Why are you here? >> It's a fire call, dude. >> You can't show up when you're intoxicated. You're operating a vehicle right now with the emergency lights. If you hit somebody, our department gets sued and you're going to go to jail for a DUI. There's no bail anymore. You have to sit. >> You know what, dude? Whatever. I ain't arguing with you. >> Okay. Go ahead and turn around and put your hands on the truck, then. >> Hello. >> Fire alarm go off? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> We're We got a low battery and I'm trying to mess with it. >> All right, I got you. So, hear that whistle? They're all coming. They're all going to show up here in a minute, okay? I just happened to be right around the corner and saw the call. Uh the dispatcher will probably come up and talk to you, but I'm going to let them know they can all slow down a little bit, okay? All right, thanks, bud. >> Yeah, thank you. >> Uh-huh. That's all right. That's what we're here for. You want to come out this way? That gentleman we were talking about earlier appears to be coming from his house in his truck to this call. 618 Parkside, 618 Parkside be right off of uh City Lake Road. What's up? >> What's up? This is a >> Yeah, false alarm. >> Six nights only. >> Hey, you need to hang out back here, bud. >> Why? >> Because I can already tell you've been drinking tonight. I need you to be back here. I'm I'm just going to ask you plainly, why are you here if you've been drinking? I can see it on your face. I can smell it. Now that I'm close to you, I can hear the way you're Why are you here? >> It's a fire call, dude. >> You can't show up when you're intoxicated. You're operating a vehicle right now with emergency lights. If you hit somebody, our department gets sued because you're responding on their time, right? It doesn't matter. You cannot drive a vehicle while drunk. I don't care if he's watching. You can't be here. >> Got you. >> As soon as Joe That's the plan. As soon as Joe gets here, I'm going to let him know and you're going to go to jail for a DUI. >> All right. >> Go and shut Shut your truck off and turn your lights off. >> Truck off? I'm going to call the chief. >> Call him. I don't care who call. >> I'm going to call my lawyer so he can get me out of jail. >> Feel free. There's no bail anymore. You have to sit. >> Hey, Longview City Beat Jail. All right. What? Good enough. >> It's not good enough though, do you? You know better than this. >> You know what, dude? Whatever. I ain't arguing with you. >> Okay. Why don't you turn around and put your hands on the truck then? Anything in your pockets I need to be aware of? >> Uh I don't think so. Don't press anything. >> Snaps or not? Just unfold. Put that in there. There you go. >> Pull it out, dude. >> Okay. Come on, hands behind your back. >> I lost my wallet. >> You what? >> Lost my wallet. >> Still got it on? >> You going to check everybody else too? >> I might. >> Just check me. >> Chris, let's not do this right now. >> body cam on. >> My body cam is on, red light. >> Are you going to check anybody else or are you just checking me? >> If I have a reason to check them, I will. >> What did you What was your reason to check me? >> Your slurred speech when you first called on. >> Is that what it was? >> Yeah. And then the fact that somebody called about you earlier tonight saying you were out drinking and driving. >> Somebody called about me earlier? >> Yes, sir. Right when you were out at the corner store earlier? >> Yeah, yeah. >> Yeah. >> It was my wife. >> I don't know who called, I just received the calls after the dispatcher stopped. >> Is that your >> It's not. It's like it's the homeowner. All right, Chris. >> All right, all right, I'll find her officer. >> I sure am. >> That is good. >> Have a seat. >> Whatever. You're good. >> Longview City Beat Jail. All right. You're good. >> All right. I'll be 1095 with Chris Papin for a DUI. Hey, is Joe here yet? Not yet. Well, we got a big problem. >> It's just my sister's house. It's all good. I already talked to them. >> Papin, I'm going to give you a courtesy tonight. Who here do you trust to drive your truck? >> I don't trust anybody to drive my truck. Call my wife and have her come get it. >> Okay, well, your phone >> know who's here. You didn't give me a chance to see who the is here. >> Well, you know who responds. Is there anybody on the Hey, I'm not going to argue with you. Act like an adult. You did this to yourself. Do you trust Do you trust anybody here? Okay, then we'll just tell her. >> I trust everybody here. Everybody. >> How we doing? GOOD. FALSE ALARM. EVERYBODY'S GOOD. YEAH, their alarm was dying and set it off. >> You guys have anybody here to drive my truck? >> I asked you. Give me a specific Okay, give me a specific person who I can release it to cuz that's how it works. Can I release it to Joe? >> You can release it to anybody. >> He's all sorts of unhappy. Come. >> What's that? >> Pulled up right next to me. Walked up on scene. 