This is Bernard Vern Somaru, 44, and we're about to meet him very soon. On Saturday, March 1st, 2025, around 8:15 p.m., Tampa International Airport, police are called to Ducky's restaurant on Airside A for an intoxicated passenger. According to the report, [music] a JetBlue manager had already told him he wasn't getting on his flight to New York. And there was also an unpaid tab at Duckies. The officer's job sounded pretty simple. Get the tab handled and escort him off the airside. That's it. How complicated could that get? Well, watch what happens when [music] they walk up to the bar. >> Hey, how you doing? >> Hey, what's up? >> Good, man. You left your bags over there. >> I did. >> Yeah, we got to go grab them. Okay. >> Am I going through? >> No, but they're not going to let you fly in your condition. >> I'm not I'm not doing >> I've heard about three or four different people told me. So, >> yeah. Where are you trying to fly to? >> To New Jersey. >> Yeah, >> I was here yesterday. Yeah. >> Okay. >> We're going to go back. No, don't pick on me, please. >> No, I'm not picking on you, but I'm just saying they're not going to let you fly. >> Yeah, they're >> What? What did I do? >> Nothing. You're too intoxicated, man. >> 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 up to me. It's up to the airlines. They're the ones. >> Okay. Yeah. Yeah, that's fine. But you picking on me, though. I I ain't do nothing. I can walk. >> But they're the ones who told me though. >> Huh? >> They're the ones who told me. >> Who? Who's over here? >> 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. Cuz when you get up, >> I'm not I'm not intoxicated. >> If you get up in the air and something happens, they >> 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? Let me sleep here since again. >> No, we have to probably get you rebooked. They're going to give you a different >> 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. Hey, who is that? You can't do that to me. >> Yeah, man. I'm not doing I'm the 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 since Bill's all settled. >> Yeah. >> No, you got to pay your bill, man. 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? Sleeping here? >> Yeah, obviously. I've been here since yesterday. >> All right. Let's pay your bill >> and we'll get you a different ticket. >> No, not a different ticket, though. Let me go. >> Let me go on a flight. That's it. I'm not going to call. >> Let's do Let's do first things first. Let's pay your tickets. Let's pay your bill first. >> My flight's coming up now. You wouldn't have been here. >> Okay. >> So, why you doing that to me? >> You left your bags. That's the first thing. >> Yes. I left my bags there. >> Yeah. >> So, what's wrong with that? >> How much? 43. >> Let's walk over and get your bag. >> In New York. New York. 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 back. 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'm not going to go to Jersey for real. >> I don't know. That'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. Trying trying to talk. Come on, man. My my my boy took off from work. >> I know. >> How y'all doing to me, man? >> Okay, let's let's go get your bag and we're going to pay your bill. Okay. >> Anybody here with you? >> Well, let's let's do first things first. >> Let me go. >> Let's walk over and get your bag. Man, >> we cannot have you flying, but you're going to have two options. I can rebook you on a flight tomorrow >> again. >> Or I can refund you and we can fly at another airline. >> I want tonight. I want to go tonight to New York. >> All right. I'm not going tonight. All right. Rebbook me. Give me a refund. I need another airline. Well, give me the money back. >> Good. Give me the money back. That's it. That's all I got. >> You know, it's two days since I've been yet 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 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. If a problem over here, you get arrested. Okay. Very good to you. Sorry, sir. >> 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 I don't know where to go. >> We'll be here. >> I don't give a 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 gonna stop me from flying where I did my flight. >> I was just waiting for somebody else real quick. >> No, it's okay. >> So >> you see the cam? They get active. >> So >> this officer right here, what's your name? >> Olsson. >> It stopped me from flying. I ain't doing nothing. No, no, no. I ain't want to listen to that. >> Listen. Listen to me. I'm trying not to arrest you, son. >> 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. Hey, let's go. Walk with me. Listen. You're drunk. >> No, I ain't drunk. You are, man. >> Who say I'm drunk? >> I can smell it, man. So you smell? >> Yeah. So >> I can stand on one foot right now. You want to touch me? I just stand on one foot right now. >> Let's walk over here. What's your name? >> Bernard. >> Bernard. 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. >> Arrest me for what? >> Arrested. >> I got a lawyer. I'll pay you. >> What? You arrested me for not paying my bill? >> I already paid my bill. >> No, you didn't. >> Yes, I did. >> So, you just said you didn't. >> I did with my car. >> The bill's not paid yet. >> Bill's not paid. So, let's go. The car didn't go through. The card that you gave. >> They are taking me. >> What's that? >> Yeah. Hold it. Hold that credit card. I'm going to pay. I'm going to put Hold it though. I'm going to pay my bill. Yeah. >> It's okay. I'll pay it for that. Don't worry. Don't worry. >> You need a different Bernard. Give you a different card, man. >> All right. Let's go. Put the drink down, Bernard. Let me give you one more chance. Ready? Give one more chance. Then you're going to go to jail. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Let's go. Get your bag and pay your bill. >> What bag? Where you going? >> Your bag's drifted over there. >> Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. >> Let's go. Hey, this is Sergeant Olsson at Tampa Airport Police. >> 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, but she doesn't have enough money to pay. >> I got you. I'll pay you back. You know, >> I told him already that I wasn't going to come come and pick him up. >> You aren't coming to pick him up? >> No, I wasn't. I already told him I'm not. >> Okay. >> All right. Perfect. >> Thank you so much. call my cousin that he's not going to pick me up there. >> No, let's go get your bag. No, I'm not, man. I'm not. Let's go pay your bill and then we'll go from there and your buddy. >> Are you keeping me from going to Jersey right now? >> Yeah, I'm not keeping the airlines you can't fly. >> Yeah. No, >> I'm not. What am I getting reservoir? Are you going to rescue me for something? >> Yeah. You're not paying your bill? >> Hey, I'm running out of patience. I'm running out of patience. >> Well, lock me up then. >> Grab Grab Grab your stuff. >> I am going to do it. I'm going to pay the bar. Wait, get your stuff and go. Do you have you have another credit card in your bag? >> No, I only have one credit card >> and it didn't work. >> I got Apple Pay. Yes, let's try Apple. >> I'll pay it back. I'll pay it back. No, I'm not Apple Pay. >> But I don't have cash money in my >> You have no money. But you've been drinking the whole stuff. You're going to fall over. You're going to fall over. >> Fall over. Nothing. >> You almost do. >> Are you kidding? Nah. Sorry. >> I don't want to get locked up. >> Me neither. I don't want to lock you lock me up. >> I don't. So, let's go over here. Talk to the bar. >> Wait. So, wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. We going to lock me up then? That's Wait for me. >> If you talk to them, you guys make arrangements. So, I won't lock you up. >> Okay. I promise you one thing. I'm not a truck. Man, you got three cops following me. >> Keep going, bro. Come on. >> You know, I'm not drunk. I just came here. So, what are you going to do? You got to get me. >> Let's go figure. >> I'm going to I'm going to see if I'm going to fly. And y'all let me fly. It's 8:17. >> No, they said you can't fly. >> I can fly. >> I already told you, man. >> I can fly, man. >> All right. You're losing enough money for that. >> 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. >> I ran out of patience. >> Why are you guys doing that to me? >> Okay. >> I'm paying what he said. >> You like 10 chances so far, man. If you don't start listening to me, last chance is going to jail. We're running out of patience. >> But what are you doing? What are you taking care for? for being drunk and disorderly. >> Disorderly. >> Yeah, man. >> All right. Disorderly conduct. Disorderly conduct. Talk to my lawyer. >> Yeah. No, that didn't that didn't go through, too. >> Listen, it's okay. I'm sorry. Look, I just came back over here. >> You guys don't have to be here. Listen. Listen. I'm going to go back home. I'm going back home. >> I wanted to make sure it wasn't one in the same. >> I don't have any. I'm going to come back with some more. >> What did she say? He doesn't go to jail. He'll come back tomorrow. >> 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 coming back to pay. >> All right, 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 home in a second. >> I'm going home tonight. I'm going home tonight. >> You got 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. You're causing disturbance. >> I'm going to jail. I'm calling somebody to pick me up. This is about the 17th. >> That's a lie. Lie. You take me to jail for no reason. Look at my lawyer. Got you in jail for what? >> Disorderly conduct, man. >> Really? >> Yeah. It causing disturbance about eight people. >> Yo, you got cameras in here? >> Yeah. >> I'm a disorderly conduct dude, man. Disorderly conduct. You know what that is? >> Yo, I can't wait, boy. I can't wait. >> Okay. I >> you see the cameras on there. You see the cameras on there going >> on lock me up for no reason. You're like locking up on me. >> What am I getting charged all right for the bill and I got >> What am I getting charged for? >> What am I getting charged for? >> I want to know what I'm getting charged. You got to have the blue me. >> Why are you locking me up? >> Cuz for disorderly. >> Really? I didn't do nothing. I didn't cause no problem with nobody. No, I didn't. No, I didn't. That's why you're lying. Whatever. Y'all lying to me. >> Hey, listen. >> You're lying. You're lying. You know what? I was supposed to be here to to go get my ass, >> bro. Why are you doing this to me? >> You're supposed to be here to get what? >> To get to go to Jersey. That's all I want to do. >> But you got you got a little drunk, man. And you didn't pay. >> A little drunk. A little >> You didn't pay your tag. >> You can't do that to me, man. Yo, that's not fair for me. >> Are you transporting? >> Yo, put me in jail. Let's call somebody pick me up, bro. I'm not doing that. Relax. You don't want to take my chain. See, I can tell you this. You hear you said take this. My chain. My grandma gave my chain, bro. >> I don't care, bro. My grandma gave my chain. >> You give with me. >> Oh, maybe. >> Yeah, maybe you can. >> Go ahead. Take it. >> Take your shoes off for you. >> Let me ask you a question. You like doing this to people and you ain't Why you charging me? >> Take your