under the influence. What the body cam footage captures is not just a single incident, but a window into how the law operates in real time. Who gets it right? Who gets it wrong? And what every driver should understand before they ever get behind the wheel. >> 24-629 on the way. >> Got four. 36245. Still slow rolling. We're We're now pulling into a parking lot. Uh correction. We're going to go northbound on 101. All right, vehicle stopped. And we're driving again. Northbound on East Spring Mountain Road. We're 22 miles out. >> Northbound on East Spring Mountain Road. We're 22 miles out. 22 miles out. >> Copy that. >> Get the [ __ ] OUT OF THE CAR RIGHT NOW. GET OUT OF THE CAR. >> VEHICLE STOPPED. VEHICLE STOPPED. >> GET OUT OF THE CAR. ON THE GROUND. GET ON THE GROUND. GET ON THE GROUND. >> I'M WORKING. MY MOM IS in a >> Get out of the car. One at a time. You can drive it. Put your foot on the Put me on the traffic stop. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Stand up. What's your name? >> Don't worry about it. >> Get your ass up. >> You know my name, right? >> I don't know your name. >> You don't? >> No. >> I was trying to get away from these stupid freaks. >> All right, ma'am. >> Check my pockets right here. They're right here. Nothing. Check it. Right here. >> Which one? All right. All of them. >> Check them. Check my pockets. I'm putting my hands right here. >> All right, stand up. >> White. It doesn't matter what color I am. I'm your color. >> You You are. It's a description. >> I'm coming home. >> Uh where's home? >> Does it matter? >> Obviously not here. >> Yeah, it does. My address is here. >> Come on. Come here. >> But why? >> You're going to get a charge of resisting. >> Please stop. I can't breathe. >> Okay. >> Hold on. Can you loosen my left hand? >> Nope. >> Thank you. I can't move. >> That's the point. You're in handcuffs. >> But I don't understand that, but my right hand is tighter than my left hand. >> Okay. >> Okay. Loosen it. >> Give me a second and let me see if >> No. >> Why are you BEING >> I'M MY UNCLE. I don't give a Loosen this right hand. >> Who's your Who's your uncle? >> Don't worry about it. >> How long has he been gone? >> This is my right hand. >> sir. >> 14, that's 50. >> My right hand. Right hand, that's all I ask. Just loosen it a little bit. >> I'm going to have to write tonight. >> Don't worry about it. >> You got a lot. I can smell from here. >> 1490, 10-30. >> I can drink all day, but I control it, sir. >> Obviously not. >> You think so? >> I'm a 1490. Come on, come on. >> Charlie Echo 5, 8 Papa Tango, we're at the 20 to 30 residence on the block. >> asking is that release a little bit of my right arm. >> And now you're frustrated. >> Well, you just You just ran from me in the car. >> matter. >> Okay, give me a second. >> spraying. >> You're being ridiculous. >> I'm being ridiculous? >> 10-4, 10-22 on that one. >> I don't want to end up in the house. >> You ran from me a substantial amount of time. >> right here. Sir? >> 1489, 10-34, 10-29, 183. Block wagon. >> God damn it, my [ __ ] right hand is getting bruised. >> There's no drugs in that car? >> No, I SWEAR TO GOD ON MY ENTIRE BEING. Search it. Please loosen it a little bit from my >> The first legal issue is the traffic stop itself. Under the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution, a law enforcement officer must have reasonable suspicion based on articulable facts to initiate a stop of a moving vehicle. The Supreme Court addressed this directly in Terry v. Ohio, decided in 1968, holding that an officer may briefly detain a person when specific articulable facts give rise to a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity. When the initial officer observed the vehicle and initiated the stop, that observation constituted the legal basis for the stop. The moment the driver chose not to stop, she escalated a routine traffic encounter into a criminal flight situation. Under Florida Statute Section 316.192, fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer is a third-degree felony when the driver fails to stop at the direction of a clearly marked law enforcement vehicle with lights and sirens activated. The driver's statement that she was quote just trying to get home does not constitute a lawful defense to flight. Courts have consistently held that a subjective belief that one is not doing anything wrong does not override the legal obligation to comply with a lawful traffic stop. >> Hello. >> She's drunk and mad in the back of my car right now. >> 515 10-11 >> 20 729 my number. >> My right arm hurt. >> Yeah, spin around that face the other way for me. No no no no, just stay in there. >> I am. I'm going to turn around. I My arm hurts, sir. I bruise so easy. >> All right, give me 1 second. >> I'm anemic. >> I know. >> I'm going to loosen it up a little bit for you. >> Oh, don't loosen it. Take it off. I'm not going to