Do you know that you've urinated all over yourself? >> No, I didn't even know what they >> Okay. >> On July 7th, 2023, officers responded in reference to a reckless driver. The caller stated that the driver hit a curb and was allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road. By the time the officers caught up to the suspect, he had already made it back to the facility that he's been staying at and where he's been getting help with his drinking. By the looks of his car and all the drinks inside, it's not working. Sir, are you okay? Yeah, >> I'm fine. >> What What's What's going on? Nothing. I had I had evolution yesterday. >> Okay. What do you What do you need? An ambulance? >> No, they called the one at the thrift store. >> At the what store? >> Thrift store. >> At the thrift store. Okay. Well, what do you think you hit? Cuz there's some >> I don't think I hit these things. >> Well, it looks like there's some stuff underneath the car right here. I hit yesterday. >> Okay. Where did where did where did you hit that at? >> I don't really remember. >> You don't remember? Then why are you driving? >> I had to go uh >> Okay. But you you What is the medical condition you have? >> I've got uh out of here. >> I appreciate the people behind me calling. >> Yeah, because you're being a reckless driver on the wrong side of the road. Well, I want to be a director. >> Oh, yes, you were, sir. You were They said you were driving on the wrong side of the road running red lights. Were you at the Kroger parking lot earlier today over there on Al Road? Yeah, you were the one that hopped the curb. I saw Why Why are you driving if you have medical stuff going on? >> I did. >> Okay. Have you been drinking today? >> No. No. No. Nothing. >> Okay. Stand right here for me. N central. Go ahead and roll EMS. He's saying he's having a medical condition. He's shaking real bad and it's urinate all over himself. Okay, sir. Do you have your driver's license with you? You don't. What else is going on with you? >> Well, nothing. I got a doctor's appointment >> where >> Tuesday at the >> Okay. >> I did a program called uh outreach or whatever. >> Okay. So, you So, what is this damage old? >> Yeah. >> Is the mirror old? >> Yeah. >> How How long have you been driving hitting stuff? Well, >> okay. So, you going to tell me you ain't been drinking a day? >> No, I don't drink. >> Then what's you don't drink? Then what's that? >> Drink. I don't drink at all. >> Here, come here. Come. Come sit down. Sit down right here, sir. Sir, >> just No, you're not. You're about to fall. Now, I need you to sit down on the curb over here. If you fall, turn around. >> Turn around. Just >> here. Come sit in the car then. >> I'm falling. >> No, you're about to fall. Please sit down before you bust your head open. >> Let me get >> I'll get it all up in a minute. Just please please have a seat. confirm, >> please. Yeah, go ahead and have a seat. I'm having EMS to come check you out, >> you got. >> Uh-huh. Yeah, we'll worry about all that in just a bit. Do you have a driver's license with you, sir? >> No. Okay. What's your name? >> Richard. >> Okay. And what's your date of birth? 61. >> Yeah. >> Whose car? >> My brother's >> Your brother's car. Where's your brother live at? >> North. >> Okay. Hey. Does he know you have the car? >> Yeah, he gave it to me. >> He gave it to you? >> My birthday? Yeah. >> Okay. So, you said you haven't you haven't drank any alcohol today, correct? >> Yeah. >> No. >> No. >> Okay. That's my thing is is that you've you've urinated all over yourself. >> You've driving on the wrong side of the road. You're running red lights. I saw you actually earlier while I was dealing with another call hop the curve in the Kroger parking lot. And then now there's an open container of beer sitting right there in the passenger floorboard. So, do you want to be honest with me and tell me how much you've had to drink? >> I just opened that one. >> You just opened it? When did you open it? >> Little while ago. >> What's a little while ago? >> I bought four of these and I've got three. >> Okay. So, you already drank one. So, that's your that's your third one. >> Third and half. >> You've had half of that one? >> Yeah. >> Okay. What medical condition do you have? >> I've got issues by stability >> table. [Music] >> Okay. All right. Well, I need you to sit right here for me and then I'll be right back with you. Okay. And just just to be just to be clear, you're saying that you have a medical condition and that you've only drank half of one one beer. >> Do you know what beer it is? Like what the brand is? It's um >> Is it the steel reserve ground? You said you've had half of one. >> Do you know that you've urinated all over yourself? >> No, I didn't even know I >> Okay. >> All right. Well, I got EMS coming to check you out. Okay. >> I got up this