Man Refuses To Leave Airport After Losing His New $90,000 GMC Truck

Added: 2026-05-19

[00:00:00]You guys have my $90,000 truck.

[00:00:03]>> We checked the license plate later.

[00:00:04]truck. Which way is out of here? Give me my shirt. Get your shirt. Give me my shirt. I'm not leaving until I get my truck.

[00:00:11]>> You're leaving.

[00:00:12]>> I will leave this property. Yes. On October 12th, 2025, officers at Tampa International Airport were dispatched [music] to the airport service road after receiving a report of a suspicious male.

[00:00:24]Very much like the one I'm about to >> car or you rented it or >> Denali. Yeah.

[00:00:29]>> truck. It's a truck. It's not a car, sir. It's a truck. It's a $90,000 truck.

[00:00:33]>> the keys? They're in the truck. They're with my truck. So, you the car's here, and the keys are in it, and that's where you're going to >> not in it. They're with it. Yes. The truck If I get to that truck, I will be in it and out of effing Tampa for probably 5 months. I just want my truck. I want to get the eff out of here. You guys don't play fair. Come on here.

[00:00:53]Do you have any friends or family in the area? I I sure do. What is your name and who is he? No, I don't want No, I don't want to call him. But, I just want my car out of here.

[00:01:01]Keithson Jr. 46 Pro Stauffer, Connecticut. Garage door.

[00:01:07]K I T H E N Uh middle name. Arrested in 2008 for uh assault third, dragging a woman from a moving vehicle. I am a dangerous person, but I'm sober.

[00:01:21]I just want my car out of here.

[00:01:23]>> or not? Yep. Let's do the test. No, we're not doing anything. Don't worry about that. Breathalyzer to truck test the two best [ __ ] a lot my [ __ ] Denali. I know it's not your fault. I've been walking for 10 [ __ ] miles looking for my goddamn truck.

[00:01:37]Are you sure it's at the Tampa Airport?

[00:01:39]I'm just sure, sir. Please.

[00:01:41]>> You're just sure? Park at 101. I'll just walk. Go. Am I being Am I arrested? No, but you uh you don't have Your car is not here. I don't even know what you're talking about placard 101. You're not doing anything here. Okay. Then, I'm going to keep continuing on my way. You want to go that way off property?

[00:01:56]There's a >> No, I want to I want to You're not going this way. This is airport property.

[00:02:00]You're not >> Can you Can you take me to the to the police station?

[00:02:03]For what?

[00:02:04]You don't have to go to police station.

[00:02:05]You can just be on your way. Or do you want to go to the hospital? All right.

[00:02:09]Wow.

[00:02:10]Your Denali's not here, man. There's no way you lost the keys and your Denali and a 100K truck. Can I walk to the police station? No, you're not You're not going to be on our property. Is this your property? This is the airport property. You have to go that way.

[00:02:20]>> That way.

[00:02:20]>> That's not where my truck is.

[00:02:22]It's not here. You lost the keys to your your 100K truck here.

[00:02:26]>> I should have 101 Run it back. I'm not even going to bet with you. All right, thank you. 101 is not even a thing. You can waste our time all you want.

[00:02:32]>> you can't. Can I get What's your What's Yeah, my name is Officer Matthews, badge number 121. What Do you have your ID with you? Okay.

[00:02:40]You want me to give you the same story I gave him? I mean, if you No, no, I don't need a story. I just need to know if you have Okay. Okay, perfect. That's fine. I do not, sir. That's why I'm desperate to get to my truck, yeah.

[00:02:52]My Denali. Bought in Harper Connecticut at Shell or Auto probably a month >> What's your first name? Registered to you the car? Sure is, sir. I wouldn't say something such a fanciful thing if it wasn't true, sir.

[00:03:05]We'll look it up and see if it came through. That way it'll help you, you know.

[00:03:09]>> Well, I would have preferred him look it up and not Thank you, sir. And you're 100% sure you didn't park in a like one of the garages here?

[00:03:15]>> 100% sure. Okay. All right, fine. Just And just out of curiosity, you don't know your license plate by heart, do you?

[00:03:21]>> I know it's a Connecticut plate. Okay.

[00:03:23]And I know it's a combination plate. And I know it's um was transferred off a Chevy Canyon, 2015 gray Chevy Canyon. That's what it was transferred off of. Um combination plate. Maybe CR is the first two. Okay.

[00:03:39]Connecticut plates, I mean, how much more information is a 2022 Denali?

