When Cops Make Disturbing Traffic Stop Discoveries..

This is what an officer found during a

traffic stop.

>> Yeah, it's it's good.

>> What the?

>> And this is what they uncovered while

stopping a 41-year-old man.

>> That girl's not 18.

>> Yeah.

>> No, she's not. Why is your zipper your

buttons down in your crotch?

>> By the end, officers will uncover a man

riding a Power Wheels toy, $2 million

worth of coke, as well as a decomposing

body. But let's start with the most

bizarre interaction ever. The raccoon's

playing with their meth pipe.

>> All right.

>> Oh, there's no He's trying to smoke it.

>> A Springfield Township officer initiated

what seemed like a routine traffic stop,

but he had no idea what kind of chaos he

was walking into.

>> Hi, how are we doing today? I'm Officer

Brand with Springfield Township Police

Department.

>> Stop it. Stop it, dog. How are you? Um,

so the reason I stopped you is you are

you are suspended with a warrant for

your arrest.

>> I am.

>> So do me a favor. Turn off the car, put

the keys up on the dash, and pay you for

that warrant. And because you are

suspended actively. Oh,

>> hey.

>> The raccoon has her meth pipe.

>> As what?

>> Oh my god.

>> Her meth pipe.

>> He's playing with the meth pipe right

now.

>> No, don't reach for it. That's evidence

now.

>> Oh, I don't want him to have it.

>> Well, I'm That's why I'm going to do it.

>> Hey, buddy.

>> Huh?

>> It's okay.

>> Yeah, this is what she's smoking method.

>> Later investigation would reveal that

the raccoon named Chewy had been around

Victoria so long that it started picking

up on her habits.

>> The raccoon's playing with her meth. All

right.

>> Oh, there's no He's trying to smoke it.

All right.

Nice.

>> There's no way.

>> All right. All right. Enough fun and

games.

>> Oh,

>> yeah. He's on his way here.

>> Keep an eye. She was trying to take the

mess pipe out of the car. Just keep an

eye on her real quick. Victoria was hit

with a felony drug possession charge,

three counts of drug paraphernalia, and

a citation for driving under suspension.

She could be facing up to three years in

prison and fines as high as $10,000. As

for the raccoon, officers secured him in

a pet carrier and turned him over to

wildlife authorities. He now remains

under the care of Victoria's relatives.

But while officers couldn't believe

seeing a raccoon smoking a meth pipe,

they had a much harder time explaining

what they pulled over next.

>> I've got a male adult on a Power Wheels.

>> Had people complain on me riding around

on it?

>> No.

>> No. I've been riding Power Wheels for

the last 9 months.

>> Trooper Buchanan was patrolling North

Second Street in Vincens's, Indiana when

he made an unusual discovery. He

observed a 51-year-old man named John

Albert McKe driving a children's Power

Wheels Jeep down the public road.

>> I stopped him driving down Second

Street. No lights on or nothing like

that. What's What's my grounds if if I

get any impairment off of him? Yeah. I

mean, it's a battery powered Jeep.

No, it's not the pink one. It's just

like that. But it's blue.

>> With no lights or reflectors, that toy

Jeep was nearly invisible in the dark,

putting the driver and everyone else on

the road at serious risk.

>> You stand up out of there for a second

real quick, bud?

You

>> have any knives on you? Anything like

that?

>> Can you take it off though for me real

quick?

You any drink or anything tonight?

>> No, not at all. Okay. Keep your hands on

your side. Don't move until I tell you

to. Do not start until I tell you to. Do

you understand?

>> All right. Whenever you're ready. Okay.

I never

>> So I got a guy on a Power Wheels. So I

run to field Brad. I called Bill real

quick. Am I still good on this? He said,

"I'm pretty sure." He said, "If it goes

through, let me know. I'll make some

double check in." I was like, "Well,

okay." I mean, it's a battery powered

vehicle driving down Second Street. No

lights on, nothing. Um, I don't have any

alcohol. He failed walking turn, failed

one leg, and he gave me he his Romberg

was about 17 seconds with some minor

eyelid trimmers.

anything.

>> Following the failed field sobriety

test, John was transported to Good

Samaritan Hospital in Vincens's for

chemical testing. See that

battery?

>> Yeah. Let me grab it back real quick.

Give me a citation or something.

>> I said, I'm just giving you a warning

for not having any lights on it. Okay.

