All right, you trespassed. What do you mean, trespassed? >> I'm trespassing you from the airport. >> You can't You're a cop. You can't trespass me. >> Trespass me. No, Ethan, get Get Jojo. They're arresting me. Ethan, go. Hurry up. Can you just stop talking, please? No, sorry. You know I'm going to sue you guys for arresting me for no reason. I didn't do anything wrong. What did you say? I'm 119. February 28th, 25 officers respond to a disturbance at Tampa International Airport. A physician denied boarding by JetBlue. His wife flagged him as intoxicated. What follows raises questions about airline authority, Florida law, and a man who talked himself into jail. Officers meet Eric near ticketing. He's frustrated, not slurring, not stumbling. His complaint: JetBlue acted on his wife's report, not a direct observation. That's a fair point. It won't matter. Under federal law, 49 USC 44902, airlines can deny boarding to anyone they consider a safety risk. No breathalyzer required. The FAA standard is appears intoxicated. Appearance is enough. Eric's demand for a sobriety test misses this entirely. Thank you. You're welcome. Come on, sir. Let's have a walk. Yeah. 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. 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 right Even though I'm on the plane, there's nothing wrong. Let's 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. >> Relax. I know, but they won't check me in. It's not right. I'm going to be honest with you. I'm going to be honest with you. Like your actions show show more than what you're saying. >> Because they won't let me >> Just Just back up. Just back up. Just Step back a little bit. >> Watch. >> Step back a little bit. Hank. Hank. >> Watch. >> There's no problem here. Look, there's no problem. What's your What's your name? What's your name? What's your name? Huh? Eric. Eric? Yeah. >> All right, just relax. Relax. Relax. Relax. Relax. I'm relaxed. All right, just let me on the plane. That's all I need. I have to go on the plane. >> I don't make that call. They make that call. >> But they didn't even They didn't even see me. They just based it on my wife. >> Relax. Relax. Relax. All right? No. >> Is that Is that your wife? >> right now. Right now, tell her to come here. Eric. Get her right now. >> Eric. Nola. Nola. Get her right now. Eric. Yes. >> You're making You're going to make this hard, okay? You're really going to make this hard. >> I'm not doing anything wrong, but It's You're You're not listening. You're like You're not listening. You're not >> You didn't say anything. I'm I'm listening. >> You haven't said anything. Stop. Stop with this. Stop with this. Stop with this. Stop with this. All right? I'm listening. 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 do they determine that? I I don't know. Obviously Listen. Listen. Just relax. The way you're acting right now, yes. >> I'm fine. Yeah. You You've seen You've seen >> Not at them. I'm pissed at my wife. Ma'am, so what's going on? Um basically, he'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. He's never I don't know what happened. And he We canceled the flight for tomorrow, obviously, cuz he's kind of taking flight, and he's upset. So, at this point, we're just trying to take him out of here. I want to book hotel and wait till tomorrow. If you can help me We'll try. 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? My driver's license is yes. I'm cool. Okay. >> literally be cool right now. You tell me why can't I get on the plane right now? I cannot make that call. They make that call. They already made the determination. >> Let's talk to them. They already made the determination of not allowing you on the plane. Based on Because of your actions. Look at how you're acting. You're not being reasonable right now. I'm very reasonable. >> you're not. No, you're not. Okay, so tell me how I can be reasonable. >> You have to relax. >> I'm relaxing. >> You said it five times, and I'm relaxed. If they Am I not relaxed right now? No, no, you're not. No. >> So, right now I'm not relaxed. You're not. I'm not. Really? No. So, right now I'm not relaxed. How do you want me to be relaxed if I'm not relaxed right now? One, by being quiet. Okay. >> And listen. 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. >> is not true. Okay, they don't need to They don't need to do 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. But before you weren't. Yes, I was. 