A soldier attempting to catch a flight to his military base said he was nearly prevented from doing so by a money hungry gate agent and her cohort.
Gate agent and cohort try to rip off military member
Demonta Roach, a U.S. Navy serviceman, shared his experience with WSB, an ABC affiliate based in Atlanta.
He provided a video to the outlet showing unnamed gate agents who he claims attempted to extort money from him.
Roach explained that on Veteran’s Day, his departing flight from Atlanta was delayed. While he grabbed a meal near the gate for his Los Angeles-bound flight, he was slightly late returning, which the gate agents reportedly exploited.
Roach recounted that one of the gate agents—whose names were not disclosed—told him, “I don’t give a d**n what you’re in, as long as you have my damn money.”
The agent allegedly demanded $50, a “military discount” from the usual $100 fee she claimed they charge.
Roach admitted to being the last to board but insisted he arrived before the final boarding announcement.
Upon reaching the gate, Roach found one agent closing the door, declaring, “I don’t care who you report to. If you want to get back on this plane, you have to pay me.”
At that point, Roach began filming the interaction, which showed an agent suggested paying via CashApp, even attempting to use Roach’s phone for the transaction.
Gate agent threatens to leave soldier behind
When Roach declined, another agent was heard saying, “You trying to get home or you trying to get left?”
Roach further revealed that when he questioned if this was their method of earning money, one agent retorted, “No, but this is how I get my weed money.” They allegedly mentioned using the illegal side hustle for manicures too.
The agents continued pressing, threatening to have Roach “flagged” and removed from the aircraft, ominously warning, “When we deplane and they flag you, I don’t want to hear nothing.”
Upon contacting Frontier Airlines, the company stated that they “take allegations like these seriously,” and are investigating to ascertain the facts.
Frontier issued Roach a $150 voucher as a gesture of customer service, but did not say if the employees had been terminated.
In another incident, police in Florida arrested a 27-year-old for allegedly killing a U.S. Army veteran following a dispute at a gas station.
Kendrick Jerrod Anderson faces a second-degree murder charge for allegedly shooting 60-year-old Gregory C. Reed in November 2023 in Ocoee, near Orlando.
According to a probable cause affidavit, an employee from Publix grocery store dialed 911 at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 9, 2023, reporting a crash involving a Ford SUV resulting in a fatality.
Officers and paramedics discovered that the driver, Reed, had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Despite being rushed to a hospital, Reed was pronounced dead upon arrival.
Footage captures veteran’s killer
Surveillance video from Publix indicated that the SUV had departed from a nearby BP/Circle K gas station before taking a hard right and crashing into a parked car.
A witness at the gas station stated he saw both the SUV and a Mercedes entering the gas station simultaneously.
The Mercedes driver attempted to maneuver into a pump space, nearly colliding with Reed’s vehicle. When Reed honked, it prompted a verbal altercation.
That’s when the Mercedes passenger allegedly exited, approached Reed’s SUV, and fired five shots, hitting Reed repeatedly as he was pulling away.
In the days that followed, Ocoee police released images of the Mercedes, which had immediately sped away after the crime, to the public.
The car’s owner, who saw that his vehicle was used during a crime, informed police they had rented it to Anderson on Oct. 27 for two weeks.
Detectives learned Anderson often allowed a friend to drive while he sat in the passenger seat. Traffic cameras corroborated this information.
Officers obtained a warrant to search Anderson’s phone, which reportedly placed him at the scene of the crime at the time Reed was fatally shot.
Authorities apprehended Anderson on Nov. 4, 2023, and transported him to the Orange County Jail. The judge set a $50,000 bond, which he has since posted.
Nothing parties like a rental (sarcasm)