shoe. I'll ask. >> Why are you charging me? >> I'm ask you one more time. >> What are you charging me for? >> What I got? What I got? What I got? >> What I got? What I got? Yo, take another one. Get in the car. >> Are you really going to Yes. I'm getting in the car. Yo. Will don't push me there. >> Get in the car. >> Listen to me. >> Get into the car. >> All right. >> Get into the car. >> I will. >> Is the last time I'm telling you my criminal? Am I a criminal? >> Get into the car. >> All right. Relax. Relax. All right. I'm going. >> I'm helping. >> Relax, DOG. RELAX, DOG. >> GET IN THE CAR. >> YEAH. YOU LAUGHING at me. >> Get in the car. >> I box your mother. Yo, you don't even know me. Get in the car. Yeah. That's why I didn't want to do that. You're laughing at me. Yeah. Make Make sure you record that when I come back for you. You're going to be sorry, bro. Wait, help you pick it up. You already kicked me. >> No, I kicked you because you treat me like what I did to you. I do I do I been to Hop in your head? I been >> Hop in. >> You see right there? >> Hop in. Watch your head. >> You see you? >> I already know. What's your name? What's your name? Moss. You just took my pants off of me. Got you. Moss. Moss, >> hop up. >> I got him, son. I got his damn right. >> Hop up. >> Yo, that's fake. Look, I'm just going to jersey. That's in the car. >> All right, leave me alone. Let me get I can't get >> I'm going to go to the other side. >> Can you help me out? >> Yeah. >> I want you to help me up. Don't help me up. >> You embarrass me, dog. >> You have shorts on. Just slide back. Get in the car. >> What are they doing that for me for? >> They fell off, first of all. So, >> because I'm just waiting for a flight. >> I'm going >> I'm waiting for a flight. >> Your pants fell off cuz you're waiting for a [clears throat] flight? >> Yeah. >> Go ahead. Get in the car. I'm going. Why they lock me up? I'm not a I'm not a criminal. I'm not. >> They're going to pull you in if you don't get it. >> I'm going in now. Can you just wait? Jeez. >> Now, watch. >> So, what did I do wrong? >> Oh, I want to want to know what's what I did wrong. >> Sir, face that way. >> I want to know what I did wrong. >> It's not bad. What I did wrong? >> If you scoot forward, it's easier on your arms. >> I know what I did wrong. >> Hear me? >> Hear me out. What I did wrong? >> Okay. What did I do wrong? What did I do wrong today? >> Yo, I was going to Jersey. Wait till I tell someone. >> What did I do wrong today? Why y'all locking me up? I didn't do to me. I ain't do to nobody. Yeah, what I did. >> With Bernard now secured in the back of the patrol car, it's worth remembering just how small this whole thing started. An airline supervisor decided he wasn't flying that night and the officers who came over were basically there to pass along the message. Pay the tab, grab your bags, and leave the airside. That was the whole ask. Even the sergeant says on camera they were trying to get him out of there without making an arrest. Officers called his friend. His friend agreed to drive in from Ruskin and a ride was already coming. So what did Bernard really have to do? Stand there for about half an hour. But according to the report, he kept escalating in front of the other passengers at the bar. And that's what turned a bad night into a trip to jail. And if you've been wondering why Bernard actually got arrested, we're about to get that answer. As always, we are not here to judge anyone as a person, we're looking at what [music] the camera captured and the choices made in that moment. So, please keep the discussion civil. Now, let's ride along to booking and see what he actually gets charged with because it's not what he spent the whole night arguing about. >> Like you like you like liars. Yes, you like liars. What are you locking me up for? >> I wasn't there. I don't know. But what you locking me up for? What you charging me for? I want to know. I'm going to get my lawyer in my suit. Oh yeah. What you What you charging me for? >> What you charging? I ain't do to y'all. Charge me. I'm happy for you to charge me. Oh my god. It's not going to be It's not even be worth it. Wait till I talk to my lawyer. I did not do nothing to you guys. Nothing. Not even nothing. Y'all crazy. Crazy. I get my lawyer. Y'all taking me to jail now? Wait till I I'mma sue y mother for money. I can't wait till you take me to jail. Hey, please take me to jail so I can sleep. I haven't slept in like 4 days. Why would you do that to me? If you really care, why would you do that to me? Why? If they lock me up for that, I'm suing I'm suing the whole community. What they lock me up for? For what? And you're going to get sued, too. Yeah, I ain't doing nothing to you guys. You guys are just lying people up for no reason. You just want to lock people. Why you always lock people up? >> All right. Do what I did to y'all. >> Not us here. Come on. >> I did something to y'all. >> Swing legs up. >> Swing legs out. >> Charge me. Charge me. What I did to you guys? I never did anything to you guys. I just want to go to sleep. >> Okay. Come on. to me. Why y'all doing this to me, bro? >> By the end, Bernard Vern Samoaru, 44, of Wimma, Florida, was arrested and booked into the Hillsboro County Jail on one count of disorderly intoxication, a first-degree misdemeanor under Florida law. No theft, not the unpaid bar tab. He spent most of the night demanding to know what he was being charged with. And in the end, the answer was the one thing he wasn't really arguing about, the disturbance itself. At that unpaid bill, the restaurant manager declined to press charges and signed a waiver of prosecution that same night.