On March 21st, 2025, the Sarasota Airport Authority Police Department encountered a man potentially parked incorrectly within the airport. The following shows the bodywn worn camera footage of what happened during the incident. >> Please do. >> Okay. Can I have your license on? >> Yeah, sure. That'd be great. Thanks a lot, sir. >> Please say at the 113, can you bring me a ticket book? And and you're gonna give these guys a ticket, too? >> They paid they paid to park there. >> Oh, okay. So, my son that's got special needs that I need. >> That's all you had to do. See the guys in the yellow shirt? They're the one that called out. All you had to do is say, >> "Who called out?" What? >> Come over here, son. >> All I know is limousine lane. >> All I know is when I pull up there, they they cost me 100%. They they cost everybody right there. >> Oh, they do >> 100%. What do you think their job is? >> To move people off the curb. >> To move people, but they can do it respectfully. They didn't do it respectfully. >> I don't know anything about that being disrespectful. >> You're You're telling me that they didn't have cost me and I'm telling you that they did. >> Okay. >> My son has special needs. Write it. >> All you All you had >> Go ahead and write it up. >> I will. I will, sir. >> Please go. >> I will. I'm waiting for the ticket book, so you can sit here and wait. >> That's great. >> Okay. >> Yeah. You You are You are a pleasure to work with as a as a public servant. >> I appreciate that. >> Public servant. I appreciate that. >> Yeah, I bet you do. >> I do. Keep going. >> Oh, no. I I McN uh what's your badge number? >> 115. >> You know what? I'll uh >> Hi. >> How you doing? >> Where zone one for Uber is? >> Yeah, right there. Ma'am, >> that way. >> See those where the people are right there? >> Okay. Thank you. >> Don't say anything mean because he'll give you a ticket. >> Not even mean. Don't even say anything to him because then he'll give you a ticket. >> Okay. Okay. Badge number, please. Sir, >> I already told you that. >> No. No. I told you I couldn't hear you. I >> see my name right there already. 115. >> Your name is right here. >> What's that say? >> I I can't read it. What does it say? >> 115. >> 115 is your name? >> My name is McN. My badge number is 115. >> Okay. Can I please have my ticket now? >> Yeah. You're going to get it when my partner comes out here with his ticket. >> Oh, you don't have your ticket with you? >> No, I don't. >> Well, that doesn't seem like you're prepared. >> I'm not prepared. Yeah, I know you're not. >> Mhm. >> I bet I bet you did really well in school, didn't you? Yeah, >> I did. I bet you did, too. >> Oh, I did. >> Oh, did really? >> Yeah. >> Okay. I'm glad you did. >> Oh, I I Yeah. >> Yeah. I build all kinds of businesses. >> Good for you. Good for you. >> I rent people like you to um >> You rent people like me? >> Uh I rent people like you to keep other people quote safe. >> Okay. >> But you probably would get fired because you don't have a good attitude. >> I don't have a good attitude. >> You don't have a good attitude. >> Okay. Yeah. That's why you'll find out. >> Okay. I'm glad I'm gonna find out. >> Yeah. Yeah. Me, too. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I'm glad. >> Yeah. Me, too. >> Why don't you sit in your car? >> No, I I'm fine just here. >> I'm fine here, too. >> Yeah. Good. Well, maybe you can get your uh whenever you have your ticket book that you probably should have on you because you came straight up to me even though you've got all these other cars. >> All those limousines that pay to park there. Oh, well, I pay to park here, too. I pay Oh, I pay taxes. Sure, I do. Oh, >> you pay taxes to the airport? Look, >> I pay I pay taxes to Sarasota. >> Oh, you do? >> Absolutely. >> This is private property. You should probably look that up. >> Oh, really? Oh, if it's private property, why are you costing me then? Then why are you on private property? >> Cuz you're parked in a no parking zone. >> But this is private property. >> Yeah, parked in a no parking zone. What do those white white lines on the ground mean, sir? >> Uh, they say go to the right. It doesn't say Where does it say anywhere on here? for private property. >> You can fight that with the court at the magistrate >> animal relief area. >> I was letting my animal >> I was letting my animal relief himself. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> When did you leave when he walked out? >> This is my animal. >> Okay. >> That I was letting relieve himself. >> Good. >> And then you came up and you said, "Oh, no. You can't park there because you're not paying for it." >> And when did you do that? >> When did you relieve your animal? Before or after you pick up your phone? >> I did it before you turned on your uh your body cam. Okay. Yeah, of course. >> But you don't like >> sure. I don't like the answer. >> No, I know that you I know you don't. >> You're a tyrant. >> Here you go, Mike. >> Hi, Don. What's your badge number, please? >> Stand over on the curb. Stand over on the curb, please. Stand on the curb. >> Stand on the curb. Stop bothering him. Do you want to Where's your now, sir? Do or do you not have the responsibility? >> I did identify myself. >> Dono did not. >> First of all, you're not pronouncing it right. His name right. >> Well, I look I education. >> You're the one with the gun, dude. >> I'm the one with the gun. Yeah. >> You're the one with the gun. There's two guns here. There's one guy with nothing picking up my family with special needs and a and a dog in here >> that had to go to the bathroom. >> Okay. >> So, we'll be seeing each other. >> Sure. I'm sure we will. >> Oh, we will. I can't wait. >> I can't wait either. >> Yeah. >> So, Dano, what's your badge number, please? >> Are you refusing to identify yourself to uh a member of the public? >> Right now, I'm enforcing my duty. And if you interfere with me, >> no one's interfering with anything. I I have all the rights to ask for your badge from a parking ticket to something more serious. >> If you don't want to give me your badge number, that's fine. >> That's fine. >> That's fine. >> Yeah. Bunch of tyrants. >> That's what we are >> 100% you are. Yeah. >> For coming and accosting the costing you >> to. >> Yeah. Okay. We'reing. >> Is that how smart you are? Is all you do is you regurgitate with somebody. Sure. I'm just repeating what you're saying. >> Because you don't have the ability. >> I don't have the ability. I don't. >> This is fabulous. You guys are great. Welcome to Florida. >> Welcome to Florida. >> Yeah. Where are you from? >> None of your business. >> None of my business. You should go back to >> I should I'll make >> Let's just run them too. Like hopefully we can >> Yeah, run the plates. I'm sure he's >> I'm sure he's a very bad man. Maybe he's a guy that doesn't ever have any tickets. None as in none tickets. >> Okay. >> Why don't we Why don't we just keep him here, too? Because we're tyrants >> and we're Florida driving. And I knew what you were doing when you were walking up. You were going to come at a cost me. Nobody else but it cost me. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> And I explained you what these cars say. Hold on. Can I gave you a chance to talk? I gave you a chance to talk. >> Those are limousine. Those are limousine cars. >> And Yeah. And I can see where it says limousine. Free limousine. >> You can go fight with the judge. >> Oh, it will. Don't worry about it. >> I'm sure, buddy. Yeah, we're we're we're going to get to know each other really. >> Sure, buddy. We're going to get to know each other really well. >> Yeah, we will. Yeah. >> Mhm. >> Yawn. >> You You got it. >> Yawn. >> Good for you. >> Yawn. >> Don't tread on me is what that says. In case you can't read for, can you? >> How much school did you go to? >> None of your business. >> None of your business. Yeah. Look at you. Look at how great you are. You're going to see yourself real soon here. >> Real soon. >> You will. >> I'm scared. >> Oh, I don't care whether you're scared or not, but other people are that know you are going to see all about you. >> Sure. >> You don't think so? >> You do what you feel is right, sir. >> Oh, I I will do what you feel know is right. >> McN. Yeah. You want me to spell it for you? >> McDonald's. McFool. >> Mcdiot. >> Good for younut. Yeah. >> Where's your son right now? Oh, you just the your special needs son >> probably in your >> Yeah, I bet you do, >> Mike. >> Yeah, >> we've had enough. >> Okay, >> we've had enough. Put your hands behind your back. >> Okay, we had Put your hands behind your back. We >> had enough of your [ __ ] >> Yep. Well, hopefully this is not illegal restraint. >> Has he been drinking? >> I have not been drinking a thing. >> You got any machine guns on you, pal? Spread your legs. Let me check you for weapons. You got anything on you going to stick me? Any needles? Anything of that nature? Do you or do you not? >> No, I do not. >> Got 113. Robert, it is valid and clear. >> Valid and clear at this moment. >> Law abiding citizen. >> That's it. >> You're talking to a dude who's never been in a [ __ ] police station ever in my life. >> You're talking to a dude. >> You want to grab my uh ticket over there? Let's go. >> Um, hold on. My My wife is coming out. >> You're right now. You're under arrest, pal. >> For what? >> Like, we're going to have him sit right there. >> Set him on a curb. >> Yeah. Have him set him on a curb. >> Please give that to my wife. >> I will have. So, what am I under arrest for? >> Disorderly conduct. >> Disord Disorderly conduct. >> Disorderly. >> Mhm. >> For what? >> Disorderly for what? >> So, what am I under arrest for? >> What's your reasonable, articulable suspicion? >> Disorderly conduct. >> Disorderly for what? Disorderly for what? >> 114 113. Meet us up at the limo parking. >> I'm on my way. Disorderly content. Well, at least I have it all videoed. >> Got assaulted out of my hands by that guy. My wife is coming out