Jerry, I can I can I can follow you to my brother's place. You know where I'm going. Hey, I was I I was a bad day, man. I I I have bad days all the time. Jesus Christ. I'm a sheriff. I know. I'm I'm a constitutional officer. Please. Huh? Camera off. I'm not turning my camera off. Drunk driving can of course put you in danger, but more importantly, someone else can pay the consequences of your mistake with their life. Today, we're looking at three cops who ruined their careers by drunk driving. The Midland County Sheriff Scott Stevenson is caught sleeping in his car under the influence of alcohol. As you can see in the video, he tried to get out of this situation by using his authority, but it did not work. Sir, sir, sir. Pardon? Cris. Pardon? Sir, you need to wake up and talk to me. I I don't understand. What are you doing? You're on the side of the road, slumped over. What's going on today? Oh jeez. Uh coming back. Holy [ __ ] Boy, what is a What do you got me laid l light up for? I have you light it up because we had a call. Well, first off, it's so no one hits us. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And second of all, someone called said you were sitting on the side of the road, slumped over, which you were. Yeah. Yeah. All right. What uh what's going on today? Nothing. Nothing? No. You got to give me a little more than that. Not Not just We don't all just sit down and sleep on the side of the road. I know. I'm sorry. Have you been drinking? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Bad. Bed. Uh. Okay. Uh, bad. I'm not driving. Right. But you How did you get here is the question. Yeah, I know. I I uh uh bad bad dealio. Where are you coming from? Midland. Midland. I'm from Midland. Okay. Hey, 4031 Central. He's responsive now. I' I've got him talking. Okay. You know who I am or not? I don't know who you are. be there any Well, let me let step out of the No, no, no. Uh, it's Van Slotton. What's Oh, [ __ ] [ __ ] Are you kidding me? Someone that my dispatcher called. Someone thought you were dead over here. I'm [ __ ] good. Hey, listen. No, I don't know. Hey, listen. I don't know who you are. I'm [ __ ] [ __ ] Mill County Sheriff. I I'm [ __ ] good. I had a [ __ ] bad day. Okay, I don't I don't need EMS. I don't need you. It'd be cool if the What? What? You know, but I I don't I do not need EMS. The reason why the sheriff reacted so much to the ambulance and did not want to get in was because he wanted to convince the police who detained him and to close this incident without recording it. That is why he did not want the paramedics to keep a record about him. I'm I'm I'm [ __ ] military. I'm very freaking embarrassed. Like you can't freaking believe. You can't freaking believe. How many drinks have you had? Today. Today. In the last four hours. Four. I don't know. In the last In the last four hours. Yeah. Yeah. It's It's 4:00 after 4:30. They They took my lunch off. Um Yeah, it's 4:30. Yeah. Yeah. 4. So, it's 4 and four beers. Four four beers. Four beers. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You'd burn that off. I I can I can burn the last And you had the last one two hours ago. Yeah. Yeah. Probably. Where at? I was uh Midland. No, Gladwin. Gladwin. Uh yeah, because that's where I came from. Okay. Yeah. Jerry, can you just take me to camp? Like, can you do that or not? Got to blow. I Okay, I did, but I didn't blow hard enough. Oh, it What? I got to reset. Okay. Blow, blow, blow, blow, blow, blow, blow, blow. Is that good? might be. Jesus. Oh [ __ ] Jerry. Well, you know what? Hey. Hey, man. Jesus Christ. I'm [ __ ] praying. I'm I'm I I I know I know the situation I'm putting you in. I [ __ ] Jerry, give me a [ __ ] try to [ __ ] help me out, man. I can't go to [ __ ] jail for [ __ ] driving [ __ ] seriously. Scott Stevenson was not fired or resigned from his job. He pleaded guilty in court and got away with a small fine. The third video shows Oklahoma City Police Chief James Matt French repeatedly begging the arresting officer to turn off his body camera after he was pulled over for allegedly driving under the influence. I'm dead. I'm stay in your vehicle. Back in your car. Drunk. No, I'm the captain. Huh? A what? Captain of what? The big Don't reach in your pocket. Get back in your car. 116 Show me 106 on Henry Lincoln Edward 497. Have a seat. I I will. I'm not. You been drinking tonight? I just got a ride. You've been drinking tonight, sir? I'm a captain on the police department. What police department? Oklahoma City. What division? Investigations. What are you doing pulling in here? My mom and I stay here. You've been drinking. [Music] How much we had to drink tonight, sir? Please. Huh? Turn my camera off. I'm not turning my camera off. Okay, go ahead and step out of the vehicle. You got to be kidding me. Yeah, we're not going to get a return on it. How much we drink tonight, sir? I was at a poker game. Uh-huh. Cuz you were swerving all over and when you turn off, you didn't use your signal. I'm