Oklahoma Police Captain Asked Officer to Turn Off Body Cam After DUI Bust

An Oklahoma City police captain placed on a present after he was busted for allegedly driving drunk … and it was all caught on physique cam video — which he desperately tried to suppress.

Check out the footage, launched Thursday by Oklahoma City PD, displaying Capt. James French getting pulled over at his residence by a police officer final weekend after cops stated he was swerving as he drove down the street.

Right from the get-go, French tried to weasel his means out of bother by figuring out himself as a police captain and whispering to the officer to flip off his physique cam. But, the cop refused and requested French if he had been ingesting as a result of he was slurring his phrases.

French modified the topic and made a second try to get the digicam switched off.

But, the officer was in a no-nonsense temper. He sternly stated, “I’m not turning my camera off. You got to be kidding me.”

Things solely obtained worse for French, who defined that he had consumed 3 to 4 beers at a poker recreation earlier that night time and had drunk his final brewski about 2 hours earlier than he was stopped by the officer.

Then got here the dreaded subject sobriety assessments, which, in fact, French failed. During a stability take a look at, French lifted up his leg solely to stumble ahead. He then requested the cop to swap off the digicam a 3rd time.

But, the officer stood his floor once more, saying that he had taken an oath to uphold the legislation and wouldn’t present favoritism to anybody — even the President of the United States.

That did not cease French from urging the cop to kill the digicam one final time. And, predictably, he obtained one other “no” from the officer.

French was ultimately positioned in handcuffs and booked into the county jail for driving drunk. He was later launched after posting bond.

Oklahoma City Police Chief Wade Gourley praised the officer for his professionalism and for following the division’s physique cam protocols.