Listen, I'mma ask you one more time to leave. >> You want to take me to jail? >> That's where you're going to end up going, unfortunately. But you don't have to take that route. >> Take me to jail, man. >> You don't have to take that route. >> I don't I don't know what else to tell you. I missed my flight and you're going to take me to jail. >> We tried. Put your hands behind your back. On October 25th, 2025 at Fort Lauderdale International Airport in Florida, police responded after Spirit Airlines reported an intoxicated passenger refusing to leave the secure terminal. The passenger was arrested on two misdemeanor charges, disorderly intoxication and resisting an officer without violence after officers spent 15 minutes offering alternatives before making the arrest. This is that encounter. What makes this encounter analytically significant is that it presents three overlapping legal bases for the arrest and the subject's own statements established each one on camera. >> Yes, I am. >> I'm working on a flight. >> What's the issue with her? >> But you guys are done with her, right? >> I just wanted No, I have not been refunded. and all of that. >> Okay. So, you're not flying. >> Are you guys going to refund? >> Okay. So, you miss your flight. You're not refunding and you got to exit. >> That was help. That was She was helping me. >> You don't want to help me no more. >> He said he wanted the authority. He said nobody can. No, I say she cannot help me no more because she being weird. >> Okay. >> You don't want to help me. Now you got to exit. >> Yeah, we're going to escort you out. >> Exit where >> are you from here? >> No, I need to I need to get >> What city you with her? >> Come on. >> Where yall from? >> I'm from Mississippi, but she's going to um >> Where she from? >> Uh Huntsville, Alabama. >> All right. She's drunk. >> You good? They're not going to have fun under no circumstance. >> So, here what I need you to do. We don't want no problems. >> Obviously, when people are intoxicated, you go, you know, they're unpredictable. >> Try to get through to her. >> Assist us and we're going to walk her out. But what I need, she's drunk. >> Yeah. >> So, we can't just leave her by herself. >> Right. >> You did you come here with anybody? >> No, we're together and it's just us. >> What time is your flight? >> My flight is at 10:00. Hers was at Hers was at 8:40. Are you willing to stay with her? Because she's going to be by herself and we can't leave her by ourselves and I don't want to take her to jail for public intoxication. She's fine now. When she starts turning up, >> you know what I mean? We leave us no choice. >> Yeah. >> Or we have to make her go to the hospital. >> Okay. >> Or you stay with her. But she like she can't stay here, >> right? >> Cuz drunk people, they just they just >> Okay. >> You know, you understand where I'm coming from? >> Yes, sir. >> All right. So, we don't want them type of problems. >> Yes, sir. >> All right. Thank you. >> So, how do I get my bag? >> It's going to be at the airport that you're going to >> your friend's going to stay with you. >> All right. Talk to your friend. Your friend going to stay with you. All right. You guys are going to be all right. Just stay with her and listen to her. All right? Cuz we're trying to help you. All right? We don't want no problem. >> We don't want no problems with you. All right? >> So, just listen to her, please. >> I'm going to help you. All right? And we got to we got Yeah. And we got to escort you. You got to follow us. Okay. Are you following? >> No. Going to Mississippi. >> Yeah. >> Okay. I'm going to Mississippi. >> Yeah. >> My flight. I'm going out of uh G2 and it's at 9:40. >> So, in the meantime, what is she going to do? >> She going to >> We're just going to walk around. I'm I'll stay with her. >> We got to We We have We have to leave this side of the airport. >> Huh? They got to They got to put me on a flight. >> No. No, we can't. It's not going to happen. I'm not going to lie to you. No, no airline is going to allow you to fly in the state that you're in. >> So, where I go, >> right? You're going to have to sober up. Nobody's going to let you book a flight. So, when you're going to fly, try not to drink or limit your drinks before you get on a flight. >> And or combination with medication. >> I'm sober. >> No, you're not. You're not. They're not going to let you fly like that. >> Like what? >> In the state