Relax. >> Take you in theing bowl. You know what thing is? I could break out of this. >> Let's put her on the ground. >> Take you in a custom. It's the last thing I want to do. >> Go for it. >> Is that what you want? >> Go for it. >> On July 22nd, 2025 at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. A passenger was arrested for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and assault on a law enforcement officer. She was denied boarding by Southwest Airlines and taken into custody by Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority police. This is that encounter. What makes this stop analytically significant is that the strongest charge was created entirely by the subject's own conduct during the arrest. early cond for however many hours. >> No, you don't need a dummy train, ma'am. Ma'am, why don't you get up for me? >> All right, ma'am. Can you stand up for I know I can get up. I'm going to show you. >> Okay, I get it. Yeah, you know what I'm doing? Here is the two passports to countries because I have traveled to the I'm going to hang out with my fourmon. No, I'm not. >> So, you're my New Zealand passport. Here's my passport. Here's my New Zealand driver license. I travel over 100 million times >> and paid on the floor. >> Okay. >> I get No, no, I'm sorry. I get that it's a a public risk, but look, my flight is not to arrive until >> Okay. Uh, let me in the afternoon or 9:36. No, sorry. I can't just hang out on the floor. >> No, unfortunately. >> All of the other things. >> No, you can sit down and see. >> Every single time I've been to the airport several times before where I've laid on the floor, it's never been a problem. >> Okay. So, you're laying in the middle floor right here right now in front of everyone. >> So, this is the middle. This is the >> Wait, don't you see that? There's a gate right there, ma'am. No, no, no. Ma'am, the middle if you want. All right, let's calm down. >> He's in the middle. >> All right, ma'am. Don't you think that gay right there right there in the middle people can trip over you? >> And so you don't know how to walk around me? >> Yeah, but weapons. >> So, are you telling me everyone's >> No, sorry. Are you Is that what you're saying? Because people can't watch me walk around me. So, I can lay right here like this. >> She in the night? >> Yeah, she's in the night. I just >> How you doing, ma'am? I'm still on. I am not drunk. >> Okay. >> I am just self-aware. Okay. >> Okay. You know where you are. >> This is the middle. Yeah. I'm at a national airport waiting for my flight cuz you've been delayed for 3 hours. >> Well, I can smell a little bit alcohol in your matter if you have gotten gas. I can't be I can't >> Well, where where were you drinking? We're hanging out over there in the morning to be able to continue to rebook her. I was going to rebook her tomorrow, but she won't even at this point just cancel it. But yeah, if we can get a name, I have no problem. She's getting alcohol. Can I get >> uh three drinks? >> One drink. >> One drink. You have four drinks. >> No, one drink. No. Okay. She wasn't. >> Okay. >> There's even a book right here. >> Physical and mental health. Oh, good. So, you study that stuff. >> Yeah. I literally am smarter than every person here. >> Okay. So, laying here. >> I got it. So, let me >> forget it's a safety risk if there are people here. >> Listen. Listen. So, because they are a private business and they can deny anybody warning. Now, you're going to have these back. Let me talk to Southwest real quick. Yeah, but the thing is is they came to me. >> I lay here. Watch. One. Watch me. Watch. One. Two. Watch. Pretend he's right here. Watch. >> So that's what you were doing. Just laying there. >> Laying and then some that one comes up to me. You're not allowed to sit here. >> Well, look. I literally >> Let's put your stuff together. >> No. Look at this. Look. Look. Look. Look. I've literally flown to Thailand. I've flown to everywhere else in this town world and I've never been in trouble like that. >> So, just a little update, right? Your flight's been cancelled due to the way you've been acting. >> I don't care if it has. >> Okay. So, >> they're going to reimburse me and I don't care. >> Okay. Yep. We can get that figured out. >> It doesn't matter actually because on the plus side, my sister was going to help me out. a 4month old baby because you guys think I'm [ __ ] or whatever the you think I'm going to watch my 4month old baby or sorry sister's baby >> I will soon if I have to I need I need you to listen to me cuz the last thing I want to happen listen to me the last thing I want to happen is for us to have to take you to jail I need you to listen to me >> you can send me to jail I want I will turn around and say my fat ass right here. Listen, we we don't want to do that. So, they denied you order at this point. We have to ask you to fine. >> If you can show me and take care of yourself, you can grab your >> Hey, ma'am. Grab your ma'am. >> I will literally