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NFL free agent large receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was faraway from a Los Angeles-bound American Airways flight Sunday morning at Miami Worldwide Airport after refusing to adjust to security protocol, in line with a press release from the Miami-Dade Police Division.
In a press release obtained by CNN affiliate WVSN, Miami-Dade police mentioned officers had been dispatched when the American Airways flight crew was involved for Beckham’s well-being after he wouldn’t adjust to requests to lock his seatbelt.
Crew members mentioned Beckham “seemed to be coming out and in of consciousness,” in line with police, who mentioned they had been initially referred to as to the aircraft for a “medical emergency.”
Beckham refused to exit the aircraft when police and hearth officers arrived, police mentioned.
In response to police, the plane was then deplaned. Beckham then complied with out incident to officers’ requests to exit the aircraft.
“American Airways flight 1228, with service from Miami (MIA) to Los Angeles (LAX), returned to the gate earlier than takeoff because of a buyer failing to comply with crew member directions and refusing to lock their seatbelt. The client was eliminated, and the flight re-departed at 10:54 a.m. native time,” American Airways mentioned in a press release obtained by CNN.
Beckham is presently a free agent as he continues to get well from surgical procedure to restore a knee damage suffered in Tremendous Bowl LVI as a member of the Los Angeles Rams in February. Beckham had a landing catch within the Rams’ profitable effort over the Cincinnati Bengals in that recreation.
No prices have been filed on this incident and after being escorted by officers to the terminal’s non-secure space Sunday morning, Beckham then “made different preparations,” police say.
Beckham was noticed in Miami sitting courtside on the Miami Warmth-Washington Wizards recreation Wednesday evening, in line with video posted on the NBA’s official Twitter account.
CNN reached out to Beckham’s agent for remark Sunday afternoon.