Tommy Lee's Helicopter Ordered to Land by LAPD
Around 10:45 a.m. on Sunday, the LAPD ordered Tommy Lee’s personal pilot, David Martz, to land his helicopter after they observed him flying erratically directly underneath an LAPD police chopper observing a structural fire.
After asking the helicopter to land, police, who intended to give David Martz a field sobriety test found that both Tommy Lee and his pilot were no where to be found. After looking for the pair for over 10 minutes in the airport, authorities found Martz and Tommy Lee in nearby hotel, drinking vodka.
Since Tommy Lee was only a passenger in the helicopter, he was apprehended and then quickly released. Although David Martz finally took the field sobriety test, the results of the test were not released. LAPD never charged David Martz. However, the LAPD did release a statement noting that their investigation will be forwarded to the Federal Aviation Administration which will then decide if they will take action against Martz.