Back in your car. I'm Drunk? No, I'm the captain. Huh? I'm the captain. A what? Captain. You've been drinking tonight? I just got a ride. You've been drinking tonight, sir. I'm a captain. I'm on the police department. What police department? Oklahoma City. What division? Investigations. What are you doing pulling in here? My mom and I stay here. You've been drinking? How much have you had to drink tonight, sir? Please. Huh? My camera. I'm not turning my camera off. Okay. Go and step out of the vehicle. On March 12th, 2023, at approximately 1:38 a.m. on the 1200 block of Southwest Grand Boulevard in Oklahoma City, an officer spots a city-owned SUV swerving and speeding. When the vehicle pulls into a private driveway, the officer approaches the driver, only to find Captain James Matt French of the OKC Police Investigations Bureau behind the wheel. Instead of answering whether he's been drinking, French immediately tries to pull rank, stating his position and repeatedly asking the officer to turn off his body cam, clearly hoping to dodge a DUI. But this officer isn't playing along. A police captain caught trying to bend the very rules his department enforces. Watch the full encounter and let us know your thoughts in the comments. Now, let's get into the video. I'm dead. I'm with Stay in your vehicle. Back in your car. I'm Drunk? No, I'm the captain. Huh? I'm the captain. A what? Captain. Of what? The big Don't reach in your pocket. Get back in your car. 116, show me 10-6 on Henry Lincoln Edward 497 Have a seat. I I will. I'm not. You've been drinking tonight? I just got a ride. You've been drinking tonight, sir. I'm a captain. Of the police department. What police department? Oklahoma City. What division? Investigations. What are you doing pulling in here? My mom and I stay here. You've been drinking? How much you had to drink tonight, sir? Please. Huh? My camera. I'm not turning my camera off. Okay. Glenn, step out of the vehicle. You got to be kidding me. Yeah, we're not going to get a return on it. How much you drank tonight, sir? I was at a poker game. Uh-huh. Cuz you're swerving all over and when you turned on here, you didn't use your signal. I'm sorry. How much did you drink at your poker game? Not much. Not much? How much is not much? I don't know. Beer? Liquor? How many beers? Three or four. Three or four. How long ago was that? It's been going on a while. How long ago did you drink your last beer, sir? What time is it now? It's 01:40. Midnight. You think you should be driving? No, but I came from four blocks. Your mom Your mom lives here. I live here. You live here? Yes. Go over to your vehicle. Okay. Do you got any weapons or anything on you? I do not, sir. Okay. Just turn around and I'll pat you down real quick. Go ahead. Do what you need to I promise you I'm not a problem. Okay. Can't shut my door. I'll shut it for you. Just hang out there at the rear of your Chevy. What investigations are you with? I'm with the Fire Marshall. You know who we are with? I got Sergeant You know who Lieutenant Britain Then there should not be any discussion of whether it should be available to He's a good man. I like him. Here he is. He works for Jermaine. Jermaine Johnson? Yes. Jermaine's a good man, too. He is. Hang out right there, sir. Got two brothers. Just stand with your feet together, hands down by your side for me. Hands Hands down by your side, please. Look straight ahead. Do you see the tip of my pen, sir? I do. I I you to follow the tip of my pen without moving your head, okay? Don't move your head, sir. Come over here where it's a little bit more level. You having those shoes in need cause you for keeping your balance or anything? I don't think so. You don't think so? Okay. I'm going to demonstrate for you first. While I'm demonstrating, I want you to stand with your feet together, hands down by your side just like this. All right, sir? What's your name? Matt French. Matt French. Mr. French, stand just like that for me. Okay. When I tell you to begin when I tell you to begin, okay? I'm just going to demonstrate for you first. I want you to pick a foot of your choosing. It doesn't matter if it's your left or your right foot. I'm going to go here. And then I want you to lift it approximately 6 in off the ground. And while you look at your toe, I want you to count by 1,000s. 1,001, 1,002, 1,003, 1,004, 1,005, so on and so forth until I tell you to stop. At any point in time you lose your balance or your foot touches the ground, just go ahead and pick your foot back up and continue the count, okay? Do you understand these instructions I've explained to you, Mr. French? I do. You may begin. 1,000 Just keep going. can I turn it off? I cannot, sir. Please. I know you're aware of our body cam policy. You know I cannot turn off this body cam. but I like to talk to you. I can't do that, sir. Please. Please. I like to talk to you. One Are you going to do the test or not? Will you please talk to me? I'll talk to you once we're done. it off, you can turn it on. I can turn it off once I'm done with my investigation, sir. Okay. I'm asking you. I'm a captain on the switch I understand that, sir. I get it. am a sergeant on this police officer and I take an oath to uphold the law. I am a captain. show favoritism to anyone regardless. I don't care if you're a gangbanger or the president of the United States. Sir, I'm not asking you for that. If I was to treat you differently than I was to treat like some Southside loco or some pedo, how's that look on me? Okay, I'm not asking for that. Cuz I wouldn't do that for any of them. Sergeant Skinner, please. Are you going to do the test or not, sir? I will. I will do whatever you ask. Okay, once we complete the test, I'll turn off my body camera once I'm done with my investigation. Okay. You want to You want to try that again? I will. All right. You may begin. One two three four Sergeant please. Please. I'm asking you. I can't do that. Okay. So, we're not going to do the test? We will. Okay, cuz you keep stopping. All right, let's try another test. Who is this? One of my partners. Who is it? Not sure. Can't tell with the lights on. No, it's it's Officer Kitch. You're familiar with the walk and turn? I am. While I demonstrate the walk and turn for you, I want you to stand with your left foot in front of your right foot, okay? Left foot in front of your right foot, heel to toe, hands down by your side. Can you do that for me, sir? You want the left foot in front of the right? Yes, sir. Hands down by your side. Okay. Attempt to hold that position while I demonstrate for you. You're going to take nine heel to toe steps, counting out loud. 1 2 3 4. And we'll say that's nine. On your ninth step, without lifting your lead foot, you're going to pivot like so. And then you will take nine heel to toe steps, counting each step out loud, back the way you came until you get to nine. Do you understand these instructions I've explained to you, Mr. French? I believe so. All right, anytime you're ready, you may begin. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 All right, go ahead and turn around for me. Put your hands behind your back. Are you going to arrest me, sir? Yes, I am. Can I talk to you? Go ahead and put your hands behind your back, sir. You want me to turn the camera off now? Yeah, what's your name, turn the camera off now. Thank you. I'd like to talk Despite visibly struggling through the field sobriety test, Captain James Matt French continued to plead with the officer to turn off his body camera, an effort that ultimately failed. Instead of receiving special treatment, he was taken into custody and booked into the Oklahoma County Detention Center. He has since bonded out. Following the arrest, French was placed on administrative leave with pay while both a criminal and internal investigation move forward. Per department policy, if criminal charges are officially filed, a predetermination hearing will be held to decide if he should be placed on unpaid leave. The arresting officer followed protocol and handled the situation professionally, refusing to be swayed by French's repeated attempts to use his rank to avoid consequences. While the police chief refrained from speculating on why French was so insistent on turning the camera off, he confirmed that officers are allowed to deactivate their body cams after an incident is fully documented. As of now, there have been no updates on this case. No public records confirm the specific charges filed or any legal consequences French may have faced. Whether he will be held accountable remains to be seen. Let us know your thoughts in the comments and don't forget to like and subscribe for more real, unfiltered police encounters. Thanks for watching and see you at the next video.