that you're in. >> What is it like? >> You're not. You'll understand. She'll explain it to you. >> You want some food? Let's go. >> Come on. >> Come on. >> You got to walk us where? >> We got to walk. >> Walk us out. >> Her flight's in 20 minutes. >> What time your flight? >> 9:40. >> Yeah. She's not going to make it. >> I was telling her that she we can't fly with her. >> No. No. It's not going to happen. Just get the flight out of your head for tonight. Not going to happen. >> I got to not fly. >> No. No. Just Just imagine you not flying tonight. Let's go fast forward to tomorrow. They'll rebook you and you'll fly a different day. You're not flying. >> Okay. So, how do I do that? >> Um, where you traveling to? >> Where was your flight to? >> Um, Nashville. >> Okay. Have you looked to see if there's another flight tomorrow to Nashville? >> Uh, it's not going to be with Spirit. >> Exactly. >> So, you got to check another airline or Expedia or travel agency or something. >> Oh, so my flight don't matter no more. Know what he's saying. >> Not today. It is. It is. >> Well, the flight that you had today is already gone. So, you got to move forward to another flight. >> Um, how do I get >> you got to book it online? They cancel her flight. She missed. I guess she was waiting for the flight attitude. Please make your way to immediate departure. >> You know why you come get this before tonight? >> For a couple hours, that's >> no ma'am. Can you come get Asia for a couple hours? >> Couple hours? Girl, a new flight. She missed her flight and u telling us that she needs to sober her up before she um book another flight. Yes. Um, they said tomorrow. >> No, no, don't. We got to confirm. >> Oh, is that a person that lives locally? >> No. >> Well, he don't need >> We need a flight here in town. >> Should we buy a flight? >> Yeah. Tell him to come get her. >> Okay. >> Yeah. If it will help us a lot. >> H how how do I buy a flight? >> Let's do one thing at a time. We're trying to get you in a safe place first and then we'll get you to the here. >> No, no, but we got to have you leave here. >> Huh? >> We got to have you leave here. And we can't stay with you all night. You understand? >> What's wrong with me? >> You'll get it. She'll tell you tomorrow. >> She'll tell you tomorrow. >> Come on. I want you to go to the front. >> If you If you exit, you're not going to make your flight. >> Yeah. We won't we'll let her go to the tip and then we'll turn around and we'll take it. Asia, >> she got stuff over there. Property. >> Well, she >> tell her to come on cuz I don't want to drag her out of here. >> Right. >> All right. So, tell her to get up and come on. >> Can we confirm that guy's going to come get her? Can we confirm that guy's going to come get her? >> No. >> Let me know for sure that he's going to come get her. >> He not. >> I need to get on a plane. >> All right. And let's see how how long it's going to take him to get >> Okay. >> get here. >> Moosey, go. I'm not going to leave until I know you okay. >> I'm not going home until I get a flight. >> Listen. >> So, y'all going to drag me? >> We don't want to do that. Do we look like >> You going to have to do it. You going to have to do it. >> That's not cool. That ain't cool. We ain't going to do that. You just got to not drink before you come to the airport. Okay. >> I didn't come to the airport drunk. >> You are drunk. >> Okay. Well, we're not going to go back and forth. >> I'm not trying to make my flight. >> I know, but you're not. >> The flight's already gone. >> It's already gone. >> Exactly. >> So, let's move forward. We're going to get you on a new flight. >> So, how do we get a flight that I can get on? >> We got to You got to rebook. >> Okay. We're going to book it. >> You have to book it. >> Exactly. >> Spirit refunded you. >> No, they did not. >> She had a non-refundable ticket. >> They Yeah, they didn't refund. >> She had a non-refundable ticket. >> Oh, non-refundable. Okay. So, then you lost your money for that ticket. So, you have to find a new flight. It just is what it is. What are you doing? >> All right. But we cannot let you stay back here drunk. You have to leave this here. >> Listen. She's going to help you. Listen to her. If you take the Listen to her. So, please do what we ask you to do. >> Okay. Well, drag me out of here. How? Hi, Gord. >> We We're not going to do that. We don't want to do that. Don't make us do