my flight is leaving are you detaining me yes you're being detained right now OK I don't answer questions I would like a supervisor on on scene right now I need to be able to identify I don't answer questions I would like a supervisor on scene right now I got the gauge they said that flight left the gate at 9:34 when I was talking to you at the bar it was literally that time why were you holding me at the bar then why were you holding me at the bar so you are trespassing right now you need to go I'm trying to you need to leave the airport yep you don't have a flight where you gotta go southwest let's go where's the southwest terminal it's out the secured area we are leaving right now hey you hey I need to talk to you I don't answer questions well you're gonna have to cause we got a call about you screaming at people over at Tootsie's over here nobody screaming at anybody well you're the guy security cameras I don't answer questions oh we did we already looked at him I don't answer questions let me see your ID I don't answer questions let me see your ID or I'm gonna be forced to come on don't tell us what happened I don't answer questions why is that hey let me call Sergeant and see what he wants to do about this would you rather speak to a supervisor than us I don't answer questions I would like to have my ID so I can leave I mean I'm yeah we just heard that you were arguing with employees we just wanted to check on you and see if you were okay if you drink too much or anything but because I have my flight's leaving there so not really OK you're still not free to leave right now OK um something's coming up funny with the deal is not running can I just get a good uh first and last name and date of birth I don't ask questions OK well I need your name and date of birth birth because your DL isn't coming back I don't answer questions OK well I'm gonna need your name my flight first and last name and date of birth my flight is leaving are you detaining me yes you're being detained right now OK I don't answer questions I would like a supervisor on on scene right now I need to be able to identify I don't answer questions I would like a supervisor on scene right now so do you have a first and last name and date of birth what's up boss my flight's right there I'm trying to go to Milwaukee okay what's the hold up uh you're not answering questions currently the hold up okay I would like your supervisor sure yeah I just need to I would like your boarding pass on scene right now yeah but for right now yeah but for right now is that the boarding pass yeah I would like your supervisor on scene right now I can't he's not here right now but um can I see your boarding pass you can you can see you see it yeah can I see that boarding pass I just need to verify that who are you can I see your ID uh I'm Officer Sims can I see your ID no no no you can't see my ID you're you're gonna comply with what I'm requesting of a you I'm requesting your supervisor once I confirm your boarding pass you'll be free to go okay if I can see your boarding pass and that you have a ticket okay boarding pass gate C18 let me see I just no you're not gonna touch you're not gonna be disorderly right now OK I just need to make sure you have a flight alright and I'm leaving right now alright I'm gonna give this back to you and we're gonna yes sir make sure you get on your plane and make sure you're right there listen no was he I just said you're free to go thank you was he even talking to me no he's just looking at us hey boss hey okay so is he denied boarding at this time or is it just or he just missed it yeah okay alright it's not gonna be rebooted until tomorrow okay where was this flight going this one yeah this one's going to Cleveland this is going to Milwaukee at another gate it was at C19 okay so so this isn't even your gate buddy so so 1819 there was no announcements made there was no notifications made to my phone which I have because my flight was lit originally made for 8 o'clock in the morning OK because it was going through Tampa and there was a Hurricane came going through there they canceled that now I'm going through Tennessee to Milwaukee now my gate on my pass was C18 see okay this is C18 correct yeah so Cleveland so to this flight was going to I don't care about Cleveland my flight said C18 to Milwaukee I was not notified that it was changed to C19 okay so that's not my problem I am here at gate Terminal C C a are you guys willing to reboot I just want to get to Milwaukee sure it's in by 8 o'clock in the morning so I can make it to school to get my certification so I can go back to work okay gotcha I have to go to school to go to work alright so here's where we're at I need to go to Milwaukee so that's not gonna happen today hey I don't so and when it happens it needs to happen now to just follow the instructions we're gonna give you because give me some instructions yeah so we're gonna walk we're gonna walk towards the exit and we're gonna let's try let's try and get you rebooked at a different hotel wherever you wish so we're gonna towards we're gonna head towards the exit so you can do that without being disorderly let's go we're gonna have a good night let's go alright we're just gonna go up here to the left OK yeah of course yeah just just one foot in front of the other just one foot in front of the other yes sir straight ahead straight ahead that don't mean hey so you're you're not gonna cuss you're not gonna do what you're not gonna do what the do or not I'm telling you you're not you're not gonna be touching me anymore do you think you'd be able to buy another I'll answer questions do you wanna get to Milwaukee where's my flight so your flight's gone we're we're just going out through these doors I'm just saying what doors those ones right there I do not know I am in the terminal going to my flight so you will take me to whoever needs to give me a new ticket to go to where I need to go to I'm not leaving that's straight through Red Dot I know there's a terminal chicken boost you're not staying on the sir okay so my name is Sergeant Yusuf okay so I'm here you requested a supervisor so why was my flight delayed why was my flight cancelled why am I not on my flight well we're here because you've been irate okay I listen with who okay listen to what I have to say with who southwest you're talking to you're talking to some random people you don't I didn't know anything I'm trying to get to where I'm going and y'all