Bodycam: He Had a Medical Degree & Thought That Meant He Could Not Be Denied Boarding — He Was Wrong

Added: 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]On February 28th, 2025, police were dispatched after receiving reports of a disturbance at Tampa International Airport.

[00:00:08]Thank you.

[00:00:09]>> You're welcome.

[00:00:11]Come on, sir. Let's have a walk. Yeah.

[00:00:13]What's going on? Nothing. They won't check me in. What What happened? I don't know. My wife is worried because she thinks I drank three drinks.

[00:00:22]I'm just going on a plane. I'm not driving. I'm allowed to have three drinks. And they won't check me in because my wife said I'm drunk. I will literally do a drunk driving test my even though I'm on the plane. There's nothing wrong. Let's Let's Let's Let's talk. Let's I have to go I have to be there tomorrow morning. This is not acceptable.

[00:00:41]>> Relax. Relax.

[00:00:41]>> I know, but they won't check me in.

[00:00:44]It's not right. I'm going to be I'm going to be honest with you. Like your actions show show more than what you're saying.

[00:00:49]>> Because they won't let me on.

[00:00:50]>> just back up. Just back up. Just Step back a little bit.

[00:00:53]>> Watch. Step back a little bit. Pink.

[00:00:54]Pink. Watch. Listen. There's no problem here. Look. There's no problem.

[00:00:58]>> Okay. What's What's your name?

[00:01:00]>> to a plane. What's your name? What's your name? Huh?

[00:01:03]Eric. Eric? All right. Just relax.

[00:01:05]Relax. Relax. Relax. Relax.

[00:01:06]>> I'm relaxed. All right. Just let me on the plane. That's all I need. I have to go on the >> I Listen. I don't make that call. They make that call.

[00:01:12]>> But they didn't even They didn't even see me. They just based it on my wife.

[00:01:16]Relax. Relax. Relax.

[00:01:18]>> All right?

[00:01:20]No. Get JoJo right now. Right now. Tell her to come here. Eric. Eric. Eric.

[00:01:25]Eric. Eric.

[00:01:26]Noah.

[00:01:27]Noah. Get here right now.

[00:01:30]Eric. Yes.

[00:01:32]>> You're making You're going to make this hard, okay? You're really going to make this hard.

[00:01:35]>> doing anything wrong, bro. It's You're not listening. You're like you're not You're not You didn't say anything. I'm I'm You haven't said anything. Stop.

[00:01:42]Stop with this. Stop with this. Stop with this. Stop with this.

[00:01:45]>> listening. Listen. I don't make the call. They make the call. If they're making the call that you cannot get on that plane, you cannot get on that plane. But how did they determine that?

[00:01:52]I I don't know. Obviously, listen listen. Just relax. The way you're acting right now, yes. Yeah, you you seem you seem fine.

[00:02:00]Not at them. I'm pissing my wife.

[00:02:02]Ma'am, so what's going on? Um basically she she's out of control right now. We got a flight. He have a drink. Okay. So, he needs we canceled the flight for tomorrow, but he's in a state that he's not listening.

[00:02:16]He's never like I don't know what happened. And he we canceled the flight for tomorrow, obviously, cuz he's cannot take a flight and he's upset. So, I'm just I'm just trying to take him out of here. I want to book hotel and wait till tomorrow. If you can help me What time? Yeah, we're going to try to He's My partner's going to talk to him. Do you have your driver's license on you?

[00:02:34]My driver's license, yes. I'm cool. I will literally be cool right now.

[00:02:39]You tell me why can I get on the plane right now? I cannot make that call.

[00:02:44]>> So, let me talk to them. Okay, let's talk to them. They already made the determination.

[00:02:47]>> Let's talk to them.

[00:02:48]>> They They already made the determination of not allowing you on the plane.

[00:02:51]>> Based on what? Because of your actions.

[00:02:53]Look at how you're acting.

[00:02:54]>> What actions? You're not being reasonable right now. I'm very reasonable.

[00:02:57]>> not. No, you're not.

[00:02:58]>> Okay, so tell me how I can have to relax. You have to relax.

[00:03:01]>> relaxed.

[00:03:01]>> And you have to listen.

[00:03:02]>> You said it five times and I'm relaxed.

[00:03:04]>> If they If >> Am I not relaxed right now?

