Roll your windows down. Where are you heading to, man? You know you're in the middle of the intersection, my guy. So, do you have any idea why you're out in the intersection like this? >> On January 1st, 2022, officers with the John's Creek Police Department found a vehicle stopped in the middle of a busy intersection. The driver, 23-year-old Christopher Bailey, appeared disoriented and had trouble following basic instructions. Although there was no smell of alcohol, his movements and behavior raised immediate concerns. The full incident was captured entirely on body cam footage. >> Probably a medlock bridge bridge. I got a vehicle just stopped in the middle of the roadway. >> Yes, sir. >> I think he's intoxicated. He was just parked right here in the middle of the intersection. The light has changed. >> I think he's high. >> All right. You want to stand? Is that your car right there? >> Yeah. I just I was Yeah, I just pulled out. >> Stand by. Wait there. Okay. >> Yeah. Yeah. [Music] Roll your windows down. What are you doing, sir? Turn the car off. Off? >> It's off. >> No, it's okay. Where are you heading to, man? >> I'm sitting here. >> You know, you're in the middle of the intersection, my guy. Right. >> Okay. You got your license on you, boss? >> Yeah. >> Where's your license at, man? Where's your license at, sir? Where's your license at? What's your name, please? Chris. All right. My name is Mike Man. All right, let's kind of restart here. Man, what's going on tonight? Chris, where's your license or your ID? I'm just here to help you out, man. You're parked in the middle of the intersection. >> So, what's going on? Where's your Where's your license at? Your wallet? What >> is it right there? Is it in your pocket? >> No. >> Okay. Can you hand me your keys, sir? Keys. Thank you, sir. >> Call my mom. >> Yeah, man. You can just hang tight real quick. Okay. >> Where are you coming from? >> My mom, >> huh? >> My mom. >> Your You're coming from your mom's? >> Yeah. Okay. All right. >> You want to stay in for him? >> Yeah, he's uh Yeah. >> Did you have Did you smoke anything tonight? >> Did you smoke anything? Drink anything? You seem You seem like you're off tonight, man. What's going on? >> So, you don't have your wallet on you at all? Well, >> do you have your wallet on you? >> Where you coming from? >> Uh, Chris. What city or what town you coming from? >> Chris, your name's Okay. So, he just It wasn't dry when I rolled up here, talked to him. He was he came up to me but I can't really didn't get much from him. So I don't know anything but he's draw. >> We got a name or anything yet? >> He said that's all he gave me so far. >> Hey Mr. Bailey. >> Hey. What's going on with you tonight, man? What's up? >> You take any kind of medications? >> Are you supposed to? >> No. >> Why are you stopped in the middle of the intersection? Okay, >> let's get you to step out of the car, please. >> Mr. Bailey, you you can bring your phone with you. I'm get you step out of the car, please. You want to get it? There we go. Oh, man. Come on out for me. Okay. Sit by the car, please. Mr. Bailey. >> Yes, sir. >> I've asked you two or three times now. Step out of the car, please. Yes, sir. >> That means now, please. >> Bring your phone with you. Step out of the car. You're >> unplugged. You still plugged in. Yeah, there we go. Okay. Come over here. So, do you have any idea why you're out in the intersection like this? Are you okay right now? >> Yeah. >> Okay. You said you don't take any medicines. >> Okay. Are you diagnosed with anything? You're supposed to take medicines for anything? >> No. >> Okay. So, you I want to make sure you're not diabetic or anything. Mr. Bailey, are you diabetic? No, >> sir. >> Okay. Mr. Bailey. Mr. Bailey, do you wear glasses or contacts? I >> wear contacts. >> Okay. Are they in right now? Okay, Mr. Bailey, here's what we're going to do. I want you to put your phone on top of your car for right now. Okay, >> Mr. Bailey, can I get you to put your phone on top of your car for right now, please? >> Yeah. >> Okay, put put the phone on top of the car, please. >> You've been trying to call for a little bit. I need to talk to you first. Okay. And then hopefully we can call mom in just a minute. Okay. Mr. Bailey, can can you tell me anything about tonight? How you ended up right here? What happened? >> Let's not do that. Let's not do that. to >> Okay, but we need you to focus on conversation right now. >> Okay. >> So, where are you coming from tonight? >> Okay. >> Where are you coming from tonight? >> Where where were you before you you stopped right here? >> My mom is supposed to be picking me up >> from the middle of the road here. No, my mom's supposed to be cleaning off >> from where? >> Here. >> From the middle of the intersection. >> No. >> Oh, that's where we are. We're in the middle of the intersection. >> No. >> And I'm trying to figure out how we got here. >> No. I sent her my general location. >> Uh-huh. >> Because I can't get home and I'm trying to get home. >> Okay. I'm not really smelling a whole lot, but I I got I'm thinking you you may have ingested something either intentionally or not, but you you you something seems a little off right now. What's what's going on with you? How are you feeling right now? >> Feel okay. >> You feeling okay? >> Yeah. >> Okay. All right. So, obviously, we're just concerned about you driving because you are sitting in the middle of one of our busiest intersections in the city. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. And we want to make sure you're okay. >> You understand that? Okay. Would you be okay walking with me over to there so I can do a couple checks on you to make sure that you're okay? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Let's walk over here. >> She she she's coming this way. Could you send the location, right? >> Yeah. >> Okay, perfect. That's perfect. Yeah, man. >> My phone. >> Uh if the car is movable, let's let's let's move it. Um >> Yeah, we got >> Yeah, we'll we'll bring your phone over to you. Okay. Thank you. Okay. Can you walk over here with me, please? Yeah, man. All right. Perfect. Okay. So, you said you don't take any kind of medications, right? Said you don't take any medicines, right? [Music] You said you don't use any kind of medicines, right? >> I can't I can't hear all of those noises. >> Okay. Okay. Can you hear me now? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. That car was real loud. Yeah. >> You said no medications, correct? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. How about any kind of uh any kind of prescription or anything else? No. Okay. Let's um let's actually step up here. I don't feel real good at the corner here. Let's sit right up here. Watch out for the curve. Watch out for the curve. I don't want you to sit down. I want you to to me to sit down. No, >> sir. I want you to step up right here. Step up and over. I got you. Okay, perfect. Let's stand right here. Can I get you to turn and face me, please? Okay. Can I get you to stand with your feet like this and your hands down at your side? Are you able to stand like this? Like with your feet touching each other, >> dude. >> Can you right where you're standing, but can you bring your feet together? No. No. I don't want you to step in that that that little divot there. I just want you to stay stay where you're standing, >> Mr. Bailey. >> Yes, sir. >> Can you see my finger here? >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. What I would like you to do is I would like you to I'm going to move my finger right here. I'm going to move this finger right here. This one right here. I'm going to move it side to side. >> I want you to follow it with just your eyes. I want you to keep your head still, though. Okay. >> You clear on that? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Okay, Mr. Bailey, I'm going to move my finger down and then up. I want you to keep following with just your eyes. Okay. >> All right. You able to see my finger right here up top? Right here. Okay. I'm going to move my finger down and up. Keep moving with your eyes only. Okay. Keep your head still. [Applause] Okay. Just given the way I saw you moving, I I don't feel good trying to ask you do a walk and turn on one leg stand. I I don't feel confident cuz seems like you're having some balance issues right now just talking to me. Okay. Do you have any problems with your legs, your back, your knees, anything like that? >> No, that's what that's why uh my mom's >> Okay. Understood. All right. Can I get you to look at my finger again? Okay. This time I'm going to move my finger around in a circle like that two times. After the second circle, I'm going to bring my finger in towards your face. I won't touch you. I promise. I'm going to bring it like this and stop. And I'm going to go back out. >> I'm going to do this one more time. >> And I'm going to bring it back out again. And then we'll be done. Okay. I want you to follow my fingertip with just your eyes. Okay? Keep your head still. Do you understand? You understand that, Mr. Bailey? Mr. Bailey, do you understand? Keep your head still. Okay. >> Where you coming from? >> I'm trying to go home. >> From where? to my parents. >> Where were you coming from County? Georgia. >> Okay. >> Cuz you're coming from this way. You're coming from We're not county. >> That's Kell, right? >> Huh? >> Kennal. >> Kennesaw. >> I don't know. I don't think that's Kennesaw. That right there is Foresight County. >> Okay. >> Were you coming from Kennesaw? So you are you coming from Kennesaw or you going to Kennesaw? >> I'm trying to go home. >> You're trying to go home but where are you coming from? >> Friend's house bar. >> No, I'm trying to go my mom's house. >> Going to your mom's house. >> Where are you coming from? >> My card. >> Huh? >> My cart. >> Your card. >> My cart. >> My cart. I'm sorry. I can't hear you. >> My car. >> Okay. How old are you? >> 23. >> 23. >> Gotcha. Gotcha. Gotcha. You in school right now? >> No. What do you do for work? >> Personal train. >> You're a personal trainer. >> Nice. Nice. Nice. >> So, what do you >> That's fun. >> Where do you personal train at? >> Country. Which one? >> Roswell. >> Roswell. Okay. Nice. There you go. >> What' you do for New Year's Eve? >> Nothing. >> Nothing. >> Yeah. >> Okay, Mr. Bailey. >> Yes, sir. >> So, >> here's what I'm going to ask you, and I I need you to be to try to be straight with me here. Have you ever used anything like um or or anything like that? >> It's uh like a ingredient in like a cold medicine like coredant. If you take enough of it, it starts to act like and to a greater extent if you have a lot of it, it starts to act like and that sort of thing. Okay. All right. Okay. So, you get didn't use any of that stuff. >> Okay. Okay. So, here's what's going to happen. Um, I'm going to be placing you under arrest. Okay. Placing you under arrest or DUI. Okay. Right. >> Yes, sir. >> What did I do? >> You're operating the vehicle