delaying me why your head your flight is already gone you don't have a flight right now why why because my my flight says C18 I went to C18 that's going to some other location I was never notified god of a time change that's not on me that's on all of you that's between you and the airline wouldn't work for the airline let's go to the airline what did you talk to southwest I talked to Southwest Airlines they said that flight left the gate at 9:30 when I was talking to you at the bar it was why were you holding me at the bar then why were you holding me at the bar that point was already we were asking why were you holding my ID in regards to his ID and he just did not want to answer because y'all were holding my ID y'all were not letting me because you were asking me questions I do not answer questions I want to leave to go to where I need to go so that I can do what I need to do I'm not here for you you understand I'm not here for you I don't answer questions I'm not here for you OK if you can answer questions I know we don't have a flight so you are trespassing right now you need to go I'm trespassing you need to leave the airport yep you don't have a flight where you gotta go southwest let's go where's the southwest terminal it's out the secured area we are leaving right now the southwest say they're gonna rebook them they're not gonna risk we're not going to southwest so your best they already said that you're not they're not gonna rebook you done you take me to the southwest done you're not going to southwest who do you work for southwest I work for the airport do you work for Southwest Airlines sir do you work for Southwest Airlines they are not gonna rebook you they don't wanna deal with you so you're not going do you work for Southwest Airlines I'm talking on behalf right now do you work for Southwest Airlines last time I'm gonna say you're not going to southwest you speak for TSA you speak you speak for TSA you speak for you do not speak I tried to warn you you're just not you're not listening you're not listening you're just being irate running his ID we're good he doesn't have to answer any questions OK Miranda rights you gotta ask me three questions in a statement what was what was that keep going no no no go ahead and say it say it keep going say it I got Miranda rights and say it you ain't say we're not asking you anything the initial contact is governed by Terry versus Ohio decided in 1968 Terry permits brief detention based on reasonable this raises a Fourth Amendment proportionality concern that survives the lawfulness of the original stop a question a court would examine based on the full detention timeline including any causal link to the subject's missed flight Tennessee Code Annotated § 40-7-103 requires a lawfully detained person to provide their name address and explanation of actions upon an officer's demand The Supreme Court upheld comparable statutes in Heibel versus Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada in 2004 Tennessee Code Annotated § 39-14-40 defines criminal trespass as under § 39-16-602 the subject repeatedly demanded Miranda warnings throughout the encounter Miranda versus Arizona decided in 1966 physical removal is evaluated under Graham versus Conner decided in 1989 the pre transport search is governed by United States versus Robinson decided in 1973 authorizing a full search of the person what is this this is unlawful unlawful unlawful OK unlawful where's your supervisor let me see I want your supervisor where's your supervisor you report to somebody where's your supervisor just wait here where are you gonna go where's your supervisor I am the supervisor no you got a supervisor you report to somebody where's your supervisor I know the chain of command they have a chain of command you need to knock it off he is the supervisor and he is the oh you ain't I don't care you ain't nah I ain't going no guess what you don't and drag me go ahead drag me yeah pick me up come on now come on pick me up let's go let's go no no sit him up yep yep pick me up sit him up yep let's go let's go come on hey pick your nugget come on where's your supervisor y'all playing some dumbass games let's go dude that's all you're gonna get it's me I don't answer questions okay ding ding ding talking to Officer Dumbass why are you going through my things you do not have my permission to go through my I don't care I don't care you do not have my permission yeah go ahead and skip that underwear while you're at it wallet or anything in that bag it's in here the wallet and stuff wallet stuff's in here okay probably gonna need that in in okay book it but they're not gonna take that and book it they're not gonna take that and book it they're not gonna take that and book it they're not gonna take that and book it you do not have my consent to go through my property what's happening that's fine alright so all of this stuff that's ID Social Security it's right here so yeah we need to search him before we put him in there oh and search the guy who's wearing socks and basketball shorts y'all suck all hands on you stand up and we can search you OK you ready no no no no you guys stand up OK sure you come search you one two we'll search you three alright stand up man fuck you alright let's search him right here oh no oh my god it's a in vape so look at oh look out it's a in vape if you run that you go to jail if you have any contraband on you you hold another charge you just put them oh yeah that's my yeah that's my balls it's good turn them over you like it don't you yeah yeah oh yeah grab that hey turn around just just roll him over he's just gonna do that let him roll over oh yeah you like that don't you he's good yeah oh you like that shit don't you don't touch me suckers I'm gonna stand back up you so you're gonna stand up or you're not gonna stand up I don't answer questions alright okay put him back on his butt we're picking him by his feet and put him in there he's gonna kick you here he's not gonna kick you let me get the raffle hey what's up okay can you grab him you wanna kiss me now you could have made it a lot easier on yourself though uh yeah let's yeah let's just have the GPS really quick and then and then go from there okay awesome go we got it guys alright hey let's go get me to where I need to be hey let's go are you unbuckling your seatbelt why are you not driving cause I got some paperwork wasting my time let's go not on your time you serve the public I'm the in public oh