That's one warning. >> I'm not going to I'm not going to assault a charge. Do not >> This is one warning. You're trespassing now. You're going to jail. >> I'm all right with something. Go ahead. You got to do what you got to do. I didn't do nothing. Don't Don't hurt me. That's it. Don't hurt me, brother. You're under arrest. >> I'm not resisting you. Just you trying to bend my arm. Look, you trying to Don't b my arrest. You good? I'm not not doing nothing. >> What you grab my neck for? >> Trying to lift you up. >> Grab my neck. >> Trying to lift you up. Relax. >> Don't do that, bro. I'm going back down. Don't grab my neck, bro. >> Relax, bro. Don't grab my neck. Grab my neck. Relax. Don't grab my neck. Relax. Grab my neck. >> On March 18th, 2024, Tampa International Airport, Florida, a passenger [music] stolen phone turned into a 31minute body cam encounter. Three charges and a use of force sequence that has more legal exposure than the arrest itself. The real issue here is not whether Lewis had a right to [music] be angry. It's whether the institution that set this situation in motion, TSA and airport administration, bears any legal accountability for what followed. And nobody in the footage asked that question. >> You let somebody that's some racist [ __ ] That's what it is. >> Troll reporting. What time did you come through? About how long ago? >> I'm saying they took the report. Why you asking me [ __ ] that they supposed to know? >> That's wrong. We were taking the cameras about maybe like 20 minutes ago on the subject of his screen and see if anybody took a cell phone. I'm listening to you from his lawyer. >> They don't have nothing. >> Are you a lawyer? >> Okay. I need you to call you have ID on you cuz if you get loud then it's going to come to a point I'm going to say you need >> about 20 25 minutes. Do you have ID on you? >> No, I don't have nothing on you. So, how did you get through screening if you don't have any ID? >> This line right here. >> We are well aware. >> I'm so unaware. >> How did you get through screening if you don't have ID? >> Take this [ __ ] off. >> Okay, Mr. Lewis. Mr. Lewis. >> I'm not doing that. I just took my [ __ ] off. >> Sit over here, please. >> How about I sit over here away from the people? How about you follow directions and stop me? Sit over there. Don't scream at me. >> Get away from the area. >> That's what I'm trying to do. Don't scream at me, though. Sit over there. I see you guys throwing. I'm scared. I'm telling you. I'm telling you. I'm not scared. >> I'm trying to talk over you cuz you're screaming. So, sit down and relax for a second. >> That's what I'm telling you. >> They throwing myself, >> bro. It's cool. It's cool. I respect you. I respect you, bro. No. No. Just something you mind your business. Imagine if it was just [ __ ] >> No. Imagine if it was just [ __ ] >> Keep you out of trouble. >> No, you good. This is what I'm doing because they can check your bag and make sure you didn't put it in your bag. >> Not in here. They made me put my stuff on the basket. Can I check the man? >> Go ahead. >> It's not in here. >> Troll 40. Copy one by name and data B >> designer. Broy, bro. Sweetie, bro. You don't need to give us that kind of attitude, man. I'm trying to hurry up. I'm not giving you attitude. I'm hurry. >> So, this is the option. >> I'm trying to hurry up. The guy is somewhere in here with my stuff. >> What time is your flight? >> I'm asking I'm not worrying about the flight no more. I got money. I need my cell phone. >> All right. So, this is what we're going to do. Can you We're going to go. If you want to make a police report for the phone, we can do that right now. >> I need my cell phone. I got that my paid photos. All my [ __ ] is on there. >> Don't have a magic ball. We take time. Okay. >> If if you keep acting like this, what am I acting like? I'm acting like somebody that should be acting like this. Y'all let somebody Excuse me. I'm going to calm down. >> Listen Listen. Hear me out. Hear me out. Hear me. I'm being I'm talking normal. Imagine you come through the line and you work for TSA, right? Y'all hear me right? >> Yeah. >> Y'all jobs is to wand people for for security. Bombs, drugs, [ __ ] that you're not supposed to have, electronics. Correct. Right. Correct. Correct. Right. So, imagine you come through the line and they tell you to put your stuff down. These are the security people. And your [ __ ] gets stolen. And you watch the person that stole