The Law of Disappearing /// Episodes: 455-456 | Forensic Files

The sheriff's deputy, Steven Caulkins, cites Felipe Santos for reckless driving and for driving without a license or
insurance. Now, there will be plenty of witnesses to much of what is happening, right? As we already established, this
is a busy area. This is a well-lit area, even though it would be, you know, rather dark at this time. So, we will
have plenty of passer buyers and at the very least we will have Felipe's two brothers that were traveling with him
that morning and we have the driver of the other vehicle. So, we have witnesses as to what's going on.
>> Now, the driver of the other vehicle says that when Officer Caulkins arrived on the scene, he seemed agitated right
from the get-go. >> Yeah. Some people are mad to have to do their their job. >> I love those people.
>> Yeah. >> The people that grunt and sigh and >> Yeah. >> make make noises when you ask them to do
the job that you're paying them for. >> Yeah. My favorite is when you're in line
and somebody goes, "Next, next." And you just know they don't want to be here. >> So, what we have here is a very
differing opinions. We have Caulkins who says that he did not arrest Santos. However, we have all three witnesses,
>> his two brothers and the other driver. >> Do we know anything about the other
driver? >> We do. Um I know that her name is on record somewhere. Um and >> we don't want to give her name, but I'm
just saying I'm assuming that she's a legal citizen. >> That is correct. That is correct. and
and she has been interviewed multiple times. Now, what we have here though is we have all three of these witnesses
that would later say that they all just assumed that Felipe Santos was under arrest by the officer because they all
witnessed Officer Caulkins put Santos in the back of his patrol car and then the
patrol car drives off.

The Law of Disappearing /// Episodes: 455-456

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Brief Summary

Felipe Santos is cited by Deputy Caulkins, with witnesses claiming he was arrested despite the officer's denial.

Key points

Witnesses' Conflicting Accounts. Witnesses claim Felipe Santos was arrested, but Officer Caulkins denies it.

Episode highlights

Witnesses' Conflicting AccountsWitnesses claim Felipe Santos was arrested, but Officer Caulkins denies it.“We have all three witnesses... assumed that Felipe Santos was under arrest.”1:54Aug 18, 2025

Episode quotes

Do we know anything about the other driver?

Question about the other driver involved in the incident.

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