At 6:04 a.m. Friday, May 26, 2017, Councilman Alan Warrick walked from the south side of City Hall into a courtyard and parking area west of the building and passed out on a park bench, city security footage reveals.

Warrick said he has no memory of where he was for nearly six hours, from the time he left On the Rocks, a basement bar beneath McDonald’s near Rivercenter Mall, and when he was roused by a Allied Universal security guard who was making his rounds at City Hall on Friday morning.

But the councilman’s account of what happened last week differs somewhat from what actually happened, based on an “irregularity report” filed by the security guard and surveillance footage taken by a camera at City Hall.

Warrick is seen arriving at City Hall on foot, wearing white pants and a dark blazer. He sits down on a park bench near his empty assigned parking space and quickly props his feet up and reclines. The video shows little movement from the councilman, despite a flurry of early-morning activity: an SUV pulling up with its lights shining on the councilman; a work crew arriving with heavy machinery; people walking through the courtyard; and workers performing landscape maintenance near him.

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The San Antonio Express-News obtained a written report and the security footage under the Texas Public Information Act.

“At 0625 while making my final round, I woke up a man sleeping on bench at rear of City Hall,” a security guard wrote in his report. “It turned out to be Councilman Alan Warrick. I asked him if he was OK and he said yes. He went to open door but couldn’t find badge.”

Last week, Warrick said he thought he’d been drugged at On the Rocks and insinuated that he may have been the victim of dirty political tricks, as he’s locked in a runoff battle with criminal defense lawyer William “Cruz” Shaw for the District 2 seat. He did not seek medical attention on Friday morning, however.

The councilman recanted his claims after the owner of the bar reviewed his own security footage and said that there’s no evidence that Warrick had been drugged. The councilman apologized for the insinuation and said he apparently had too much to drink.

Warrick told the Express-News in initial interviews that it made no sense for him to have slept on the bench outside of City Hall because he had his city-issued identification badge that would have granted him access to his fourth-floor office, where he has a sofa.

In describing what occurred last week, Warrick said that he was awakened by a security guard, who inquired whether he was OK, and subsequently left, walking to the taxi-cab stand at the Grand Hyatt because his cell phone was dead.

The video reveals that after Warrick was awakened, he walked up the west steps of City Hall but could not open the door. It remains locked and can only be opened by swiping a valid ID badge on a card reader. The security guard opened the door for Warrick and noted in his report that he could smell alcohol.

“(Warrick) walked thru lobby, out the front door, around the building and went back to sleep on the bench,” the report stated.

Warrick said in an interview Wednesday that he doesn’t recall anything until the second time he attempted to enter City Hall. But he has continually said he recalled being awakened by the security guard, which happened before his second attempt to enter the building.

“What I told you before is — I know it’s hard for anyone to believe, but I don’t remember anything until going up to the door a second time,” Warrick said.

The security video shows Warrick returning to the same bench, and reclining again. Moments later, he gets up and walks south, retracing the path he originally took to the bench at about 6:04 a.m.

The security guard’s incident report indicates that his supervisor told him to call police, who arrived at City Hall at about 6:45 a.m., about 15 minutes after Warrick had left. The report states, “SAPD was going to try to find Mr. Warrick and assist him.”

The report also states that Warrick attempted to re-enter City Hall through the front door. The security guard would not allow him to enter. “He kept saying you’re kidding right?” the report said.

In the “comments” section of the report, the guard noted that “Mr. Warrick appeared disoriented and was walking unsteady. I smelled what I believe was alcohol.”

His opponent, Shaw, has suggested Warrick should step down and seek help. Warrick rejected Shaw’s call for his resignation and said he plans to continue campaigning. Warrick pointed to Bexar County Commissioner Kevin Wolff, who pleaded no contest to a DWI charge this year and state Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio, who was recently indicted on fraud and bribery charges. Neither has resigned, Warrick said.

The councilman said he has no plans to quit drinking, though he’s currently focused on his re-election campaign — “the celebrations can wait until another day.”

jbaugh@express-news.net