welcome back to the DUI Channel we are in Jacksonville Florida where on June 3rd 2021 at 6 37 a.m the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office communications center began receiving calls of a suspected impaired driver operating JSO marked vehicle 1053 additional calls were received claiming that the vehicle was swerving and displaying other dangerous driving behaviors ultimately two JSO sergeants were dispatched to the potential officers residents to further investigate the matter Sheriff's Office sergeant Sheriff's Office sergeant any of these cars have any Patriot stickers on Boston stuff so oh it's probably this element right here because it's parked in front of cold Hood what's up cold Hood it's cold yeah I guess we call them after failing to make contact with the officer in person the sergeants returned to their patrol vehicle and tried to contact the officer using an outside line hey this is can you put me through to an outside line please [Applause] is this Zachary yes hey hey man it's Sergeant Sergeant here with me man hey buddy hey are you okay are you at home no sir you're working off duty where are you working at buddy I'm working at buddy are you all right man where are you at yes sir oh that's a heart Bridge at the heart Bridge okay well we're gonna come check on you man because we we uh we need to check on you okay you sound good yeah yeah we'll be there in a minute okay we're going to come check on you we got to check it we got to check on you all right Bud all right bye enroute to Heart Bridge the suspect was located in the parking lot of TIAA bangfield a detective with the special investigations Integrity unit began to question the suspect as his investigation begins what's going on yet um we received multiple 9-1-1 calls concerning your driving today and people concerned about you being possibly impaired obviously when we arrived here for running and so there's some concerns about your Society so I'm going to do is just take a few minutes with you make sure that you're not too impaired operating people you understand that yes um before we do it I just had a couple quick questions for you and then what I want to do is because you're dressed like this and I don't want to draw any additional attention to the situation we're just going to walk over to where that tent is and uh have some things before we do anything else if you don't mind will you pull your zipper up I don't want anything to come out or it should cause further embarrassment um all right you can take your hands out of your pockets too I apologize are you a diabetic are you epileptic do you have any medical conditions which mimic you being impaired by alcohol and or drugs no okay you have any physical defects or injuries that need to be concerned about no um well I'll tell you what let's let's walk over there now I'd feel better than standing out here do you have on any secondary weapons or anything no okay you can walk over there we're gonna go right inside [Applause] right where the cross is on the ground and I just want you to turn and face me are you are those prescription sunglasses like mine okay um if you will I'm gonna ask you girls who share if I'll remove mine uh in a little bit we'll um we'll go on and you can put those on if you'd like okay um because it's this is essentially a DUI investigation just like anything else we're just moving you here for privacy um I'm an advisor of your constitutional rights ahead of time doesn't mean you're under arrest just simply means I want to ask you questions concerning how much you kind of drank when you last drank those type of things to help evaluate your surprise what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna read your rights in advance if the DNA investigation you're not impaired before you go no harm no foul likewise if you were impaired then you understand where I'm coming from okay never say anything okay you have the right you have the fundraiser United States Constitution you do not have to make a statement or say anything anything you said you can use against you in court you have the right to talk to a lawyer for advice before you make a statement or before any questions are asked if you're going to have a lawyer with you during any question do you understand that yes okay if you cannot afford to hire a lawyer it won't be a point of view before any question if you wish if you do answer questions you have the right to stop answering questions at any time we can talk about it you understand that okay um real quick before we get into this as we're walking over here you mentioned that you might have been looking down on your laptop okay that's understandable help me understand a little bit to say your day off or did you work last night and you're just kidding continuing into secondary employment okay when did you last work and so you worked yesterday what time okay did you work the same job like work here okay so you worked six to nine and then did you work anything else or were you off okay so you're just returning here today for an additional shift and what time are your schedule hours today okay and you're responsible for traffic due to the construction on the bridge okay all right um so other than that you didn't work yesterday all right and where were you coming from to get here um I'm sorry my residence okay whereabouts do you live you don't need the whole address and just okay uh off of what Mage Road what major road okay so Bowden Belford area okay so you came from Bowden to Belford and how did you come to get here um honestly I was mistaken for a different shift um four first okay and what was your point is that where you normally work um I'll work some opportunity shifts there okay so you thought you were going to a different job initially or got yourself confused at what point did you realize that you were supposed to be here versus on the West Side um halfway through like halfway going to zone four so you turn around somewhere on the interstate yeah so I got off and Roseville area okay okay Paul having any issues driving other than you said you might have looked at your your laptop besides looking at the laptop what is that did that occur like throughout the whole thing or just maybe a couple times you know several times like okay do you remember what you were typing or who you were typing or what you were doing okay was there