I'm pregnant. I'm about to have a miscarriage and I can sue this [ __ ] up. >> OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. I'M IN PAIN. >> Oh my god. Oh my god. OH MY GOD. I'MING LICKING. I'm licking. I'm licking. I'm licking. Licking. I'm licking. Oh my god. I think I'm losing my baby. I'm losing my baby. I'ming losing my baby. On September 19th, 2021 at Orlando International Airport, a pregnant woman was denied boarding on a Spirit Airlines flight and physically struck the gate agent who turned her away. She was placed under arrest and charged with battery, a first-degree misdemeanor under Florida statute section 784.03. This is that encounter. Hello. >> Hi. >> What's going on? >> Yeah. Um, we need to protect her. She hit me. She pushed me. She did everything. I'm going to press charge. >> So, I'm going to help her here. >> Okay. >> That's it. So, she's holding her scan her security bridge as well and everything. So, >> absolutely. >> Ma'am, you have a driver's license or an ID? >> Yes, I do. And I have my passport and everything. >> Go ahead and give me your driver's license ID. >> You come over there. I think the unit coming ready please don't come in because she she told you why listen to >> ID and driver's license >> don't judge that's the problem with cops I'm going to cut myself That's the problem. As a cop, we judge one side. So, don't judge one side. Listen to me and let me show you. >> But I'm not lying. I'm going to show you everything that you ask. I'm a cop. I'm a veteran. So, I'm going to show you my paperwork and I'm going to show you she's lying. Don't judge one side. Okay? Do not judge. I'm pregnant. >> I've been here since9. And I'm going to show you my in a car going construction. >> Girl didn't like me. She had an attitude with me. You know why she still recording? >> It's recording cuz I'm going to give you my phone so you can go outside and listen. He goes, "You know what? She's not getting a fight. It's okay. Leave her. She's not getting a fight. That's abuse of power. >> Two kids. Officer. >> This is my kids. Okay. >> Show my new location. I even give you my pen. Look, >> ma'am. Listen. No, no, no, no. Look, my husband who's a sher in the army. >> I'm a sheriff. I'm a sher myself. He's also a sher in our Kansas. Um, I just came from our Kansas. >> Um, this is my kid. >> This is my kid. I'm going to give you the paperwork. I just want you to know how people and I never see that in my life. I just want you to know how people abuse their power. >> I I No, no. I'm going to give you my paperwork cuz I'm supposed to meet going to grab You're not going to fly. So, >> Ma'am, you're not going to fly. >> Why? >> Because they're not going to allow it. >> They don't want to. Why? >> Because they said so. Doesn't matter. We have to go down. >> Why? I'll pay for it. >> Ma'am, I'll pay for it. >> Driver's license. And we need to go now. >> All right. But I >> if you do not do this, I do not want to put you in a handcuff. >> All right. But I paid for it. >> Understood. We'll talk about that driver's license. Let's go. >> Okay. So, I just want to have I'm going to go, but I just have one. I'm going to go I just have one question. >> So, you need to tell me >> that it's okay for someone to say, you know what? I don't want her in my life. Let's go now. Come with me. Thank you. We can talk. >> Thank you. Appreciate you. Appreciate your cooperation. All right. going to eat you. >> Uh, if you just threaten her, I'm going to hit the charger. All right. >> I said, "God got you." I said, "God got you." God got you. God got you. God got you. >> Keep coming. Keep coming. >> God got you, baby. Don't worry. >> No, you're coming. >> Don't worry. God, I got it. >> You get one or >> That's okay. I'm okay. I'm okay. 28. >> I'm a veteran. >> Not only am I a >> veteran ma'am? >> What we're going to do is we're going to go right over there. Okay. And we're going to talk with you. Okay. >> You go with her. Okay. >> Baby. Baby. Let's go over there. >> Don't come here. Come here. Yeah. Let's get away from here. This is too crowded, right? >> Come with me. Okay. >> Come with me. Come here. Grab your stuff. Grab your stuff. Follow me. Follow me. >> Follow me. >> Just follow me. Follow me, sweetheart. Let's go. Okay. >> Uh, we can't go through here. All right. >> Okay. Just go around. >> Follow me. Just follow me. Follow me. Follow me. Follow me. Follow me. Follow me. Follow me. >> Yeah. Make sure you put that on Facebook. Right. >> Let's go. Let's go. Come here. Come here. Come with me. Come with me. Ma'am, come with me. You're going to sound stupid tomorrow. Tomorrow you're going to sound stupid cuz you're going to be like, "Oh, she was right. Okay. No, it's okay. It's okay. I'm an officer. Like, >> there you go. Good deal. >> I made over 100K a year. I'm okay. Good deal. >> I'm okay. >> There you go. >> I'm okay. >> Awesome. Thank you. >> All right. Okay. So, tell me >> sending me the videos and everything. Um, so