Moment Teacher Realizes Pulling a Knife Just Ended Her Career

Added: 2026-05-11

[00:00:03]Turn the car off.

[00:00:06]Turn the car off.

[00:00:07]Turn the car off.

[00:00:10]Here, walk over here for me and let me talk to you. Over on the side of the street here.

[00:00:16]What is happening here? Ma'am, can you step out of the street? Let's talk on the sidewalk over here. I guess there was an incident that happened but I want you to step out of the roadway so you don't get hit by a car.

[00:00:24]Here, come on, over here. I don't want you to get hit by a car.

[00:00:27]Are you pulling me over because Joe called you?

[00:00:29]>> Yes. What reason do you have to pull me over? What reason do you have to pull me >> Absolutely. I need you to go over to the sidewalk here.

[00:00:33]>> What do you have? What reason do you I need you to walk on the sidewalk and let me put you in handcuffs. So, walk over to the sidewalk. What? I need you out of the roadway. I need you to walk onto the sidewalk.

[00:00:40]>> You're putting me in handcuffs for what?

[00:00:42]>> listen to me because I want you out of the roadway. Walk over here and all right, you can stay right there.

[00:00:47]All right, so obviously something happened that you know that we are stopping you because Joe called.

[00:00:52]>> Yes, I am in a relationship with a person. Yes, so what happened? It doesn't mean that a cop should be called. What have I done that you pulled me over for? What What What reason would we have to pull you over? Why is Why Because Joe called you because he's mad?

[00:01:06]I could call Joe, I could call you, "Hi, Joe's mad at me. Can you pull him over?"

[00:01:10]Well, right now I have his side of the story but I want your side of the story.

[00:01:13]>> My side of the story is I have a boyfriend who I am in a fight with. What did I do that violated him?

[00:01:17]>> Well, what happened out at the house?

[00:01:20]I am sorry. I don't understand police and I don't understand the law enough to say much except I want to go home. I am driving home.

[00:01:26]>> Okay, well, I can't have you go home right now because we got to figure this out. So, here's what I know and you can just kind of fill in the blanks for me.

[00:01:31]Is that fair? I don't know if it's fair.

[00:01:33]It feels bizarre to me. I don't know enough about policing to know why this is not bizarre.

[00:01:37]>> is just I'm telling you his side of the story and you can fill in the blanks for me. Because obviously Do I look like I'm threatening him? Do I have a gun? Do I have a knife? Am I threatening him?

[00:01:46]>> would hope not. But, okay.

[00:01:47]>> why am I being pulled over with a I'm trying to explain that to you but you're not letting me. Okay, I am confused by this. This is very bizarre.

[00:01:54]I'm literally having a fight with my boyfriend. There's no reason police should be involved. Well, obviously Joe got the police involved because he said there was an argument at the house.

[00:02:02]Okay.

[00:02:02]>> Or it became physical. Okay? He said at one point you pulled a knife on him.

[00:02:08]This is the story I'm getting. So, what So, what happened at the house? Just tell We literally got any dime a dozen domestic like picker. Okay. And when people get crazy and they get offended, they do things to pull power. I don't know what to tell you.

[00:02:23]You can look at my police record. I am a 42-year-old teacher at high school. Like I am a human being who lives in the world.

[00:02:29]>> Well, that's what I'm trying to get your side of the story.

[00:02:31]>> telling you my I'm telling it to you.

[00:02:32]I'm sorry. You have to understand why I'm a little overwhelmed. I'm being pulled over. I'm like a I'm a mile from my home. I I have four children at home.

[00:02:39]This is very humiliating and overwhelming to me. I got in a fight with my boyfriend. It's pulling a power struggle. Nicole, I just need you to take a breath and just tell me your your side of the story.

[00:02:46]>> of the STORY IS THAT I GOT IN A FIGHT WITH my boyfriend, period. That's I feel sad and scared and upset that I'm being pulled over. That's all. That's my side of the story. Okay. And what was the argu- how the argument start, I guess?

[00:02:58]And how did it escalate to the point of him calling the police? I'm asking for a psychological report on him. No, I'm asking for your side of what happened.

[00:03:06]I'm not talking >> My side of the story is that I got in a fight with my boyfriend, period. Okay.

[00:03:09]And you're saying nothing physical happened? Nothing physical happened. Did you bite him? Nothing. I did not bite him. Okay. You didn't bite him.

[00:03:16]>> I did not bite him. I did not pull a knife. I did not pull a gun. I did not I Look at me. Then why would he tell me otherwise? I don't know.

