Crime Scene and Cop Terminology

A.

AAFS – American Academy of Forensic Science

Abandonment:  Knowingly giving up one’s right to property without further intending to reclaim or gain possession. Abandoned property can be searched by police officers without a search warrant. Most states deem it illegal to abandon motor vehicles, and the owner may be summoned to civil court to answer charges, pay fines, or to receive notice of vehicle impoundment and disposal.

Abduction:  The criminal act of taking someone away by force, depriving that person of liberty or freedom. A person who has been kidnapped against their will has been abducted. This definition does not apply to a law-enforcement officer in the performance of his duties.

*FYI writers – Local police agencies can and do investigate kidnapping/abduction cases. I’ve worked and solved several. The FBI does NOT have to be called for abduction cases.

Abscond:  To covertly leave the jurisdiction of the court or hide to avoid prosecution or arrest. A suspect who “jumps bail” or hides from police, while knowing a warrant has been issued for her arrest, has absconded from justice. Film director/producer Roman Polanski absconded to France before he could be sentenced for having unlawful sex with a minor.

Adipocere – Waxy substance found on decomposing bodies (consisting of fatty tissue). Also known as grave wax.

Affidavit – Written statement of facts given under oath.

ALS (Alternate Light Source): Lighting equipment used to enhance/visualize potential evidence.

APIS – Automated Palmprint Identification System.

Armed Robbery:  Robbery is the act of taking, or seizing, someone’s property by using force, fear, or intimidation. Using a weapon, such as a gun, knife, or club, to carry out the same robbery constitutes an armed robbery. You have NOT been robbed when someone breaks into your home while you’re away and steals your TV.

 

B.

Badge Bunny:  Nickname given by police officers to females who prefer to date only police officers and firemen. Many of these badge bunnies actively pursue recent police academy graduates to the point of actually stalking the officers. Some have even committed minor offenses and made false police complaints to be near the officers they desire. Many police academies mention badge bunnies near the end of the officer’s academy training to prepare them for the possible situation.

BDU – Battle dress uniform (often worn by crime scene investigators, SWAT, canine officers, and entry teams).

BioFoam – A substance used to make impressions.

Bond – Money or other security posted with the court to guarantee an appearance.

 

C.

Case File: Collection of documents pertaining to a specific investigation. The case file specific to a particular homicide investigation is sometimes called the “murder book.”

Case Identifiers: Specific numbers or alphabetic characters assigned to a specific case for the purpose of identification. For example – Case #ABC-123 or #987ZYX

Chalk Outline – This is a myth. Police DO NOT outline the bodies of murder victims. Why not? Because doing so would contaminate the scene. Tracing around the body could also move vital evidence. Crime scenes are photographed, not color-in with fingerprints or pastels.

Chase: Empty space inside a wall, floor, or ceiling that’s used for plumbing, electrical, and/or HVAC ductwork. A chase is a common hiding spot for illegal contraband and/or evidence (murder weapons, narcotics, stolen items, etc.).

CI – Confidential informant.

CSM – Crime scene management.

Complaint – Statement given under oath where someone accuses another person of a crime. Officers may also refer to a call as a complaint. “Man, I caught two loud music complaints in one hour last night.”

Complainant – Person who accuses another. Or, someone who called the police. “Go to 1313 Mockingbird Lane. The complainant’s name is Herman Munster.”

Cook – Make crack cocaine or methamphetamine.

 

D.

Dying Declaration: Statement about a crime made by a person who is about to die.

 

E.

EDTA – Anticoagulating agent (tubes containing EDTA have purple tops).

Electrostatic Dust Lifter: Device that electrically charges a piece of plastic film that’s placed over a print made in dust (a shoe or palm print, for example), which in turn causes the dust to adhere to the film. The result is a perfectly captured print that’s ready for photographing.

Fire triangle – Three must-haves for a fire to burn—heat, fuel, and oxygen.

 

F.

Floater – Body found in water.

 

H.

Hit – Outstanding warrant, or stolen. “We got a hit on that car.”

Hook ’em Up – To handcuff a prrisoner.

Hot – Stolen.

 

I.

IABPA – International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis.

Information – Paperwork (document) filed by a prosecutor that accuses someone of a crime.

 

K.

Knock and announce – Requirement that officers knock on the door and announce their presence when serving a search warrant. “Police. Search warrant!”

