He Just Turned 18 & Already Thought He Could Lie to Police — That Lesson Cost Him Everything

Added: 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]On February 19th, 2023, a deputy noticed a vehicle with excessive tints and ran its tag, revealing the driver's license was suspended. When the deputy initiated a stop, the suspect refused to provide identification, claiming her boyfriend had been the one driving.

[00:00:20]Hey, are you the registered owner? Yeah.

[00:00:22]Do you have your driver's license? No, I don't have it.

[00:00:26]Do you have your driver's license? No, I don't have it.

[00:00:29]Is anyone else here with you? Yeah, my boyfriend is driving.

[00:00:33]Are you waiting for him? Yeah.

[00:00:35]Okay, can I have your driver's license, please? Um, for what?

[00:00:39]For what? Yeah, I'm not driving.

[00:00:42]Who's driving? My boyfriend. I'm just sitting here. He's And he has a valid license? What's his name?

[00:00:50]What?

[00:00:52]Thank you, officer. What's What's I need his full name, ma'am.

[00:01:09]Hey, Jada.

[00:01:13]I need your ID. I'm investigating the tints on your car. She said now she's investigating me.

[00:01:18]I bought the car like that. Okay, let me have your ID.

[00:01:27]Jada, are you going to give me your ID?

[00:01:33]Wait, what did I do?

[00:01:34]I'm investigating the tints on your car.

[00:01:37]Okay, do you have the tinting? I do.

[00:01:41]Yeah.

[00:01:42]Yeah, this is my license here.

[00:01:46]I'm 10-4. Can I have a routine 44? She's being uncooperative. We're at the Wawa.

[00:01:58]Is he coming outside?

[00:02:01]Okay.

[00:02:02]Can I have your ID, please, ma'am?

[00:02:35]Hey.

[00:02:36]Let me tell you what's going on.

[00:02:40]So, I was sitting in my car waiting on another car and uh this girl comes out putting her stuff in the car looking at me like a million times. So, I run the tag.

[00:02:51]She's suspended. Okay? I see the tints dark.

[00:02:55]Uh she's sitting here a long time. It appeared to me she's waiting for me to leave because she knows she's suspended.

[00:03:03]Um I know the car didn't magically arrive at this location. I approached her. I asked for her license. She lied.

[00:03:09]I lied. I said, "Hey, your license is suspended." Oh, I'm She's sitting in the driver's seat. "I'm not driving the car." I said, "All right, let me have your ID."

[00:03:17]And she rolls up the window and I knock.

[00:03:20]She rolls I said, "Hey, I'm I'm doing a tint investigation and who's driving the car?" She said, "Oh, my boyfriend."

[00:03:26]"Where is he?"

[00:03:27]She closes the window. She says she's on the phone with her boyfriend. Tells me he's in the bathroom. That was quite some time ago.

[00:03:35]She moved over to the passenger side.

[00:03:40]And I mean, now I have her gift thing, but this is where I'm at.

[00:03:49]I'm giving this boyfriend's not coming from the bathroom, obviously.

[00:03:58]Yeah.

[00:04:02]You can't see us with the car at all.

[00:04:03]It's really dark tint.

[00:04:06]Is she which seat is she in?

[00:04:10]Hey, Jayda. I need you to open the door and talk to me.

[00:04:14]You need to step outside the vehicle and talk to me. What happened?

[00:04:17]I'm literally sitting in my car. I don't know what happened. Okay, I need you to cooperate. Right now, you're resisting.

[00:04:22]>> I'm trying to understand what the what I did. Yeah, come outside. I'm stopping your car. It has illegal tint, which is a non-moving violation.

[00:04:30]>> the car like this. Get out of the car right now.

[00:04:34]Where's your boyfriend at?

[00:04:35]>> He's literally coming. He's in the bathroom. Okay, we'll go get him from the bathroom, okay? What's his name?

[00:04:40]What's his name?

[00:04:44]What's his name?

[00:04:45]Step to the back of the vehicle.

[00:04:48]What's his name?

[00:04:50]Can you go in the men's bathroom and see if there is a male there? Thank you.

[00:04:56]Why don't you want to give me your ID, Jayda? I'm literally cuz I'm not driving. I don't have it on me. I'm sitting in the car.

[00:05:03]Like I'm being so I don't know why you're starting stuff with me. I'm just No problem.

[00:06:01]>> Is your boyfriend in the bathroom? He's inside the Okay. So, the deputy will be able to find him?

[00:06:08]How come he hasn't come out? He's sleeping.

[00:06:12]He's what?