[00:03:23]Has he ever called the police on you before? Has he ever Do you want to look at his police record? Do you know when his ex-wife called the police on him?

[00:03:29]No, no, no. I don't care about anything in the past. I'm I'm worried about the here and now. Because he's the kind of person that that happens with. Because I accidentally got in a relationship with a man who does this sort of stuff.

[00:03:37]Because I accidentally got in a relationship with a man whose wife has called the police on him. I don't know what to tell you. I made a mistake getting in a relationship with a man who does this sort of thing. What do you What do you want from me? Well, I I asked for your side, and this is why we need to talk to you. And from what he told me is that you knew the police were called and you drove right past us. Yes, of course I did. He literally called me and said, "I'm going to call the police on you." I was sitting in his driveway saying, "Babe, literally, you can look at the text messages."

[00:04:01]>> Right. "Babe, come. Babe, I love you so much. Babe, please come let's talk this out." He was >> you want to just talk to us and clear the air and figure it out?

[00:04:07]>> Because I didn't think it would come to that. And here I am. I'm here now. You pulled me over and I'm here. I don't know what to tell you. I mean, search my car, search his house.

[00:04:14]>> No, I I'm I'm not I'm not >> knives, there's no guns, there's no nothing. I'm sorry he called you. I don't know what to tell you. I feel like he made a claim. Claims aren't warranted always, are they? Okay. No, no, not not not always, but like I said, this is why we need your side, right?

[00:04:27]>> My side is that nothing happened.

[00:04:28]>> Okay. All right. And Nicole, how much have you had to drink today?

[00:04:31]What? How much How much Don't treat me like I'm dumb. How much have you had to drink today? I can smell it coming off your breath. You're slurring your words. How much have >> Am I slurring my words?

[00:04:41]You are slurring your words. Slur I'm slurring my words. Actually?

[00:04:46]Yes. Okay, I'm not slurring words.

[00:04:49]>> So, I it was just a simple question. How much have you had to drink tonight?

[00:04:51]That's it.

[00:04:52]I mean, obviously you have. I can smell it coming off of you. You're slurring your words. I'm not I literally know for a 100% fact I am sober.

[00:05:02]Okay. All right. Are you willing to do some field sobriety tests to show that to me? Can I go home?

[00:05:07]>> No, you can't. Right now, you cannot go home. You're being detained while I complete No, don't walk away.

[00:05:12]Nicole, I can't have you walking away, okay? Oh my god. So, right now we've got two things that we need to figure out, okay?

[00:05:19]I can't have you going home. I can't have you leaving cuz we need to figure these things out. First I Is this like really actually broke up like if I got home and he was >> 100% 100% So, what if I called Mark?

[00:05:26]Okay, can I can I call him right now?

[00:05:27]You can Can you go to Joe's right now?

[00:05:29]We were at Joe's. We spoke to him.

[00:05:30]>> Can you tell Joe what Can I Can I call on him? Hi, police. Answer Joe And that is why we came out here.

[00:05:35]>> was violent toward me. We get both sides of the story.

[00:05:38]>> a knife on me. Okay. So, I So, can you go to his house and go talk to him? All right, so we already spoke to him. Okay, and I'm telling you, can you go question him how much he drank tonight?

[00:05:46]>> We We did. He He off of him. He He wasn't slurring his words and have alcohol coming off of his breath.

[00:05:51]So And he was walking.

[00:05:54]Okay.

[00:05:55]So, couple things we need to figure out like I said, okay? There is the argument that happened where Joe's claiming that you pulled a knife on him and it got physical and you bit him, okay? I did not I That's not even true.

[00:06:06]>> [laughter] >> we we I This is the story I'm getting from him.

[00:06:09]>> But it's not true. So, what? I can think of [ __ ] for him. He pulled a knife out on me. He bit me.

[00:06:14]You going to go question Do you need an ambulance or do you have any injuries?

[00:06:19]It's a fair question.

[00:06:20]Do you have any injuries on you?

[00:06:22]Do I? I I don't know. I found out that you >> No, I don't. Okay. All right. So, the other issue is that I suspect that you've been drinking and you're driving, okay? So, are you willing to go through some field sobriety tests to show me that you haven't been drinking?

[00:06:36]>> No. You're not willing to do that at all?

[00:06:37]>> No. Okay. Because you're leaving my hands tied because of that's the because of that and I have nothing to go on other than my observations is that I'm going to have to place you under arrest for DUI.