she was at the gay area. >> Okay. >> Um, talking and talking and since she got here around 10 something, 10 10. Um, she was talking. So I was talking to her and everything like really nice. She'll be like, "Hey, can you change my seat?" And then she was talking like >> I'm sorry. I'm pregnant. And I'll be like, "Okay, yeah. Are you pregnant?" So how many months? And she'd be like, "Eight months." And I'll be like, "Okay." But she apparently been in toxic care, you know, as well. She's male like >> So I be like, you know, take a seat over here. Take a break. You're going to board last. Could give you some break while you >> Where where did where was all this happening? Over here or over there? >> Over here in front. Actually, she was next to the podium and I have all these people. >> So then um she got out. >> Did she ever get on the aircraft? >> No. >> Did she ever get on out of onto the >> No, but she went inside the jet without being boarding because she was deny boarding. I told her that she didn't go on the plane because then she start um >> pregnant suspect >> around 30 complaining of pain and also a supervisor. She wants to speak for a 34 year old female and 180. Um, she was talking and then she started >> telling me things like this don't want to let me go and I be like, "Are you talking about telling me that you go last because you need some break?" >> And then she still go. So I be like, "You know what? You're deny boarding. You don't go nowhere." >> This is all here. >> All here. Got it. >> She was in line ready to board with the wheelchips and everything. >> Her town number 23. >> My agent told her, "No, you >> I'm sorry. 184. That's going to actually be at gate 28 >> and 182 is taking the suspect to the landside office. >> Can you show me the video? >> Yeah. I mean, it's two of them. >> The other one. >> Oh, >> the topic on that's when she >> when she started. >> They recorded on Facebook. So, the mail. >> So when she tried to board, the agent told her um you know you you cannot board yet. Um my supervisor my supervisor talked to you already and then she be like what are you talking about? So she run the driver she don't have >> she was denied you don't have we scan. So she run he tried to hold her. She like don't touch me. So she keep walking. When we were done there she pushed me by the wall. >> She pushed you over there >> by the wall. And then when we >> And then when we was down there, the flight attendants closed the door. >> Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. >> Go ahead. >> The flight attendant um closed the door and everything and >> so she never got on the aircraft. >> She never got on because the flight attendant Yeah. closed. Got it. >> So then >> and she just hung around there until we got there. Yeah. >> Did she battery you anymore? >> She No, she hit me in my head >> with a fist or with a She slap. She hit me. Let me see if I can see that on the video. >> Yeah. Were you Were you video recording? >> Yeah. >> There's three officers with her. So, >> so yeah. Let me see at what time when she hit me. I cannot I I cannot see. >> Did Did you um film it, ma'am? >> Yeah, I just sent it to her. >> Oh, you sent that to her. Okay. Can you check your phone where she that or her or whatever happened? >> I'm trying not to see it on over here, but it's too long. So yeah, her and the mother and dad. If >> you need a 24 hours for this, let me know and I'll break from here. >> AMR doesn't have a unit available at this time. I'll let you know if they have available. Let them know. Let them know you abusing your power. You are abusing your power. >> Was it after that she hit you or >> I'm trying to listen? >> No, I guess that >> I don't even talk to her or anything. I was waiting all the time. 182 unit. Who is that? >> Mom and her. Look, this is right here. >> So, here. >> YEAH. >> YOU JUST GOT >> YEAH, WE have it right here. >> So, >> wait, is that you? >> Yeah, cuz she was trying to >> So, here's >> my mom. >> Oh, your mom. Okay. >> Yeah, the mom I got from you like that. And then she hit her. >> Oh, that. Okay, there. Okay, got you. >> Separate. >> Can you send that to me? >> Yeah. >> I just It's going to be so funny to see them still left right there with the [ __ ] minimum jobs there >> and I make over 100k a year. So, it's okay. It's okay. I can pee right there. I got to go. I got to pee. I'm going to pee. >> You got to pee? >> Yeah. And you want to know my >> pee here? It doesn't matter. >> Listen, we need to go to the office. Let's go. Come on. >> I got to pee. >> Yeah. Hold on. There's a There's a restaurant. >> I've been very patient with you. You ask me about my rice. >> Okay. >> I'm going to talk to you in the office. I make 20 I make 120 years. We need I'm not going to pick it up. >> Get your manager to tell me that I need to go there. >> Go to the bathroom there, man. >> It's okay. Get your I makeund 20 >> I make 120,000 a year. Get your manager or an attorney