your [ __ ] walk off. And you tell somebody, "Yo, can do can you get them on camera?" And she tell you, "Yeah, I got them." And then now the mother gone. And now I'm back here at my cell phone going. What type time you on? I don't care about none of this [ __ ] >> Okay. So, >> so what I'm saying is is they told me that they could run the cameras back. Now you here telling me it's a process. You telling me that I got to watch my [ __ ] get thrown. What I'm telling you is I don't want no problems with nobody. I don't want to get in trouble today. I don't want you to put your I don't want nobody put their hands on me. I don't want to put my hands on nobody. What I'm saying is that this is all preventative. I said I said what I know. I don't Nobody wants to take that route. >> What the [ __ ] we have? >> So then I have the camera tapes. This let this person leave my [ __ ] So, what I'm saying is how am I supposed to act when I conduct business? I'm a legitimate businessman. I do I'm a businessman. I'm I don't bother nobody. I don't bother nobody. I need my [ __ ] >> I need my stuff. >> I need my stuff. >> Do not go over there again. >> I'm right here. I'm standing right here. Y'all acting over here, man. >> Let me get some. >> Huh? >> What are you doing with this? What was your >> You gave it to me. >> No. What was you doing with my ID? I didn't >> I didn't I didn't give you [ __ ] >> Don't touch my >> You gave me your ID. >> I didn't give you anything. You gave me your ID. I asked you for it. You gave me your ID. >> I gave you anything. >> All right. So, this is what we're going to do. We're not going to Sir I need my stuff. >> Okay. You're not going to get it now. So, you're going to you're going to leave the air sign. This is what you're going to trespass right now. >> I'm not going nowhere. >> All right. Then you're going to go to you're going to go to jail >> for what? I didn't do anything y'all >> because you're acting disorderly in a sec. I need my cell phone. You're wrong for not getting my cell phone. Listen, we we can walk this thing out. How can we work this out? >> You already lost your phone. Okay, >> I didn't lose my phone. What I'm telling you is the person. What is wrong with you asking them to see the cameras? >> Okay, we have people doing that right now in the background. Listen, because you're not listening. All you do is you yelling, talking on top of >> that don't make no sense that the person walked through with my [ __ ] and now I'm about to miss my flight because I got court tomorrow with somebody. I I do cases. What I'm trying to tell you is all my information in there. If I said, excuse me, I'm not disrespectful at all. What I'm saying is if you the security, right? If you security, I'm not worried about them, bro. You y'all keep saying I'm crazy. I got a right to act like nobody saying you're crazy. >> If you walking by, no one needs. Can I ask you a question? Can I ask you a question? Can I ask you a question? Can I ask you a question? Can I ask Can I ask Can I ask everybody a question? Listen, we can hear you just fine. If you come to 3120, >> we can hear you just fine. You don't have to raise your voice, okay? But things take time. You know, we we just don't do miracles. >> You might want to start responding here. We may have to go 10 minutes back in the door. >> We have people in the background. I can go back and watch the camera. Stop. >> Okay. So, we have to do a report from the phone. Okay. We need we have to take a sworn affidavit from you saying that the phone was stolen. Okay. He'll look at the cameras. He'll look to see and then we'll call you. We'll recover it. >> Unless that false. We concerned right now. You don't have any more business here. Okay. Sir, >> I'm not I'm not going about to sit the down. Listen, y'all got to do what y'all got to do it. It's going to get however it's going to get. But I didn't do nothing wrong. Y'all let somebody steal my [ __ ] I'm not going nowhere. This my flight. Y'all go ahead. Put your hands on me. I'm I'm on the floor. I'm asking to get my property. Wherever this go from here is because y'all y'all y'all got frisky with me. I'm going to sit right here. I want my [ __ ] >> Let Let me explain to you a to see how we going to do this. Okay. First of all, I need you to put your stuff back into your bag. Okay. And then I'm going to need you to fill out some paperwork. Okay. To start processing. >> Yeah. At least with the machine and see the machine. At least