On February 27th, 2023, a Brook Haven police officer spotted a vehicle driving erratically and hitting a curb while turning, prompting a traffic stop in Brook Haven, Georgia. >> You didn't need to come all the way here. All I needed to do is turn right onto >> Well, I mean, it seemed like it was kind of a uh weird place to like turn into. >> Are you all right? >> Yeah, I'm good. >> Okay. So, what happened over there? Why'd you hit that curb? I didn't see it. >> Okay. You got your driver's license on Sunday? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Where you coming from, man? >> Uh I just came from the big pony. I'm going to uh West Midtown. >> Say what? >> I'm going to West Midtown. >> Okay. Miss the Pony. >> How many How many license you got? >> Here's my motorcycle. Here's my driver's license. >> I just need your uh driver. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Mr. McDonald. >> That's me. >> Okay. You have anything to drink while you were at the Pink Pony? >> Yeah, I had uh like three Miller lights. >> Three Miller lights? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Okay, that's it. >> Yeah. >> Okay. All right. Hang tight for me. Okay. >> Thank you, >> Mr. McDonald. >> You still have your foot on your brake? >> I do. >> Can you let it go for me? >> Yeah, sure. >> Press it again. Okay. Then you said you had three Miller lights. >> Yeah. the entire 3 hours you were there. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. >> So, if I asked you to uh go through some evaluations, would you go through? >> Absolutely. >> Okay. Yeah. Absolutely. >> Cool. All right. Well, just hang tight for me. Okay. I just got to check a couple more things and we'll do all that. All right. >> Yeah, for sure. >> All right. >> Hey, stay in the car. Stay in there. Stay in there. >> I prefer If you could just give me a breathalyzer, I appreciate it. >> Okay. Stay in there. >> Okay. Stay in there. Yes. >> Please. Yeah. Give me a question. >> Just stay in the car then. >> Thank you. Please give me a breath. >> Can you sit in the car last time? I'm going to repeat myself. >> Yeah. Please give me a breath. >> Yes, sir. >> Thank you. >> Um, he wants to do a breathalyzer instead of a uh maybe I can take him to PD. Yeah, that's a slow window. >> It's a very It's a 1999. >> I got someone on the way. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> With the breath. Breathalyzer. Okay. >> Please, please, please. >> You sure you don't want to do the eval? >> No. No. I'd rather do a breathalyzer if you could do that. >> Okay. I got someone on the way. >> Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely. >> So, they're coming with it. Okay. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> All right. Well, just hang tight then. >> Make sure you stay in the car. Okay. Absolutely. >> Scares us when you jump out of the car. >> Yeah. >> Cuz we I don't know what you're doing, you know. >> Appreciate it. >> Moments later, another officer showed up with a breathalyzer. It was time to see just how drunk he really was. >> I never used this one. >> Pretty much the same. You just power it on. Put the straw on there on the top. Then you just power it on. And then you wait until it's ready. So when I power it on, I wait to it. So now he blows until it >> until you hear it click just like the regular. >> Okay, cool. >> You ready? >> That's it. All right, come on up. Leave your phone and your keys in there. >> I have to leave my phone here. That's my phone. Okay. >> Hold my phone right here. >> Okay. >> Understand me? >> All right. Hey, hold on a second. Stop. >> You all right? >> Yeah, I'm all right. I'm just very agitated. >> Okay. >> Breath me. Let's go. >> All right. >> Has ever done this before? >> I've never do it for me. >> All right. When I tell you to blow, you blow. Okay. You just take a deep breath and just >> Understood. Okay. All right. Okay. Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. You're not supposed to suck. It is that accurate. Does it move like that? And then it all We're going to do it one more time. Okay. >> All right. Go. Now don't stop. >> What's that? >> Do it one more time cuz I don't believe it. >> Hold on a second. >> Do it one more time. I didn't blow it the first time. >> You sure you don't want to do the few of these valves? What's up? My wife's coming here. She'll be here in 4 minutes. >> Who? >> My wife. >> Oh, okay. I thought you said you got divorced. >> Yeah, but she's still my wife. Okay. >> We're going through a divorce right now. >> Okay. >> She's still my wife. >> Okay. All right. That's cool. I was just repeating what you told me, man. That's all. