On December 16th, 2024, the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Police Department was called to the scene at the airport for reports of a man in need of assistance. The following shows the body worn camera footage of what happened during the incident. He's breathing? >> Okay, I have a Hello, sir. I'm all right. You all right? Yeah, I'm good. What day is it? How you doing? What's going on, man? Go ahead, take a seat. Can you take a seat? Can you take a seat? Yeah, yeah. What's going on, man? I was just sleeping on the way here. You said what now? I was just sleeping on the way over here. You were sleeping on the way here? Yeah. Okay. Where'd you come from, man? Hotel. Huh? Hotel. Can you speak up a little bit? I can hear you. Hotel. Hotel? Is this this room? Yeah, and this is his phone. He's lighting up 85. Oh, she's on the phone? >> And then I I just lost it. 911 wanted to talk to you anyway. Oh, I might Okay. Did you just fly in or something? Yeah, I just flew in. Yeah, but you just flew in? Yeah. Um I was trying to get a ride. You're trying to get a ride? Yeah. So, what happened? You just fell asleep? Yeah. Can you take your glasses off real quick? Guys, let me see your eyes. Can you look at me? There you go. Let me see your eyes. Uh I don't know what I'm doing. All right, let me see your eyes. It's but again, it's like I already have sensitive eyes. >> Okay. Like I know what you're trying to do, but like that I'm trying to make sure you're okay. That's all I'm trying to do. Okay. This is a medical emergency, all right? >> I know. I I am okay. I just uh I was just like uh I was just like to figure out a way to Like like earlier, I couldn't I couldn't even find a uh I couldn't I couldn't find a ride. You couldn't find a ride? Was it on your phone? Yeah, yeah. >> Yeah. You got any medical history, man? What's that? You got any medical history, anything we should know about? No? Any seizures, diabetes? No. You said what? None. None? So, okay. I'm trying to figure out just what happened, okay? Cuz you're on the floor, people were worried. Oh, really? Yeah. Yeah, I just uh sir, it's been a really long day, man. I've been like traveling for like 2 days. And I haven't I haven't had anything to eat. Like I Is my DFW Is DFW still You said what? Is my DFW still You are, yes. I was trying to get a ride earlier. And uh It's like I I couldn't I couldn't get a ride earlier. It took me like 45 >> 45 minutes? More or less, yeah. Yeah, it took it took uh it took a really long time to get a ride earlier. Yeah, for sure. Here's your Here's your ride. He's going to be fine. 42 is low level 17. Yeah, I was trying to get a ride over here earlier. Hey, she just got out. Want to make sure he doesn't have any medical history, you know. Not yet. Yeah. I was trying to I was trying to get a ride out of the airport. I think he might have some drinks. Uh I think he Yeah. Yes. I think he might have had like some drinks. He was just laying down there. All we can think of is where the pharmacy is. He's talking to his wife right now. He was just taking a nap. >> able to get him to Do you need medics? Uh no, sir. I think I I guess apparently I fell asleep. Huh? Do you know where you're at? Sir, yes. Do you know what today is? Uh what is it like? Monday or Tuesday? What time of day is that? Looking at your watch. >> It's It's late. I understand that. Like it's really really late. Bro, what month is it? It's Let me see you get up, walk for a second, and I'll leave you alone. Well, I I can't really tell you, man. Like I don't I don't know. Like I don't know what day it is. My wife's coming to get me. All right. You want to go lay down? Yeah. What's that? You good? Yeah, yeah. Okay. I got I got a ride. I have a real problem like getting getting a ride out of here. Uh Where's home? Where? Tyler. Okay. I'm staying here. Oh, yeah. I probably will. So, you got a any way to call Did you have any drink, man? What's that? Did you have some drinks today? What? Did you have anything to drink today? I don't know. Water? Yeah, I just feel normal right now, you know. Get up. Is that your wife? Yeah, it is. Can I talk to her? Yeah, yeah. Is that okay? Yeah, yeah. I was actually going to play walk-in so I could like so I could uh I could get some water and like Hello. Where do you normally You said you had >> Hello, how you doing? This is Officer Gonzalez here with DFW Airport Police. I just wanted to ask you some questions. Does he have any medical history? I was trying to get me a bottle. Huh? Okay. Uh are you aware he's in Dallas? I don't know if this is home for him or not, but Do you normally sleep on the sidewalk? I tried to I I tried to I mean I I've been I've been flying like I probably a little Are you close? Hey. Um I don't know what you guys want to do yet, but talk to the wife. She's an hour and a half away. It's not a medical emergency. He's good. >> What did his wife say? She don't have no medical history. I don't think he did. She's on the way over here. They're from Tyler. Honestly I think he had some drinks, but that's pretty much it. I got kicked kicked off the on the plane and I lost my gas. So, like that that's been the whole deal, man, is that like uh But you're sleeping on the curb here, and if a car were to jump over the curb, you're dead. Um but I I would like to I