It was a normal day for the driver of a pickup truck when he was pulled over by a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Department officer for not wearing a seatbelt.
However, little did he know that the situation would quickly escalate, ultimately leading to his arrest.
What made matters worse was the fact that he gave the wrong name to the officer, which led to further suspicion.
Footage of the arrest has been uploaded by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on Instagram, highlighting how every traffic stop is different.
The Officers Were Addressing Seatbelt Violations
According to the post, Officer Morgan Smith and Officer Karim Saoud were on duty, noting drivers who failed to comply with the law by not wearing their seatbelts.
They spotted the driver of a red pickup truck who did not have his seatbelt on, prompting a traffic stop. Notably, even the passenger sitting next to the driver was not wearing their seatbelt.
Officer Smith told them the reason for the stop, but the case escalated from there because the driver neither had his license nor provided his real name.
“My name is Sam Marshall,” he said.
However, when Officer Smith looked him up in the system, there was no Sam Marshall.
“There ain’t no Sam Marshall unless he doesn’t have a Florida driver’s license,” said Officer Karim Saoud on the radio.
Officer Smith then asked Marshall for his Social Security number, but the driver said he did not remember it.
“Are you sure it’s not Thomas Marshall?” asked Smith. When Marshall denied, she asked him who Thomas was, to which he said:
“My younger brother.”
Officer Smith then told him, “I’m gonna have to pull you out of the car if you can’t figure out your social.”
“I don’t see anything with a Sam Marshall.”
Driver’s Answers Weren’t Helping the Officer
Upon being questioned, the driver acknowledged he had been arrested in Georgia in the past. But he was confident of not having a Georgia license.
However, his answers were not helping Officer Smith because he claimed not to have a wallet, and he said his phone did not work.
After looking up his details on the system in the patrol vehicle, Officer Smith told her colleague:
“Hey, I think I might have found him. He’s got something in the front of his car, too, that says, Thomas Marshall.
“Bro, this is way harder than it needs to be.”
Officer Saoud said, “That most definitely is him right there.”
Then, Officer Smith uncovered some more details on her system:
“So now he’s lying to the police. Dude’s using a fake name.
“Bro, 99 [signals a warrant] from Bradford County, nationwide extradition for probation violation, dangerous drugs.”
“Yeah, that’s why he don’t want to go to jail,” said Officer Saoud.
Driver Gets Arrested Due to a Warrant
“So not only are you giving a false name to police, but you also have a warrant.” Officer Smith told Marshall after he asked why he was being arrested.
“You’re going to jail,” she added.
The social media post revealed the red flags that the officers noticed while interacting with Marshall. It reads:
“When you don’t have a phone or wallet and can’t remember your social security number, that raises some red flags with our officers. Officer Smith and Officer Saoud quickly figured out that the suspect had a warrant out for his arrest from Bradford County. This traffic stop ended in a trip for our suspect to the Duval County jail.”
Had Marshall been wearing his seat belt, officers may not have discovered the outstanding warrant during that traffic stop.
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