she's sitting right in front of the breeze counter in front of the scale not talking to anybody not talking to me not talking to the airline they're asking her what she wants she's got bags with her but won't say anything she just closes her eyes and starts singing LA LA LA LA do you have a medical alert bracelet on ma'am can I have your ID ma'am ma'am ma'am alright ma'am you have an ID in your hand can I have it you have a ID alright so you're gonna be trespassed don't touch my stuff you're gonna be trespassed so you need to get out don't touch my stuff on March 10th, 2026 officers at Daytona Beach International Airport in Florida arrested Lanita m Reed of Baltimore Maryland after she refused to vacate the terminal without a valid ticket she was charged with criminal trespassing after warning and resisting arrest without violence let's go do not touch my belongings LA LA LA LA LA give me your hand LA LA give me your hand can I get you to step over here to this seat for me I'm sorry ma'am ma'am alright I'm gonna move your stuff don't touch my stuff alright well you have to move what which what are you doing here don't touch my stuff what are you doing here are you flying out of here alright I'm gonna get you removed so I have another female officer coming I don't want to go hands on with her so they're sending another one there's a woman inside I don't know maybe you're familiar with her she's sitting right in front of the breeze counter in front of the scale not talking to anybody not talking to me not talking to the airline they're asking her what she wants she's got bags with her but won't say anything she's just getting in the way of arriving passengers and she asked they've asked her to move she just closes her eyes and starts singing LA LA LA LA LA LA what's her nationality uh she's black I don't know anything about you might you that's what I'm saying maybe you know her but I tried moving her bag and she's yeah she's grabbing her bag so right here on the left right here how are you what's going on ma'am do you have a medical alert bracelet on ma'am can I have your ID ma'am ma'am ma'am alright ma'am you have an ID in your hand can I have it you have a ID alright so you're gonna be trespassed don't touch my stuff you're gonna be trespassed so you need to get out don't touch my stuff we're gonna have to remove her forcefully in the front of the terminal right now I'm in the front of the terminal I'm gonna have to forcefully remove this woman from the terminal ma'am I will take raise you if you even try me I'm telling you right now I'm asking you to get up and leave on your own recognizance or you're gonna go to jail do you understand okay miss do not touch my belongings I already go do not touch my belongings let's go do not touch my belongings get down on the ground I'm not playing with you today LA LA LA LA LA give me your hand LA LA LA give me your hand give me your hand LA LA LA give me your hand give us your other hand right now alright you could do it or I'm gonna have to taste you and it'll release your hand anyway alright LA LA LA LA LA you got it LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA you want me to bring my car over here LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA it's okay alright go ahead the trespass charge falls under Florida Statutes Section 8 to 10.08 trespassing a structure or conveyance this statute applies when a person having been warned by an authorized party to depart wilfully refuses to do so the offense is classified as a first degree misdemeanor carrying up to one year in county jail and a 500 dollar fine in this case the warning element is clearly satisfied officers verbally informed the subject that she was being trespassed from the airport and gave her the explicit choice to leave voluntarily or face arrest her response repeating do not touch my belongings while remaining seated constitutes a willful refusal to comply with a lawful order to depart the resisting charge is governed by Florida Statue Section 8 43.02 this statue requires proof of three elements first the officer was engaged in a lawful duty second the defendant knowingly and willfully obstructed that duty third the obstruction occurred without violence the subject's act of tucking her arms beneath her body during handcuffing satisfies all three elements the use of force must be evaluated under the framework established by the Supreme Court in Graham versus Conner three factors govern the analysis the severity of the crime at issue whether the suspect poses an immediate threat and whether the suspect is actively resisting here officers progressed from verbal commands to soft empty hand control and a takedown a sequence consistent with the standard use of force continuum i'mma give you the number again one more time what you got last name Reed first name Lanita middle initial m as in Mike does she have a flight out of here yeah okay thank you I just gave her her ID I just ran her and added her to the call we just don't know I'm not I just told her to run she wouldn't talk to me she would just close her eyes and go LA LA LA LA LA LA LA now I got it in my head I guess she was trying to go live on Facebook what's that I'm like I ain't got time for this well I was I understand what you're doing there and then I'm like we can figure this out later we gotta get her out of the airport she wasn't and I went when I went to when I told her that she needed to leave that's when she pushed me like that so I was like listen we're not doing that so then I grabbed her suitcase she's like don't touch my stuff okay well listen all right time is up now where's your suitcase right there they just brought it out yeah well she's going to jail right now alright let me get my car out she don't have no flight today not blue not that blue one not blue she says Charlotte she was supposed to go visit Charlotte so it would have been American American that's alright but that one already took off that's big maybe that's why she's sitting there okay so she missed her flight but when we ask when the other agents actually she was in Japan OK I was trying to see if she has any yeah she doesn't have anything listed under here for any type of disability or anything like I said it was all good till I told her she had to leave like