Texas man arrested after sneaking on Salt Lake City flight

A Texas man who says he was bumped twice from his Salt Lake flights is now facing a federal charge accusing him of sneaking onto a plane and trying to fly home as a stowaway.

[@loveistheway8417]

This is literally the best cctv footage i have ever seen in my life

[@theproGAMAS]

airports got the good stuff

[@jvizzle82]

4k baby

[@SlavaSlavenima]

they probably don’t compress airport cctv when it’s stored

[@Lena-so2lq]

I lived in near Vegas. Facial recognition was off the chain out there. Id never experienced anything like that.

[@adub1300]

Literally

[@SnakeWasRight]

"No seats available, sir" *gets on plane, is surprised to find no seats are available*

[@214Cally]

😂😂😂 seriously tho

[@saysyke2867]

Listen again, she said he scoped out another different flight to the same destination

[@HausBilas]

Technically the toilet seat was available.

[@davidseifferleinfilm]

@@HausBilasI woulda sat on the toilet the whole flight

[@ArchGBUStanton]

​@@HausBilaslol right! 😂

[@beatonthedonis]

The CCTV was so clear, I managed to take a screenshot of his phone and used it to get on a flight to Austin.

[@stevensoares3532]

@@beatonthedonis 🤣🤣🤣

[@robinmccoy4671]

😂😅😂

[@dariovictor6409]

😂

[@mylegacytransformed]

@@beatonthedonis 🤣

[@bobedwards7927]

😅😅

[@yoyoland8461]

Committing a federal crime and risking the no fly list because you don’t want to wait is absolutely insane

[@Deletirium]

And it's black. I'm floored.

[@princejaxisblack8789]

@@Deletirium literally the most un-stereotypical “black” crime and we still got brung up wow the obsession with us is a disease

[@ervinreyes6302]

@@yoyoland8461 he belongs to the highest bracket of victimism he’ll be fine without punishment don’t worry

[@yoyoland8461]

@@princejaxisblack8789 I had to go back and read what I wrote to make sure I was so confused by their comment

[@justalurker5412]

@@Deletirium it’s?

[@tmusa2002]

I wonder how many times this worked for him prior to being caught.

[@folumb]

Agreed, I would never think to do that. It must have worked before and it would have worked that time if the flight wasn’t full

[@reesycasi]

That's what I was thinking

[@VEEZER1]

Bruh... you don't wanna know

[@s13rr4buf3]

Catch me if you can...

[@Tes-mm5rp]

Zero times.

[@MichelleVoegtline]

If this guy spend the same amount of efforts to do honest work, he would have enough money for a plane ticket.

[@Bob3519]

Exactly. 👍

[@NKdidit.24]

Work? Do you really expect those people to work?

[@patrickx9865]

​@@NKdidit.24lol those ppl kinda sounds bad tho?

[@NKdidit.24]

@@patrickx9865 thats what they are

[@NKdidit.24]

@@patrickx9865 freedom of speech. Welcome to the first amendment

[@ambrr_lily]

They scan the boarding passes at the door. The scanner should have flagged the duplicate before any of that needed to happen. If it isn't designed with that function it should be.

[@user-jg5ws9gr8n]

Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup

[@faizanjoyia]

Because the guy used the photo to scan it, he probably got on the plane before the original guy, and when the original guy got flagged, they probably asked for his identification. It matched the card, so they let him on thinking it’s a computer fault.

[@tvviewer4500]

@@faizanjoyiathat’s not the procedure at all. If this happened they would do a survey and deboard the plane if the number of people and the passenger manifested didn’t add up

[@ynotttt]

I didn’t think a picture of a ticket would pass a scanner. That wouldn’t work at a theater or sporting event.

[@ImpetuousPorkus]

@@ynottttyeah it’s a picture of a ticket rather than a digital copy of it….like I can see how a digital copy would work because that’s just a different format of a real ticket.

[@lamontmillington3063]

As an airline employee I feel sorry for the person who gave him the buddy pass. He violated the usage agreement and the employee might have been terminated as a result.

[@so.many.obstacles]

Right, there are many people including family that I would never give a pass to.

[@johnrobertson1]

‘Might have been’? Definitely was. lol.

[@johnrobertson1]

@@so.many.obstaclesWhen I used to get them, they still came with a dress code. Idk if they still do that, but it was a good way to make it clear that you are not a normal passenger and need to be on good behavior.

[@elizabethbottroff1218]

​@@johnrobertson1 A college BF had a pass through his dad's job. I had to pay an outrageous price for minimal notice, one-way ticket, out of Santa Barbara, CA, USA. He flew for free. He wore a collared long sleeve shirt. He carried a tie. He said that sometimes he only had access to a first class seat; but he could only claim it if he obeyed the dress code.

[@Kloco78]

@@johnrobertson1 yes they still come with a dress code and if you are doing anything suspect or wrong, you will be fired

[@inpoweryou-rayw6743]

So he also delayed 200 other people…. Costing those people travel fees, reservations, and possible employment.he should be cashed charged for that too

[@davidbumpus8574]

And don't forget fuel, personel, multiple safety issues, interference with airport traffic procedure patterns (inbound, outbound, standby on ground, stacked in the inbound landing que & more) plus a multitude of factors that could cause a ripple effect throughout the entire system for the remainder of the day.

[@umelokarnes5460]

It was circumstances beyond the other passengers control. I doubt if anybody is going to loose their job or any of the other stuff mentioned. This video has made national news.

[@AltClev37]

Absolutely! The airport is already miserable enough without people doing stuff like this and holding everything up.

[@shaydayy_babii420]

Oh he going to pay for them coming back to the gate. That’s a lot of money

[@JetEarlewood]

Be civil. Nevermind

[@Clayton-Bigsby966]

“Wyclef Florizard” Are we just gonna pretend like this man’s name doesn’t sound like a Pokémon?

[@erykahm4307]

😂😂😂

[@BruklinBridge]

With his mega evolution he can imitate pilots

[@Shannafai]

It's a Haitian name I think.

[@Vaultboy101]

Are we gonna pretend this man is Texan?

