On January 22, 2025, a Walmart shoplifting call in Washington, Illinois escalated when the driver of the group's vehicle fled at over one hundred miles per hour through a field and ran a red light — leaving three people behind. What followed was a nineteen-minute multi-subject contact that produced four thousand dollars in citations, a felony fleeing charge, and a live Miranda compliance question the prosecution may not be able to answer cleanly. Topics covered: Terry stops, Miranda v. Arizona, custodial interrogation, Rhode Island v. Innis, 720 ILCS 5/16-25 retail theft, 625 ILCS 5/11-204.1 aggravated fleeing, Fourteenth Amendment equal protection, intent element analysis, and prosecutorial discretion.

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