that. Please. I'm ask you. Please don't make us do that. All right. >> I missed my I missed my flight. I'm trying to book another flight. >> Right. See how long that guy going to take to come. Please. And if if I can't find another flight, then you going to have to drag me out of here. That's what you going to have to do. >> Do it. >> Under Florida statute 856.011, disorderly intoxication requires two elements. The subject is intoxicated in a public place and either causes a public disturbance or represents a danger to themselves or others. In this encounter, probable cause for intoxication was established through three independent sources. Airline staff, the traveling companion, and officer's direct observations, satisfying the first element before a single word was exchanged with the subject on camera. Where the disturbance element holds is the subject's prolonged refusal to leave and her confrontation with airline staff, which extended the disruption across a high security terminal for over 15 minutes. Under Florida statute 810.08, trespass in a structure after warning requires three elements. A warning to leave issued by someone with authority, a refusal to comply, and the subject remaining on the premises. In this encounter, once Spirit Airlines denied boarding and ended the transaction, the subject's legal privilege to remain in the secure terminal was revoked. Officers communicated that order clearly and repeatedly over a period exceeding 15 minutes. Where the trespass charge holds is the subject's own statement she told officers they would have to physically remove her, which satisfies the knowing refusal element explicitly and on camera. No, we're not going to do that. >> Do it. >> We don't want to do that. >> I don't have no other option. >> That was my only flight. >> When we drag you out of here, you understand you're going to jail. We don't want to take you to jail. That's what's going to end up happening. In the morning, you're going to regret that. That's not what we want to do. >> We rather >> Why do you have to take me to jail? >> Because you're refusing to do what we're asking you to do. But that's not what we That's not our goal. Our goal. >> But what you ask me to do? What you ask me to do? >> All right. So, come walk. Come on. Come with us. Come on. Come on. We're going to walk. Somebody's going to pick you up. I promise you, you're going to get home. It's just not going to be right now. >> All right? So, come with us, sweetie. All right? >> I promise you, everything's going to be okay in a few hours. >> But just come with us. >> Go with this other gentleman. >> Whoever he is, this guy that you know, >> I don't >> I don't I don't know. >> I don't know. No, nobody here. >> We need you. We need you to walk with us, please. I'm ask you to get up on your own power and we're going to walk out. >> Go where? >> The gentleman's going to pick you up. >> So, y'all want to take outside the airport? >> There's no way she can get a flight tonight. >> No. No. No airline's going to let her fly. Nobody. Nobody. Cuz when you get altitude, your blood your blood your blood, you know, your alcohol blood level, it actually thins. So, she you start turning up even more. So they not going to divert a whole flight. It cost them money cuz she cutting up. Now you make other people late till they connecting flights. It's a whole chain reaction. >> So that's why they don't let drunk people on flights. >> Moosey go to your own flight. I'm not going to go until I know you okay. And Asia, they're not going to let you fly tonight. >> So that's okay. Can't sit here. >> Who's it? What's this guy's number? Damn. >> You got a You got a pen? I mean a paper. >> Oh my Oh my. So what happened with the party? Like >> what's this dude? What's this number? >> Weird. That's why they told me his name is Van. >> Yeah. I got to go home. >> All right. Come on. What's your name? >> Asia. >> Asia. Come on. Come on. We're going to walk to the front. Van's going to pick you up and you get another flight. >> I don't know him. All right, you got to leave here. >> Okay, give me a second. >> All right. >> Oh my god, my bags is on my flight. >> Your bags will be in the baggage office, wherever you were going to with Spirit. So, they're not your bags aren't going to go anywhere. You're not going to lose them when you get to your destination. >> Mhm. >> With whatever airline you travel with. >> How do I get to Nashville? How