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> You sure everything's good? >> Let's do it. Let's do it. >> All right. Same time. One second. Turn my lights off. Why you all doing this, man? This is [ __ ] My wife's going to be here in 4 minutes. >> Okay. What if she let her go? Afford escape. >> Escape. >> Last four. Three digits of the license plates. >> Okay. Perfect. >> All right. Do me a favor. Put your feet together for me. >> Yeah. Put your feet together. Put your hands by your side. Okay. So, what I'm going to do is I'm going to check your eyes. All right. >> Yeah. >> So, I'm going to use this as a stimulus. Okay. >> Do it. >> What I need you to do for me is I need you to follow this stimulus with your eyes and your eyes only without moving your head. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Do you understand? >> I understand. >> I'm going to tell you one more time. Okay. Put your feet together. >> You're going to use that. >> Put your feet together, please. >> Use it as a [ __ ] stimulus. Do it. >> Yes, sir. Hand by your side. >> Do I look like I'm by my side? >> Keep your head straight. >> Okay. With your eyes and your eyes only. Okay. Yeah. >> What? What do you want me to look at? Shine the light right here. >> Shine the light. >> Do you see the tip of my finger? >> Shine the light so I can look at it. >> Do you see the tip of my finger? >> I see the tip of your finger. >> Okay. So, >> I see the tip. You want to look at the tip of your finger? Well, clarify that >> with your eyes and your eyes only. Without >> Well, don'ting shine the light in my eye while I'm doing it. >> Okay. Without moving your head. With your eyes and your eyes only. Okay. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> With Keep your head straight. >> There's no >> Don't Don't shine that light in mying eyes while I do that. >> Do you want me to shine the light or not shine the light? >> I want you I want you to put the light. >> What are you doing? You're shining the light in my eye, dude. That's not fair. That's not fair. >> That's not going to hold up in court. >> Okay. Are you going to keep going or are you just going to do this? >> What do you want me to do? I want you to keep your head straight. >> Keep your feet together and arms by your side. >> Yeah. >> With your eyes and your eyes only. You're going to follow my finger. >> Okay. >> Do you understand the instructions? >> I understand 100%. >> Okay. >> With your eyes and your eyes only. No heads. Don't move your head. >> You want me to move my eyes without my head? >> Correct. Are you able to do that? >> Yeah, let's do it. Okay. I don't like that. >> I don't like I I feel like you're you'reing with it. >> I feel like you're likeing with me. >> You [ __ ] you feel like what? >> I feel like you're not you're not being >> I'm not >> 100%. >> I'm not being Why is that? Because I don't think I think with you shining the light up like that into my eyes, I think that you'reing with my vision. >> Okay. >> And I think that's not fair. >> Okay. All right. Do me a favor. Turn around. Turn around. >> Yes. >> Hey. Hey. Hey. Stop. >> Stop. Get on the >> Get on the ground. >> Get on the ground. Get on the ground. Get off. Get on the ground. >> Get on the ground, sir. Stop resisting. Stop resisting. Stop resisting. Stop resisting. Nope. Stop resisting, sir. You know, your arm, dude, dude. Stop. Stop. What do you stop being a stop? Stop. Stop being to push. Stop resisting. Stop being Stop being somebody that everybody hates. >> Stop. >> Just stop resisting. >> Just stop. You're with me. Just stop. Your >> hands behind your back. Come on. Stop being somebody that everyone hates. Stop. Why are you being somebody that everyone hates? Huh? Stop. We hate you. Stop. Stop. Stop resisting. >> 1975 hill. I'm saying get back on his legs. >> Get back on his legs. >> Dude, I didn't do [ __ ] >> 225. We got We're in custody. You all right? >> I'm good. >> Okay. >> You're going to have to wait. >> Don't come over here, ma'am. >> No. >> You heard of obstruction? Have you Have you heard of obstruction? >> Get back over here. >> Go over there and we'll explain everything to you in a second. All the way over there. >> To