[@leeinwis]

black like colorful names and clothes

[@bowingtotheancestors2366]

This is one reason why , as a Flight Attendant, I check and lock the bathrooms right before we close the main cabin door.

[@Starswake]

Excellent 😊 safety first

[@vmwindustries]

Is that bot regular procedure?

[@vmwindustries]

Not*

[@wizquinn8021]

That's part of pre flight check list for flight attendance for most major airlines.

[@MustangGT50bmg]

everyone is a flight attendant on internet

[@the_nguy9123]

Wyclef: scans phone at gate Airliner: Welcome Mrs Susan Susan: scans ticket Airliner: Welcome again Mrs Susan

[@STAMPSTAMP82]

😂😂😂😂

[@ltee2261]

😂

[@pro-socialsociopath769]

That's what you get when you legislate the use of preferred pronouns 😂

[@bartonip1070]

It's not Susan its Shoo Shan

[@American_patriot110]

@@the_nguy9123 😅😅😂

[@Copynnpaste]

That’s an airlines mistake, why would two people be able to scan one barcode. They could’ve potentially let in a terrorist.

[@Miss_GiggleFarts]

they most likely didnt but when the real ticket came back as denied, they checked the system, confirmed it actually belonged to the person that bought it, let them in and assumed it was just a system error and moved on. these things break all the time

[@Copynnpaste]

@@Miss_GiggleFarts he go caught because two people wanted one seat. The system has a dangerous flaw, they let a man walk in an airplane without knowing anything about him

[@electric336]

No, terrorists would be stopped by TSA.

[@tatsycobad9329]

What are you saying? So a person without a boarding pass is likely to be terrorist rather than someone who didn't pay for a ticket? What???

[@Debauchery_Tea]

Duh. TSA is just a theater. If a terrorist really wanted to do harm, they'd find a way.

[@mattmillen2617]

That man would be a perfect fit for Congress.

[@laurad324]

Not the brightest tool in the shed .

[@allisonjames2923]

Pretty sure the Supreme Court would have a job for him. Or Dump’s hiring

[@rosettajackson7099]

Best comment ever❤

[@Desertfox14]

​@@allisonjames2923more like the Biden administration.

[@josiechaney9010]

The House, for sure.

[@madisonwhitley539]

The exact reason as to why when I'm looking at something important, I find myself a corner, alone and constantly watch my surroundings.

[@beverlytaylor8458]

Thanks for the tip, after seeing this guy do his con. I will be more careful

[@madisonwhitley539]

@@beverlytaylor8458 You are very welcome!!!🙂

[@davidlutz3980]

That's also why many men like to sit in booths, in the corners of restaurants, or other businesses. Some of us are always watching, and waiting for wolves.

[@tiffaniesheree]

Lol yup no joke..

[@madisonwhitley539]

@@beverlytaylor8458 You're welcome!!!

[@carmenjones8887]

That employee who offered the “Buddy Pass” is toast.

[@MissValdostaFeedAndGrain]

Who has TWO DAYS worth of free time to do this crap!????🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@ninithomas2559]

@@MissValdostaFeedAndGrain it’s not about him having two days but with the buddy pass he can’t fly until seats are available. So he’s already flying free and may not be able to purchase another ticket

[@jasonlacroix6083]

Were you really crowned Miss Valdosta Feed and Grain?

[@CynHicks]

Yeah, he could've taken a bus in that time.

[@nikolastruesdell4038]

@@ninithomas2559 valdosta ? Like valdosta GA?

[@M54B30_fan]

Save a lot of money with buddy passes, just pay taxes, normally like $50 all in.

[@josephgonzalez3491]

I can't scan a 2nd chance scratcher twice, but airports let you scan a boarding pass twice!? 😂

[@stephanies3862]

I was thinking the same thing. How did the computer not alert them that the same boarding pass was scanned twice?

[@kunti_putra]

Was wondering the same. It is impossible that the computer will allow this to happen.

[@michaelspaargaren5595]

It probably was caught by the computer. The gate agent probably thought it was an error and issued a new boarding pass.

[@jwofford1947]

Yeah, , that makes no sense.

[@flatcube3706]

Huh, why would you want that to be only able to scan once???

[@truneilson]

I bet he has done this before... ban him from all airlines and airports.

[@WhatALoadOfTosca]

Who will ban him exactly and with what law? Oh yeah, America doesn’t need laws does it?

[@badmonkey2222]

​@@WhatALoadOfToscahe literally committed three felonies so first of all the police will stop him any airline can ban him at any time or if he's put on a no-fly list and he will never fly in the United States. Criminal behavior All around I'm sure you're familiar with that.

[@Rwalt61]

​@WhatALoadOfTosca You do know there is a federal NoFly list, don't you. They have used it.

[@WhatALoadOfTosca]

@@Rwalt61 Well there you go. No I didn’t. I’m in a country where people have more rights so that is interesting. Good old Merka there.

[@Rwalt61]

​@WhatALoadOfTosca One thing we have in America is our right to defend ourselves, if you live in one of the good states. Besides, don't you think that stupid sh*t like this needs to be stopped and prosecuted. If you are pro criminal, you're part of the problem.

[@davidfaustino4476]

How TF is a photo of someone elses boarding pass enough to let someone board a plane???

[@007Taylor]

@@davidfaustino4476 In the US, once you're at the gate, you no longer have to show ID to board. Also we have airline apps on our phone & show our boarding passes from our phone. Also when l purchase my families tickets, l send them screen shots of their boarding pass. Very common practice.

[@dmx3674]

Bar code

[@givolimyerukim]

@@dmx3674 So it should block the real owner of the barcode of entering because 'ticket already had been used'

[@highroller3989]

He had a buddy pass

[@highroller3989]

What is a buddy pass you ask? I have no clue

[@SpaceCowboy57]

"Wyclef Florizard" sounds like he'd play football in a Key and Peele sketch.