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. >> But they didn't see >> Actually, you know what? I can smell the alcohol coming off of you. >> It's okay. Are you allowed to drink alcohol before you go on a plane? >> Exactly. >> You're allowed. >> I am allowed. >> Obviously, you did something for them to say >> anything. >> Now, obviously listen. You're You're You're You're not >> Why don't you talk to them and say what obviously I did? Keep your hand down. Keep your hand down. >> my hand down. Keep your hand down, all right? Keep my hand down cuz it's in my space, all right? I can't keep my hand down. It's in my space. I can't keep it up. You're about to I'm about to put cuffs on you. Put the cuffs on Listen, dude. I'm not doing anything wrong. Look at my hands. They're behind my back. You need to relax. >> Look at my hands. I'll talk to you. Hey, calm down. My hands are behind my back. Just Step back a little bit. Back up. I can have a conversation from here. What's going on? Okay, I want to go on a flight. Okay. My wife says I drank, which I did, three drinks, and that's Control 149, I just want to confirm with it to you. I drank three drinks, which is legal. I paid for a flight, which is legal. Okay. I should be allowed on the flight. But they also have the right to refuse. Right, but what are they basing that on? Right now, this behavior. What am I doing that's behavior? >> You're making a scene. Look at me. My hands are behind my People are uncomfortable. Okay. I'm My hands are behind my back. Are any Is anyone uncomfortable right now? So, I can't force them to let you fly. I'm not saying that's the exact reason. >> you can't force them to let me fly, but look at Be reasonable. >> Okay. >> My hands are behind my back. Okay. I'm totally calm. Right? I will pass a drunk driving test no I have no That has nothing to do with this right now. Right, exactly. So, what we got to do is we got to resolve the situation we're in right now. >> Let's resolve it, please. Okay. So, what they want to do is they want to cancel tonight. They never I can't cancel. >> Well, they're not letting you fly tonight. What do you mean? They already said no. Based on what? It doesn't matter. It does matter because I'm a mosaic uh Well, then you can reach out to their customer service at a different point, but right now they don't want you here. Okay. So, what I would suggest is you leave the property. Leave the property? Yes. What does that even mean? As in, you take yourself off the property. >> No, but 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 come in, and they'll talk to you, and if they don't want you here, then you would have to leave the property. They're coming. They're fine. Bring them down. I didn't do anything wrong. Eric, you have your >> I'm just trying to fly home. >> Okay. We're not saying you did anything wrong. My hands are behind my back. I'm But we can also We can also have a >> I'm not causing any trouble. We can also have a structured civil conversation, can't we? I'm having a Can you let him see your driver's license? For what purpose? Uh because we're needing to know who we're talk we're talking to. They're talking to me. >> 149, go ahead. 74, did you want the info back on the wife? 54, we just need to know where the ALN is. I'm not causing any troubles. My hands are behind my back. I'm not drunk. 1047, >> nose. I can do >> Whatever drunk driving test you want. They're the problem, not me. Listen, bud. 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. >> We're actually trying to help you out, okay? Okay, so help me out and get me on that flight. That's impossible for me to do. That's impossible for me. Then leave. Listen, if If you guys are saying it's impossible, then leave. >> Listen. I will talk to them. You guys are done All right. If you do not If you do not get you do not get yourself together right now, I'm putting you I'm putting you in I'm putting you in I'm putting you in cuffs. >> You guys are the one who are going to say that in 20 seconds. Arrest me. I'm not doing anything wrong. You're going to walk off property with me? >> you. If you want to arrest me for literally trying to get on my flight, >> to sit here and have a conversation with the airport guy that comes here? The operations The operations manager. He's going to >> want to have a conversation with anybody. I just want to get on my flight. I didn't do anything wrong. That's not going to happen. Okay, so what's the problem? So, you guys leave then. You're just messing Obviously, obviously we cannot leave. Now, this is our situation. What did I do wrong? This is our situation. What did I do wrong? Eric, it doesn't work >> What did I do wrong? All right, you trespassed. What do you mean, trespassed? >> I'm trespassing you from the airport. You can't You're a cop. You can't trespass me. No, Ethan, get Get Jojo. They're arresting me. Ethan, go. Hurry up. Can you just stop talking, please? No, sorry. You know I'm going to sue you guys for arresting me for no reason. I didn't do anything wrong. What did you say? I'm 119. 149, we have one to send. I didn't do anything I didn't do anything wrong. I'm fine. You guys are literally arresting me for trying to get on my flight. Ethan! Can I get my wife? I'm going to sue you guys. Copy that. I didn't do anything wrong. You don't get to make the shots here now. Um, can I Can you tell me what uh You want to be put on this or what? Can you tell me the law, bro? Huh? I'll tell I'll transport >> Can you tell me the law, bro? Uh first of all, disorderly. How is this disorderly? Giovani! Good job, Giovani. You got me arrested, Giovani. You got me arrested. >> Go over there. Go over there. Go over there. Don't go over there. Stay here. You're going to be arrested, Giovani. >> You're not calling Do you have anything sharp on you, bud? No. Nothing that's going to poke. >> Nope. Giovani, come here. Giovani, come here. I'm arrested because of you. I'm not doing anything. Giovani, you come here and tell them that I didn't do anything wrong. I literally did say nothing. Giovani, you don't have to listen to them. I didn't do anything wrong. 