And I don't care what you got to do with me. >> I know. >> You really should. >> I know. >> All right. Well, so you're you're Listen, as of right now, you're not free to leave. You're going to stay right here, okay? You understand that? >> Talk with him. >> You're not free to leave, so stay right here. Don't go anywhere. >> On February 25th, 2025, officers responded to an airport restaurant after staff reported that a customer had finished his meal, but refused to pay the bill. What began as a suspected dine and dash quickly escalated into a tense confrontation as the man repeatedly argued with officers and refused to cooperate. >> How you doing? >> How you doing? >> Good. You just got to pay your bill. >> I'm about to get the guy who's going to pay it. >> Who's the guy? >> Beaver Smith. [music] >> Okay, where's he at? >> I'm about to go get him right now. You want to go with me? >> You can't leave the restaurant. >> You got to identify yourself and let them know who you are. But you can't just can't leave without it. So, let's walk back inside and we'll talk in there. >> Let's talk. >> No, we're talking right here. Hey, we're talking right here. >> How much? >> Pay the check. >> I was just >> I was about to say, how much is your receipt? >> Can I give something as collateral? >> Your ID. >> Can I give if if I can give my ID, can I give a key? >> This isn't a negotiation. >> No, you got to pay the bill. >> It is not. >> It is. >> No, you're wrong. So, >> No, it's not. >> It is not. >> I just saw him. >> It doesn't matter. What you're saying now doesn't matter. This is not our first day here. >> I understand that. >> You you have enjoyed a product >> I have. >> and you haven't paid for it. >> I have. >> And No, no, there's no anything else. There's no anything else. There's no anything else. I'm just letting you know. What's your What's your first name? >> No. >> We won't be doing that either. Nope. >> He owes 50-something dollars. He's trying to leave the bar without paying. He said he's got a buddy. And his buddy is nowhere here. He's arguing and >> That's the one. >> He doesn't pay his bills. He said he's got a buddy down there who's going to help him going to bill, but >> All right, where's your buddy at? Because >> I still got to get in contact with >> So, you don't have a friend here, do you? >> No, we don't We both know that. >> You do? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> I have many. >> Do you have one here to pay your bill? >> No, cool. >> Y'all get him >> That's true. That's what I'm saying. Let me Let me go get my friend. >> No. [laughter] >> I'm calling him. >> No, go get him. >> Go get him. He'll come pay it and I'll walk out. >> I refuse to do that. >> Okay, so listen before you say anything else. All right, listen to me. No, no, no, no, no. Listen to me. I'm going to work with you if you work with me, all right? So, there >> I have the receipt, right? >> Yeah. >> I don't even know how much it cost. It cost It cost >> Whatever it cost. Whatever it cost, okay? >> It will get paid. >> Okay. >> I told him that before before I ate anything. I said, "Look, I have a friend Okay. I said, "Look, I have a friend who once I'm finished eating, he's going to come pay for it and we going to be good." >> Is that All right. >> He said, "Yes, I'll take your word for it." Then he said, "Do I need a license?" I said, "No, I'm not going to give you my license, but you can have my key because if you have my key, I can't drive away." >> Okay. >> He said, "Okay, I'll take your word for it." We ate that. They started with the food. I ate my food. So, I'm holding I'm upholding my part. I uphold his part. >> Okay. >> So, y'all should get on them. >> No, that's correct because you're just not going to talk. You're not upholding your part. You're not paying your part. >> I I don't really care. >> Well, you don't matter what you want. Why are you Why are you at the airport for? Why are you here? >> I'm flying out. >> What? Where's your ticket? >> Don't have one. >> Okay, you don't have You have no business here. >> No, they're going They're going to give it to me when I >> So, pretty much you came here to rip the place off, get a free meal out of it >> No, no, they >> and take off. All right? >> Look, that's all I'm talking. >> That's what? >> That's all I'm talking. >> That's the only topic. >> Yeah. >> So, y'all can escort me. >> No, no, no, we're not going to escort you anyway. >> Hold on. >> Listen, you're not going to determine what happens here. No, you're either going to pay this bill >> I can stay right here. >> Okay. >> Y'all go get him. >> Okay. >> Because I'm upholding my part of the agreement. >> It's not our responsibility to do that, okay? You came to this business to to eat and I and you have to pay what you have to pay. Now, if you let me talk, we can work with you, but you keep talking over me. I'll listen. You keep talking over me and we're not going to get anywhere. We're not negotiating anything. >> The manager The manager agreed >> I don't care about the manager. You're talking to me right now. Okay, I'm I'm tell I'm tell I'm telling you I am telling you what's going to happen. >> You're not telling me. >> I am telling you. Cuz if you refuse to pay this bill, you're going to jail tonight. >> I never said I was going to refuse. >> Okay. So, if you let me talk >> So, let me talk. >> No. If you let me talk, I'm not I'm not going to let you talk cuz you're not listening to me. >> So, manager said that he told him he gave him the stuff. He said that his friend was bringing everything here. >> Yeah, to pay the bill. So, but if he lets me speak, we can we can figure this out. Here's what I'm willing to do. If you're going to go look for your friend, you're going to keep talking over me and I'm just going to shut up and we're going to deal with the other way. >> Talk with him. >> I'm not talking with him. I'm talking with you. Are you going to listen