Hey, hey, don't get yourself arrested, >> okay? Don't get yourself arrested. You cause a problem over here, you get arrested, okay? >> On March 1st, 2025, Tampa Airport police responded after airline staff requested assistance with a passenger who was denied boarding due to concerns he was too intoxicated to fly. Officers instructed him to collect his belongings, settle an outstanding bar tab, [music] and leave the terminal. But the situation escalated when he refused to cooperate. Hey sir, how you doing? >> Yeah, what's up? >> Good man. You left your bags over there. >> I did. >> Yeah, we got to go grab them. Okay. >> Am I going? >> No, but they're not going to let you fly in your condition. >> I'm not I'm not doing that. >> I've heard about three or four different people told me. >> I'm sorry. No. >> Yeah. Where you trying to fly to? >> To New Jersey? >> Yeah. >> I was here yesterday. Yeah. >> Okay. >> I was here. I was here since yesterday. So, I'm sorry, man. >> Yeah. >> What's wrong? No. Don't they call me, please? >> No, I'm not picking on you. I'm just saying they're not going to let you fly. >> Yeah, they're Why? What did I do? >> Nothing. You're too intoxicated. >> No, I'm sorry. I'm not. >> All right. But you got to go grab your bag. So, >> yes. Yeah, but I'm not too intoxicated. Please. >> It's not It's up to the airlines. >> Okay. Yeah. Yeah, that's fine. But why you picking on me, though? I I ain't do nothing. I can I can walk. >> But they're the ones who told me though, >> huh? >> They're the ones you told me. >> Who? Who's over here? >> Except they're not going to let you fly the supervisor. >> I do nothing to them. >> I know, but they can't let you fly if you're intoxicated. Pitch me. Get up. >> I'm not I'm not entirely scared. >> If you get up in the air and something happens, they can't. >> No. I swear to God, I'm not doing that, man. I've been here since yesterday. >> Okay. I'm just relaying the message to you. >> Okay. I've been here since yesterday. >> Right. >> What are you going to do, man? I'm going to be sleep here since again. >> No, we have to probably get you rebooked. They're going to give you a different credit. >> No, no, you can't do that to me. I'm not intoxicated. >> Listen, I'm not doing it to you. They're the ones who say you can't fly. >> Okay. Who is that flying, man? Come on, man. You got You can't do that to me. >> Again, man, I'm not doing it to you, man. >> I'm the [clears throat] messenger for the airline. >> All right. >> All right. So, once you pay your bill, >> I already paid my bill. So, where's my um I got everything here. >> Let me just check with the bartender. >> Let me ask you his bills all settled. >> Yeah. >> No, you got to pay your bill, man. >> What's going on? Let me talk to some people that that saying that I can't I can't fly. >> Yeah, if you're intoxicated. >> I've been here since yesterday last day. >> I I get that. I understand. >> No, you don't understand nothing. I've been here since yesterday. Sleeping here since yesterday. What you going to do? Sleep me here? >> Yeah, obviously. I've been here since yesterday. Right. Well, let's pay your bill >> and we'll get you a different ticket. >> No, not a different ticket. Don't let me go. >> Let me go on a flight. That's it. I'm not going to cause no problem. >> Let's do Let's do first things first. Let's pay your tickets. Pay your bill first. >> That's messed up. That's messed up. That's messed up. Cuz I was here before trying to help. I was right here before that. >> My flight's coming up now. You wouldn't have been here. Why are you doing that to me now? I'm not causing no problems. Now I'm No. >> So, you left your bags? That's the first thing. Yes, I left my bags there. >> So, what's wrong with that? >> Another car, but this one's not going through. >> Let's walk over and get your bag. >> In New York North since yesterday. Since yesterday. >> Let's get your bag. We'll come over here and we'll pay the bill. Okay. >> All right. >> Let's go get your bag. Huh? >> No. No. I'm not I'm not doing that. I'm not doing that again. >> I'm going to Jersey today. >> No, you got to pay your bill first. >> Do you hear what I'm saying? >> Yeah, I do. But you got to pay your bill. >> Well, I can't go to Jersey. >> You can go to Jersey. You just got to pay your bill. I might go to Little Jersey for real. >> I don't know. It's not up to me. But they already told me you're not going. >> I'm going to Jersey. I've been here since 2:00. You know how long I've been here? >> No. Calm down, man. Let's try trying to talk. >> Come on, man. My my boy took off from work. >> I know. >> How y'all doing under me, man? >> Okay, let's let's go get your bag and we're going to pay your