an officer in Broadway Heights Ohio got
more than he asked for on a field
sobriety test when 27 year old Tanner
Watson decided if he performed a
backflip it would cancel out any other
official field sobriety test given to
him the Oscar didn't fall for it and Mr
Watson was booked all right for him
all right we're gonna go to the front
okay okay
uh we'll go to the sidewalk over here
you got anything on your purse any
weapons or anything you mind if I just
check it real quick excellent
um
you know we're actually gonna we'll just
walk back here to the uh to the bed of
your truck right yeah
um
okay you've had how many beers did you
say you've had today or drinks three to
four okay
um and how long ago was that
uh about an hour but okay all right just
throughout the time like from like six
to
four
229 okay so I'm at least three to four
okay let's continue my buddies I'm not
from here gotcha it's been here working
he came out hanging with them okay you
want to go with some
hang out
have a couple drinks we went out
the dad went to Taco Bell my other
brother you wanted to go home I was like
all right no problem I'll bring you home
okay
um yeah man you're driving's pretty bad
your eyes are super glossy
um I guess my Blues coming from you so I
want to run some sobriety tests on you
all right that cool all right man so the
first one's just gonna be the eye test
for this one we're just gonna have your
sand feet together hand to your sides
all right your glasses or contacts
no sir okay can you see the tip my my
finger the very tip yes sir all right
follow up with your eyes and your eyes
only okay okay
that's kind of hard to do right there
way out of my vision yeah well just just
do as best you can right now
well just uh keep your eyes on my finger
okay
trying to look but
all right yeah just keep your eyes on
the tip my finger okay
I always have to do this like you will
break forth them too many times like
it's
getting a little dizzy over here you
know okay well
we're going to do it until my test is
done okay sorry sir
this is like a
past the time limit they can do this for
yeah there's no time on them okay
there's no time limits
at 4am let's hang out with boys yeah it
is it's early in the morning yeah but
there's there's no time limit all right
man so that that's the eye test we got
two more tests we're gonna go through
okay uh next one's gonna be the walk and
turn test so for this test I'm just
gonna have you picture a line going down
the center of the sidewalk here so I
could picture anything at it
straight line
sure sure thing man
do that you know that's good man that's
a I can't do that I'll tell you that but
that's why I'm saying like what can I
conceive I'm gonna be like over here
like
this is my own life you know yeah so I'm
asking you what do you want me to do as
a straight line like can you give me
definitive have you had any psychedelic
drugs today man no I'm not all right I'm
just trying to be straightforward with
you bro just picture a straight line
going down going on the sidewalk you
mean on that picture of straight line
compared to your straight line it might
be obscured
might be obscured okay yeah if I stand
right here and you start here and he
stands right here that straight line is
obscured all right walk down the I want
I'm gonna have you walk down the middle
of the sidewalk
I don't know how I can explain this any
clear so I want to have you get in the
starting position I'm gonna put heavier
put your left foot I was just trying to
ask I'm at I'm gonna have you put your
left foot on the line I'm gonna put your
right foot in front of your left foot
touching Heel To Toe left to right right
foot in front of your left foot
right foot in front of your left foot
right right foot so I said starting as
Left Foot Right Foot
in front of your left foot arms at your
sides this is the starting position stay
in this position while I explain the
instructions okay man
I feel so sustained do you understand
left right yes sir okay stay in this
starting position while I explain the
instructions okay when I say begin
you're going to take nine Heel To Toe
steps down that line it's going to look
just like this
one
two
three when you get to nine you're gonna
take a series of small steps and you're
gonna go back down that line take nine
steps again just like this one
two three you're gonna go all the way to
nine count each step out loud and keep
your hands at your sides
you understand
left to right
right I want you to do the test just how
I explain those instructions
Left Right nine I'm back nine
you're going to take nine heal the toe
steps going down the line my left foot
from my right foot nine steps you're
gonna step you're going to step
nine times down that line and then
you're gonna turn around I'm asking you
to go left to right nine steps per round
come back to another one do you want me
to explain it again what what's your
what's your first name Tanner Tanner
Tanner all right last name Watson just
for the sake of redundancy I can explain
this to you again
if you want me to no I'm just asking for
clarification
Left Foot Right first
you're right I'm asking you left the
right first right
left foot
10 foot Tanner you're gonna start left
foot
Tanner I'm asking you Tanner I don't
have to raise my voice even higher
Tanner I'm asking you left foot
what's up you want to continue with the
instructions
I'm asking you left foot you told me
left foot I cannot explain this any
clearer to you you can okay I'm asking
you left or right foot I have to go back
you're gonna have your right foot in
front of your left foot so left left
foot and then right front your right
foot is in front of your left foot
nine steps Tanner that's insane
and then what all right there turn
around place your hands behind your back
okay
all right is there anything in the car
you need Tanner
you have my wallet I think my phone's in
there all right your wallet is in the
car or is uh with you
okay all right
you're under arrest for OVI
what is Obi uh
driving intoxicating
do you ever need fruit for that ever
you can't tell me what a straight line
is I think that's I think that's pretty
solid proof no all right that's too many
times I got you thank you