But I said, "Why why you almost why you trying to hit me with the machine? Put the um hot water tank. What you What are you going to do next? Hit me with the machine?" He said, "Yeah, I'll kill you." Okay. That's what he said. >> Yeah. He called He called me a son of a I did. I said, "You insult my mother now. My mother's not a Don't be insulting my mother like that." >> Turn around. >> Going to go shut off. >> You're going to stay right here. >> They taking me down, man. >> All right. >> Hey, sir. Deputy's almost [ __ ] sheriff. >> The other street is the other the other yard is down the street right there. >> Oh, that's where he's at. >> Yeah, he's there. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Threatened to kill me with the machine. He almost hit me with the hot water tank >> because I dropped some screws on the ground. So, he wants to have a have a problem. Call me names and start cursing me out. I curse back at him, too. >> Okay. What is he in relation to you? A coworker? >> No, he works there. >> He works there. And you're you're an uh >> I just went to dump my crap. >> Okay. >> I just went to dump my crap. You're a customer and he works there. >> Yes. And he's drinking beer in the machine every day. >> If you give him a breathalyzer, you get the bre you get the beer on them. >> Unfortunately, we don't have those in our cars. >> Oh, yeah. Well, you don't have it in your car, >> but if you stop some If you pull somebody over, you give them breathalizer >> at the gym. Other stuff. >> Oh, okay. >> He's got beer in there. He probably got rid of it already. He's drinking in there and he's >> Okay. And and and you're So, what take me from the start. What exactly happened? I pulled in to dump dump my load. >> Okay. >> And I dump my load >> and uh with that vehicle, correct? Okay. >> Usually he'll help us if you see it's raining, have some consideration, give us a hand. He don't have to, but usually he'll do he'll do it. But we unload it by hand. >> Okay. >> And I dump some screws and stuff on the ground. So he call me back to go pick it up. I went back and pick it up. He starts cursing me out, calling me names, moved the hot water tank over, almost hit me. Okay. Then he threatened to kill me. >> Okay. What exactly did he say? >> But I said, "Why? Why you almost Why are you trying to hit me with the machine? Put the um hot water tank. >> What you What are you going to do next? Hit me with the machine." Okay. >> He said, "Yeah, I'll kill you." >> Okay. That's what he said. All right. >> All right. >> So, for me to stay out of trouble, I got out of there. >> That's That's good on you. But why why do you think he tried to hit you with the water? No, >> he did, sir. He did try to hit me with it. >> I understand that. What I'm saying is what makes you feel that way? >> Because he was mad. Mad also. >> So when he came over he was mad. >> He brought the machine open with the with the hot water tank almost hit me. >> Okay. Okay. >> So the hot water tank wasn't yours. >> No. Some So I was on the machine. >> It was mine that I dumped. Yeah. >> Okay. So he grabbed it. Grabbed it. >> Bringing it over and it almost hit me. >> So it's like a no reason for him to be There was no reason for him to be anywhere near you. >> He shouldn't have been. >> Okay. He shouldn't have been near me >> when you were picking up the off the ground. >> Wait till I leave then you pick then you move. I got you. >> Okay. So then you said you said why did you try again? So what are you going to do? Right next try to kill me. Yeah. >> I'll make sure you're dead. Okay. >> So when all this was happening, how did you feel? >> I'm angry. So I left. I have to get out. >> You feel as though he was going to kill you? >> Oh, he was his friend in his truck. I'll keep telling you he's drunk. He drinks in the machine every day. >> I get that. >> Okay. >> But what what I'm getting at, I'm trying to figure out if we have a verbal argument, if we have freedom of speech where people are saying stuff that maybe shouldn't be said, but it should >> it shouldn't be said. No. No. >> Or do I have a crime that he's threatening to kill you with a with an automobile or excavator, whatever. He's got a claw. >> That machine that machine is a weapon. You guys can go return to your vehicles um >> and just stick around. I'm going to stay here. >> Yeah. >> I'm going to stay here and make sure nothing else happens. They're going to go talk to him another lot. No problem. >> All right. >> And the phone number is your phone number that you use to call 911. >> Yes. >> Okay. That's it. >> Okay. Now, >> did anything happen today? All right. Nothing y'all need to be involved in. >> Okay. >> He been a customer here for a long time, but he's just a hard man to >> hard man to deal with. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Do you know him? >> I only I met him 5 minutes ago. That's about it. I've never met him before that. He's >> been coming in here for a long time. >> Okay. He constantly, you can ask anybody who works here, constantly gives us a hard time. >> I got you. So, what happened today? >> Well, it was it was pouring down rain. >> Mhm. >> We had a tote full of nails and screws. He dumped it right there in the dirt. >> Okay. >> Knocked it over. >> Yeah. dumped it right in the dirt and he's been there so many times. He knows better to do that, >> right? >> And then why you dump that out in the dirt like that? >> He had a little tote. >> You're going to pop your own tires. >> Yeah. I got to load the rest of the customers, >> right? >> Then then he said, "Well, you supposed to unload them." I'm not supposed to unload any customer. That's the deal to unload. It's pouring down rain. >> That's it. >> That thing's cool. >> That's all wore out. >> So what? You asked him to you asked him to clean them up or something? >> I did. >> Okay. >> He