[00:06:12]>> He's sleeping.

[00:06:26]Hey data, he's not inside.

[00:06:29]I'm giving you one more opportunity to present me with your ID.

[00:06:35]All right, you are being detained.

[00:06:36]You're not >> Look, he's coming. I Get off your phone. Oh my god, he's literally in there. Okay, can I go grab him? Where? Cuz I I'm not driving. I'm literally I'm not driving. Okay, thank you.

[00:06:50]What the Is there a reason I'm being arrested?

[00:06:53]>> You're being detained right now.

[00:06:54]>> Why am I being detained?

[00:06:56]I'm literally >> You're I'm not cooperating. You are resisting.

[00:07:00]I'm not resisting. I'm trying to find out who the owner of this car here is because it's >> that's why I'm trying to get him to come out. Well, he's not in the bathroom.

[00:07:06]I'll tell you that much.

[00:07:07]>> came out. I don't know where he is.

[00:07:08]That's why I'm trying to go grab him.

[00:07:10]Okay, we can give him a call. I'm going to uh search you.

[00:07:15]Pat you down for weapons. Face Face the car. Let me pat you down for weapons. Do you have anything on you? No.

[00:07:21]Is there anything in the car you don't want us to find?

[00:07:26]All right.

[00:07:27]You're going to have a seat in the car.

[00:07:31]Do you call out that I have one secured?

[00:07:41]243 has a 243 alpha male All right, I'm going to call supervisor.

[00:07:47]Thank you.

[00:07:50]About your son over here.

[00:07:52]>> Uh-huh.

[00:07:52]Um Where were you Where were you guys?

[00:07:56]Where were you with your son?

[00:07:57]>> We live down here. Okay. So, he It was Jada coming to your guys' house?

[00:08:01]>> Uh-huh.

[00:08:02]Okay. Um And is that the car she normally drives?

[00:08:06]>> Uh-huh. Do you mind writing on a statement just saying what you just >> Like why? I mean, I'm I don't want to help her get into more trouble.

[00:08:17]Yeah, I mean, just she drove the car here and her license is suspended and the trouble started when she um and started lying on the investigation.

[00:08:29]Okay.

[00:08:29]>> So, and she brought your son into it um saying that your son was driving the car. Okay. Okay. So, um Is that Is that the son over there?

[00:08:41]Yeah, the one in uh he's not there right now. It's the one in all black. He just came out of all black. Okay. Ma'am, I'm going to ask you to just wait here. I'm just going to talk to your son about the events today, okay? So, please wait over here. Thank you.

[00:08:55]Hey.

[00:08:57]Are you the Are you the boyfriend?

[00:08:59]Are you the boyfriend?

[00:09:00]No. Yes, ma'am. Yeah. So, yeah. Which one's the boy- Who's dating her? You're You're the boyfriend. Hey.

[00:09:07]My name's Ebony America.

[00:09:10]You were on the phone with Jada when I was doing the traffic stop. So, why wouldn't she just give me her ID? Um I don't know. I think she's just scared.

[00:09:19]Really, she I really I think she's just scared. Is there something in the car that shouldn't be in the car?

[00:09:26]I think I I really think she's just scared. I don't know.

[00:09:29]Cuz it's None of this would have been a big deal, but she was uncooperative and lied a lot, which is resisting.

[00:09:39]Okay? So, that's that's where I'm at now. That's the big issue.

[00:09:44]Um she said that you were inside the store. We checked the whole store. We checked cameras for you to be inside the store. She said you were in the bathroom pooping.

[00:09:54]Um my partner went inside the bathroom and checked the bathroom.

[00:09:59]Um it like none of this would have been that big a deal, but she gave us a lot of gave me a lot of false information and was resisting throughout my investigation. So, um I take it you were not you did not drive the car here. Um no, I You didn't? I did not. I did not.

[00:10:20]Okay. And does So, does she normally drive the car? Um I mean, it's her car. Her car. Did you know her license was suspended? No, I didn't.

[00:10:29]Okay. All right. Fine.

[00:10:34]Is it unlocked? Yeah.

[00:10:37]Hey, Jaden.

[00:10:38]I am going to read you your warning of constitutional rights, your Miranda rights, and then I'm going to see if you want to talk to me.

[00:10:46]The Constitution requires I inform you that you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be used in court as evidence against you. You're entitled to talk to an attorney now and have them present now or anytime during questioning.

[00:10:57]If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you without cost.

[00:11:01]Do you desire to consult consult consult with an attorney first or have one during this interview?

[00:11:07]Can you verbally say that?

