On October 31st, 2025, a call came in from a school regarding a parent who arrived to pick up his child and appeared to be intoxicated. He was informed that the student had already been picked up by the mother. During the interaction, an open container of alcohol was observed inside the car, and it was reported that another young passenger was already inside. When the situation was addressed further, the parent became upset and belligerent and left the area. Deputies were given a description and began searching for the car. Here's what unfolded. Bravo 25 flag. Your final stop is going to be Town Center and Hospital Drive 26. Hey, sir. I'm sorry, ma'am. >> You want to tell me what's going on and why I smell alcohol coming off your breath and there's a child in the car. >> Ma'am, I will ask you. >> That's not what I asked you. I'm not asking you where you came from. I'm asking you why I smell alcohol on your breath and you have a child in the car. Bravo 223 firewall type. Step out, please. Sit up against the bunker, please. 10654 to be 1027 1029. >> Do you have any history with DUI? >> No, I haven't. >> Do you have a drinking problem? I have been stopped before uh years ago >> for what? >> Um I was it was it was uh 7x it was in the morning and happened in uh 2020 >> and you didn't get a DUI. >> No. >> Why are you drinking and then coming to pick up a child? >> Ma'am, >> you're slurring. >> Man, I'm not okay. I'm not slurring. I came. Yes, you are. I I came to pick up my my >> Okay. You, the one who's impaired, is going to tell me that you're not slurring. >> Okay. >> And why are you going over to the school and raising a ruckus? because my children, they have art class on Thursday and I'm going to go pick them up >> and >> and I went in and they have on Monday they have they have different clubs each night >> and I was a little bit late. I didn't go in. I was with my younger son. We live right over here. And they said my wife had picked them up. But they didn't tell me that until I had been there for 20 minutes. And I asked them, I said, "Okay, couldn't you tell me that before?" >> Doesn't your wife normally pick up? >> No, ma'am. Not on Friday, >> Bravo 223. because I usually do it and you know each day is either 4:30 uh 4:45 sometimes 5 today was 4:45 but it's Monday through Friday >> temporary so you do have a prior DUI >> I do not I've been I've >> refusal to submit to a breath sample so what what's lying >> so when I asked you if you had a DUI before the Answer should have been yes. Correct. >> I was not charged with a no. I mean, I was not convicted of it. I'm sorry. >> Stay right there. >> Do not put your hands in your pockets, please. >> My son's spot. Stay right there. So when the other deputy gets here, cuz this is his call, it's going to be his judgment of whether how he wants to proceed. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Do you have somebody who can come get him? >> Yes, ma'am. >> Why don't you make that phone call right now while we're waiting for the other deputy to get here? because you are not driving that child. Get your phone. >> Okay. >> Is that good? >> Excuse me. >> Is that okay? >> We live uh maybe one mile that way. You're not driving one foot with that child. >> Okay. >> It's my wife. >> Her name is Jake. Can you take it off the Bluetooth, please? I got it. Your call has been forwarded to voicemail. The person Hi, daddy. >> Hi. Um, is your mom with you? >> Yeah. >> Can I talk to her, please? >> Yes, ma'am. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Is this Emily? >> Yes, ma'am. >> Okay. Uh, this is Deputy Rainy with the Flagger County Sheriff's Office. with your husband and he is too impaired to be driving and he has uh your child in the car. Are you able to come get him? >> Uh where he now ma'am? >> Huh? >> Where he's now, ma'am? >> We are on Hang on one second. I'm sorry. On three. Go ahead. >> Wait. He's now ma'am. We are at Town Center Boulevard and Hospital Drive on three. Go ahead. >> Uh, you mean near the Hilton Hotel? >> Well, I'm sorry. What did you say, ma'am? I heard somebody else talking to me. >> Is it Is it near the Hilton Hotel? >> Yes. You go. If you're If you're going north on Town Center, we're on the left hand side. >> But what happened, ma'am? He He What? He's impaired. He's been drinking and your son is in the car with him. >> Uh yes, ma'am. I will come now, ma'am. >> All right. Thank you very much. >> Uh so, uh I get him to take him home or >> um we're still doing our investigation cuz apparently he he he caused a disturbance at the school that upset them enough to um call us regarding his behavior. Oh, you mean you mean he he messed up? >> Keep your hands out of your pockets, please. I'm sorry. >> You mean he messed up with school? Is that what you mean? >> He was yelling at staff >> at the school. >> Yes. >> Oh my god. >> How far away are you? >> Uh uh I'll be there in in uh 10 minutes. >> All right. Thank you. >> 15 minutes. 