the other side of the road. >> i saw that he was standing outside of his vehicle and was talking to what appeared to be the driver. >> i also noticed that the passenger sitting in the vehicle was staring at me intently and watched as i went by. >> deputy gates makes a u-turn and pulls up behind the trooper. right away, he senses something is off about the encounter. i noticed several times that the driver asked why he'd been stopped. >> why am i being pulled over? >> believe i told you, sir. according to the computer the registration on the vehicle is expired. >> he was asking several questions and these were questions i already knew the answer to, and i had just gotten out there. >> i'm not trying to make it difficult, sir. >> it was obvious to me that the driver was trying to stall. >> i didn't know if he had a weapon on him, if he had drugs on him or other contraband. i didn't know. >> about as long as we've been standing here -- >> i wanted to resolve the situation, and he just wanted to get away, and i think he was weighing his options on how best