What's going on, man? Oh, yeah? What you got? My thing. Okay. He's got alcohol. Got you. I lost you, I can smell that alcohol when I walked up to the car. Where are you from? California. What are you doing out here? He said he's going to Comic Con in West Virginia. I said, "No." Yeah. He's uh Might take a couple hours. Yeah. Uh I got a four-way violation on him. He actually rolled up on me pretty quick, got behind me. Got back over, I guess he just realized his I'm not going to make it in time. Slowed down a little bit, I waited for him to pass. I could play my lights on and do my stuff. Okay. Was he uh over the dash line, solid line, or both? Uh white line. White line a couple of times? Yep. Okay. All right, I'll go make contact with him. Have you run the plate? Yeah, I I had to go through the turn back on again. Oh god, I can smell it from here. Hey, Trooper Bean, State Highway Patrol. Um so, it's my understanding you're going to West Virginia? Yes, sir. Okay. Got you. Um where are you coming from tonight? Cincinnati. Um Cincinnati. Cincinnati? Okay. Um what part of Cincinnati? North Fairmount. What's your last name? Kackner. I know who you are. I was going to say, I thought that looked like you. I was Were you out Are you doing something in Ironton? Uh yes, sir. Okay, what were you doing in Ironton? Well, no, uh uh Huntington first. Okay. Ironton second. Okay, got you. Are you doing like your tour right now? Yes, sir. Okay. Did you drive out here? Yeah. Okay. All right, good. Well, I from Cincinnati. You drove here from Cincinnati, but you're going to Huntington right now? Yes, sir. Were you doing your tour right now? Yes. When do you do uh your tour for Huntington? Not tonight, I'm sure. It's too early in the morning. Okay. All right, got you. Um how much did you have to drink tonight? One. One beer? Or one uh shot of liquor? Or one beer? One beer. One beer? Okay. Um I'm just going to ask you to step out and run you through a couple things to make sure you're safe to drive, okay? He didn't tell me he could do that. One beer. Okay, got you. That's going to be the second car back, okay? Yes, sir. Yes, sir. I'm going to have you walk a little forward or a little left. I don't want to get hit by this car, okay? Just walk right over there by that front license plate. Just stand right there for me and I'll back it up for you, okay? All right, Mr. Kackner, you can come right over here for me. Do you wear contacts, or glasses, or anything? Neither. Okay. Would you consider yourself in overall good health? Would you consider yourself in overall good health? Are you on any medications currently? And then, any history of head injuries that cause you day-to-day issues? All right, you're a bit taller than me. If you want, you can kind of sit on my hood there while I run you through a couple things, okay? That way it puts you a little more eye level with me. All right, perfect. So, what I'll ask you to do is follow the tip of my pen with your eyes and eyes only, okay? I don't want you to move your head or anything. Look at the tip of the pen right there. You can take a second to blink and we'll keep going. You can take a second to blink and we'll keep going. I'll tell you what, um just for the sake of this, I'll have you again, stand up here. I hate to ask you, are you able to carry your backpack? We'll stay put. I was going to move you, but you can go ahead and take a nice seat there. That's your point. There's lights in your face there. All right. Same thing. Tip of my pen, thank you. Don't move your head there. Thank you. All right, same thing, but this time I'm going to go up, okay? All right, next thing I'll ask you to do, Mr. Kackner, I'll ask you to come down this way for me here. You stand right there on my light. And I'll have you turn and face my car right here. What I'll ask you to do Yes, sir. We'll take Let's actually back up a couple more steps just to give you a little extra room. So, for what I'm asking you to do on this one, I'm asking you to take a series of nine heel-to-toe steps, turn yourself around, and take another nine back. I'm going to give you more details, but the reason I'm telling you that right now is it's up to you. I know you have boots on. If you want to take it with your boots on, that's fine. If you want to do it with your boots off, that's fine. I just want to give you the option. What would you like to do? Uh as as as I am. Okay. All right, so what I'll ask you to do is imagine a straight line going from you to my front license plate. Are you able to imagine that line? Yes, sir. All right, what I'll ask you to do is take your left foot and put it on that line you're imagining for me, and take your right foot, put it in front of your left foot touching heel to toe. Touching heel to toe just like that. They actually got to touch. Okay. Okay. So, see