Southwest Airlines Pilot Denies Failing Field Sobriety Tests After Arrest

A Southwest Airlines pilot who cops say failed a number of area sobriety checks minutes earlier than he was speculated to fly is denying doing so … regardless of being arrested on the jet bridge.

David Allsop — a 52-year-old pilot that is been flying with Southwest for 20 years — tells TMZ in an announcement via his legal professional David Chaiken that the physique cam video of his arrest exhibits the “obvious” — that he dedicated no crime.

He additionally claims “experts” have reviewed the footage and decided officers implementing the sector sobriety checks did so with out following “proper procedures.” He provides … “These procedures are in place for a reason, to prevent mistakes like this one.”

Chaiken additionally praises his shopper as an “American hero,” reminding individuals he served his nation “for over a decade flying combat missions and special operations missions for the U.S. Air Force.”

You can see within the bodycam video we revealed that Allsop admitted to police he had 3 Miller Lights earlier than the flight, however stated they had been consumed 10 hours earlier than the incident.

When the officer talked about he smelled one thing per alcohol, Allsop blamed it on his nicotine pouches.

Anyway … the pilot ended up being arrested and didn’t get within the cockpit of the airplane.