hurt nobody. definitely not happening. Why? Cuz the other deputy attempted a traffic stop on you. There. What I'm trying to figure out. I'm I don't use these handcuffs. I'm not sure how to Kaylin, how do you lock these? Do these lock or are they not Okay. They're very similar to our other ones. Like the ones that me, right? Like the ones that me, right? The ones that Yes, I get all the time. What people traffic me. There you go. Now hop back in there. No, I'm not. Hop back in there. I'm not. My house is right here, sir. Get in there or you're going to be forced back in there. Can I sit down? Sit in the car. Get in there. Can I have a awkward first? That is up to him. Okay. Have I met you before? No, I haven't. I've got some paperwork I got to start. No, do your thing, man. I don't want to I don't want No, I appreciate that. Do your thing. You don't want to No, I appreciate that. Hey, how you doing? How you doing? Uh what's your name, partner? Partner? Yeah, what what your name? Oh, your name? Mexico. No, I don't think do do you uh Do you Okay. Oh, can you just ask him what his name? Uh he he he don't have to do anything. He's he's in he live he live over there. Okay, so she don't even even live here. >> No. >> Do you know who Abel Abel Do you know whose vehicle that is that she's driving? >> I have no clue. >> No idea. Okay. So, this isn't even her house. So, it is getting towed. >> No, no, no. >> Okay. >> Yeah, they I know they're they're workers. >> They're work Okay, that's why I wasn't sure. I was like, is there anyone here? >> I was thinking I was like they're probably rings. They're probably sleeping and all of a sudden they wake up. >> let them know that that everyone's safe and everything? She she just She decided not to stop for one of our officers and she's been drinking while she's been driving. >> called me he was like, "Dude, I don't know what to do." I was like, "I think it's I don't know exactly. Something back there." >> The state, yeah. Yeah, we got >> on? >> Uh the the lady I guess that you said lived over there lives over there. >> Or something. Yeah, I just see Yeah. >> The car Is that the same car that stays over there? >> it up and down, yeah. >> Okay, she she was driving. They went to pull her over. She refused to stop. So, she's and she's been drinking and then she drove back over here and she pulled in the back behind here. >> Yeah, I was just so >> Yeah, she she's >> lights and we didn't even know who our else I was like, "Dude, those cop lights are here." >> Okay. Do you know whose vehicle that is or you just know that she's the one normally driving it? >> I don't know who it was like my brother or anything. Like I thought it was hers. >> Does she stay with anyone over here? Do you know? >> Yeah, definitely. >> There is someone else that stays there? >> I don't know if he's there. >> But there is but normally he does stay with someone. Okay. Hi, honey. >> Hi, honey. >> I appreciate it. >> Thank you. >> I want to go over there and find see if he's over there. >> Okay. >> Hey, she don't she don't stay here. She stays at that house next door. >> Oh. All right. >> Oh, I don't know who it was. >> take her to jail in just a little bit. >> Going to have to see if she's going to do field sobriety at the jail. >> I have at the jail. >> Yeah, I we're not pulling her out here. We already got other charges on her, so. Uh >> It's all good. What up? What kind of music do you like? >> I drove straight home. >> You not drive straight home. We were out of chasing you for a while. >> not see that, sir. >> Yes, you did. You point at me out the window and everything. Yes, you were. >> Can you leave my phone alone? Please leave my phone alone. >> All right. I'm going to take you up there and >> I am not. >> Yeah, then we're going to have a conversation up there. >> No, we're not. >> Yes, we are. >> You're not my people. >> No. >> I know. >> You're silly. >> You're my >> I'm your I don't even know who your uncle is. I'm going to read you your top one. >> Can you leave some oxygen? I'm going with Dwayne, too. >> Dwayne who? Milton? Ah. >> Can you leave some oxygen? >> I got it. Yeah, it's coming with you. >> Why you going to hit the brakes like that? >> I didn't. It was my heart. You were slamming the brakes on whenever we were Oh. >> You don't think that? >> I don't know. >> Can I have a drink? >> No. Tell me about our little argument we had earlier. Hello. Stop. Hello. >> Hi. >> Hi. Nope. Just look at me. We're going to talk real quick. >> Okay. >> My name is Deputy Plummer and I'm with the Sheriff's Office, okay? I've been called here to do a DUI investigation cuz the deputy that pulled you over believes that you may be impaired by either alcohol or drugs. Are you willing to submit to standardized field sobriety tests to determine if you're actually impaired? >> I drink alcohol but no drugs. >> Okay, hop out for me. Yeah. >> No, I would not