This is This is ridiculous. Like this is so racist. I've never never been locked up in any OTHER CITY, STATE [screaming] WHAT ARE YOU DOING? OH, YOU'RE HURTING MY ARMS. >> YOU'RE DOING IT TO YOURSELF. NO, LET ME GO. >> THEY LOCK HER UP. SHE'S IN JAIL. SHE'S IN oriented jail, ma'am. I'm having a heart attack. My chest is beating extremely fast. >> On August 17th, 2023, officers at Tampa International Airport, Florida, responded to a gate disturbance. A female passenger from Chicago had missed her 9:55 p.m. Southwest Airlines flight after a full day at the airport. She and her 20-year-old sister had been at the airport since 8:00 a.m. A disagreement over departure time, the subject had ignored advice to leave earlier, left both women stranded and emotionally volatile by evening. I've been waiting for you. Thank you for coming. irritating I have never FLORIDA, IT'S TAMPA. YOU OH, NO. DUMBASS I'M IRRITATING. LIKE THIS STATE IS IRRITATING AS I'M NOT FROM TAMPA. OKAY. OKAY. DON'T SAY [ __ ] TO ME. GET THE HELL OUT OF MY FACE. REALLY? YOU'RE GOING TO go that way? Is that how this is going to go? Ma'am. I'm not doing it. You're going to need this in jail, ma'am. You need to chill out. I'm chill, y'all. You're going to need this in jail, ma'am. Bro, You're going to need THIS IN JAIL. YOU NEED TO RELAX. YOU NEED TO RELAX. Stop talking to me. I'm not yelling at you. I'm chill. You're yelling at me. Relax. Bro, stop talking to me. You need to relax. Stop talking to me. Get out of my life. Stop talking to me. Relax. I'm cool. Y'all coming up at me guarding me. I'm cool. >> Relax. Is this yours? Y'all going to make it like >> yours? Relax. Relax. Relax. >> I'm cool. The [ __ ] Exactly. Relax. Relax. Then you need to leave then, ma'am. You hear me? You hear me? Hello. Let's go. Hello. Let's go. Let's go. >> Hello. Let's go. You got to go. You can't act like this. YOU GOT TO GO. YOU GOT TO GO. WHAT THE [ __ ] ABSOLUTELY NOT. ABSOLUTELY NOT. ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY. You want to go for a ride? I got a ride for you. Absolutely. We're going to take care of you. Three hots and a cot. We got it. HEY, ON MY WAY. HEY, NICE ONE. MAKE OUR FLIGHT. I'M SORRY. GIVE ME THIS. I'm sorry. This my sister. Right, we trying TO MAKE IT TO CHICAGO. I'M SORRY. MY BAD. My bad. I'm sorry, y'all. We just emotionally frustrated. We just trying to make our flight and we missed it like we've been here all day, y'all. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. We're just emotional LIKE WE FROM CHICAGO. WE NOT FROM HERE. AND WE TRYING TO make it home. We've been here since 8:00 in the morning. I'm not trying to scream at you. I'm sorry. But we've been Yes, I'm sorry. We've been here since 8:00 in the morning. We just trying TO MAKE IT THE HOME. IT'S AT 9:55. We board at 10:00. We board at 10:00 but they said we can't make it and I feel like we can. YOU CAN'T. LIKE [crying] IT'S just too much. I told my sister let's leave at 8:30 so that we can make it every time. And she didn't listen to me and now we're late and she's screaming at me like but I've been saying this cuz I knew this would happen. I know our airport to go. I'm just frustrated. We got work, we got all type of stuff to do. We can't afford another day. Too late. I'm not from here. >> I don't care. Too late. Bro, you disrespectful as hell. What's your I'm not disrespectful. You just don't listen. Sandel. Don't spell it wrong. Let's go. But that's not disrespectful. >> Absolutely not. You know what is? Screaming at the top of your lungs cussing. Acting like a [ __ ] Okay. Well, I feel like I'm going to pass out. So, if I pass out on the county yard, this death [ __ ] is going on. Y'all already Here, LET'S GO OVER HERE. >> [screaming] >> SIT RIGHT THERE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? OH, YOU'RE HURTING MY ARMS. >> YOU'RE DOING IT TO YOURSELF. LET ME GO. THAT'S WHAT I'M TELLING Y'ALL. >> DARLING. DAMN, let me >> video. BRO, MY ARM IS ABOUT to pop. I Really? I'm in place. Why? CUZ YOU'RE OVERLY AGGRESSIVE WITH ME. THAT'S WHY I'M TELLING YOU. >> NO, YOU'RE DOING IT TO YOURSELF. NO, I'M NOT. I'M CALM. CALM DOWN. RELAX. OH, my god. >> JUST RELAX. OH. >> NO. PLEASE, IF WE CAN MAKE IT. I DON'T WANT Y'ALL to arrest my sister. If y'all Wait. Too late for that. What do YOU MEAN IT'S TOO LATE? TOO LATE. WHAT TIME SHE