[@plixplop]

His dad was a Pokémon

[@Dude2Abidez]

From Florida University

[@allstarprintlab2675]

Underrated

[@arielperez797]

Dolphin sounds 🐬🐬🐬

[@qrstw]

@@SpaceCowboy57 sounds like a wizard

[@mbdeuceduece4451]

Coming out of the bathroom to a full flight gotta be a terrible feeling 😂

[@Tracymmo]

Oops

[@sunnykobe3210]

Should’ve gone from bathroom to bathroom 😂

[@junebuggybugg420]

He should have stayed in there 😂

[@mbdeuceduece4451]

@@EricDraven-qd9pu why do all virgins have this kind of comment?

[@tmonjr8490]

@@EricDraven-qd9pu don't mind them. I was looking for this comment 😂

[@dennismayer4936]

We should watch our politicians and public workers as closely as this.

[@JayRSwan]

What exactly do you think happens? Do these exact same cameras just automatically turn off?

[@JJX-pp8zh]

POLITICIANS CNTRL THE CAMERA

[@JayRSwan]

@@JJX-pp8zh LMFAO okay 👍.

[@harlanfuller]

I spending all of election day bussing people from the shelters to vote against trump.

[@JayRSwan]

@@harlanfuller my guess is that you are too young to vote.

[@kiair89]

Not only did he just get banned but the employee who gave him the buddy passed will probably lose their benefits too.

[@marjorielemons7551]

He probably stole the buddy pass from a woman he scammed

[@selfmadesin0245]

What is a buddy pass I’ve never flown before

[@nicofelie]

@@selfmadesin0245I’ve only just heard of it but it sounds like it’s some sort of system where employees can give you a pass to fly for free. I know flight attendants and such are able to fly for free as well as their families so I think it has to do with that. I guess It means you can fly for free but only if there’s an empty seat

[@tyrellcobb4665]

I wonder if it's that employee that told him how they don't really check boarding passes properly and he could get away with this

[@judytregarthen9094]

He should have stayed in the bathroom 😂

[@stevestevensofficial]

He couldn't. No one can stay in the bathroom during takeoff.

[@beethao9380]

@@stevestevensofficial just don't close it as to alert anyone.

[@nicolegroves6880]

@@stevestevensofficial I’m fairly certain this was just a joke but thanks for the info 😂

[@cjburgos8393]

@@beethao9380 🤣🤣

[@princememphis7726]

Yeah I woulda ate some chili before and been in there farting up a storm 😂

[@pm1741]

So many mistakes here: 1) How did TSA allow a buddy pass used twice in two days? 2) How did gate attendant allow him to board the plane using a PHOTO of boarding pass? 3) How did flight attendants not check bathrooms before closing plane doors? 4) How can this guy not be on a permanent DO NOT FLY ban list? The punishment should be SEVERE to dissuade others.

[@chuckh4077]

He will scream rcsm if they do that. 😆

[@katiem4539]

Photos of boarding passes are so common. I use my phone all the time! Lol

[@mrb2349]

@@katiem4539 it should not be valid. If you have a digital boarding pass it should be on your e-wallet on your phone. If you have a physical one it should be on your person.

[@gund89123]

Gate attendant cares about weather it scanned or not, they don’t look at the phone. Airlines trying to save money. And it’s expensive to mistake proof the system. If you want to make your home safe you have to put strong grill on all windows. Beef up garage door. Have multiple locks. There is no lock out there that can’t be picked.

[@chuckh4077]

@gund89123 especially if the burglar has a high level in lockpicking.

[@user-ji1ed7pe8k]

How dumb. Now the person who gave him the buddy pass can get in trouble or fired.

[@user-bo3mp8un6c]

When it comes to flights, that’s probably for the best, no messing around

[@akiraic]

funny how US flights don't ask for ID while boarding. If so, how did he get in? In other countries, you only board if your ID matches the ticket

[@robertogutierrez9410]

​@@akiraicID is checked at the security checkpoint, and its checked against the ticket at that point as well, at the gate, only the ticket is scanned

[@akiraic]

@@robertogutierrez9410 the procedure should be homogeneous, the same at every point. Well, lesson learned (or not)

[@junme1389]

Like he cares 😂

[@user-tz5ck1xy5u]

I mean, it would have worked if there were open seats.

[@Cormano980]

More concerning is that he got on the plane, next time could be someone with bad intentions, not this ridiculous freeloader

[@Free_Bird_23]

yes because buying the ticket is the big hurdle if you have bad intentions

[@Cormano980]

@Free_Bird_23 normally you can't get this far inside without a ticket check, actually that's the firts thing even before security, so I wonder how he got in that boarding area

[@OceanSwimmer]

@@Cormano980 , I think he got thru TSA with the Buddy Pass maneuver? Good question. Security practices on the plane should be tighter. Hid in the bathroom during takeoff? And none of the Stewards noticed? Hmm.

[@Cormano980]

@@OceanSwimmer I know a guy who worked Customs in the airport, there's this practice among them to test the security randomly, this could be part of something similar, or just negligence

[@Sir.T]

The odds of that today in 2024 are super low.

[@CoryTemplar]

TSA: "Where are you headed today?" Him: "Not sure yet."

[@iliafigueroa4820]

@@CoryTemplar The bathroom

[@benjaminbotley]

@@CoryTemplar Austin, did you watch the video?

[@MickeyMousePark]

@@benjaminbotley TSA: "Where are you headed today?" Him: "Not sure yet." The bathroom Austin Same thing...

[@jimjimgl3]

"Um...somewhere..."

[@blacklove804]

@@CoryTemplar TSA has never asked me that

[@miggans21012]

Another thing I did not think about. Whenever I look at my boarding pass, I'll have to look at who's around me.

[@privatemasterminds3649]

Once I IIIenter the airport, I use my ticket as a bookmark for staff. Nothing can be read and it helps staff.

[@4g63t8]

Eh, it’s not like you’ll lose your seat

[@JustHereScrolling]

@@Slattboii3514ignorant.

[@6z0]

eh chances of this happening are

[@rs2131]

You should also try and not breathe the same air around other passengers in case someone captures your breath particles in a mason jar and clones your identity to try and steal your seat. Find out more on Truth Social. Google won’t have this information because it’s a woke company.

[@backgroundsoundmusic3078]

Now imagine if he was a terrorist.... shameful.