everybody fill out the machine. >> That's what I'm going to do. Okay. You have to listen. >> No. Y'all worrying about me instead of my [ __ ] >> We're going to go back there and check the floor to say you dropped somewhere and it went through the things. Bro, >> I know where my [ __ ] went. Mr. Lewis. >> I'm ask yo, can y'all get a supervisor down here? Not right. We have get somebody down here. I'm not I'm not I'm sorry, >> brother. Um I'm trying to relax right now. >> I'm trying to relax. I promise you. I'm trying to relax. >> Good. Relax. I don't I don't want to get into it with nobody. So, sit right here. Deep breath. Take a deep breath. Take a deep breath. Sit right here. I want to get into it with nobody or all of you. I'm good. I'm just chilling. I'm relaxing. Take a deep breath. Let me stay here and just take You say you're a lawyer. >> You let me stay here and take a lawyer. >> Let me sit here and take a deep breath. Just leave me alone. Let leave me alone. Leave me alone. Let my [ __ ] Let my [ __ ] get stolen. We're trying to deescalate this lane back up. Which lane did you working me back up? >> Which lane? >> They know which lane I went through. >> You know which one? I told you that. You asked me [ __ ] that they were supposed to tell you. Bro, >> did you guys have your camera? >> Go with him. I'll watch them. >> Where they going? >> He's probably going to look to see if their camera catches it. Catches the uh the incident. >> Yeah, it's just so many bins. So many people. Um, we have to I have to come back and watch some more. >> Okay. >> No, no, no, no, no, no, no. I can't I can't I can't I can't I can't I didn't do nothing. I didn't do nothing, bro. >> If you want, >> bro. Can y'all help? Can y'all help? No, I need my [ __ ] I sent my my grandma money off of that. All that if it's not a security code, it's not going to get be able to get into it. >> What I'm saying is is that y'all let the Do y'all hear what y'all telling me? I want to I want to make sure that we this all all this [ __ ] makes sense. So I came through the line. I I followed John instructions. Somebody stole my [ __ ] I said something to the person. Y'all let them walk by. And now we hear y'all telling me y'all can't do [ __ ] for me. >> No, no, no, no. That's what happened. Do you understand that? >> So if the issue is the problem is >> you need to pack your stuff up. >> I'm not packing [ __ ] >> Okay. So at this point right now, we're going to trespass you from South International Airport. >> Okay. You're going to need need to pack your stuff. You need to leave the air sign. >> Okay. This is Okay. That's one. I'm not going to I'm not going to assault you or do nothing. >> This is one warning. Your trespasses of not resistant or nothing. Go ahead. But I'm not and you have to leave. >> I'm not moving. Here you go. You're going to move. >> All right then. >> Just don't be too rough. I'm not being rubbish. >> If you don't leave right now, sir, I'm going to warn you. If you don't leave right now, you're going to jail. >> I'm all right with something. Go ahead. You got to do what you got to do. I didn't do nothing. I refuse. Don't Don't hurt me. That's Don't hurt me. You're under arrest. >> I'm not resisting. Just you got to bend my arm. Look, you trying to Don't bend my arm. I'm not under. >> You good? I'm not not doing nothing. You good? >> You good? We >> y'all good? I'll be showing you your property. >> Yes, that is >> 41 be 10:15. >> I'm not moving. I'm not getting up. I'm not I'm not I'm not You can't hurt me though. I'm not I'm not trying to hurt you. >> No. No. Go ahead. You let me lock. You good? Pinch you. Okay. >> You good? Yes, sir. So, it don't pinch me. >> Okay. >> Hold on. My arm my wrist right here. >> Okay. I'm not going I'm not going. Yeah. I got Just make sure it don't twist. You good? Okay. >> Y'all ain't do nothing to me. Y ain't disrespect me or none of that. It's him. I'm not going to except for my [ __ ] Y'all good? Listen, we you already have one charge. Okay. Don't Don't >> That's all right. Leave them. We just We got to We don't want to go. I don't have nothing. You don't got to do nothing. I'm not being [ __ ] nobody. I do nothing. I got it. Allow somebody to steal my property. You don't understand. I'm going to sit here. I'm going to come here every day. I'm going to trespass here. >> You have his information. >> They they got a a deal on file. >> Okay. All right. I just want to see if the phone's here, though. >> Yeah. So, you