that can tell me to go to your office because you just wrongfully got me out of the plane. I can sue you. So get your get your manager. So get your manager to sit right here and tell me you know what you need to get over here. I'm giving your love of command. >> It's okay. >> Failure. Listen. It's a failure to comply. >> It's going to be charging with resisting. >> Do you understand what I'm saying? >> I'm pregnant. >> Airline boarding authority comes from 49 United States Code section 44902 which permits a carrier to refuse transport to any passenger reasonably deemed a safety risk. The standard is not correctness only. whether the decision was arbitrary or capriccious. In Rudd versus Delta Airlines, a denial based solely on suspected intoxication cleared that bar. Where this case turns criminal is the gate. Florida statute section 784.03 requires only intentional unwanted physical contact, no injury, no weapon. As reaffirmed in Ruiz versus State, the gate agents sworn complaint and onseen video review establish probable cause for a warrantless arrest under Florida statute section 901.15 subsection 9. The subject also entered the jet bridge after explicit denial. That entry satisfies Florida statute section 810.08 08 trespass in a conveyance. Entry after notice of prohibition completes the offense. The exclusive remedy for a wrongful boarding denial is civil suit against the carrier, not physical self-help at the gate. The subject has claimed active law enforcement status. Under Florida statute section 943.13, peace officer authority is confined to certified officers acting within their lawful jurisdiction. These credentials carry no legal weight in a third-party dispute outside one's jurisdiction. If the claim was knowingly false and intended to influence officers, Florida Statute Section 843.08, false person of an officer applies. Officers have not arrested the subject for her words correctly. Under City of Houston versus Hill 482US451 1987, verbal abuse directed at law enforcement is first amendment protected speech. Only the narrow fighting words exception from Chaplinsky versus New Hampshire 315US 5681 1942 removes that protection. No statement here reaches that threshold. When the subject claims a miscarriage, officers face a separate legal duty. Under Katie versus Dumbrossski 413US 433,1973, the community caretaking doctrine requires response to medical distress claims regardless of subjective doubt. Officers dispatched EMS. The delay was a resource constraint, not discretion. Continuous onseene monitoring satisfied the reasonleness standard. Medical triage questions require no Miranda advisement under Burkr versus Mccardi 468US 420 1984. More importantly, every spontaneous statement the subject has made is admissible under Rhode Island versus Inis 446US 291 1980. Unprompted statements require no Miranda warning and every word on this recording is available to any prosecution. Force applied during the arrest is evaluated under Graham versus Connor 490US 386 1989 from the perspective of a reasonable officer at the moment, not with hindsight. Officers used officer presence, verbal commands, and guidance touch only the lowest tier of the use of force continuum. No less lethal options were deployed at any point across this encounter. Florida statute section 856.01. Disorderly intoxication is established when conduct creates a public disturbance. Sustained screaming and physical confrontation in a crowded public terminal satisfies that element independent of any intoxication finding. Officers held probable cause on three independent grounds before the formal arrest declaration. >> And I can sue this [ __ ] >> OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. I'm in pain. >> Oh my god. OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. I'ming licking. I'm licking. I'm licking. I'm licking. Licking. I'm looking. Oh my god. I think I'm losing my baby. I'm losing my baby. I'ming losing my baby. Oh my god. Oh my god. I'm losing my baby. Justing am I losing? I'm losing my baby. I'm losing my baby. Oh my god. [ __ ] the ambulance. [ __ ] what the [ __ ] are you looking at me? You don't see my child coming out? Look at that. I'm losing my baby. >> I'm losing my baby. [laughter] >> Lord, please give me the strength to record the >> record. Give me the >> All right, I got a I got an endless number. Let me [laughter] give me give me a >> 184 actually 182 is just to have a birth child normal look [ __ ] you wanted to [ __ ] show look at outside. Coming up. >> Come in. Come outside. Come in. >> Oh my [ __ ] god. >> Are you Are you there right now? >> There's three of us now. [laughter] >> Eventually, you're going to have to 10:15 at some point. [laughter] >> You want to lay down? >> Um I I'm going to get some paperwork for >> you. Choose a [ __ ] I don't even have >> to my car as well. >> She don't know what it is to be a mother, [ __ ] >> Statement in a uh pregnant. >> I'm going to do the [ __ ] out of