Overview
- Police removed Poirier from a Delta gate at Hartsfield‑Jackson and booked him for misdemeanor public drunkenness after an incident on Sunday that led to a short stay in Clayton County Jail.
- Released body‑camera footage shows an agitated Poirier verbally threatening an officer, asking if he would be tased and at one point saying "I'll fight you right now," before other officers arrived and he was handcuffed.
- Poirier was released on bond the same night and made a court appearance the next day, with no prior criminal record noted in public reports so far.
- On Instagram he wrote that walking away from fighting has been hard, that "alcohol isn't the answer," and that he is "at the point where I need some help," saying he will take steps to get treatment.
- The charge is a Georgia misdemeanor that can carry up to one year in jail or a $1,000 fine and the episode has renewed public discussion about how retired athletes are supported in coping with mental‑health and substance‑use issues.