that's right I get a badge and I can do whatever I want I'm above the law alright Christopher I need a picture of you for the report thank you you look great alright all right we're gonna move now thank you for making it easier and come and get me all right this is gonna be an additional charge if you wanna keep resisting I'm not resisting yes you are this is illegal and unlawful detaining of a fucking US citizen illegal and unlawful detaining of a US citizen so this is your charge no I mean if you want to keep being like this that's fine this is your charge come on yeah it's your charge let's go yeah three charges were filed resisting arrest under § 39-16-602 is the most legally defensible physical non compliance with a lawful removal constitutes the required obstruction element disorderly conduct under § 39-17-305 requires fighting threatening behavior or unreasonable noise public intoxication under § 39-17-310 requires observable indicators of impairment the evidentiary record on this charge is the weakest of the three Officer Sims receives a C plus the initial stop was legally justified under Terry identification demands were procedurally authorized Sergeant Yusuf receives a B minus the trespass determination was legally sound under Section 39 14 4 0 5 Christopher receives a C plus his Fifth Amendment invocations were constitutionally protected the airport police department receives a C a derogatory comment by a line officer wow yes good night you know what now I can't wait illegal and unwaffled d N a of a US citizen ah ah no no that's the property ah yeah I got supervisor on scene you know we have a lawyer present nobody read me my Miranda rights I'm a US citizen of the United States of America and nobody has read me my so what's going on do you not know your job huh what's your job protect and serve the citizens of the United States of America cause you ain't doing shit so you what about you you've had me my way and rights I have the right to come on this three questions and a statement yeah let's go yeah go back to school go back to school why are you on the ground I don't answer questions are you second in charge where's your supervisor I'm right here we are yeah I am the supervisor we are yeah are you the supervisor of that store right there uh I'm the owner alright I'm the owner are you gonna read me my oranda rights no you're gonna be you're gonna be my lawyer right I don't answer questions I don't answer questions Salam Kenal on August 4th, 2000 24 airport officers detained a passenger inside a secured terminal three criminal charges resulted this analysis examines the constitutional framework governing each phase of that encounter from initial contact to forced removal under federal and Tennessee law articulable suspicion of criminal activity a bar complaint alleging a patron yelled at staff after being denied service satisfies that threshold the original stop appears legally justified however Terry stops are bounded in scope and duration withholding a subject's identification document while demanding verbal responses the subject has a right to refuse extends the seizure beyond Terry's permissible limits holding that demanding a name alone does not violate the Fifth Amendment silence as to incriminating statements is constitutionally protected refusal to identify oneself when lawfully detained in Tennessee is not these are legally distinct protections with different operative conditions once the subject's flight was confirmed departed and Southwest Airlines declined to rebook at the gate his legal authorization to remain in the secured terminal was extinguished remaining on property without authorization the removal order that followed was legally grounded the subject's subsequent refusal to ambulate going limp requiring officers to carry him constituted the obstruction element of resisting arrest requires advisements only before custodial interrogation not upon arrest itself officers requesting identification during a Terry stop are not conducting custodial interrogation Miranda was not triggered courts will not suppress evidence based on Miranda violations that did not occur reasonableness is judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer at the moment of decision not with hindsight the subject employed passive resistance against a lawful trespass removal no weapons were deployed officers used control holds to carry him this force level falls within the constitutionally permissible range owner gram incident to a lawful custodial arrest without a warrant or additional probable cause the subject's use of profanity and elevated conduct in the terminal provide a basis though prosecutorial success is not certain under Tennessee's stop and identify statute however the derogatory reference to the detained subject captured on departmental recording equipment constitutes an unambiguous professionalism failure that no otherwise adequate procedure can offset the supervisor arrived promptly upon request however limited de escalation effort given the subject's legitimate grievance about the gate notification failure represented a missed opportunity to resolve the encounter without physical force his supervisor requests were tactically appropriate however physical passive resistance following a lawful trespass declaration generated the most legally defensible charge filed resisting arrest his Miranda demands reflected a legally inaccurate understanding of when those warnings are required was not corrected by supervisory personnel on scene this accountability gap falls below the professional standard expected of law enforcement operating in a federally regulated transportation environment three practical takeaways from this encounter first in stop and identify states providing a name during a lawful Terry stop is a legal requirement refusal prolongs detention and generates criminal exposure second Miranda applies to custodial interrogation not identification requests demanding Miranda warnings during an ID check reflects a common but consequential misunderstanding of the law third complying with a lawful order even a disputed one preserves legal options physical resistance forfeits them the appropriate remedy for a contested detention is the courtroom not the scene let us know if there is an interaction or legal topic that you would like us to discuss in the comments below thank you for watching and don't forget to subscribe to our channel for more content on police court interactions