Video Shows Missouri Police Chief Allegedly 'Hammered Drunk,' Failing Sobriety Tests

So we'll do this and go from there, okay, take a deep breath for me, boss, how's it going tonight, sir? Do you have your driver's license and insurance where you are coming from tonight? Actually, I'm from behind my castles. Okay, the reason why me? I stopped you, you've been shaking pretty bad, I know because I was eating, uh, okay, eating while driving, okay, um, well, how long has it been since your last drink? A couple of hours, a couple of hours, okay, I'm a

police

officer. I worked at Wood Hazelwood, okay, how long have you been at Hazelwood since 1979?

Oh wow, you're

chief

of

police

, there's one, okay, well boss, say it's been a few hours since your last drink, you know how it is, I just got. to make sure you are okay to continue where do you live in Waterford Crossing? Well, how about this boss? Just so he can feel comfortable knowing that you're not

drunk

and that you're okay to leave. Can you change the size? alphabet that starts with the letter d and ends at the letter n without things so d to n without singing uh starting at the letter d and ending with the letter n without singing then d to n without singing you have your uh you have your police ID and stuff with you uh greg hall He says that Hazelwood's boss is so cheap before I can let you drive I have to confirm that you are not

drunk

okay then we could start with the PBT and see if it is necessary to do field

sobriety

or could I do you have to do some

sobriety

tests

? field sobriety?

Either way, I have to do something before I can let you drive or before we find out something else. How much longer do you have remnants of Hazelwood left? Sorry, how much longer do you have left out in Hazelwood? nine months nine months you're ready to retire it's open yeah yeah it's uh I can only imagine how much things have changed since you started law enforcement and see the way everything's been going well so we'll do this and we'll go from there, okay? Take a deep breath for me boss, I'm going to hold on just blow hard until that hit keep going keep going keep going up wait a second we'll try one more time we're almost there take a deep breath for me blow hard until you say I'll tell you stop, keep going, keep going, keep going , go on, go on, go on.

I'll get it this time a little more if you could, inhale deeply and then blow hard until I tell you to stop. um, hold on tight here uh, I'll come back to you, okay, you just live on the same street, um, do you have your service pistol with you here? I'll be right back with you Hi Sergeant, yeah, it's hard to get you here, but you've made a lot of money, so, uh, so Chief Hazelwood is drunk right now, yeah, he's over two years old, he's beat up, he was dodging fire of a sniper. there, so weaving all over the place, it's all on, uh, it's all on the dash cam, yeah, the driving and all the contracts so far, yeah, so he lives not far from here, up the street, k I think it's a coin, yes, because he's like six, six to nine months away or something like that until he retires.

What did he say? What's that? What did he say? What did he say? Yes, did he say something? He said he came from B Hulls and went to White Castle to get some food and Then I was heading home so I have to do the alphabet this is before I found out anything and he said uh um oh sorry he he just smashed the alphabet so I got over all that and then you must feel stretched out. I haven't done field sobriety yet, just observations. He is, yes, this is a difficult man today. You know, when you have it in all this electronic stuff and technology.

I didn't like driving anything else. Okay, your call. Just eyes, you'd just look at the tip of my finger right here, okay, um, you do realize the position you're in, right? I understand I've been, I'm not doing anything, sorry, hands down. at your sides. in a second for me, sir, right foot right in front of his left foot, heel to toe on that line, keep your hands at your sides, okay, I gotta chase, what's that? ankles, how old are you, sir? 66 66 yes, for being 66 years old However, in good condition, so the right foot in front of your left foot hangs in a second boss shape. um I'm just going to make you stand like this or if you're not able to stand like this, let me go ahead and explain. demonstrate this proof to you, okay sir, repeat it, so I'm going to ask you to stand there on the line, I'm just going to explain and demonstrate this proof to you, okay, from his stance, you're going to take us here are nine. heel, toe, steps on that yellow line, okay, when you get to your ninth step, you're going to leave your funny line leading, take a serious little step, nine, yeah, right, so when you get to your ninth step, you're going to leave your front foot. in line, take it seriously, baby steps, turn around, grab another pair of scissors, go up nine steps with your heel and toe back on that yellow line, okay, hold on, it'll look like this, okay, then use your me, one, two, three, so on until we reach nine. when you get to nine, leave your main, fun line, take a series of small steps, turn around, take another series of nine heel-toe steps, back up that line one, two, three, so on until you have completed the test, thank you, I just need you. to remember wait a second for me sir, I just can't do this, you know what I just thought, Johnny, I don't want to, I really don't want to, uh, I also want to say that you saw what happened in Chicago, right? with their police

chief

and they see that I am responsible, all this is on camera, what is that look like if I don't do my job?

I'm going to be honest, she says this is a really bad position to put myself in john nesky chief meske is on his way, okay and he's up, he's on his way here, he's on his way and uh, we did our job, I'll find these like I said, yeah, it's just all on camera, it's just not It's not like Hey Chicago, I'm sure you remember when all that superintendent, I'm not doing this, you don't know, I hit, I hit Curt and I'm still recording. I gave it the courtesy, uh, yeah, to my supervisor absolutely to let him know this. the problem and, uh, because you know things like this are because yeah, there's absolutely no problem, so I wanted him to know what our decision was and give him the opportunity to make a different one or contact the chief of police and he he communicated. the chief of police and he lives down the street and will be here shortly, okay, perfect, I will support you 100% in any decision you can make on this, I appreciate that, yes, I don't want to lock up a chief or another hammer , even though he is

hammered

and he doesn't have vgn, this is a common thing for him, oh, very good, you know, unfortunately, this is what happens, it will probably kill him because if he does this regularly, his body will be really good, obviously he has a problem, yeah, I don't know, hopefully people will come here and decide, but either way, um, yeah, hopefully, he'll retire and he won't go crazy.

I wish we had family in Florida the last time I was there, right? I don't see it, it's not me, it's not you and it's not Jordan right now there are cruise ships and there's a captain and her, so when we're done here I'll go back to patrol and I our bosses one day a week since retirement, Nathan, Yes I Take it home or you will have some problem. I'm not sorry for bringing you here. Just no, no, but I want to make sure it's okay because you do what you have to do if you don't mind.

I'll take him home, I know I've known him for many years, yes, it's not understandable and again I'm sorry to wake you up boss, no, no, no, it's okay, he and I are going to have a long talk on the way home, did you do your thing? job.