[@CD-vb9fi]

Security is to protect the business... not the customer or employees.

[@madscientistkicks]

Let’s not imagine such a thing…

[@ScottsdaleSushi]

@@madscientistkicks Let's do - they learned from this - hope there is a way to keep this from happening. The person that gave him a buddy pass is in trouble too.

[@ScottsdaleSushi]

Next time I fly, I will keep my info close so another person can't take a picture. Travelers better be careful.

[@carlybusch6601]

Didn't he have to go through the same security?

[@DreaddPirateRobb]

Am I the only one who noticed that someone literally watched him take a pic of a boarding pass and just did absolutely nothing about it?

[@spicy1116]

Mind ya business

[@jamsng]

Yeah and she was talking to the guy holding the boarding pass earlier in the video smh they ain't loyal

[@sylviaisgod6947]

You want to start a race riot in the airport?

[@BicoastalJet]

I saw it too. “See something, say nothing?”

[@annepierre-joseph2713]

Mind your business I’m not getting killed simply as abc

[@mannythedaddy]

whoever gave him that buddy pass more than likely fired.

[@mymichelle619]

Yup.

[@daviduhr4941]

If not fired outright, at least lost use of benefits

[@0741921]

Why woukd they be fired for his wrong doing?

[@jujublues01]

Naa, he just banned from using any more benefits

[@greenspiraldragon]

Why they didn't do anything wrong it was him that scamed someone elses boarding pass.

[@selfesteem3447]

Note to self...Never hold your debit or credit card up in the manner in which someone can take a picture of it when you're paying for items. Get a RDIF sleve for 💳 to protect from NEFARIOUS scanning when card contains a chip. Wrap in layers of aluminum in a pinch. Check out how when he takes the picture the second time, the person standing to his right is watching, witnessing😑 WHAT he's doing, smh

[@Nellosphere]

Thumb over at least half the numbers.

[@vanpenguin22]

​@@NellosphereThe last four in particular

[@nescionetizen295]

Why do they even accept a photo?

[@lawrencehubbell9397]

​@@nescionetizen295Someone would take the photo to get the numbers

[@Transformers2Fan1]

​@@nescionetizen295and people scoff at me when I point out that "ease of access" is such a data vulnerability People are lazy and want shortcuts, even if that means essentially shouting personal data to the world.

[@user-el7wx5gy8v]

That's not the first time he's done that. Should have been arrested.

[@jgrenwod]

He was.

[@flaviusfake271]

He was but nobody seems to wonder or care why he is desperate to get back home... Awesome compassion folks 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@paulshamblin6260]

He better be on the no fly list!

[@paulshamblin6260]

​@@flaviusfake271nobody is responsible for anyone else. He's s grown man. His reason is no more important than anyone else's on the plane.

[@jimdandy8119]

​@@flaviusfake271The "he was stealing to feed his family" card is pretty much null and void at this point. Zero "compassion" for anyone is what you need to get used to. We've earned this as a society, so enjoy it.

[@KCODacey]

Now I will be very careful about taking out my boarding pass and be observant as to who is standing next to me. Thank you for posting.

[@NicholasVincent-ol1zk]

KeyBoarding ledgend imapkeys

[@ebouwman034]

@@KCODacey Your name is attached to the reservation so he's not really stealing something from you. As a general rule maybe you still should be careful displaying QR codes with important info attached to them.

[@KCODacey]

@@ebouwman034 Thank you.

[@gabrielanymous7356]

@@KCODacey You can still pull it out in front of black people, just make sure they don’t have they’re phone out.

[@CloroxGodThe1st]

​@@gabrielanymous735680 mil votes for Biden. Remember that

[@sheldonhatch8255]

Thank you @SLC International Airport for your ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT security surveillance!!! Kudos to Everyone who worked on that upgraded airport

[@groovin4sho]

@@sheldonhatch8255 cut it out teachers pet 🤮

[@boy6319]

he got into the plane, into a toilet, unnoticed. literally only thing that stopped him was that they oversell plane seats on purpose. what amazing security that is, commendations all around!

[@bryson3410]

@@sheldonhatch8255 are you a bot?

[@charliesanchez6480]

Banned this guy for life!

[@janicefarmer2387]

Anyone who costs time and fuel should be charged and have to pay the restitution for it.

[@guadalupeblakey9926]

He should be sent to prison for at least Five years. By then he won’t want to fly anywhere. Just stay home.

[@troutbassncat3025]

Triple.

[@jewels964]

And put on no fly list...

[@richardpeoples8019]

​@@guadalupeblakey9926no, he should be put in prison for life-NO MERCY FOR CRIMINALS-EVER!!!!!!

[@THEOFLORIDA]

Oh come on you might offend the guy he's probably broke he's black come on That's what the crap they'll tell you Don't you understand this world's about feelings not about right or wrong anymore I agree with this I'm tired of paying for everybody else's bad choices

[@aaiello5787]

Now that’s balls. And not in a good way. 🤮

[@zoon3835]

people are way too bold in the airport

[@redbull5181]

I landed at MCI airport in Kansas City M.O. when i went to get my luggage bag off of the rotisserie a guy who wasn't on our plane started to pick up my bag. I took it from him, if i had not put a big yellow luggage tag on my bag i wouldn't had realized it was mine and he would have gotten away with stealing it. That is when i realized most luggage isn't lost by the airlines, it is stolen by scabs waiting in the pickup area.

[@sneksteppy]

Yeah, you, Jamal

[@lv7603]

You mean criminal.

[@looknbakatu]

people have gotten way too bold, Period! a free for all it seems!😳🤨

[@mitchweber7868]

​@@redbull5181what? Don't you know what your bag is just by the look of it, And it's distinctive characteristics?

[@christinedockler9380]

Who ever gave him a pass is not going to have passes any more.

[@JustNotInterested]

Today on "DUMBEST reasons to land in federal prison"!😂😂😂

[@Apixi]

He just wanted to go home your honor🤦🏾‍♀️

[@GHOSTSTARDANCER]

You got that right. 😂😂😂

[@Georgie1660]

He won’t go to prison, there’s no such thing as punishment for thieves.