went from us trying to help you find the phone to jail. >> Don't hurt me, bro. All right. I'm done talking. No one going to get hurt. >> No, I'm not moving. I'm not getting up or none of that. Y'all going to have to carry me, bro. I'm not moving. >> We got to carry it. We got to carry you. That's what's going to happen. >> Don't break my arm or nothing like that. I ain't do nothing. Let my property get stolen. >> If you don't resist, you're not going to get hurt. Okay. >> I'm not resisting. Y'all going to have to do your >> That's why you throwing your weight around like this. >> I'm not. >> Come on. >> Sit right here. >> Get up, please. >> You got a truck here? Nope. I got to put him back in my car. personal knowing. >> You have to get him closer to the door. Come on. Come on. Cool. Open the door. What you grab my neck for? Trying to lift you up. >> Grab my neck, bro. Trying to lift you up. Relax. >> Don't do that, bro. I'm going back down, bro. Don't grab my neck, bro. >> Relax, bro. Don't grab my neck. Relax. Grab my neck. Relax. Don't grab my neck. Relax. Don't grab my neck. Grab my neck, bro. You just grab my neck. >> I'm trying to lift you up. Nobody grabbed your neck. >> If I spin in your face, you just grab my neck. I don't disrespect you, bro. So, I'm going to go back down again, bro. I'm not moving, bro. Don't disrespect me, bro. You just grab my whole You just grab my >> Got to go. >> You do that for now. You want to try to bring a harder my >> Look, look what you doing to me. Look, >> we got to take you down, bro. I'm on the cuffs locked. >> We got to take you down, >> bro. My cuffs are locked without you. >> You can turn me over on my side. My cuffs is locked. You know you like my cuffs. >> Go ahead. I'm trying to turn you over. >> Relax. What the [ __ ] is you doing? >> That turn. Can you stop hurting me? I'm right I'm hurt right here. Stop touching me. I'm not resisting you or nothing. >> You're mad. If I spin your face, I'm going be wrong. >> If I spin your face, >> there's more charges. >> I don't give a, bro. If I spin your face, I'm going to be wrong. You just sat here me and grab my arm. I'm not >> Nobody kicked me. I'm pushing you on your side, bro. I just told you my show some respect, bro. I a have no custo. I could assaulted you. I could have did whatever I wanted to. I let you put handcuffs on me and drag me away from the scene. Right. >> You got How about restraint? Well, see if he gets one. >> He's crazy. >> Well, he's already getting charging restraint. No matter. Turn around. >> Let's go. Okay. >> Yep. >> Yo, somebody should check out elevators. >> More. Yo, home to check out elevators. So you can't break my wrist. I'm going make you break that [ __ ] Break it. work today. That's good. Stop hurting me. You trying to hurt me? >> Nobody's hurting you. >> I'm going to be the one at the police station when they take your [ __ ] off, bro. This is crazy. You acting crazy. I ain't resist or disrespect or none of that. You just did all that for no reason. I'll be back tomorrow with my mom. I'm going to show you something. I got bail money. >> Hold on. You're in a good resting position. >> The pivot point comes when officers issue a verbal trespass warning and Lewis refuses to leave. At that moment, Florida statute 877.03, disorderly conduct, was already on shaky ground because Florida courts require an overt act beyond loud speech. But Florida statute 810.08 trespass in a structure or conveyance clicked into place the second he said he was not going anywhere. The statute does not require violence. It requires a warning and a refusal. Still, the counterargument has weight. Lewis was a lawful ticketed passenger who had cleared TSA screening. His presence in the airside area was authorized until the warning was issued. That context does not cancel the trespass charge, but it shapes how a judge or jury reads his intent. >> I'm good. I'm good. You good? I'm good. I'm >> How's your breathing? You're talking to me. You're breathing. You're good. All right. >> You understand? We're concerned. I'm concerned about you. We're all concerned about you. I'm good, bro. >> All right. >> Yeah. >> Just keep talking to us. All right. I'm being serious cuz I want to know that you're breathing well. So, you keep talking to us. >> No, I'm good. I'll just tell him stop pushing me from that side. >> No, but just polite talking so we >> I'm stuck right here. Be good. I'm Nothing wrong with me. >> Right. Just polite