Using social media at the airport regarding your airport experience is not something to be taken lightly. This airport passenger learns that airport lesson in a big way. On February 23rd, 2025, the Tampa Airport Police Department was called to the scene at the airport for reports of that passenger. >> 127, you just keep the radio clear. >> Are you flying with him? >> Yeah, we just got to talk to him real quick. >> That's a little weird, don't you think? >> Yeah, it is. Yeah. >> Well, we'll explain in a minute. >> All right. What happened? >> Yeah, you were Step. Put your legs out for me, please. Stay right there. You putting some uh th- threats on social media about bombing the airport? >> I we are aggravated. We are aggravated. You know I aggravated you said anything out that out like that? >> I deleted it right away, bro. >> You deleted it? So you So you did send those out? >> Yeah, but I promise you I deleted >> What did it say? >> Yeah, I was just I don't I'm aggravated with this [ __ ] airport. >> Okay. Uh it's through the social media. I don't know how the [ __ ] Yeah, no. Stay right there. Don't move. >> I swear to god I don't got anything on me, officer. >> Just >> Well, here's the thing. When you When you post those things >> I understand. >> they're immediately flagged. So you could post it and take it down in a half a second and then you're flagged. So this is why we're here. We'll explain in a minute. >> So why is he being >> Cuz it's a criminal investigation. He posted that he wanted to bomb >> I I understand that, miss. >> That's a problem. The FBI is involved. >> 100%. >> So let's leave it at that right now. >> Okay, but wait. What is going to happen now? Why >> I don't know. We're going to talk to him. So just leave it alone. >> Sir. >> I have it in my bag if I Let me get it. My bag's over there. >> I don't like how he's being a little like so aggressive. >> I don't want to >> Okay. >> You look at it from our point of view. The FBI's involved. He made a comment on social media. Your man's not on the ground. He was not hit. He was not hurt. Okay? I just got here. I saw him from a distance. >> I just want to know what's going on cuz the officer came over here kind of aggressive and just grabbed him up. That's the only thing. >> Are y'all with him? >> Yes. >> All right. For protocol All right. For protocol Just sit there. >> I I listen. Listen. I know. I don't got no problem, G. >> Listen, after all of this you can have a talk to your friends. >> I got it. I got it, man. This is This is a You will You will, sir. Everything's on body cam. You're being recorded. We have no way to delete, change >> I hope not. >> or anything. >> May I turn around? >> It's on Give me a second. And it's all right. I'll sit you down so you can see your stuff. Come on back here. You don't want to sit down? Okay. Okay. Right here so you can keep an on your things. Good to go. Have a seat right there for me. Have a seat. Okay. Could you all move out for me, please? >> Yeah, let me lock this, uh, >> All right. Oh, so you're going to put >> Hold on. >> All right. Can I Can I ask Can I ask a couple questions now? >> Yes. >> I can't say anything because I'm mad about my flight. I can't say anything like that. >> You have to be responsible of what you say, okay? Otherwise, they wouldn't call us here, okay? But before I ask you any question or before you say anything, let me read you your right, okay? >> All right. I'm I'm not I'm not going to go to North Carolina. I'm not going to go. >> attorney but cannot afford to hire an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you before and during questioning free of charge. Okay? You may use any of these right. Okay. So, just right now, just give me a yes or no. >> Okay. >> Have anyone threatened you, coerced you, or promised you anything to answer to cause you to answer question or statement? Oh, okay. Thank you. All right. Since you're in handcuff, um, it's recorded that I read you your right and, uh, and you are waiving your right right now, okay? >> Just tell them what you >> You told me because you before when I spoke with you, you said that on social media that you said you were about to >> Hey, all right. That's all. All right. I'm basically We're just aggravated because we missed our closing our door by 4 minutes. >> Okay. >> Give me the exact verbage