*Denver Broncos Hall of Famer Terrell Davis is speaking out after being detained by FBI agents over the weekend on a United Airlines flight.
Davis later took to social media to express his disbelief over the incident. In an Instagram post, he explained that he was traveling from Denver to John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, with his wife and three children. When his son asked for a cup of ice during beverage service, the flight attendant didn’t respond.
Davis said he “calmly reached behind me and lightly tapped his arm.” The attendant shouted, “Don’t hit me,” and left the beverage cart to “hurriedly approach the front of the plane,” the two-time Super Bowl champion wrote.
“I was confused, as were passengers in front of me who witnessed the exchange,” Davis added.
“I thought nothing of it other than this particular employee was incredibly rude and blatantly wrong in his accusations of me hitting him,” he said. “I did not see or interact with him further for the duration of the flight.”
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Upon landing, the pilot requested that all passengers remain seated. Six FBI and law enforcement agents then boarded the plane and handcuffed Davis.
“I was then removed from the flight while being recorded by multiple passengers as I was paraded off of the plane in handcuffs by the officers,” Davis shared. “I was − and remain − humiliated, embarrassed, powerless and angry.”
He was questioned by authorities who determined that “this flight attendant was inaccurate in his accusations and the agents profusely apologized even offering to support me and my family in any way possible,” Davis added.
Per USA Today, spokespersons for the FBI and John Wayne Airport confirmed that Davis was “detained for questioning, was cooperative with law enforcement, and was released to continue his travels.”
United Airlines announced that the flight attendant involved in the incident was removed from duty pending a review of the situation.
“This is clearly not the kind of travel experience we strive to provide, and we have reached out to Mr. Davis’s team to apologize,” United Airlines said in a statement.
Davis described the incident as a “disgusting display of injustice and deplorable treatment by United Airlines.”
“The traumatizing experience of my two sons, my daughter, and my wife watching me being placed in handcuffs − without due process or any explanation − cannot be undone,” he added.
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