 

L.

Latent Print: Print that’s not readily visible to the human eye.

 

O.

OIC – Officer in charge.

 

P.

PC – Probable cause. “Do you have enough PC to get a warrant?”

Patent Print: A fingerprint that’s easily seen/visible with the naked eye, without the use of powders and/or chemical or other enhancements.

Plastic – Credit card.

Priors – Previous arrests.

PPE – Personal protective equipment.

Projectile Trajectory Analysis: The process used to determine the path traveled by a high-speed object (bullets, arrows, etc.).

 

R.

Ride the chair – Die by electrocution.

Ride the needle – Die by lethal injection.

Roll up – Arrest someone.

 

S.

Stripes – A sergeant’s patch or insignia.

 

T.

Tache noire – Drying of the eye that results in a black line across the cornea.

T-Bone – Broadsided in an crash.

Trace Evidence: Small bits of evidence, such as fibers, hairs, glass fragments, gunshot residue, etc.

 

U.

UC – Undercover officer.

 

V.

V Pattern – Pattern formed by fire burning on or against a wall. Usually the fire’s point of origin is at the peak of the V.

Verbal – A warning. “I gave him a verbal, but next time his butt’s going to jail.”

VIN – Vehicle Identification number. (“Run the VIN on that car to see if you get a hit.”)

Visual – Able to see something or someone. “Have you got a visual?”

 

W.

Walk – To get off a charge. Released without a record.

Write – Issue a summons.

“Did you write him?”

“Yep. 87 in a 55.”

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Toxic Agents, Fingerprinting, and Hacking … and it’s Only Monday!

From the lighter side of today’s news … sarin gas, fingerprinting is hard work, and hacking.

Protecting Against Toxic Chemical Attacks

  • Scientists have successfully developed MOFs capable of deactivating toxic nerve agents. MOFs (metal-organic framework) are minuscule, porous structures that have large surface areas that allow for the absorption of gases and other materials. These MOFs also contain zirconium, which acts to neutralize toxic material, such as sarin gas.

A pinpoint-size drop of sarin on the skin is a lethal dose.

Using polypropylene, the stuff used to make plastic bags, along with thin layers of aluminum, titanium or zinc oxide. to make a protective coating for clothing material, researchers found that the treated-cloth successfully deactivated applied toxins. This is fantastic news for first-responders and soldiers. And us, to, if North Korea finally builds a slingshot large and powerful enough to lob a couple of sarin-gas-filled basketballs in our direction.

Perhaps it’s time to purchase and send gift cards for a shopping spree at that popular store, Gas-Masks-R-Us.

Fingerprint Examiners

  • Fingerprint examiners are carefully selected for the job. In fact, it’s a special person who, for hour after hour, unapologetically stares at smudged ink and squiggly lines, all day long. The job is so demanding and specific that potential print examiners often must successfully complete a series of tests to get the first foot in the door. Next comes a certification course. Then, when all the classroom and practical training is said and done … it’s not an easy job.

Curious to know if you have what it takes to become a fingerprint examiner? Well, here’s your chance. Click the link below to see a sample of the test prepared by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology. I think you might be in for a surprise.

 

Do You Have What it Takes to be a Fingerprint Examiner?

Hacking a Router

  • Malware named xLED can infect common routers, a move that enables hackers to leak information, passwords, files, etc., from computers, even those with firewalls and other security measures and systems. This malware bypasses all security measures.

The way this works is nothing short of a Mission Impossible sequel. The malware causes the router’s LEDs (the lights that signal status) to blink and pulse in various ways—codes, if you will. Then, via a hidden remote camera, or by accessing and using the camera on your laptop (also remotely controlled by the hacker), the hackers record and decode the LED flashes. The xLED malware can program the LEDs to flash at lightning-fast speeds – more than 1,000 flickers per second for each LED.

Here’s a handy bit of news that’ll make you feel all warm and fuzzy … Specialized malware can siphon data from from numerous devices, not just cellphones and laptops. For example, it can suck private information from computer speakers, headphone jacks, external and internal hard drives, computer fans, 3D printers, smartphones, and even, as I mentioned above, LED bulbs. Yes, the Russians have all your recipes, cat photos, and vacation pictures. And, of course, writers, the FBI also has your search history. Yes, they know …

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Friday’s Heroes: Remembering the Fallen

Officer Joshua Sanchez Montaad, 25

Florida Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement

June 6, 2017 – Officer Joshua Montaad was killed in a vehicle crash when his patrol car left the roadway and struck a tree during a period of heavy rain. The vehicle immediately became engulfed in flames.

