He hit you? >> Yes, but I don't want to press charges. Cuz it was >> You're pregnant. >> I understand that. He's not the only person that hit me. That was a person over there. >> On January 9th, 2025, Tampa International Airport officers responded to the ground transportation area after receiving reports of a violent fight on an employee shuttle bus. According to witnesses, one man allegedly assaulted multiple people, including the bus driver, airport employees, and his pregnant girlfriend before officers arrived. >> Yeah, the >> Get back. GET BACK. >> HE SHOULDN'T HIT HER. >> You're you're a victim? Give me your ID. >> He a victim. I a victim too. >> You're a victim? Give me your driver's driver's license. Driver's license. Driver's license. Go get your driver's Get your driver's license. >> Can I help you as a witness? Can I Can I get your name and all? >> I get your Can I Let me get your driver's license. >> Yeah, perfect. Can I give you my number real quick, too? >> Yeah. Let's come over here. Let's come over here. Hold this real quick. >> Perfect. >> Hold that. Let me I'm going to get a video statement from you. >> All right. >> Okay, video statement. Raise your right hand. I'm going to swear you in. Everything that you're telling me is true. >> Yes, sir. >> All right, state your name. >> Chris Sand. >> About the whole incident, what happened? >> That male over there that's on in the beginning of the police car. He actually like hit so many people, man. He hit her, hit the bus driver, hit another TSA agent. I mean, it must have been four or five people. He just was laying on them, man. We were We kept trying to stop him. He would walk to the back. Like we first walked in, he was saying really nasty things to the bus driver. I don't know what happened there. But then he walked back and then he came back up, started beating on him. And every time somebody tried helping, instead of him beating on him, he just kept beating on him more. Like he was beating on everybody, man. The girl and everything. >> Okay. >> It was really nasty. >> Okay. So >> you my phone number in case you guys want anything else or >> Yeah, let me write it down real quick. >> I'm going to need his phone to get to get the bail money. He has the money in his account. >> Okay. You got a girlfriend? >> Yes. I don't This is >> Did he hit you? He hit you? >> Yes, but I don't want to press charges. Cuz it was >> I understand that. He not the only person that hit me. There was a girl over there standing at the pole. She swung on me three times, too. So, I don't I I don't want to get into it. I just want him to go to jail, calm down, whatever he going through, and just come home. He don't act like this. I don't know what happened. He must I don't I don't know what's going on. I'm sorry. >> What you going to do? You a You did EXACTLY WHAT YOU SUPPOSED TO DO. WATCH OUT. >> ARE YOU WITH HIM? >> YES. >> ALL RIGHT, COME over this way. Let's come over here. >> That's my baby's father. >> All right. >> You know, so I don't have to call you hey dude or whatever, right? You have anything on you that I can put Cop me and stick me in Anything on me, bro? >> Let me search him. Calm down. >> Do you have any weapons on you? Anything? >> No, I have everybody still out. Everything's still working. >> What's the blood there, man? >> I have one unit pull up with a cage where they have everybody grounded. >> It's a phone. >> Yep. >> He's under arrest. We can search him. Sir, stop. Stop. Sir, stop resisting. Sir, stop resisting. Stop. >> I'm not on my side. >> Sir, control your >> I can do that. I can do that. Just take that. I can do that, right? I ain't cuz I want to. IT'S THE LAW. IT'S THE LAW. IT'S THE LAW, THOUGH. IT'S THE LAW, THOUGH. YOU KNOW HOW this [ __ ] go. It's the law. You know how it >> All right, start getting All right, get that on him, Andrew. >> Wait, no. He's saying he's >> You got to bring him to the ground? >> No. He's got my stuff. >> We might have to restrain him. We'll see if we can get him. >> You put that >> We might to to hobble him in a second. >> Thank you. >> Hey, we're going to put you in the car. >> I need to be able to stop. Thank you. >> Otherwise, we're going to put the hobble restraints on you. What's your head? >> Thank you. >> Good thanks. >> [ __ ] man. HE'S THE CRACKER. >> THAT'S HIS GIRL THOUGH. She's a black female. I don't know who that was right here in the foot. That's his girlfriend there. >> Yeah, that was his girlfriend. >> Uh that's not her. >> Right. >> No. >> I got her right here. >> All right, who is the victims here? We got to find the victims. >> The victim was it? >> The tall guy? >> The black guy was the last person that punched him like this. >> I don't know cuz I got here and he started running here from me. So I told him to get on the ground and he started running to the potato. So I got him here. >> All right, so who's our victim? We're trying to find them. Where's the Where's the victim at? Is it the tall guy? >> Yeah, with the process. >> Okay. >> He's over at the bar. >> Hey buddy. Who's Who's originating? It doesn't matter who. But we need somebody probably the originator should talk This guy's the victim. So >> I'll just do it. I don't care. >> Somebody needs to interview the victim and then we can do the answer other interviews we'll do with other people. Girlfriend. >> His girlfriend you ladies to him. She got hit by him. >> Like punched or just >> She's going to be a victim of domestic violence. She gave me a full assault and battery. >> Right. >> Everybody else is out. >> Yeah. Right. They're starting to do the interview with him right now. >> I knew who he was but at the same time I was >> Hey Mike. Are you Are you doing it or no? Okay. So what are you doing? What are you getting ready to do? >> So he said there was a couple >> Wait, he's a He's the victim, right? >> of the victims. >> So we need him over here. >> Sir. >> We need to We need to get a statement from you. >> He's one of the victims. He said he got punched in the face or something. >> Okay. Are you Are you done working right now? >> Yeah, I'm just getting off. >> Okay. So you need I If you will stay over here with us, we'll get a statement from you and we'll try to make it as quick as we can. You do you park in employee lot? All right, we'll get you out there as quick as we can. Just it's important for the what we got to do to get that done. All right, all right. If you'll come over and just have a seat. What's your first name? Are you okay? Where'd you get hit at? Yeah. You got a little bit of a redness there. You