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Cops have to arrest all different types of people. However, what happens when it's a cop's own boss that he has to put
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in handcuffs? There's things that we can do to fix this, Rodney. Here are four examples of this
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incredibly rare situation, starting with the case of Michael Yarbrough. On June 20th, 2023, a Georgia police officer
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pulled over a Dodge Charger that was going way over the 35 mph speed limit. However, when he walked up to the
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window, he got a huge surprise. Really? License and registration, please. Yeah. The man behind the wheel was chief
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deputy of the local PD, Michael Yarbrough. Not the person this officer expected to pull over. But in reality,
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this changes nothing, and the officer asks Yarbrough to give over his license and registration, something he's not
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pleased with at all. Hello. Guess who I just pulled over. Who? Yarbrough. Really?
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Yeah, the chief deputy driving a Dodge Charger a souped-up Dodge Charger that belongs to the sheriff's office. I just
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clocked this at 96 in a 35. What was the issue? I mean, why was he speeding? No no reason. He's in an
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unmarked car. He just got a high-horsepower car and decided he wanted to play. It's your traffic stop.
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You do what you think you should do. I mean, I I'm not telling you one way or the other. You do what 96 in a 35.
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Okay. Well, you know I don't care for him, so I'm going to write his If body cams weren't around, this stop
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could have gone a totally different way. But it seems like this officer isn't the
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biggest fan of Yarbrough and decides to issue him a citation for speeding. For some, handing your boss a $500 fine is a
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dream come true, and it looks like it's the same way for this officer. Sir, here's your ID back. This is your copy
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of the citation. If you would sign right here, it's got a court date, time, and it's a must
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appear. Yes, sir. Please slow down. Have a safe day. In Georgia, speeding tickets are priced
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based on how much you're exceeding the speed limit. For example, if you're over 24 miles an hour over, you're looking at
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$500 in fines. However, there's an extra super speeder charge you're liable to if
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you're going as fast as Yarbrough was. But it looks like this officer decided to mess with his boss even more, as this
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ticket excluded the extra fee, but instead required him to appear in court. After the incident, Yarbrough was also
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suspended for 40 hours without pay. However, that's just a fraction of what Corporal Scott Berdsik was hit with
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after crashing his car while drunk. Did you jump from my lighter? Slammed the nigger's ass. Huh?
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Yeah, not really. Not really. Yeah. Are you okay? Oh, yeah. No, I'm good. Your car is
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sucked up. No, absolutely. Which I just rockstar. Obviously, Brooke and Scott are familiar with each other, and
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curiously, Scott holds nothing back when describing exactly how the incident went
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down. It's clear that Scott is the one at fault here, so before going any further, Brooke decides to call back to
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the base to ask whether or not it's okay for her to be handling this incident. This crash, um,
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Berdsik is okay to work it? Okay. I can't remember It's been a long time since I've worked a crash with one of us
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in it, so No, he's not on duty. He's in his POV. I just didn't want there to be any like conflict of interest type
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issues. All right, that was it. I just wanted to make sure. All right, bye. Damn it, Berdsik. Brooke is given the
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go-ahead and told that there should be no issues with her handling this case, but that was before she noticed this.
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You good? Uh, wait Huh? Wait on his way. He's not coming. Good? Walking home, but yep, I'm good. So,
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Berdsik you you're giving me some indicators. Oh. Listen. Listen. Get the woman. Listen.
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Valdez is coming out just to I I'm not going to lie to you about it. She's on her way? Yeah, she's on her
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way. I'm not really comfortable with this whole thing at all, but I'm not going to lie to you about
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it. I know. I just I don't mean to put you in that any Yep. From now on, you know how it goes,
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you can't consume anything, okay? Cuz right now you you're being detained. Like what? It's obvious that Scott is
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under the influence of something. Judging by his slurred speech, slowed reactions, and slight loss of motor
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control, Brooke is fairly sure he's been drinking. At this point, Scott is no longer her supervisor. He's just a
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suspect in a case, and what's more, he's drunk and likely unpredictable, a combination which can be incredibly
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threatening to a female officer. Please don't make my life difficult. I would never do that to you. Okay. I
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I'm very uncomfortable right now. Did Did I apologize for putting you in that position? Are you on? Yes. Yes, I am.
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And I'm going to remain on for integrity. [Music] You know you can't smoke right now.
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Why? Cuz if I'm going to do a DUI investigation, it impedes that you can't consume anything.
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[Music] I want to get that dog. That's a really cute dog. Fear aggression issue. You can always
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train a dog. No. You can't consume anything. You're killing me. Drying. It's too late now.