talking so we know you're breathing good. Okay. >> I'm good. >> All right. >> Okay. Let me put the social. Okay. >> Just go ahead. Go ahead. Let me work. >> I want y'all to hurt me. I want y'all to kick the door. >> I'm going to kick the door. I'm gonna bang my head. I'm going to You You don't know what just happened. They just let somebody steal my property. I'm a a black leader. I'm on Google. I helped get people out of jail and somebody stole my [ __ ] and I said something to them. They let my [ __ ] walk away because of whatever reason it was and told me they can't do nothing. I I take care of my grandmother. My grandma live in Tallahassy, Florida. I sent my grandma money. I pay people bills off my phone. I need my phone. They didn't want to rent the cameras back. So, I said, "I'm not [ __ ] moving." I sat down and they just hog tied me. So, they they just got unified to get me out of there. But, but but TSA let somebody steal my cell phone. So this I I have no issues with any of y'all. This didn't start with y'all. But at the end of the day, this is your job. So y'all can't take this [ __ ] personal. My [ __ ] just got th stolen. I don't give a job. Y'all get paid for it. So it's going to be whatever it's going to be. I'm kicking. I'm banging. Use whatever force y'all need to. >> Brother Bizzle. Use whatever force you need to is what I'm telling you. >> Google me. I'll be two life sentences. >> I'm not worried about a firearm and and heroin. I'd be two life sentences. I don't give a This is I don't care. >> Come on. Move over. >> You hurting my wrist. My wrist is very I'm not touching your wrist. I'm not touching. You're not paying attention. You're not paying attention. >> I'm not touching your wrist. >> My Look my wrist. >> Cuz you put them under your butt. >> No, I didn't. >> Yes, you did. We did not handcuff you with your wrist behind your knees. >> So, can you fix it? >> Yes. Get your wrist back behind your back. >> So, pull me back with me. Can you pull me back out your way? >> You got to work with me, >> brother. I not bucked on y'all yet. Pull me back out your way. >> You trying to kick our door off? >> I didn't Did I try to assault any officers besides y'all trying to throw me down steps and [ __ ] Did I spit? Did I spit in anybody's face? Did I punch anybody in their face? Then I let y'all come. Can you cooperate? >> All right. I am. So, can you go ahead and get your arms behind your back? >> So, all you got to do is back up and I and I will come out and and and put my [ __ ] back. Look, I didn't lie to y'all. Have I lied to you? Come this way. >> I I'm trying to come this way. >> I'm trying to. I ain't lied to y'all. >> Come this way. >> My wrist is burning. It's bleeding. Look. Look. Look at y'all. This y'all. >> You asked me to take you out just now to help. >> This is what you're doing. He's pushing me while you're grabbing me. You're not paying attention. >> Okay. Well, you're out. >> Sit me right there so I can put my arms under my arms. >> Put your arms behind. >> Yeah. My legs are tired. >> Put your arms behind. >> Just calm down. >> They can't. >> Don't put them up front. Put them behind. >> Do you need to lean back and then that way you got more room? >> Look. All I'm going to see is show. Look. Look at Look at these. Look right. You're trying to be your legs. >> You pulling me up. What the [ __ ] are you doing? What are you doing? >> Put your arms back. >> I'm [ __ ] stuck, dumb ass. What the You can't see. I'm stuck. I can't move. You're just pulling me down. I'm stuck, >> [ __ ] Look, I'm stuck behind your leg. I'm stuck. It's the [ __ ] in the front. Look, it's stuck. What the [ __ ] You can't see. You just pull me out of the car. I ain't assault y'all. I ain't spit on you or none of that. I ain't I ain't lied to you or none of that. I just said he pushing me. >> Look, this [ __ ] stopped. >> You just pull me out the car for no reason. >> We're going to redo the hobble. We're going to redo the hobble. >> Yo, >> okay. Are you okay? >> You're upset. Just let it out. Just let it out. >> All right. >> Let's try to get this. >> We'll get the hobble and rework it cuz he's stretched it. >> Watch. I'm trying to get it off of you. Let go of it. Let go of the album. >> I'm not on nothing. >> Okay. Okay. Relax. >> Yeah. Throw me. >> All right. Bring your arms back. Now >> your arms are loose. >> I got you. Look >> where you want the arms. That's the back. There you [ __ ] go. There you go. All right. Stand