On November 25th, 2024, the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office was called to the scene at the airport for reports of a man bringing items through the security checkpoint that may be of concern. The following shows the bodywn camera footage of what happened during the incident. Can I leave my phone so I can lost somebody? Not right now. So, I'm not going on my flight, I guess. 200. 200 copy one. I mean, I need to know if I'm not going if I'm not going to make my flight. Be a wife. We'll tell you right now. Right now, you are in custody. Okay. We're going to see how we're we're going to do things. I find this so like so unbelievable. I I understand you say it's unbelievable, but believe it. Her gummies I bought at the Flea Masters flea market. Well, guess what? Let me figure out what we got. Who knows where we're going? I look, you know, this is what I believe. I believe nobody, right? I God I trust everybody else. I run through NCIC, FCIC. I believe nobody. That's how I live so long in a young man's profession. Okay? I believe nobody. Everybody lies to me. Okay, that's the way I am. That's why I search everything. That's why I'm searching your shirts, everything. Okay, I believe nobody. All right. To have this amount of gummies and stuff to me is indicative of of trafficking of some sort for some reason. How long are you in Florida? Six packs of gum. I have a house in North Florida. Okay. How long were you in Florida? Two weeks. Two weeks. So you you travel with six packs of gummies for for two weeks. See those one, two, there's three, four. The four packs I brought down with you. Six packs. You brought four packs with you and you're down here for two weeks. And there they are. Yeah. And you bought more while you're down here. Yeah. There's different different flavors. Okay. Plus, I paid my taxes while I was here. Yeah. Fine. I paid mine, too. I'm sure everybody here paid taxes, too. [Music] Yes. I don't know if one's missing. I said, I don't know. Came out of your wallet. Well, I know it's something. There's nothing. [Music] I don't know. That's why I'm looking. I'm looking, partner. Oh, I know what that's you bring in uh some THC uh test kits and evidence bags, proper receipts, and your camera. You might as well throw that out. Is she going to go to your That was going to be my supper. Well, I guess you screwed that up. I screwed it up. It went through every other time. I don't know why it did why this time is any different. So, uh I get called out here. Gummies. Okay. Right. He's got vape pens. You got uh prescriptions without proper They're in a bank envelope, right? Um found this inside a mailing envelope. I don't know what's in that yet. I It's a vape cartridge some sort something in there. I don't know what it is. Um I just started as you see going through. He says there's more gummies in one of the p outside pockets yet. I figured see as I I'm searching I figure I'll just continue with the surge. He he's insisting that he brought some of the stuff down with him but then he bought more down here. I said well right now he's been compliant. So I ran him. I'm not arguing. Yeah, but it's like n some% under the If we test this we test this. This is THC. there. Yeah, that's Don't listen to me. You test this as THC. This is a felony. Okay, I'm tell you that right now. That's a felony in the state of Florida. I'll go to my car and get a THC kit. Listen, so you have a prescription for that? You Yeah, I do, but I didn't read the bottle cuz you see how No, I understand. I understand. But you have a prescription. You can Do you have a Do you have a prescription like on your phone? prescription service like CVS on your phone like at like Walmart prescriptions. CVS. Yeah. If you could show it to us, that's that would elim that eliminate a charge. What do you want me to show you? Prescription online because without a prescription this is would be a charge. Yeah, it would be a charge. I cuz I don't have the bottle with me. Is that what you're saying? Yeah. Yeah. Can I call my doctor? Well, well, if he I don't know. I don't I don't do things online. I don't know. I'm I'm a farmer from Pennsylvania. It's CVS. Can you call your CVS pharmacy? Yes. The answer. Do you ever try to call your CVS pharmacy? I do. You want to try calling mine or your doctor? You want Can I Can I call my doctor? Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely, bro. Yeah, that that's his Yeah. And then you can text whoever you need to text, but don't call. Okay. Other than Okay. All right. So, we're trying to make it so you can get that came out of there, too. Um, try to make this where you can still get the plane, but we're going to try to. You see what I'm saying? If they were in those dividers, are you serious? If they were in dividers, I would We really wouldn't care. But being package like that, it would be a little different. I guess that was kind of stupid back then. So, that's a two. That's a two. Oh, the other one with it. one. Well, I'll go get the other part then. Well, ain't that a bummer? Yeah, because like the other one, you can tell that, you know, they're like maintenance drugs, you know, like blood pressure, cholesterol, whatever, psychotic drugs or whatever, you know, and then if they were with it, then it'd be like any other maintenance drugs. But when they're packaged in a bank bag in another compartment, if I cut gummies up and put them in that, then who knows? That might have been vitamin E. You know what I mean? What I'm saying, what if I cut gummies up in that? Then it would be vitamin E. I have pill issues we have on the newspap. Do you see what I'm saying? Florida, this is not legal. That's the issue, right? Without a medical marijuana card. All right. So, there you go. So, all right. So, his doctor he has prescription for one less thing to worry about. Say beans. I'm allowed to text. Where should somebody meet me at? The Charlotte County Sheriff's or Yeah. I said, "Well, well, first we got to know exactly what we're going to have before we exactly tell you." I'm going to stay somewhere tonight. Well, you know, be the guy who dropped me off. What do I do about a flight now? Well, we don't do travel arrangements. The only travel arrangements we do, we have a nifty van. You get to wear shackles. Might I could I text? You know, so say could I text now? Yes, you you you may text. That's the only travel arrangements we do. Okay. So, but we do have a hotel. It's a $20 coverage charge. Three drink minimum. Okay. Hopefully my buddy can drive me back to my house. Probably not right now. Probably after processing. You belong on the what do they call that? Smokey and the bandit. Do I? Yeah, probably. It does remind me of He does. Yeah. Thank you. Yeah. Don't worry. Someone's got to push my car cuz it doesn't It doesn't turn over. So, he's got to push at the fleet later when I get off work tonight. Can I have a two-minute call? I'll talk right here instead of texting. I'm so bad at texting. Yeah. Yeah. You can't hear what I'm saying? Yeah. If you do anything ignorant and don't say like, you know, break me out of jail or anything, then you get to ride my taser. And, you know, since 2004, I haven't tased anybody. And that would be fun, wouldn't it? All these people, all these tourists would be like, "Hey, look what happened at checkpoint, right? If you don't answer, I hope I get another phone call." You do. And how you're being right now, if you go to our jail, which most likely you will, the Charlotte County, you know, Preml's Palace, you just go there and you would have uh Hey, Jim. All right, hang on a minute. I am going to be in the Charlotte County Jail. Imp the pot the gummies. I guess they apparently not. And I've been I've been bringing them down for how many years? You know what I mean? And then they checked that my sealis. Oh, Jesus Christ. But anyway, can you do me a favor? Can you call the manor and tell Cindy this? And can you What time should he be down there? You think? I don't know cuz I don't know what the processing timeline is at the jail. You know, sheriff, do what time you think he should come to? I really you'll be able to call them and tell them. Yeah, you'll be able to call. All right. I'll be able to call you. Yeah. Because here's the thing. We don't know how busy they are. We don't know how backed up they are with processing. Have you ever been arrested before? Never. Oh. So, this is a great experience. Great learning experience. So, here at Charlie County, we believe in tourism and you get the full bonus. So, and I just think and I went to seven Trump rallies, right? That's what I get. Right. Right. So, you want to get that paper bag. So, uh so, but seriously, be being the way you are, they're going to they have to pull your history. They're going to issue some form of bond. Maybe not. Maybe see a judge. I don't know. And then he's calling me back cuz I lost him. You want to talk to him or you can call him back? call and talk. Okay. Okay. Yep. Yeah. Um I'll be able to call you when they when they take me to the to the sheriff's office. And then he don't know if I'm going to have to put bond or something. And now you you was uh they have the cannabis card. Did I get a receipt from when I bought that stuff? If you don't mind, I'm going to take a photo of this. I'll put all that in my report. Keep the card. Keep the card. I have one at home. Yeah, we'll take the card. Yeah. I'll just call you later. So, I guess I'm going to miss my flight. I don't know what they'll do. Am I definitely in the wrong here or Yeah, for Florida. Yes. I Yeah, I would have to agree. Am I going to be in like big trouble or or what? Yeah, this is definitely definitely definitely state and most likely TSA is doing a level fine because it's federal. All right. Well, I'll have to call you later, Jim. Okay. All right. to see you. Oh, can you can you call Sandy? All right. So, um yeah, just text her. Tell her, you know, just tell her to I haven't even gone through those yet. I confirmed that he does have a prescription for the He's probably got prescriptions for all that, too. I'm just going to stick him in with one of these empty ones. That way they don't freak out on me at the Which what are you putting in what? Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yes. Yes. I agree with you. I agree with you. Cuz I I do. I got my name. Yeah. I totally agree with you. She does because the jail jail would definitely like have a conception. So we'll put them in that that container. That way the jail will go, "Oh, what what's this?" We'll say, "Hey, look, we confirmed, you know, he's going to say that confirmed with your physician that you have a script for that stuff." You know, it's just worst case scenario, you're going to throw it away, but at least you don't get another charge, you know, cuz you really don't want to be in a jail cell with somebody smoking on that end, you know? That would be a that would be an interesting night. Oh my god, I can't believe this, you know. So, which air which airport were you flying out to? Here to Allentown. Allentown. Okay. I probably I'll be I'll be up there Wednesday. I fly 12 times. I'll be up there Wednesday. I fly 12 times a year. Now, how can I take How can I take gummies to there? Do I have to mail them? Well, you know what you do is you don't buy them from Florida. Well, he said it's not even recreational in Pennsylvania. No, it's not because you know why? Tomorrow at 4:30 I'm getting up at 5 on the road and I will be in Washington County Wednesday. Washington County where? Pennsylvania. Okay. Cuz I'll be deer hunting cuz rifle season starts Saturday. Where do you think I'm going to go? Well, I'm supposed to go. Well, you'll be able to go. Will I? Yeah, you you'll be able to bond out tomorrow at the most with a felon. You if you've never been arrest if you've never been arrested before. Okay. So, they'll have diversion programs and stuff. They they'll be able to take care of this. You'll be able to take care of this. There's there's a whole diversion process. Yeah. You don't want that sandwich? We're going to throw it away. I hope. All right. We're going to throw it away. You want me to put it in your backpack? It's going to rot in there. We're throw it away. I mean, we we we we provide great bologn sandwiches. So, I don't we provide great bologn sandwiches. That's part of your $20. Oh, man. You know what this has cost? I mean, I won't be able to get home for Thanksgiving now because of You don't know that. No. No. Listen, you don't know that. My plane Sarasota flies to Allentown and St. Yeah. Yeah. Matter of fact, I'm drive someone's flying with me or driving up with me. I'm flying back on Thanksgiving morning from Pittsburgh. $55. 55 bucks. 55 bucks. That's it for an Alisia flight? Yeah. Oh, that ain't bad at all. We'll put your number in my phone and buy me a ticket for 55 bucks to town tomorrow. I don't even know if they fly tomorrow. All right. So, I'm going to keep this card. You're okay with me keeping that? Right. So, I have all this information. I just All right. You can carry that stuff for him and your coffin. God, I wish you could film it. Can you film this? It already is. See right here? I meant for me. Well, you can get a copy. Show my wife. Oh my god. Now, what do you farm up in Pennsylvania? Corn. Corn and beef. And I got to grind feed in two days. Yeah. Thought maybe you're grinding or growing marijuana or something. As much as you're buying now gummies. Yeah, that's a lot of that's a lot of gummies. Oh god. Are you roast straight? Yeah. I'm just joking. I used to be an alcoholic. That this is what works for me, right? Don't go back to that. No, I'm not. Yeah, don't do that. This works great. Yeah, we'll go out this way. Just to make it easier, just uh put him up towards that one. I'm going to check him real quick. Make sure he doesn't have anything else on him. I might have a credit card thing. That's all right. That's what I'm checking you for. I just want to make sure. All right. You got nothing that's going to poke or stick me, right? No knives or nothing crazy. It is what it is. Yeah. Okay. That was going to be my free drink. Was it? And you screwed it up. I did. You're the one that freaking brought the THC. Don't blame me for your your judgment. God, you act like I'm a freaking cocaine addict. I wouldn't even know what the I mean, trafficking on trafficking, I guess. I don't know. I hope this is canned a camera. I never did this, you know. Put your butt in. Okay, you do that. That's fine. I've seen people par powette into there. Lean back a little bit. I'm going to reach across and buckle you in. Right. Just how do you do this with the So, there's just that little cubby right there for your hands. Not the most comfortable ride, but you're not far. Yeah, we're not far. No. Hey, for 20 bucks, man. What do you expect? It's like Space Mountain. You're done in 3 minutes. So, you do have my credit card. I do. It's in my hand right now. I'm going to put We got to swipe it. It's like Uber. If you can't put it next to the other one, I want to know. Okay. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Thank you for watching.