get him. >> He's not going anywhere with you. Get back over. >> We're going to listen to me. >> Listen to me. You are jeopardizing going down to jail with him. I don't know what he did. I'm just getting here. Okay. >> He didn't do anything, man. >> I don't know that. >> Okay, listen to me. You are jeopardizing going to jail with him if that's where he's going. When we tell you not to come over here, we don't want to be throwing you to the ground, too, just to keep us safe. You understand? We don't know what you bringing over here. >> I know. I'm not I have no I have a faith pen. I promise. He got me down. I don't care. I just beat okay. Listen to me. He's not going to tell you. He's not okay. Okay, I'mma I'mma break down everything to you before we go anywhere. If he goes anywhere, he's in handcuffs. Okay, we're not going to do anything else to him except get him some medical attention if he needs it and maybe take him to jail. Okay. >> Do you understand what I'm saying to you? >> Do you understand what I'm saying to you? >> I understand, sir. But do you understand what I'm saying to you? That I'm saying he needs to go home with me. [laughter] >> Well, if he's in handcuffs, ma'am, he's not going anywhere except jail or hospital. Okay. Did you guys do a breathalyzer on him? >> Why was he driving? I told you I just got here. >> Okay. Well, then who who was the one that pulled him over? I want to talk. >> I was trying to get to him to see what's going on. >> Can you go to him, please? >> You don't tell me how to do this. Okay, ma'am. You're going to have to wait. Okay. >> Okay. I understand that, sir, but I'm asking you to help me. >> No, it sounded like you were telling me to do that. >> I'm asking you to help me and help him. >> Okay, stand by. Okay, >> I'm standing by. I'm asking you. You're not doing [ __ ] but telling me to stand here. So, go do something. Don't approach this area and I'll get you that information. >> Where's your car? >> Where your shoes at? >> They're over there somewhere. >> Make sure the uh watch. >> Huh? >> Come on. >> Stop. >> Stop. >> No. No. >> Get another shark. >> Stop. >> For what? What's my charge already? What's my charge? What's my charge? >> D obstruction right now. You >> okay? >> I'm not going to do that. >> Oh, yeah. You are the >> Yep. You fill me up like that, huh? Oh, >> double You got to stop, man. >> This [ __ ] is taking me to jail. >> Got it. >> Yep. Eric, talk to me. >> No. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Help me. >> Come on, man. Come here, dude. What are you being a douche? >> Come here. Look at me. Look at me in line. Why you looking? >> Turn him around. >> You want to see the human me? You want to see the human me? Come here. Look at me laugh. Look at me laugh. Why you looking? >> Turn him around. >> You want to see the human me? piece of like we're not we're not doing this. That's when we tried to put him in custody. He started resisting us. He started running then he fell as he was running dude. Hey She leave. No, >> ma'am. He's going to jail for DUI. Okay. >> What was his blood called? Or like I don't know his blood. >> I don't know. He didn't get that far. >> He didn't even get >> No, he wanted to run. >> He must have run. Wow. >> So that's why five, six, seven cop calls are here. Okay. He wanted to fight with the police. >> Yeah, cuz when he called me, he was like, "If I'm going to jail, I'm going to die tonight." So, of course, I'm going to freaking freak the out on him about that because we're going through divorce and he's acting like a idiot. I know he was at a strip club tonight. Know that. But he spent my money. I'm paying for his rent. >> Okay. >> He's going to be going to the Cap County Jail. That's on Memorial Drive. If you going to bond him out, it's going to take a few hours for them to process him, depending on how many people are already down there. The phone number. >> Sorry for acting what I did. I understand. >> He's an idiot. Explain that. Clearly, y'all probably Some of y'all saw that. >> This is my car. My name is on the front. >> That's That's the breakdown. Okay. >> Okay. I appreciate it. I'm sorry. I'm a mess. >> It's okay. >> You woke up at 2:00 in the morning. This is what you want. >> He called you when he was getting pulled over or something. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. >> He's trying to get get you to save him. And >> when it's when it's to this point? >> Yeah. Well, and I knew something like this was going to happen when he said when he made the comment, "If I'm going to jail, I'm going to die." asked for a breathalyzer because I know I'm not that drunk. And I'm like, "Okay, you got any other questions? We're going to get out of this parking lot cuz we got other cars to take care of." >> No. Did he They already pull out with >> He's in the car. >> Am I allow I'm not allowed to say anything? >> Well, let me uh see if the arresting officer wants to be calmer. I apologize for that. Give me one second on all this and what? >> Let me see if he wants to do that cuz uh >> I know. I understand. I got your shoes over here, man. >> Thank you. >> Huh? >> Thank you. >> Yes, sir. >> 225. Check them. >> [ __ ] your quota, dude. Y'all are y'all are like seriously like to the cap. >> That's the reason. Like, listen, dude. >> Mileage is 91. >> Listen, I'm going to take y'all to court. >> 911 92. >> Listen listen. I'm going to take y'all to court. It doesn't matter cuz like what y'all going to do is what you're going to do. Y'all a piece. You're a piece of You understand me? You're a piece of >> You want me to let his wife come over and talk to you for a second? All right. He has to tend to some other issues himself for going on the ground with him. Okay. So, he's trying to get him to the jail so he can get checked out. Okay. Okay. yourself. Your yourself. Kill yourself. Please kill yourself. Sway. Will you kill yourself? Dude, I'm not I'm like I'm a white person. I'm not a white person with like I'm a you psychologically mother. You're a piece of [ __ ] You all right, man? You good? Okay, [snorts] dude. This is fun, dude. Hey, what am I being charged with? Huh? What am I being charged with? DUI. DUI is obstruction. Obstruction maintains our brake light not working. >> What? Oh man. Dude, it's exciting. It's very exciting. Sometimes people just don't give a [ __ ] anymore. They justing they just do whatever they have to do, you know? Suave. Suave. Time. Oh, it's okay, dude. It's okay. It's okay. It's okay. You know, it didn't have to go down like this, right? >> What? How did it How did it have to go down? You tell me. You should have You should have been a good police officer and told me beforehand, right? >> I know. >> This is [ __ ] You know that's [ __ ] man. >> Honestly, dude, >> you're the one who drank, man. >> Huh? >> You're the one who was drinking driving. >> What you're doing to me is [ __ ] >> You're doing it to yourself. >> No. No. Listen, dude. That's what you're saying to yourself to keep your mind sane. But like what you're doing to me is [ __ ] cuz I know you've been there before. I know you've been there all day. >> No, dude. I'm good though. Like I'm justing good. >> You didn't need to go through this, man. >> No. Like listen, you see what I didn't need to go through that. I did need to go through that. >> What are you going to do if I didn't go through that? Huh? What are you going to do? >> I don't know, man. Maybe the outcome would have been different. What would it have been? >> Your wife would have gotten there. Maybe we could have released you to her something. >> Why couldn't you do that now? Because you got too much pride. You got too much. You got too much pride, dude. >> You know what? I'm trying to >> You got too much pride, dude. I know you got too much pride. I'm a person that doesn't give a dude. Like, I understand things. You don't. Dude, swap it. >> It's not personal, bro. Swap. This is for like I can look at you and you don't even look at me in the eyes, dude. >> I can't look you in the eye and drive, man. I looked at you when I was a driver, >> dude. >> I have no person, man. >> You're stopping in the middle of the street. Come on, Suave. >> Oh, Suave. Dude, I love you, man. I love you, dude. Why do I Why do you have to do this to me? Why do you have to do this to me? Hey, hold on. Are you going to behave? >> What? >> Are you going to behave? >> If my wife comes here and release, >> she's she's already there to get you bailed. >> No, she's at the jail. >> She's there. >> She's going to give me rob before I get in. >> He was charged with DUI and booked into the De Cobb County Jail. >> I know your last name, though. >> You can have Are you going to behave? >> All right, Devin. You got to behave. >> 2898 road at time last 5 minutes. Caller standing behind a white Volkswagen SUV information.