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The court orders them not to drive. Moments later they leave the courthouse, get in their car, and defy the courts by driving off.
We caught up with some of them like Lynette Bahr outside the courthouse.
John- "He told you you're not supposed to drive this truck."
Lynette- "Right. Right."
John- "Did you hear him say that?"
Lynette- "Yes I did."
These illegal drivers are bold, unapologetic, and breaking the law. They blatantly ignore what the courts order.
And these scofflaws are in for a surprise.
We were along as Waukesha County Sheriff's Deputies took down these lawbreakers.
And we also interviewed Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimel, "That's just no respect for the court system and that's just difficult to stomach from our perspective."
We met Lynette Bahr at 9:15 one Tuesday morning.
Confrontation:
John- "You're not supposed to be driving."
Lynette- "I know. I'm waiting for my friend. I'm just pulling it out for her."
John- "You're not allowed to pull it out."
Lynette- "Oh, OK."
John- "You're not supposed to be driving. Didn't the judge just tell you that?"
Lynette- "Yes, he did."
Let's wind things back about 10 minutes... 9:05 a.m. This exchange took place in court:
Court Commissioner- "You're signing a bond promising to come back to court, promising not to drive on the roadways until you have a valid drivers license."
Lynette- "OK."
Court Commissioner- "You understand that?"
Lynette- "Yes."
Bahr may understand... but does she care? Bahr walks out of the courthouse to her pickup truck.... unaware that sheriff's deputies are tracking her. Bahr fires up her pickup truck and backs out.
We caught up with her.
John- "Do you have a driver's license?"
Lynette- "No I don't."
John- "And yet, you put it into gear and backed it out of here, right?"
Lynette- "Right."
Eventually Bahr got out and claimed a friend would come and get her.
You know what happened next. When Bahr thought no one was watching she drove off.
That's a mistake.
As we ride along with deputies, she's stopped and ticketed for driving without a license, driving on suspended plates, and bail jumping.
It's a serious charge punishable by hefty fines and jail time.
Waukesha County Deputy Dave tells her, "And if I see you driving again, you'll go to jail, the vehicle will be towed, and you'll be held for court. Do you understand?"
Jay Greene has been ticketed four times for driving without a valid license.
Listen to what a court commissioner told us the day we were in court.
Court Commissioner: "Understand your bail conditions include that you are not to drive until you have obtained a valid license."
Greene responds, "Thank you Commissioner Pieper."
Less than 10 minutes later Greene walks out, gets in his car, and drives off.
We confronted Green:
John- "You're not supposed to be driving, man."
Jay- "Right."
John- "Why are you driving?"
Jay- "I'll park the car."
John- "You ignored what they told you right inside there."
He slammed the car in reverse.
As deputies stood by, Greene's girlfriend, Skye Spence spoke up.
Spence told us, "I have a valid license. I'll drive."
With Spence in the driver's seat the two left. Sheriff's deputies sprung into action.
We already know Greene doesn't have a valid license and sheriff's deputies make a discovery about Spence.
Deputy- "Ma'am do you have a valid drivers license?"
Skye- "No. I don't."
Deputy- "You don't?"
Skye- "No."
Deputy- "So we've got two people with revoked driver's licenses in the car?"
Deputies ticketed both Greene and Spence and towed their car.
Jack Goehring is also revoked. He's not allowed to drive.
As we stood by the court commissioner told him, "You're getting close. Don't go out and get arrested again for driving after revocation."
Goehring responded, "OK."
Five minutes later Goehring walks out of the courthouse and decides to do what he wants.
We confronted Goehring:
John- "You're not supposed to be driving."
Jack- "No?"
Goehring is stopped, cited, and his car is towed.
Then there's Juan Ramos.
He exits the courthouse after being reminded he can not drive. After nervously looking around, Ramos gets in his truck and takes off.
Confrontation:
John- "Didn't the judge just tell you that you're not allowed to drive?"
Juan shook his head.
John- "You have a driver's license?"
Juan- "Yes."
John- "Can I see it?"
Juan- "Not with me right now."
It's not with him, because it has been taken away by the court.
Confrontation:
John- "How come you're driving?"
Juan- "I just live like two blocks from here."
John- "But you're not supposed to be driving."
Juan- "Just let me go, man. Sorry man."
Ramos then sped off in his white truck.
Deputies go after him.
Ramos is stopped. It turns out he lives in Milwaukee, not two blocks away.
Ramos gets a ticket, a tow job, and another surprise. He is arrested.
And Ramos is cited for driving while revoked and bail jumping.
Sheriff's Deputy Paul Renkas says the situation is pretty straight forward, "When people are told by the judge or court commissioner not to drive, they need to follow the rules and not drive."
Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimmel will prosecute these cases. "When you come right out of the courtroom like that, it didn't have an impact for more than a few minutes at all and that's problematic."
Cops and prosecutors say they'll stay on top of it. And some of the lawbreakers claim they've gotten the message.
Confrontation with Lynette:
John- "So what lesson have you learned from all this?"
Lynette- "I'm not touching the drivers... truck again."
It's easy to say. But given what we've seen it's hard to believe.