come back over here with a shovel. Steve. Steve there and a load just spent 15 minutes picking the rest of it up. The truck is right here in the mud right here. There's a co Steve picked back up. Look. >> Oh wow. >> You got here's what he saw right in the mud. >> I got you. Dump all this right in the mud right there. >> Right. >> You tell us what's your goodies in there. Huh? One man's gold, another man. >> Were any words you say? >> Yeah. He called he called me a son of a [ __ ] >> I did. I said you insulting my mother now. >> My mother's not a [ __ ] >> That's I got you. >> Don't Don't be insulting my mother like that. >> What? >> That was all. >> Hold on. >> That That was That was it. I said, "Don't be >> You mind just putting those down while we're chatting?" >> Sure. >> Don't be insulting my mother calling son of a [ __ ] That's calling my mother a [ __ ] >> right? I got you. >> I had one of the greatest mothers ever. >> Well, that's good. >> Yeah. >> So, okay. Did you say anything back to him other than don't insult my mother? >> No. >> No. >> He was going on. He had three water he was right there. Every time he comes in here, it's always issue with him. >> Okay. He knows where everything goes. He He He keeps on trying to give us a hard time. >> I got you. >> So, with the water heaters, did you pick any of them up while he was cleaning the >> No, I was nowhere near. >> Okay. You stay dry in that thing. You've been getting soaked inside. >> Money over here. >> There ain't no windows. >> There's no windows. >> You break them out. That's old. You broke them out. >> I broke two of them. >> Would you hit them with the water heaters? >> Is this you? >> Take your sunglasses. That's you. >> That's me. >> Let me see. Take your glasses off. >> I can't see. >> Well, you ain't got >> that ain't you, John. >> Let me see. Take your glasses off. >> A That is me. >> Let me make sure. I got you. [Applause] >> Might be Josh. >> It might be him. >> Are you a junior, John? >> No, >> we're not technically. >> I'm not. >> You are, but you're not. >> Right. >> All right. All right. You told us you would. I just [Applause] >> Why? Why you Why you Why are you >> I don't want something happening to you or any of your customers because some pretty heavy equipment. >> I'm not prepared, bro. I've been I've been running these trades for a long time. Not bad. >> And you and you said you were willing to prove that to us. So, we were just going to ask you to do some tests to prove that to us. >> I'm reneging. >> What's that? >> I'm reiging. >> I don't know what that means. >> No. >> No, you don't want to. >> Just didn't just say no. I don't I've never heard that before. Where does that come from? >> What's that word? Boom. >> You say you're reading. >> Reading. Yeah. >> I thought he said he was reading Egan. >> I thought I thought something about a meeting. >> Okay. >> I thought it was some good song or something that I need to listen to. >> How about this? Can you at least check your eyes? >> Just kidding. >> Can I do it with a pen? >> No. Why is that? cuz I got very poor eyesight. >> I'm not asking you to read nothing. >> Look at you. >> You're just going to follow my pen back and forth. No. >> Turn around. >> Can I go shut off? >> Nope. >> You're going to stay right here. Keep your hands together like you're praying. Okay. Just like that. All right, John. [Music] >> That isn't familiar. [Music] >> So, you were in direct immediate control of a vehicle when we pulled up here. You looked like you were falling asleep. Based off of our observations, everything like that, you're being placed under arrest for DUI today. Okay. >> We'll explain it to Steve. >> Okay. You made it down, man. >> All right. >> I'm going to leave these knives and stuff on your machine for you. >> You're all done. >> We'll talk to you in just a second. >> Turn the machine off. >> All right. Well, >> let's uh let's empty the pockets out, please. >> You want us to Yeah, that's fine. >> I'm going to leave the knife here. You can't take it in with you. All right. I'm going to leave it on your machine. Is that okay? >> You want me to leave it with your hat so I can put it on one? Good. >> Okay, I'll give it to you. [Music] [Applause] I don't want to charge me with >> right there, sir. >> We'll explain everything in just a minute, man. I know. You can turn it off if you got We talked to a couple people over at the other yard. I'm going to >> Harris is trying to say I I threatened him or something. >> This has nothing to do with Harris. You have any drugs, knives, anything else on you? >> No. Okay. >> You want to take this cash with you? >> Yeah. Okay. >> Here's something most people don't know. DUI doesn't need a highway. In Florida, it applies anywhere in the state, even on private property like a salvage yard. If you're in actual physical control of a vehicle, and a vehicle isn't just a car, a grappling loader that can swing thousands of pounds of steel is still a vehicle when it's moving under power. Now, picture what deputies walk into at a yard like this. Forgliffs, sparks, loose metal underfoot, and a machine operator sitting 10 ft up, one wrong lever, and someone's crushed. So, the mission is simple. Shut the machinery down before the argument turns into an injury. Refusing tests is a choice, but it carries weight. If you refuse field sobriety and later refuse the breath test, implied consent laws kick in. Your license is on the line, and you can be charged for the refusal itself on top of DUI. In this case, deputies say they found the operator slouched in the cab, noted the odor of alcohol and slurred speech, and heard an admission to drinking earlier. He refused the breath test, so he was booked for felony DUI and refusal to submit to a lawful BAL test. Court proceedings are pending. He is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of