Spirit Airlines was known for its quality service, on-time scheduling, and luxury cabin experience. So, how could one passenger have such a problem with Spirit Airlines? On May 24th, 2025, the Broward County Sheriff's Office was called to the scene at the airport for reports of that passenger. >> I need to go. >> Ma'am. Ma'am. >> I got to go to the next two gates on it. >> Ma'am. >> Ma'am, what? >> Ma'am. >> What? >> Let's let's >> Ma'am, what? >> Ma'am. >> I haven't done anything. I'm speaking to Spirit Airlines about my about my flight. >> Okay. >> About my flight. >> It's going to go two ways. >> No, it's not going to go anyway, cuz I haven't done anything violent. I haven't done anything. All I did was speak. All I did was speak. Broward County Sheriff's Office, what did you come over here here to do when I'm talking to Spirit Airlines? I haven't I'm not disrupting anybody. I'm talking to her. I'm not disrupting anybody. I'm talking to her. I'm not disrupting anybody. I'm talking to her. I understand that I'm trying to get some information. No, I'm getting clarification. BSO, can you come over here when I'm getting clarification about my business matters? I haven't done anything wrong. I haven't insulted her. I haven't cursed her. I haven't touched her. I haven't done anything. I can stay right here and talk about my flight. You coming over here and trying to intimidate me ain't going to do anything. I haven't done anything illegal. >> intimidating? You're the one that's looking intimidating. >> I didn't do anything illegal. So, you coming over here to come in my business doesn't do anything. >> All right, so >> BSO. BSO. >> So, she's done? >> BSO. >> You got to You got to leave. >> No, I'm talking about my flight. I'm talking about my flight. I'm talking about my flight. >> All right. All right. >> No, don't touch my stuff. >> Listen. I'm going to give you 10 seconds. >> Let's go, please. >> Let's go. Come on. >> No, no, you're not going to do anything to touch me. I haven't done anything. >> Let's go. Come on, ma'am. >> Have I done anything, sir? >> No. >> No, no, no, don't touch my Don't please don't touch my You cannot touch me. >> You do that, it's going to be a problem. >> anything from you. I'm not even touching you. I'm not doing I'm not doing anything. I'm >> not doing anything. >> Okay. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ARE YOU GOING TO LEAVE? YOU'RE GOING TO WALK HER NOW. YOU'RE GOING JUST GO AHEAD. JUST GO. GO AHEAD. Go ahead. All right. Go ahead. Now you want Now YOU WANT ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. ALL OKAY. OKAY. That's it. Now we're done. All right. That's it. Simple. Yeah. Yeah. All right. All right. Yeah, for trespassing. Yeah. Yeah. I'm going I'm going to go back and get her name so we can put her for trespassing. And I'm Why would officer. If don't cooperate, you're going to take me. Now I'm struggling with you. No, don't don't don't tighten up your grip on me. You are. >> Calm down. >> Sir, you're hurting me. You are hurting me. >> You're hurting the book. >> You're pushing me. >> I'm not holding you. >> Let it go. Let go. PUT IT DOWN. YOU'RE HURTING ME. >> All right. >> Sir, put it down. Just put the arm. Relax it. Why are you trying to be forceful with me? Relax it. Relax it. Relax it. Relax it. Relax it and relax it. You're hurting me. You're still hurting me, sir. You're still hurting me. You're still hurting me. This officer is not You are. You put your arm down a bit because you're straining my hand. And I still don't know what I'm being arrested for. He's pulling away. >> I'M NOT PULLING away from you. >> Pull away. >> I've been pulling You're hurting me. I'll take my purse. >> Put your hands behind you. >> How long? How long you're hurting me? How long you're hurting me? If I get a bruise on me, it's on you. I will I'm not pulling away. I still need you. I still need you. Stop pulling my arm. You are. Stop. >> All right. You got it. >> Stop. >> Huh? >> You got to get it. You get it now. You got to get it now. >> Please. >> Now get your And you're still squeezing my arm. You're squeezing it. You're squeezing my arm. I You are squeezing it. You're squeezing it. You are okay. YOU'RE SQUEEZING ME. YOU ARE. STOP. >> STOP. >> GET YOUR HANDS PLEASE. He's hurting me. He's hurting me. You see how you're holding me? You're holding me loosely. He's tightening me on purpose. And then he's pulling my arm. Look how his arm is squeezing. It's hurting me. Stop. Now he's got two hands. >> You got to kneel down on the floor, ma'am. >> I'm not just trying to I'm here to let you know Please help us help you. Can we get fire rescue? >> Yeah, let's get talking. >> Girl for 40. Yeah, can we get fire rescue also, please? I don't think she's feeling well. She's throwing up, so we're just going to check. She's going to wait out anyway, so just set her against that. Put her put over there. 