morning. >> Okay. >> All right. Said I >> Where do you live at right now? >> Right here. Okay. >> Here's my home base. >> Oh, okay. >> I really don't need any trouble. >> No trouble. >> If I get caught having any alcohol. >> Well, you have been drinking alcohol. What do you want? What are you in? Like, are you on probation for something or AA or something like that? You ain't supposed to be drinking. >> Okay. >> They'll kick me out of here. >> They'll kick you out of here. Is this supposed to be for like a program for you? >> Yeah. It's called Advantage. >> All right. Yeah, Advantage. Okay. Well, Mr. Warren, keep having a seat right there for me. Okay. Hi. How's it going? Hi. This gentleman here was uh apparently driving on the wrong side of the road. Um driving slow. Do you know him? >> He's one. >> Yeah. So, he told me he was a tenant here. Um I've got to do my investigation. Um doing a DUI investigation right now. >> Um well, I mean, I'm already on that. Um I didn't see anything, but I had a witness who was following him. He's driving the wrong side of the road, running red lights, things like that. And he's saying he has a medical condition. shaking, but I I see open I see an open container in the car and all that. So, um y'all can deal with that on the other side. I want to finish up. I've got EMS coming to check him out. Um he didn't hit this car over here or anything. He's just parked right here. I'm assuming he lives right here. Okay. So, what I'm going to do is um I'll probably car towed and everything like that cuz he was on the roadway anyway. So, we'll uh let me cuz he ain't driving. So, yeah. So, if you'll just refrain from talking to him for now just till I get done. It's nothing against y'all. It's just we'll we'll work on on the back side. I'll give you a case number and everything. Okay. Yes, ma'am. Mhm. >> Before starting the field's test on the suspect, the officer gave him one more chance to fess up to drinking. What the officer will soon find out is a lot more alarming. >> Real quick, so I know you said that you've only had half a beer, but I'm just going to explain to you now that, you know, I had a caller calling in saying you were driving on the wrong side of the road. you were, you know, right here parked almost hitting this car here and I can smell the alcohol pretty strong coming off of you and the car. I just want you to be honest with me. How much have you had to drink? How much alcohol have you had to drink today? >> What is that medical condition again? >> You don't really have any medical conditions. >> Then what is it? You can't walk. Okay. If you can't walk, I know you're saying you can't walk. So, some But I am asking though, would you be willing to do some simply able to drive? >> I'm not. >> You're not going anywhere? >> I I'm dead. >> Yeah. So, again, I have EMS here to check you out and then we're going to talk further. Okay. They're going to check on you and make sure you're all right. Okay. He's just drunk right now. He's claiming he has a medical issue. That's why I called y'all. So, um, his sheets was shaking pretty bad, but he's also I think I don't know if that's beer on him, but I think he thought he urinated himself, but I'm not sure if it's beer or what. >> Well, yeah, but that poured out of his pocket there. So, and he has an open container in there, too. >> We'll get you out and get you in the ambulance and take you out. >> You don't look You don't look too hot. >> Yeah. What kind of medical problems do you have? >> A bad back. Yeah. >> I'm sorry. Let me get out. >> You good, brother? >> How you doing, buddy? >> Before y'all leave, I just have some paperwork for him. >> What's your name? >> Rick. >> Hey, Rick. I'm Rich. >> That's Rich. >> Hey. So, in reference to him, I'm assuming they're going to take him to the hospital. I'm going to do the DUI stuff later. Um, cuz our jail's not going to take him the way he is. I mean, he's pretty messed up right now. Um, he's saying his back's messed up, but I can smell the alcohol. I see the open container in there. Um, so I'm I'm going to do some stuff on my end. Um, I'm going have to get a search warrant for his medical records, things like that, too. >> Yeah. Yeah. Well, the the car in itself, I'm just going to tow it off the lot there cuz like I said, it's obviously um obviously there's no one else to pick up the car. His brother lives in North Carolina. So, >> um, it's just >> it's about you take, >> right? Well, it's because also too is that I have right now I'm not going to sit at the hospital with him for 3 4 hours. It's just for for this type of crime. It sucks and he I I hate DUI like the next person. I'm like I said, I can't stand when people get behind the wheel drunk. Um but you know, a lot of times I can still get the same job done and just get a warrant signed on him. So, um I'll just have