[@rustinstardust2094]

This seems like something only a ten yr old kid would think would work.

[@bibastarmedia9650]

@@rustinstardust2094 Je is that level of development

[@paddypibblet846]

@@rustinstardust2094 average 80 IQ

[@jordanroman4624]

Home alone part 6

[@coolieee]

@@rustinstardust2094 woulda worked if there were more seats, soon as he landed hed literally just have to walk out the airport

[@cobracommander9138]

@@rustinstardust2094 it was one empty seat from working. Had he done it on a red eye flight there are usually many seats available on a red eye flight.

[@1SqueakyWheel]

When there were no open seats listed available at the terminal, that shoulda been his first clue that this probably WON'T work.

[@ericvigen]

Evil & Uncivilized Act!

[@drshoals1]

Nahhh…just desperate to get home. Don’t be so dramatic! 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Secretsdntmkefriends]

@@drshoals1 I'm sure none of the passengers this man inconvenienced had places to be themselves. 🙄 Stealing is indeed evil and uncivilized. Doesn't necessarily make him evil, but it most certainly doesn't make him good.

[@drshoals1]

@@Secretsdntmkefriends didn’t say he was right, just desperate.

[@Secretsdntmkefriends]

@drshoals1 I could agree with that. I have no idea what he might have going on. I think I and many others are wearing down from criminal apologists. We gotta stop justifying bad behavior, it's already gotten quite out of hand.

[@jaredg3152]

@@Secretsdntmkefriendsespecially when they dont look like you right? but that doesnt matter right?

[@bernitacenteno1326]

THE NERVE OF THAT MAN 😮 !!!!

[@dougallen4675]

Man?

[@user-tm2zr7tf7y]

The idiocy of this criminal!

[@mikeswanson6145]

How many times has he and others got away with that

[@debihester7284]

@@dougallen4675yes

[@Slattboii3514]

He’s black he can break the law and get away with it remember

[@y.enriquezgod-bless-americ4402]

Failure on security measures. With no legit boarding pass, gaining access to the Aircraft should've never happened...

[@TruthwillPrevail7938]

And meanwhile terrorists are learning

[@rick3CA.]

Be very careful who you give your buddy passes out to. It can end your career very abruptly.

[@eyes2c..519]

The man snapped a pic of a man's ticket is how he got it

[@Kjai537]

​@@eyes2c..519 no he got through TSA with a buddy pass. The commenter is saying because of that who ever gave the buddy pass to him could lose his job. Buddy pass and boarding pass are two different things.

[@ericmaui]

That employee is definitely screwed.

[@kelaEQ2]

If the person who gave the buddy pass is VERY lucky he/she will just lose their travel privileges.

[@rosemeccia9411]

Absolutely.

[@G-RO60]

15 second rule He worked pretty hard on scamming the system. Perhaps he should work that hard on paying for a ticket

[@ieatoutoften872]

And so begins the documentation of his criminal record (fraudulent scheme).

[@squidly1117]

You think this is the first thing on his record?!

[@-JAVY-]

He's a "outstanding citizen to his community"

[@moeelza7816]

Whoever gave him the buddy pass is deep trouble

[@moroteseoinage]

He probably traded it for a word pass.

[@Nordia16]

Why? It's a buddy pass. For your buddy, no?

[@moeelza7816]

@@Nordia16 when you give it to someone you’re completely responsible for how they use it, so if it’s abused or the person caused trouble on a flight you can lose your flight benefits or even get fired if they want

[@all-gone]

@@moeelza7816How is it people can’t figure this out. Common sense eludes some.

[@QtheLaserDude]

​Oh sure, let's blame the guy who commited a completely legal act, and not the guy who commited the crime... I'm glad your not in charge...​@@moeelza7816

[@nicklieb2931]

very heavy emphasis on “ALLEGEDLY”

[@DrippaManK-Bo]

His name is criminal itself Wyclef Florzard 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jogman262]

He's Jamaican, mahn.

[@santo8389]

@@jogman262 Haitian

[@inb4230]

mom probably didn't know who was the dad so she picked the first letter of every guy she thought could be and presto

[@jogman262]

@@santo8389 Haitian mahn.

[@gaborszegedy1673]

@@jogman262 LOL

[@vondahe]

This is the FIRST time ever I’ve seen useful surveillance camera footage.

[@ODaly-16gcs]

Yeah; no usual blurry "video" from unfocused airport security cameras, but amazing we find a rare focused camera in some airport in Utah. Now for those blown out "boom box" airport announcement speakers.

[@ritamarchi2168]

It wasn't that useful if they caught him on camera twice in 30 mins taking photos of other people's tickets. Nothing was do e a out it. If there had happened to be a spare seat on that plane, he would have gotten away with it. He only got caught because the plane was full , that is madness.

[@Theegoaat]

@@ritamarchi2168definitely way too easy!

[@j.k.7929]

You defetely must watch more security cam videos because then you see why they solve so many cases and arrest the wright persons ( so much faster )

[@HALOMOVIEMUSIC]

He probably would have gotten away with this if the flight wasn’t full. Nice security TSA

[@X6800]

If it wasn't for those meddling ki... wait a minute.

[@normiepuppet]

@@HALOMOVIEMUSIC people still think tsa is real security? 😂

[@irataub698]

But it wasn't anything to do with TSA... the guy was screened by TSA, it was the gate agents that let him on the plane...

[@josesanchez1440]

It legit said he had a buddy pass to get in meaning he was screened 😂 now if they found him with a weapon that’s different

[@jackiewynter2858]

Allegedly, he could have done it before, but this time he wasn’t so lucky.

[@tatata1543]

That guy is a criminal genius.

[@Loadrunner620]

He should be BANNED for life from flying on that airline ever again.

[@natoshasutton4538]

Can you imagine if he gets the employee fired or they no longer have travel privileges because of his actions?

[@desiretoexcel6078]

Also just jail him

[@RLaraMoore]

Banned from flying any commercial airlines at all. Banned from entering an airports.

[@jc4388]

He's goin for his and yall jelly.