spit. No. That's not spit. >> What is that then? >> Don't I was going to wipe that for you. My mouth is not that dry. I'm sorry, I'll clean it up. I promise you. >> You're good. >> I know, that's what I said. >> I have a trainee. >> Can I comb my hair? >> Yeah. >> Thank you. >> Okay, before we get started, all right, I have a couple questions I have to ask you, okay? Um, do you have any injuries that could prevent you from performing any of the tasks that we're about to do? >> No issues. >> Okay, you have no issues with your hips, your knees, your back, your legs, your shoulders, your eyes, your head, or anything like that? Okay, you can walk in a straight line? You can balance on one leg for an extended period of time, say 30 seconds? Why not? Okay, all right, stop. Stop, stop. Come here. Come here. Face me. All right, what I want you to do is I want you to put your feet together with your hands by your side. Are you wearing contacts? Not like that, just down by your side, relax. Are you wearing contacts? Okay, do you normally wear contacts or glasses? >> Nothing. >> Okay, all right, perfect. We're going to do what's called horizontal gaze nystagmus, okay? Do you see the tip of my finger? We're going to call that a stimulus, okay? I want you to follow the stimulus with your eyes and your eyes only. Do not move your head until the task is over, do you understand? >> Yes, sir. >> All right. You're ready? >> Yes. Yes. >> No. Just put your hands down. Just watch the tip of my finger, okay? I'll tell you when you can relax, all right? Are you watching it? >> I'm watching your beautiful little eyes. >> Thank you. Watch my finger, okay? >> Okay. >> All right. What we're going to do next is called the one leg stand, okay? Excuse me, the walk and turn, okay? >> Oh my gosh. For what? I'm not driving. You guys know what they doing, right? >> We'll talk about that after you finish. >> Okay. Okay. Give me a minute. >> It's not It's not pass or fail, okay? It's It's called the walk and turn, okay? >> Yes, sir. >> All right. Okay. What I want you to do, we're going to use this yellow line right here. You're going to place your left foot on the line. >> I can do this all right now. >> No, the walk and turn, okay? Left foot on the line. Place the heel of your right foot against the toe of your left foot, just like this. The heel of your right foot against the toe of your left foot. >> Like that? >> All right. Place your arms down at your side. >> Cool. >> Maintain this position until I complete my instructions. Do you understand? Okay. When I tell you to start, you're going to take nine heel-to-toe steps down the line, and then turn and take nine steps back down the line again, okay? Like just like this. Ready? >> I know how to do it. >> One, two, three, all the way to nine. >> okay? Watch what I'm doing, please. All the way to 9, okay? Don't start yet. Don't start yet. Go back to the position I had you in. What was the position I had you in? Left foot on the line. Heel of your right foot against the toe of your left foot. Hands by your side. Maintain that position. Stop. Please mind your instructions, okay? Okay. Once you reach your ninth step, you're going to keep your front lead foot on the line and turn by taking a series of small steps with your other foot. Looks like this. Don't start yet, please. >> I thought I was >> Yes, please. >> Take your opposite of the line to do that. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Why are you doing that? >> What's that? >> Okay. >> Okay, return to the start position, please. Left foot on the line, heel of your right foot against the toe of your left foot. Hands by your side. Okay. >> Always do this. >> Okay. >> I do that for my balance? >> No, ma'am. Okay. When you turn, front lead foot on the line. >> Return to the start position, please. I'm going to demonstrate this for you, okay, Miss Google? Okay? Thank you. Place your right foot against the toe of your left foot. Thank you. When you turn, keep your front lead foot on the line and turn by taking a series of small steps with your other foot. It looks like this. One, two, three, four, five, >> I go straight, right? >> Once you start walking. >> Once you take >> Once you reach your ninth step, you'll do the turn that I demonstrated. >> Oh my god. >> Okay? >> That's too much for >> And then giant steps down the line again. One, >> Okay, I'm going to go this way and then I have to go that way, okay. >> three, all the way to nine. Do not start. I have not told you to start, ma'am. All the way to nine, okay? While you're walking, keep your hands at your side, count your steps out loud, and do not stop walking once you start it until you complete the test. >> Nine steps forward and nine, okay. >> Do you understand? >> I understand. Nine steps and that's all I understand, okay. >> Do you need me to re-explain anything to you? Okay. Place the heel of your right foot