An Alexander County Deputy pulled a car over on I-57 about 2 miles north of the Missouri stateline. When the Deputy asked the driver why he was speeding, the driver answered that he was a

An Alexander County Deputy pulled a car over on I-57, about two miles north of the Missouri state line.

When the Deputy approached the vehicle, he asked the driver, "Sir, do you know why I pulled you over?"

The driver, a middle-aged man in a suit, nervously smiled and said, "Well, officer, I was speeding because… I’m a magician!"

The deputy raised an eyebrow. "A magician? And that gives you the right to break the speed limit?"

The driver nodded. "You see, officer, I was in a hurry to get to my next show."

The Deputy crossed his arms. "Alright, then. If you’re a magician, prove it. Show me a trick."

The driver sighed, then nodded.

"Alright, officer, watch closely."

He slowly raised his hands, snapped his fingers… and POOF!

The Deputy’s ticket book disappeared.

The Deputy’s jaw dropped. "What the—?! Where did it go?!"

The magician grinned. "Magic, officer."

The Deputy was stunned. He checked his pockets, his belt, the ground—the ticket book was gone.

After a long pause, the Deputy finally said, "Alright, you can go… but drive safely, Houdini."

The magician smiled, waved, and drove off.

As the Deputy walked back to his squad car, he mumbled to himself, "Man, I really need to stop pulling over magicians…"

Then, just as he reached for his radio… POOF!

His handcuffs were gone too.