[@snowsurfr]

Employee likely was fired or at least lost buddy pass privileges. Dude should the permanently banned from commercial flying and airports.

[@rb5078]

“Brazen attempt to catch a flight home.” The audacity. 🤣

[@tobex6626]

Looking for this comment lol It's bad that he had to steal someone's ticket info, but to demonize a desperate person is what news casters are good at. Teleprompters and the people whom write these scripts show they have no remorse for people's situations

[@jennifer9528]

I'll give him credit for creativity as well as for exposing a serious vulnerability within the airline industry. Just imagine if he was a criminal on the run... or worse, a terrorist! If the flight wasn't full, he would have been gotten away with it. I'm more disturbed by the gap in security than I am by his attempt to get a free ride.

[@nuclearmusic77]

he still had to go through security, so it's not really a terror risk. the worst thing that could happen is he gets a free flight lol

[@GSDMom91]

Every illegal is a terrorist risk since they can board and fly without ID or even a photo taken.

[@xefirah8753]

❤

[@redbuddha3482]

He would have got away with it if it wasn’t for those meddling kids!

[@snipingpyro]

there are actually people whose job it is to do just this. they try to sneak contraband through TSA and find loopholes they can get away with.

[@jayfleegle9455]

He will just get a slap on the wrist because he will claim he was “ wrongly “ accused 🤬

[@Elmnopen]

If there had been an empty seat, no one would have caught him. You people are so brilliant

[@ACSuperstar]

Man, that must have sucked for him, when he came out and couldn't find a seat. Lol

[@n7narcosis]

You people?

[@Xizario2]

If there was an empty seat he would have been able to buy a ticket in the first place...

[@vaibhavkothari8240]

@@n7narcosisyep you people cry about it

[@greenspiraldragon]

Nope they flagged a duplicate boarding pass.

[@splint3048]

Do they not have a system which raises an alarm when more than one person using the same boarding pass goes through the gate?

[@IFD2]

You would think

[@michaelmurray6197]

I suspect it's far more common for someone to screw up and scan a boarding pass a second time. Or even for someone to leave the flight because they forgot their phone or something and then have to rescan their boarding pass. And then with how incompetent some people are it would create a massive issue. I suspect this isn't the only guy doing something crazy like this and getting away with it. He made it through TSA, so if he really was a danger then he could have just bought a ticket. In fact he did buy a ticket, he just wanted to get on a different flight, possibly because it was more expensive than the ticket that he did buy?

[@Mark-pp7jy]

Even loading luggage, our scanners would alert me to a bag that was previously scanned, or wasn't for the destination of the flight we were working.

[@nyu9819]

@@michaelmurray6197he was using a buddy pass of a Delta employee. He used that nonrevenue standby seat request boarding pass to get through TSA, then used someone else’s confirmed revenue boarding pass to try to board the flight. And you cannot deplane after boarding, once you scan and enter the jetbridge you cannot come back out to the gate area to rescan your boarding pass

[@jakolu]

@@Mark-pp7jy I've had my bags loaded onto the wrong flight before when connecting at SLC. I think they were scanned as loaded onto the correct flight but I'm not 100% sure on that

[@2xhollow191]

How is this possible? No alerts that the same ticket was scanned

[@moregravity033]

Right? I thought they were gonna say the alert occured after scanning the woman's actual ticket

[@zentraf]

All the airlines overbook that’s y there is stand by in the first place so there’s that !!!

[@2xhollow191]

@@zentraf what.. stand by is typically for ppl who miss a flight or are on a buddy pass

[@MrSergio608]

Imagine being on the No Fly list for the REST of your life over this 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@AmyReindl]

He needs to be banned from all airports, all airlines, and all flights forever. Zero tolerance for this kind of theft. That’s horrible.

[@mikewillett5076]

He should just march across our southern border, then he'd get hooked up!

[@flaviusfake271]

I honestly feel bad for the guy. Trying to get back home but couldn't afford the ticket. Times are rough for everybody. I am an honest guy but also compensate and human. You got serious issues if your first thoughts are to ban him from all flights anywhere for life.

[@AmyReindl]

@@flaviusfake271 if it’s a domestic flight, he could have taken a train. There are much less expensive ways to go home. They just take longer. This was blatant theft. He was trying to deny paying customers THEIR right to be on a flight they had actually paid for. Zero tolerance. He had other options. He was just too selfish and greedy to take them.

[@pamcollins4334]

​@@AmyReindlbut the plane was full so he couldn't have stopped anyone else from getting on

[@paulcooverjr.6947]

​@@flaviusfake271many are going through tough times, but we don't commit crimes. His actions were not of a desperate man. Caused an entire flight delayed. He had a pass, just needed to be patient. I got stuck in an airport for a day. It happens. Next time he may use the weakness for something worse. Maybe not ban him for life. But he should be banned for a period of time. 10 years is fair.

[@davebowrin7361]

As a former airline employee there are very clear rules for buddy passes. Usually their given to family members. Like I used when my family did when my Dad had open heart surgery in South Carolina.

[@uptopswag8446]

Let me guess your dad was at MUSC? I live in charleston its an awesome hospital!

[@danielhickmott5800]

Always discriminate who you allow on your pass list. With this activity the employee who sponsored him can likely lose his flying privileges as well.

[@markbivens277]

Those that do that should be banned on all flights.

[@soniarosado2848]

@@markbivens277 yes he should be changed go to jail all that money he stole from the air line it must cost him big money 💰. Wow 🤯.

[@theboshane]

They should abandon their free loading culture at this point now.

[@gdaddy5193]

They're supposed to be counting bodies manually as well as scanning passes. How did they not notice there was one extra person?

[@maximilian672]

That's the million dollar question, but the answer is probably quite mundane. I've never seen airport staff that wasn't severely stressed during boarding. The bigger question is: Why did the system not alert them to the fact? Humans can easily lose track, but the computer should not.