Officer Nathan M. Desjardin, 20

Fryeburg Maine Police Department

June 6, 2017 – Officer Nathan Desjardin was killed in a boating accident during a water rescue training exercise. He is survived by his parents and brother.

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Flip That Crime Scene: CSI, HGTV Style

Cast of Characters:

Detective N. Terrogator

CSI C. Lue

CSI Evie Dense

The Body, as himself

Bill and Betty Victim, the homeowners

 

Fade In:

  1. Crime Scene. Single-story ranch home.

Detective N. Terrogator sips coffee. Studies bloody footprints on walkway. Camera pans/follows the prints to the front door where a female officer stands holding a clipboard. She’s chewing gum. Interrogator reminds her to not spit it on the ground. He turns to CSIs Evie Dense and C. Lue.

 

Terrogator

I think this scene is perfect for you guys. It has the blood and guts you enjoy, Evie. And for you, C. Lue, there’s a wonderful cozy study overlooking the rear garden area, and it is loaded with various types of fingerprints and DNA.

 

  1. Terrogator opens the door and the three enter the house. No one inside, other than the star of the show, The Body.

 

  1. The Body is seated in a back room, in an arm chair. Obvious bullet wound to the forehead. Camera follows bloody tracks down a hallway and into the room with the body. It zooms closer.

 

Lou

Oh, wow!

 

Dense

I know, this place is perfect for entertaining. Move that wall and it’s an instant open concept. Much easier for evidence collection, too. And, we could then easily get the body outside through the front door, because the opening in the wall, that excuse for a doorway, is much too small to slip that porker through. He must weigh close to six-hundred pounds.

 

  1. Terrogator enters kitchen. Calls Dense and Lou to join him.

 

Terrogator

Dust everything in here. Bad guys often search kitchens, looking for weapons and, believe it or not, they sometimes have a snack while inside a victim’s home.

 

Clue turns to Dense

He acts like this is our first flip.

 

Dense

I was flipping crime scenes when he was still writing traffic tickets out on the bypass.

Clue

I know what you mean. He’s a real hotshot. Thinks his fingerprint powders don’t stain.

Terrogator

Let’s get busy. We’ve got more scenes waiting to be flipped.

 

  1. The two CSIs begin evidence collection, dusting for prints, swabbing for DNA, and taking photos … lots of photos.

 

  1. Terrogator questions witnesses.

 

Dense

Did you see the shiplap in the master? It’s to die for.

Lou

I know, and the rain shower head. O.M.G.

 

  1. Terrogator enters the room with the two CSIs

 

Terrogator

Looks like we’ve got trouble.

 

  1. Lou and Dense look worried.

 

Terrogator

The wall in the living room is load-bearing. I called in a structural engineer from the state police. I’m afraid it has to stay. We’ll have to move the body out the back door. We’ll get the camera crew and a couple of the demo guys to help.

 

  1. Tense music plays while Terrogator calls a construction team to enlarge the backdoor opening.

 

  1. Hammering, sawing, and lots of workers moving throughout. Dead body still seated in armchair. Workers pass by, tracking sawdust throughout the house. An electrician takes his lunch break beside The Body. Leaves DNA evidence EVERYWHERE.

 

Terrogator

Let’s wrap this up, folks. The homeowners are waiting outside. They say the stiff is a stranger so I want them to come in to be sure. But I want you guys to straighten up a bit. No need for them to see all the mess we’ve made. After all, this is the big reveal.

 

Ext: – Bill and Betty Victim pace nervously on the sidewalk. A large rolling sign prevents them from seeing the house.

 

Bill

I told you we should’ve left the dog here instead of boarding him.

Betty

Bill, that mutt is scared of his own tail.

Bill

Do I need to remind you that he once bit the mailman so hard he had to go to the ER?

 

Betty

He went to the ER because he tripped over an empty liquor bottle. A bottle you left there when you came home at one-o-freakin’-clock in the morning.

Bill

I wouldn’t have to stay out so late if you paid even the slightest bit of attention to me.