that you said when you told me. >> Okay. >> So, basically, right when that happened, I I was literally aggravated on social media. I just let I'm going to bomb this [ __ ] airport, but it wasn't in that reference. I said I'm going to just bomb this [ __ ] airport because I was like, "What the fuck?" Like, "We missed our [ __ ] door by 4 minutes. That's all it was. >> Okay. >> After I posted it, after I posted it, my wife and I said, "You can't post stuff like that." And then when I went when I went to take it down, it literally said, "Your post has been removed." >> Okay. >> So, once it did that, it went off. I'm like, "Okay, thank god because I like I I it's wild. What after I posted it, I know I noticed it like this like this [ __ ] it can't you can't say this [ __ ] >> Yeah. >> She said it. She said, "You got to watch what you post." And literally, right when I went to go delete it, I got a notification it's it's off and that's it. That's really it. >> Okay, let me uh And and and which social media platform >> it's just literally Instagram. It was on my Instagram story. >> Instagram, okay. And it's gone now, it's been removed by Instagram? >> Yes. Yes. >> Okay. And around what time did you do it? >> Honestly, our flight got missed at >> Mhm. >> I missed we missed our flight by 8:00. Like 8:00, 8:10. >> Right around 8:10? >> 8:10, yes. >> So, between 8:00 and 8:10? >> Yeah, like around that time. >> Okay. >> Cuz we missed it. We Our flight was at 8:00. We got we got to our gate at 7:51 in the morning. We were close. >> And after you posted uh it got flagged by Instagram first or you removed it first? >> Right when I closed my phone, it got flagged and when I opened up my phone and I seen it, I was like, "Oh shit." I went to delete it >> Mhm. >> and literally it was already deleted. >> Okay. >> It was already deleted. >> Okay. >> Instagram works fast, so. >> Okay, yeah. Yeah, when when you post something about bombing >> No, when you post anything like has to do with curses or anything, it it'll get taken down. >> And uh well, verbatim uh what was the post says? >> It just says I was saying I'm about to bomb the [ __ ] airport. So, you can search me all you want. I don't have anything on me. >> Okay. >> I'm just trying to go home to my son tonight about it. >> Okay. And then where you going to? >> I'm going to North Carolina. I got to pick up my son. >> Okay. >> And I I literally it literally got deleted 4 minutes after I posted it. >> And uh what gate were you supposed to go to? >> I think we're in A8 after >> Okay. When you when you when you took the photo and posted it on Instagram, where were you? >> I was honestly sitting at the Auntie Anne's right there. >> you were right here by Auntie Anne's? Okay. Okay. >> We were literally like I was like what in the world how did you not think of that? >> You got to remember when we're in the airport everything that's happened on the 9/11. >> Yeah, you got to >> I get it. I I totally get it. I just thought we would question first before we do >> Before homie came over and just started grabbing people up. >> Yeah, like I was a little >> Okay. Again, >> Questions could have been >> What you did what we doing we got a potential threat of something, you know. How old is your boy? >> He's 26. >> 26? >> 27. I'm going to be 28. >> 26? >> See, we forget our age already. Mhm. Well, >> You want to sit down, man? You sure? All right. On you. >> Y'all surrounded me I feel like I got to stand 10 toes too, you feel me? Y'all want to build one over there. >> Right. If that was the case you would have been tackled you. >> No, I don't know. I don't want no beef. I don't want no beef with police. I'm going no beef. >> Yeah, there's no beef, man. >> I love you and I appreciate that, G. Thank you. >> I'm going to I'm going to send a very nasty email. >> Okay. Okay. >> Karen. I had a I had a terrible time at the airport. I was handcuffed. Oh, your dog's finally here. >> Do I have to get up? >> No, boy is at work right now. >> I I prefer driving to be honest like >> So, how many bag did you got check in? >> Literally one luggage. >> Okay, you checking one bag and and that's the one you check in the morning after you missed your flight, right? >> Yeah, that's my That's my worry in Jersey right now to be honest. >> I I love you. I'll let you know. Okay, yeah, I'm a You have