15 minutes. >> Okay. >> All right. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. I'll see you soon. >> Ma'am, can I explain? >> Explain what? >> You said the school I yelled at them. >> That's what they said. >> Okay, >> just give me one second. Okay, I'm going to give your son a sticker cuz he looks upset. I got something for you. Look at that. Looks just like mine, doesn't it? Here. You keep that. Okay. We're just sai. We're just talking to your dad. Okay. Go ahead. >> She's been going to um kindergarten here the whole time. I have been their primary driver. Picked them up up until this year. My wife finally got her license. I picked them up almost every day. Sometimes prom picks him up. And so today I was at home and prom asked me to pick him up today. And I said, "No problem." >> Who asked? Why? >> Who's What was the name that you said? >> Her name is T R A N with an accent. O >> Oh, it's not Emily. >> She's Vietnamese. >> Okay. What's Emily then? >> Emily is her. She does nails. >> Okay. Okay. So, most people >> just easier for her for to use a different name. Okay. >> Most people can't say strong. >> So, she goes by name. >> Okay. So, she asked you. How did she ask you? >> Did she ask you via text or did she call you >> sometimes? You know, >> today. >> Sometime. Okay. >> Today. >> Today. No. But she expects me to pick >> I asked you if she asked you if she asked you to pick him up via text or on the phone and you said no. >> All right. Can every every day is different. >> Okay. Today I That's the third time I'm saying it now. Today >> did she call you or did she text you and ask you? >> Today I told Keep your hands out of your pockets, please. >> Today I told her I was a big mom. >> Do you mind? Do you have any weapons on you? No. >> Do you mind if we check? No. Yeah. >> Can you pat him down just so that way if you act if he pats you down then you can put your hands in your pockets all you want? >> I have I have a Gerber Gator EMG. >> Just let him pat you down. >> That's fine. That's pliers. Go ahead. >> I I don't have any guns. >> Go face the car. >> Just a weapon for now. Can you not do that? Can you not stand right in front of your son? I don't want this to have him have this memory. Okay, now you can put your hands in your pockets all you want. Okay. >> Did she text you today or did she call you? I'm just trying to determine whether or not she she knew how impaired you were because I don't think that she would be asking you to go pick up your child if she knew how impaired you were. >> I work from home sometimes. >> Okay. I'm going to ask one last time. Did she ask you via text or phone call? Okay. Every day we speak about coming to get the child. Are you free? >> I don't. Do you understand the question I'm asking you? So, it's a simple question. Text or phone call? >> Yes, ma'am. I I >> Which one is it? >> They asked me to pick him up today. >> [ __ ] >> Are you having trouble understanding the question I'm asking you? >> No, ma'am. No, ma'am. Because it changes every day. My wife does mail sometimes. She's not so busy. She said, "Okay, I can pick you up. >> Where's the bottles?" >> No, just tell me. >> No. Another question. >> Back up. Back up. >> Some Some of those caps. >> Take a step back. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Another step back, please. >> It's only one question. Where? First of all, that's the only question you ask. It's just a curiosity question because >> I understand >> it's it doesn't it doesn't weigh into what happens with this investigation? >> No. No. >> Where's the other Where's the other two bottles? I don't have over two hours, man. You can look anywhere you want. >> Let me ask you something, Jason. Is this car on? >> Is it? >> Yeah. Is it running? >> Because I don't want him to sit in the heat. >> Can you turn the air conditioner on? Ma'am, when I saw your lights on, I pulled in >> and I I wasn't thinking too much. >> Right. But when you drive and you're picking up a child, you think that that was the first thing you think about. >> Can I explain what happened back there? You got >> It doesn't matter right now. >> Yeah. >> You guys got two stories, though. >> Well, the only story I got right now is you were driving and you were drinking. That's the only story for right now. Yes, sir. I was and and I'm not I'm not I'm not drinking all day. I I was working. >> I got the kids. >> Mhm. >> I had a little bit of wine. >> You had more than >> And I'm going home. You had 2/3 a bottle of wine. I don't know. I would just think it was