Raw video: Southwest Airlines pilot arrested before flight #PilotDaveAllsop #SouthwestAirlines #WrongfulArrest

Aug 15, 2025

Watch as Southwest Airlines pilot David Allsop, of Bedford, New Hampshire, is taken off a flight shortly before takeoff at an airport in Savannah, Georgia, on Jan. 15, 2025. Officers then conducted field sobriety testing. See this full video from law enforcement officials.

More here:

Lawyer for Southwest Pilot Fires Back at Claim He Was Drunk in Viral Video

and here:

Southwest pilot arrested for DUI denies bodycam footage shows he was drunk | The Independent

After watching the full body cam police video I could not see why this man was arrested as he appears sober and clear-headed, calm and cooperative.. and respectful of the police.

Just my thoughts on this arrest.

"The recently released bodycam video confirms what should be obvious to anyone who watches it — Captain Allsop committed no crime," attorney David Chaiken said in his statement to The Independent. "Experts who have reviewed the video have concluded that the tests that led to his arrest were not performed correctly and that the proper procedures were not followed."

Chaiken added that "these procedures are in place for a reason, to prevent mistakes like this one." Chaiken labeled the pilot an "American hero" and said he served in the military before becoming a commercial pilot, The Independent reported.

Furthermore, he told the publication that Allsop has had a clean record for 20 years as a pilot.