Place your hands behind your back. Now put your hands behind your back. >> You're being detained. Why don't we investigate something? We got additional information. Do you understand? Do you understand? >> On May 13th, 2025, officers responded to Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport after reports of a passenger behaving erratically near gate 6. Airport staff told police the man had repeatedly attempted to access a departing aircraft, ignored instructions from airline employees, and triggered concerns after trying to reenter the jet bridge. As officers worked to determine what was happening, the situation quickly escalated. >> What was the jet like twice? >> Which one? >> I don't know. Go ahead. What's going on? What happened? >> I'm trying to catch my flight. >> So, you were supposed to fly out. What time is your flight? >> What time was your flight? >> Are you Are you Were you drinking or are you taking something? >> Why you was Everybody say you were jumping in. Huh? He said what happened to this? What's going on? >> So he bought the So he scanning. He walk down the jeers. He says turn around and walk off. So I'm trying to get his attention to like what's going on. He doesn't answer nothing. I'm down bridge cuz I'm tagging bags. She's up here. You walk straight past her. So she's trying to get his attention like sir like what's going on? He doesn't answer. So she think about what happened at the front. So I don't know what's left. So the flight left already gone. So I said you didn't say anything. You just turn around and walk out. So check your attention like yo what's going on? He doesn't answer anybody and just walks home. >> So she was tell what >> what's going on. >> First he walked off the jet bridge. They were trying to get his name. He wasn't >> he wasn't replying. And then when he got to the top kind of had to like go in front of him like sir, what's your name? What's your name? He's like vital. I don't know that like it's he said it in Spanish. >> And then um then he >> then I got his seat number. He said 13. And I'm like okay. I looked him up. I saw vital. It was 31F. He was gone already. And then he comes back when he land. And then he was trying to get on the aircraft. He tried to run me over and like he went like this. he was ready and I'm like that's a day. Then he goes and uh back down and he left again. He threw himself on the ground, threw his jacket off and um then he came back again. He tried to open the door, both doors, he couldn't open the doors, that's why the alarms went off. And then after that, >> he's backwards and he's like sweating a lot too. >> Yeah, maybe he's pregnant. Are you okay? Have you been drinking? >> No. >> Are you on any medication or anything? >> No, sir. >> Is there reason why you were acting at the gate? >> No, sir. No, sir. >> All right. So, just so you know, the flight's already left. Okay. >> So, what do you need to do right now? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> I'll figure it out. >> All right. Then we're going to walk you outside. Definitely. Appreciate it. Let's go. >> Appreciate your hunger. >> It's all right, man. Let's go. If you're not okay to fly, better you go find somewhere in whatever you want. I'm not saying because >> another flight. >> Yeah. Book another flight for another day and find out. Yeah. Because >> not going to work out for today. So, cuz if you do come back again and you start acting up like that, you're going to end up in jail. All right. Go ahead. >> Take the bag off. >> We're going to take the bag off. >> Put your hand behind your back for right now. >> Please don't be on your back right now. Put your hands behind your back. >> You're being detained. Why don't we investigate something? We got additional information. Do you understand? Do you understand? We have additional information. Listen, I'm going to explain to you the way you was acting at the gate over there. You started working halfway through and next you know you pull yourself out. This is not a normal behavior. Why now what we're going to do is you're not been arrested. Let me listen. Listen to let me explain to you. You're not being arrested. You're going to be very active. You're going to be transported to the hospital where you can see the psychologist. We need to go to the hospital. >> Yeah. That's what we doing. We need to get some help. >> We're going to the hospital. Relax. >> Cuz you're going to the hospital to get some help. >> Yeah. That's what you're doing. We're going to the hospital. That's fine. We got to take you to the hospital. That's where you're going. It's fine. That's where you're going. >> What are you doing? >> Get on the ground. >> Stop, buddy. >> Stop. down here. >> What are you doing? >> What are you doing? What are you doing? >> What are you doing? >> What are you doing? >> Just relax, dude. Relax. >> All right. Sit up. Sit up. If you going to sit up, sit like that. Relax. Just sit down like that. Relax. >> My phone. It's a phone. IT'S A PHONE. >> PLEASE LET ME HAVE MY PHONE. >> NO. >> Let me have my phone, >> buddy. >> Let me have it. >> Oh my god. No. Hey, stop. Stop. Why are you doing this to me? >> Relax. >> Listen to me. Listen to me. Stop talking for a second. Shut up. >> Stop being difficult. It's going to be worse for you. Stop being difficult. Stop moving. >> Stop move. I don't need to hear you right now. Just shut up for two seconds. >> Stop moving. >> Okay. I don't need you to reach in your freaking pockets to get a phone. You'll have enough enough time to do that. Do you understand me? Just look at me. >> Stop acting like a knucklehead. >> Listen to these deputies instructions. Okay. It's not time for you to start being ridiculous. >> Sir, I'm listening. >> Okay. >> Don't move. >> I'm listening. >> Okay. >> I'm listening. >> Okay. Then stay right there. Okay, we're going to put you in shackles now. >> Bravo 59. >> Stop, buddy. >> What are you doing? >> You're going to get You're going to get yourself. >> We're searching you. >> We don't You think we're going to believe you? >> I need to make sure. >> Copy. Bravo 97. I don't have any. >> Okay, great. Thank you for letting us go. >> 313. >> Stop flexing. >> Stop flexing. >> I'm not pulling away. >> I'm not pulling away. >> Can somebody please help? Call help. Somebody like record this. Can somebody please record this? >> Can somebody please record this? >> Record this. Please record this. Please carry your camera right now. Everybody here is recording. Don't worry about it. >> We have plenty of video footage of >> my camera is recording. >> Is there any unit at lower level that can respond to Bravo 42? Can you copy? >> I'm not connecting. >> All right. Are we done searching or not yet? Somebody please record this. >> Record this. Please record this. Please record this. Please record this. >> Please record this. >> I respect you guys. >> Let's get him up. >> Go in the car. Go in the car. Get in. Get in there. >> My passport and my ID. >> We'll give them to you later. Come on. Get in there. >> Make sure there one more time. >> Can I please my passport? >> Can I please passport? >> Stop. I already told you you're going to have my passport. Can I please? There's nothing on the pocket. >> I don't have anything. >> I don't have anything. >> Close the door. >> Oh my god. >> Now you want to push him upper body. >> Hold his upper body. Hold his upper body. >> You got it. to see if >> get in there. >> According to authorities, the passenger was taken into custody following the incident and transported for further evaluation. Possible charges based on the conduct observed in the video may include disorderly conduct, resisting an officer without violence. The incident remains part of the public record. All individuals shown are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.