[00:03:43]Control 121. How many of those are stranded in a parking garage somewhere?

[00:03:46]And see if that plate maybe he came in through one of the garages today. He's just trying to search for vehicle. I got arrested in Manchester under false pretenses, so I'm fighting that case.

[00:03:58]I got snuffed just sitting here like this talking and the guy tackled me. Are you on probation or anything? No. Okay.

[00:04:04]No warrants or anything you know of? You don't have any warrants or anything like that, right? I shouldn't cuz I checked with Manchester police, make sure I could leave. They said it was a misdemeanor even though they gave me a $10,000 bond for trespassing. Does that sound fair?

[00:04:17]I know you can't comment. Doesn't sound fair. Yeah. You guys have been great.

[00:04:21]All I know is Florida people are amazing except for the tourists. They're brutal.

[00:04:26]They're brutal. All they do is litter.

[00:04:28]>> Man- Manchester, where? England or here or Hello, guv'nor.

[00:04:32]Yeah, [laughter] England. God. For God's I've been playing soccer for >> Manchester, New Jersey? No.

[00:04:38]No, Manchester, Connecticut. Hartford like Hartford, Connecticut area.

[00:04:41]Schaller. I bought the truck from Schaller Acura. They can confirm it.

[00:04:45]Call them and verify it.

[00:04:47]I got a tattoo convention to go to at Mohegan Sun. I'm supposed to be getting on a flight today. Yeah, something I'll be in no [ __ ] days. Is your license out of Florida, your driver's license? Or or Connecticut? It's all Connecticut. Everything's out of Connecticut. Um I almost know my driver's license number off the top of my head.

[00:05:05]>> Oh, man. I do this Connecticut have like a long number like Florida does?

[00:05:09]my license my my driver's license number by heart. Too long.

[00:05:13]I couldn't even tell you. I can't remember phone numbers anymore.

[00:05:17]>> We used to have to remember I would Yeah, yeah, back in the day. Uh-huh.

[00:05:20]Break it into threes. It's like a pattern. Yeah, these days I can't I can't I can't remember. I can't even remember my mom's number. Yeah, that's what I'm in trouble. That's why I That's where I'm where I'm at now. I'm sure I could remember it, but I'm now I'm so stubborn. I want to find the truck myself. I don't want help. I lost it. I want to find the [ __ ] day.

[00:05:39]So, I spent 3 days walking around going from dumpster to dumpster eating and drinking out of dumpsters.

[00:05:45]Water and food. What made you park here?

[00:05:48]Because I knew I was leaving out of here to get to a tattoo convention in Vernon.

[00:05:54]Supposed to be today. I don't know. I probably missed it.

[00:05:57]You got your phone on you which would have the like your insurance and your plate? Usually No. You I told you this is the third time I'm telling you I lost my phone and my wallet, sir. Uh links. Who's has Who has links? Does LT have links?

[00:06:11]>> I'll just walk. I'll just walk. You want to just walk off the property then?

[00:06:15]You're wasting your time, man. I'm sober. I'll go over there. I know I know it's the plaque says 101 and it's green.

[00:06:22]I I know >> Okay, so that sounds That sounds like a Janice. If you said that When you say plaque, it was up on up top >> ask you that. Let me say this. If if I'm a door guy, see those rolling steel doors? That's what I do. So, getting a perimeter look for me is good because I want to do business out here.

[00:06:39]However, it looked like a bunch of trucks parked in this area like sheetrockers roofers. So, I just parked there kind of assuming that's where all the construction guys worked. It was on the bottom floor.

[00:06:51]Um there was a blue like job trailer where they store tools and So, I remember if I didn't see it when I walk up on it, I'll be like, "There it is. I'm home. There's my truck." So, let me just walk. I know it's right I can see green plaques right there. Right there. It's right [ __ ] there. See them right there. There's one 100 Do you think it was Reno admin? You think he might have parked over there by APM 4?

[00:07:16]All I need is the plaque that says 101 and there's a [ __ ] canal system there. I'll walk there. It's fine. So, don't be agitated or nothing, guys.

[00:07:22]Thanks for offering. So, hold on a second. So, here's the thing. So, we we don't What we don't want is for you to remain on property if you if you if your car is not here.

[00:07:32]Yeah, so what we can do is maybe give you a ride to expedite this and see and if if we could find the area. If not, we can give you a ride off property. So, at least you at the very At you're not on the property. That'd be great. I would love get in your car in the back. Okay.

