On March 31st, 2024, the Tampa Airport Police Department was called to the scene at the airport for a man potentially in need of assistance at the airport. The following shows the bodywn worn camera footage of what happened during the incident. >> Hello, sir. >> What's up, my man? You all right? >> You okay? >> You all right? >> I got to call you back. You all right? >> Yeah. >> You all right? >> Yeah, of course. >> You flying out today? >> Yeah. >> Do you have a ticket? >> I do. >> Can you show it to me, please? >> You're falling around a little bit, man. You okay? >> Are you guys with me? >> No, man. No, we're we're cool. We're trying to help you. >> Someone just called. They're a little worried about >> Yes. You you a little worried about me. >> They caught you from falling down the escalator apparently. >> So that's an issue. We're worried about you >> trying to arrest me. >> No, man. Look, are we just talking? >> Okay, >> we're just talking. >> Um uh >> 139. I'm out with >> What's wrong, man? You're okay. We were just talking. No, look at how I'm Look at how I'm standing talking to you. What's going on? Why are you taking off your backpack? >> You want Do you want someone to You drink a lot. What's going on? >> Yeah. >> You want someone to make sure you're okay? >> Listen, we're making sure you're all right, bro. You're not in trouble. Trust me. >> All right. >> What? You got to log You want to go sit down and talk to us? We're here to go see my father. >> Okay. We're here. We're here to listen. >> You're not in trouble. Yeah, man. Hey. Hey, man. Look, you're good, bro. We're just talking. You want to go sit down and we'll we'll chat. Why you Why are you upset, >> buddy? You got to talk to us, man. We're here to help you. >> Brian. >> Hey, Brian. You're not in trouble. Someone just called cuz they were a little worried cuz you almost fell down escalator. So, we're coming to make sure that you're okay. So, we just need to verify that you have a ticket and we need to get you over to your plane. >> I just want to go see my daughter. >> Okay, man. Let's help you do it. Let's help you do it. >> We're going to try to help you. >> Doesn't have your your um your flight info. Did you already speak with Frontier? >> All right. Cuz this isn't your boarding pass here yet. >> Hey, man. Listen. We're here. We're here. Look at us. We're talking like normal people, right? To help you, buddy. >> You guys are >> No, Brian. Dude, >> we're just here to help you. >> We're cool, bro. Are we cool? >> We're cool, dog. We're here to help you. >> What this says is that they didn't send you the confirmation number and you were trying to get it. Do you know what time your flight was today? >> It's uh >> It's 6 p.m. right now. >> We're cool, Brian. Bro, we're cool. It's 8:00 tonight. >> Okay. Let's try to get you your morning pass. Let's go. Let's go figure that out. Okay. >> Can you walk, Bri? >> You want me to carry something for you? The issue that we have is you were falling. We don't want you to fall here. You know, you can get hurt. People fall down these escalators. So, that's why we're we're we're here for you. >> I'm not trying to fight y'all, >> dude. Yo, we ain't trying Yo, Brian. We ain't trying to fight you. Give me >> I just want my kids, bro. >> I get that, bro. I get that. And that's what we're going to help. We're going to help you do it. All right. Okay. So, let's get your stuff. >> But you But man, if you listen, if you had too much to drink. Yo, Bri. Bri, we got you, bro. Bri, >> trying to fight you, >> Bri. We ain't trying to. But if you can help. >> Yo, we ain't trying to do it, Bri. Bri, we're being cool, right? Me and you are cool. Come on. Come on, Bri. Give me some love, bro. >> Grab your stuff so we can get you a ticket. >> Bri, we're good, dog. We're good. Come on. Look at me. >> I know. We ain't trying to, bro. Grab your stuff. >> Yeah. Let's go. Here. Want me to I'll carry this. You carry this. Okay, >> Brian. Brian, >> that one didn't work. >> Okay, let's see if this works. >> Right, man. We're good, bro. >> Um, >> I don't know if they're going to let you fly. You had a couple too many drinks. I think they're not going to let you fly. So, >> do you want to have Do you want to have fire rescue check and make sure you're okay? >> All right. So, I don't think they're going to let you fly. You have somewhere you could stay for the night. >> I just want to see my kids. >> I know, but tonight might not be the night if you had too many. >> I just want to see my kids. >> I know. We get that. >> Please. >> I know, Brian. >> The problem is, Brian, is that you don't actually have a ticket. So, what you showed