[00:03:06]>> No, no, you're not. You're not relaxed right now. So, right now I'm not relaxed.

[00:03:10]>> You're not. I'm not. Really? No. So, right now I'm not relaxed.

[00:03:16]How do you want me to be relaxed if I'm not relaxed right now? One, by being quiet. Okay.

[00:03:21]>> And listen.

[00:03:21]>> I'm quiet. Listen. Go. If they're making the determination, I don't know what made them determine that you're intoxicated. They have a policy where if they believe you're intoxicated, they will not let you on the flight.

[00:03:35]>> Which is not true. Okay, they don't need to They don't need to do a a a a a a a a a a alcohol test or anything. If they see that you're a little bit like the way that you're acting where you're not listen Like you're listening now. I am listening and I've been listening the whole time.

[00:03:49]But before you weren't. Yes, I was.

[00:03:51]So, if if if they're making that determination not to let you on the flight But based on what? Because they believe you're intoxicated.

[00:04:00]>> But they didn't say >> actually you know what? I can smell the alcohol coming off of you.

[00:04:04]>> Are you allowed to drink alcohol before you go on a flight?

[00:04:07]>> allowed. You're allowed. I am allowed.

[00:04:08]>> Obviously, you did something for them to say I didn't do anything. Obviously >> Listen, you're you're not >> Why don't you talk to them and say what obviously I did?

[00:04:17]>> Keep your hand down. Keep your hand Keep your hand down.

[00:04:20]>> All right. Cuz it's in my space. I can keep my hand up.

[00:04:22]>> It's in my space. I can keep it up.

[00:04:24]>> [music] >> You're about to I'm about to put cuffs on you. Go ahead. Put the cuffs on.

[00:04:27]>> Listen, dude. Hey, you're about to go to jail. Look at my hands. They're behind my back. You need to relax.

[00:04:32]>> Look at my hands. I'll talk to you. Calm down. My hands are behind my back. Just back up a little bit. Back up. We can have a conversation from What's going on?

[00:04:40]Okay. I want to go on a flight. Okay. My wife says I drank, which I did, three drinks.

[00:04:47]And that's legal.

[00:04:50]So, I drank three drinks, which is legal. I paid for a flight, which is legal. Okay.

[00:04:56]>> be allowed on the flight. But they also have the right to refuse. Right, but what are they basing that on?

[00:05:01]Right now, this behavior.

[00:05:03]What am I doing that's wrong?

[00:05:06]>> Look at me. My hands are behind my back.

[00:05:07]>> People are uncomfortable. Okay.

[00:05:09]I My hands are behind my back.

[00:05:12]Are any Is anyone uncomfortable right now?

[00:05:14]So, I can't force them to let you fly.

[00:05:16]I'm not saying that's the exact reason.

[00:05:18]>> can't force them to let me fly, but look Be reasonable. Okay.

[00:05:21]>> My hands are behind my back. Okay. I'm totally calm.

[00:05:25]Right? I will pass a drunk driving test no problem.

[00:05:28]>> not That has nothing to do with this right now.

[00:05:30]>> Right, exactly. So, what we got to do is we got to resolve the situation we're in right now.

[00:05:33]>> it, please. Okay.

[00:05:34]So, what they want to do is they want to cancel tonight. They never I can't cancel.

[00:05:38]>> Well, they're not letting you fly tonight. What do you mean? They already said no.

[00:05:42]Based on what? It doesn't matter. It does matter. Because I'm is my mosaic.

[00:05:47]Well, then you can reach out to their customer service at a different point, but right now they don't want you here.

[00:05:52]Okay. So, what I would suggest is you leave the property.

[00:05:56]Leave the property? Yes. What does that even mean? As in you take yourself off the property.

[00:06:00]>> I literally have to get home. But, they're not going to let you fly tonight. Okay. So, that's their problem, right? So, I don't have to leave the property because they say So, we have an airport operations person coming and they'll talk to you and if they don't want you here, then you would have to leave the property.

[00:06:14]They're coming. They're just bring them now. I didn't do anything wrong. Eric, can you have your your >> I'm literally and just trying to fly home. Okay. We're not saying you did anything wrong. My hands are behind my back. Um But, we can also we can also have a We can also have a structured civil conversation, can't we?

[00:06:30]Can you let him see your driver's license? But, for what purpose?

