{"id":60023,"date":"2015-12-10T11:54:06","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T16:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=60023"},"modified":"2015-12-10T11:54:49","modified_gmt":"2015-12-10T16:54:49","slug":"watch-florida-driver-sings-his-way-out-of-a-ticket-by-serenading-police-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/watch-florida-driver-sings-his-way-out-of-a-ticket-by-serenading-police-officers\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Florida Driver Sings His Way Out Of A Ticket By Serenading Police Officers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the moment a driver serenaded his way out of a traffic ticket.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">TJ Bristol, a gospel singer and the chaplain of Orange County Jail, was stopped by police in Florida and decided to film the encounter with the help of a selfie stick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">After telling the camera he was going to &#8216;sing his way out of this ticket&#8217;, he launches in to rendition of Joe Cocker&#8217;s ballad You Are So Beautiful &#8211; to the obvious delight of the officers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">After politely asking permission to step out of his vehicle, he is asked by\u00a0Corporal Ricks and Deputy Hoagland whether he knew why he had been pulled over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/a6aca71758d312544c83f4dc2ad258c2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60024\" src=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/a6aca71758d312544c83f4dc2ad258c2.png\" alt=\"a6aca71758d312544c83f4dc2ad258c2\" width=\"608\" height=\"878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/a6aca71758d312544c83f4dc2ad258c2.png 608w, https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/a6aca71758d312544c83f4dc2ad258c2-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/a6aca71758d312544c83f4dc2ad258c2-291x420.png 291w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Corporal Ricks, whose husband was murdered in the line of duty five years ago, asked Bristol to sing a song.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I promise you I&#8217;m going to wear my seatbelt from now on. I&#8217;m going to sing my way out of this ticket.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The two officers can&#8217;t help but smile as he performs the love song. As his rendition comes they both break in to applause.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Seconds later he turned to the camera again and said: &#8216;Buckle up, y&#8217;all&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Orange County Police took to Facebook as they reported the incident on Friday &#8211; and called it &#8216;heartwarming&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Bristol later posted a picture of himself with the two officers online along with the message: &#8216;I really feel safe with these police officers they taught me a great lesson about buckling up always remember click it or ticket.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V3_eRgCczYI\" width=\"747\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the moment a driver serenaded his way out of a traffic ticket. 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