me is an email for you, the Frontier, about 15 days ago asking for a confirmation number, and they actually >> Brian. Brian, you're all right, bro. >> Brian, don't. So, that's what we're not going to do. Brian March. Give me a march. I'm sorry, >> Brian. Bri, you're okay. Let's go sit over there. I'm sorry. >> Yeah. >> Let's go sit over here, Bri. >> Okay. I'm sorry. >> Hey, you're good, Bri. >> I told you we're good. >> I'll call for >> Bri, take a couple deep breaths for me, Bri. It helps. >> No. >> Bri. Bri, stop. Stop. Bri, we ain't about that, man. I told you we ain't about that. We're worried about you medically right now. That's the that Okay, listen. See, we worried. Bri, sit down. Sit down. I don't Yeah, man. We ain't about that. I told you. But we're trying to help. >> Yeah, man. Man, relax. >> I told you that. Right now, we're worried about Bri. Come on. Stop. Stop. Bri, >> sit down. >> Just sit down. >> Sit down. We're trying to help you out. >> There's no need to do this. >> We're now we're worried about you. >> We're worried about you medically, Bri. That's what we're worried about. >> You almost fell down escalator. You remember that or no? >> No. >> So, take some deep breaths for me. It'll help. No, no, don't like that. Go. No. >> Okay. >> I mean, he's he's got to go to the hospital, though. >> So, right now, Hey, Bri. Yeah, Bri. Right now, take a deep breath in, Brian. No, no. Sit. Stay down. Hey, man. I told you we ain't about that. Sit down. Sit down. We're I'm going to explain it to you. Not any stop. What are you doing? >> Hey, what's up? >> You are not in any trouble. We are more worried about you medically than anything else. >> Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely. >> Make sure you're >> He said if he goes willingly, whatever, but if he doesn't, then send Jake. But at this point, we'll just do it. >> Brian, we're worried about you medically. Okay. >> Yeah. Hey, >> listen. If we wanted to mess with you, we would put you in a handcuffs every time, right? We don't We don't want >> We don't want to do that, bro. >> I'm not going to fight you, >> Bri. We don't want to do that. Shake my hand. >> Shake my hand, Bri. That's how we're going to do this. All right. >> We're not going to fight you, bro. >> And we're not going to fight you. Sound good? Sounds good. No. Sit down, >> Bri. Sit down, Bri. Sit down. You keep doing this. >> Trouble, >> bro. You had too much to drink. That's not a crime. >> Two passgers will not leave the gate area after being denied warning. They need to pay for their carryon. Going to be one black male wearing a black dress. That's making it worse. One white female wearing a black man. Stop. Just sit. Sit and breathe. >> Yeah, man. Yeah, man. We're not >> is going to come. They're going to check you out. Okay. >> We're airport cops. We're trying to help you, bro. We ain't We're not on the street. for me, buddy. >> Take a seat. Okay. >> Take a seat and relax and breathe. That's what I need you to do. Okay. >> Just sit down and breathe. That's all I got to do. Okay. >> No. Yeah, I know. We don't have it. >> You want to do it? >> No, I'm dealing with him. You got it. Well, we got >> want to go to the hospital. >> Let me check. >> No, I don't want to. >> Bri, we think you should. >> No, I don't want to. >> You know where you're at, Brian? >> Of course I do. Airport. >> What airport? >> Uh, Dallas airport, I think. Go. >> I answered that wrong. >> What's your home address? >> Uh, what was she talking about? Hell yeah. >> Did you move? >> Yeah, I can move. >> No, did you move? Cuz that's not your address on your >> That's my address. >> Well, that's not what you told me, though. The address you gave me, is it? >> No, I'm serious. >> We're not in Dallas. We're in Tampa. >> Yeah, we're still in Tampa. >> No, sit down. Let Let that thing finish. >> It's done. 12779. >> That's why, Bri, you had a little bit too much to drink. Maybe. But but you almost you fell down an escalator already. You know what I mean? Like we can't have you doing at the airport. It's not safe. >> What are you talking about? >> You fell down an escalator. We got it on We got it on video, bro. >> Ryan, I'm real with you. Listen, my name is Mike. Ry, I ain't messing with you, bro. I'm Mike with me. >> I ain't, bro. Trust me. I'm real. >> We We got it on video. You So, we're worried about you. That's the main thing here. Let me take this off. Leave it on. Leave it on. >> I want to go. Bri, >> I'm not going to fall. I can't. >> I want to go. I can't force you to do anything. >> I want to see my kid. >> Bri. Bri, stop. >> No. >> Bri, >> I want to see my daughter. >> Bryce, sit down and let's