On May 7th, 2024, the Tampa Airport Police Department was called to the scene at the airport for reports of a potential disturbance at the airport. The following shows the body worn camera footage of what happened during the incident. Here we go. Okay. What's going on? His been rebooked for tomorrow morning. He's this close to not flying on us period. Okay. You ready to go? We're here to help you, okay? We don't want you getting in any trouble, all right? We're here to help you. You have a bag? Bro, you're cops. I know what cops do. Do you? Yeah. Okay. Okay. Let's go this way. Let's get arrested. Come on. No, I'm not I'm not arresting you. For what? I'm here to help you. What's going on? No, you're not. What's going on? I am here to help you. You need You need to go back to the main terminal. You can't be on the airside cuz they're not flying you. My brother died, man. Y'all [ __ ] I you know, I sympathize with your situation, but airline won't fly you when you're intoxicated. They rebooked you for tomorrow. You got rebooked for Yes. And you can wait there. Tony, do you know my name? So, don't play me like names mean something. Thank you. Okay? Do you know my name? Well, You know I did. You don't. Yeah, I did. So, what's my name? Tony? I don't know. Because you have my name on the papers that are on the floor. Well, you threw that there. I told you my name when you introduced yourself. You did not. The point is you're cops. Yep. You arrest people like me and my brother who died. That's part It's part of what we do. Listen. Nothing is going to happen to you. Listen. If you don't want to get in If you don't want to get in handcuffs If you don't get If you don't want to get up, listen to me. If you don't get up and go over to the main terminal, you are going to get in a Just get up. You got two alternatives. Walk like a man and get over to the main terminal or be taken in handcuffs. So, grab your stuff and let's go. It's really easy. We're beyond that point. Airline's not flying you, so there ain't nothing you can do. They rebooked me for three and four days for the same day. You guys don't help. You guys just arresting people. Nobody's arresting you. Come on, man. Let's go this way. Not yet, anyway. Straight ahead. Keep going that way. Follow him. Tony's obviously a jerk. What's your name? Obviously a jerk. What's your name? >> Straight ahead. Your name ain't straight ahead. Gary. Gary. Okay. Yeah, Gary. That's a brilliant deduction. Let's go this way, man. Tony's Spanish. You're such a [ __ ] [ __ ] Let's go. [ __ ] brother died and y'all [ __ ] giving me the hard time to go to a [ __ ] funeral. Nobody's trying to give you a hard time. Y'all [ __ ] are the worst, bro. My brother [ __ ] died and this is what I do? Yeah, you guys are [ __ ] bro. Y'all are the [ __ ] worst. I I swear to god, son. I swear to god. I swear to god. Here where it says terminal up there, we got to go that way. Let me follow you so I stop dragging my feet. Let's go. Let's go. Tony's an [ __ ] Bro, we're we're getting real close to the end of this. That's the end of it. That's the end of it. That's the end of it. I'm not going to sit here and beg you. It doesn't work like that. It doesn't work like that. We're not going to beg you, okay? We're not going to beg you. We're not going to beg you. You You wanted this. This is what you got. This is it. This is what you got. Yeah, well, you made me do this. No, let's go. Come on. Let's go. Paperwork's right there. No, I'm not going to play with this. I know. I know. I I get it. I get it. I get it. I get it. I get it. But they won't let you fly drunk. Okay? They won't let you fly drunk. Drunk 12 hours ago. >> Okay, well, I'm sorry, man. They won't let you fly. I told you we were here to help you. But I'm not going to sit there and get cussed out and and you're not walking. No, it wasn't work like that. What did I ask you to show me where to go? It doesn't work like that. No, it doesn't work like that. It doesn't work like that. I'm done. It doesn't work like that. Not at all. Not at all. Bro, I got slides on. Okay. We can't slow down. We can't slow down. >> going to do that, either. Listen, what if my brother died? It's It's in the police report. I had a mental breakdown, son. My [ __ ] brother died. I had a mental breakdown, son. That's terrible. But you can't get drunk before you go on a flight, man. I told you we were there to help you. You thought I was kidding. We were there to help you. We were there to help you. I asked you to walk me where to go and you restrained No, we're not going to stop 20 times. It doesn't work like that. We're not going to stop 20 times. Man, I hope I hope that you have the power And please, I just want to be able to breathe. I just want to be able to breathe. Please. Please. And I hope that you have the strength. I hope that you have a god given And you have the praise. I will never see my brother again. You guys are all the worst [ __ ] people. You think it's funny that you're arresting somebody for what? For leaving? What did I do? You guys are the [ __ ] worst. You must stand up. Stand up. Stand up, brother. Stand up. I'm wearing slides. Look at my back, [ __ ] I got hit by a car last week. Okay. Okay, then let's stand up. LOOK AT MY ASS. LOOK AT MY [ __ ] is black and blue. Bro, my [ __ ] is [ __ ] black and blue. It's looking at the left side. Look here. My [ __ ] is rocked. Bro, take down my pants. I'm telling you. You'll see. Hold on. Hold on. Let's go. My left side of my body has been destroyed. I I lost my brother. I was hit by a [ __ ] car. I'm going to make amends. God don't give a [ __ ] You're really hurting me more than anything. There's an entire body section that is broken and you don't care. There's 300 people on the airside. You're the only one in handcuffs. You have to figure that out when you get sober, okay? I guess you're not going to even look, right? >> No, I don't care about that. I I please hope you're I please hope you're recording all this. It's all recorded. Let's have a seat first, okay? I can't even [ __ ] sit, [ __ ] My body's bruised. What's up? Uh yeah, me, Sandell, and Tim. No, R2C2 guys. Such a [ __ ] [ __ ] Uh yeah, me, Sandell, and No, R2C2 guys. What you do to me? My brother [ __ ] died, son. What? Who Who Who God gives you the best outcome? All suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Thank you for watching.