By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-03-12 15:42:19 | Updated at 2025-03-12 21:35:49
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A drunk airport passenger went from meek and mild to a full meltdown after she was arrested for public intoxication.
The woman, named Paula, was approached by officers at Dallas Fort Worth airport after they received 'multiple' calls about her behavior.
While she was initially compliant, things took a turn after she learned that she would not be able to board her flight to Louisiana and would instead be spending a night in jail.
The October 2024 incident was captured on bodycam footage obtained newly unearthed by Police Watch.
In the video, Paula is seen wandering around the departures lounge when police approach and ask her what is going on.
She immediately admits to drinking and says she is 'not bad' when asked how intoxicated she is.
However, when police ask her where her stuff is she shrugs, 'somewhere' and flops down onto a chair.
She admits to drinking 'four Absoluts' around four hours ago and says she hasn't eaten since downing the vodkas.
A drunk airport passenger went from meek to meltdown after she was arrested for public intoxication
The woman, named Paula, was approached by officers at Dallas Fort Worth airport after they received 'multiple' calls about her behavior
As the interrogation continues, Paula becomes agitated and suddenly bursts into tears crying.
'Please don't do this, I just want to go home,' she sobs gently as the police explain they just want to help.
The officers ask her some field sobriety questions which she manages to answer, however she continues pleading with them to let her go.
'We got several calls about you okay and even while you were walking over here you were falling over,' the officer informs her. 'You're unstable on your feet, I can smell the alcohol coming off you.'
They ask to see her ID but it quickly becomes clear that she has lost her license during her vodka-fueled antics, prompting one officer to try and search for it at the bar and in the bathroom.
'Please don't do this, I'm just tired,' Paula insists. 'Am I going to get like busted? Do I need to run?'
The cops ask her if she knows where she is she looks visibly confused before answering 'Terminal One'.
'We don't have a terminal one here ma'am,' a female officer informs her.
She initially appeared compliant, telling officers she had drunk four vodkas but had lost her stuff and just wanted to go home
However, after learning she was to be arrested for public intoxication Paula became violent, even kicking a police car as she was taken into custody
Eventually the police decide they need to arrest her and tell Paula she will be coming in to sleep off the alcohol.
Paula's friendly mask suddenly slips, with the drunk flier hurling f and c-bombs at arresting officers while struggling and kicking a police car.
'Why did you grab me? What did I do?' she demands before she is told she is intoxicated in public.
'Really? F**k you!' she spits back at the officer before she is walked through the airport where she continues cursing. 'F**k you, f**king b***h.'
Her tirade continues all the way outside where she lashes out and kicks a police car as she passes.
Paula then starts jerking around as the officers try to search her before placing her inside the vehicle.
Once she arrives at the police station, she can be heard kicking and screaming from outside the car.
She was hit with charges for public intoxication and assault on an officer, according to Police Watch
She is then walked inside where she continues to excoriate the officers, targeting the female officer in particular who she calls a 'c**t' as well as a 'smelly f***king t**t'.
Disgustingly, Paula also tells a female police officer 'You smell worse than my c***.'
At one point Paula starts mimicking the female officer and kicking against the door.
It takes several officers to hustle her inside and try and remove her jewelry as she begins contorting herself to make it as difficult as possible.
'Does that feel good you f**king b***h?' she repeatedly asks as she is finally forced to the ground.
As the clip ends Paula can be seen lying in a heap on the floor of the cell.
She was hit with charges for public intoxication and assault on an officer, according to Police Watch.