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After a short wait, another officer arrives at the scene, meaning they can finally start getting to the bottom of
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all of this with some sobriety tests. These lasted over 10 minutes, but it's not hard to tell how they went by just
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looking at a few seconds of them. You may begin the test. One. Two. Three. Judging by this and the overwhelming
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amounts of evidence against him at this point, the officers thought it was safe to conclude that Scott had been drinking
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that night and decided it was time to put him in cuffs, something he was far from happy about. There's things that we
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can do to fix this, Rodney. Dude, I'm feeling everything. It's got the hinge locks.
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Okay. How did it go? Yeah. Despite Scott being one of the most polite and respectful suspects ever on
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this channel, he was actually hit with a better sentence than the majority of criminal cops. After blowing a 0.156
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back at the station, he was charged with driving under the influence and damaging
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property. He was ordered to pay just under $1,000 in fines, serve 50 hours of community service, and take multiple
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substance abuse and DUI classes, and had his driver's license suspended for 6 months. He was also sued by the driver
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of the vehicle he hit, and a cash settlement was reached. And on top of all of that, he also was suspended
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without pay for a week and given a last chance agreement, meaning one more slip-up and he was out for good.
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Realistically, that's exactly how one of these cases should be handled. But when
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New Mexico police were put in the same position, they instead showed just how corrupt America's cops can be. I'm not
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going to arrest you tonight. Have any? I just say don't drive. This cop pulled over a truck in Lordsburg after
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suspecting the driver may have been drinking. However, after walking up to the window, he was hit with a wave of
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shock and disappointment. Hello. Glenda. Who is this? The reason I pulled you over cuz you
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were kind of swerving back there. You're good? The driver was the city's mayor, and this was the third time she's
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been pulled over for this exact offense. And what's worse, she was driving like this with her foster child in the car.
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You have your registration to your truck, please? You okay, bud? Yep. Yeah? I'm real good.
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Just be quiet. The cops are now in an extremely awkward position. But after a short chat, they decide that they should
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proceed with the stop normally and do their jobs, at least for now. Are you Glenda? You might step out of the
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vehicle where we where we pick you up by my unit real quick. Yep. How much have you had?
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Three or four. Three or four? Okay. Yeah. As Glenda exited the vehicle, both of the officers noticed a strong smell of
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alcohol on her, and she quickly admitted to having a few drinks that night. Her slow speech and movements implies that
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she's definitely over the legal limit to drive. But this is the third time she's
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been pulled over for driving drunk. Will this really be the time she's punished for it? This officer certainly thinks
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there's a chance. Listen, let me just get him home. Get who? Get him. You know You know I'm I'm the
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type of cop that doesn't give breaks, okay? You're the type of cop that won't That doesn't give breaks. When I
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approached the vehicle, I did notice an odor of alcohol coming from the uh from alcohol coming from inside the vehicle.
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When I observed you walk out, you were kind of swerving all over the place, okay?
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And then right now, you're just As As you're standing, you're kind of swaying side to side. The thing is, you're the
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mayor, okay? I'm your employee. matter. I'm your employee. But now that you're standing downwind, I I I can
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smell it. I'm not denying it. Yeah, we could smell it on you and then the way you got out
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of your vehicle when we stopped you wasn't As the officer said, Glenda is their boss, so there's clearly a
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conflict of interest here. So, they call up New Mexico State Police to handle it
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from here. But when the original cops learn of the outcome, they realize they probably could have done a better job
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themselves. Four. Five. Six. Doesn't matter. So, you're you're right there at that point. I don't think you're
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quite over the limit off of the clues that I saw, but I think you're you're right close to it. Where the limit might
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be 0.08, I think you're about I'm at Wait, how is literally right the I'm I'm I'm not going to
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arrest you tonight. Okay? But, if you've had any, I just say don't don't drive. Somehow, despite all the clues that the
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first two officers picked up, the state cops decided she wasn't over the limit when they arrived and was therefore free
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to drive. Now, there's obviously the debate of corruption here, given that she's the mayor, but let's take his word
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as fact for now. The cop decided he thinks Glenda is at a point 0.6 right now. But, this was an hour after the
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initial stop was made. Taking into account that your blood alcohol level drops at a rate of around 0.015 an hour,
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Glenda was getting extremely close to the coveted 0.08 she'd be charged for. You may also be wondering why the cops
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didn't just use a breathalyzer to test her blood alcohol level immediately. The answer there lies in the Fourth
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Amendment. Cops have to provide probable cause that a driver is impaired before they're allowed to collect chemical
