WATCH: Kent State professor arrested after alleged drunken 911 phone call

A Kent State University professor was arrested after calling 911 to tell police she was locked out of a building and had to use the bathroom, and later argued with officers over whether she was intoxicated, body camera video shows.

During an initial 911 call, Dr. Ellen Glickman, Director of the School of Health Sciences, tells the dispatcher that she needs to get into her [expletive] building, later telling another dispatcher, she has to use the bathroom. “Can you do it immediately,” she said during the call, referring to how fast officers could arrive.

Audio from body camera video reveals that the responding Kent State University Police Officer suspected Glickman was intoxicated because of the alcohol smell, and that she lacked motor functions.

Glickman admits to having a drink in a university building with a colleague, following the May commencement ceremony.

“I had a drink,” she said, adding that, “you can smell a little alcohol on me, that’s fine.”

The officer allowed Glickman into the building to use the restroom, asking her to call for a ride.

Glickman denied being intoxicated and insisted she could drive her Tesla home multiple times, before threatening to call the officer’s captain.

“I think I’m OK, I have a Tesla,” Glickman said. “Just because you have a Tesla doesn’t mean it’s going to drive itself,” the officer said.

Jiovanni Lieggi reports. --

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