. >> pastor wendell davis was pulled over in a town called sweetwater, but instead of getting a ticket, he was pulled over to do something else. >> it was my plan as i never planned to be stopped. >> reporter: pastor wendell davis says he never thought a traffic stop would end with him hugging a state trooper. >> can i have a hug? yes, sir. >> reporter: on friday davis was headed to dallas and was pulled over for an expired registration sticker and for not having a front license plate. >> i went up to that ... >> reporter: but the trooper didn't give him a ticket, he did something else. >> he then said i'm going to give you two warnings, and i'd requested davis make the changes to his car. davis gave him his word that he would. >> and he said my second request is will you pray for me. and i said absolutely i will. >> god, i lift him, i lift his family, i lift his coworkers, his colleagues... >> and of course i know the climate within america, but that didn't cloud my mind. that didn't come to mind. >> reporter: at the end of the prayer, the trooper had one more and i said sure. sure. y

. >> it was definitely a hiccup in my >> reporter: pastor wendell davis says he never thought a traffic stop would end with him hugging a state trooper. >> can i have a hug? yes, sir. >> reporter: on friday davis was pulled over for an expired registration sticker and not having a front license plate but the trooper didn't give him a ticket, he did something else. >> he then said i'm going to give you two warnings and i'd like to make two requests. >> reporter: the trooper requested davis make the changes request is will you pray for me? and i said, absolutely. >> i lift him, i lift his family and his coworkers and colleagues. >> and of course i know the climate in america but that didn't cloud my mind. that didn't come to my mind. >> reporter: at the end of the prayer, the trooper had one more request. >> i said sure, sure, you know. it was almost 100 degrees out here, so is sure. and he said, can i have a hug. well, i'd never been asked that by a state trooper, okay. so i said sure, absolutely. and i hugged him. >> reporter: what davis originally would have called a hiccup in his jour