[00:06:49]Now, if you're willing to participate in the tests we can see where you're at and if you're telling me the truth that you haven't been drinking I didn't say I haven't been drinking. I'm saying I'm not slurring my words and I'm not drunk. The fact that I had some drinks doesn't have anything to do with the fact that my boyfriend is mad at me. I get that, but I asked you how much you had >> you really pull over people and because >> Yeah. Yeah. Yes, we can. Absolutely.

[00:07:08]>> Joe? No. Absolutely not. Why absolutely not?

[00:07:11]>> Because right now I'm investigating the thing that he called about. So, are you willing to participate in field sobriety tests?

[00:07:17]>> It sounds like I don't. You have a choice either participate in field sobriety tests or I'll put it this point if if you don't participate I have nothing to go on and based on my observations alone is that I suspect you are driving under the influence of alcohol.

[00:07:30]>> Can I ask you a question? Why can't I have called Joe? Because Joe is the one that called us and he knows that >> call him? Absolutely not. Can I call him? Not right now.

[00:07:39]For real? For real, you can't call him right now.

[00:07:42]Right now we're dealing with you. We'll We'll talk with Joe later.

[00:07:46]So, are you willing to participate Nicole? I'm sitting down because I'm feeling overwhelmed you guys. I You guys listen to me. I am a human being in the world. I got I got my boyfriend. I have overwhelming to me. I don't like anything about this. I feel like my boyfriend is tailing on me and I don't want to give up on it and that's very overwhelming to me. I'm not slurring my words. I am emotional because this is very hard for me cuz I'm a teacher.

[00:08:09]>> Okay, here Nicole I don't want you I don't Hold on. I don't want you to start snowballing and then freaking yourself out, okay?

[00:08:14]>> I am very overwhelmed by this. I want to go home. I just want to go home.

[00:08:18]Let me try to organize this the best I can, okay? So, first I'm going to deal with the fact that I suspect you've been drinking and driving.

[00:08:24]>> Yes, sir.

[00:08:25]Uh people drink and drive all the time.

[00:08:27]Doesn't mean that I'm a drunk or I'm drunk driving. You guys know this.

[00:08:30]>> Well, this is why I asked you if are you willing to participate in field sobriety tests to see if you are at the legal limit to drive?

[00:08:36]>> know because it scares me because I don't know what that means because I am a human being who doesn't know what Well, we would go through several tests.

[00:08:42]>> [sighs] >> You blow into a breathalyzer, see where you're at. If I determine that you are not under you are not too drunk to be driving then that's that. Then that's problem solved right there.

[00:08:54]And then we deal with whatever happened at the house. You're claiming nothing happened. He's claiming something happened. We go from that route. So, let's start out with the first thing.

[00:09:01]I need an answer. Are you willing to participate?

[00:09:03]>> I don't have a choice it sounds like. I have to do what you have to tell me to do. I'm very sad. I'm very scared. I love my kids. I love my job. I love my students. I love my kids.

[00:09:11]I have no choice. You're saying I have to.

[00:09:14]>> I'm not saying I'm giving you an answer is no. If you're saying I don't have to no. Sure.

[00:09:19]Okay. All right. Then at this point I'm placing you under arrest for driving under the influence. I need you to stand up, turn around, put your hands behind your back. You are under arrest, okay? I don't want to be under arrest. You have You have REALLY UNDER ARREST? I HAVE A CANINE.

[00:09:31]I HAVE A CANINE AND HE WILL bite you, okay?

[00:09:33]>> canine is my breathalyzer. Oh my god, you guys.

[00:09:37]You are going to make this far worse on yourself.

[00:09:39]>> stop are it? I am under arrest. Stop resisting.

[00:09:42]Can you let me You are You are going to go to the ground.

[00:09:44]>> Sir.

[00:09:45]You guys.

[00:09:46]>> Put your hand behind your back.

[00:09:47]>> Guys, I will let you do whatever you need to do. Then You said I You said I have a choice.

[00:09:50]>> hand behind your back now, or you're going to get tased. You will get tased.

[00:09:53]Do you understand me?

[00:09:55]Put your hand behind your back. Do it now.

[00:09:57]Stop resisting. What am I doing? You're resisting arrest. That's what you're doing.

[00:10:03]What is What am I being arrested for?

[00:10:05]Driving influence. What's Why? You didn't even test this. Is this a real thing? You refused to take the test.