would like for you to like show a little respect and not escalate Okay. Um I I would I would respect you, and I do what you ask me to. Like let's just let's just solve this the easy way. What what's the easy way for you? Uh getting out of traffic. Getting where? Like just getting somewhere safe. And uh you know, What kind of beers did you have? What kind of alcohol did you have on the Uh I had like like three shots of like Jack Daniels. beer thing Uh from Los Angeles to here, so over like a 3-hour period. But I've also like I got travel for work. And how long is your how like where is she coming from? Tyler. Tyler. When did she start coming Uh She's an hour and a half away. Yeah. Yeah. So, like that that's been the whole deal, man, is that like uh But you're sleeping on the curb here, and if a car were to jump over the curb, you're dead. Um I I would like to I would like for you to like show a little respect and not escalate this. Okay. Um I I would I would respect you, and >> Yeah. I do what you ask me to. Like let's just let's just solve this the easy way. What what's the easy way for you? Uh getting out of traffic. Getting where? Like just getting somewhere safe. And uh you know, Like that that would that would be the best thing. >> What kind of beers did you have? Or what kind of alcohol did you have on the plane? >> Uh I had like like three shots of like Jack Daniels thing like on the on the way. Uh from Los Angeles to here, so over like a 3-hour period. >> Okay. But I've also like I got travel for work, and uh It's uh it's been a just a kind of a combination. Like I've had a This has been like a bad outing for me, and What has been a habit? I'm just I'm just kind of like I'm I'm really missing home, man. I'm missing my girls. >> Okay. And I I just I just don't think that I'm handling it well this time, you know. Okay. Like I I just I need to go home and Uh Like being in the hotels What do you do for work? Electrical work. Electrical? What So, what what took you out to LA? Uh I do renewables. Uh I mainly work on renewables. >> Okay. So, I was working out there, and uh I was out there for like 2 weeks. And uh So, Kyle, I'm going to be straight up honest with you, okay? I'm going to I'm going to have you stand up. I'm going to place you under arrest. No. Yes, sir. Why Why are you placing me under arrest? For public intoxication. No, hold on. Wait, y'all Hey, look up. Look up. Look up. Your ass You're making it worse, [ __ ] Are you Are you [ __ ] with me for real? You're really going to place me under arrest right now? public intoxication, okay? Bro, you got like >> Now when it's Hey, listen to me. All right, what's that? Okay, listen. When your girl comes to our department and and she is a sober individual How do How do I let her know to You will make You will Hey, I'm not going to hold that against you. I'm not Okay? >> I got my my [ __ ] She's having to bring my goddamn kids, too. Well, I mean, she's coming to pick you up because you're drunk on the sidewalk. So, >> I've been trying to get home for Stand up for me. Okay, okay, okay. No, no, hold on. Hold on. Stand up, Kyle. Can you Can you get my bag, driver, please? Yeah, I got it. I got This is [ __ ] bull This is why I wasn't wasn't trying to [ __ ] talk to your ass, bro, cuz I already know how you how you [ __ ] talk, sorry. What? [ __ ] key eye, bro. Are you [ __ ] kidding me, bro? It's a It's a class C, dude. It's just like >> I was asking I This is what >> yell at me, man. I was coming to you for help, and this is the [ __ ] help you give me. We're making sure you're going to have a safe No, you arrest me. You can take me in there. >> No, we can't. We can't. Or you can sit me down like somewhere where I'm like more [ __ ] capable. Like you can give me help. Okay. Instead Instead you're going to give me a [ __ ] record. It's It's like a traffic ticket. It's all it is. You said What are you going to do? You're going to take me in? We're going to show you the >> to You're going to Yeah, you're going to You're going to give me that. And then you're going to [ __ ] fingerprint me? You're going to take my goddamn picture? >> I'm not. Yeah, I'm not I know you're not, but I already know the [ __ ] I already know the system. Okay. I'm going to run from here. I'm not a [ __ ] criminal. I will like So, Kyle, do you have anything on you on you that you're not supposed to have in the state of Texas? Nothing. Okay, cuz it's coming from Las Vegas or Los Angeles, you know. >> No, yeah. No, no weed, nothing. It's My My wife like she should be able to >> She will come and get you if Yeah, if if Hear me out. If you do not escalate No, yeah. Yeah, And it's just a simple PI, public intoxication. >> Yeah, PI, yeah. Chances of you getting out tonight are a good chance. If you If she's sober and your your levels of intoxication are going down. Absolutely, yeah. All right. All right, have a good Okay, well, thank you. You're welcome. Cuz I I know I know I was I was uh No, I I Hey, I I do appreciate you looking out for me cuz like I I've I've felt like I've been in a bad way today. Yeah, put him back there. Like I I just hate that it had to happen this way cuz I Is there anything I owe you? And then watch your head. All right. Are you settled? Uh I think so. All right. 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