Florida Hooters waitress caught on body cam video seemingly trying to flirt her way out of DUI stop — but cop isn't having it



A Hooters waitress in Florida seemingly attempted to flirt her way out of a recent DUI stop, but the police officer wasn't falling for it.

Plus, the whole thing was captured on police body cam video, which was released this week; the traffic stop took place just before 2 a.m. Nov. 17.

'I can’t keep my hands off of you.'

An officer with the Sarasota Police Department pulled over 22-year-old Sophia Ross.

“Ofc. Knight and I arrived on scene and observed the described vehicle stopped in the turn lane to go east on 2nd St,” the police report states, according to Law & Crime, noting that officers blocked in the driver. “Once we were stopped with our overhead lights on, the driver, who appeared to be sleeping, woke up and started to drive toward us. The driver did stop before striking our vehicle.”

According to the arrest report, a witness claimed to have noticed the suspect's vehicle stopping at green lights, striking several curbs, hitting a median, and driving in the wrong lane twice.

Officers described Ross as smelling of alcohol, appearing off-balance, slurring her words, moving slowly, and “acting lethargic.”

Ross is seen stumbling on the body cam video obtained by WTVT-TV.

Ross admits in the police body cam video, "I am under the influence, but I did not drive. Swear to God.”

She repeatedly denied driving and claimed that a friend drove her. However, the officer noted that the vehicle was in drive and the woman needed the cop's assistance to put her car in park after he pulled her over.

Ross told the officer that she had left work at a local Hooters and went to a bar afterward.

She lifted up her sweatshirt to show off her Hooters tank top underneath.

Ross insisted on going to the bathroom throughout the officer's interrogation.

Ross continually called the officer "babe" and "daddy."

'You're taking me home, right? I want you.'

Ross is heard telling a second officer that she is going to "make out" with the arresting officer.

Ross stated, "Why are you doing this to me? You know I'm drunk."

"I am drunk," she admitted.

After refusing to perform a field sobriety test on several occasions, she seemingly attempted to flirt her way out of the field sobriety test.

“I will do anything for you, daddy," she said. "God damn. You in that suit, I will do f***ing anything for you. Sorry."

“That’s alright,” he replied.

She said of the officer in uniform, "In this f***ing suit, brother!”

"I can’t keep my hands off of you,” she said, before the officer replied, "Unfortunately, you’re gonna have to."

When the officer gave her field sobriety test instructions, she replied, "Whatever you say, daddy, whatever you want, daddy."

"You're taking me home, right? I want you. You're the one who is taking me home," she told the officer.

After her apparent flirting proved fruitless, Ross then called the cop a "nerd."

She told the officer, "Bro, don’t be such a f***ing nerd, bro."

The officer warned the woman that body cam video can be viewed by the public: "Anything we do is recorded, and anyone can see that. Mom, Dad, Grandma, family.”

She angrily responded, "You think I give a f***?”

Ross was arrested, and she happily volunteered to be handcuffed.

WTVT reported that a breath sample showed that Ross had a blood alcohol level of .318 — over three times the legal limit.

Ross was charged with driving under the influence. Her bond was set at $500. Law & Crime said records indicate she pleaded not guilty and was scheduled for a Thursday pretrial hearing.

You can watch the entire 34-minute DUI traffic stop here.

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Stepfather to serve life in prison after perceptive waitress rescues young boy from horrific abuse: 'I was used like a tool from God to help him'
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Stepfather to serve life in prison after perceptive waitress rescues young boy from horrific abuse: 'I was used like a tool from God to help him'



One brave waitress followed her instincts a couple years ago, and in doing so, she likely saved a young boy's life.

On New Year's Day 2021, a family of four entered the Mrs. Potato Restaurant in Orlando, Florida. However, waitress Flaviane Carvalho immediately sensed that something about the family wasn't right. While the mother, stepfather, and younger sister were all eating, the young boy was not. He was also quiet and not interacting much with the others. Upon closer inspection, Carvalho saw that he was covered in bruises.

Carvalho then quickly scribbled a quick note which read, "Do you need help? OK." She flashed the note to the boy once, careful not to catch the notice of the stepfather. At first, the boy gestured that he was fine, but Carvalho still wasn't satisfied, so she showed him the note again. This time, he nodded his head "yes."

Though Carvalho was also a manager at the restaurant, she consulted the manager on duty that day to see how she should proceed. The two agreed that she should call police.

She may have contacted law enforcement just in time. When police arrived and began conducting an investigation, they discovered that the 11-year-old boy was 20 pounds underweight and had been severely mistreated by his stepfather, Timothy Lee Wilson, and his mother, Kristen Swann, who witnessed the abuse and did nothing.

Reports say that Wilson, 36, had deprived the boy of food and water "for days at a time," forced him to perform "military-style exercises," and beat him when he didn't perform the tasks as expected. Wilson also hung the boy upside down from a door frame and chained him to a dolly on Christmas.

