SAVANNAH, Ga. - Authorities have released footage of a Southwest Airlines pilot failing a sobriety test shortly before takeoff in January.

David Allsop, 52, of New Hampshire was taken into custody at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport at around 7 a.m. on Jan. 7, per the Chatham County Sheriff's Office.

What we know:

Police bodycam video shows officers questioning Allsop after receiving reports that the pilot might have been under the influence just before Southwest Flight 3772 was about to leave Georgia for Chicago.

The pilot admitted that he drank "a few beers" 10 hours before the flight, to which the officer asked him to clarify.

Officers noted the smell of alcohol and requested that Allsop take a field sobriety test. Although the pilot initially claimed there was "no ne

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