while under the influence and what I believe is a drug to the extent that you're a less safe driver at this moment, sir. Okay. So, we're going to go find your phone real quick at your car and get a number or two out of there. >> Grab the phone. >> What did I do? >> Well, I mean, you were stopped in the middle of one of our busiest intersections in the city just sitting there. So, now I'm going to read you something called Georgia implied consent. There is a question at the end. It's a yes no question, but it doesn't matter to me if you say yes. It doesn't matter to me if you say no. I just need something I can understand as an answer. Okay. I don't like I don't I don't know what I did wrong. >> Well, I believe you shouldn't have been driving and you were and that's that that's why we're at this point where you're in cuffs and why I'm reading the question about whether or not you'll take my blood test. >> Okay. >> So, will you submit to the state administered chemical test of your blood? No. >> Okay. So, we we cannot bring your phone with us, but we can get some numbers out of it. Would you like to get some phone numbers out of your phone? >> Yeah. >> Okay, we can do that. All right, let me get you to walk back here. Please watch step. >> All right, go ahead and have the call for me. >> You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can't be used against you in a court of law. For the DR evaluation, what we would do is we we would drive from here to the John's Creek PD, like our little substation on the south end of town. Um, but it would involve some things like the eye check like we did out here. >> She want to go home right now. >> I understand. >> But that's not really gonna happen right now. So that's that's why we're on to the next thing. You >> want to see my mother? >> Yeah. Tell you what, regardless of of of how you answer me, we'll we'll try and give her a call before we leave here. Okay. So that way she knows where you are. Okay. >> Okay. So, what what's your answer on on the uh DR eval? Yes or no? >> Will he take shackles off off of me? >> When we get down there, I'm going to have to take the cuffs off you for at least a portion of it. Yes, sir. But for the car ride, no, sir. I'm not allowed to. >> Okay. Don't want to go this way, please. >> Okay. Understand you you are under arrest. That that's that's a done deal. >> Done deal. >> Okay. So, let's let's move on past that. Okay. So, I'm going to ask you one more time. Yes or no about the the DR eval? >> Can Can you move my handcuffs in front of me? >> No, sir. I can't. >> Please. >> No, sir. >> I'm not a threat. I'm not Man, I'm not a threat to you. >> I understand that. But, right, but that's what I'm supposed to do is have you cuffed in the back right now. Okay. Are there any other numbers besides your mom's number that you need? >> Can you call her? >> I'll call her in just a minute. Do you need any other phone numbers out of here? >> Um, it's just my mom. >> Just your mom. Okay. >> What county are we in? >> We're in Fulton County. >> Yeah. Just just before you get to uh for Scythe County. >> Can I call her real quick? >> We're going to call her and put her on speaker phone right here cuz maybe she'll answer if she sees your phone number calling. No, he he's just not answering me on it, I think. >> Hi, thank you for calling today. This is Robin Hott. >> You try Sean? >> Can we try Sean and send him or mom first? >> Try Sean. That's my stepdad. >> Hello. Tiana the mom. >> Hey, Mom. >> Hey. >> Hey. Hey, ma'am. This is uh Corporal Null with John's Creek Police Department. Sorry to wake you up this morning. >> Um >> Okay. >> But uh Mr. Bailey asked that I give you a call just to let you know where where he's going. Okay. Um he he's under arrest at the moment. He's coming with me to the Fulton County Jail. >> Um Okay. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Can you tell me can you can you tell me why? >> Do you mind if I tell her why? >> Okay. Can he? So he he was um sitting in the middle of a intersection, a pretty busy intersection in his car just blocking traffic and we got out with him and uh I did a few checks on him and based on my training he he's under the influence of something other than alcohol at the moment. So he's coming with me. What do I do now? >> And his car the car is in my name. The the car is >> the the car is sitting at the intersection of Abbottz Bridge and Medlock Bridge Road in the Bank of America parking lot. >> We we we parked it and lock it. >> Okay. Um wait, where can you give me Can you Can I get the address? >> Um yeah, >> hold on. Let me >> Let me get one of my officers to look up the address for you. >> Okay. All right. Tell him I love him. Thank you for calling. >> Hey, mama. It was not this for this reason. >> Hey, Mom. >> Oh, hey. >> Hey. >> Why did you leave? >> Um, I just it was stupid. Um, I'm regretting it completely, you know. Nothing I can say here. Okay, man. We're going to head out so we can get him into the jail faster and out of the handcuffs faster. Okay. >> According to official reports and court documents, the driver identified in the video as Christopher Bailey was charged with driving under the influence of drugs and failure to exercise due care. Bailey initially refused a state administered blood test, but later admitted to officers that he had consumed ketamine prior to driving. As of the last update, Baileyy's case remains pending in Fulton County, and he is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of