10-9, I'm sorry. Just explain to me so I know what's >> She didn't tell you what. >> Who? >> Well, she was the gate agent. I >> Okay, so what what happened here? Just tell me what happened so I know. >> Oh, Paula closed the gate closed the door at 14. Okay, she walked in and then soon as she walked in, she did this lady sprinting. And then she came to the front. I'm like, "Ma'am, you're going to have to go to a customer detail to rebook." Before I even get to finish my sentence, she started getting all rowdy. Calling me names, telling me you're going to [ __ ] get me on a [ __ ] flight. Da da da da. And then I called her. And then she didn't hear her screaming. When she was coming down, she just kept getting hot like >> Can I get a picture of your little thing? >> You want this one or the spare one? >> So basically she came here already had a attitude. >> She said she was late. She said she was at the wrong gate. E E's, yeah, whatever gate she was at. >> Okay. So No, that's in terminal three. Oh, no, not E 13, but yeah, it's in terminal three. >> Yeah, but I'm trying to explain to her, "Ma'am, Well, that's what the person said when I walked out of TSA. >> No one said that. >> No, no one said that. >> So, okay. So, and then when I came to talk to her, she wanted to get all loud. So, I already knew I already knew what was going to happen. So, okay. >> That's it. >> All right. >> But, I needed her name cuz I wanted her to document. So, before you called, that's what you was trying to give me. Cuz I said, "Can I see a boarding pass?" >> Yeah, how long are you going to be here for? >> Till 1:00 a.m. I got Okay. And make sure my phone is okay. [ __ ] out of here. RACE OFF PRIDE. BECAUSE YOUR PRIDE IS HURT. YOUR SOUL IS LITERALLY [ __ ] UP. ALL these criminals. All these criminals all around the world. And being someone to arrest someone who missed their flight. Mr. Powell, you're a [ __ ] [ __ ] You took a picture with your own personal phone? You took a picture of my driver's license with your own personal phone, sir? Mr. Sir, I just watched you take a picture of my driver's license with your own personal phone, sir. >> Okay, man. Okay. >> Okay, man. >> take a picture of my driver's license with your own personal phone, sir? >> It's how work stuff, man. >> no. Did you take a PICTURE OF MY DRIVER'S >> I'M DONE TALKING. I'M DONE I'm done talking. NO. NO. NO. >> DID YOU TAKE A PICTURE of my driver's license with your own personal PHONE, SIR? >> NO. >> WATCHED YOU DO THAT. >> OKAY. All right, then. No problem. >> Was that your phone? Was that your phone you took a picture with, sir? >> Okay, man. >> Is that your phone? Is that YOUR YOU YOU ARREST ME FOR TRESPASSING. You did not read me my Miranda rights. You did not read ME MY MIRANDA RIGHTS. YOU JUST ARRESTED ME. YOU DO REALIZE THAT ALL OF THIS BREAKS MY MIND, MY LAWS, my rights. You do know that. You do I hate y'all. If it's NOT YOU GUYS BEATING ON US, IT'S YOU GUYS DOING SOME [ __ ] YOU GUYS ARE ALWAYS ALWAYS ATTACKING US. LIKE IF IT WASN'T THAT ONE THING THAT A BLACK MAN WOULD DO TO A BLACK WOMAN, IT'S ANOTHER THING. IF IT WAS a white girl, I SWEAR TO GOD YOU WOULDN'T HAVE GONE TO THIS LENGTH. BUT BECAUSE I'M BLACK, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS GO TO BLOCK AT ME. I HATE Y'ALL. BLACK men are the worst. Black men are the Black men ARE JUST [ __ ] WORSE. >> YO, COULD YOU tell them can I get a female deputy to pat her down cuz she's going to touch me. I don't I don't want to I don't want to be touched. Just let her I'm going to bring her in and let him let her pat her down. Just cuz right there you got to pat him down. I don't want her to kick me or nothing. So, just You can get out. You can get out. You can get out. Yo, tell them let me get a female deputy to get her out of the car. >> All suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Thank you for watching.