up. >> Stand up and just sit on your on your own. You can stand up and sit in the car by your on your own. >> Try to stand up. >> Stand up. >> Yeah. You want to go around the other side? The hobble will go out the door. You'll be good with that. Hey, >> you want to grab it from that side. on this side. So just bend his knees all through the door. Shut the door on. Pull your knees up. There you go. You can back down. to do what y'all going to have to do. >> Damage, >> bro. I don't care. Charge me. Charge me. Charge me, bro. Just You got You got to drive me to where you got to drive me to. Just go ahead, bro. I don't want to hear nothing, bro. It's a job. You got to do what you got to do. base case. Do what you got to do, bro. I didn't do nothing. I just let my [ __ ] get stol. I didn't do nothing, bro. It's nothing personal. Do Do your job. Just do your job, business. You got to do your job, bro. I >> No problem with you. >> Do your job. You're right. Just do your job, bro. I got to do my job. >> Right there. You're going to get >> I don't give a [ __ ] >> Okay. Just relax. >> 123 12. >> Well, just tell them to notify you here so you come in cooperative. >> Okay. >> Then have them meet you in the carport with a chair. >> Okay. So that way you don't have to drag us window. >> What's your name, man? >> This dumb ass need to learn how to [ __ ] put restraints on this dumb ass. >> We good. I'm I'm not even bothering. Yo, we good. I'm You hear me? We good. That's how That's how cool I am. They just me up and I'm going to sit here. I'm cool. That's how cool he is, right? Let me show y'all can slip out these cups, too. Y'all want to see that? Don't try it. Stop. >> Show you some stuff. I ain't going to hit you when you open the door like like like like like like your colleagues just did me. I ain't going to do nothing to you. >> You're not the one that did nothing to No, you hear me. That's my word. I'm not going to do nothing to him. That's my word. Here, you can re redo the [ __ ] bro. You hear me? That's my word. >> That's my word. I have not li I have not lied to you, big bro. Here, go ahead. I have not lied to you. >> No, >> I have not lied to you. >> I'm just as >> I have I ain't lied to nobody. I ain't lied to nobody. I ain't going to do nothing to nobody car. >> No, I'm going to keep kicking but y'all didn't do nothing to me. So, go ahead. I'm not going to do nothing to you. But you got a body camera on. >> Let Let me put the bail on you. Okay. >> You You good to go do whatever you need. >> But I'm going to get out of that and I'm kicking the door again. >> Walk with us. Okay. >> I'm not your man. >> I don't give a [ __ ] y'all cops. But I respect y'all though. >> I'm saying I came on my cuffs. I could have did something. I'm not I'm not doing nothing. >> All right. So then just go ahead and do your job. Y transport. Transport. But I'm coming out these shits again. >> Okay. >> Here you go, brother. The seat belt right there for your safety. >> It's all right. I don't give a [ __ ] about my safety. And I'm coming back up here tonight, too. Every time. I'm coming back up here. I'm ready. I'm ready. Watch. I'm going to show y'all something. They played with the wrong person. Since my Since I'm not important, I feel like this is racist. They just did that to me. They just tried to break my wrist and [ __ ] They did that. They could have just got my cell phone. It's over a cell phone. I don't give a It's war. >> It's war with Tampa airport. I'm coming up here every day. >> Okay. Check check with us to see if someone's on their phone yet. >> No, he's gone. It's a Mexican on my on the flight. My phone is gone. I don't give a about none of that. I'm coming up here every day. This my mission every day. Every day. I'm going to get O for this [ __ ] I'm coming out here and I'm going to get bailed out. I got money. I'm coming out here every day. I'll be back up here in 10 in in 10 minutes. I'm coming up here. >> Do you want to file report with >> No, I'm I'm I'm coming back up here. I'm going to I'm going to somebody up a brick property of airport. That's what I'm going to do. >> Please don't do that. Okay. >> That's what I'm going to do. >> I ain't do nothing to you. I'm not bothering you. I ain't do nothing to you. I ain't trying to hit you or none of that. Y just got >> you got to keep resetting that [ __ ] That's what y'all going to have to do. I'm going to break out of that [ __ ] every time. I'm gonna bang, kick all because I am. Look