bill. Okay. >> I'm not. >> It is a safe. >> I am not. I swear to God. I just came here. Have a drink. I'm not entirely. >> All right. I'm not going tonight. All right. Reook me. Give me a refund. I need another airline. >> Another airline. Yeah, another airline. Book me another. >> No, it doesn't look like that. >> They'll give you the money back. Yeah, give my money back. >> Yeah, they'll give me the money back. >> You know what? You know what I'm going to do? >> Need to rebook on another aine yourself. >> You know, it's two days since I've been here yesterday and I've been here today and y'all >> take it down. Take it down. >> Okay. I'm going to >> All right. Give me my money back. Come on. Give me my money back. >> We'll get you. Give me my money back. >> Hey. Hey. Don't get yourself arrested. >> Okay. Don't get yourself arrested. You cause a problem over here. You're going to get arrested. Okay. Very big to you. >> Sorry, sir. >> Let's just keep it down. >> Sorry, sir. >> Okay. >> Let's How are we going to pay your bill? >> I got a couple bills to pay. You want no bills I got to pay? I got to pay my purse. My purse is coming up. >> Listen, I want you to pay your drink here first. They're going to refund you your money. >> All right. All right. >> And then we're going to get you somewhere to go tonight. >> That's a real Okay. Where am I going to go? >> You're not going to stay here for >> Where am I going to live? Where am I going to do? What am I going to do? Nobody want I don't know where to go. >> We'll be here. >> I don't give a >> No. If I didn't, I would have left. >> You guys don't care. Is that Is that camera active? >> Yeah. >> Hey, that camera active. >> Yeah, it is active. >> That camera is active. >> Yeah. >> Look at this officer right here. I have nowhere to go. Nowhere to live. >> Okay. >> And they are going to stop me from flying right in my flight. >> I was just waiting for somebody else real quick. >> Ah, it's okay. >> So, >> you see the camera? They get active. >> Why would you keep me from flying, man? >> Listen, let's go get you the bag, pay your bill, and then we'll go from there. Okay, let's go. Walk with me. >> My flight is in New Jersey. >> Listen, don't get yourself in trouble, man. >> Yeah, but you're bringing me flying from New Jersey. You're drunk? >> My New Jersey flight is flying. >> Listen, you're drunk. >> No, I ain't drunk. >> You are? >> Who say I'm drunk? >> I can smell you, man. >> You smell? >> Yeah. So, >> I can stand on one foot right now. You want to touch me? >> I can stand on one foot right now. >> Let's walk over here. What's your name? >> Bernard. >> Bernard. All right, Bernard, grab your stuff here. Need your drink here. Look at all this. >> This is your stuff. >> Yeah, we're going to go get your card and we're going to come back and pay. Otherwise, they're going to charge you with that. You get >> charge me. >> You're going to get arrested me for what? >> Arrested for pay. >> I got a lawyer. >> Not paying your bill. >> What? >> What? You arrested me for not paying my bill? >> I already paid my bill. >> No, you didn't. >> Yes, I did. >> You just said you didn't. >> I did with my card. >> The bill's not paid yet. >> Bill's not paid. So, let's go. >> The card didn't go through. The card that you gave. >> They are taking me. >> What's that? >> Here. Hold this. Hold that credit card. I'm going to pay. I'm going to put Hold it though. I'm gonna pay my bill. It's okay. I'll pay you. Don't worry. Don't worry. You need a different Bernard. You need a different card, man. >> All right. Let's go. Put the drinks down. Bernard, give you one more chance. Then you're going to go to jail. >> You know what? Let me call my cousin. >> Put your card in your >> Let me call my cousin. >> I can't call nobody. >> Bernard. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. >> Let's go. >> It's okay. Let me call my cousin. I'm getting locked up. >> Yeah. >> I'm getting locked up for what? For what? What am I getting locked up for? >> You're being drunk and intoxicated. Focus. >> Oh my god. Hey, this is Sergeant Olsson at Tampa Airport Police. [laughter] >> Hey, how's it going? >> Good. I'm with Bernard. He's pretty drunk and they're not going to let they're not going to let him fly again tonight. >> He owes money to the bar here. She doesn't have enough money to pay. >> I got you. I'll pay you back, you know. >> Oh my god. >> So, if you're close to come by and get him, I'd appreciate it. Otherwise, he might get himself arrested. >> Come get me before [clears throat] I get arrested, please. >> All right. So, you can call me when you get close. All right, Javier. I appreciate it. Thanks. So, you have no money, but you've been drinking the whole