against the toe of your left foot in the start position. Thank you. You may begin whenever you're ready. >> All right. That's it. >> Okay, that's good. You can stop Come stand right here, please. Face me. Do you understand the instructions that I gave you? >> Yes, sir. >> Were they clear and concise? >> Very much so. >> What did I ask you to do? >> Follow your directions, nine steps. Follow your directions. >> Okay. >> I'll be checking your driving. >> At any point did I tell you to walk in a square? >> No. >> Okay. I just wanted to make sure that you knew that. >> to know that I was sober enough to walk a straight line in any direction. >> Okay. All right. Here's what we're going to do next. All right, this is called the one leg stand. Okay. No injuries or any issues that you may have that would prevent you from balancing on one leg for an extended period of time, say roughly 30 seconds. >> Okay, 30 seconds. >> Yes no? >> Yes. >> You do have issues that would prevent you from doing that? >> No, sir. >> Okay, all right. What you do, I want you to place your feet together like they already are and place your hands by your side. Maintain this position. Do you understand my instructions so far? >> So far, yes. >> Okay, when I tell you to start you're going to raise either leg of your choosing, left or right, approximately 6 in off of the ground keeping the elevated foot parallel to the ground, okay? It looks like this. >> All right, you can face me. >> Now you can face me, okay? If I can do it with 40 lb of gear, you can do it without it. Put your feet back down, please. All right. >> Okay. >> Parallel to the ground. This is not 6 in high. Turn out your feet. No, stop. I'm demonstrating for you. This is not 6 in and it's probably not 6 in. All right, I can do. All right. You're going to keep your foot 6 in off the ground and parallel to the ground. While holding this position, you're going to count out loud 1,001, 1,002, 1,003, so on and so forth until I tell you to stop, okay? Watch your foot at all times. If you put your foot down, pick it back up and keep going where you left off. Do you understand? >> I understand. >> Do you have any questions? >> No questions. I got nothing to do it. Okay, 1 2 3 go. >> No, not yet. All right. Do you need me to redemonstrate anything for you? >> I don't think so. >> Okay, you may begin whenever you're ready. Point your toe. Put your hands by your side. Watch your foot. And count out loud 1,001, 1,002. You're That's not 6 in. That's it. >> Seven. >> That's like 46 in. That's >> Nine, 10, 11. One. What do you want me to do exactly? Put my toe like a ballerina? >> No, no. inches. >> Now you guys are playing jokes. Like >> We're not playing a joke. >> enough. This is what's called a standardized field sobriety task, okay? >> so I can pull other people over, okay. >> Okay, you can relax. >> The second major legal issue is the DUI investigation. In Florida, driving under the influence is governed by Florida statute section 316.193. The statute prohibits operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or any chemical substance. The responding deputy, identified as Deputy Plumb, conducted a three-part standardized field sobriety evaluation, including the horizontal gaze nystagmus test, the walk and turn test, and the one leg stand test. These three tests are recognized and validated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, commonly referred to as NHTSA. They are admissible in Florida courts when administered by a trained officer in accordance with protocol. The subject voluntarily agreed to perform the field sobriety tests. Voluntary cooperation with field sobriety testing does not waive Fifth Amendment rights, but refusal in Florida may be admitted as evidence of consciousness of guilt under Florida statute section 316.193 subsection two. The subject's conduct during the tests, including raising her foot far beyond 6 inches, walking outside the designated line, and initially refusing to submit to a breath test, all represent significant observable indicators of impairment documented for later court use. The third legal issue is the breath test refusal. When asked whether she would submit to a lawful test of her breath, the subject initially said no, then reversed course. Under Florida statute section 316.193 subsection A driver who refuses a lawful breath test faces enhanced penalties. In Florida, implied consent law means that by operating a motor vehicle on a public roadway, a driver has already legally consented in advance to submit to a breath, blood, or urine test when lawfully requested by law enforcement following a DUI investigation. >> You can relax. All right. What's going to happen now is Deputy Kaylin's going to put the handcuffs back on you. >> I'm doing the fine. >> Yes. We're going to walk >> I >> water >> Did you hear me? >> Why are we going to jail? >> That's where we are. That's where