got some sort of medical it's mental yeah I don't know what it is that's why I'm trying to figure out she had it in her hand and she was on the phone with someone I don't know who she was on the phone with phone she says she's supposed to go see her sister but that plane left yeah she's talking now she ain't wanna talk to me she's trying to go to Charlotte to see her sister however the critical legal question in this encounter is not whether the arrest was lawful but whether it was the most appropriate response Florida Statute Section 3 94.463 commonly known as the Baker Act authorizes officers to initiate an involuntary mental health examination when a person appears to have a mental illness and because of that illness refuses care and poses a risk of self neglect or harm multiple behavioral indicators supported a Baker Act evaluation the subject engaged in repetitive non communicative singing throughout the encounter she demonstrated an inability to respond to basic questions her behavioral pattern remained unchanged regardless of escalating consequences she also presented with medical grade wound care patches on her body critically officers themselves acknowledged on camera that the subject likely had mental health issues the distinction matters a Baker Act hold directs the individual to a receiving facility for a 72 hour evaluation by mental health professionals a criminal arrest sends her to county jail when officers recognize mental health crisis indicators and choose the criminal justice track over the mental health system they expose the agency to scrutiny under both policy review and potential civil liability well she's talking now cause she's in handcuffs because she doesn't like those handcuffs on her right exactly what she said she's uncomfortable yeah there was a way to avoid that what are those patches probably pain patches yeah are they pain patches yeah silicone adhesive hydrocellular yeah if it was it would say it right on it mm hmm she's got all kinds of stuff property Shawn and I can keep the bags at you know we can put in evidence for safe keeping at the station if you want to just take her handbag with her put that in property it's for pimples yeah you call over to the jail and have one of them yep just so you know I got one what'd you say she was not on any day she wasn't on any day they said that this is the same woman that they've had a picture printed out before and posted it into the office because she's come here multiple times and that she doesn't usually ever have a fight while she's coming that's not the same woman that's not the no that's not the Haitian lady the older Haitian it's a different woman right yeah that's what Mia was saying OK yeah I think I think she might have her confused with that other woman there's another there's an older Haitian lady she always got like dress attire on yeah she just comes here and and yeah but that's not her that's somebody else what did they say whatever you do don't I could smell it when I started moving it around alright this her phone this her ID and her purse the rest yeah okay she's not giving the code she won't give the code no LA LA LA so to break it right alright I'm being brought to the jail so she was at the airport I think she has mental health issues she said she was getting on a plane then she didn't have a ticket then she refused to leave we tried to take her bag she tried to fight us for the bags then we had to throw on the ground she was refusing to put her arms behind her back so she said she wasn't getting out the car she's like yeah she just said I'm not getting out the car I said OK I don't know if she's been here before she's not from here she's from Maryland Baltimore thank you when they see all of you all right I'll be in in a minute I gotta get my computer out she's getting she's trespassed after warning they told her to leave and she refused to leave and then resisting without violence thank you all my stuff probably came off cause I was yeah no no no you're good but I think there's something the elevator doesn't go all the way to the top so I don't know but she does not have a ticket was at the airport was showing out causing a disturbance so they called me this wasn't improvised let's examine what the law authorizes and what it doesn't the officers receive a grade of B minus the initial approach showed commendable restraint including requesting a female officer and asking about a medical alert bracelet trespass warnings were clear and the force applied was proportional however the failure to initiate a Baker Act evaluation despite recognizing mental health indicators on camera represents a significant gap the aggressive tone specifically the statement I will tase you if you even try me was inappropriate for someone displaying signs of mental distress Lenita Reed receives a grade of C+ she was present in the terminal without authorization refused a lawful trespass warning pushed an officer and passively resisted handcuffing these actions satisfy the statutory elements of both charges however her behavior the repetitive singing the inability to engage in dialogue strongly suggest diminished volitional capacity rather than deliberate criminal Defiance she notably did not engage in any violent resistance throughout the encounter the agency receives a grade of C+ standard trespass enforcement procedures were followed and property handling was adequate however the absence of a clear mental health response protocol for terminal encounters resulted in criminal prosecution of an individual who may have needed medical intervention instead this case offers three key takeaways first legal authority and best practice are not the same thing officers had probable cause to arrest but probable cause does not eliminate the duty to consider alternatives second when officers verbally acknowledge mental health concerns on camera that acknowledgement becomes part of the evidentiary record in any subsequent civil rights claim under section 1983 third the Baker Act exists precisely for encounters like this one agencies operating in high traffic public facilities should ensure all officers receive Crisis Intervention Team training to recognize when diversion is more appropriate than arrest 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