talk about it. No. >> Where's my daughter? >> Stop. Stop. Right. Stop. Stop. >> What are you doing? >> Just stop. Okay. >> Can you not do that? >> You're being detained. >> Okay. >> You're not listening to the instructions that you're not doing that. >> Put your hands back back there. >> Yep. Just keep your back there. >> Where's my daughter, please? >> Right now, you're not making sense, buddy. So, we're going to try to help you out. >> Why did you make it damn time, man? >> I'll fix it. Bri, stop. >> I want to knock y'all out. >> Stop. That's why you're in the handcuffs, Bri. >> We tried to do this the right way, and you just stopped listening to us. >> Stop, man. Just stop. My daughter, just stop. >> Relax. >> What is wrong with y'all, bro? >> I'm not going to hurt you. >> The elevator and I'm like, I can hear it. >> Can I go on my flight? >> No. >> Is that okay? >> There's no way they're going to let you on the flight. >> 1451 detained. >> So, you're not going to let me on my flight? >> No, they wouldn't. >> They're not going to let you on my flight. >> Yeah. >> It's got gold on it. >> Oh, hurt y'all. Sergeant, future sergeant. >> You weren't listening to me, Bri. >> We're just trying to help my plane. We're >> not going to let you, man. That's all we're trying to do. >> Yeah, you're all trying to help me to jail on this. >> Bri, you you talked your way into this, bro. I was helping you the whole time. >> No, y'all. >> We think you should go to the hospital. That's what we think. >> Bri, stop. You're just wasting your effort, bro. We think you should go to the hospital. That's what we think you should do, and that's what you're going to do. >> All right, bro. >> You got no charges with us, bro. You got You're going to the hospital. That's it. seems >> I get that, bro. And we we want to help you. Don't you don't turn at me. Don't me. Come on. >> We wanted to help you, bro. >> Relax. >> All right. That hurts. >> Relax. >> That hurts, man. >> That's why I said relax. >> Hurts. >> You're going to piss me off. >> You're going to piss me off. You already called it in. >> This one's open, >> Pat. This one's open already. Well, >> stopow. Okay, do this. [Music] Come on. >> Get off of me. That hurts. >> That hurts. >> Yeah. I mean, he hurts. I thought knocked you out. >> Stop. problem, dude. >> Stop. Enough. >> Enough. Enough, man. >> All right. >> Enough. >> Ma'am, back up. >> It's over. >> All right. >> It's over, bro. >> All right. >> Can you stop? >> Both of those calls for >> If he If he's going to stop. >> No, >> we want you to stop. >> Just relax, man. I've been telling you that for an hour. >> We've been telling you this for trying to help. We were working with you. >> I've been trying to help you for an hour, man. What's your >> No, you ain't trying to been helping me. >> Stop, Brian. >> I swear to God. >> Get off of me. >> Stop. >> Get off of me. >> Stop. >> Can you get off my leg? >> No, I'm not doing nothing until you stop. >> I'm about to beat your legs. >> We're in red departure. >> Cool. Cool. Whatever. Cool. Whatever. He He doesn't have to get off my leg, right? >> Just relax, man. He doesn't have to get off my leg, right? >> I'm not hurting you by that. >> He doesn't have to get off my leg, right? >> Stop. >> One, two, three. You can >> You're going to the hospital, dude. And then you're going to jail. >> Are you serious, bro? I'm I'm sick, bro. >> Oh, well, you shouldn't kick my >> I didn't kick you, bro. No, >> you didn't kick me. You kicked him. All right. >> I got >> I would never kick you. Please leave me alone. >> All right, fine. Fine. I'll sit I'll sit down. I'll sit down. >> God damn, bro. God damn. >> Stop. [ __ ] >> Um, yeah. He's just really drunk. Got him in the elevator and kicking us. >> This is not fair. You >> This is not fair. >> Listen, you need to I'm not going to tell you cuz you're obviously not going. >> I just wanted to talk to you. >> This is not fair. >> Who's transporting? >> Uh, me and Sam. >> Bubba. Ow ow ow ow >> ow that [ __ ] >> [ __ ] hurt first. Come on. >> Come on. >> Sit down. >> Dude, you lost the opportunity. >> That's all his stuff. Sam, you got his ID. >> Did we have to do anything other than >> uh >> No, no take down other than him. He he whacked his head a couple times, but other than that, >> he hit his hand once in the elevator and he hit it once there and then I I held his chin up >> to him from hurting himself. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. No, he's purple. >> All right, we'll go for it. >> Uh Sam, if you want to get in the driver's seat, you have his ID, you said? >> Yeah. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.