you. My son dies. If my son dies, I'ming make sure you remember every day you lie. You [ __ ] You been lift a [ __ ] that don't even have kids or herself. You know why? You know why [ __ ] like her get away with [ __ ] Because the [ __ ] like you. Because you guy let them get away with [ __ ] You know what you said? I don't like you. I don't think you're pretty enough. You shouldn't even get on this plane. And you know what you did? She did just that. And you vote for it. You vote for it. Do you feel stupid? Do you feeling stupid any type of will or [ __ ] how? How' she just sit there and manipulated the system? >> Well, you know what? My daughter wanted me to be a cop cuz I wanted to make sure she rap friends neighbors go to jail. >> Okay. I hate you. I hate all of you cops. That's why I didn't became a cop. Because you guys are useless. Because you guys just like anybody work. You don't even know how to be aing real cop. You don't even know howing defend of real people. You let that [ __ ] with the [ __ ] mom and the grandma when she was the one here laughing with hering coworker saying it's okay. I don't like her. Let hering come. You know how long it's been here for me to be here in thising airport? Do you know? Do you know? Answer my [ __ ] question. You know how long I've been here? Do you know how long I've been here, [ __ ] >> I've been here since [ __ ] 9:00. And you didn't do [ __ ] >> You didn't do I'll break from here. Why are you screaming? >> Okay, because it makes me mad. It makes me mad. It makes me mad how you felt the real citizens. That makes me mad. It makes me mad that I was there waiting to see you sit down and you just didn't care. But you know what, [ __ ] That's the period of karma. Karma comes around. What goes around comes around. That's the period of karma. >> And you know what? You and you. >> I have a I have a hint on your Yeah. I'm a spiritual person. >> So you don't know and you don't know that you [ __ ] with her. >> Okay. So you better pray >> when you go to sleep at night. >> Are you threatening? >> No, I'm not training you, but I'm telling you, pray to forgive you. >> I want you to pray to forgive you for judge people. Pray pray >> to forgive you for judge people without knowledging. >> And the camera, hey, tell your officers to pray to forgive them >> for judging people without knowledging them. Victoria, do you take any medications? >> Do you take any medications? >> That's what I'm going to say. Don't ask me. >> Have you been diagnosed with any [ __ ] I'm going to ask for the doctor. I want to make sure that my my ultrasound is good. My son is good. So, I can go home. >> And you know what she say? You know what she say? I don't like you. You know what she said to the old the gay guy? The guy gay said, "Yo, she has her a ticket." 5C. Her seat is spicy. It's okay. Don't worry about her. I take care of her. I don't care. I don't like her. She don't need to get on the flight. And that's your the seat that you decided toing go over there and grab me about a seat that I paid $170. $170. So, not only your damas helped me sue you guys, but also the airplane. I paid $170 for the Obama suit. I never I never even paid that much money for [ __ ] United or J Blue to paying $170 for Spirit. Spirit who doesn't evening has [ __ ] Nothing but a beach shirt. Not even J Blue got that. That's why I'm okay. That's why I know God and Spirit and my baby will be okay. And it's okay. We're willing to win cuz now I'm willing to wait. Now I'm willing to be like, you know what? I don't got to go over there. I don't got to work. I'm willing to wait. And it's okay. Let's just sue the [ __ ] out of you guys cuz this is going to be a beautiful loss. Major P about it is that I recorded everything. You don't even know the [ __ ] I got in my hair that's recording everything. So I'mma kill no hold. I got it. >> If it's 5B2, if it's B2, >> you're looking at it. >> No, no, no. It's okay. You're looking at it. I'mma be a B2. >> Victoria, you can't go. Leave me alone. Leave me alone. Have a seat. Leave me alone. Leave me alone. Victoria, have a seat. Leave me alone. Don't touch me cuz you have no right to touch me. >> Let them talk to you. >> YOU READING YOU READING MY PHONE. >> You reading my phone. You reading my phone. >> Remember, Hold on. Hold on. >> Forget about my son right now. Right now. Forget about my kid right now. We care about making justice. >> You play me. You don't play me. And you don't play me because I told you. SHUT YOUR ASS UP AND let me hear. You don't shut up. YOU DON'T PLAY. SHUT UP. SHUT UP AND LET ME TALK. >> YOU don't play me and you don't play me. Okay. >> You told me that I was lying. VICTORIA, >> YOU LIKE SHUT UP. I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU. >> SPOKE TO YOU. >> Five 5B 5B. >> You You just said it. You just said it, right? >> Me, too. You just said it right. Say it. Remember, say it yourself. Say it yourself. What's the street? What's the gay number? What