Clearwater,FLA.(970 WFLA)-An internal investigation is underway after an off-duty Sarasota Police Officer was arrested for battery and trespassing at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport.
Pinellas County Deputies say on Friday 51-year-old Derrick Gilbert was removed from an Allegiant Airlines flight headed to North Carolina after the flight crew deemed he was too drunk. Gilbert reportedly had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol as he cussed at airline employees.
Witnesses say as Gilbert was being removed from the plane, he reportedly pushed a 25-year-old employee and then violently pushed his 18-year-old son who was trying to calm him down.
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