recite this. I will speak Spanish. >> That's fine. I don't want to get you for this. >> Hello, ma'am. Welcome, >> ma'am. I don't want to get you for disorderly either cuz right now we're blocking the flow of me. >> You're going to have to carry your own stuff. Ma'am, you're going to have to carry on. >> You're taking me away. You take that. >> Ma'am, you're going to have to carry >> because apparently you're escorting me and making me carry all my even though I am >> to pick up your stuff. If you don't pick up your stuff and walk with us to the nonsecure side, I'm going to have to take you into custody. It's the last thing I want to do. >> Is that what you want? >> Go for it. >> For disorderly conduct and public intoxication because you're acting like you're showing signs of being intoxicated. >> So, I'm intoxicated and yet I'm having a physical and mental conversation. >> I'm trying to help you out. Crazy you can >> for me laying here on my fat ass right now. I'm not going to tell you literally sitting here >> ma'am I'm not going to tell you yourself if not you're going to go into I do not want to do that >> and you know what I >> I understand that but I'm trying to help you out so you may care later. No, I don't. >> I hate this country. >> Canadian New Zealand. >> Are we leaving? Maybe. >> Are we? >> If you can get your stuff together. >> What? You're not going to be able to tell me you can get your stuff together? >> Just kidding. >> No, that's just me. >> Come on, man. Let's go pick up your items. Take a walk. >> I'm going to show you this again. >> I see it. >> Yeah. You want to zip up your bag so you don't lose? >> No, no. I want to show you that I'm selfaware. >> Okay, I'm saying that going to school for psychedelics and mental health. >> Where are you going to school at? >> Where I want to. >> Hang on one second, ma'am. >> Oh, sorry. >> She continues making a scene. >> Yeah, I'm going to take >> not intoxicated. >> Come on, man. We can walk and talk. I >> you or they will be paying for my you/ they will be >> very their policy >> is to refund the ticket if they deny you boarding. I don't work for >> the airline so I can't speak. Exactly. >> I don't care if you're not floor. >> I don't need to see but I'm going to need you to stop cursing and stop being loud because there's children present. >> Is that a child? Is that >> No, but there's one right in front of you. >> Pretty sure that person swears more than probably hanging up with a seven-year-old every day and he swears more than I do. >> Well, my seven-year-old doesn't swear at home. >> Not at home. >> That's fine. You got to pick up your bags. Keep walking. >> Call him before we go. >> Ma'am. Ma'am, >> you can call him while we're walking. >> Yeah, I am. >> Pick up your stuff and walk. >> Yeah, of course. >> I know. >> If he can pick you up, that would be wonderful. >> 2 hours. >> Okay. Well, pick up your bag and I keep walking. >> I get it. Do you think I'm [ __ ] [ __ ] >> We're not We're not going to say >> you like an adult and keep walking. >> Treat me like an adult. Do you think you can >> Michael? >> MICHAEL. >> You know what the thing is? If I can break out of this calare down if you're not there for them because they're do it. >> Under Virginia Code section 18.2415, 2415. Disorderly conduct requires fighting or threatening behavior, not profanity or verbal argument. Virginia courts held in Hshfield versus Commonwealth that profanity alone is constitutionally insufficient. The Supreme Court confirmed in City of Houston versus Hill 482US451, 1987 that offensive speech directed at officers is first amendment protected. Only direct provocation causing imminent breach of the peace loses that protection. Where the disorderly conduct charge fails is precisely here. Lying on a floor and arguing loudly does not satisfy the statutory fighting or threatening element. The fourth amendment question is whether probable cause existed when the seizure became custodial under Florida versus Bostic 501US4291 1991. Seizure occurs when a reasonable person would not feel free to leave a threshold crossed before officers articulated clear probable cause on camera. Officers issued arrest ultimatums and blocked the subject's exit before stating the statutory basis on camera, creating a suppression vulnerability for anything obtained in that window. Arrest is complete. Resisting arrest under Virginia Code section 18.2460. 