Being a police officer is an incredibly difficult job, but the absolute hardest day on the force isn't always dealing with a hardened criminal. Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to remain completely indifferent when the suspect you were investigating is wearing the exact same uniform as you. Watch what happens when a veteran San Antonio officer is caught suspected of a DWI while actively on duty. This is a master class in the cold, uncomfortable reality of enforcing the law against your own. Okay, Paul. Yeah. Um This is Officer Allison with the DWI unit. Uh-huh. I think Paul They got more stuff they're working on right now. Um authority of the chief's office, so um he's just going to talk to you a little bit here. Just listen to what he's got to say and we'll go from there, okay? Okay. All right, Paul. Uh first, I'm just going to read you your rights, okay? Before you ask me any questions, it is my duty as a police officer to advise you of your rights and warn you of the consequences of waiving these rights. Do you hear me? You have the right to remain silent. You are not to make statements verbal or written to anyone. Any statement that you make will be used as evidence against you in a court of law or at your trial. You have the right to have a lawyer present to advise you in court of law or at your trial. You may have your own lawyer present or if you're unable to employ a lawyer, the court will appoint a lawyer for you free of charge at any time you want. If you decide to talk to anyone, you can. You can talk stop talking at any time you want. You have the right to continue rights may be urged by any state of proceedings. Paul, do you understand these rights as I have read them to you? Yes. Okay, Paul. Would you be willing to submit to uh field sobriety test? Field sobriety test? >> Yes, sir. It's a standardized field sobriety test. Would you be willing to submit to it? I wasn't driving. Um evidently you have been driving, I guess. So, uh that's where this is I was in the I was in the parking lot. Yeah. Um yeah, I guess there's video of you driving. Right. It is what it is. So, basically, this is the question that he's posing to you right now. So, it's up to you. You know, I mean, you see where this is going right now. So, it's it's just your decision to make. You going to bring me to jail? Uh I don't know at this point right now. This he's just he just got here. So, we're just this is all just starting like right now. So, happen. I don't know. He doesn't know right now. That's I just need to I just need to evaluate you. What if I refuse I go to jail? I don't know. We'll find out. >> [snorts] >> Nobody wants to be here, Paul. I promise you that, but we do have to make a decision on what you want to do. Well, I can't refuse. It's it's it's your choice. What happens if I refuse I go to jail? You couldn't refuse the breathalyzer test at this point. What you do is all up to you. But right now, this this is an administrative stuff. So, Yeah. This is all you this is all you at this point, Paul. Your supervisor here and it's it's really up to your supervisor. And again, like I said, nobody wants to be here, but here we are. So, moving forward, I have nothing to do with damage. You really want to just pay with the first paycheck or you know But it's not it's not a supervisor issue at this point. No, but we're going to write it up. Right. How are we going to do this, Paul, or Yeah, I guess. What do I mean what am I going to do? That's your decision. Yeah. I have no choice. So, I couldn't come in here. Go follow your sergeant. Once you imagine Mhm. Put your hands by your side. Mhm. Just maintain that position until I tell you to begin, okay? Okay. Do you have any medical conditions, anything like that, epilepsy, diabetes, anything I need me me may be aware of? >> No. No. You have anything like that, you never been told you have anything going on? No. Okay. All I need you to do, sir, is keep your head still. I need you to focus on the tip of this pen, okay, using your eyes and your eyes only. >> Make sure you're keeping your head still, Paul. Before we watch the rest of this sobriety test, we need to talk about exactly how this veteran officer ended up in this spot. This wasn't a random traffic stop. His entire nightmare started at morning roll call. Supervisors actively smelled alcohol on him before his shift even began. But, instead of turning in his badge and going home, he actually got behind the wheel of a marked patrol cruiser and prepared to hit the streets before the supervisors called him back immediately. And what investigators found inside that cruiser after this arrest is going to absolutely blow your mind. Keep watching. All good and relaxed. All right, sir. Next thing I'm going to ask you to do is face the wall over there, okay? Imagine a straight line, okay? I need you to place your left foot on said line. Drag it towards the middle there, a little bit to your right. Right there, sir. Yes, sir. Okay, place your right foot touching heel to toe in front of your left foot. Arms by your side. I need you to maintain that position until I tell you to begin. Do you understand, Paul? Can I get a verbal yes or no? Yes. Okay. All right. When I tell you to begin, sir, you're going to take nine heel-to-toe steps straight along that imaginary line. Um as you're walking along that line, you're going to look down at your feet, count your steps out loud, uh looking down at your feet. Once you start, you can't stop, okay? I'm going to demonstrate three steps, you're going to do nine, um and then I'll simulate the turn and steps back, okay? Once I tell you to begin, what you're going to do, you're going to walk along that imaginary line just like so. One, two, three. This is your simulated nine step. Once you get to your nine step, you're going to take a series of small turns in a safe three steps in a safe and controlled manner to create a turn. Nine heel-to-toe steps back. One, two, three. Again, Paul, uh once I tell you to start, make sure you're walking along that line touching heel to toe, arms by your side, counting your steps out loud, uh looking down at your toes, and once you start you cannot stop. Do you have any questions for me? No, sir. No? Okay, so whenever you're ready you may begin. Okay. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Line back. All right, straight as you can, sir. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Okay, Paul. So, this is going to be the one leg stand. At this point I need you to put your feet together and by your side just like this. Okay? And then uh when I tell you to begin, or I need you to maintain that position until you tell you to begin. Do you understand, Paul? Okay. Okay. When I tell you to, you're going to raise whichever foot you desire, your whole leg, uh left or right does not matter, your choice. And no, when I tell you to begin, Paul. Hold on. Um >> which one I'm going to Um when I tell you to begin, you're going to raise whichever foot, left or right does not matter, approximately 6 in off the ground. That foot's going to be parallel to the ground. Your legs are going to be straight, arms by your side, looking down at your toe, and counting out loud just like this. 1,001, 1,002, 1,003 until I tell you to stop. Okay, I'm going to demonstrate that real quick for you. It's going to look like this. 1,001, 1,002, 1,003, and so on until I tell you to stop. Do you have any questions, Paul? Okay. No? Give me 1 second. Whenever you're ready, Paul, begin. 1,001, 1,002, 1,003, 1,004, 1,005, 1,006, 1,007, 1,008, 1,009, 1,0010, 1,0011, 1,0012, 1,0013, 1,0014, 1,0015, 1,0016, 1,0017, 1,0018, 1,0019, 1,0020 >> [snorts] >> Okay, Paul. stop. All right, Paul. Next thing I'm going to ask you to do, feet together and by your side. >> [sighs] >> Like this? Yes, sir. Just like that. Okay, what I'm going to do is I'm going to do these two circles close to your face. Okay, come to a brief pause and come towards your nose. Okay, I'm not going to touch you, sir. I just need you to focus on it just like the horizontal gaze nystagmus exam. Okay. Okay. You ready? Yeah. Okay. One more time. >> [snorts] >> Make sure you're keeping your head still, sir. Okay. All right, maintaining that position, I'm going to ask you to do uh another exam. What I need you to do with your feet together and by your side like I instructed. Mhm. Go ahead and get in that position for me. Feet together. You're going to tilt your head back and close your eyes when I tell you to begin. No, when I tell you to pause. I'm going to keep looking for me at me so you know what it looks like. When I tell you to begin, you'll tilt your head back and close your eyes. My eyes will be open because I'm demonstrating. And you're going to uh once you believe the passage of 30 seconds has elapsed, look back at me, say stop, indicate to me that you're done uh the passage of 30 seconds has elapsed. Okay. Do you have any questions? No, sir. Okay, whenever you're ready, tilt your head back, close your eyes. 30. Okay. Yeah. That was 30 seconds? Mhm. How did you count exactly? Did you just count by numbers? Did you by Mississippis? Anything like that? Just regular numbers. Just one, two, just like that? Okay. Yeah. Okay, Paul. With your feet together, can you point down to the ground like this? Okay. Rotate your wrist outward like this. Okay, and then you just stay in that position until I tell you to begin. Do you understand, Paul? Uh-huh. Okay. When I tell you to begin, you're going to tilt your head back and close your eyes, and I'm going to call out either left or right. Can you raise your left hand for me? Right now. Can you raise your left hand for me? Okay, so you know your left from right. Uh-huh. Okay. So, when I tell you to uh you're going to when I call out left, for example, you're going to touch with your head back, eyes closed, you're going to touch the tip of your nose with the tip of your finger, and immediately back down. Don't use the pad of your index finger. Use the pad of your finger. Don't use it. You're using the tip of your finger. Okay. Okay, same thing with right. Eyes back or head back, eyes closed. Tip of the finger to your right index finger, back down. Don't wait for me to tell you to drop it back down. Do you have any questions? No. Okay. Tilt your head back. Close your eyes. Left. In his cruiser, officers found an open beer container in the cup holder, along with additional drinks in the cooler. Stay tuned to see his charges. And let me know in the comments below if you think the charges he received were fair, or if he got special treatment. Right. Left. Okay, go ahead and relax, Paul. Mhm. Okay, Paul. Um what's your highest level of education you've done? Mhm, some college. Some college? Okay. So, you know the alphabet, you know the numbers, everything like that? Yes. Okay. Could you res- without counting or without saying the song the alphabet song, could you say the alphabet from C to P? Backwards? No, just C to P. C to P? Yes, sir. C in the alphabet to P. C D E F G H I J K L M N O P. Okay. And uh could you count backwards from 54 to 41? 54 53 52 51 49 48 47 46 45 44 Okay. Thank you. Okay, Paul. I'm going to have to do the uncomfortable thing, all right? Just turn around.