>> I mean, from me.

Put them up from me.

>> I was only like four blocks from my

house.

I'm just walking home

>> right now. Influence or whatever.

Come on, sir. I mean, I guess I started

out nice and g

just

a lot.

Sorry about that.

>> So, I know you said you said you got

stuff in your system. What do you got in

your system?

>> Just do what?

>> Crystal math.

>> Crystal math. Okay. The results at the

hospital confirmed that Jon was under

the influence of both methamphetamine

and marijuana. His prior OWI conviction

upgraded the charge to a felony, meaning

he's likely facing at least 6 months in

county jail. But while officers don't

typically stop men riding around on

power wheels, it's more unlikely to pull

someone over that's about to die from an

overdose.

>> I don't have his name or anything.

>> No, we given him two doses within the

last minute. He'd have died. Yep.

>> Hey, bud. Can you wake up? Talk to me.

>> Hey,

>> I warned you. I warned you.

>> An officer from Columbus Police

Department initiated contact with

23-year-old Brian after observing his

erratic driving.

>> What's going on, man?

>> Oh, I was just a bit tired, so I pulled

over

a nap.

>> Okay. Sorry.

>> You haven't been drinking?

>> No.

>> No, I do not.

>> No drugs? No.

>> No.

>> Hold on one moment. Where do you live?

I'm on the phone.

>> Uh, I live over in Galloway.

>> On Galloway?

>> In Galloway.

Off Galloway Road.

>> You're having a hard time keeping your

eyes open, man. When's the last time you

slept?

>> It's been about a day and a half, two

days.

[Applause]

Just

>> Hey.

>> Yes.

>> Why haven't you slept in a day and a

half?

>> I just have a kid.

>> You have a kid?

>> Huh?

>> You You sure you haven't taken any

drugs?

>> Yes.

>> Are you lying to me?

>> In the past,

>> but not today.

>> Oh [ __ ]

I'll take my

>> You could Hey, you're falling asleep

talking to me, man.

>> I'm falling asleep. I'm just

>> What? I can't hear you.

>> Oh, I apologize.

>> You're what?

>> What?

>> What are you saying to me? I can't hear

you.

>> I'm talking to you.

>> Yes, I'm talking to you.

>> No, I can't. dropped.

>> At the time, Columbus was experiencing

severe challenges with drug overdoses.

So, the moment Brian started showing

signs of impairment, the officer jumped

into action.

>> Do me a favor. Put Get the keys out of

the ignition.

Turn your car off. My car is

>> Put the keys on the roof. On the roof.

Yep.

>> All right. Stay put. Can you call and

have them send a unit this way?

Hey

194, can you start me a medic as well?

He's OD.

>> Around 525 Columbus officers were

carrying Narcan at the time, and they

were using it regularly on overdose

calls. That's why this officer didn't

hesitate to get it into him fast. As

time was running out, every second

counted if she wanted to save his life.

All right.

>> 194 Narcan deployed.

>> Copy. Narcan deployed.

>> She kept pushing the lock zone as more

units rolled up. Every second was a

fight against time.

>> We've given him two doses. within the

last minute.

>> Just wait like another two minutes.

>> He reacted to the second dose.

>> We got a little bit of

coming in with a little piece

on that car.

>> My last one here. Which nostril did you

guys use? Do you remember?

>> We do both. We split half and half.

>> I'm just going to do one.

[Applause]

Oh, they still Yeah.

[Applause]

>> Wake up, buddy.

>> While the officers continued their

efforts, Brian was slowly waking up.

>> Oh, he's up.

>> You do some heroin.

>> 806

milligrams of uh narcine to woke you up.

>> There's a needle sitting right next to

>> 982 to 80. Still making my way over to

you. You want me to come to you or to

Graham?

>> You got any wallet or ID, Bob?

>> Uh, Graham would be good.

>> What's your name?

>> Copy. Ready? Copy.

>> Brian.

>> Okay.

>> 100.

>> How old are you?

>> 100.

>> 23.

>> My copy. They're not answering though.

>> A Regal Cinema Special Batch 413

>> right here. Carter, have a seat.

>> You taking him to the doctor's

[Music]

probably. Yeah,

>> there he goes.

>> Ryan, what' you take

the needle in?

>> Heroin.

>> I'm not able to private.

Brian,

>> what did you tell him?