sorry. How much you drink at your poker game? Not much. Not much. How much is not much? I don't know. Beer. Liquor. How many beers? Three or four? Three or four. How long ago was that? It's been going on a while. How long ago did you drink your last beer, sir? What time is it now? It's 0140. Midnight. You think you should drive in? No, but I came from four blocks. Your mom? Your mom lives here? I live here. You live here? Yes. To the rear of your vehicle. Okay. You got any weapons or anything on you or not? Just turn around. Go patch you down. Go ahead. Do what you need to do. I promise you I'm not problem. Okay. Can I shut my door? I'll shut it for you. Just hang out there at the rear of your Chevy. What investigations are you with? Yeah. over here. You know, Lieutenant Britain, there it should be available to He's a good man. I like him. He is. He works for Germaine. Germaine Johnson. Yes. Germaine's a good man, too. He is. Hang on right there, sir. Got you, brother. Just stand with your feet together. Hands down by your side for me. Hands hands down by your side. Please look straight ahead. And you see the tip of my pin, sir? I do. I want you to follow the tip of my pin without moving your head. Okay. Don't move your head, sir. Come over here. It's a little bit more level. you having those shoes in need cause you from keeping your balance or anything? I don't think so. You don't think so? Okay. I'm going to demonstrate for you first. While I'm demonstrating, I want you to stand with your feet together, hands down by your side, just like this. All right, sir. What's your name? Matt French. Matt French. Mr. French, stand just like that for me. Okay. When I tell you to begin, when I tell you to begin, okay, I'm just going to demonstrate for you first. I want you to pick a foot of your choosing. It doesn't matter if it's your left or your right foot. I'm sorry. And I want you to lift it approximately 6 in off the ground. And while you look at your toe, I want you to count by 1,00 1,002 100,00 so on and so forth until I tell you to stop. At any point in time you lose your balance or your foot touches the ground, just go ahead and pick your foot back up and continue to count. Okay? Do you understand these instructions I've explained to you, Mr. French? You may begin. Turn off. I cannot, sir. Please. I know you're aware of our body cam policy and you know I cannot turn off this body. I do. But I'd like to talk to you. I can't be sir. Please. Please. I'd like to talk to you. Are you going to do the test or not? Will you please talk to me? I'll talk to you once we're done. You can turn it off. You can turn it on. I can turn it off once I'm done with my investigations. Okay. I'm asking you. I'm a captain police department. I understand that, sir. And I am a sergeant on this police officer and I've taken an oath to uphold the law. I don't show favoritism to anyone regardless. I don't care if you're a gangbanger or the president of the United States. Sir, I'm not asking you for that. If I was to treat you differently than I was to treat like some Southside loco or some pedo, how's that look on me? Okay. I'm not asking for that. Cuz I wouldn't do that for any of them. Sergeant Skinner, please. Are you going to do the test or not, sir? I will. I will do whatever you ask. Okay. Once we complete the test, I'll turn off my body cam once I'm done with my investigation. Okay. You want to You want to try that again? I will. You may begin. One, two, three, four. Sir, please. Please. I'm asking you. I can't do that. Okay. So, we're not going to do the test. We will. Okay. Cuz you keep stopping. Wait. Let's try another test. Who is this? One of my partners. Who is it? Not sure. Can't tell with the lights on. No, it's Officer Kitch. Mhm. You're familiar with the walk and turn? I am. Okay. Well, I demonstrate the walk and turn for you. I want you to stand with your left foot in front of your right foot. Okay. Left foot in front of your right foot. Heel to toe. Hands down by your side. Can you do that for me, sir? You want left foot in front of the right? Yes, sir. Hands down by your side. Okay. attempt to hold that position while I demonstrate for you. You're going to take nine heel to toe steps, counting out loud. One, two, three, four, and we'll say that's nine. On your ninth step, without lifting your lead foot, you're going to pivot like so. And then you're going to take nine heel toe steps, counting each step out loud back the way you came until you get to nine. Do you understand these instructions I've explained to you, Mr. French? I believe so. All right. Anytime you're ready, you may begin. One, two, three, four, five, seven, eight. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine. Go ahead and turn around for me. Put your hands behind your back. Are you going to arrest me, sir? Yes, I am. Can I talk to you? Go ahead and put your hands behind your back, sir. You can find links to the original videos in the description. Take care. Stay safe.