do I buy a flight there? >> You're going to have to buy a flight with another >> like Delta or anyone. >> How How do I How do I do that? >> You can go online. You can book it online. >> You go online. >> Can y'all walk me to Delta or somebody else? >> We're going to walk you outside and we could I'll show you where to go. >> But Delta ain't going to Delta's not going to book you like that >> and you're going to have to book online. >> Look, there's a flight tomorrow morning on Spirit at 9:00 in the morning. >> I don't want to go to Spirit. >> I'm trying to help you out. Why you cursing? >> Cuz why the would I want to go to Spirit? >> Listen, slow down. Slow down. We're trying to help you. Be respectful. All right. We're trying to help you out. >> Uh-huh. Allegian has a flight tomorrow at 10. >> Allegian got a flight. They got cheap tickets. >> Call, dude. Tell him to meet us upper level terminal 4. See if he's if he's on the way. >> How do I How do I get on? >> Come with us. Come on. olive green. >> You all right? >> Somebody say something on your phone. >> No, my phone. Come on. We almost there. Come on. Let's go. >> You checking on me. I'm checking on you. >> I appreciate it. >> Uh-huh. >> Check on him, too. >> I need your help. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Thank you. >> Tomorrow, you're going to be a brand new person. I promise you. >> Tomorrow. >> Yeah. [laughter] tomorrow. >> April. >> Does he have her number? >> Yeah, he has both her numbers. >> All right. So, tell him to call her. We're going to be at the end of terminal 4. >> All right. You're good to go. >> I would say 10 10:50. >> 10:50. >> Yeah. I can walk. >> You go. Come on. Come on. We trying not to, you know. Yeah. >> Nice job, darling. >> Appreciate you. All right. >> This ain't Hey, hey, hey. Don't go down them steps. Stay. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. You going to bust your head open. No. No. We going to stay upstairs cuz you going cuz you going to bust your head open, sweetie. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on. I don't want you to get hurt. All right. Come this way. >> Why are you touching? >> Cuz I don't want you to hurt yourself. Don't touch me. >> All right. Good. All right. I don't want you to bust your head open either. >> Okay. >> All right. So, just go that way. Go that way. >> Go that way. >> For what? >> Cuz we're going to go outside and she's going to wait with you. >> No, she didn't catch a fight. >> Yeah, she's she got time. >> Come on. Come on. We almost there. Now, we almost out of your face. All you got to do is just walk these last few steps and we gone. All right. So, come on. Let's go. >> Well, I can't walk down the stairs. >> Nah, that's not a good idea. >> Why? Listen, man. I'm not going to keep saying the same thing over again. All right. Just listen to us. Let's walk outside. She's going to stay with you. >> Ah, you got to get me out the airport. >> You going to be right outside. >> You got to get me out the airport. >> Yep. >> Trying to get you to your ride. Trying to get you to your ride. We're trying to be nice. Thank you. >> Got to leave. How you doing, sir? Nice to see you. >> To the right. To the right, sweetie. >> Hey. Hey. Hey. Where you going? To the right. To the right. To the right. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Listen. To the right. To the right. You're almost there. Just listen to us. Come on. Don't do that. >> Just come over here. We trying. Okay. I'm trying to help you. Please. We're almost over. It's almost over with. Just go this way. >> Come on. Come on. Yeah. It's like you pushing us into a corner. You almost there. >> You're almost there. >> Yeah. Don't Please don't do that cuz it's not going to work the way you want to work. >> But you're not going to wait here. >> All right. This is not Yeah. >> Right here. >> Just come over here. >> You're almost there. Just walk right there and you're done. All right. You understand? >> But you're going to put yourself in a position where >> Don't grab me no more. >> Okay. I'm trying to help you. >> Right. But but before you grab me, you got to tell me you can't grab me. >> I'm going to grab you. I'm going to guide you. I'm going to guide you to where you sit down and we leave cuz you need to chill for your ride to come pick you up. >> I'm chill. >> Okay. But you can't chill here. >> This where the ride come. >> No, but you can't chill here. You