to see what his medical records say, but I I'm fairly confident he's very intoxicated. So, >> yeah. Let Yeah, let me get you a case number real quick and I I get you on your way. Okay. I know it's hot, but I don't like ruining people's lives, but when you put other people's lives in danger, it bothers me >> cuz he's not supposed to be driving anyway. But his revocation hasn't been served. So, I'm going to serve him his revocation where uh um I'm going to serve his revocation so he he knows formally that he can't drive or he'll go to jail for driving on a revoke license. Thank you. I said, y'all have y'all have a good day. Just I'll do a report and we'll get that all done up. Okay. Um, I'm gonna work on getting a toe since he was on the roadway with it. Yes, ma'am. >> Place the rest of the UI consent. >> And then uh >> says, "Yeah, go ahead and go get a blood test." >> Well, I mean, like, you want me to sit up there with him that long? >> Just It's not going to take long. >> Go do a blood test real quick and then we'll leave. Leave him there for medical eval. >> Okay, that's fine. Whatever. All right, that's fine. >> Won't take long. >> All right, that's fine. >> Got to do what you got to do. >> Well, I just want to say I wasn't going to sit up there with him three or four hours and take him to the jail. So, >> all right. Hey, I just need to ask him a few questions. I just got some stuff to deal with like lonesome laws and some criminal stuff just real quick. I know he's on the ambulance and everything, but >> I'm switch I'm gonna give you my seat, bro. >> Oh, I'm not going to I'm just going to stand. Yeah, I saw the needle. >> Get right there. >> Yeah. No, appreciate it. I'm not trying to get in y'all's way. I just wanted to make sure he was okay before anything else. >> Okay, M. Real quick, I just want you to understand that I know you're going with EMS and everything, but you're still under arrest for DUI. Okay. So, what we're going to do is since you're in arrest for DUI, I got to read you something. Okay? So, I just need you to listen as carefully as you can and I just need you to answer a simple question for me when I get done reading. Okay? >> Will you submit to the state administer chemical test of your blood? >> It's just a you do have a choice. It's just the thing is will you submit to the state administer chemical test of your blood? But I can't explain the card to you. Okay. It's just a yes or a no for me. >> Well, I just sir, I just need a yes or no. That's all I need. I can't explain the card, but I just need a yes or no answer from you. >> Will you submit to the state of Mr. Chemical Test of your blood? Yes. Okay. All right. Thank y'all so much. Thank you for your patience. Sorry, I just had to get that little spill out the way. >> You got a >> I know. I just didn't want him passing out. He about busted his head on back there cuz I was trying to get him to like to back up in the car a little bit and he almost busted his head on the concrete. >> Stepped up his toes. >> Yeah. Yeah. I saw the dry blood on his feet. >> Yeah. >> So that um like I said, I'll be following y'all. I'll just come up to him with the hospital and then I'm just going to get the blood test kit and all that stuff. >> All right. Appreciate it. >> Say hi to this old old guy right here. While searching his vehicle, officers found a receipt showing the time he bought the alcohol, leading them to believe he was likely drinking while driving. >> Yeah, he moved that one right there. He already took a picture of all those. There was one that was laying in the floorboard. >> That's the watermelon one. Yeah, >> he bought that at 1259. >> Damn, that's two hours. So, you've been driving around drinking. >> Yep. >> He's got an empty can up under the passenger seat. Real quick, I'm going to let you get back to resting here in just a few minutes. Okay, I just want to let you know you're getting you're released on citations today. Just understand you're being cited for DUI alcohol less safe and then also for the driving while license revoked. Okay, so those will be court only tickets. Okay, so your court date is on your copy of this ticket. It's going to be July 27th at 9:00 a.m. Okay, you've got to go to court. You can't you can't just pay this one and go it goes away. Okay. You've got to go on your court date July 27th at 9:00 a.m. Okay. Both these tickets are going to go with your stuff so when you get discharged, you can have it. Okay. >> All right. Cool. >> Nearly a year later on September 4th, 2024, the case came to a close. He was charged with DUI, driving under the influence, and driving while license suspended or revoked. The defendant entered a guilty plea for all three charges. He was sentenced to 12 days of confinement, 12 months probation, 40 hours of community service, $2231 in court fines, and $50 in court costs.