[00:07:44]Lock me up and find my ride.

[00:07:45]>> No, no, we're not going to lock you up.

[00:07:46]We are going to just So, you don't have any weapons or anything like that, right? Okay.

[00:07:49]>> Go ahead. Um we'll we'll do that out there and then I'm I'm going to take a wild guess and cuz what you're describing sounds like it it might be over there.

[00:07:56]>> I see the trucks there I mean I think I'm really >> ago did you park your truck right there?

[00:08:00]3 days you said? Yeah, 72 at least. I've been sleeping in the bushes. You eat dumpster food out I I probably [ __ ] crabs doing everything.

[00:08:08]>> You didn't pay for parking or anything like that. You just found a spot and parked there? Yeah. So, there's a The guy is there.

[00:08:14]I'm trying to secure a business with the doors. Yeah. They're still steel doors.

[00:08:19]It has a padlock. So, here's a We're going to We're going to We're going to take We're going to take you over there.

[00:08:23]There's a possibility that it might have been towed. We don't know. So, that's the thing, okay? All right, so just come on come on over here. No weapons or anything like that, right? Yeah, I do have something in both pockets. What What is it?

[00:08:33]>> marijuana pen and one is a just a a nicotine patch. That's really all I have.

[00:08:39]Amazing what you find in a pile of garbage. Yeah, what is this? Just cash or what not? No, I wish I had cash.

[00:08:44]What's Papers?

[00:08:47]And back here? Um I don't know. You mind if I take it out? No, I do not mind, sir.

[00:08:53]Is this a rock? Yeah, it's round rock and Do you want it? Yeah, it brings me peace.

[00:08:58]>> Okay. All right, I'm going to just put it in the front here, but other than Yes, sir. Somebody tries that in a sock Oh, yeah.

[00:09:05]They did that. I was 7 years in prison.

[00:09:07]So, I shouldn't forget I had a No, I know I I that dude, I used to work in prison, too. So, I believe me, I'm very aware of the sock the sock stuff.

[00:09:14]>> The lock in the sock.

[00:09:14]>> I've had it. Yep. That's very dangerous.

[00:09:16]All right, buddy.

[00:09:17]It's a little tight in here, but we'll try to >> We'll try to get you in there in and out.

[00:09:21]>> No, you guys have been great. I know it's so unbelievable. Yeah, you left your $90,000 and lost your car.

[00:09:26]>> Oh, it's possible. Very unbelievable, but here we are. Thank you, sir.

[00:09:31]>> Yes, sir. Gentlemen, thank you. The officers gave the man a courtesy ride to the IHOP restaurant where he wanted to be dropped off and issued him a trespass warning which he broke in a very quick manner. You had a chance to leave, man.

[00:09:44]At the moment. We're going to give you a chance to leave. Roll over on your butt and sit down. I could, sir. Do you want to leave? You We're giving you a chance to leave.

[00:09:52]>> I want my $90,000 We don't have it. We don't have it.

[00:09:56]>> then I'm staying here till I get it.

[00:09:57]Okay, so as of right now you're being trespassed from the airport so you have to leave. Do you understand that? Are you refusing to leave? Just leave. If you leave, you're fine. You're not going to move? Are you going to leave? Do you understand you're being trespassed?

[00:10:09]>> Can I get up? Do you understand you're being trespassed?

[00:10:11]>> get up? Get up.

[00:10:16]I asked you to You guys have my $90,000 [ __ ] dinosaur We checked the license plate, haters.

[00:10:23]Which way is out of here? Can I grab my shirt? Get your shirt. Give me my shirt.

[00:10:27]I'm not leaving until I get my truck.

[00:10:29]You're leaving. I will leave this property, but I will be bouncing up and down all [ __ ] day. Is he coming back?

[00:10:35]Is that what you're saying? I'm not going on your property. I want my truck.

[00:10:38]>> We don't have it. We checked the license plate, hater. We don't have it.

[00:10:40]>> You don't even know what you're talking about. Yes, we do.

[00:10:43]Put your hands behind your back.

[00:10:45]Put them behind your back. Stop playing these games. You're an adult.

[00:10:48]>> truck, sir.

[00:10:50]You know that. You don't hurt me. We're not. You've been given enough chances, dude. Come on, man.

[00:10:56]Enough.

[00:10:57]All right.

[00:10:58]How we 4 times 15, 4 times 4.

[00:11:01]Come on.

[00:11:02]Sit up. Come on. Ow.