[@gdaddy5193]

@@maximilian672 I'll use this analogy. My kindergarten daughter was getting on the bus. The bus driver looked in the rear view mirror and didn't check the door. She closed the door in my daughters face an started driving. She was making a right turn. Thank God I was right there and pulled her away and banged on the door. She jammed on the brakes and opened the door. I called the school and ended up taking to the director of transportation. He said " The driver is only human and mistakes happen" I replied "She has ONE JOB! to gaurentee our children get to school safely. She failed and there's no excuse for it" the reason for all the counting and checking boarding passes is for the saftey and security of the passengers. No matter how "Stressed they are. There's no excuse for failing to do their job. I'm retired and took a job at a theme park. Our first priority is safety. We're also expected to interact with guests ... Literally thousands of people, parades and activities. I've been chatting and schmoozing with guests and they notice that my eyes were everywhere and some have commented "you don't miss anything do you?" No I don't! And the worst thing that can happen is someone getting a boo boo.

[@maximilian672]

@@gdaddy5193 in a perfect world, you would be right. However, we do not live in one and mistakes / system failures are inevitable. No matter how diligent or dedicated you are, no matter how complicated or simple your tasks are, you will eventually make a mistake, given that you do something long enough. This doesn't mean what happened to your daughter is excusable. There should have been additional safety layers in place to prevent this from happening. Just as there should have been fallbacks in place to catch that illegal passenger before the plane left the gate. Critical systems (computers and humans) require fallbacks and optimally a failsafe state and should be designed accordingly.

[@gdaddy5193]

@@maximilian672 That's why there's the computer and a very simple hand clicker. Look ... I'm a high time private pilot. I have freinds who are professional pilots both commercial and military. The reason they're alive is because nobody ever made a mistake. From maintenance to ATC to themselves. Quite a few of the commercial pilots took early retirement because they've seen the quality of people start to slip. From pilots to maintenance to the aircraft manufacturers. Baggage handlers have caused planes to crash because of an oversight or mistake. There is NO MARGIN FOR ERROR. period.

[@stuartpearce2997]

This thief trying to cheat now causes everyone to be delayed. What a chump. Ban him from all future flights.

[@Waltitude]

Imagine how pissed everyone was. They should make a legislation to allow civic lawsuits for damages due to gross public disturbance out something. You can never know how that sort of delay impacts other people's lives.

[@jumpinandy]

CALM DOWN! It’s not that deep!

[@annjepsen1621]

@@jumpinandy Found the trouble maker!

[@CJinsoo]

or they could prosecute him under existing federal law.

[@Pepesmall]

It's not like you can sue if your plane gets delayed because of weather or something, or overbooking, or ten million other reasons. You can't sue the bus for not picking you up, and tbh most jobs don't even care if you have a legit reason to be late and tell you that you should leave and arrive early in case something happens.

[@lovelilpeep99]

Marchman Act through the local Sheriff's can force an involuntary blood test to check for drugs, you pay for them to stay baker acted as long as you can pay, and as long as there is a bed available. You can do this when someone is affecting your life, or business in a negative way. You can get the person's info through a Lawyer with an Affidavit.

[@amazon4716]

He should be arrested.

[@ceceespejo5164]

I am glad they stopped him, that is wrong what he was doing, I am telling you, we must watch our back every minute when out and about not only at the airport

[@Wanking_wanker]

I still remember waking up that day feeling like something was off. I have not had the feeling since

[@doug112244]

I hope he gets charged for all the extra costs.

[@_mitcheljesus]

He cost himself the ability to fly again + an airline employees job by using a buddy pass irresponsibly

[@paulready8897]

Glad the crook got caught and arrested.

[@projectkj7643]

He STOLE someone’s info! He needs to be in jail!

[@greenie_687]

that's a bit too harsh he was just tryna get home

[@MadAudi]

I could have sworn I watched him being cuffed in this video. So he went to jail. Not sure what he was charged with… but he illegally stole onto an airplane and he performed a form of identity theft by snapping a pic of someone’s boarding pass.

[@Mr.Whiteman-rv2iz]

He just took a picture of the id with his phone, whats the difference if he took a mental picture. Would that be stolen too

[@ChibiDesigns]

boarding pass dosnt have much personal information, just your name which can be found anywhere online

[@MadAudi]

@@Mr.Whiteman-rv2iz You have to show the boarding pass before getting on the airplane… Have you never flown before?

[@AbleReason]

They need to make anyone who forces a plane to return to the airport pay for gas and everyone's ticket on that airplane.

[@ketoauntie7301]

From what I see from this video 2 big mistakes were made unfortunately upfront by Employees to let him get onto a plane. 1) Why did they let him thru TSA w/o a boarding pass. Boarding pass demographic info should match your license/state issued I.d. That's why they check both before you even go thru security check. 2) Why didn't flight attendants check that the toilets were empty before the plane started for taxing on departure?

[@Obiamajoyisrmd]

He had a ticket for another flight which is why he went through TSA.

[@Obiamajoyisrmd]

@@emmettturner9452 wrong. He had a standby for the southwest flight to Austin. Not the delta flight. Not even sure why you’re sending me a reply but your comment was wrong nonetheless

[@kimpulsipher647]

@ketoauntie7301 I just flew Delta, from Orlando to Austin and I didn't need my boarding pass till I boarded.

[@NancyK-cu6xj]

They fired all the experienced employee because they were making too much money. This is what you get, waa laa.

[@77-ty7gb]

​@ObiAmajoyiSrMD when you make public post expect public replies, thats why you got a reply. The easiest way to avoid that is to not make public comments.

[@karenking6178]

Good post! I fly a lot and now the ticket agents have started asking for my name when I show them my boarding pass. Excellent new procedure!

[@Rare_Diamond1111]

That is crazy! You need to check if the name on the ticket matches the ID. Agent should be fired.

[@ambrr_lily]

They do that prior to the gate only. Once at the gate, they simply scan the boarding pass, that was only issued with confirmed identity, whether online or at the check in. Then again confirmed with ID at security. Can you imagine how much longer it would take to check IDs against boarding passes at the gate, for the 3rd time? Better that the computer at the gate would flag any duplicate boarding passes.

[@x_Punisher_x]

WRONG. Airline agents are NOT responsible for verifying ID. ID is only required in order to go through the security checkpoint, by a TSA agent only. Once through security, you don't need to pull your ID out again, as your boarding pass is sufficient (and this guy obviously knew that already).

