NFL Legend Terrell Davis was arrested by the FBI aboard a United Airlines flight on July 13.
THE Denver Broncos Hall of Famer was handcuffed after he said he tried to get the attention of a flight attendant when his son was not heard asking for a cup of ice cream.
“I calmly reached behind me and lightly tapped his arm to get his attention and ask him again for a cup of ice cream for my son,” Davis said.
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Denver running back Terrell Davis carries the ball during the Broncos’ 23-20 victory over the Buffalo Bills at Rich Stadium in Orchard Park, New York. (Rick Stewart/Allsport)
Davis said the flight attendant yelled, “Don’t hit me!” and he was then taken away in handcuffs upon landing.
The video does not show the initial interaction, but rather an FBI agent speaking with Davis, who eventually gets up from his seat. The same agent places his right hand on Davis’ right shoulder blade, after handing a tablet to a woman, as they get off the plane together.
It is unclear whether Davis is handcuffed in the video.
“This video confirms the harrowing story of multiple law enforcement officers, including the FBI, boarding the plane and apprehending a shocked, terrified, humiliated and compliant Mr. Davis in front of his wife, Tamiko, his minor children and over 100 passengers,” Parker Stinar, managing partner of Stinar Gould Grieco & Hensley, said in a statement.
“The logic behind the United Airlines employee’s misleading or inaccurate report goes far beyond a simple request for ice or an innocent pat on the back. That’s why we’re taking legal action, because only through litigation can we uncover the truth and hold United Airlines accountable for the systemic failings that led to this traumatic incident, causing irreparable harm and lasting pain to the Davis family.”
Davis described the flight as “ordinary” until drinks began to be served. The former NFL player said he was reading a magazine and his two sons, seated in the same row, were busy with their tablets.
Terrell Davis acknowledges the cheers of the crowd during a pregame ceremony to honor his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame before the Broncos played the Cincinnati Bengals at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver on November 19, 2017. (Marc Piscotty/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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“They were busy playing with the iPad, so they didn’t respond. And I remember the tone getting a little more aggressive. And I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, that was pretty rude of him to ask my kids that.’”
Davis said in her statement Monday that law enforcement determined the flight attendant’s account of events was “inaccurate” and that they “apologized profusely.” United Airlines released a statement, according to ABC, saying the flight attendant had been removed from her job. investigate the incident.
Davis, 51, said it was a “disgusting display of injustice and deplorable treatment.”
“I didn’t think much of it, other than that this particular employee was incredibly rude and clearly wrong when he accused me of hitting him,” Davis said in a social media post.
Terrell Davis speaks onstage during SiriusXM at Super Bowl LIV on January 31, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
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“I felt demoralised, embarrassed, humiliated. I felt like my dignity had been taken away from me in front of my children and my family,” he said. “I want United to be held accountable.”
Fox News’ Paulina Dedaj and Scott Thompson contributed to this report.
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