cell phone? >> Uh I think. Babe, is my cell phone My It's probably on the charger right there. Right right by the Right by where his suit's at. >> You good? >> We got to just got to get the truck over here. >> Okay, so he's the one that post He's the one that do the posting. Are we taking them all? >> We're going to detain them all so that they can be interviewed. They're all going to be interviewed. >> Oh, so we taking them to HQ? Okay. >> Really? >> Yeah. >> Thank you. >> Let's go. >> They all coming with us? >> Yes. >> Pretty sure? This is [ __ ] embarrassing, bro. I hope you know that. Like I didn't even [ __ ] do nothing. >> I heard what you said. >> It's [ __ ] super embarrassing. Super [ __ ] embarrassing and I'm going to be a pest about it the entire time. >> So just so you know, the reason we're here is cuz your friend made comments. So I understand it's not your fault. It's You happen to be in his presence unfortunately. You got caught up in that. So I I hear what you saying, man. I wouldn't want to be in the same situation cuz it didn't look like you did anything. But >> I'm getting good. getting escorted, bro. >> Yeah, I know. I know. I was >> I was on 136. >> They had to do it in the white. I'm telling you, bro. Someone put their hand in my mouth cuz I want my $20 back cuz I got a hamburger. Bro, I don't mean to be an [ __ ] I don't know. I'm just agitated, bro. >> I know this is a situation you haven't been in before and it's new and you're stressed. I get it, man. You've been up since 6:00. Cuz you were sleeping on floors trying to make your flight. You get here 2 and 1/2 hours early and then your flight was it delayed or what what happened? >> Bro, what happened is my bag always gets checked, no matter what. >> Okay. >> So, it was busy. So, she had like six bags. You know how when we go through here, they like put them to the side? I had freaking got some curl activator. >> Got you. Thank you. >> Black shirt. There's somebody there. >> We we tried to do that. They said no already. It would have been a dope video. >> There was people already recording, so. >> Oh, romantic talk. I mean it out there. >> But it wasn't even like that. You know what I mean? >> I was just No, the one that just disappeared. You think we're going to [ __ ] forget about it? >> You can't push me around before you push me around and then you start telling me that you started patting me down. Mid pat down as I'm going to I mean he tell me something. That's the whole thing I got as that in my right pocket. I don't know. I'm going to say Let me know what's going on before you push me against the wall or something. >> I don't really care for any of this. I want you to let me go so I can leave. >> Oh, I do get to ride in a police car? >> Yes, sir. >> That is [ __ ] fire, bro. I've never been arrested before, bro. So, you know, it's kind of exciting. >> Well, it looks big. It's a truck. Looks big, but when you look in the back seat, you're like, "Damn, where did all the space go?" So, it's not big. >> Yeah, I've done a I've done a couple Yeah, I work for Optimum. I've done a couple installs at police stations. I don't know how the [ __ ] you guys do it, man. >> Whatever strong leg that you feel you can get. Watch your head. There you go. >> Lie down? >> Lie all the way down? >> Yeah. >> Who are we guys transporting to? To HQ. >> All the information we have is that you wanted a post office. The caller's name is Leticia Walker and it's reference to she advised that another employee was at work today, a black male, a threat to shoot at her office. And she requested to speak to officers about it. >> Come on, upload. I'm I'm trying to injure myself so I can really sue you guys. >> [ __ ] with you guys. I'm about to sue you guys. >> You can stay right there and I'mma get your boy out, all right? You know what I'm going to say? What you going to do first? This is the one that posted. >> Um We can go to our office. >> Your office? Okay. This Detective Mason, he's going to be talking to you, okay? All right. I She's here. I don't know where yet cuz we're they're going to talk to y'all individually. So, she's probably just sitting in another room, okay? Um you want me to sit in or you good? >> It's up to you. >> Hey, man, you you lead, dog. You tell me. >> All suspects are innocent until proven guilty. Thank you for watching.