>> Brian was later transported to a nearby

hospital, but after digging through

court filings, police records, and local

reporting, no further update on his

condition could be found. While one

officer wasn't expecting to save a life

during a routine traffic check, another

encounter led highway patrol to a $2

million drug bust.

>> Slow my bike is kilos.

Yes, duffel bags.

>> Holy my guys.

>> That's a big

>> Around 1:30 p.m. on March 22nd, 2024,

Ohio State Highway Patrol Sergeant

Timothy Williamson was conducting

routine patrol. And that's when he

spotted a white Pensky box truck with an

outofstate registration traveling

eastbound on Interstate 70.

How are you?

>> Good yourself?

>> Uh, not too bad. I'm going to pick up

this penny that flew out of your door.

Okay.

>> Is this your truck?

>> No, it's a rental.

>> A rental. Did you rent it?

>> Yes.

>> Okay. Do you have the rental agreement

and your license? That was also down

there. I didn't want that to blow out.

>> No, no problem.

>> Uh, can you do me a favor? Can you turn

your headlights on?

>> Yes.

>> Also, be careful with how close you're

getting to some of those other cars.

Okay. You got in behind that semi. You

weren't speeding or anything, so just go

around them or back off of them. I don't

want you to crash or anything. Okay.

>> Arizona.

>> Yes.

>> Where you coming from?

>> From Arizona.

>> Coming from Arizona.

>> Okay. Where did you rent this at?

>> Uh Tucson.

>> In Tucson. Where you headed to?

>> To here to Harrisburg.

>> Harrisburg.

>> Yes.

>> Pennsylvania.

>> Yes. Pennsylvania.

>> Okay. All right. What takes you over

there?

>> Because I'm going to move over there.

>> You're moving? Yeah.

>> Okay.

>> The truck had no headlights in the rain,

was weaving lanes unsafeely and

tailgating other vehicles. And the

driver, Andrea Ca Rodriguez, acted

strangely as she was leaning back,

trying to hide behind the door pillar.

>> Are you doing this for a company?

>> A company?

>> Yeah.

>> No, it's cuz I used to move things other

times, so that's why.

>> Okay.

So,

where are you? um taking the truck to

>> to um is going to come back

>> to Arizona.

>> Yes.

>> For Sergeant Williamson, several things

about Andrea raised red flags,

especially her odd travel pattern and

the cut proof lock on the truck's rear

cargo door.

>> I hear this a lot. Okay.

>> And if you're doing it for pay, that's

fine. I'm

>> No, no. It belongs to me. It belongs to

me.

>> All right. And then you're going to So,

why did you

Why are you going to drive the truck all

the way back? because like I say because

um I'm coming to move over here and then

I'll go back and then bring another

order.

>> Okay. All right. Uh bear with me. Let me

do some checking on some things. But

that's why I have you stopped. Okay.

Yeah.

>> Be careful. You've Have you had any

breaks or anything? When did you leave

Tucson?

>> I just leave in Wednesday.

>> Wednesday. So you you've been driving

hard then if you're here already. Where

you been sleeping at?

>> At a hotel

room.

>> Okay. How many nights?

>> It's two nights.

>> You spent two nights in a hotel?

>> Yeah. No, one night like I I came on

Wednesday, I slept in the hotel and then

yesterday I slept in the hotel and

>> Okay. All right. Well, bear with me for

one second. I'm going to check some

things out and I'll be back with you.

Okay.

>> Andrea's story didn't hold up as the

officers knew they were on to something

bigger. You

>> smell the air freshener? Yeah, it's all

over the

parking.

>> Doesn't smell like a car air freshener.

It smells like a deodorizer, like a

detergent or like a Freze or something.

>> So, I mean, this is a

How much did this cost?

$1,100. Oh my god.

>> For 7 days.

Hi, this is Sergeant Williamson with the

Ohio State Highway Patrol. I ended on a

traffic stop. I need a subject check,

please.

So, say what?

That's fine.

>> Coming from Tucson going to Harrisburg.

So,

>> she nervous.

>> Smell that.

>> It's air freshener. It's like down air

or something.

>> That's what I said. It's like a

softener. Fabric softener or something.

>> Me, my wife will shoot me.

>> Huh?

>> I don't smell like that. My wife will

shoot me.

>> Yeah. If I'm on the phone with that,

babe. They're running.

>> Okay.

>> Soon, a drug sniffing canine was

deployed in the hopes of getting

probable cause to search the truck.