2460 has strong evidentiary support. Physical resistance is documented on body cam. However, if the predicate disorderly conduct arrest lacked probable cause, the legality of resistance becomes contested. The assault on a law enforcement officer charge under Virginia Code section 18.257 is the legally strongest count. At 1053, the subject verbally threatened to kick an officer while actively resisting a credible verbal threat combined with physical struggle satisfies Virginia's assault element. This charge stands independent of the disorderly conduct dispute and was created entirely by the subject's own conduct. Final issue. Miranda versus Arizona 384US 4361 1966 requires advisement before custodial interrogation. Booking questions fall under the exception in Pennsylvania versus Mun 496US 582190. But conduct specific questions asked before advisement was captured on camera may be subject to suppression at trial. I have something to do. Let let it let it lock up so they don't get tight. >> I don't care if you get tight. >> Not going to do it anyways because working at airports. >> Yeah. Watch. I will help you get up because I'm not resisting. You got a 44 out there. Yeah, sometimes. >> The thing is is we're just stupid and I can undo this if I really want it. >> That'll be another charge if you do, man. >> You know what? I don't care because you're already not TOO STRONG. RELAX. >> I'll kick you in the [ __ ] door. You >> stop resisting. >> Do not put me behind doors for NO REASON. >> WHEN ALL I want to kick you, the schooling stop. >> Hey, you know what's making IT HARD? THE FACT YOU'RE NOT DOING YOUR RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO HEAD for the back. >> Relax. Stop biting that. >> No. >> RELAX. >> NO. WHAT'S WRONG? YOU SUPPOSED TO GIVE ME MY RIGHTS, BRO. I'm noting American. And I know the name. Stop. >> Why? I don't have any rights. >> YOU HAVE RIGHTS. >> WHY HAVE YOU NOT GIVEN THEM TO ME? I got three. >> All right, somebody go that side. >> You really think that's what you want TO DO? LET'S GO. I'LL GIVE YOU 11. >> There you go. YOU NOT. >> HEY, hover over strange. >> There's one in the club. >> I don't care anymore. >> LET ME KNOW YOUR NAME. COME OFF. for nothing. >> Hey, your name is Go for it. Go for it. No. No. You make me sit up. >> No. Oh, sorry. I don't know how to get up. I'm sorry. third party. >> Yeah, this guy is my disorder conduct assisting myself. >> Okay. Ready? >> Get it out of your pocket. You are not going to stop. I'm not going to do anything. Let me call my boyfriend. We're going to take you inside. No. Right here. I want to go off. Okay. Can I take this off for you? It's right here. >> That's That's fine. That's fine. >> Can I TAKE THIS OFF? >> NO. NO. STOP. STOP. She don't have to call my boyfriend. >> I got your phone. Once we get you out, >> husband. Because I literally have both and I will tell you that later. >> Which one was in the army? Husband or boyfriend? >> Boyfriend. >> Okay. >> The husband is uh New Zealand. >> Gotcha. >> Cuz I lived in New Zealand for 12 years. >> Okay. But I have a husband and a boyfriend. I literally will stay up here. >> Okay. As long as you fine. That's all. >> Are you staying with me anymore? Are you angry? >> No. I mean, are you now? You are. Okay. Do you have any kind of plan? >> What? Do you have any kind of plan? >> Whatever gets me out of this. Just kidding. No, seriously. I'm just kidding. Are you okay? Look. Okay. Okay. You're also on >> Middle. >> At the time of this analysis, the outcome of any criminal proceedings remains unknown. The disorderly conduct count faces significant first amendment challenges. Resisting arrest and assault on officer carries substantially stronger evidentiary support. MWA officers receive a B minus. Officers maintain composure across 9 minutes of verbal confrontation and escalated force consistently with use of force doctrine under Graham versus Connor. 490U. Yes. 386 1989. Deductions. The disorderly conduct charge lacks statutory support. Probable cause was not articulated on camera at the moment of custodial transition and Miranda adisement was not captured before conduct specific questioning. Southwest Airlines receives a C plus. The airline held authority under 49USC section 44902 to deny boarding. Announcing the flight cancellation during an active confrontation escalated the situation. No private resolution was offered before involving law enforcement. The subject receives a C. Lying on a terminal floor and arguing was not criminal. The First Amendment does not require polite behavior. But prolonged refusal to comply with a lawful escort directive gave officers escalating statutory grounds for arrest and physical resistance created independent criminal liability. The verbal assault threat at 1053 is the strongest charge on record and was generated entirely by the subject's own conduct under stress. For officers, articulate the specific statute and probable cause on camera before transitioning from detention to arrest. Disorderly conduct requires more than profanity. Virginia Code section 18.2415 demands fighting or threatening behavior. For officers, deliver Miranda advisement promptly upon formal arrest before questions touching charged conduct. Pre-advisement questioning creates suppression risk that can unravel well doumented charges for the public. Once a lawful escort directive is issued, compliance, then legal challenge is the correct sequence. Verbal threats, even under stress, are independently chargeable under Virginia Code section 18.257. 257. 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