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One, not two, but three young children out of the trunk of her car. the bizarre tale begins june 4th, 2005. a 90-degree day in frederick, maryland. sergeant shawn tyler has just spotted the three kids climbing into the trunk of the woman's volvo. he follows close behind and pulls her over. 37-year-old lenora lucas steps out of the car to open the trunk, and out pops her 9-year-old son, her 3-year-old daughter and an 8-year-old friend. then she places a box that was taking up room in the back seat in the trunk. sergeant tyler is mystified. >> why would you let the kids ride in the trunk? >> the...

>> to me, that sent a strong, strong warning to the parents of manatee county, that they are not going to tolerate this kind of behavior. another mother in trouble with the law. a police officer pulls over a driver. >> get them out of the back. >> and orders her to take not one, not two, but three young children out of the trunk of her car. the bizarre tale begins june 4th, 2005. a 90-degree day in frederick, maryland. sergeant shawn tyler has just spotted the three kids climbing into the trunk of the woman's volvo. he follows close behind and pulls her over. 37-year-old lenora lucas steps o...

Trunk. >> the entire scenario is strange enough, but it's this next exchange that astonishes the officer. >> i see you have a "b" license. what do you do for a living? >> school bus. >> you drive a school bus. >> officials say at the time of the incident lucas hadn't driven for the school system for two years. lenora lucas later tells a frederick county judge she let the kids ride in the trunk because she wanted to be a cool mom. lucas is convicted of reckless endangerment and sentenced to 18 months of probation and community service. coming up -- tow yard employees fear for their lives. >> ...

Are dropped. she is sentenced to community service. another mother in trouble with the law. a police officer pulls over a driver. >> get them out of the back. >> and orders her to take not one, not two, but three young children out of the trunk of her car. the bizarre tale begins june 4, 2005, a 90-degree day in frederick, maryland. sergeant shawn tyler has just spotted the three kids climbing into the trunk of the woman's volvo. he follows close behind and pulls her over. 37-year-old lenora lucas steps out of the car to open the trunk, and out pops her 9-year-old son, her 3-year-old daughter,...

Sergeant tyler is mystified. >> why would you let the kids ride in the trunk? >> they wanted to be in the trunk. >> the entire scenario is strange enough, but it's this next exchange that astonishes the officer. >> i see you have a "b" license. what do you do for a living? >> school bus. >> you drive a school bus. >> officials in frederick county says at the time of the incident, lucas hadn't driven for the school system for two years. lenora lucas later tells a frederick county judge she let the kids ride in the trunk because she wanted to be a cool mom. lucas is convicted of reckless endange...