[@JohnnyCatFitz]

Tsa is supposed to check this at security checkpoint. That you have valid ID and a ticket. Idk how Buddy passes work but it sounds like this is a scheme an employee might have helped concoct.

[@Ismailajagne_10]

Just for a mistake you want him to be fired, shame on you

[@MikeDCWeld]

​@@ambrr_lilytrue, but presenting a _photo_ of a boarding pass should definitely trigger an ID check to verify that the person is using the correct boarding pass.

[@PracticalPerry]

Just woW. Thanks for helping keeping us safe Southwest Airlines.

[@grumpy3543]

Wait. The flight attendants didn’t check the lavatories before closing the doors? Seriously? That’s not how it’s done. They need to be retrained.

[@Derekzparty]

What are you going to do force the guy out while he's in the middle of #2 ?

[@chicitytv9932]

The boarding door can be closed while a guest is in the rest room…. The flight attendants did a good job.

[@grumpy3543]

@@chicitytv9932 Prior to closing the cabin doors all passengers must be seated with seat belts fastened, carryon baggage stowed and electronic devices must be in airplane mode. That’s the FAR’s. Just because you have seen it done doesn’t make it right.

[@grumpy3543]

@@Derekzparty No. you just don’t close the cabin door. It’s a federal regulation.

[@chicitytv9932]

@@grumpy3543 If a guest goes into the restroom before the boarding door is closed, you do not have to wait on the guest to come out of the rest room to close the boarding door.

[@deathtrance217]

How does he use the picture of his ticket to board , the person checking tickets should only allow tickets to board.

[@RiNiSM]

How weak is our Airport Security 🤦‍♀️

[@typex4928]

but they caught him red handed!?

[@CharmingChowder]

@@typex4928lol

[@CARLIT0SWAY]

You beat me to it… also technology is real good but it’s also real bad.

[@xDiamondAce]

yes but they only caught him because their was no seats left. he prolly done it before where someone didn't make it to the flight or not all seats were taken and got a free ride

[@RKingis]

Security theater.

[@inwiththenew]

New fear unlocked. Next time I check my boarding pass, my back eill be pressed against a wall and use my jacket as a shield 😅

[@benefactionhindrance]

If you just unlocked this, you’re in for a rough ride

[@inwiththenew]

@@benefactionhindrance it gets worse?

[@Mnil52]

You sure that's safe enough? Maybe hide in a bathroom stall to check it under your jacket and use a couple lookouts to make sure no one is nearby

[@bilsid]

buy a wallet for your passport and slip your boarding pass in it

[@johnbergstrom2931]

No, just make sure there's no shifty/sketchy people around you.

[@dibber43]

He needs to be properly identified, fingerprinted, photographed, and put on a no-fly list...IMMEDIATELY!!!

[@patrickancona1193]

Well since I was put on it for 5 years over my opinion on face book (last time I ever used that commie site) ya absolutely, if I can get a no fly for saying the clintons are evil a actual crime should get something, but we all know he’ll get a go fund me & make a bundle over this

[@andrewdavidson4421]

He isn't a terrorist and doesn't pose a security risk to US citizens, so why should he be put on the No Fly List? Why not just arrest him and send him to jail?

[@oluwawamirionakoya3287]

​@andrewdavidson4421 Yup, I agreed with both of you, facts who goes to an airport and takes a picture of another person's boarding pass, he should've gotten his own ticket online

[@amandacrawford4748]

@@andrewdavidson4421no one knows this completely to be . He isn’t just some innocent Joe Shmo !!!!

[@-JAVY-]

Give him 10 years in jail​@@andrewdavidson4421

[@TheDramacist]

Wow he really thought that out until the critical moment: NO SEATS AVAILABLE

[@silverserpent420]

Wyclef Charizard should have hid in his poke ball until the flight landed.

[@bigplanner]

😂😂

[@ceciliaaznaran3317]

Why do people think they are going to get away with this behavior.

[@chrisdonish]

Because they can, if there were empty sears, no one would know This happened

[@NeoAutodroid]

We assume he's thinking to begin with?

[@pattih7]

Criminal behavior, for sure!

[@randym5716]

What a selfish thing to do... he should get a day in jail for every passenger on the plane.

[@petershulick5270]

fortunately with the plane being full in every seat full there's no way he's going to get away with being able to sit in someone else's seat or stay on board to flight

[@LetsgoB]

@@petershulick5270 He should have stayed on the toilet with the other…stuff

[@AccountHolder007]

@@LetsgoB pain

[@user-fv2xv8xh3b]

He needs to stop traveling if this is how it's gonna be, you reckon ?

[@andrewallason4530]

But he has a RIGHT to TRAVEL! (Sarcasm).

[@berniep4519]

That worker who gave him the ticket will definitely get fired

[@trenton21]

Yep. Came here to say this exact thing. Sucks for whoever gave him that buddy pass

[@sandymack6834]

EXACTLY 😢 Putting people on your buddy pass is risky business.

[@3103Juan]

So two people got F here. The gate agent and the person who gave the buddy pass. Smh 😅

[@jayrification]

Not definitely..sometimes they just revoke your ability to give out again.

[@happyeggroll5267]

FLOR'AZARD?! that Florida Man Charizard fusion.

[@GomezBro]

How someone thinks this will work and actually attempt it is beyond me 👀

[@scobev]

But it probably did work in the past for him. I do think the guy is a pos, but people do stuff like this all the time.

[@richardlincoln8438]

In other countries, public caneing has deterred this sort of behavior.

[@Mike-wv7ew]

Yeah, but this is America. They will say we don’t do things like that and that’s why we have people doing things like this.

[@gloriaf6971]

Yes. Singapore is one of the places that uses the cane. Crime is almost nonexistent there.

[@lezbnlvr2051]

caning

[@richardlincoln8438]

@@lezbnlvr2051 Busted again by the spelling police.... I hope that there's not use of the cane.

[@beachydee854]

Those punishments need to be used, as people have no respect for the law or anyone else. Entitlement is at a all time high!