 

Betty

Just like you. Make this all about yourself. Well, smarty pants. While you’re out drinking, I’m “entertaining.”

Bill

I know, you slut. That’s why I slipped in last night and killed your lover.

Betty

Bill, I went out last night with my mother. We went to the movies and then stopped at Rudy’s Fried Pig Ear Palace for a late dinner. I don’t have a clue who was here, or for that matter, who you killed. Bill, you’ve murdered a common burglar, not my lover, Abs O. Steel. Oops, I’ve spilled the beans.

 

Bill

Why, you … you … I ought to divorce you. But, life goes on. Come on, honey. Let’s go see about the dead guy. Not a word to the detective, now. Okay?

Betty

Sure, Bill, but about that Mercedes I’ve been wanting …

 

  1. Terrogator emerges from the front door. Lue and Dense also come outside and stand beside him. Camera zooms in on their smiling faces.

 

Terrogator

Victims, are you ready to see your house!!

 

  1. The Victims jump up and down and giggle and ooh and ah and clap their hands wildly. They appear oddly goofy but the TV audience will love their phony and giddy scripted stupidity.

 

C. Lue and Dense pull the two sign sections apart to reveal the home. Terrogator opens the front door wide and uses a hand in a gesture meant to invite the couple inside.

Flip that Crime Scene!

Bill

We were hoping for an open concept once you were done, but I love how the furniture’s been moved and damaged. It’s like there’s no rhyme or reason as to where anything’s placed. The overturned pieces look great, too.

Betty

And the bloodstains on the walls. I absolutely love how they brighten up the place. Almost looks like a Piccasso painting. And the way someone emptied the contents of the drawers onto the floor. Such an eye for style. I’m impressed.

 

Bill

Oh, wow, Betty. Look at the kitchen. They’ve carried the bloody theme in there as well. And I simply adore the scattering of bone and brain on the ceiling and on the light fixture. Really ties it all together. Just … wow.

 

  1. Betty turns to Terrogator

 

Betty

What about the body? Can we keep him? He’s such a great focal point. I’m thinking of arranging the furniture around him, and maybe some accent lighting to showcase the forehead wound.

Terrogator

Betty, I’ll leave those details to you, the funeral director, the medical examiner, and The Body’s immediate family. Right now, the three of us must move on. There are more crime scene flips out there, and it’s up to us to do the flipping.

 

  1. The camera follows Terrogator, Lue, and Dense to their vehicles. Terrogator hitches up his pants and climbs into his unmarked car—the other two into a police department van. They drive off into the sunset. The slight sound of chatter from a police radio plays in the background.

15. Scenes from inside the house roll across the screen. The Victim couple stand arm and arm as they gaze longingly and lovingly at the dead body.

 

Bill

I love you, Betty

 

  1. Betty lays her head on Bill’s shoulder

Betty

I love you, too, Bill Victim.

 

Fade Out

 

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Jesus Likes Chocolate Milkshakes

I found Jesus many years ago ands it was nearly midnight when our face-to-face meeting took place. We met, not in a a typical place of worship, but in a dew-dampened grassy median strip that divides the north and southbound lanes of I95, the north-south illegal drug-trafficking corridor of the East Coast.

Jesus, as the long-haired man identified himself to me, must have been working undercover because he wore a couple of old and ratty men’s dress shirts (one on top of the other), faded army pants, and holy holey Chuck Taylor sneakers. Sure, his hair was long and wavy, and his beard was like the one that’s familiar to us from the portraits we see of the Son of God. But something wasn’t quite right.

Still … his appearance …

But, being the savvy police investigator that I was, I began to pick up on a few clues, and there were several questions scrolling across the marquee inside my brain. Like … Why would Jesus speak with a southern accent? Why would Jesus address me as Captain? Was he current on his knowledge of rank insignias? Why would Jesus attempt to thumb a ride on the interstate? Why were his shoes wet? After all, there’s that “walking on water” thing. Why were his eyes darting from side to side? Was he telepathically watching a tennis match played at Pearly Gate Stadium? And why did the man who once fed thousands with a couple of fish keep asking me for money so he could buy something to eat?

Needless to say, I was confused. So I questioned him about his identity (treading lightly … just in case).

