blowing up like you're blowing up a balloon. All right, hang on. Just listen to me. Got to go. Got to go. >> [ __ ] up my life. I just You going to [ __ ] up my life? >> I'm not trying to do anything. Actually, this is We're trying to help. >> [ __ ] up my life. >> We're trying to help you out. >> On January 5th, 2025, at approximately 11 p.m. Officers responded to an alarm activation at a Thornton's gas station after a customer reported being threatened by a man sitting inside a silver jeep. When police arrived, the 66-year-old driver denied making any threats. But as the conversation continued, he was unusually honest about his condition. Those statements would quickly shift the focus of the encounter entirely and would ultimately lead to an unexpected and unfortunate discovery for the investigating officer. >> Were you involved with some altercation with some people inside here? >> No. No. I'm trying to figure out what I'm trying to figure out what goes on. Chicago. >> Okay. Hey, man. Just park and step off for me. All right. >> All right. I'm going park right here. Uh, just just you can just park right here. You can just stop right here. >> Just park right here temporarily. You're all good, man. Just step out for me. All right. You don't have no weapons on you or nothing? >> No. >> All right. Just step out for me for a second. >> I'm trying to get No. >> Okay. Pull your zipper up. All right. You got your zipper down. >> Yeah. All right, man. So, we're getting a call of a complaint. Were you threatening somebody? >> Never. Never. >> What happened with you and somebody in there? >> I asked her how to get to Chicago. >> And what And what did she say? >> Yes, sir. She she said no. She didn't know. >> So she called in saying that there's some type of threatening going on. You didn't threaten her. >> Y'all didn't get in an argument or nothing? >> No. I just as how to get to Chicago. >> Okay. >> How you get to Chicago? >> Where are you from? >> Huh? Chicago. >> So if you from Chicago, you don't know how to get to Chicago. >> Where I'm at? >> Here comes the obvious question. By now, probably much like you, the officer has already observed slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, and clear confusion from the subject. >> Were you drinking any alcohol, sir? >> You know what? I got a lot. >> What? >> I ain't going to lie to you. Yeah. >> You mean you were drinking alcohol? >> I'm hurting, man. I'm hurting you. >> Okay. What What did you drink? >> Little wine. You can see it in my car. >> It's in your car right now. Where in your car is it? You don't even have to It's in there. Yes, sir. >> Okay. When were you drinking that? >> Uh >> when were you drinking that? How long ago? An hour ago? 2 hours ago? 10 minutes ago? 30 minutes ago? >> I'm drinking and driving. Yeah, >> you're drinking driving. >> Yeah, I did. >> Okay. You are drinking and driving. Okay. >> I ain't lying. >> All right, man. >> And then you said And then you said you're coming from your cousin's house in Planefield. All I gota be but the photo is is you know I'm trying to exploit man. You ask me a lot of questions. >> All right. Do me a favor. Step on out for me. Okay. Just step on out for me. Step on out for me. >> You're all good. You're not in any trouble. Just step on out for me. >> I'm 60ome years old. I You guys been doing a lot of stuff. >> Just step on out for me. Okay. >> I can't do all that. >> Yeah. Just Yeah. step on now. >> He complies at first and exits the vehicle, but it isn't long before he backtracks on that decision. >> Yeah. See, I'm I'm a little concerned that you're drinking and driving. >> I'm I'm concerned. I'm not going I'm not going to lie. I'm concerned. >> You know, I couldn't do it. But I just trying to get to Chicago. >> I'll get you, but before I let you go, I got to make sure that you're able to drive. Okay. >> I can drive. >> So So would would you would you do some uh standard field sobriety tests to make sure you're okay to drive? Can I see if they done? No, >> not not yet, man. Just just let just just close it down for a second. You can hold off for a second. All right. >> When he rolled up, he was like parked sideways. And the guy that was walking in, he was like >> saying something, but the kid couldn't fully hear him. Then he was like, "All right, wait till you get outside is what he said." So, not really a threat. So, but he's thinking everything. >> The way you're acting, the way you're talking when I'm talking to you. >> You got me. You got me. >> Your eyes are glossy. >> Yeah, you got me. I'm I'm I'm done. >> You keep cycling through the same information. >> I'm done. >> You're not really You're not really answering my questions. >> At this point, the officer's patience is clearly starting to wear thin. >> Hey, just trying to talk to you. >> If you you call me drunk driving. Yes, I am. >> Okay. We're going to go inside the gas station and do the test. And if you're okay to drive, you can drive out of here. Head back to Chicago. I'll show you how to get to Chicago. But I can't let you drive out of here first before testing you cuz I'm a little concerned. Sounds good. >> All right. So, just follow me all in the station. >> Could have could have got a proper >> Yeah. I'm not going to lie, man. If I if I were to go >> I knew I was going, >> you know, if I were to go you be talking to >> Here's the deal, man. Regardless to to anything that you're saying, you already admitted to us that you were drinking, driving, there's alcohol open in here. >> Bottle wine. >> You're you're swearing your word. We'll do some test inside. Okay. You going to let me go or I'm going you scared? >> Well, the thing is we're going to we'll determine that. Okay, >> let's just let's just go in the gas station. These guys will take care of you. All right. All right. >> He finally agrees to go inside, but then changes his mind. >> But no, you can't sit in the car. All right, man. All right. Just come on, man. I can't I can't let you sit in the car. All right. All right, man. You got to All right, man. Yo, hold on. Hold on, sir. Hold on, sir. >> Get him out of there right here. >> Come on, man. Come on. Come on out. Come on out. Come on out. Come on out. Let's go. Come on out. See, I didn't want to put no hands on you, but I'm going to have to