[00:10:11]>> I'll take it then. Can you >> No, we're we're past that. I gave you plenty of opportunities. Oh my god.

[00:10:16]You guys.

[00:10:18]I don't know what's happening. I don't know your protocol. Can you please give me Look at me. No, let's go. We're going to walk.

[00:10:23]>> Look at me. No, we're going to walk over to my partner's car. Sir, I'm a teacher.

[00:10:26]>> Stop walk I have four children. Please do not I don't know what's happening.

[00:10:31]>> you plenty of options.

[00:10:32]>> You didn't I didn't understand it. I gave you plenty of opportunities. Ma'am, I gave you plenty of opportunities.

[00:10:39]Do you have any weapons on you at all?

[00:10:40]I'm assuming not. I'm just going to check your waist line and make sure you don't have any weapons, okay? I'm just going to check your waist line and make sure you don't have any weapons, okay?

[00:10:46]Using the back of my hand here, I'm just checking to see that you don't have any knives, guns, or anything like that, okay?

[00:10:51]Just regarding the parallel lines, right? I don't know what's happening.

[00:10:55]Can you please unarrest me?

[00:10:57]>> You did not tell me that if I said Sir, look at me. We're going to take a seat in my partner's car for now. Let's go.

[00:11:03]>> tell me that if I did not do I don't know what's happening. I don't know your guys' protocol. Put your foot in. Put your foot in.

[00:11:10]I am I am done with this.

[00:11:11]>> I am Put your foot in the car. You are under arrest. Put your foot in the car. Do it now.

[00:11:18]Thank you.

[00:11:22]Okay, Nicole, we're going to buckle you in here. Please please sir, what's happening? Please please.

[00:11:26]>> No, we can talk in a bit. Right now you're going to be transferred down to Lake County Jail.

[00:11:29]>> put that away. Can you stop? Please stop. Please Can we going to for Hold on. What do you have to say? Just I have a 16-year-old son. I am a normal person.

[00:11:37]You guys You guys And your 16-year-old son is with your your who right now? Is it their father? You guys You guys listen. I don't need to go to the jail because my my boyfriend's mad at me.

[00:11:48]Please give me a second. Why am I being arrested? For what? Driving under the influence. I said it says according to what? DUI. Put your legs in. Can you test me first? Put your legs in. Can you test me first?

[00:12:00]You didn't KNOW WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT. PLEASE STOP ME.

[00:12:03]PLEASE STOP. I CAN'T GO TO JAIL. YOU GUYS DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECT THIS HAS ON MY SON?

[00:12:09]Do you understand that a normal son is now going to have the impact that his mom is going to jail for?

[00:12:13]I didn't know what was happening. LOOK AT ME.

[00:12:16]I DIDN'T. Put your legs in the car now.

[00:12:20]I don't know what's happening. Put your legs in the car.

[00:12:26]I'm asking him please give me a breathalyzer. Do whatever you want. I feel like I don't know what's happening.

[00:12:31]I know if I I'm a human being who's never been arrested and don't know what's happening. Okay, this is the thing you were we were offered. I didn't know that was a thing.

[00:12:39]You asked me if I wanted it. I didn't know what that meant. I literally do not know what it means. I have a son who's going to be freaking out that I'm in jail because I don't know what's happening. Do whatever you want. This is the thing. When we when I don't know that. HOW COULD I KNOW THAT? I'M A 40-year-old girl. It's like Cali from I don't know what's happening. Well, I'm trying to explain that to you. Can you tell me now? Why are we Why do we have to keep going?

[00:13:00]Why didn't you just pause and do whatever it is you wanted him to do then? I just don't understand.

[00:13:05]I literally did not understand.

[00:13:07]This is such a huge thing. I have like literally amazing kids. They're amazing boys who have like perfect records in their life. And now they're going to be confused when their mom is in jail. And I feel like I don't even know. Just pause this craziness.

[00:13:19]Do whatever it is you want to do. This is so You'll You'll like Like my partner told you, you'll have another opportunity. Do it now. What's the point? What are you trying to prove? No, we can't you already resisted at one point.

[00:13:45]We We did We did explain that. We did explain that to you.

[00:13:52]Well, When When my partner says Okay, well, you you'll have that opportunity.

[00:14:46]Nicole Tentler was ultimately charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a blood alcohol concentration over 0.08, domestic battery causing bodily harm, domestic battery by physical contact, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

[00:15:03]Due to her actions during the arrest, she was also charged with resisting or obstructing a peace officer.