690 on on scene. You got to be kidding me right now. You got to be kidding me. He's in my squad. He's He's all pissed off. >> Yeah, I heard you. >> Radio traffic. Yeah. Wait, he he pulled up right next to me, gets out, pulls out his radio to sign on scene. 690 on scene. Dude, are you serious right now? I mean, he's be mad at me. Where's Joe here yet? I'm trying to figure out I'm trying to be nice and not tow his truck, but when I asked him who you wanted me to release it to he just started screaming at me. So, if you want to go ask cuz he's mad at me. >> Nope. >> I don't want to have to tow it, but he says anybody so. Hey James. James is there here. >> Uh no. >> I don't know where he's at yet. >> Okay, well I didn't know if he's going to show up. I need someone I need someone to drive Pape's truck. He says he trust anybody here with it to take it, but somebody's got to drive it or else I got to I got to tow it. Somebody's got to take possession of Pape's truck or I have to tow it. I'm trying to give him that courtesy before we take our ride. I tried to ask him specifically and he said anybody so. Yeah. Yeah, take it back to his house. I don't want to tow it unless I have to. Hey Joe. We talk back here. Just want you to be aware Pape's is in my car under arrest. >> Really? >> He is drunk as a skunk. Um I'm going to give you more than you you probably are supposed to know, but somebody called us about him being drunk earlier and he was back at his house. I came out here was I was first one here and I saw him driving down the road. I called for my back up and Pape gets out of the car to sign on scene. Citizen 90's on scene. I walk up to him he reeks of booze. So, he's going um I told the guys somebody's going to take his truck so I don't have to tow it. I'm at least trying to be that nice so. Once we get once we get it cleared he's going to be riding. So, just just want to let you know given that we're on scene and Hey god damn it man. Stupid. I'm just going to do your do what you got to do. You got to wait till I can get out anyway. Perfect. So long as somebody can get it there and I don't have to tow it we're good so. >> You got truck though. >> Well, I saw the truck, and I was like, "God, I got to ask him. I don't want to be that guy already." So. >> I heard your truck whenever I pulled in, and I'm like, "They already have it loaded up?" >> Yeah, no, it was quick, wasn't it? All right, one of those guys is going to take it as soon as I can get out of here, I will, but obviously I can't get out, so. We'll do that spiel for if he wants to do anything at the jail. I'm not doing it here on scene. He's going to say no, but I'll do it with him anyway. Is your headlight out? It's on our truck. >> Oh, there is. >> Ironic. Hey, Pap. Tell DC our HEADLIGHT'S OUT AGAIN. ALWAYS SOMETHING, HUH? ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO LOAD UP AND GET spun around so I can get out of here. You may want to come up. >> The firefighter that was arrested is Christopher Pap. His age is unknown, but he was charged with DUI, driving under the influence. He was booked at the Montgomery County Jail. There was no bond set, and the officer in the video correctly mentions there's no bail anymore. This is because Illinois passed the Safety Act, which officially abolished cash bail on September 18th, 2023. Meaning, instead of paying money, the defendants now attend a pre-trial release hearing, where a judge decides if they should be held or released based on the public safety risk. This situation was a perfect storm of bad decisions. The police initially responded to a residential fire alarm call that turned out to be a false alarm from a dying battery in a smoke detector. When the officer was wrapping up the call, firefighter Chris Pap arrived on the scene in his truck. The officer immediately noticed Chris was slurring his words and smelled of alcohol. Also, the officer had prior knowledge of a citizen who called in dispatch earlier that night who reported Chris drinking at a local corner store. Despite being a fellow first responder, the officer had to carry forth his police duties and arrest the firefighter. Chris then quickly became belligerent arguing with the officer about whether other people were being checked. While specific records like this are often kept private, a firefighter on duty getting arrested for DUI is usually a career-ending event leading to resignation and termination to protect the department's reputation. >> Please like and subscribe [music] for more videos. >> [music]