GOT TO BE This [ __ ] is real. >> Sit down for Sit Sit Sit. Come on. I'm about to get arrested. Where's your Cuz she act like a fool. SHE ACT LIKE A FOOL. SHE act like a fool, mama. Hey, you guys pick her up. Get her out of here. I'm trying to calm down, mama. I know. Just Just Where's your confirmation at? My confirmation right here, sir. It's It said >> was that? All right, It said six It said um It said 9:55. So, it's 10:00 now. And you don't even on that side to get through the screening. So, that means >> We would have made it, though. You're not going to make it cuz they close the boarding doors well in advance. Is it a way y'all can bring her back? I don't have no way to get >> She's acting like a foreigner. You know what I'm saying? She's acting like Um so did you Do you want to check with Southwest to see if you can get rebooked? Yes, please. Well, let's let's calm down and let's go over here and see if they can help you. Oh, this [ __ ] hurt, bro. I told you twice to leave. LOOK AT YOU. NO, I'M NOT. Y'ALL ARE GRABBING MY ARMS. THAT'S WHAT I'M TELLING YOU. CAN YOU LET my arms go, bro? >> Nobody's touching your arm. No, you You're not touching my arm, but you clearly got your arm on me. >> my arm on the back of your seat. >> still That's what hurt. I'm going to touch your arm. Right now, act like an adult, all right? Oh, this [ __ ] Oh, yeah. I'M YOU KNOW WHAT? >> OH. WE'LL JUST LET YOU BE A VAGRANT. HOW'S THAT? OH, this [ __ ] hurt, bro. >> Just relax. Oh, this [ __ ] Can you unloosen it some? No. I'll fix it. GET UP. >> [screaming] >> OH, YOU'RE SUCH A LET ME GO. >> DRAMA QUEEN. OH, this [ __ ] hurt. COME ON. OW. STOP MOVING. I'M HURTING YOU. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GRAB MY LEGS. I CAN WALK. APPARENTLY YOU CAN'T. HI. IS THERE any way you want to rebook them? First off. >> They will not be traveling on Southwest. Everything's been canceled? Yeah, they Perfect. Thank you very much. What? Oh, no, it's okay. No, good. All She won't act like a fool when I told her Dad, she always do this and I told her let's leave at 8:30. I told her let's leave at 8:30 cuz it was 10 minutes away. We wouldn't have made it at 8:40. I can't I don't have Uber. I don't have Uber on my phone. I'm dependent on everything and she acting like a fool. I can't control her. She's showing out. She's calling me names in front of all these I I can't. I can't. Like this too much for me. I'm trying to get home. I had to do hair. I can't do this. Here we go. Here, SIT IN THE CHAIR. YOU'RE HURTING ME. BRO, CAN Y'ALL PLEASE put my arms in the front? Nope. This [ __ ] hurt. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. Y'ALL ARE HURTING ME. You're doing it to yourself. Bro, I'm calm. >> walking funny and you dropped to the floor. Cuz it hurt. Come on. LET'S GO. LET'S GO. >> [screaming] >> I'M NOT PLAYING WITH YOU. MA'AM, STAND UP. COME ON. MA'AM, UP. BRO. THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. PERFECT. Y'ALL, I'm going to throw up. >> Then throw up. Can you please Okay, I'm calm. Can you please just loosen this a little bit? Can you tell me where she's going, sir? I'm sorry. >> Orient Road Jail. Huh? Orient Road Jail. That's where we're going, East Jail. What's the name of it? >> Orient. Orient. Road. Jail. This too much. I can't get her out of jail. I'm 20, like. Orient. Can you just calm down? I'm calm. Y'all, I've been calm. I ain't been doing nothing but trying to make it to the flight. Like this is so frustrating. Y'all don't understand. Y'all don't understand. This is frustrating. I was trying to make it home. See, I go OUT AND ACT A FOOL. I DON'T know what to do. They said she is in jail now. I'm pretty SURE YOU GOT A BAIL OUT OR WHATEVER. I DON'T GOT TIME for this, Mom. I'm just trying to I swear >> to get searched. I understand it. I have no problem with getting searched. >> feet in because you're not going to kick her while you do it. >> I understand that. Y'all not listening to me. >> You're not listening to us. I under I will put my feet in with no regrets, with no problem. >> it in. I'm just asking you >> in. So she can search you. Bro, can you bro, like can you just loosen this a little bit? I'm not trying to cause a problem. I'm not trying to be a drunk. I'm not trying to be none of that. I'm just asking you to loosen this a little bit. Listen. But