"We probably would’ve been talking about a potential homicide investigation," said Orlando Rolón, who was then the Orlando chief of police, "if [Carvalho] had not intervened when she did."

In June, a jury convicted Wilson of 10 charges, including false imprisonment of a child, aggravated child abuse with a weapon, and child neglect, and on Friday, the judge assigned to the case issued the harshest possible sentence.

"You have utterly failed, not only in the role of parent, but simply in the role of human being," Judge Wayne C. Wooten told Wilson. "For those reasons, I’m going to impose the sentence that the law allows me to impose, although candidly, in many ways, I feel like it is short of what you thoroughly and richly deserve."

Wilson will serve a life sentence plus 30 years. His wife, Swann, has been convicted of child neglect and will be sentenced on September 16.

Carvalho is grateful that justice has been served and that the boy is now living a much fuller and happier life. "I was used like a tool from God to help him," she told reporters.

The boy has reportedly been reunited with his biological father. There is no evidence that his 4-year-old half-sister had been abused.


Waitress abducted, beaten, tossed from vehicle after confronting diners who left restaurant without paying $70 bill



A waitress was abducted, beaten, and tossed from a vehicle after she confronted a group of diners who left a New Jersey "family restaurant" without paying their $70 bill Saturday night, WPVI-TV reported.

Image source: WPVI-TV video screenshot

What are the details?

Washington Township police said five suspects attempted to leave a Nifty Fifty's restaurant without paying at about 11:15 p.m., and a waitress tried to stop them — only to be pulled inside a white Dodge Durango and assaulted as the vehicle drove off.

Surveillance video shows the 20-year-old waitress, dressed in a red shirt, exiting the restaurant and running toward the vehicle in question — only to get pulled inside it, WPVI reported.

Image source: WPVI-TV video screenshot

"They pulled her into the vehicle and assaulted her inside the vehicle," Washington Township Police Chief Patrick Gurcsik told WPVI.

A passenger also appears to exit the vehicle and run off as the abduction takes place.

What happened next?

"The vehicle headed north on Route 42, made a U-turn, and was heading south toward Monroe Township, and pushed her out of the vehicle," Gurcsik added to the station.

Image source: Washington Township (N.J.) police

Washington Township is about 30 minutes south of Philadelphia.

The waitress was able to run back to the restaurant and call authorities, police told WPVI, which added that she was taken to a local hospital with bruises and a possible concussion and then released.

Image source: Washington Township (N.J.) police

"They're having trouble finding wait staff due to the pandemic, and she came out to confront them," Gurcsik also told the station.

'Say it ain't so'

John Hill, a Nifty Fifty's employee, told WPVI he's shocked by the incident.

"Say it ain't so," Hill told the station. "As an employee, that makes me feel bad. And mad."

WPVI added that restaurant customers the following evening said they were shocked by the incident.

"This is such a family restaurant; oh, this is crazy," Stacie Garris-Oliver of Lindenwold, N.J., told the station.

Anything else?

Police told WPVI that restaurant employees should try to take down license plate information of those who leave the premises without paying for their meals.

"Do not chase after accused suspects and confront them yourselves," Gurcsik told the station.

Stephen King hit with backlash for demeaning waitresses in attempt to insult Kayleigh McEnany



Author Stephen King received swift blowback on Tuesday after he attempted to take a jab at outgoing White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany but ended up insulting several followers in the process by demeaning waitresses.

What are the details?

On the eve of President Donald Trump's final day at the White House, McEnany shared a statement on Twitter to the public, saying, "Serving as @PressSec has been a true honor! At the podium, I had the great privilege of sharing stories of the forgotten men and women of America – stories the media too often ignores. Thank you for allowing me to speak on your behalf."

King replied, "Enjoy your next job as a cocktail waitress in Tampa."

Enjoy your next job as a cocktail waitress in Tampa. https://t.co/9chCgO0hK9
— Stephen King (@Stephen King)1611077094.0

The author received swift rebukes for his message, with several people calling him "sexist" for the remark.

What was the reaction?

Members of the service industry also piped up, offended that he would insult their profession.

"Are you implying that there is something 'lowly' about being a cocktail waitress???" one responded.

Another tweeted, "Because being a waitress is....? What was that? Something wrong with being a waitress? Did I waste 30 yrs of my life to end up 53 with a paid for house and car and no credit card debt? Well f*** me I have some books to rethink. Feels like losing another hero Mr King."

Some folks were just offended in general by the comment, with one person replying, "God, youre such a s***ty person. Regret ever buying your books, and I'm not even a Trump guy."

Another wrote, "Seriously? Twitter has truly shown me the true hearts of people as well as the heartless. I love your stories but your heart is cold as ice. Damn."

Later in the evening, King tried to make amends, tweeting, "I apologize to waitresses—cocktail and otherwise—everywhere. It was a dumb crack."

I apologize to waitresses—cocktail and otherwise—everywhere. It was a dumb crack.
— Stephen King (@Stephen King)1611111524.0