[Applause]

Hey, check up. Hey, listen.

So we check

[Applause]

During the subsequent search, troopers

found 110 lbs of cocaine packaged into

50 individual parcels.

1 2 3 4 5 6

>> 1 2 3 4 That's 12. So that's 30 31 32

>> 50

>> 50. All right.

>> 50.

>> The street value of that was estimated

at $1.75 million.

>> Where's this going to SP172?

New York.

>> New York City.

>> Yes.

>> And you want to deliver it?

>> Are you Were you asking? Are you Do you

want to deliver it?

>> No, I don't want to. Oh, I was going to

do because I they was going to pay me.

>> Okay. But you don't want to do this to

New York.

>> For us to help you as well. It's not

just us.

>> Have a seat up there.

>> Think about it. You got some time. Okay.

>> Go ahead and have a seat up there.

advised. We're out with 388.

>> Lift up your hands. Okay.

>> Okay.

>> Andrea revealed she was transporting the

drugs from Arizona to New York and that

she would be paid $50,000 for the

delivery. She had met a man in Mexico

just two weeks earlier who arranged the

drug transport. And that man handed off

the drugs to her on a rural road in

Arizona. Right now, the officers here

are offering her to be part of a

controlled delivery in exchange for her

own life. Think about what we're

offering you. This is part of your life,

too. Okay.

>> I have kids. I have husbands. So, they

don't know nothing.

>> I know. But somebody's going to be very

mad.

>> Yeah. My husband is going to get mad.

>> I'm talking about when you lose what's

in there.

>> I know.

>> I'm not going to be happy.

>> When I have my kids,

>> huh?

>> I have my kids. I have my husband. He

not even know nothing.

>> So, where's he even advised you of your

rights? Correct.

>> He what?

>> He advised you of your rights, correct?

Yes.

>> Okay.

>> Where where's your family even think

you're at right now?

>> They think I was working. They didn't

know nothing. I just say I was going to

make a delivery like uh to put um

furniture for another person and my

husband say, "Oh, so you're going to go?

Yeah, it's fine."

>> Okay.

>> That's why I didn't know.

>> So, what we're actually offering

is for you to deliver that to New York

and we are asking them. It helps you

because the presumption right here for

you is to go to prison.

Okay?

We work out here in the middle of

nowhere. They don't like that stuff

coming through here. Okay? So, think

about it because if you're willing to

take it to New York, we'll bring in the

DEA, which me and him both work for the

DEA as well, besides the fact we're

state troopers.

And that in turn, that cooperation

helps you with sentencing. Okay.

>> Records show that Andrea never went

through with it, likely because the

operation was compromised before it

could move forward. She faced two

first-degree felony charges, which were

trafficking and possession of drugs. If

convicted, she could be sentenced up to

25 years in prison and fined as much as

$50,000. While the DEA were wrapping up

a $2 million bust, an officer stumbled

onto a missing girl during a simple

traffic check.

>> How you doing?

>> Good. I'm Smith. I'm with the Navo

County Sheriff's Office. The reason I

pulled you over, you have all those

things in hanging from your rearview

mirror. That's an obstruction

obstruction of view from the roadway.

>> Oh, I'm sorry. I apologize.

>> Who's hiding under the blanket?

>> Huh?

>> Well, can I have you put the blanket

down just so I know that there's not a

gun or nothing under there? There's

nothing there.

>> Is she all right?

>> Yeah. You ready?

>> Just thinking.

>> Okay. Is there anyone else in the car

hiding?

>> No, just two two dogs.

>> Two dogs?

>> Yep.

>> Okay. Can I get your driver's license,

your registration, and your insurance?

Can I have have her keep this blanket

down? I don't know if there's like a

weapon or anything underneath there.

>> I promise. She's just passed out.

>> Just passed out.

>> Yeah, it's just it's early inside. Okay.

Can I get her ID?

>> What's her name?

>> Daisy.

>> Daisy.

>> Daisy. What?

>> And birthday?

>> Uh, 2007.

>> 2007.

>> Yeah.

>> The driver, 32-year-old Raul Ariano

Romero, raised several flags connected

to a sensitive ongoing investigation.

>> Where's Daisy from? Alabama or New

Mexico?

>> I

think she's from New Mexico if I

remember correctly. Yes,

>> she's your girlfriend.

>> No, she's not.

>> Who is she?