something on it that you saw that was can I go ahead and take that from you just so we don't I'll just turn it down or turn it off and put on mute thank you we don't need any other distraction if you looked at it a few times or continuously and I think the question was do you remember what you were doing that was what you were typing or what you were what program you're using any of that and I just plugged into Otis okay sorry Otis and we like logged on the NBC okay all right let me do a couple things with you real quick and I have a few more questions but just to start I want to do is check your eyes if you'll stamp your feet together with your heels and Toes touching bring your toes together just like I'm standing if you will leave your hands down by your side just remain in that position and I'll explain what I want you to do here in just a minute I'm going to hold this pen up in front of you can you see the top of that pin up there where my finger is what color is the top of that okay it is great so what I'm going to do is I'm going to move this pen back and forth in front of you what I need for you to do is keep your head perfectly still and follow the tip of the pin with your eyes and your eyes only in other words don't move your head only move your eyeballs you understand that sure if you have any questions about that I'm sorry okay all right here we go you feel like you're following it okay yes sir you do okay look at this look up here where that gray thing is keep looking at it looking at that the whole time for me a couple more passes you feel like you're gonna get sick or anything tell me keep looking at it great tip look right there it's not moving okay just keep your head straight and just follow this don't worry about anything else bring your chin down a little bit you see it still okay I understand as still as you can unless you're moving around quite a bit I'm trying to stay still all right you can put on your eyeglasses if you need them for distance or a mask switch to your put your regular shirt if you'll put those on versus wearing your sunglasses I'd appreciate that or you don't if you don't need it it's up to you I mean it's up to you oh it's up to you whatever you feel like will do give you the best options but no sunglasses either your either those glasses or no glasses your choice all right uh obviously I know you're in good enough condition to working in law enforcement so I don't mean to insult you but do you have any physical defects or injuries which will prevent you from being able to do it's a divided detention tasks and I was in the car crash I'm sorry yeah okay when was that how many have you taken the uh were you cleared to return to work yes have you taken the Physical Agility Test at the Sheriff's Office since then are we able to pass it that's probably going to be much harder than anything else I'm going to ask you to do today okay but I don't want to cause you any pain or discomfort so for any reason I ask you to do something and you're physically unable or it hurts you tell me and we'll do something else okay all right here's what I'd like for you to do please using that line directly in front of you why don't you just taking place your left foot on that line all right I want you to take a place your right foot from your left foot your heel touches your toe place your hands down by your side remain in that position do not begin go back make sure that's it on the line just follow the instructions one by one please put your right foot in front of your left over your heel touches your toe so left foot on the line right foot heel or toe hands down by your side remain in that position [Applause] all right let me fix you again because you're not annoying position put your left foot directly on the line put your right foot in front of your left over your heel touch your toe like I'm standing it's down by your side remain in that position do not begin or do anything else until I instruct you to do so do you understand when I ask you to I'm happy to take a series of nine Heel To Toe steps down this line when I say feel it toe you're healing toe are going to touch each time with no space in between just like we're standing down I mean I said you're going to turn around is on the demonstrate for you it'll take nine king of toe steps back up the line while you're walking go ahead and get back in that position [Applause] while you're walking you keep your hands down on your side you're going to look at your feet you're going to count the steps out loud so I can hear you position the position we're in now is not a step where the back leg comes around it's going to be one I'm going to demonstrate it for you okay this is what can sound like you're staying in that position one two three and so once you get to nine when you get to your ninth set keep the front foot on the line around you'll take nine heel toe sets back up a lot one two three and so on to each side once you start walking don't stop walking until you complete the exercise if for any reason you step off the line just sit back on and continue there's no reason to stop or start over do you understand those instructions if you have any questions about those instructions based upon those instructions any reason why you don't feel like you can do this all right if you don't have any questions and you understand you can begin whenever you're ready [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] thank you [Applause] [Applause] let's stop right there let's stop right there all right let's try again go back to where you were originally in that start position all right good just take a step forward [Applause] all right go ahead and place your feet together it's your heels and Toes touching like we did earlier all the way together smash them together there you go place your hands down by your side remain in that position do not begin or do anything else until I instruct you to do so do you understand yes okay I'm sorry I didn't hear you all right this next exercise I'm going to ask you to try is called the one leg statement and the one leg stand on the happy news and I haven't picked a choice the foot of your choice the right or the left whichever one you feel like you'll do the best with you're going to raise it approximately six inches into the air which is the size of a dollar bill or a soda candy okay while keeping your hands