ma'am, I understand it and everything, but please don't try to make me like I'm a drunk black person. I get it. I get it. Can you be quiet for one second? YOU DON'T HAVE TO YELL AT ME. STOP. OKAY? Let's just put this in. I'm trying to She had a bad attitude. I was trying to get her to listen to her sister over here but I don't know what to do. Okay? We're going to uncuff you for a second and check those. And you need to be quiet. Come on. I'm not going to say another word. Thank you. I'm not going to let her run around like that. I can't trust her. No. Screaming Yelling, throwing stuff around. Time to time to leave. It's time to go. That's it. Can you be able to stack them, okay? Perfect timing. You want to check them, Justin? We missed the flight. The next FLIGHT AIN'T UNTIL 5:00 A.M. OKAY, BUT WHAT I do with that then? THEY LOCKING HER UP. SHE'S IN JAIL. SHE'S IN oriented jail, Mom. She is wild. Y'all got to try to take care of yourselves. But you see what I said that we got in. She acting like a fool in the airport for no reason, Mom. She acting like a fool. And I told her, Mom. Yes. Can you tell me where to go so I can get her? I'm sorry. >> to be a while. It's going to be a while. It's going to be a couple of hours. They said it's going to be a couple hours before they even process her, Mom. So, what should I do cuz I'm by myself, Mom. I don't know what to do. This is too much. How old is she? How old is she? She's 21. I just I got her purse. I got her purse with me. What should I do? Just wait? Mom, I swear to God. I told this girl that we left at 8:30 10 minutes away. She said he's telling me I'm wrong. Then when we get to the airport, she she's screaming to the top of her lungs, Mom. Hey Harvey. I told Mom. You got her ID? I swear to God, I told her that, Mom. I Mom, I can't control nobody. But listen, Does she have her wallet on her? >> Mom. I'm not leaving unless it's Mom. Does she have her purse? >> I'm not going Do you have her ID? Yeah, I do. We need her ID out of there real quick. That's what I thought. She has her phone. >> I'm sorry. That's what I'm telling you. It's not me. I pissed over. That's why I told her let's leave at 8:30 because we don't know Tampa Airport, Mom. I told her that. She get into Tampa and she's still acting slow. Like I'm just trying to get home. I'm not trying to do that. I'm not trying to go through this, Mom. I'm not trying to disrespect anybody, whether it's you, her, him, or him. I'm not I promise you. I'm I swear to God, I am not trying to go down that route. I can walk off perfectly fine. You want to give me a test? Straight test? I I swear to god I'm not I'm not I'm I'm not I'm I promise you I'm not there. I just got a little upset because I missed my flight. That is it. I listened to you, okay? Mhm. So, you went past whatever is legally justified, okay? I've listened to you, but Southwest had a problem with you. I don't know what that problem was. I was not there, okay? But, they wanted you to leave. You did not leave. Did I love? Did you send me a picture? You were still You were still You were still in the airport, okay? So, therefore, I'm the aggressor. I didn't say you were the aggressor. I'm saying That's what I feel like, man. But, it has nothing to do with being aggressive or not. >> But, I feel like y'all are trying to make it like I'm the aggressor and I'm not. I'm just frustrated. I'm just trying to get home. I'm not from here, like You're a little too frustrated to to stay in the airport. >> Because they're not under Okay. Okay, I I've heard you. >> Ma'am, ma'am, can you can you I'm just asking one question. Can you at least just ask the people I came with to come here? I'm not trying to They're not going to come here. We're going to I'm going to go talk to them right now, okay? They can't come to the car? I'm going to go talk to them, okay? Okay. Okay. Okay. What? No, I'm just asking I'm I'm I'm just asking a question, you guys. I'm just asking a question. I'm not I'm I'm promise. That's what That's what sends me on edge, you guys. You make me like I'm I'm just the aggressor and I'm not. Can you CAN BUT, MA'AM. >> [screaming] >> I JUST SAID PUT YOUR FOOT IN. Officers found the subject screaming at airline gate staff and refusing to leave. They immediately employed verbal de-escalation, the required first step under