Summary

When police pulled over a man for driving drunk Wednesday morning, he wanted to make it clear who they were arresting—a jail captain Officers caught up with 26-year-old Jesus Heredia, a captain at the Valencia County jail, on I-25 and Martin Luther King They say the captain reeked of booze and later blew a 18 on a breathalyzer test Pursuing state police officers saw Heredia swerving all over the road When they pulled him over, he almost hit a concrete wall Dash cam footage captured the conversation between Capt Heredia and the arresting officer: Capt Heredia: I'm a Captain at the jail Officer: You're a Captain at the jail? Capt Heredia: Yeah Officer: What are you driving for man, you can hardly stand up Capt Heredia: I'm a Captain Officer: You're a Captain? You should know better, right? Capt Heredia: Yes Officer: I'm not supposed to see you out here doing this You're supposed to be in jail taking care of the people that are doing this The officer says Heredia pleaded with him not to be arrested because he is a captain: Capt Heredia: Come on! Officer: You're a captain at the jail, and you know what? You should know better Capt Heredia: Please! Officer: You should be at the jail taking care of the people that I take to jail Not out here doing the same thing Come on man Capt Heredia: Come on, please! Officer: You come on please You're supposed to be setting the example Look at you, you can't even walk Heredia was taken into custody and bonded out of jail later on Wednesday The warden of the jail says he will look into the case

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 325936
Story Slug JAIL CAPTAIN ARRESTED FOR DUI (2009)
Location SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
Format DASHCAM
Date 08/19/2009
Archive Time 00:00
TRT 16:30
Video Description NIGHTTIME COLOR DASHCAM WITH AUDIO, FOLLOWING SUSPECT DOWN MULTIPLE LANE HIGHWAY, SUSPECT SWERVING IN LANE, PULLED OVER AND BARELY MISSES THE CEMENT WALL AS SUSPECT COMES TO STOP, OFFICER APPROACHES DRIVER, FUZZY AUDIO, SOBRIETY FIELD TEST, DRIVER PLEADS FOR THE OFFICER TO “COME ON!”
Description When police pulled over a man for driving drunk Wednesday morning, he wanted to make it clear who they were arresting—a jail captain Officers caught up with 26-year-old Jesus Heredia, a captain at the Valencia County jail, on I-25 and Martin Luther King They say the captain reeked of booze and later blew a 18 on a breathalyzer test Pursuing state police officers saw Heredia swerving all over the road When they pulled him over, he almost hit a concrete wall Dash cam footage captured the conversation between Capt Heredia and the arresting officer: Capt Heredia: I'm a Captain at the jail Officer: You're a Captain at the jail? Capt Heredia: Yeah Officer: What are you driving for man, you can hardly stand up Capt Heredia: I'm a Captain Officer: You're a Captain? You should know better, right? Capt Heredia: Yes Officer: I'm not supposed to see you out here doing this You're supposed to be in jail taking care of the people that are doing this The officer says Heredia pleaded with him not to be arrested because he is a captain: Capt Heredia: Come on! Officer: You're a captain at the jail, and you know what? You should know better Capt Heredia: Please! Officer: You should be at the jail taking care of the people that I take to jail Not out here doing the same thing Come on man Capt Heredia: Come on, please! Officer: You come on please You're supposed to be setting the example Look at you, you can't even walk Heredia was taken into custody and bonded out of jail later on Wednesday The warden of the jail says he will look into the case
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Keywords

CAUGHT ON TAPE
CAUGHT ON CAMERA
CAUGHT ON VIDEO
DASHCAM
CAM
COPS
POLICE
COP
INTOXICATED
DUI
DWI
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