down by your side you're going to raise your foot keep your butt wait wait wait wait wait wait just listen I'm going to raise the foot of your choice keep both legs straight point the toe forward to the bottom of your foot approximately six inches into the air and you're looking at the elevated foot you're gonna count one thousand one one thousand two one thousand three and so on until I tell you to stop okay during the exercise do not sway do not hop and do not put your foot down just pick it back up and keep counting wherever you left off do you understand that wait just a second do you understand those instructions okay if you have any questions about those okay based upon those instructions now they've given to you is there any reason why I don't feel like you can do that okay just as a reminder while you're doing this keep bringing up arms down by your side look at your elevated foot count out loud one thousand one one thousand two one thousand three and so on until I tell you to stop okay any questions okay all right if you don't have any questions you can begin when you're ready all right we'll stop there because I don't want to I don't want to see you fall let's have let's have an honest conversation right now how much would you have to drink um let's have an honest conversation about what you drank last night what time did you start drinking last night what time did you stop drinking there you go no no no no no no not seven years so you drank whatever you consumed last night between 6 pm and 7 pm and you recognize the fact that you said it's close to 8 A.M now so your what you're telling me is you haven't consumed any alcohol in the last 13 hours okay in that one hour in which you did consume alcohol how much did you have how much can on your best day how much could you drink in an hour well let's thank you what were you drinking let's start with that you have no idea vodka beer rum Jager all of them I mean where are we drinking at let's do that home at a bar okay that's good drinking at home okay and were you drinking beer maybe no drinking liquor okay do you remember which kind of liquor you had or were you mixing it up whiskey okay and how much whiskey do you think you had thank you foreign [Applause] do you remember anything else about last night okay what else do you remember about last night other than having a little bit of whiskey I'm sorry taking about eating dinner taking the dog out okay anything else did you pass out okay um have you had any alcoholic beverages to drink today not to be gross or trying to insult you wash your teeth last night before you went to bed did you brush your teeth this morning before you woke up and came here did you have any other alcoholic beverages between yesterday at seven o'clock and today do you currently take any medication prescribed by a doctor for anything okay have you taken any medication not prescribed to you okay have you used any illegal drugs such as marijuana cocaine ecstasy heroin methamphetamine anything like that okay all right you would remember what you did would you remember if you took medication also okay um how do you feel right now other than the fact that you're standing here talking to me which I get is probably not comfortable but other than that how do you feel physically okay you would agree have you been trained on DUI investigations uh soon because you're certified um how do you feel like you did on on that if the roles were reversed and you were standing here evaluating me besides the the one language you felt like you did good on the walk turn [Music] overall how many steps were you supposed to take down how many do you think you took [Applause] all right why would you take more [Applause] it's a great question um [Applause] based upon you do you have children okay um based on your condition right now would you feel comfortable putting your family in the car and driving say to Disney [Applause] thank you well that they're in law is a problem that should be an automatic yes if you're clearly you are way too impaired to be operating a motor vehicle so we're gonna have to place you on the rest for driving Under the Influence today what I'm going to ask you to do to keep from causing any more problems I'm going to ask you to remove your shirt and vest and just set it right here on this table for me okay [Applause] thank you [Applause] we have a product alcohol yeah I don't think you do all right I'm gonna take these and set these right here if you will just place your hands behind your back for me thank you so what we're going to do here shortly downtown a little unfortunately opportunity to take the improved chemical test we can begin with threat test okay and they'll they'll explain it they'll explain it to you from there you have any questions for me at this moment I think today what time are they supposed to be here one to try and get in touch with okay we'll see what we can do to help okay [Music] okay [Applause] I'm gonna put this prescription let's take this with us okay take those two and then I'll put this stuff in the car for the time of the end okay it's Chris car yeah okay oh yeah just a second all right [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] foreign once we get to our office following the arrest the suspect Zachary was eventually transported to the John E good pre-trial Detention Facility also known as the Duval County Jail once there he provided three breath alcohol samples with the lowest yielding a result of 0.299 breath alcohol content in court the defendant was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or DUI blood or breath greater than 0.15 percent on February 1st 2022 seven months and 29 days after the arrest the defendant planned no low contendary in exchange for a DUI blood or breath 0.15 or less conviction along with a 500 fine the defendant was ordered to pay a total of 1281 this amount has been paid in full Zachary was further sentenced to one day in jail 12 months on probation 50 hours of community service a vehicle impoundment of 10 days licensed suspension of six months participate in a Victim Impact Panel and ordered to attend DUI school on May 12 2022 probation was terminated after exactly a hundred days of note the officer would later resign the same day of his arrest after being employed with the agency for three years four months and five days due to personal reasons