the standard use of force continuum before any physical intervention. Under Florida statutes, section 810.09, once authorized personnel direct a person to leave airport property, continued presence constitutes trespass. The subject refused multiple lawful orders, directly triggering this statute. After prolonged non-compliance, officers transitioned to soft empty hand control, consistent with the use of force continuum. Southwest Airlines and airport management had full federal authority under 49 USC section 44,903 to order her removal. Under Graham versus Connor, 1989, force is judged by three factors: severity of the offense, whether the subject posed an immediate threat, and whether she was actively resisting. All three factors were present at this stage. The subject physically resisted handcuffing and exhibited kicking behavior. Under Florida statutes, section 843.02, resisting an officer without violence is a first-degree misdemeanor, met here by her sustained refusal and physical resistance. During transport to Orient Road Jail, the subject claimed light-headedness and a medical history of fainting. The 14th Amendment requires officers to respond to credible medical distress in custody. No formal assessment was documented. The subject demonstrated awareness of Miranda protections during transport, acknowledging that her statements could be used in court. She shifted from emotional confrontation toward practical inquiry about bail, phone calls, and release timeline. She was charged with resisting arrest under Florida statutes section 843.02 and trespassing under section 810.09 and received a 1-year ban from Tampa International Airport. Criminal case status at time of analysis remains unconfirmed. >> Southwest is not going to fly you guys. Who gives a [ __ ] Well, that's what I got to figure out. So, give me a minute. Talk to your mom. Let me figure out who else flies to Midway. You want to go to Midway or O'Hare? It doesn't matter. Let's just go. I'm O'Hare or Midway? I'm with my big sister, SO I'M DEPENDING ON HER. O'Hare or Midway? O'Hare or Midway? O'Hare or Midway? It doesn't matter. >> Midway, please. Okay. Just sit. Just sit. Hey, who Who else flies to Midway? What? >> Who flies there? Yeah. Uh You guys? Spirit, maybe? Spirit? I think we're on two different flights, so it's probably only canceled for you. Oh Lord Jesus. I ain't going down there. You always have to look at You always look at the departure board to see what It's not the totally Southwest Southwest. Perfect. Yeah. I laugh cuz I got I kind of know my girl's attitude the way she is. >> [laughter] >> I knew she was going to say Of course she can't. What about O'Hare? Try O'Hare. Yeah, she's going to have to go to O'Hare. O'Hare. The only Midway Southwest is United. So. Yep, that's United. >> to have to be O'Hare, which is uh United. Yeah, it's like 40 minutes. Come on, let me kiss trying to drive her. Let me check on United sitting there. Really? I'll call and ask if there's anybody there. It's definitely going to be tomorrow morning. Ooh, this is bogus as I'm not even the greeter guy. Like, this [ __ ] is bogus. This [ __ ] is so bogus. Like, I'm in jail. I'm not even from Miami, you guys. It's all right. You're You're going to jail now. That's It is what it is. Oh my god. I'm not from here. I'm not from here, you guys. Can [snorts] you please just hear me out? Oh my [ __ ] god, I know. Oh, my god. I'm not from here. I don't know what's going on. Can you Can somebody please just talk to me? >> You're going to jail, ma'am, for Uh okay, well, I understand that much, but I'm just asking, what's after that? What time will I be released? I have a flight to catch. >> released whenever that's when It's probably tomorrow morning. Huh? Probably tomorrow morning. Can I make a phone call? We'll let you make a phone call. This is Oh, my god. God, please. I can't go to jail in Tampa. I'm not from Tampa. Can somebody Oh, my god. Y'all didn't even hear my side of the story, though. Y'all just took their side. I feel like that's completely unfair. And y'all not even trying to hear me out. Like y'all completely ignoring me. That's acceptable? That's what y'all do under the law? Ma'am, if you don't If you don't want to talk to this, I can go to the hallway and talk to you. Cuz every time we try to say something, all you do is