When I asked where he lived, his lips split into a slight grin before he responded. “My son, I live everywhere. From mountaintop to the bottom of the deepest ocean. I live in the hearts of the saved and in the bodies of the damned.”

Okay, I admit, I was a bit more than curious at this point.

He continued. “I was baptized by John and I seek perfection in all men.”

The hairs on the back of my neck stood at attention. Could he really be …

“Captain, I’d like to go home. Could you help me?”

What’s this, I thought. Jesus needs my help? Is that even possible? And all those years of sitting in summertime church revival services hearing guest preachers stomp and sputter and yell about us ALL going “Home” someday? I thought Jesus was supposed to take ME home, not the opposite.

In all honesty, I was kid back during those revivals so it was likely that I wasn’t paying attention during the preaching about when and where people go and who it is that takes them there. No, it was likely that I was dreaming about being a writer or a cop, or girls, or music, or football, or girls … or maybe my thoughts were on that girl, the out-of-town pastor’s daughter in the pink dress with the light dusting of freckles across her nose and cheeks.

Hey, I was a kid. It was Saturday night. Frogs were singing outside. The moon was bright. School was out for the summer. The church was not air-conditioned and drops of sweat took turns rolling down my spine. I’d already read the program and a few of the hymns at least a dozen times each. There. Was. Nothing. Else. To Do. So I allowed my mind to wand—

Sorry, I was doing it again.

Back to Jesus, who at this point was losing interest in the conversation and was absolutely lost in thought. “I knew I should’ve taken the last exit, the one beside the burning bush. At this rate, I’ll never make it to Palestine before morning.”

Okay, you caught me. That was my imagination talking—what I thought might be going on inside his head. What really happened next was …

“Where is home … sir?” I couldn’t quite bring myself to call him Jesus. At least not this soon in our earthly relationship.

“I live at the hospital in Petersburg, Virginia, Captain. I went for a walk yesterday and haven’t been able to find my way since.”

Well, that was a switch. Jesus telling me that he couldn’t find his way, when I’d been “lost” for a good portion of my life. “Sure,” I said. I’ll be glad to help you. In fact, I’ll call someone right now to see what we need to do to get you home. In the meantime, would you like something to eat?”

“Yes, my son, I would. Could I have a hamburger, some fries, and a chocolate milkshake? That’s my favorite.”

“Sure you can,” I said. “Whatever you want.”

God bless you, son. There’s a place in heaven for you.”

I guess I’ll never know for sure, but stranger things have happened. At the very least, I shared a meal with a very humble man who, by the way, devoured the supper like it was his last.

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200-Word Golden Donut Short Story Contest

Are you a storyteller? Do you want to have a lot of fun? Up for a challenge? Do you like to win cool things? Would you like to have superstar author Craig Johnson read your very own writing? Well …

Sponsored by the Writers’ Police Academy,  the Golden Donut Short Story Contest sounds like it’s right up your alley! This fun contest requires authors to write a story that’s EXACTLY 200 words, based on the photo posted above (and at the end of this piece – not the typing pooch image).

Yes, this year’s final judge is Craig Johnson, author of the best-selling Walt Longmire mysteries and 2017 WPA Guest of Honor. The Golden Donut winner earns a free 2018 registration to a Writers’ Police Academy ($395 value) event as well as a nifty trophy and bragging rights (priceless!). You can enter the contest even if you can’t attend the 2017 WPA.

So sharpen those pencils and write your way to those bragging rights and to the most exciting event on the planet for writers, the Writers’ Police Academy.

For details about the Golden Donut Short Story Contest,  please click here – Golden Donut Short Story Contest.

*Submission deadline is July 2, 2017.

As an added bonus, we now have a few available slots for the Writers’ Police Academy. This is an event you do not want to miss! For details and registration information, and to view the exciting schedule and lineup of top instructors and workshops, please visit …

2017 Writers’ Police Academy

Once again, here’s the photo prompt for the Golden Donut Short Story Contest. Good Luck!

2017 Golden Donut Photo Prompt

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Friday’s Heroes: Remembering the Fallen

Special Agent Michael T. Walter, 45

Virginia State Police

May 27, 2017 – Special Agent Michael Walter was shot and killed while investigating a suspicious vehicle in a high crime area of Richmond. When Agent Walter and other officers approached, a passenger opened fire, striking him in the head. He is survived by his wife, daughter and two sons.