me. I'm think it's mine or not. I'm not having that car with water. I don't know. I understand. >> I honestly don't think you did. >> I got upset in school because I'm the primary picker of my children. >> Okay. >> And then when they said, "We can't give them to you." Uh, what are you talking about? >> Mhm. >> So, they were like, "Well, your wife." And I'm like, "Okay, I'll get my wife. Uh, she's on the list, but I'm supposed to be the primary figure. I'm supposed to come here and and take him home. And then they were like, "Nope." And then they say, "Well, we can't tell you if she got it or not. She's my wife. I don't understand that." I'm like, "She is my wife. She's the mother of their children." And they were just like, "Okay, you need to leave." And and I left. And when I left, when I pulled out, uh, I saw this officer behind me. >> Yep. >> I did not cause a problem. I said, "Okay." I left. >> Okay. >> And they should be able to confirm that. I did not raise my voice. That's not the problem we're sitting with right now. Do you not see what the exact problem here is right now? It's not the fact that they wouldn't give you your kids and you just left nice and peacefully. >> It's not It's not a verbal. >> I I understand. >> You don't? Cuz you're not you're talking about not causing problem at school. So, I don't think you do. Do you think that uh car is too hot? I'm sure she turn the air conditioning on. So I can't hear because you mind checking. >> Oh, sure. He's sleep. He sound asleep. Air's up and running. I would hope so. This the same one that Yes, sir. >> I came to your house cuz the kids were left at karate. >> Was that you? >> Yep. Some time ago. You fell asleep or something. Couldn't wake back up. >> I did. >> There you go. Yeah. I knew I recognized you somewhere. Yeah. That wasn't good either. >> But how can falling asleep behind? >> It's not. I'm just saying. I mean, when she comes crying and I get I can get this back out your house and she didn't know where the kids are at. >> It's not against the law. No, >> it's you. >> Yeah. She didn't know where they're at. She was confused. >> I took them. >> Yeah. I'm glad they got back. Glad everybody was safe that day, though. That was >> She was hysterical when the neighbors came over. I was like, "Oh, >> yeah. >> Yep. >> They did. >> Yep. I was glad they were I was glad I was glad they were safe that day cuz I was like, "Oo, that's not good." If you can't find out here, they're everywhere else. >> I told them they were fine. >> Mhm. >> I get back. >> Mhm. >> But she didn't know. I don't know how she did. She didn't know. She knew I was taking Mhm. Honey, I took them I I took them to Tosquito. >> Listen, >> wait. >> Sorry. You know what I'm talking about. I called you on the phone with me and you didn't tell me you were picking them up. I was there 20 minutes. >> It was longer than It was longer than 20 minutes. I did not yell at her. I asked her. I said, "Please, where are my children?" >> Can we get your son out of here? You guys can talk about that another time. >> Yeah. >> I'm sorry. >> That's fine. Go. You can go put him in the car. You have You have a seat in there for him? Yes. >> Okay. All right. He's like take him to the car. >> You okay? >> No, I'm not okay. >> Okay, >> that's school. I'm sorry. They had me there 20 minutes. I I didn't say >> remember we said we were going to talk about this later. Go ahead. Thank you for getting here so quickly. Bye. Bye, junior deputy. Did you see the sticker I gave him? It's right here. It looks like this. >> Call me. >> He He'll be able to get a phone call. Yes. >> Yeah. >> He's kind of upset cuz he heard me talking to him. I think he's a little upset. So, um, if you want to explain it to him. Okay. >> Yes, ma'am. But he's going to be in the if he goes to the jail. If he does go to jail, depends on how he does on the field sobriety exercises. If he if he does go to jail, then and he'll be able to call you at some point. Okay. I'm sorry. I'm sorry about this, but we He's driving with your child in the car. >> But he were doing at school. Is it only at school or he were driving swerving or something? He was swinging. He was he was swerving a little bit, but I wanted to do a welfare check on your son because they were concerned because they said he was so intoxicated and they saw the open alcohol container and all that stuff. Okay. So So you came because of his school car. >> Yeah. >> But go ahead and get him out of here. Okay. >> Yep. Come over here. Jason, right? >> Hi, Jason. I'm Deputy Blake from Flagger County Sheriff's Office. Um, you kind of have an idea the circumstances and everything, kind of how school was talking to us about some of your behaviors, whether it's driving patterns and whatnot. I just want to do a couple exercises with you just make sure you're okay to drive and make sure that this is >> resolved. Okay. >> Yeah. Go ahead. >> Can I explain anything about happening there because it >> you've already explained it. We don't need to keep telling the story. She's doing something else. Okay. She's conducting >> a DUI investigation at this point. But I didn't I didn't get that I didn't very much. >> That's okay. No, she she already got me up to date, up to speed with everything. >> Okay. >> Um I just again want to do a couple exercises with you. Just make sure that you're good to drive and you're not a danger to yourself, your child, or anyone on the road. Okay. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Would you be willing to do a couple exercises with me? >> Okay. >> All right. Let's find you somewhere level. I know it's kind of hard in a gravel pit. I was going to say down here I feel like we'd be best. So, let's let's go down here where it's level for you. >> I got flip flops on, too. >> That's fine. That's why I'm picking somewhere more level. And if you don't want to wear the flip-flops, you can do it barefoot, too. >> Uh, maybe like right there. I feel like that looks more level than the rest of it. Just like right here is fine. No, like right here where I was pointing. Yeah, that looks good, right? Yeah. >> Oh, yeah. There you go. All right. Like I said, just doing a couple exercises here just to make sure that you're good to drive. All right. >> Good. >> There we go. >> Conducting. >> All righty. So, before we start, I just want to have you toes touching, heels touching, hands down by your side. >> Can't take these off. >> You can take them off. Whatever makes you more comfortable, that's fine. Toes touching, heels touching, hands down by your side. Don't do anything else until I tell you to do so. Okay. Any questions? >> No. No. >> All right. Do you have diabetes? >> No. >> Okay. Have you recently had a TBI or anything? Any concussions, anything like that? >> No. >> Okay. Do you have any physical limitations that would stop you from standing on one leg, walking down a line, or standing >> straight up? >> I don't think so. >> Okay. All right. Do you wear glasses or contacts? >> No, ma'am. Okay. >> Again, you're just going to stand like this until I tell you to do something else. Okay. >> Okay. >> Do you see the tip of my pen? Do you see the tip of my pen? >> Yes. >> Okay. Just go ahead and reach out and touch it for me. >> Fantastic. All right. What I would like you to do is I just want you to follow this with your eyes and your eyes only. Okay. I don't want you to move your head. >> All right. Can you try to open your eyes up a little bit more for me? Okay. Thank you very much. Can you try to open your eyes for me, please? >> Thank you. Just a little bit more. >> Remember not to move your head. Sun's over there. >> I know. >> All right, we're going to do the same thing but up and down. Okay, just keep looking at the tip of it. Don't move your head. All right, just stay standing like that and I'm going to take you to the next one. Okay. All right. The next exercise is going to be the walk and turn. Um, how about here? >> Yeah. Can I go? >> Yeah. Just stand right here. Right here is fine. There's less rocks here. >> You see the line? >> Yeah. >> In this gravel, it's straight enough. >> Sure. Okay. >> You want my feet together? I'm about to tell you what to do. >> So, what I'm going to have you do is I'm going to have you stand on the line with your left foot in front, your right foot behind it, and your hands down by your side. >> Step forward. >> I'm sorry. Yeah, you Yeah, that's fine. >> Okay. Cuz I want to be big. Okay. >> Do you see the way I'm standing? My left foot is placed on the line. My right foot is behind it. My hands are down by my side. Try to make them as parallel as you can. See how See how mine are? And just stand like this until I No, no, no. Stay facing forward. just with your feet just like mine on. I was just doing it to show you. Okay, you're going to stay like this until I tell you to do something else. Any questions so far? I'm sorry. Okay, try to keep your feet the way I was showing you. Okay. And then your hands down by your side. By your by your side. There you go. All right. All right. Do not start. Don't do anything until I tell you to do so. Okay. Understand? All right. When I tell you to begin, I'd like you to take nine heel totoe steps down the line. I'm going to demonstrate it for you. While counting out loud, you're going to take nine heel totoe steps down the line. One 2 3. I'm only taking three, but you're going to take nine. Once you get to your ninth step, you're going to plant your left foot on the line while taking a series of small steps to turn around. It's going to look something like this. While maintaining your left foot on the line, you're going to continue. 