at all this [ __ ] Look what's going on. I ain't do nothing. Listen, >> I'm gonna keep breaking out. It's gonna be a rough ride. It's gonna be a long [ __ ] ride. >> Don't break anything. >> No, I am. I'm not trying to hurt you, though, bro. I'm not I I didn't Can you give me that? I never put my hands on you or trying to. I I ain't spit. I could have spit your face. They just drag me down steps, all that. Nah, bro. I'm not trying to hear none of that. I respect you, though. You got to transport me. I I got to do what I got to do. I'm going to do what I got to do. I'm going to do what I got to do. I'm sorry, Bizzy. I'm sorry. If you break anything, >> I'm sorry. >> We're going to have to charge you. I >> I'm okay. I don't give >> I respect y'all though as men. I respect y'all as men, but I don't give a >> If you break anything, >> I'm going to break this [ __ ] >> I I don't give a I respect y'all. You You're not saying nothing wrong. This your job. You're not saying nothing wrong. Y'all not saying nothing wrong, but I don't give a >> Okay. Well, stay in your seat. >> No, I'm not. I'm coming out this [ __ ] I'm going to buck I'm bucking now. I'm bucking. When we get to the police station, it's going to be all hands on deck. >> I ain't trying to hit nobody or nothing. Make sure they let you nut. I ain't trying to hit nobody. I ain't trying to assault no officers. I'm taking all all orders. Where would you like me to go? But I'm I'm bucking out. That's what's going on. >> Let's just wait while he's sitting. I'll show you how short. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Come on out. >> Cooper, can you not touch me? Can you not touch you? >> He got me. You You the one the same way. You just flipped me over and grabbed my arm. Can you tell him not to grab me, please? I I will get out by myself. He don't got to touch me. I would deal with you. B's like, "Can you grab me?" He just flipped me over. This the one I said I him and him. Do y'all want me to spit in his face? >> No. >> So, grab him. Get him off me. He just flipped me over and dragged me downstairs. Get him off me. I a I ain't trying to assault no officer. All right, now we'll step out. >> I'll step out. >> Can you back up? What is you doing, Cooper? Get off me. Get off me. Cooper, get off me. Get him off me. Get away from me. Get away from me. Get Cooper away from me. I'm telling you. Break it. Break it. Break it. What? What? >> Come on. What? I can't do nothing. Look, >> put your hand behind your back. >> Your hand is behind my back. But what you going to do? Tas me for what? >> What you going to do? T me. >> Stop resisting. >> T me. >> If we have to, we have to break his voice for what? >> I ain't hit nobody. >> Look at you. What are you trigger for? You can for no reason. >> I want to see how you act when I come back up here. >> Tonight come back up. I want to see how you act. >> I want to see where you want to see how you act. I didn't do nothing to nobody. I'm N. I'm going to show you something tonight. I'm What you doing? >> What are you doing? >> You wasn't over here. I said get Look, now he got me. I'm good now. Look, I'm I'm good now. I don't want him touching. He should not be touching me after now. I'm good. I'm get back in the car now. I do what the I want to do. Pass your seat belt. I'm going to rip right out of this [ __ ] I'm I'm ripping I'm I'mma rip the sweatuit coming out this [ __ ] Watch. I'm coming out it, brother. You ain't got ankle on me. Or that was it. That was the seat belt. The seat belt. My bad. Part of me. Part of me. You good. I got high pain tolerance, my brother. >> Electric shield bullet. You going to put a spit mask on me and I a spit on nobody. But y'all me up. You ain't got you ain't putting handcuffs on them. >> Listen, brother. And that's right now. Okay. We I don't know if we can trust you anymore. So, >> but I didn't but I didn't spit on nobody and hit nobody and I'd have been out of cuffs and all that. So, you saying you can't trust me. So this another form of disrespect. So I guess my word on don't mean nothing, right? So all right. No, it's good. It ain't know we're not. We going to stop this car again since you got a spit mask on me. I ain't spit on nobody. We going to stop the car again, bro. My mom. >> Let's just go. We can't. >> Go ahead. We can't. Let's go. >> It's off. Spit that on me. We can't trust you. All right. Trust this. 140 140 negative positive Okay. You got this hot ass spitter. This hot ass spit