After running a stop light in front of an officer while talking on her cell phone, this outlaw granny gunned it and gave Sumter, SC., cops a run for their money.

10 News reports that the high-speed and dangerous chase came to an end with an abrupt stop, and officers with their guns drawn.

That's when police found a crying 4-year-old girl in the back seat of her grandmother's car, where she had been for this entire chase -- not even buckled in.

"Why did you do this?" asked the officer on the video.

"Because I knew that I had warrants," answered Thomas.

Warrants in Sumter, Florence and Saluda counties, and in the cities of Sumter, Hartsville, and Johnsonville, where police say Thomas is accused of forgery and counterfeiting.



"Really Susie, what has I got myself into?" she asked herself on the tape.

After she was arrested, Thomas showed concern for her granddaughter.

"Is she still crying?" she asked the officer.

From the back of a patrol car, Thomas told the officer she served 13-14 months in prison on forgery charges. In fact, Thomas told the officer a lot.

"I ain't got time for the Sumter County jail," she said.

Charged with failing to stop for blue lights, running a red light, reckless driving, child endangerment, and driving with a suspended license, Thomas' concern:

"Is this going to be on the news?"