MIAMI, Fla. – Former linebacker at Florida State University Dontavious Jackson took to Twitter Wednesday night to tell his followers about an experience that happened on a United Airlines flight in Miami.
TMZ was the first to report the story after Jackson posted on his Twitter account: “Was just called a “f------ n-----” on a @united flight! And it was caught on video!! Add was harassed by a racist family! @united flight attendants just let it happen! Unacceptable!”
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He went on to say that the family told officers who came onboard the Miami flight to investigate that Jackson punched and attacked them, “which was a lie.”
Jackson said they were ready to arrest him, but witnesses told the officers that wasn’t what happened. Luckily, he said, there was also a video that another passenger had taken their phone during the incident that also proved Jackson’s side of the story.
“The officer told me if it wasn’t for the witnesses I would’ve been taken to jail,” Jackson wrote.
After harassing and calling me racial slurs, the family tried to play the victim card, telling the officers I punched/attacked them which was a lie. The officer told me if it wasn’t for the witnesses I would’ve been taken to jail. @united this isn’t right & I’m not staying quite! pic.twitter.com/iAfrIM9dhY
— Dontavious Jackson (@DJACKV_) March 18, 2021
In his Tweets, Jackson called out United Airlines saying that he’s not staying quiet over the incident and was “grateful to be a free man.”
TMZ said they reached out to both Jackson and United Airlines, but have not yet received a response.