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. Can you get my stuff? Can you please tell me why I'm getting arrested for, sir? Who's the Who's in charge here? First of all, this guy. Okay. >> you to calm down, told you to back up numerous times. >> You didn't tell me to back up. >> me You didn't tell me to back up. >> us You actually told us to leave. You told me to leave when I told you you needed to. Right now. I did nothing wrong. The little that I've seen, he's disorderly, okay? What's disorderly? You're You're causing a scene in the airport. >> to go on my I'm trying to get on my flight. What's the scene? I'm trying to get into my I'm trying to get on my flight. Not tonight. >> talk to Basquez? Nope. Basquez, can I please talk to him? We already talked and I don't want to talk No, Basquez, you didn't talk to me. I'm trying to talk to you. That's the last person I answered. Basquez, can I talk to you? Nope. Basquez, can I Hold on to his stuff for him. Okay, bye. 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. He demanded that he needs to fly at night. I told him, "Okay, then that's fine. 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. So I know, guys. I mean, you guys are doing your job. We all care and we are You're doing your job, but in this case, let me just talk to him, please. Just Like I said, he just need to calm down, please. >> So it's too late for that. He'll calm down once he gets to jail. It could It could make him get more upset if you talk to him, so it's better to just Cuz he's calmed down. But here's the thing, we don't know We're supposed to go home now. Okay, I have my two boys here. I don't know what Where you Where is that place? Where are we going? Just help me out here. >> 15 15 minutes away. It's called Orient Orient Road Jail. I will give you a This guy never been in any trouble. Like, where you taking him? So, how does that work? How's the process? I don't know. Like, what what's He's going to He's going to go in. He's going to get booked. Eventually, he'll have a phone call. He'll call you. And then he'll see a judge tomorrow. >> me When When he see a judge? In the morning. Oh, it'll probably be later than that. But yeah, because we have a flight at 6:00 in the morning. Like, they booked us a flight at 6:00. It's at 6:00 in the morning. 6:00 6:15 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 on their airline again. I get that, but I guarantee you they probably already blacklisted him. So, can you please explain why I'm arrested? What did I do that was illegal? Passenger, can you please acknowledge me? Can you please say yes you hear me? Passenger, can you please acknowledge me? Passenger, can you please say you hear me? Passenger, DO YOU HEAR ME? PASSENGER! DO YOU HEAR ME? WHY ARE YOU ARRESTING ME? WHAT DID I DO? I'M GOING TO SCREAM BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT ANSWERING ME! PASSENGER! WHAT DID I DO? Don't tell me it's because I'm yelling now, because I wasn't yelling before. 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. Disorderly conduct? Please tell me the definition of disorderly conduct. Passenger, can you please tell me the definitions of disorderly conduct? So, now you're going to cause a whole trouble. Now I'm going to be pissing my wife. Now I'm going to cause a whole issue with my wife because of you guys. Yes, sir. Well, I missed my flight. I can't I don't even know what I did. Driver, the passenger is unrealistic. Can you please tell me what I did wrong? I literally did nothing wrong. Pass uh driver, please be respectful. Passenger I mean, driver, please. I promise you I did nothing wrong. I literally just want to get on my flight. I did nothing wrong. Pass Uh driver, please, can you acknowledge me? What is wrong with you cops? You won't even acknowledge me? You won't even talk to me? What is wrong with you guys? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO ARREST me for if you won't even tell me what the problem is? What did I do? There was no warning. There was nothing. Passage uh driver, please. 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 cuz of you. I didn't do anything wrong. I'm not allowed to drink. That's ridiculous. 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 what anything I did. What are you accusing ME OF, DRIVER? DRIVER! WHAT ARE YOU ACCUSING ME OF? DRIVER! JUST RESPOND TO ME. JUST SAY YOU can't talk to me or something. DRIVER! [screaming] DRIVER! PLEASE, JUST TELL ME you can't talk to me. Do something. You guys are ridiculous. How is my wife supposed to pick me up? 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. 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? DRIVER! TALK TO ME! DRIVER! WHAT DID I DO? DRIVER! WHY ARE YOU BEING such an [ __ ] I'm literally asking you a simple question. Why are you torturing me? Can you please tell me what I did, driver? 