want me to have check you or give you an ice pack? All right. I kind of thought you were, but if you do want something or get a headache, you just let me know. All right. How old are you? All right. All right. Have a seat for me. I'm going to introduce you to Officer >> Initial victim bus driver. >> That's him. Oh, okay. >> First guy getting hit probably is third or fourth. First guy getting hit was actually getting off the bus. >> All right. So >> This lady the old lady here was second. He finally starts to go off the bus. Then I I think that's when he he he came at him. >> Okay. >> fighting. >> If you're getting everything in order, I'll get you some state I'll get some statement forms and I'll get whoever you need or whoever we all need started on it. >> Okay. He's initial He's the first guy that gets hit. >> Okay. >> And then she's the second and then you guys try to break it up. >> You got You got a You got a mark right there. I don't know, maybe he caught you there. >> Did you get hit? >> Hey, if he did, I didn't feel it. >> It's it's it's I mean, if you you got to determine that. We can we can write in the report that you have a red mark. So take a take a take a second. Everything's moving fast. Just take a second. And as you replay it, if that starts hurting or you then you're like, "Yeah, he did get me this time or that time." Or if he didn't, just tell us whatever. But we you know, we just want everybody to be fair to him and to you. All right. We understand. I get it. I get it. That's a lot of That sound like craziness. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. What can I do? I'm going to get them as soon as the statements get here. I'll get I'll get everybody >> That's in my car, actually. >> Is this your car right here? >> Yeah, the Charger. >> Is it open? >> Yeah, it's in the brown backpack in the front. >> Okay. If If I can get you All of Pretty much like you guys fill out these things a lot. Um or fill out forms a lot, but You don't have to fill this out. We'll fill all this kind of stuff. Person, don't worry about that. Last name, first name, middle name. You can put age You can skip your date of birth. Don't put your residence, put your work address. And then you're going to show me an ID. Um And then we're just going to write a story. Chronologically what happened. All right? Real simple. You can use the hood of the truck or this or Use the hood of this one if it's lowered. Maybe more comfortable. Any of this you don't understand, we'll fill this top stuff out. Um just need your your I'll get your name and ad- everything from you. But we're going to just write what happened. Just like the first thing that happened and then just tell it like a story. Like if you're going to say, "You know, I first saw him he was getting on the bus and then this happened." And then you just keep telling the story. Yep. Yeah. Okay. That's If that's where it starts, that's where it starts. Well, if if you need some help >> You need one? You got one for her? >> Okay, good. So kind of kind of stay close so she don't just walk off. All right, we can help you get it then. Where's your glasses at? Did you lose them? >> I don't even know if I don't even know if I had them, man. >> Okay. >> Just reading glasses. Just reading glasses. >> Okay. All right. Um >> I can write it in Spanish. Okay. I can write it in Spanish. >> You what? You can write it in Spanish? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Write it in Spanish if you want. So just start right here. And And then when you get done, let me know. Use the hood of the car if you want if you want to use it if if you want something to write on. >> Okay. >> You can do that. Um Let me get you something you can write on. You want to write on that bench right there? Hey. You want to write on that bench? Oh, let them look at you first. Go over here. If you can talk to him first. He got punched he got punched in the head a bunch of times and he's it's hurting. Okay. This guy got punched in the side of the face. If he says he's okay, but you were coming for him, so they said there was multiple people. >> Right. >> The pregnant female, we probably should just offer her, but she got pushed around, so I think she's okay, too, but she didn't make any complaints to me. But he's he's complaining of some things. This guy jumped on the bus and just start punching everybody. I know. Yeah. If there were firemen around, it wouldn't have happened. All of a sudden, in 1 hour. Can you Are you doing anything right now? >> So, all I'm doing is just trying to I got a witness. His name is Chris. I called him the DL. >> Okay. >> He had to leave. >> Okay. >> But I got a statement I got a statement on video from him. >> All right, good. That'll be good. You just put that in a in a statement. Will you He doesn't have his glasses to write. >> Uh-huh. >> Will you let him recite whatever happened and just write it down and get this complete form? Then he can sign it. And then you read it back to him or whatever and make sure it's accurate and >> Okay. >> All right. All the witness statements and victims are all being statements are being done. >> Yeah. >> He's got a witness, Basnight does, that he called and he said he did a verbal uh phone conversation with it was recorded. I I think it was verbal on the phone, um but he's waiting for him to call back. Um but the girl's being doing a statement right now. Doing a statement. He's going to do a statement. He's going to write it in Spanish, though. >> That's all right. >> We have got our subjects in a felony with the pregnant girl. Fifth victim is the pregnant girlfriend, but she's not really saying much about what happened, so we'll see what Andrew can get out of her. >> What's the uh motive of this? >> They were fighting. I guess they dealt with him. You guys dealt with him earlier, right? >> After the suspect was taken into custody, officers identified the victims, interviewed witnesses, and instructed everyone involved to complete written statement forms as they documented the incident. The investigation remained ongoing following the arrest. Based on the body camera footage and the available arrest record, the suspect may face the following charges: aggravated battery, victim known to be pregnant, battery touch or strike, resisting an officer with violence, disorderly intoxication. The charges listed are based on the available arrest record at the time of the incident and may be amended as the case proceeds through the judicial process. All individuals are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.