is the gay number? >> What is it? >> What is What is it? >> 5B. >> 5B. Right. >> What is it over there? >> That's 28. >> Exactly. >> You know what the gay was? A28. >> Can you listen? Can you let you? >> You guys are foolish. YOU GUYS KNOW you >> you want to know why? You embarrassed this. I'm in the army. >> I serve the army for 13 years. You embarrassed the [ __ ] out of me. You let a bubbender. Don't blame me. Don't blame me. Because you know what? She was mad. She was mad and she said, "You know what? I don't like her. You know what? I haven't recorded. That's how I know if we go to court, I'm a [ __ ] win. >> I have recorded I have recorded I have recorded shut up. You're useless. You'reing useless. I have on the phone recorded the girl that works here spirit saying to the gay guy the worst of spirits as hell. He goes he goes >> excuse me. >> He goes you know what a little bit. He goes, >> "This is what the He goes. He goes, "The girl is pregnant. It's aing $700 bill that I'm paying and I'm letting you break it. I'm letting you break it. That's a [ __ ] $200,000 $2,000 [ __ ] laptop. And I'm letting you break it because it's mine. I paid for that. So I want you to look at it." You know what? You know what they said? You want to know what they say? Oh, >> Victoria, can you shut the up AND LET ME HEAR WHAT HEAR WHAT I SAY? You know what they said? You know what they said? >> Really? >> Victoria, calm down. I heard you now. You said it to me twice. I heard you. >> Leave me alone. >> You're under your bracelet that you touching. >> Make sure you uh you see the brace. Oh no. You better not touch this one. >> No. Where am I going? Where am I going? No. Where am I going? Where am I going? Where the [ __ ] am I going? Where the [ __ ] am I? Where am I going? >> Not trying to hurt you. >> Where am I going? >> Hold on. Hold on. Give her a second. Victoria, >> sorry. >> I need to go to my kids. >> We need to get up. >> I need to go to my kids. >> Let's get up. All right. Let's go. >> We need to get up. Can you get up? >> Buddy, buddy. Buddy, first. There you go. >> There you go. >> Come here. >> At the time of this analysis, the outcome of any criminal proceedings remains unknown. No court records or news coverage were identified based on the gate agents sworn complaint, witness accounts, and video documentation reviewed on scene. Any prosecution for battery and trespass would rest on substantial independent evidence. The responding officers receive a B+. They maintained constitutional restraint across 24 minutes, declining to arrest for protected speech, dispatching EMS on the medical claim, and grounding the arrest in battery probable cause. Use of force stayed at the minimum necessary. Field supervisor absence during a complex dualissue incident and extended scene exposure in a public terminal prevent a higher grade. The gate agent receives an A minus. Her denial was within the parameters of 49 United States Code section 44902. Her sworn complaint and contemporaneous video documentation provided the evidentiary foundation for the arrest. The A minus reflects the subject's unresolved allegation that the denial was retaliatory, which if proven supports a civil discrimination claim against the carrier. Spirit Airlines receives a B. The denial mechanism operated correctly and coordination with law enforcement was appropriate. Absence of gate supervisor involvement during an extended escalating confrontation is the gap that holds this grade. The subject receives an F. Every element of battery, trespass, and disorderly intoxication is documented on camera and corroborated by witness statement. Her continuous unprompted statements, admissions about entering the gate area, characterizations of the dispute built the prosecution's record in real time without a single interrogation question being asked. Physical self-help converted a potential civil claim into a criminal case. Lesson one. For passengers under 49, United States Code section 44902. A boarding denial, even a wrongful one, is a civil dispute. Physical contact at the gate converts a potential civil rights claim into criminal battery. The remedy the law provides is a lawsuit, not force. Lesson two for officers when a scene presents simultaneous medical claims and criminal probable cause. Address both in parallel. Officers here correctly dispatched EMS while building the battery case. Articulating probable cause before the arrest declaration, as demonstrated here, is outcome determinative at any suppression hearing. Lesson three. For airline staff, contemporaneous documentation of the denial rationale, phone, video, CCTV notation, written reports, is often outcome determinative at trial. Without the gate agents record here, this case rests on competing verbal accounts alone. Document the rationale at the moment of denial. 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. If there is a body cam interaction or legal question you want covered, let us know.