>> Just a friend. Like a really close

friend. Nothing like that.

>> How old is she?

>> 19.

>> How long ago did you meet her?

>> About 2 days ago, something like that.

>> Where'd you meet her at?

>> Vegas.

>> Just taking her home?

>> No, kind of. Not really like that. Um,

she just said that she's never been to

New Mexico and I told her I'm like,

"Well, it's really flat, really flat

land, so thought we'd go and see it

together."

>> I thought you said she was your

girlfriend.

>> I never said she was.

>> Okay. Must have been a misunderstanding.

>> No, I know. I never said she was. I just

met her. That's way too just been kind

of getting to know her. I guess

>> the officer's gut told him something was

off and the silent passenger only made

things worse.

>> We got a problem with human smuggling

going on.

>> I don't know what that means. You don't

know what human smuggling is?

>> English isn't my first language. So,

>> you speak very good English.

>> I know. I know. I know. I do. But

smuggling sounds like

>> I was not born yesterday. You know what

human smuggling, human trafficking is?

>> Human trafficking. Yes.

>> Okay. There's a little bit of a

difference. So, human smuggling would be

uh hiding an individual that's not from

this country, bringing them across and

taking them somewhere to another state.

>> Gotcha.

>> Like you met a female 2 days ago.

>> Yeah.

>> You're taking her to another state.

>> I got you.

You don't really know any about anything

about her.

>> Yeah, I see what you mean. Do I really

look like the smuggling type?

>> Anybody can be a smuggler.

>> That's valid.

>> We've got grandmas. We got grandmas. We

got

>> Oh, no.

>> I can tell you that. Uh,

>> as soon as I get behind you, you jump

off the interstate and you go to a dead

end road. Saying that you're going to

New Mexico doesn't help.

>> Oh, that's fair. Well, I mean, I was I'm

not from here. When backup arrived, the

officer began speaking with the girl,

and they took note of what looked like

fake tattoos, likely an attempt to make

her harder to identify.

>> Do you have an ID on you, Daisy?

>> And what's your last name?

>> Okay. What are you doing?

>> Just going to When did you meet him?

>> A long time ago.

>> A long time ago.

>> Okay. How old are you, Daisy?

>> I'm 17.

>> You're 17? You were 19.

>> 2007.

>> 19.

>> Oh, well maybe I did the math.

>> All right, y'all. So, my K9's trained to

detect four odors. Okay. Cocaine,

methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl.

>> You indicate a positive alert to the

vehicle. Having said that, have you guys

been in contact with any of those drugs?

>> Uh, like with any No,

>> no. But

>> he is alert to weed, man.

>> Okay. Well, that's

>> no one smoked any meth. No friends in

Vegas messing around with anything.

>> No. And I didn't really have anybody in

the car much. So,

>> okay. I came all over to the vehicle and

the state of Arizona gives us probable

cause of search of vehicle. Okay. So, we

are going to be searching the vehicle.

You guys are saying we're not going to

find anything. No tutors, no

paraphernalia, nothing like that?

>> Nothing.

>> Okay.

>> As the officers searched the vehicle,

the situation grew more troubling. Quiet

remarks between them reflected just how

serious and disturbing it was beginning

to look.

>> So, she's hiding under this.

>> Yeah. And I'm like I pull it up. She

looks young. He says she's 19 and they

met 2 days ago. She says they met a long

time ago and that she's 17.

>> Okay.

>> And they met in Vegas and he's taking

her to home to New Mexico or

>> NPRs have them in Idaho and he said he

only went to Vegas.

>> Interesting. He's got knives all over

the place. I definitely CCH. She has no

luggage in the car. Oh, there's the

weed.

After some careful questioning, the girl

eventually gave up the act, admitting

she was a missing 13-year-old girl from

Alabama.

>> What grade are you in?

>> Eight.

>> How long ago did you run away?

>> Okay. And what are you doing with him?

>> Huh?

>> What are you doing with him?

>> I'm just traveling.

>> Is that you?

>> No, sir. That's his wife.

>> His wife?

>> Yeah.

>> Okay. It's his wife. So, has she been

with you ever since you left Alabama?

>> No.

>> Okay. Okay. So, when did you pick her

up?

>> Uh, like 2 or 3 days ago.

>> I know. See, dude, this is going to work

a whole lot easier if you quit lying to

me. Okay, I know you're lying to me,

bro. We already know that you've been

with her for longer than 2 days. So, are

you going to tell me how honestly how

long you've been with her?