yell over us and complain. I don't You want to have a conversation, we can, but you have to listen. That's part of having a conversation, right? Does that make sense? You said You said that's part of having a conversation. And right? I'm I'm I'm listening. No, that's not true because y'all not letting me explain my part of the statement. Y'all never even let me talk. Y'all just instantly arrested me and manhandled me. Y'all never even heard my part of the story. Am I lying? Exactly. Y'all never heard my side of the story. Y'all instantly arrested me when y'all felt like it was too much, and I told y'all I was perfectly fine. Obviously, you weren't perfectly fine. They asked you to leave and you didn't leave. Trespassing and loitering. No, they asked me to leave once and I said okay. I never said I had to ride with them though. It's on footage. It's on footage. I never said I had to ride with them. I swear to on my grandmother's grave I never said I had to ride with them. I said it was okay. You can pull up the cameras now. I said okay and I walked off. I never said I had to ride with them. I understand that. Even though right now you're going to jail today. Well, well I understand that. All I want to know is can I make a call and can I figure out a way to get home? That's all I want to figure out. I just want to get home. How many phone calls can I make? I'm sorry, what was that? You have to speak to the people in jail about the rules over there. We're not in charge of how many phone calls you can make. So I'm going to miss my flight. Like I'm [ __ ] and what Oh my God, bro. I'm not from here, y'all. Please. Oh my God, get somebody, please. I can't, y'all. Please, y'all. Please help me. Please, God. Please, G. I cannot stay here. I'm not from Tampa. I don't know how this [ __ ] go. Like I'm not trying I keep telling y'all I'm not being aggressive. I literally do not know how this go. Like I I genuinely do not know. Like I'm serious. >> That's what he We already told you you're going to go to I under Ma'am, you keep say I understand that part. I'm just asking how do I get out? I understand I'm going to jail. >> over there they're going to explain the process. We are just police officers. Oh my God, Lord Jesus God, please help me. I cannot go to jail for 6 hours. I cannot I cannot stay in Tampa. I can't. Oh my God. God, Jesus Christ. Lord, I cannot stay in here. I'm not from Tampa. Please help me. Please, y'all. Please, I will give whatever it takes to get out of here. I cannot stay You said what? I understand that. You keep saying that. Y'all keep repeating the same thing. I'm asking how much do it cost to get out. I understand I'm going to jail. Like y'all keep repeating the same thing though. I know I'm going to jail. I'm in a police car. I know that. Oh my god, Lord Jesus. God, please. Please, God. Please, I can't go to jail in Tampa. I'm not from Tampa. I don't know what I'm doing in God. Please help me, Jesus. I cannot. Oh my god, Lord. I'm going to pass out. I cannot go to jail. I can't. I cannot go in Tampa. Please, Jesus Christ, Lord. Oh my god, I have to go to a hospital. I can't stay in a jail, y'all. I have medical history of bad examining. I cannot. I will pass out and pass away. I'm serious. I cannot go to jail, y'all. I'm having a heart attack. My chest is beating extremely fast and I'm really hot. I'm not playing, y'all. I have history of this. I cannot go to a jail. I will pass out. I swear to God on my life. Y'all can sit there with me. Keep me handcuffed. I cannot go to jail. I'm going to pass out. Like seriously, please, God. Please, Jesus Christ, Lord. Please. Oh my god. my god. Please. Please, Jesus. Can you at least tell me how far it is and what I need? I'm getting really lightheaded, you guys. I have medical history of falling out. My stomach hurts and I feel very lightheaded. I'm just trying to get home, you guys. I'm not from here. And I don't want to Please, God. I cannot I cannot do this. Please, I just need help. I just want to make a phone call. I cannot. I will pay whatever it takes to get off of this. I just cannot sit in a jail cell for 6 hours. I can't I can't. I'm going to pass out. I have medical history of this. You can look up any history you want. I cannot sit in this. I'm getting very lightheaded. Really. I just need somebody to take me out