[00:06:34]Uh because we're needing to know who we're we're talking to. You're talking to me.

[00:06:37]>> 149, go ahead.

[00:06:40]10-4, did you want the info back on the white?

[00:06:44]54, uh we just need to know where the AOM is. I'm not causing any troubles. My hands are behind my back. I'm not drunk.

[00:06:51]10-4, 7. I can touch my nose. I can do a All Whatever drunk driving test you want.

[00:06:57]They're the problem, not me. Listen, bud.

[00:07:00]Nobody said anything about you being a problem, but we also know that they said no flight. I don't care what the reason is.

[00:07:06]>> We're actually trying to help you out, okay? Okay, so help me out and get me on that flight.

[00:07:10]>> That's impossible for me Then let me leave. Listen, if you If you guys are saying it's impossible, then leave. Listen.

[00:07:17]>> I will talk to them. You guys are done because you're saying I can't be on this flight.

[00:07:22]>> not If you do not get yourself together right now, I'm putting you in cuffs. I'm fine. You guys are the one >> We're going to We're going to say that in about 20 seconds. Arrest me. I'm not doing anything wrong. You're going to walk off property with me?

[00:07:32]>> you.

[00:07:33]If you want to arrest me for literally trying to get on my flight.

[00:07:37]>> to sit here and have a conversation with the airport guy that comes here? The operations >> guy is. The operations manager. He's going to >> going to have a conversation with anybody. I just want to get on my flight. I didn't do anything wrong.

[00:07:46]>> That's not going to happen. Okay. So, what's the problem? So, do you guys leave then? You're just messing >> No. No. Obviously, we cannot leave. Now, this is our situation.

[00:07:53]>> What did I do wrong? This is our situation. What did I do wrong?

[00:07:56]Eric, it doesn't work >> What did I do wrong?

[00:07:58]All right, you trespassed.

[00:07:59]What do you mean trespassed?

[00:08:01]>> I'm trespassing you from the airport.

[00:08:02]>> You can't You're a cop. You can't trespass me.

[00:08:06]>> No. You think that That shows you I'm not arresting me.

[00:08:10]Ethan, go. Hurry up. Let me just I'm just going to be No.

[00:08:15]Sorry.

[00:08:18]You know I'm going to sue you guys for arresting me for no reason.

[00:08:22]I didn't do anything wrong.

[00:08:24]What's your name?

[00:08:26]Officer Brittle. Did you say Brittle?

[00:08:27]Yep.

[00:08:28]One for nine. We have one to ten. I didn't do anything I didn't do anything wrong.

[00:08:33]You guys are literally arresting me for trying to get on my flight.

[00:08:39]Ethan!

[00:08:41]Can I get my wife?

[00:08:47]I'm going to sue you guys.

[00:08:49]Hope you know that.

[00:08:50]I didn't do anything wrong.

[00:08:54]Can I call my lawyer?

[00:08:57]You don't get to make the shots here now.

[00:09:00]Um can I Can you tell me what uh Do you want paper on this or what? Did you tell me a lawyer broke? Huh?

[00:09:07]I'll tell I'll transport >> tell me a lawyer broke? Uh first of all, disorderly.

[00:09:11]How is this disorderly?

[00:09:13]No.

[00:09:16]Good job, Giovanni. You got me arrested, Giovanni.

[00:09:20]You got me arrested. Go over there. Go over there. Go over there. Don't go over there. Stay here. Yeah. You're not You're not calling the shots here, buddy.

[00:09:28]Do you have anything sharp on you, buddy? No. Nothing that's going to poke >> No. Giovanni, come here.

[00:09:34]Giovanni, come here.

[00:09:36]I'm arrested because of you. No, no, no.

[00:09:40]I'm not doing anything.

[00:09:43]Giovanni, you come here and tell them that I didn't do anything wrong.

[00:09:49]I literally didn't say nothing.

[00:09:53]Giovanni, you don't have to listen to them. I didn't do anything wrong.

[00:10:00]It's up to you. I don't care. You guys are taking my phone and my wallet. You guys are ridiculous. I didn't do anything.

[00:10:07]Can you get my stuff?

[00:10:11]Can you please tell me what I'm getting arrested for, sir?

[00:10:14]Who's Who's in charge here? First of all This guy. I told you to calm down. Told you to back up numerous times.