how your heel is kind of behind your toe there? Actually, yep. All right, and then I'll have you put your hands down by your side. Don't move till I'm told you to. Do you understand? What I'm going to ask you to do, sir, is take a series of nine heel-to-toe steps along that line you're imagining, turn yourself around, and take another nine back. Do you understand so far? All right, I'm going to show you what it looks like. That's okay. You stand I'll have you get back in that starting position for me. Right foot in front of left touching heel to toe. Hands down by your side. Okay. One. That's all right, you can go ahead and get back in that starting position. So, you're going to be in the starting position that you're in. It's the way I'm standing as well. It'll look like this. One. Yes, sir. Two. Three. I took three heel-to-toe steps. You'll take nine. On that ninth step, I want you to keep your front foot touching the ground, use your other foot to turn yourself around with a series of small steps just like so. Once you turn yourself around, I'll have you take another nine back. One. Two. Three. Again, I took three heel-to-toe steps. You'll take nine heel-to-toe steps. Do you have any questions about what I showed you? Nope. Do you understand the instructions? Yes, sir. All right, things I want you to do as you do this, you must look down at your feet, count your steps out loud. Nine. Nine steps. Yeah, you can go ahead and get back in the starting position. So, look down at your feet. Nine 14, check it. I'm okay. Count your steps out loud. Okay. I want you to keep your hands down by your side and don't stop until you complete the instructions. Do you understand? Nine. Yes, sir. All right, you may begin if you understand the instructions. One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. Now, you can turn yourself around like I showed you and do the other nine back. One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. Just like that. All right, the next thing I'll ask you to do, sir, is stand on my light there for me. Turn face me. All right, just stand with your feet together. Hands down by your side. Don't move till I'm told you to. Do you understand? And what I'm going to ask you to do when I tell you to begin, left or right foot, it doesn't matter to me. It's totally your choice, whichever one you'd like. Take that foot of your choice, hold it approximately 6 in above the ground, parallel with the ground, both legs nice and straight, no bend in your knee. Keep your hands down by your side and count in a series of 1,000s like so. 1,001, 1,002, 1,003, 1,004, and so on until I've told you to stop. Do you have any questions about the instructions? No. Does it all make sense? Yes, sir. No. You okay? Yes, sir. All right, I didn't know what you were thinking. It was funny. Well, no, no, it's uh I You're fine. I was just curious. You started laughing, so that's okay. If you understand the instructions, you may begin. So, Yeah, yeah, ask whatever you want to. What about Yeah, just like I showed you. So, you hold it approximately 6 in above the ground, parallel with the ground, both legs nice and straight, no bend in your knee. Look down at your foot and count in a series of 1,000's like so. 1,001, 1,002, That's 1,003, 1,004, and so on until I've told you to stop. Don't start just yet. Don't start just yet. Do you understand the instructions now? Does it all make sense now? Okay, you may begin when you're ready. Sorry. You can pick it up and resume where you left off, sir. You can keep picking it up and resume where you left off, sir. Do you remember where you left off? 1,005. Okay. 4, actually. All right, sir. You can go ahead and stop. The last thing I ask you to do is walk to the front of my car for me. Yeah, you walk just anyway. Just keep facing my car. Can you put your hands behind your back? You're under arrest for DUI. I'll bring the vehicle around here. Do you have a watch or anything you'd like me to take off for me? Any kind of anything? What I'm going to do is I'm going to handcuff you and read you your rights. Advise you of your rights and we can talk. Well, okay. Do you understand what I'm here to ask? Okay. You've been arrested for operating a vehicle while impaired. Have you ever been arrested for DUI before, sir? Yes, sir. When was the last time? Uh December. Uh 2022. 2022? 2021, this past December. Okay. What state was that in? Kentucky. Okay. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in court. You have the right to talk to a lawyer for advice before we ask you any questions and have a lawyer present with you during questioning. If you're unable to pay a lawyer, one will be appointed for you prior to any questioning if you so desire. If you wish to answer questions now without a lawyer present, you have the right to stop answering questions at any time. You also have the right to stop answering at any time until you talk to a lawyer. Do you understand your rights, sir? Just for policy, I have to search you, okay? I got to see You have anything on you? Is that a rental car? I'll take it. Yes, sir. Is there anything in it you'd like to come with you? What what Is there anything that you that you'd like me to bring with you? Yeah, the luggage. Okay. I can I can make something work there. So, here's I I don't know how it is in California. what I can do is I don't necessarily have to take you to jail. I can take you to a hotel and treat you like you don't have anybody around here. I know you're not from here. Like I said, I I know you are. If I take you to a hotel, I have to watch you pay for your room and everything. Then I can let you stay there tonight if that would work. Yes, sir. Will that work for you, sir? Yes, sir. Okay. Was that the way it was in California or did they just book you? Yeah. Yeah, they just booked you or they they did it the same way I do it? Uh they just booked me. Okay. Do you have anything on you or in the vehicle at all that I should know about ahead of time? Yes, sir. When did you have your last drink, sir? Um probably 2 hours ago. 2 hours ago? Did you do Did you do part of your tour tonight in Cincinnati? No, I I'm on my way to a an engagement in Los Angeles. Oh, okay. Got you. I saw you're going to be in Ironton, see? That's where I'm from, so. Are you going to come to the show? I my wife has told me about it. I haven't actually asked her yet what the date was. What day is it, do you know? Uh Saturday. Saturday? Okay. Deal. So, you're going to come? What's that? Are you going to come? Are you going to be mad if you see me in the in the seats? Why would I? I just arrested you. Well, you did your Don't. Okay. You said Saturday? Yes, sir. What time? 7:30. 7:30? No, 7:00, I think. 7:00. I'll tell you what, Mr. Gatlin. I can't stay the whole time cuz I work, but I will be there. All right. You Why Why can't you stay the whole time? I have to work. No, the the show is an hour and a half. Oh, really? Sa- Saturday night, the show is an hour and a half. Okay. Yeah, I'll do that. And your wife will both do that. Yeah. All right. So, can I comp you tickets? No, no, no. I can't accept that. I understand. It'd be not personal, but I appreciate it. It's I understand. I appreciate the offer. All right, sir. What I'm going to ask you to do at this time is I'm going to sit you back there, okay? So, you need your luggage? Okay. Do you have like a phone or wallet that's not in the luggage that you need to come with you? No. Okay. All right, you can go ahead and So, what are we going to do? I need to take you to the police station. I have to do some administrative stuff. So, where are we going? I'm okay. It's literally 10 minutes that way. Once I finish up with my administrative stuff. Administrative the car and the all the [ __ ] I'm going to I'm going to secure the car here unless you'd rather it be towed, but I figured you don't. I mean you I I yeah. So, I can lock it up here. me. So, I'll I'm going to lock it up here if you're okay with that unless you want me to tow it. I'm going to bring your luggage and anything else out of it that you need with us. And then once I'm done with my paperwork at the post, I'm going to take you to the hotel, okay? So, um keys, all the I'll bring it all with us. Okay, so And then if you can find like a taxi So, this is small town USA here. There's not exactly an Uber, probably. You might get lucky, I don't know. Um but you can probably at least get a taxi back out here. I'll let I'll I'll write down everything that you need to find a car. So, you're going to be here all night, right? I'm out till 6:00 a.m. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. You'll be in You'll be in my care until until I cut you loose at that hotel. I'll make sure you have everything you need before I cut you loose. Okay. I won't have you back in that seat. Just going to be easier to back in. You okay? Yes, sir. I know you're taller. These seats are very tight. If you uh I'll take Hold on. Don't Don't put that foot in yet. Don't put that foot in yet. Bring that foot back out. Are you able to bring your your left foot back out? can't I'm not able to work. Well, I'm going to I'm going to You're You're too tall for this. I'm going to put your cuffs in front of you, okay? Do you want to do that? Yes, sir. What's that? Oh. All right, I'm going to undo one and then just bring him around to the front, okay? I got you. Is that a little better? Better it is. I'll be right back with you, okay? So, you need your phone, your wallet, keys, and your luggage, right? What what uh Just anything in the car you need, basically. Yes, sir. Okay. All for administrative purposes.