of this. Please. Oh, my head is spinning. Like, seriously, I cannot sit in this. I cannot believe this is happening right now. Like, this is unbelievable. I can't This is just unbeli- Y'all didn't even hear me out. Like, y'all just instantly arrested me. Y'all didn't even talk to me. You just instantly put handcuffs on me. This is This is ridiculous. Like, this is so racist. I've never I've never been locked up in any other city, state, country, whatever you want to call it. This is has never happened to me. This This first time in my life this has ever happened. I'm not putting it on you guys, but this never happened to me. Like I I just can't believe this right now. I just need help getting out of these handcuffs. I'm not I'm I'll promise you I'm not going to do anything crazy. I perfectly understand everything that's going on right now. I know my rights and I know where I'm going. I'm under the arrest. Anything I say or do will be held against me in the court of law. I understand everything. I just want to get out of the handcuffs. That's it. So you said So you guys said I will be able to make a phone call. I'm sorry. What was that? Will I be able to make more than one phone call? I'm sorry. What was that? I'm not sure how many phone calls you're allowed to make. Okay. You Do you have some water? I'm feeling really light-headed. I'm not trying to be a problem, but I my I I do this Ma'am. Ma'am. Ma'am. Ma'am. Ma'am. You're not understanding me. I do this a lot. I have medication for it this. I will pass out. That's all I'm saying. I cannot make Oh my god. If I die in this car, I swear to god. Oh my god. I'm getting really light-headed. I'm freaking out. Oh my god. Lord. I'm really light-headed. Like I cannot take this. My head is spinning right now. Please, somebody help me. Please. I know. Please, I just want to get out. I just need to get out. I just want to get out of the handcuffs. That's it. I don't care to be in jail. I just need to get out of the handcuffs. I feel like I'm about to pass out. Do you at least have some water? Sir, do you have >> [panting] >> Oh my god. Sir, please. Please, sir. Please. I feel My breath is getting short. I just want some water. Please. I just have one quick question. Do you guys know when I'll be released because I have a flight? I'm not sure, man. You're not sure. It all depends in there. You're not in charge of that. You said what? Okay, like you don't have to be like smart, man. I'm just asking a question. Lesson one, comply first, dispute later. Refusing lawful orders on airport property triggers trespass under Florida law, regardless of personal frustration. Legal remedies exist, but only when you are calm and out of handcuffs. Lesson two, verbal de-escalation is a two-way obligation. Officers attempted it repeatedly and were met with refusal. Travelers must recognize that airport law enforcement holds full statutory authority to remove disruptive passengers. Lesson three, physical resistance multiplies charges. What began as a civil trespass situation became a criminal resisting arrest charge the moment the subject struggled and kicked. Each act of resistance adds direct legal exposure. Lesson four, know your right to remain silent. The subject made repeated statements throughout the arrest and transport. Invoking Fifth Amendment protections immediately and requesting counsel is always the smarter legal choice. Lesson five, medical claims in custody carry legal weight. Officers bear a 14th Amendment duty to respond to credible health concerns. Detainees should calmly document any pre-existing conditions to officers at the time of arrest. Lesson six, equal protection claims require documented evidence. The subject alleged racial bias invoking the 14th Amendment. Courts require proof of discriminatory intent. Personal frustration alone does not satisfy this legal threshold. Lesson seven, travel planning is a legal safeguard. Poor time management triggered a cascade of consequences, trespass, resisting arrest, a jail booking, and a one-year ban. Prevention began hours before any officer arrived on scene. This incident demonstrates how rapidly a civil inconvenience becomes a criminal matter. One refused lawful order, one act of physical resistance, and a missed flight became charges under two Florida statutes with lasting legal consequences.