[00:11:09]No, okay.

[00:11:10]Um if at any time hereafter you wish to remain silent or have an attorney present, all questioning will be stopped. Has anyone at any time threatened, coerced, or promised you anything in order to induce you to make a statement now?

[00:11:23]Has anyone at any time threatened, coerced, or promised you anything in order to induce you want a statement now?

[00:11:34]So, is anyone forcing you to make a statement now? Is anyone promising you anything to make a Can you say verbally?

[00:11:40]No.

[00:11:41]Do you understand these rights?

[00:11:44]Okay. Do you wish to talk to me at this time?

[00:11:50]Pardon?

[00:11:51]You don't know what to say? It's just either yes or no. It's It's up to you.

[00:11:56]Am I getting arrested?

[00:11:58]So, I would like to interview you.

[00:12:01]Um and that's why I read you the warning of the of your constitutional rights, and you can choose to invoke your rights and not speak to me, or you can choose to speak to me, and then I can interview you about what's going on today.

[00:12:15]You'll speak to me? Okay.

[00:12:19]So, how How What's going on today? He drove me here. How did you get here?

[00:12:24]He drove me.

[00:12:26]And is that the story you're sticking with?

[00:12:29]I was kidding.

[00:12:30]Can I have a napkin? I have something in my eye.

[00:12:32]Sorry.

[00:12:34]I I don't have a napkin. I don't have a napkin. You just got a blank. Do you um So, that's that's the story you're going to stick with. You You know there's cameras up.

[00:12:44]Yeah.

[00:12:45]You know, I I spoke to I spoke to What?

[00:12:51]What?

[00:12:53]How did you get here is my question.

[00:12:58]Thank you.

[00:13:08]How How did you get here?

[00:13:11]He drove you? Is that the story you're sticking with?

[00:13:16]Cuz I already know that he didn't drive you.

[00:13:19]I have multiple sources of evidence that he didn't drive you.

[00:13:30]>> What?

[00:13:33]Okay, how did you get here today?

[00:13:45]Am I getting arrested?

[00:13:46]You are under arrest for resisting. I was going to give you a criminal citation for driving without a license and I was going to >> honest, I thought that since I paid my ticket cuz they said if I paid my ticket that like I was um keeping my license suspended. So then I paid it and now I'm confused. Do you have your license on you? Did they give you your license back?

[00:14:11]>> of it but I don't You don't have the physical license.

[00:14:14]Okay. No, actually they didn't take that but I lost it.

[00:14:18]Okay.

[00:14:19]All right, so I have an a regular ID but Okay.

[00:14:25]Okay, so you are being arrested for resisting and then because you have the other charge um which I was just going to give you the criminal citation and a court date, you are going to be charged with that.

[00:14:35]No, at this point I can't do that. No, ma'am. Um The thing is just like when you came up I was more so not trying to be disrespectful but it's like I'm confused, you know, like as to what I did cuz like you came up and you just bang and I'm like I don't know what I did. I knocked on the window. I'm not an aggressive person and I told you I was going to conduct a tint investigation and you repeatedly said to me that >> and I don't physically don't have my ID.

[00:15:00]You could have said that. So, I'd like you to step out of the car. I'm going to put you in my vehicle.

[00:15:08]Thank you.

[00:15:09]Okay, no problem.

[00:15:12]All right, I'm going to take you over to my car. I am going to do a proper search of you. Was there something in the vehicle you didn't want us to find?

[00:15:22]All right, I am going to just open door.

[00:15:24]Please don't get in it.

[00:15:27]And no, don't get in. Just face the flag and I am going to search you.

[00:15:37]You can just this one time. No, ma'am.

[00:15:59]No, ma'am.

[00:16:00]Oh, come on. It's okay. I just You know what? I can see you with your hair.

[00:16:05]You're going over there.

[00:16:08]Oh, you okay. Do you have anything hidden?

[00:16:11]All right.

[00:16:17]I'm going to I'm going to fix you up.

[00:16:22]I'll put the hood on. I'm not giving you back the bonnet, okay?

[00:16:26]Do you live alone? Do you live with your parents? Yeah, my dad.

[00:16:30]Okay.

[00:16:32]All right. Um, have a seat in the car.

[00:16:34]Do you want to take the bonnet with you?

[00:16:36]They're not going to let you wear it at jail or I could give it to the boyfriend.

[00:16:39]>> it. Okay.

[00:16:40]All right, have a seat.

[00:16:46]She was charged with driving with a suspended license and resisting arrest.

[00:16:50]All of this could have been avoided if she had told the truth.

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