[00:10:20]>> You didn't tell me to back up. You told me You didn't tell me to back up.

[00:10:23]>> You actually told us to leave. You told me to leave when I told you you needed to. I did nothing wrong. The little that I've seen, it's disorderly, okay? What's disorderly? You're causing a scene.

[00:10:32]>> I'm trying to go on my I'm trying to get on my flight.

[00:10:35]What's the scene? I'm trying to get into my I'm trying to get on my flight. Not tonight.

[00:10:40]>> talk to Basquez? Nope. Basquez, can I talk to you? We already talked and I don't want to talk to you. No, Basquez, you didn't talk to me. I'm trying to talk to you. I am Basquez. I am the person I am.

[00:10:50]Basquez, can I talk to you? Nope.

[00:10:53]Basquez, can I Hold on to his stuff for him. Okay, bye.

[00:11:01]There was nothing we could have done. We tried to talk to him. We tried to say exactly what you said, that he's going to come back tomorrow, catch his flight.

[00:11:07]He demanded that he needs to fly tonight. I told him I told him, "Okay, then that's fine.

[00:11:13]That's not going to happen, so you need to leave the property." And he just refused and said that we need to leave, and we can't do that. This is our job.

[00:11:20]So I know, guys. I know. Guys, you're doing your job. We all can We all doing your job, but in this case, let me just talk to him, please. Just like I say, he just need to calm down, please.

[00:11:32]So >> it's too late for that. He'll calm down once he gets to jail.

[00:11:35]>> It could make him get more upset if you talk to him. So, it's better to just Cuz he's calm down.

[00:11:41]>> the thing. We know We're supposed to go home now.

[00:11:44]Okay, I have my two boys here. I don't know what Where you Where is that place? Where we going? Just help me out here.

[00:11:51]>> minutes away. It's called Orient Orient Road Jail. I will give you a This guy never been in any trouble.

[00:11:57]Like, what do you mean?

[00:12:00]So, how does that work? How's the process? I don't know. Like, what is happening?

[00:12:05]>> He's going to go in. He's going to get booked. Eventually, he'll have a phone call. He'll call you.

[00:12:10]And then he'll see a judge in the morning.

[00:12:13]>> When he see a judge? In the morning. Or it'll probably be later. But yeah, because we have a flight at 6:00 in the morning.

[00:12:20]Like, they booked us a flight at 6:00.

[00:12:22]Okay, 6:00 in the morning.

[00:12:23]>> 6:00 6:00 6:00 in the I don't I'll be honest with you. I just because of what I've seen here, that airline will most likely not let him fly at on their airline again.

[00:12:31]>> Well, they they they they give me I have I have they they already changed everything. I have the I get that, but I guarantee you they probably already blacklisted him.

[00:12:42]So, can you please explain why I'm arrested? What did I do that was illegal?

[00:12:49]Passenger, can you please acknowledge me? Can you please say yes you hear me?

[00:12:54]Passenger, can you please acknowledge me?

[00:12:57]Passenger, can you please say you hear me?

[00:13:01]Passenger, DO YOU HEAR ME?

[00:13:05]PASSENGER, DO YOU HEAR ME?

[00:13:09]WHY ARE YOU ARRESTING ME?

[00:13:11]WHAT DID I DO?

[00:13:14]I'M GOING TO SCREAM BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT ANSWERING ME.

[00:13:18]PASSENGER, WHAT DID I DO?

[00:13:21]Don't tell me it's because I'm yelling now, because I wasn't yelling before.

[00:13:29]Yeah, exactly. I'm going to sue you because you guys have no reason. You're not answering me. You're not telling me what your name is, what your badge number, and I know that's required by law.

[00:13:41]Disorderly conduct? Please tell me the definition of disorderly conduct.

[00:13:46]Passenger, can you please tell me the definition of disorderly conduct?

[00:13:51]So, now you're going to cause a whole trouble. Now, I'm going to be pissed at my wife. Now, I'm going to cause a whole issue with my wife because of you guys. Yes, sir.

[00:14:04]Wow, I missed my flight.

[00:14:06]I can't I don't even know what I did.

[00:14:08]Driver, the passenger's unrealistic.

[00:14:11]Could you please tell me what I did wrong? I literally did nothing wrong.