we're at, okay? I'll explain it when we I'll explain everything to you in just a minute. Don't walk away. Stop. >> I see water. >> Okay. Put your hands in front like that, please. Okay. What's going to happen? We're going to walk in the jail. >> Let me finish talking. No one's laughing. >> I have my Suboxone, my prescription. >> Okay. All right. When we walk in there, I'm going to ask that you submit to a lawful test of your breath to determine its alcoholic content. Are you willing to submit to that test? >> alcohol. I don't matter. >> Are you willing to submit to the test? >> Nope. >> No? >> No. Cuz I already know I've drunk alcohol, sir. Yes, I will. >> You're going to do it? Okay. Walk her in there. >> Now, regarding the conduct of law enforcement, Deputy Plum demonstrated a textbook approach to administering a standardized field sobriety evaluation. His instructions were clear, repeated, and patient. He allowed the subject multiple opportunities to understand each task before beginning. The arresting deputy, however, used language during the initial stop that, while understandable given the circumstances, fell short of professional standards. The use of profanity during a vehicle stop is not prohibited by law, but it is generally discouraged by department policy and de-escalation training. The subject was charged with five offenses: driving under the influence, fleeing law enforcement, driving without a valid license, refusing to sign a citation, and resisting without violence under Florida statute section 843. 0.02. The outcome of this case reflects standard judicial disposition for a first-time DUI with aggravating factors. The subject received 36 months of probation with the first 6 months on community control, a 6-month license suspension, 2 years with an ignition interlock device, DUI programs, and 50 hours of community service. Grading the law enforcement response, Deputy Plum receives a B+. His field sobriety administration was methodical, patient, and legally sound. His instructions met NHTSA standards, and he demonstrated composure throughout a difficult interaction. The arresting deputy receives a C+. The stop itself was legally valid, and the arrest was lawful given the flight and the evidence of impairment. However, the use of profanity in the opening moments of the stop, while not unlawful, reflects poorly on professional conduct. Grading the subject, she receives a D. She made almost every wrong decision available to her. From refusing to stop to arguing about handcuff tightness to initially refusing the breath test and then performing the sobriety tests in a non-compliant manner. Every one of those decisions added a charge, extended the encounter, and ultimately resulted in a more severe sentence. The law does not reward poor decisions made under pressure, and this case is a clear illustration of that principle. Every interaction captured in footage like this carries lessons that go well beyond the individuals involved. Here are five things every driver in America should know before they find themselves in a similar situation. Lesson one, always stop for law enforcement. Under Florida statute section 316.192 and similar statutes across all 50 states, failure to comply with a lawful traffic stop transforms a minor infraction into a felony instantly. Lesson two, you have the right to remain silent. Under the Fifth Amendment, you are never required to answer questions that may incriminate you. Simply say, "I am exercising my right to remain silent." and do so calmly and respectfully. Lesson three, impairment is not a judgment call you make for yourself. Officers are trained to observe and document specific behavioral and physical indicators of impairment. If you have been drinking, do not drive because the officer's observation, not your self-assessment, is what matters in court. Lesson four, arguing at the scene costs you. Everything said and done on camera becomes evidence. Complaints about handcuffs, declarations that you control your drinking, and defiant body language are all documented, reviewed, and potentially used against you. Lesson five, compliance is not an admission of guilt. Complying with a lawful order from law enforcement does not mean you agree with it or that you are waiving any rights. It means you are preserving your legal options for the courtroom, where they actually matter. The law is not designed to trap people, but it does not protect people who ignore it. The consequences here, 36 months of probation, an ignition interlock device, community service, and a suspended license were entirely preventable. If you found this analysis valuable, please consider subscribing to our channel. We break down real body cam footage with real legal analysis, so you understand your rights and your responsibilities every time you get behind the wheel. Leave a comment below with any case or legal topic you want us to cover next.