“I understand the law better than you”

In body camera footage of the exchange, District Attorney Sandra Doorley admitted to going 20 miles per hour over the speed limit and said: ‘I don’t care’

A New York district attorney was stopped for speeding and failed to stop and ask authorities before having a heated interaction with the officer who tried to arrest her.

Monroe County Prosecutor Sandra Doorley returned home April 22 after the attempted traffic stop in Webster, N.Y., then repeatedly refused to comply with the officer’s orders when he arrived at her house, body camera footage of the exchange showed.

In the footage, which the Webster Police Department provided to local news outlet WHAM-TV, she repeatedly mentioned her position as prosecutor, swore at the officer and called Webster Police Chief Dennis Kohlmeier on her cell phone, saying, “Can you please tell him (the officer at her house) to leave me alone?”

After arriving home and getting out of her car, Doorley, who could be seen standing inside her garage, told the officer, “I’m sorry.” I’m the prosecutor I was about to turn 55 when I got home from work.

Pointing out the reason for the traffic stop, the officer, who was standing outside the garage, told Doorley, “55 out of 35,” and she replied, “I really don’t care.”

The officer then asked her to “come here,” telling her, “We’re at a traffic stop, ma’am. »

Visibly irritated, Doorley refused to comply, instead telling the officer to call Chief Kohlmeier “right now.”

“I’m telling you why I stopped you. You didn’t stop at all. Didn’t you hear my lights or sirens or anything?” the officer asked, and Doorley said no.

She then apparently contacted Chief Kohlmeier on his phone, asking him to tell the officer to “leave me alone,” and continued to refuse the officer’s requests to comply with procedure, including providing his pieces of identity.

Elsewhere in the tense exchange, Doorley also called the officer an “a——” and told him, “I understand the law better than you” and “Get out of my f—— House. »

Later, after other officers arrived on the scene, she apologized for her behavior, telling them, “I had a really bad day.” »

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In a statement shared with local stations WHAM-TV, WHEC-TV and WIVB-TV, Doorley said she called Chief Kohlmeier “to inform him that I was not a threat and that I would speak to the officer at my house down the street. »

In the same statement, she also admitted that she had been speeding and pleaded guilty to the ticket the following day, April 23, “because I believe in accepting responsibility for my actions and that I did not intend to use my position to receive an advantage.”

“No one, including your district attorney, is above the rule of law, even the traffic laws,” she said in the statement. “Anyone who knows me undoubtedly understands that I have dedicated my entire 33-year career to the safety of this community. My work to keep law enforcement safe and respected has been proven time and time again. I stand by my job and commitment to the public safety of Monroe County.

Doorley’s office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

On Saturday, April 27, the Rochester City Council asked New York State Attorney General Letitia James to investigate Doorley’s conduct during the traffic stop, WHEC-TV reported.

In a letter obtained by the outlet, the nine board members said his behavior warrants “a thorough investigation,” noting that “an investigation will help ensure accountability and demonstrate that no one, regardless of position, is at fault.” above the law.”

“Recent body camera footage, shared by the Webster Police Department, has raised significant concerns regarding Ms. Doorley’s behavior during a traffic stop in Webster, New York,” the letter states, according to WHEC-TV . “This incident has caused us to question his fitness to serve as district attorney, and we believe an investigation by your office is warranted.”

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