[00:14:16]Pass Driver, please.

[00:14:18]Be respectful. Passenger I mean, driver, please.

[00:14:23]I promise you I did nothing wrong. I literally just want to get on my flight.

[00:14:28]I did nothing wrong.

[00:14:31]Pass Uh driver, please. Can you acknowledge me?

[00:14:35]What is wrong with you cops? You won't even acknowledge me? You won't even talk to me?

[00:14:41]What is WRONG WITH YOU GUYS?

[00:14:44]WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO ARREST me for if you won't even tell me what the problem is?

[00:14:49]What did I do? There was no warning.

[00:14:52]There was nothing.

[00:14:54]Pass Uh driver, please.

[00:14:56]It's not right. I'M A DOCTOR. I HAVE TO SAVE PATIENTS' lives tomorrow. I'm supposed to be in New York, and I can't save my patients' lives because of you.

[00:15:07]I didn't do anything wrong. I'm not allowed to drink.

[00:15:10]That's ridiculous.

[00:15:13]It's not illegal to drink. I didn't cause any trouble. I didn't do any violence. I didn't say anything to anybody. And no one will tell me anything I did.

[00:15:24]What are you accusing ME OF, DRIVER?

[00:15:27]DRIVER!

[00:15:28]>> [screaming] >> WHAT ARE YOU ACCUSING ME OF?

[00:15:31]DRIVER! JUST RESPOND TO ME. JUST SAY YOU CAN'T talk to me or something.

[00:15:37]DRIVER!

[00:15:39]DRIVER! [screaming] PLEASE, JUST TELL ME you can't talk to me.

[00:15:46]Do something. You guys are ridiculous.

[00:15:50]How is my wife supposed to pick me up?

[00:15:57]Can you guys answer me? What did I do that was so wrong? There's freaking murderers and criminals out there. I'm a doctor.

[00:16:05]I don't understand why you guys are arresting me. I'm not a criminal. Can someone talk to me? Driver, can you please TALK TO ME?

[00:16:14]DRIVER!

[00:16:15]>> [screaming] >> TALK TO ME!

[00:16:17]DRIVER!

[00:16:19]WHAT DID I DO?

[00:16:21]DRIVER! [screaming] WHY ARE YOU BEING SUCH an [ __ ] I'm literally asking you a simple question.

[00:16:28]Why are you torturing me? Can you please tell me what I did, driver?

[00:16:33]Please, I did not do anything wrong. I was not violent. I did not curse. I did not say anything to get arrested. I did not BREAK THE LAW.

[00:16:44]DRIVER! PLEASE!

[00:16:46]DRIVER!

[00:16:48]OH MY GOD, I HOPE YOU GO TO bed tonight and realize you arrested someone for no reason when there are real criminals in Tampa killing people, hurting people, murdering people and I did nothing!

[00:17:00]Driver! I did nothing!

[00:17:03]Why are are you okay with this, driver?

[00:17:06]Are you okay with arresting with someone who did absolutely nothing? Disorderly conduct?

[00:17:13]What does that even mean? I literally I nothing.

[00:17:16]I did not hurt anyone. I did not raise my voice at anyone, and you arrested me for disorderly conduct. Driver, you're going to go to bed knowing that you arrested someone for no reason. A doctor who helps people save lives.

[00:17:35]And passenger, you're [ __ ] When you arrest someone who did nothing, you arrest someone who did nothing.

[00:17:41]I did not hurt you. I did not challenge you. I was very respectful.

[00:17:47]I did everything how I supposed to, and you arrested me, driver or passenger.

[00:17:52]And you're going to go to bed knowing that you arrested a doctor who saves lives. And now tomorrow, I'm not going to be able to see my patients. I'm a neurologist who deals with Parkinson's and Alzheimer's and MS. And now they will not be seen because of you, passenger.

[00:18:10]Is that what you're saying, PASSENGER?

[00:18:12]PASSENGER, ANSWER MY [ __ ] QUESTION.

[00:18:15]IF I RAISE MY VOICE, is that arrestable?

[00:18:18]Oh, yeah. Oh.

[00:18:21][ __ ] you.

[00:18:24]I hope you sleep at night know you arrested a doctor for no reason. That I'm going to save lives, and now I can't save their lives tomorrow. He was charged with disorderly intoxication.

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