1 2 3. Again, I'm only taking three, but you're going to take nine. >> Okay. >> To the left. >> If your foot get steps off the line, you can just keep going. Continue the exercise. Okay. Any questions? >> All right. Turn to the left. >> It doesn't matter which way. You keep your left foot on the line and then you rotate. Okay. Okay. Didn't count out loud. Not touching head to toe. >> Same. >> Do you remember the instructions I gave you? >> Yeah. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 >> I'm going to echo 215 status check. >> Are you done with the exercise? >> All right, >> I guess here is fine. Just face me, please. And then we're going to do the same thing we were doing before. Toes touching, heels touching, hands down by your side until I tell you to do something else. Okay, you good? Any questions so far? Okay, it's going to be the one leg stand. I'm going to demonstrate it for you and I'm going to explain it to you. You're going to stand with your feet together, arms down by your side as you are. You're going to maintain this position till I tell you to do something else. Any questions so far? >> Which foot? >> I I didn't say yet. I was getting to that part. Do you understand so far? To just stay still and not do anything until >> Okay. When I tell you to do so, I want you to raise one leg either one about 6 in off the ground. So, about the height of a Coke can with your foot pointed out, both legs straight while looking at the elevated foot, counting out loud in the following manner. 1,001 1,002 100,004 until you're told to stop. I'm going to demonstrate. I'm going to demonstrate it for you. >> So, what it's going to look like is you're going to with your foot elevated about this height, about the height of a Coke can, you're going to be looking at your toe with your hands down by your side. 1,00 1,002 1,003 1,004 until you're told to stop. If you drop your foot or you fall over, just get right back up and just continue. Okay. Do you have any questions? >> No. >> All right. You can start whenever you're ready. >> Okay. Hands by the side. >> Yep. Hands on by your side. Thank you. >> Same other. >> Do you remember the instructions I gave you? That was 9 seconds. >> Didn't count out loud. >> 217. >> Are you done? >> That was 9 seconds, right? >> No, I just said count out loud. 1,00 1 100 1 2 100 3 until I tell you to stop. >> Sorry. >> Okay. >> 1 1 100 2 100 3 100 >> I explain the instructions twice now. 6 100 7 100 8 100 9 9 100 1 100 1 2 1 100 3 100 4 100 5 1 6 100 7 100 8 1 9 1 10 11 Okay, you will be placed under arrest for DUI. Okay, go ahead and put your hands behind your back. Palms together. Palms together, please. It'll make it more comfortable for you. >> You arrested me for that. I did everything that >> Why did I do that wrong? >> I don't know. >> You don't? >> No. Nope. >> No. How can you tell me I just did that wrong? Everything will be elaborated in the report and you'll have a day in court. Sir, >> come on. I mean, like that was >> You didn't follow the instructions. You did not perform well on the exercises. >> You asked me 9 seconds. >> I never said no, sir. >> Go ahead and put your flip flops on. >> Would you like your flip-flops? All right, we're going to go to this front car. Okay, treat. Would you mind doing the search when we get up to the car, please? I'm going to go passenger side. >> Oh, that'd be great. Thank you. J column 10:15. >> Thank you. >> Teletype L E primary >> passenger side right here. Before we go in, I'm just going to have this male deputy search you. Okay. Can you put your chest up against the car for me? Right here. >> We're going to take something out of your pocket. All right. already did a pat down or heavy weapons on. >> Okay. >> You don't have anything illegal or anything in your pocket, right? >> Can you change my 22 2027 Laurel app? 104 tied. All right, good. All the way up again side. India 19. >> India 197. >> Make sure he sits in there. All right. Have a seat in there. Watch your head. >> You put your butt in first and swing like you swing around. All right. be a little hole if you go down lower. There's a little slot there. You be a little more comfortable. Okay. Okay. The vehicle. You >> want to write down what this is? Yeah, >> at the jail he provided breath samples that registered 103 and106 and he was booked for DUI and child neglect. Court records show he later bonded out $1,000 for DUI and $2,500 for the child neglect. The neglect charge was later dropped after the state filed an announcement of no information. 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