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evidence that proves this. That's what the sobriety tests are for. The combination of these two problems is
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what led to Glenda going home that night instead of to jail, why this is her third time being pulled over for this,
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and why it probably won't be her last. But, unfortunately for this next boss, his employee wasn't so kind when it came
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to his DUI stop. Stay in your vehicle. Get back in your car. I'm drunk? No, I'm the captain. Huh? The
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captain. A what? Captain. Of what? The big Don't reach in your pocket. Get back in your car. I've seen
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I I will. I'm not [Music] You've been drinking tonight? I just got a ride. You've been drinking tonight, sir? I'm a
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captain on the police department. What police department? Oklahoma City. [Music]
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What division? Investigations. How much do you have to drink tonight, sir? [Music]
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Please. Huh? Turn the camera I'm not turning my camera off. Okay. This guy isn't just
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drunk. He's absolutely hammered. Even to the point where he thinks the camera can't hear him whispering. But, despite
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the captain's pleas, the officer refuses to turn off his camera and continues with the investigation. Go ahead and
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step out of the vehicle. You got to be kidding me. How much did you drink tonight, sir? I
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was at a poker game. Uh-huh. Cuz you're swerving all over Yeah, when you turned off here, you
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didn't use your signal. I'm sorry. How much did you drink at your poker game? Not much. Not much? How much is not
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much? I don't know. Beer? Liquor? How many beers? Three or four. Three or four? How long
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ago was that? It's been going on a while. How long ago did you drink your last beer, sir?
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What time is it now? It's 01:40. Midnight. You think you should drive it? No, but I came from four blocks.
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Your mom Your mom lives here. I live here. You live here? Yes. Go on to the rear of your vehicle.
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Okay. You got any weapons or anything on you, private or not, sir? Those must have been a strong few beers as not only
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was he stumbling over his words, but apparently also swerving across both lanes on his way home. The captain is
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then searched and told to stand in the open where he's tested on his balance and sobriety. Hands down by your side,
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please. Look straight ahead. Do you see the tip of my pen, sir? I do. I want you to
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follow the tip of my pen without moving your head, okay? Come over here where it's a little bit
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more level. I'm going to demonstrate for you first. When I demonstrate, I want you to stand
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with your feet together, hands down by your side, just like this. All right, sir? What's your name? Matt French. Matt
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French. Mr. French, stand just like that for me. When I tell you to begin, okay? I'm just
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going to demonstrate for you first. I want you to pick a foot of your choosing. It doesn't matter if it's your
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left or your right foot. I'm for rare. And I want you to lift it approximately 6 in off the ground.
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And while you look at your toe, I want you to count by 1,000s. 1,001, 1,002, 1,003, 1,004, 1,005, so on and so forth
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until I tell you to stop. At any point in time you lose your balance your foot touches the ground, just go ahead and
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pick your foot back up and continue the count, okay? Do you understand these instructions I've explained to you, Mr.
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French? You may begin. 1,000. Just keep going. Can you turn that off? I cannot, sir. Please.
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I know you're aware of our body cam policy. You know I cannot turn off this body cam.
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but I'd like to talk to you. I can't do that, sir. Please. Are you going to do the test or not?
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Will you please talk to me? I'll talk to you once we're done. turn it off. You can turn it on. I can
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turn it off once I'm done with my investigation, sir. Okay. I'm a captain on the police department.
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I understand that, sir. I get it. And I am a sergeant on this police officer and I've taken an oath to uphold
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the law. I understand. show favoritism to anyone, regardless. I don't care if you're a gangbanger or the
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president of the United States. Sir, I'm not asking you for that. If I was to treat you differently than I
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was to treat like some Southside loco or some pedo, how's that look on me? Okay.
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I'm not asking you for that. Cuz I wouldn't do that for any of them. Even as the captain begs him to turn his
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camera off and just talk, the officer stands his ground and states that he has to treat everyone the same or his job
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and livelihood could be at risk. He's showing a fantastic amount of integrity that unfortunately, we don't get to see
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too often, likely due to people like this trying to pull rank. They then continue with the third and final test,
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involving simply walking heel to toe for 10 steps. All right, anytime you're ready, you may begin.
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One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight.
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Nine. Go ahead and turn around for me. Put your hands behind your back. Are you going to arrest me, sir? Yes, I am.
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Can I talk to you? Go ahead and put your hands behind your back, sir. Now that the investigation is concluded
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and the purpose placed under arrest, the officer turns off his camera and returns
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the captain to the police department. Not only was he suspended from his position as Oklahoma police captain, but
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he was also hit with the regular punishments for DUI, likely amounting to a small fine and a few months in jail.
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