with my children and uh I need to talk to >> disorderly possibly interfering with the police officer and now we're debating whether we're going to hook this ride and tow it. >> I need to talk to a supervisor. He is the only supervisor. >> I need to talk to another supervisor. >> I can't help you with that. He's my boss. >> So, do I ask him? >> What time is your wife coming down from the >> She's in getting her luggage right now. My dog is in the car right now. >> You can release the the mic. You can release the phone to her, I guess. >> Yeah. >> Well, we'll see how cooperative she is. >> She's got a dog. >> Yeah, I got a dog in here. I was picking up my kids. >> Sir, can I talk to a supervisor, please? Oh, there he is. >> I didn't see him. >> He's little. >> Yeah, he's following. >> Sir, can I talk to a supervisor? >> Yeah, you're talking to him. >> No, I I need another supervisor. >> Well, uh, we're going to need to call him. >> No, we're not. >> We can do it at another time. So, right now, you're going to be charged with disorderly conduct >> with a notice of appearing in court. >> That's great. >> Okay. >> Um, my phone. Can we please stop the video? Hey, what's your name? >> I'm Rob. >> Hey, Rob. I'm Dave. >> Nice to meet you. >> Pardon me. >> We're just going to do it disorderly. >> Yeah, you you're fine. But I think we got enough for interfering with the police officer. If you want to go that route as well, >> we'll go I'll go in and write it up. We can take the cuffs off when we go on >> that. Or you want to let him sit? >> I'll let him sit there. I'll be >> ready to release him. >> You want to give him a >> copy? No. The other way is >> this is phone. You want to put it back in the car? >> How it was treated by that guy? >> All right. This turned into a real cluster. Our traffic guys told your husband who was parked in a place he's not supposed to be parked to move. refused to move. Called the police. >> He called the police or they called the police. >> They called the police. Traffic counselor because he refused to move. >> Okay. >> So, I responded. My corporal got there before me. >> Okay. >> Your husband became very belligerent with the corporal refused to move and very argumentative. By the time I got there, it was going downhill fast. >> Okay. >> Originally, we're just going to write him a parking ticket. Get out of here. >> Sure. >> He wasn't hearing it. He was trying to interfere. He's trying to video. He's trying and trying to interfere with us writing the ticket and he got very, very belligerent. >> Okay. >> Okay. So, my corporal put him in handcuffs. >> Okay. >> Placed him under arrest for disorderly conduct. >> Okay. >> We originally going to take him to jail and tow your car. >> Okay. When we found out he had his family coming, >> okay, >> we decided the easiest thing to do because you had nothing to do with us, >> right, >> is they're going to write him a ticket for disorderly conduct, >> okay? >> Once we do that, we're going to take him out of cuffs. You guys will be free to go. >> Okay. >> That is contingent upon him cooperating and doesn't do anything else in the >> cooperative right now. >> Well, he's he's really pissed off. He was he was yelling, screaming, and everything for about 15 minutes. Okay. >> I don't know. Is is he prone to this kind of behavior? >> Not necessarily, but sometimes he likes to fight. >> Does he have any drinking issues or >> No, he hasn't been drinking at all. >> Okay. So, there's no no alcohol in >> No, it just it just seemed uncharacteristic. All my coral is going to do, hey, you can't park here, you got to move. >> Yeah. >> If you just moved out of Indiana, >> right, which >> we wouldn't even identify, >> which is interesting cuz he's so respectful to police. I mean, we literally like the last two days he spent with the I don't know with our police department and >> put him in the type of confrontational mood that he did, >> but it ended up going downhill real quick. And >> we're in a position where we're just trying to do our job. Now, if you start to interfere with us doing our job now, you're talking about a crime and this is just a parking ticket, >> right? >> But if you try to interfere with that whole process, now all of a sudden you're talking about crime. >> You're doing what you're supposed to be doing. Yeah. >> So, >> so we don't upset your kids. >> Yeah. >> Let's keep everybody here. >> Thank you. >> When the cop shows up with a ticket, we'll get that squared away. We'll get him out of handcuffs. They won't see it. >> Okay. >> And then you guys can go and >> Okay. >> Get out of here. I'm so sorry. >> Thank you for being so kind and coming over and saying something. >> This is the last thing we want to do. We've got so much other stuff going on. >> Absolutely. >> And this this is something that happens 50 times a day, >> right? >> Normally, we come out. Hey, you can't park here. go >> right. >> And yes, sir. And off they go. >> Right. >> For some reason, this one didn't go that way. And