understand? >> Come on. Let's go on the sidewalk. >> So come on. Let's go. Let's go in the shower. >> Why? You just want you want us to take you to jail. >> Kind of. >> No, you don't. >> Keep walking. Keep going. >> Y'all never asked them. >> I know. >> You're almost there. >> Don't touch >> where I got to go to not be to not go to jail. >> Right there. Right there. Yep. Sit right there. You see? >> Okay. Get the >> Listen, be respectful. All right. I don't I'm not that type of dude. >> No, we don't got to go to jail. >> All right. Don't Don't go there with me. I'm not that type of dude. All right. All right. Don't Don't talk to me like that. All right. >> You'll find out. I'm telling you now. Can you get out of the road, please? Yeah. >> What you want to do? What you What you want to get out of the road? Just go sit down, please. >> What you want now? >> Just go sit down. You almost done. >> I'm on a ride. What you want? >> You're good now. Thank you. >> Exactly. Get the home. >> Yeah. >> Uh-huh. >> Hey, take care. >> Take care. All right. Take care. We appreciate you. >> Yeah. Get the phone. >> Okay. Bye. >> Thank you. >> All right. If the hotel get a hotel, we can take a Uber. >> Uh-huh. I'm I'm I'm I'm doing it. >> I'm leaving. I'm going. I'm going. >> Okay. >> Uh-huh. >> That's what we're waiting on. So, just chill. >> No, we don't just chill. We've >> We exhausted a lot of patience with you. >> You do. >> All right. We're We're going to ask you to stay here. >> Listen. No, you have to leave. >> Oh, okay. So, I'm I'm trying to find a way to leave. >> But you got to leave. Go with him and figure it out. You either leave him. >> Listen, I'm going to ask you one more time to leave. >> You want to take me to jail? >> That's where you're going to end up going, unfortunately. But you don't have to take that route. >> Take me to jail, man. >> You don't have to take that route. >> I don't have I don't know what else to tell you. I missed my flight. You're not going to take me to jail. >> We tried. Put your hand behind your back. Let me tell you. >> Yeah. Yeah. We tried to help you. >> Under Florida statute 843.02, resisting an officer without violence requires three elements. an officer performing a lawful duty, knowing resistance by the subject, and no violence used. In this encounter, officers were lawfully removing a trespasser. The subject repeatedly refused verbal commands, and under Cell versus state, a controlling Florida appellet decision, pulling away during handcuffing constitutes sufficient resistance to establish this charge without any active physical confrontation. Regarding the use of force, the Supreme Court in Graham versus Connor 490US 386 1989 held that force must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer on scene, not with hindsight. Three factors apply the severity of the crime. The immediate threat level and the degree of resistance. Here the offense was a misdemeanor. The threat was low. The resistance was passive. Officers deployed only verbal commands, soft hand guidance, and handcuffs. No intermediate weapons were used. The force was objectively reasonable under the Graham standard. After the arrest, the subject directed sustained insults and profanity at the arresting officers. Under City of Houston versus Hill 482US451 1987, verbal challenges to police are protected first amendment speech. Officers correctly ignored the provocation. The arrest was grounded in conduct, not speech, and that distinction held throughout. >> This hers never mind. Um. >> Hm. >> All right. You know where I'm at. I'm way in terminal 3. I'm terminal 3. So I got a 36. >> I'm about black female. 1052. Listen. Keep talking. Come on, man. I'm trying to help you out. >> No, you're not. >> Yes, I am. Listen, >> listen. You ain't get yourself hurt. Don't get yourself hurt. >> Don't get yourself hurt. >> You're not going to win this battle. I'm telling you. >> Huh? >> What's that? >> Oh, right there. Yeah, >> exactly. doing a lot of but nothing. >> All right, you get your car. >> Uh-huh. >> Uh-huh. >> It's my life. >> I told you ain't going to win this battle. >> Uh-huh. >> You got some camera for? Yep. >> Okay, great. >> Lay down. Lay down. >> Uh-huh. Let me go. >> You're not going to win this, Bab. I keep telling you. Stop. >> I don't mind. >> You're not going to You're not going to win. >> You're okay with me. >> You're not going to win. >> I know. I make you feel good. >> You're