Kimberly Coates, an Oklahoma teacher is trending after she was accused of being drunk at school, the video of which is sparking outrage online. The police have released the body camera footage of a third-grade teacher from Perkins-Tryon who was accused of being under the influence of alcohol while on duty on the inaugural day of the school.
“You’re under arrest.”
“Please don’t do this. No! Please, please, please, please, I can’t do this, please.” The aforementioned phrase was repeatedly uttered by Kimberly Coates in the body camera footage subsequent to being accused of inebriation in the classroom on the inaugural day of the academic year. The dialogue was initiated with Coates being interrogated by Superintendent Doug Ogle, a fellow faculty member, and a law enforcement official in a designated area.
“Do you have a prescription for anything that you have taken today? Just seems like you’re not the same person, that I talked to this morning. I did take some medication last night to help me sleep because I have some anxiety stuff.”
Who is Kimberly Coates?
As explained, Kimberly Coates is a teacher who has been busted of drinking while on duty- as it were.
In the video, the employer of Coates expressed her apprehensions, stating that Coates appeared to be under the influence of medication. Coates provided an explanation for her behaviour, informing law enforcement that she takes medication for anxiety, implying that it may have contributed to her peculiar demeanour. Subsequently, Coates’ employer confronted her and inquired if she had consumed any alcoholic beverages while on school premises.
Coates refuted the allegation and claimed that she had consumed alcohol until 3 a.m. the previous night. Following this, Coates consented to undergo a breathalyzer test, which registered a.24, three times the legal driving limit. The administering officer confronted Coates about the results, to which she confessed to having consumed a drink on her way to work.
As Kimberly Coates persisted in refuting allegations of consuming alcohol while on duty, her employer produced a blue cup retrieved from her classroom and positioned it on the table. The cup purportedly emanated a pungent odor of alcohol. Subsequently, a visibly agitated Coates was apprehended.
She told police she had drank wine the night before, then said she had drank wine until 3 AM.
Finally, she admits she drank as she drove to class.
“I just don’t believe you right now, I think you’re lying to us….Okay, I drank on the way to work.”
As Kimberly Coates persisted in refuting allegations of consuming alcohol while on duty, her employer produced a blue cup retrieved from her classroom and positioned it on the table. The cup purportedly emanated a pungent odor of alcohol. Subsequently, a visibly agitated Coates was apprehended.
According to reports, Kimberly Coates was transported to Payne County Jail and subsequently released.
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