DALLAS — Dallas police officers tased a man in the middle of Dallas Love Field Airport after airport officials said he was denied boarding.
The incident happened around 6:25 p.m. in the atrium of Dallas Love Field in front of the Whataburger near Gate 12. Cell phone footage captured the incident.
In the video, the man shouts at three officers "Don't get anywhere (expletive) near me." One of the three officers pulls out a Taser, to which the man responds "Yeah, pull that Taser you (expletive) (expletive)."
Footage shows officers put the man's hands behind his back, but he pulls them away and stumbles to the ground. That's when the DPD officer aims and fires the Taser into the man's back. From there, officers handcuff him, and the video ends.
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"I'm not intoxicated at all," the man said in the video.
In a statement to WFAA, the Dallas Police Department said they were called to the airport because the man was causing a disturbance after being denied boarding. He was arrested and will be charged with public intoxication, according to DPD.