Bodycam video shows Southwest Airlines pilot arrested for DUI on Chicago-bound flight at Savannah Hilton Head Airport in Georgia
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CHICAGO (WLS) — New body-camera video has been released after a Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested and removed from the cockpit at an airport in Georgia earlier this year.

Pilot David Paul Allsop was arrested January 15 at Savannah Hilton Head Airport after allegedly failing a sobriety test before a flight to Chicago, police said.

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According to a police report, Allsop was removed from the cockpit after a TSA officer reported a crew member appearing intoxicated. Allsop attributed the smell to nicotine gum he was chewing, police said.

Allsop allegedly failed a sobriety test on the jet bridge and was charged with driving under the influence, according to the arrest report.

The arrest happened with passengers already on board.

The Chicago-bound flight Allsop was supposed to be a pilot for was delayed for multiple hours while Southwest searched for a new pilot, officials said.

“We’re aware of a situation involving an Employee on Flight 3772 this morning from Savannah,” Southwest Airlines said in a statement at the time. “The Employee has been removed from duty. Customers were accommodated on other flights, and we apologize for the disruption to their travel plans. There’s nothing more important to Southwest than the Safety of our Employees and Customers.”

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