stop. Stop. You're going to fall over. You're going to fall over. Don't fall over. Nothing. >> You almost did. >> Are you kidding? Nah. Sorry. >> You You don't even know me. >> I don't know you, but I'm trying to take care of you so you don't get arrested. >> Yeah. You going to arrest me? Arrest me, man. Let me just go to jail. >> Don't give me Don't give me any choices, man. Come on. >> You know how you doing me? I want to go to Jersey and just relax myself in the house. Can you just let me go there? >> Can you leave me alone? Let me go there. >> Do you want to pay your bill or not? >> I promise you one thing. I'm not a cop, man. You got three cops following me. >> Keep going, bro. Come on, Bernard. Come on. Don't get yourself arrested. Let's go. All right. I don't have enough, but I'll pay him what I got. I'll pay what I got. >> He doesn't have enough money for his tab. >> But I'll pay what I got. >> You going to try to lock me up? >> All right. Lock me up for what? I ain't doing nothing to these cops. >> Your buddy will be here in a half an hour. So, let's just >> Yeah. Yeah. It's okay. But I'm going to go on the airplane. >> No, you're not. >> I want to go on Jersey. So, what I'm going to do? Go tomorrow? >> Tomorrow? >> I can't go tomorrow. I'm sorry. >> Why y'all doing that? Why y'all doing that to me? Hello. I ain't talking to you. Why y'all doing that to me? Okay. I ran out of patience. >> Why are you guys doing that to me? >> Okay. >> You don't start listening to me. Last chance is going to jail. We're running out of patience. >> What What are you doing? What you taking me to jail for? >> For being drunk and disorderly. >> All right. You taking me to jail for disorderly conduct. Disorderly conduct. Talk to my lawyer. >> Yeah. No, that didn't that didn't go through, too. >> All right. You guys don't have to be here. Listen. Listen. I'm going to go back home. I'm going back home. You better complicated subject. I wanted to make sure it wasn't one in the same. >> I don't have $21, bro. I'm going come back with some What did she say? >> No, no, no. I'm coming back tomorrow. >> Okay. Come back tomorrow and pay your bill. >> Yeah, I'll pay the bill tomorrow. I swear to God. I swear and everything. Yo, I'm come back to pay. >> Good enough. All right, Bernard. Let's go. Let's grab your stuff and walk. >> No. So, I'm going Yo, I'm going home tonight. >> Call somebody to pick me up. >> He's going to go in a second. >> I'm going home tonight. I'm going home tonight. >> You're going to go to jail. Your buddy's coming to pick you up. So, let's just do that. >> I'm going to jail. That's not right. Going for jail for what? I'm going >> You're not paying your bill and you're not listening. >> I'm going to jail. I'm calling somebody to pick me up. >> What you're not going to get back? >> Yeah. This is about the 17th. >> What's your name? Okay. >> I got you. Take my phone. >> I had a card. My card. Got you. >> I gave you jail for what? Disorderly conduct, man. >> I'm a disorderly conduct dude, man. Disorderly conduct. You know what that is? >> Yo, I can't wait, boy. I can't wait. >> I'll grab his bags. >> Okay. I >> You see the cameras on there? You see the cameras on there going on blue and not locking me up for no reason, right? >> What? What am I getting charged for? >> All right. For the bill, >> what am I getting charged for? What am I getting charged for? >> I want to know what I'm getting charged. still have to blueprint me, fingerprint me. What I did, I blame this to y'all. I never did nothing to you guys. Yo, look how you do me. Why y'all doing this to me, son? Yo, why doing this to me, son? Yo, I got to go to Jersey, son, tomorrow, son. >> All right, leave me alone. Let me get I can't get I'm going to go to the other side. >> Let me help me out. >> Yeah. Yeah, absolutely. Wash your head, though. All right. >> I want you to help me up. Don't hit me up. >> Yo, I was going to Jersey. What did I do wrong today? Hey, why y'all locking me up? I ain't to nobody. Yeah, what that? >> After repeatedly explaining the passenger that he would not be allowed to board his flight, officers instructed him several times to pay his outstanding bar tab, collect his belongings, and comply with their lawful directions. Despite being given multiple opportunities to resolve the situation peacefully, the passenger continued to refuse, leading officers to place him under arrest and escort him to a patrol vehicle. Based on the events shown in this body camera footage, the following charge could apply. Disorderly intoxication. The charge is based on the available arrest information and is presented forformational purposes only. All individuals are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of