it took a kind of a bad turn. >> Okay. >> However, it's salvageable. Nobody's hurt. >> He's going to end up with he'll end up with a parking ticket and a misdemeanor ticket for disorderly. If obviously if he wants the contestant go to court, he has that right in a little bit. That's something for you guys to decide later on. What I want to do now is just get you guys out of here without your kids freaking out. I appreciate that cuz they were like, "Is dad in hand?" So, I was like sitting here like, "Well, we'll just sit over here and figure it out." >> Okay. So, uh just kind of sit and humor your kids for a few minutes and then uh >> when we're all done, I'll come down and get you. Good. >> I appreciate it. >> Okay, here's a game plan, pal. You got a very nice wife. Good kids. >> Thank you. >> They don't know. Your wife knows. I talked to her. What's going on? Your kids know nothing. >> Yes, sir. >> They're going to hang out down there till my fellow officer comes back. He's going to write you a misdemeanor ticket. >> Okay. >> You're going to get out of here. You're going to have one parking ticket, one misdemeanor ticket. You have all the rights in the world to go to court on both. >> Yes, sir. >> Once we do that, you behave yourself. We're going to take you out of handcuffs and I'm going to go get your wife and kids, and they're going to come up here like nothing ever happened. I appreciate it. I >> don't want your kill. >> Yes. Okay. >> I appreciate it. Thank you. >> So, >> hey, sometimes there's the first time for everything. >> Okay. >> No, I I hate to see that. >> Dano, Donahue, I appreciate it. >> No, no problem. It's just we don't want to stress freak your kids out over over a damn lousy parking ticket. You know what I'm saying? >> Yes. >> This should never have happened. We handle this 50 times a day normally. >> I couldn't agree. >> He comes up and goes, "Hey, sir. You can't park here till they go, yes, sir." And they're out of here. >> You came in hot, buddy. >> This This kind of went sideways, but it's going to have a happy ending, so to speak, because your family's not going to be stressed about this whole thing. >> I appreciate it. All right. Thank you. >> Here's everything. So, I don't see a problem. >> Okay. Don't make me regret this. I'm going to take these cuffs off. You can just have a seat in your car. >> I promise. >> When the other officer gets back, you sign your ticket. We'll go get your wife and kids and you're out of here. Okay. Do me a favor. Just stand up if you can. >> All right. >> The first time I was saying I have ever had cuffs on. >> I believe you got a light. Look at all the cars. >> All righty. Just go ahead and have a seat in your car. >> Thank you. >> This should take more than 5 minutes and we'll have you guys out of here. Those are cool. Fool minds always prevail. [Music] Look at all the cars. All righty. Just go ahead and have a seat in your car. >> Okay. Thank you. >> It should take more than 5 minutes before you go there. Thank you. >> I think your dog's on your seat, too. >> He was. All right. He's right there. >> Thank you, sir. You're welcome. >> Remember, cooler cooler minds always prevail. [Music] Hopefully it doesn't just take off on us though. We'll have to issue a warranty. >> The ticket, he's cooperative. >> Uh I'll go get the wife and kids. They don't know anything. The wife knows what's going The kids don't. >> Okay. >> And that way they're not aware of what's going on. >> Thank you. Appreciate it, guys. All >> right, sir. Here's your license back. >> Thank you. >> So, you have a notice to appear in court in Sarasota County. >> Outstanding. >> On April 17th at 9:00 a.m. >> Okay. >> Okay. I need you to sign this saying you receive it. It's not proven guilt. I need you to sign twice for me. >> And breach of peace. Is that >> the same as disorderly conduct? And then there will be a uh a write up on this. >> There'll be a written report. Yes. >> And do I have access to that report? >> Yeah. It'll take five to seven business days. >> Is that online? >> Uh you can call them up. Call the sec third floor or call our I'll give you a number to call. >> Okay. >> To to get a copy. >> Yeah. To get a copy of it. >> So here. >> Yep. Sign there. And then on the second page, >> just ignore the extension number and just dial the number that's there without the extension and you'll go right to aircom and just ask who you need to uh talk to for a police report. Also, we're going to go down there, tell your wife you're good to go, and we'll we'll send her up this way. Say >> I can drive around this way. >> Thank you. >> What's your call? >> Uh ask for police report and then the police report number. >> Case number is right at the top here. >> Yeah. Just write that down on your card. Oh, you got Is this mine or is >> that's your one copyy's yours, one copy is ours. >> You can have the top copy. >> Thank you, sir. You have any questions? >> All suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Thank you for watching.