[00:11:04]>> Come on, sit up.

[00:11:05]I'm helping you up. You have to help me up.

[00:11:07]>> on my knees? Ow.

[00:11:08]>> No, you're you're better off sitting.

[00:11:11]I just want to get on my knees to help.

[00:11:15]Ow. Dude, really?

[00:11:19]Dude, they got my $90,000 truck. You'd be pissed, too.

[00:11:21]>> We checked for it, man. We've been checking for it.

[00:11:24]>> Dude, 101 green.

[00:11:27]>> You lost where you parked. Like you forgot where you parked. Can I get it up or not?

[00:11:31]I'm dehydrated. I've been I've sleeping on the bush for 72 hours. You guys have [ __ ] don't think you can do that. Why don't you tell us? We would have brought you to the hospital, man.

[00:11:39]We didn't. Come on. I told you this morning. You were there.

[00:11:42]>> what are you talking about? You You This is the first time you're seeing me? No, I'm just saying.

[00:11:48]No, you didn't get it. You can search me. Do you have a receipt? Yep. Is there anything on this receipt?

[00:11:52]>> Yes, I do. What?

[00:11:55]I have things on me.

[00:11:57]Well, if you let me finish, do you have anything on you that's going to stick me, poke me, hurt me?

[00:12:02]I don't think so. Nothing sharp.

[00:12:03]>> you not think so? Well, I don't know how fast you're going to stick your hand in the pocket, sir. Needles, knives? No.

[00:12:08]Cuz if I get stuck, I'm going to be pissed.

[00:12:10]>> No, it's nothing sharp. That's a specific question. Nothing sharp. Okay.

[00:12:15]Am I being read my memo- memorandum rights, sir? You don't need to. Why not?

[00:12:19]Am I not being interrogated?

[00:12:20]>> anything investigatory. Am I being under arrest? Absolutely.

[00:12:23]>> understand your charges? No. It's trespass after warning.

[00:12:27]I was walking off the property. You You laid down and were crawling and playing games.

[00:12:32]>> I You want to look at my feet? We already gave you a ride off the property, too, and told you not to come back. That's fair, right? No, it's not fair.

[00:12:39]>> I drove you to IHOP and said don't come back to the airport, and what did you do? You came over here and bothered these businesses.

[00:12:45]I told you we didn't have it.

[00:12:47]I [ __ ] up.

[00:12:49]>> [ __ ] up.

[00:12:51]Really? Stop. We're throwing this out.

[00:12:53]>> No, you're not.

[00:12:53]>> Yes, we are. Our >> sir.

[00:12:55]>> Do you have a medical marijuana card?

[00:12:57]It's legal in this state. In my state it's legal. I come from or not. I don't know. They don't take it in the jail anyway. No, I don't want it, sir.

[00:13:03]If you're going to bust me for They don't take it in the jail.

[00:13:06]Dude, I was just trying to go home to my wife with cancer, man. And you screwed it up. Dude, my wife has cancer. More than one chance.

[00:13:14]>> compassion. You did. We did. We even gave you a ride off property. We gave you a ride to go look for your car.

[00:13:21]>> looked for your car. I told you I'm dehydrated for 72 hours. You didn't offer me a water, sir. Do you think that's kind? No, I don't think giving you a ride is fair. I think giving you a ride to go look for your car is fine.

[00:13:30]Water is the first thing. It's the most basic resource. Sorry, we don't have a water. Fine. Thank you. Is there anything else on you? I don't know, man.

[00:13:38]Stop. Well, here's the thing.

[00:13:39]>> Separate your feet.

[00:13:41]Okay, relax. You did that to yourself.

[00:13:43]>> I did not.

[00:13:44]Okay, relax. Oh my god. You're literally slamming yourself up against the wall.

[00:13:50]>> really dude.

[00:13:51]>> I'm not going to tell you again.

[00:13:53]You asked me to separate people hose me down. What is a I've been [ __ ] traveling for 2 hours.

[00:13:58]I'm a little frazzled. I got a lot going on. We understand. A little compassion would be Should have taken that trip to Albuquerque.

[00:14:05]Yeah, that's all you had to tell me before. I know, but when you're not in your right state of mind it's hard to take advice. You got to meet people where they're at. He was charged with trespass. The final court hearing took place on October 20th, 2025 and he was sentenced [music] to 9 days in the Hillsborough County Jail along with a total and permanent trespass warning from [music] Tampa International Airport. Share your thoughts below and give a like and subscribe for more American investigations.