not going to win this. >> I know make you feel good, boo. >> Right. You're right. Let's make it. Let's make a car. It's making a car. Exact. Stop. Stop the weird. >> Ah, you thought you ate. >> I feel bad for you. >> You thought you ate down. >> I feel bad for you. >> I feel bad for you. I feel bad for your wife, actually. She'll never be happy. when like you >> I feel bad I feel bad for your family. >> Now you got to be recording. >> Now your Now your camera matter. >> Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Uh-huh. >> No. Oh, thank you. Get your head. Stop. >> Just my shoes. >> Watch out. >> Huh? Just come with us. 19. >> Just come with us. >> Following this arrest, the subject was charged with disorderly intoxication under Florida statute 856.011 011 and resisting an officer without violence under Florida statute 843.02. She spent the night in jail. Final court disposition is not publicly available at the time of this analysis. The subject is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. The officers receive a grade of B+. Across 15 minutes of engagement, they offered seven distinct alternatives to arrest, rebooking flights, hotel arrangements, Uber, personal pickup coordination, and food, demonstrating a level of patience and deescalation that exceeds standard department requirements. When arrest became unavoidable, force was minimal and calibrated precisely to the level of resistance. Composure held under sustained verbal abuse. Redirecting the impaired subject away from a dangerous staircase reflected genuine duty of care. The concern is operational the extended public encounter in a highsecurity airport environment. Prolonged disruption for other passengers and created an unnecessary security footprint. earlier. Cleaner on camera documentation of the lawful removal order would have strengthened the trespass charge for prosecution. The subject receives a grade of D. She rejected every reasonable alternative offered across 15 minutes rebooking. Hotel, Uber, personal pickup, and explicitly invited her own arrest by telling officers on camera and multiple times to take her to jail. Her intoxication in the airport terminal triggered the entire chain of events. While impairment is noted as context, intoxication is not a legal defense to either charge filed under Florida law. What prevented a failing grade is the absence of violence during the arrest and some degree of compliance during the escort. For passengers, federal law controls at the gate. Under 49 USC section 44902, airlines hold absolute authority to refuse transport to intoxicated passengers. Once denied boarding, no legal right to remain in the secure terminal exists. That privilege is revoked the moment the airline ends the transaction, regardless of whether a refund has been issued. For passengers, refusal creates criminal liability. Under Florida statute 810.08, 08. Remaining in a structure after a lawful warning to leave, regardless of personal frustration or a legitimate grievance about a missed flight, satisfies all elements of trespass after warning. A civil travel dispute does not suspend the legal obligation to comply with a lawful order to exit. For officers, passive resistance is legally sufficient under Florida statute 843.02 and cell versus state. Refusing to move when ordered or pulling away during handcuffing constitutes resisting without violence. No active physical confrontation is required to establish this charge and documenting that resistance on body cam as occurred here is the cleanest path to prosecution. For airlines, the chain of authority matters. Under Florida trespass law, enforcement of an airline's denial of access depends on officers receiving a clear communication that the passengers's privilege to remain has been revoked. When that communication is timely and documented, the legal foundation for law enforcement action is solid. The remedy for a travel dispute is customer service, not confrontation with police. Under the First Amendment, verbal frustration directed at officers is constitutionally protected. But conduct refusing lawful orders, passive resistance during removal is not. A missed flight costs money and inconvenience. An arrest costs freedom, creates a criminal record, and carries consequences that outlast the flight by years. Let us know if there is an interaction or legal topic you would like us to discuss in the comments below. We read all of them.