mask on me. I got asthma. got ass. Hey, >> I say you you you you. What the [ __ ] about you? I ain't do that to spit ass, right? That's what we need. Now look at that. That's right in the open. That's right in the open. I I could have did it. I I ain't get you though. You see that? >> I'm just saying I ain't do nothing to nobody. I ain't I ain't do nothing to nobody. I don't do nothing to deserve this. Y'all threatening to tase and [ __ ] and swinging [ __ ] through my what's the name? Did I do anything to deserve this? He was charged with disorderly conduct, trespassing in an occupied structure or conveyance, and resisting arrest. Share your thoughts in the comments below, and don't forget to like and subscribe. The use of force in this encounter is where the legal exposure compounds. Graham versus Connor sets the standard. Force must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, not with hindsight. Three factors apply. severity of the crime, immediacy of threat, and degree of resistance. The crimes here were misdemeanors. Lewis was not armed, did not swing at anyone, and stated repeatedly he was not resisting. He went passive, sitting on the floor, which is obstruction without violence under Florida statute 843.02, but it is not a threat profile that supports aggressive physical escalation. The neck contact at approximately 12 minutes 17 seconds is the single most legally consequential moment in this footage. Lewis protested it repeatedly and with specificity. Under Florida Department of Law Enforcement training standards, neck contact outside a formally trained karate technique is categorically prohibited. If video confirms contact, that is a policy violation and potentially a fourth amendment excessive force claim under section 1983 of title 42 of the United States code. While the spit mask application is standard protocol once a subject threatens to spit, which Lewis did explicitly, his disclosure of asthma during transport creates a distinct duty to monitor. Officers conducted a verbal respiratory check, which is the right move. But the duration of spit mask use with a disclosed pulmonary condition is a liability question that no department wants answered in a deposition. On the verbal conduct, City of Houston versus Hill established that profanity and criticism directed at law enforcement is protected speech under the First Amendment. Lewis was loud, profane, and relentless. None of that is a crime. The disorderly conduct charge will rest entirely on the physical act of sitting down and refusing to move and whether a Florida court classifies that as the required overt breach of peace. The officers in this encounter held their legal authority correctly on the trespass and resisting charges. They deescalated verbally for an extended period before using any physical force. What weakens their position is the neck contact. the delayed supervisory response and the failure to give Lewis specific timely information about what the phone investigation was actually doing. Lewis knew his rights in a general sense. He knew not to physically assault anyone. He complied with handcuffing and he consistently distinguished his passive refusal from active violence. What cost him was the decision to stay after the trespass warning and the invehicle conduct that gave officers justification to escalate restraint. His strongest legal argument lives in the force application, not in the arrest itself. Three things to take away from this encounter. First, when a law enforcement officer issues a formal trespass order, that is not a suggestion. The moment you refuse, Florida statute 810.08 is complete. Your grievance may be legitimate. Your remedy is through the legal system, not through staying put. Second, if you are physically restrained and experience pain, name it clearly, calmly, and on camera. Lewis did this effectively with the wrist and neck complaints. That specificity captured on body cam becomes evidence. Screaming generally is noise describing precisely is a record. Third, institutions like TSA operate under federal oversight and a passenger who believes theft occurred at a checkpoint has formal complaint channels through the Transportation Security Administration independent of the local police response. Demanding that airport police solve a TSA problem in real time is asking the wrong agency to answer for the wrong failure. Let us know if there is an interaction or legal topic you would like discussed in the comments below.