After 20 minutes, arrest me, cite me, or let me go.
Or else I get your badge and a check.
I don’t see anything in the article that discusses the time frame involved; it could have only been five minutes. But if he can’t produce ID and she suspects he’s given a false name, I’d say she’s well within her authority to either wait for instructions or back-up. A month ago in my neck of the woods we had a NPS ranger killed by a guy who didn’t want to stop at a routine tire chain checkpoint.