Southwest Pilot Fails Sobriety Test on Jet Bridge, Arrested for DUI

Incident Overview

• ✈️ Southwest Airlines Captain David Allsop was removed from a flight in Savannah, Georgia, on January 15th, on suspicion of being intoxicated.
• 🚨 TSA officers alerted police after smelling alcohol on Allsop as he passed through security and boarded a Boeing 737.
• 🍺 Allsop reportedly told officers he had consumed "a few beers," approximately three, the night before.

Sobriety Testing and Arrest

• 👮 Police administered a field sobriety test on the jet bridge before the flight to Chicago was scheduled to depart.
• ❌ Officers stated Allsop failed the sobriety test and noted the odor of alcohol, leading to his arrest for DUI.
• 🩸 Allsop declined a blood test, questioning the validity of the tests he had taken.

Southwest's Response and Legal Defense

• 🚫 Southwest Airlines confirmed Allsop was immediately removed from duty and is no longer employed by the company.
• ⚖️ Allsop's attorney claims the body camera video shows no crime was committed, asserting that the sobriety tests were performed incorrectly and proper procedures were not followed.
• 🎖️ The attorney described his client, an Air Force veteran, as an **"American hero."