>> Wait, what makes you think that you know

that

>> I've been with her?

>> I'm done talking with you. Sit in that

car. I've already talked to her. I got

all the information that I need. It

looks like it says she left around um

like in the morning while the family was

asleep. Um it looks like it was from

7:28 2024

>> and she was reported missing. He drove

all the way over here.

>> Yeah.

>> And picked this child up who was here.

She She was here on vac on vacation with

her mom, her biological mom.

>> Uhhuh.

>> Um he came here and picked her up and

took her out of state lines. We were

able through uh with help with the state

police, we were able to um find him out

in like Virginia somewhere and he was

arrested. He was in prison for some

time. Um his case is actually coming up

soon. We I was just on the phone with

the DA. I I was not aware that she was

on the run again with him.

>> This wasn't Raul's first runin with the

same girl. In 2024, he was arrested in

Massachusetts for taking her and

released on a $50,000 bond. In April

2025, she vanished again. She later told

investigators that they met through her

brother and talked on games like

Fortnite. Raul picked her up and they

drove across several states to Nevada.

He was arrested in Arizona on a $100,000

warrant, extradited to Alabama, and

charged with interference with custody,

a class C felony that carries up to 10

years. While one officer found a missing

girl, this deputy had no clue that a

traffic stop would blow up in his face.

Anything in the car need you to know

about guns, drugs, bombs?

>> I got a 22 pistol right there in the

seat.

>> Yeah, it's it's good.

>> What the

>> On April 5th, 2024, Sergeant Ryan Owens

pulled over 60-year-old Charles Lagalt,

who was driving a pickup truck with a

license plate that was not registered to

the vehicle.

>> Whose tag's on this car?

>> My ex. My ex-wife.

>> Okay. And why is her tag on your truck?

>> I send her the money every month.

>> It's not registered to this truck.

>> Don't even tell me that.

>> I'm telling you, man.

>> You got your license on you?

>> Yes, sir. I do. Give me just a second.

>> No dope or nothing in the car?

>> No, sir.

>> You don't use drugs?

>> No.

>> Have you ever?

>> I smoke weed. Yeah.

>> Okay. I was going to ask. Is there any

weed in here? A

>> couple roaches, maybe. That's Yeah. I

thought I could smell some burn. I ain't

going I ain't lying about nothing. Okay.

So when I search the car, am I going to

find anything?

>> No, I'm ready to head.

>> Cool. I can search it.

>> I can search the car.

So, what are these dope baggies in this

cigarette pouch right here for? You use

cocaine as well?

>> No, no, no. I got uh six heart attacks.

>> Okay. Well, what does that have to do

with the three baggies with the white

the white substance in that cigarette

pouch right there?

>> Don't know. Hop out for me, Bubba.

>> Yeah, sure.

>> What started as a routine stop was about

to uncover something far more volatile.

>> What kind of pipe is this?

>> Not a clue. I hadn't been in a truck.

>> That's a methamphetamine pipe, sir.

>> I've had two heart attacks. I ain't

smoking no me.

>> Well, it looks like you are.

>> There's your weed.

Listen,

man. Is there any meth in here? Just be

real with me, brother.

>> I'm I'm serious. Has a heart attack. No.

>> Listen, this is a meth pipe. Okay.

>> Yeah.

>> There's methamphetamine in that.

>> Okay. So, if you would just be honest

with me,

>> I will help you out.

>> But if you do not be honest, man, I'm

being totally honest. I'm not playing

with you guys. There's no meth. When

>> was the last time you smoked meth?

>> Yes.

Is there any chance I'm going to find

meth in this car?

>> No, there isn't.

>> Are you sure?

>> Yes.

>> How sure are you?

>> Very sure.

>> All right. Well,

>> I would have

surprised the pipe was in there.

>> Approximately 8 minutes into the search,

Deputy Owens discovered what appeared to

be a PVC pipe device.

>> Yeah, it's it's good.

Whoa.

What the

>> what the was that?

>> You got a fire right there.

>> 1429.

>> What the hell was that?

>> Start. Uh,

fire. Something just exploded in this

truck.

>> I'm 77. It went off on me. I don't know

what it was, but yeah, 77 for now.

>> I think that was airbag.