put some hands on you. >> Listen, he's trying to help you out here by giving you the opportunity to prove that you're okay to drive. That's what he's doing. He's not trying to jam you up. >> Puts on that. >> If you're not going to cooperate, I ain't got money. Listen to me, sir. >> Sir, you're going to get arrested for resisting. Okay. At this point, >> he's ordering you to do something. >> I just want to ride to the place you got my leg hurt. >> Come on, man. We're going to tell you my leg hurt. I can't walk. >> Sir, I'm going tell you one more time. I'm going tell you one more time. Okay. >> Yeah. >> You got to perform these tests in order for me to let you drive. >> If not, I'm going to arrest you based on what I'm seeing right now. >> Yes, sir. >> All right, let's go. I just want to get my >> What happens once inside not only confirms their suspicions, it adds an unexpected twist to the night. All right. >> I ain't did none there. >> All right. So, you okay to perform my test? >> Yeah. >> All right. Stand for me. >> Come here for me. Stay over. Come here for me. >> I got you. >> Do you want to provide a preliminary breath test? >> Would you rather do that? All right. >> You should wear. >> All right. We'll do that. [ __ ] Christ. >> I ain't going nowhere, bro. >> You're all good, man. I'm just holding >> I'm just holding you up. >> I wouldn't grab you like that. >> I'm holding you up to make sure you don't fall back, man. You look, you know, I don't know you. >> You're all good, man. >> You don't got to do that. >> I'm making sure you don't fall back into the chair. >> I know. I know. I used to be big like you. I lost 100. You know, I I used to be big like just like you. >> Okay. >> Not not as tall basketball player. >> Okay. Given his condition, struggling to stand upright and leaning on the shelves, officers determine that field sobriety tests aren't practical and decide to move directly to a portable breath test. >> All right, you're going to take a deep breath in. You're going to have a long continuous hard blow. All right, so it's like you're blowing up a balloon. So wrap your lips around here like you're blowing up a balloon. >> Harder, harder, harder, harder, harder, harder, harder. You got to keep going the whole time. All right, >> you got to keep blowing the whole time >> once once I tell you to stop, then you can stop. You'll hear You'll hear like a loud click. >> Who are you thinking to? >> All right. So, take a deep breath in. Take a deep breath in. >> Go hard. Hard hard. >> No. Keep going. >> You got to go. You got to go. >> [ __ ] up my life. I just You going to [ __ ] up my life. >> I'm not trying to do anything. Actually, this is We're trying to help out. >> [ __ ] up my life. >> We're trying to help you out. >> All right. >> Take a deep breath in like you're blowing up like you're blowing up a balloon. All right. Hang on. Just listen to me. All right. >> Can I sit down over there? >> You want to lean on it? >> Yeah. All right, you can lean on. >> I don't want to fall. >> After two incomplete samples, officers prepare for a third attempt. >> All right, take a deep breath in. >> You don't want to take me to jail. >> We're trying to figure out what's going on. Deep breath in like you're blowing up balloon. >> Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Almost there. I [ __ ] up. >> Still loading, so I don't know. [ __ ] You going to knock me up? >> How much do you have to drink today? >> Just a little bit. >> Just a little bit. >> How much? >> You know what the legal limit is? Do you know what it is? 108. >> Huh? >> You're at 220 I'm over very rude. >> Yeah, man. We're definitely man. I'm going place you on journal if you influence alcohol. Okay. >> For the second time tonight, he attempts to add a resisting charge to the list. >> Don't make this any worse. All right. >> I don't I don't want to I don't want I don't want to mistreat you. All right. >> I don't want to mistreat you. Okay. There's no Hold on. >> I don't want to mistreat you. All right. And I don't want to I don't want to Don't fence up on me. Don't resist me. I don't want to have to overpower you. All right. >> I'm researching you right now. Do you have anything else on you that we need to know about? >> You pissed your pants, boss. >> You pissed your pants, man. >> Either that or you pissed your pants, bro. Doing it. Yeah. Yeah. Gang. >> We're not gangsters. We're not the one that put the liquor in your body and told you to drive here. So, >> what would you do? >> I took a taste. >> Following that awkward moment, the man is placed in the squad car and officers begin searching his vehicle, uncovering quite a few notable findings. >> Who do your head here? >> Who that? >> All right, lean back. We got to close the door. Come on. What did I do wrong? >> You drink. You drink and drive. >> Why you lie? >> Okay. This is a choice that you made. Okay. >> All right. I'm close this door now. Okay. >> I don't think he's sober enough to understand what I was asking. So, I was going to get his cane and his instrument out of here. Open alcohol and catch some weed. >> He's got a little bit of weed in here, too. >> Yeah, probably five grams or so. Not a lot. >> I really wasn't trying to rough his ass up. >> Well, you rather get in the car and drive away or something. >> I'm not worried about him. He wasn't going to get away. Not worried about him at all. No fields, but a lot of observations. >> PBT220 >> and actual liquor in the car. And he admitted to drinking. Whether this case is beat or not, I don't care. I got to get my >> Yeah. >> All right. During the search of the vehicle, officers located four partially consumed bottles of Sutter Home Merllo. All more than half empty, as noted in the police report. Once at the station, he continued to be uncooperative, refusing to sign the warning to motorist and declining to provide fingerprints or a booking photograph, which ultimately resulted in an additional charge. In the end, he was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, aggravated DUI for driving on a suspended license, illegal transportation of alcohol, and for the earlier refusals, he was also charged with obstructing a peace officer. What are your thoughts on this case? Please leave a like, subscribe, and comment your thoughts below.