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. DRIVER! >> [screaming] >> PLEASE! DRIVER! OH MY GOD, I HOPE YOU GO TO BED TONIGHT AND REALIZE that you arrested someone for no reason, when there are real criminals in Tampa killing people, hurting people, murdering people, and I did nothing! Driver! I did nothing! Why are you okay with this, driver? Are you okay with arresting with someone who did absolutely nothing? Disorderly conduct? What does that even mean? I literally did nothing. 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. And passenger, you're [ __ ] When you arrest someone who did nothing You arrested someone who did nothing. I did not hurt you. I did not challenge you. I was very respectful. I did everything how I was supposed to, and you arrested me, driver uh passenger. 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. Is that what you're saying, passenger? PASSENGER! ANSWER MY QUESTION! IF I RAISE my voice, is that arrestable? Oh, yeah. Oh. you. I hope you sleep at night knowing 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. Share your thoughts in the comments below, and don't forget to like and subscribe. Officer Bruno offers the only real exit. Accept the rebooking, leave the airport. That's crisis intervention done correctly. Eric refuses the one thing no officer on this floor can change the airline's decision. Watch the wife. Already rebooked the 6:15 flight. Looking for a hotel. Solving the problem. Two feet away from her husband arguing about a decision nobody here has the power to reverse. Officers issue a trespass advisory. Leave voluntarily. Eric's response, you're dismissed. That phrase turns an airline dispute into a law enforcement matter. Refusing a lawful trespass order is a separate violation, independent of any intoxication charge. Eric raises his hand. Immediate warning about cuffs proportionate. No force applied. He backs down briefly, then cycles back to the same argument. Officer Bruno offers the airport operations manager. Eric agrees, then loops again. Bruno issues the trespass. Eric refuses. Arrest. Clean arrest. No resistance. No intermediate force. Eric immediately asks for name and badge number. He's entitled to both, and Bruno provides them. Compliant in handcuffs. Combative in the backseat. The charge, Florida statute 856.011 disorderly intoxication. Florida courts have interpreted this narrowly. State versus Holden, 1974. The law applies only where the public is actually endangered. Not inconvenienced. Not annoyed. Endangered. Blake versus State. Profanity and loud talking in a restaurant not enough. Jernigan versus State. Throwing keys. Profanity. Refusing to leave a police station. Still not enough. The statute demands demonstrated public danger. Loud disagreement alone doesn't clear that bar. Officers warn the wife. Orient Road Jail. Booking. A judge in the morning. And one more thing, JetBlue has likely flagged him internally. The 6:15 flight may not happen regardless of how the criminal case resolves. Airlines run their own no-fly process. Courts don't control it. In the patrol car, Eric pivots. Neurologist. Parkinson's. Alzheimer's. Patients who won't be seen tomorrow. Emotionally real. Legally irrelevant. The officers stay silent. Responding to in-custody arguments about an arrest almost never helps, and often produces statements that complicate the case. Eric never touches anyone. No push. No swing. No flight attempt. His conduct is entirely verbal. Under State versus Saunders, verbal conduct, even profane, does not constitute disorderly intoxication. First Amendment protections don't disappear because you've been drinking. Nothing here qualifies as fighting words. Officer Bruno, grade B patient, measured, clean arrest. The trespass-based grounds are solid. The disorderly intoxication charge is shakier. Specific intoxication indicators weren't clearly documented on camera. The subject, grade D. Some of his legal points were accurate. He didn't throw a punch, but he refused a trespass order, dismissed law enforcement, invoked his airline tier as a legal argument, and turned a missed flight into a misdemeanor arrest and a probable permanent ban. Knowing your rights and using them effectively are two different skills. JetBlue, grade A {dash} minus. The denial was lawful FAA standard. No breathalyzer required. Short of exceptional because no direct staff observation is visible in the footage. The call appears to rest entirely on the spouse's account. Three lessons. One. The ticket counter is not a courtroom. If an airline denies boarding, the remedy is a call to customer service the next day, not a terminal argument. Two. A trespass advisory is not a suggestion. Every minute of refusal creates new liability. Three. Elite status is not a legal defense. Mosaic doesn't appear in any statute. The fastest way to make a bad night permanent is to argue it into an arrest. Let us know if there's an interaction or topic you'd like us to cover in the comments. Thank you for watching, and don't forget to check out Street Body Cam for more police interaction and courtroom content.