>> What the was that, man? The explosive

device was later determined to be a

makeshift chemical pipe bomb containing

chlorine on one side and brake fluid on

the other, separated by a valve. The

valve had the words safe and armed

handwritten on it, suggesting that it

was meant to be activated manually. When

the deputy handled it, the valve may

have been turned by accident, causing

the chemicals to mix, release toxic

chlorine gas, and trigger the explosion.

Despite breathing difficulties and

respiratory distress, Deputy Owens

managed to call for backup and place

Charles in handcuffs.

>> Hey, come here.

>> Now, put your hands behind your back. I

don't know what the that was, man.

>> I got

way sit right there.

I honestly don't know what the hell that

was.

>> It's nasty smelling.

>> Did you put that in the front?

>> No.

God,

what the hell was that? If I know how

the would you think I would know?

There's a gun in there, too.

>> I have no idea, dude. I was over leaning

over the driver's seat and if something

blew up all over me.

>> Yeah, it's like in my lungs or

something.

>> The deputy was transported to the

hospital for treatment of respiratory

injuries, but he made a full recovery.

The vehicle was then towed for further

investigation after obtaining a search

warrant. During the search, deputies

found over 30 gram of meth, two

handguns, 20 rounds, and an unregistered

silencer. Charles was charged with

possession of an explosive device,

aggravated battery on an officer, armed

trafficking, intent to sell, and illegal

weapons possession. According to Florida

law, he'll spend more than two decades

behind bars. While one officer got

injured during a stop and search,

another officer pulled over a man hiding

six kids in his truck. In the early

hours of July 5th, 2022, a New Mexico

State Police Sergeant spotted a silver

pickup truck crossing multiple lanes

without signaling on Interstate 25. The

erratic driving caught the officer's

attention, leading to what would become

a disturbing traffic stop.

>> Hey there.

>> Hello.

>> How are you?

>> All right.

>> Just all right?

>> Yeah.

>> Good. Should have lessons. Yeah.

>> There's a lot right there between your

legs.

Sorry. Was a little bit nervous.

>> So was I. The way you're driving,

>> huh?

>> I said,

>> you mentioned that you were nervous,

right? I was George while I was behind

you driving down I40. You were in lane

number one at times you all way from

lane number one all the way over. Then

you were signal had problems keeping

your your your your vehicle one lane and

then when you merge on from uh westbound

40 to northbound 25, you took that curve

way too fast.

>> I did. I'm I'm sorry.

>> I thought you were going to crash.

>> No, I don't.

>> I didn't say I don't think so. I'm

saying I thought you were going to

crash. And then you have a bunch of kids

and then the car. How many kids you

have? 1 2 3 4 5 6. Who are these kids to

you?

>> The officer likely thought the kids were

his until something the man said raised

a red flag. Uh

>> this is my friend.

>> That's your friend?

>> Yeah.

>> How old is your friend?

>> 18.

>> That girl's not 18.

That girl's not 18.

>> Yeah.

>> No, she's not.

>> No, she is.

>> That girl's not 18. Trust me, she don't

look 18.

Ma'am, how old are you?

I didn't ask you your name. I asked you

how how old you were.

Jeremy, turn the car off and come back

and talk to me. All right.

Let me see the keys.

Thank you. Clean up.

>> What they found below the waistline made

the situation go from strange to deeply

unsettling.

>> Why your why why is your zipper your

buttons down in your crotch?

>> Well, I probably just forgot. Okay. And

>> I'll button my zipper.

>> Yeah, please button your zipper.

>> Yeah. I mean, I had to I had to take it

like a a piss and um

good.

>> Most shocking, however, was the age gap

between the man and the six passengers

packed into his vehicle. And

>> don't lie to me, okay? I'm not going to

play this the game where you lie. I know

that I I know that you're not 18. Okay.

So, if you want to have attitude, you in

the front. Okay. We go back another way.

Simple as that.

>> So, so if I sense any attitude or you

give me lip, we'll do it another way.

>> I'll go home.

>> Okay. How old are you?

>> 14.

>> 14. Thank you. Some simple question.

>> 14.

>> Really? 14? Yes, sir. Okay.

>> 14. Okay. 13.

>> Okay. 13. Okay. 14. Okay. Who is this

guy to anybody?

>> That's our homies.

>> She knows his kid.

>> Okay. So,

that there's your homie or Okay. So, you

you guys all need to call your parents.

Yes, sir.

>> Okay.