to me? >> Talk with him. >> No, I'm not talking with him. No. If you want to find your friend >> Talk with him. >> No. >> I I made a deal with him, not you. >> I don't care what you made a deal with him or not. >> And [music] I don't care what you got to do with >> Well, you should. You really should. All right. Well, so you're you're Listen, as of right now, you're not free to leave. You're going to stay right here, okay? You understand that? You're not free to leave, so stay right here. Don't go anywhere. Yeah. >> 1031 Hey. >> All right. Well, he's getting arrested. All right. So, you guys are going to prosecute now cuz he's under arrest. We're prosecuting. What changed? I was on the phone. What changed? >> He went You're going to him and tell him not to go anywhere, and then he started walking away. >> Perfect. >> So, we're about to go move him back over here. >> Yeah, he's being detained and he's trying to leave. >> I didn't do anything. Keep guessing. >> Y'all lost. Put me on my flight to Senegal. >> No. >> No flight. >> Yeah, you're not getting on that flight. >> That's the only reason I came here for. >> You came to eat, too, and you didn't pay for it. >> I did come to eat, too. >> Yeah. >> It was very It It wasn't good, actually. >> Yeah. >> It's unfortunate, cuz you got to pay when you come in, or you got to have credit. >> Or or you have to commit to it. >> Okay, which I did. >> So, so on my >> I wish you weren't mistaken so so badly. >> You have a car engine? >> Yeah, it's a car engine. >> What's the deal? We Are we You have charges, or >> Yeah, they They he say they're >> They're going to press charges? Hello. >> Hi. >> So, we need to know before we continue on with what we're doing here, if you guys are not going to press charges, then we're not going to do anything about it, okay? If you are If you're going to press charges, then we can get him for theft, but that's totally up to you guys. We don't have the authority to to to prosecute. >> All righty. Oh, here you go. Just let me know what's what's going to happen. >> All right. >> 27 patrol status. >> Talk to my lawyer. >> Okay. I'm not going to show you again. Lean against the car. >> Feel where you want to feel. >> Stop. Lean forward and relax. >> Feel where you want to feel. >> Get Get inside the car for me. >> Yeah, that part. >> Watch your head getting in. Put it on. There you go. Let's see. Let's go. Oh, she's here right now? >> I think so. I would assume. I would assume. >> No, no, it's the the waiter, or the bartender, whoever it is. I don't think it was him. It was uh It might have been somebody else here. >> Hey, who Who was the waiter that >> Okay. >> Yeah, so did you Did Were you uh the waiter for Yeah, yeah, for For him. Okay, can you just tell me what happened? >> Basically, exactly what she what she was saying to you guys. We just repeating the same thing to me. He sat down and he said that guy from the NBA, this reporter guy that he was talking talking to was coming back to pay for his food. >> Okay. >> So, he sit down, he goes, "I want the most expensive drink. I want the most expensive food." And that's basically what he enjoyed. Some people like, "Hey." >> So, did he he told you that before you ordered the food that someone was going to come and pay for it? Okay. All right. Um clearly, I don't think that's happening cuz we I even thought I'd even give him a chance to go find this person, but he's he wasn't having it. So, >> No, but I didn't even ask him for his ID. >> Yeah. So, that's what we were going to do. I said, "Hey, look, that was what I was going to say is, 'Hey, give me your ID, we'll go walk find this guy.'" Cuz sometimes it's you know, people are telling the truth, but he didn't want to do that either. So, um this this is my corporal right here. He's my supervisor. He's going to give you a piece of paper. Just write down exactly what you told me on there and uh we're going to use that as a as a witness. >> Um it's very simple. Anything that's general like this, we can do that. >> Native African >> Yeah, we can put that in. >> The person who doesn't worry about it, we'll give them the patience. >> I got cameras over here. Cameras over there. You need to pay the bill. If you do not get paid, you got kicked out the airport. They make you pay, you got kicked out the airport for 2 years. You're not allowed to come back in the airport. You come back in the airport, you get banned in jail. >> It's a no worry. They they come back. They come back. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yeah, we could keep them out all day, but it just makes no sense. >> Well, that's why he was hungry. >> Well, yeah. The truck is incredibly hard to open. I want to see what this is. Okay. Ooh, little fishing uh what is that? Crab trap? Okay. What's Oh, you want to see that one? Look at that one. That's a cord. You got some some toiletries in here. Keep You got some Bics in here. Pretzels. >> the customer is right. I mean, could Technically, that's in its original packaging. Would you say that? But I'm saying like, can't you buy that at like >> The The weed that I just had the other day was in the same type of packaging, but it was open. >> Okay. All right, so it's just miscellaneous clothing and just food items. Yeah, he's These are just submitted for destruction. >> Yeah, I don't really have any reason to go through this stuff. >> Hey, let let me give you a call back. I'm doing something right here real quick. Yeah. Are you off? >> Yeah. >> The incident concluded with the man taken into custody following an investigation into an alleged unpaid restaurant bill. Based on the conduct observed in this body camera footage, the following charges could apply: fraud obtaining food or services without payment, resisting an officer without violence. Potential charges are provided for informational purposes only and may differ from the final charges filed or the ultimate outcome of the case.