Deputy Sheriff William Durr, 36

Lincoln County Mississippi Sheriff’s Office

May, 27, 2017 – Deputy William Durr was shot and killed after responding to a domestic violence call. The suspect killed seven other people before being captured while attempting suicide-by-cop.

Lieutenant Aaron Lloyd Crook, 32

Bluefield West Virginia Police Department

May 30, 2017 – Lieutenant Aaron Crook was killed in a vehicle crash while involved in a pursuit. He is survived by his wife and two children.

Deputy Sheriff Devon Hodges, 30

Anderson County South Carolina Sheriff’s Office

June 1, 2017 – Deputy Devon Hodges was killed in a boating accident during a joint marine patrol exercise with the Army Corps of Engineers. He is survived by his wife and children.

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The ABCs of Tiger Woods’ DUI Arrest

There’s been lots of discussion about Tiger Woods’ DUI arrest, with many defending the golf legend by saying it was ONLY prescription medication, not illegal drugs, and he’d realized he was sleepy because of those meds so he merely pulled off the roadway to rest. He was being a responsible driver, many say. Others have expressed a desire to see him behind bars, wanting no special treatment for a celebrity.

One of the medications Woods consumed was Vicodin, one of the most highly abused prescription drugs available. Woods has been taking pain meds for quite a while, so he’s definitely familiar with their effects.

Driving while under the influence of prescribed prescription medication is equally as dangerous and deadly as a drug abuser driving while under the influence of the same but illegally obtained medication.

Woods did not pull his car entirely off the road, as some suggested. Instead, it was sort of half in the roadway and half on the shoulder. The headlights were on and the car was running. Woods was behind the wheel, either asleep or passed out. He was in control of the vehicle and he was definitely under the influence of something. A classic DUI stop.

Sure, this is an unfortunate situation for Woods. However, it’s a situation that could have been far more unfortunate if the extremely intoxicated/impaired man seen in the officer’s dash cam video (Tiger Woods) had hit another car head-on, killing the occupants.

As someone who’s seen many, many people’s lives ruined by abuse of and addiction to prescription drugs, prescribed or not, I’d say Mr. Woods exhibits the signs of someone who is likely dependent on pain medication.

This (my opinion, which I rarely offer but feel so strongly about this topic that I am doing so this time) is another example where I feel that jail is not the solution to the problem. Woods, like the thousands of others who abuse pain medications, needs help, and he needs it right away. Otherwise, well, there’s Prince, Michael Jackson, Winehouse, Elvis, Jimi, Janis, and those whose names aren’t familiar to us. But they’re just as … well, you know.

 

The above video clearly shows that Woods was under the influence. The questions defense attorneys will use to try and clear their client of wrongdoing will likely focus on the officers, trying to poke holes in the state’s case. One potential hole is that the officer directing the field sobriety test allowed Woods to remove his shoes prior to performing the heel-to-toe walk on the white line. Why could this be a problem?

Well, I don’t know about you, but plenty of people would have a hard time walking on pavement without shoes, even when totally sober. Stepping on rocks could cause a person, Woods included, to appear to stagger when lifting feet away from the pain-inducing pebbles. Yes, I’ve heard this defense before when stopping a shoeless drunk driver. This, among other goofy defenses, is the reason I stopped having drivers perform any of these tests (walking, turning, holding a foot off the ground, etc.).

Also, the officer’s instructions weren’t very clear. I had trouble following them and I knew where he was headed.

However, in spite of these possible but small troubles, I see this as a slam dunk for the prosecution. I also see rehab in Woods’ future as part of a plea deal to avoid a serious consequences. I hope he gets the help he so desperately needs before something more serious happens to him or someone else.

By the way, in addition to the above noted field sobriety test the officer asked Woods to perform, he was also given the Romberg Alphabet instruction—recite the entire English Alphabet from A-Z. Prior to beginning this task Woods was asked to repeat the officer’s instructions to be certain he understood the task he was asked to perform, a common and necessary instruction. His reply was,  “… not to sing the national anthem backwards.” Woods was then again asked to recite the alphabet but he began to walk off and seemed as if he was lost. He finally recited the alphabet, correctly.

Woods was given the horizontal gaze nystagmus (HGN) test, which he did not successfully complete.

You can view the entire arrest video here.

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