>> Okay. And have your parents meet meet us

here. Just so you guys know. Okay. I

probably saved six lives tonight. At

least six lives. I thought you guys were

going to crash around that bend. He's

going way too fast. Yeah.

>> And he's definitely

not safe to drive.

>> Oh, yeah. We told you.

>> You told me.

>> This is this is Sergeant Lefay with

State Police and your your son along

with I'm guessing three five of his

other buddies. They were in a they were

in a vehicle with somebody who some man

it's a grown adult who has who has no

business driving. And so he's out now

doing soiety tests and

these kids need to be picked up. Guthrie

was arrested for DUI, abuse towards

kids, and having an open container after

failing field sobriety tests. Later, it

was revealed that he had a year-long

physical relationship with the

12-year-old girl in his car who he had

abducted along with the other kids.

Guthrie took her to a motel for the

first assault and later impregnated her,

and the girl reported giving herself a

miscarriage. After the arrest, police

found explicit evidence in messages on

the girl's phones and discovered that

Guthrie was still trying to contact the

victims from jail. Additional charges

were filed and on August 5th, 2024,

Judge David Murphy sentenced Jeremy

Guthrie to 36 years in prison. While six

lives were pulled from danger that

night, the next stop had death already

riding in the back. On July 29th, 2020,

Louisiana State Troopers conducting

routine patrol duties pulled over a

black Chevrolet Camaro for speeding. The

driver, 18-year-old Michael Mitchell

Jr., was going 20 over the speed limit.

>> M I C H A E L

>> A E L M I T C H.

>> What's your date of birth?

>> 1602.

>> Is anybody with you?

>> Just me.

>> You have insurance? You show me your

insurance? Whose car is this, man?

>> Big brother's car.

>> Your big brother's

smoking weed today? Look at me.

>> I do. Really? I'm not high right now.

>> Okay. All right. We'll take a look at

you. Do you have an ID?

>> You have any ID? Is there any weed in

the car, man? Listen. Don't stop. Step.

Step here. Step here to me. Look at me,

Michael. Look at Make eye contact with

me. Step out here. Step up here. Is

there any weed in the car?

>> Yes or no?

>> Just a doobie in the ash light. Okay.

Other than that, dizzy.

>> Anything else?

>> Dizzy. The officer had no way of knowing

that this routine stop was about to

crack open a missing person's case.

Once the officer noticed the bullet

holes, he immediately got suspicious.

>> I had him stop for speeding. 73 and 55.

And it's got bullet holes all in the in

the driver's side right by the door.

Y'all ain't looking for a car in

involved in anything. It's a comes uh

hold on just let me run this date of

birth.

Uh

this 18-year-old I'm out with

>> uh Mitchell.

Michael Mitchell.

>> Yes, sir. And uh he don't even know

where he live. He he won't or he's

saying he don't know where he lives.

What I'm being told is that the boy who

gave him permission to use the car is

missing.

So, he's lying his ass off. Go looking

for the person who owns the car. Find

out that the the son of the owner of the

car is missing. And now we got bullet

holes all in the car. I got you.

I'm I'm I'm

put your hands up. Put your hands up.

Put your hands up.

>> Upon opening the trunk, officers found

the body of 23-year-old Michael Robinson

Jr. dead from multiple gunshot wounds.

The car, belonging to Robinson's mother,

but registered under Shandra Henderson,

had already drawn attention when a

family member arrived on the scene

looking for him. Mitchell was then

arrested on the spot. In early

interviews, he claimed he and

19-year-old Cameron Poe had planned to

steal from Robinson and that Po had

pulled the trigger.

>> Basically, my friends wanted to see they

wanted to see Mike

because they know he was loaded like

like he had money and stuff like they

hit me up. He was like, they were like,

"Hey, yo, Nick with Mike. All you got to

do is just All you got to do is just y

smoke together." All right. So, we got

camera. He was the shooter, right? What

did he shoot him with?

>> He had a T9.

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>> How do you know that?

>> Like I saw it was like he a n he had a

um in the clue. Okay.

Both were booked for seconddegree murder

and held on $500,000 bond. Later,

Mitchell admitted Po had nothing to do

with it, and Po was then released.

Mitchell then changed his story again,

saying that during a fight, he shot

Robinson in self-defense, but

investigators found holes in that

version, too. After several rounds in

court, Mitchell was sentenced to 25

years for manslaughter.