A pair of Spirit Airlines contract workers have been arrested for stealing items out of a passenger’s travel bag accidentally left on a counter before he boarded a flight to Los Angeles at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.
The suspects were caught on camera going through Keyonne Brooks’ personal property on Feb. 19. As they rummaged through his bag, they reportedly took what they wanted and discarded other items. One person posed and snapped selfies as another tossed items into the trash can.
Brooks’ bag contained medicine and priceless heirloom pieces that he obtained after attending homegoing services for a relative.
A spokesperson from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, Capt. Jason Rivarde said an arrest warrant was made for the detainment of four individuals captured on surveillance video. Two of the four gate agents have already been arrested and booked for the crime. The other two remain at large.
Willie Stovall III, 31, and Ebone Baker, 22, were brought in on felony theft charges on Friday, March 17, according to NOLA.com.
On Wednesday, March 22, a judge determined Stovall should be held without bond at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna.
However, Baker was granted release on a $5,000 bond from jail on the same day she was arrested.
Antoinaija Beasley, 22, and Alshea Mitchell, 30, will face the same charges once they are apprehended.
Brooks’ attorney, Warren McKenna III, says his client is happy that progress is being made, saying, “We’re pleased that two of the people have been apprehended, and hopefully, the other two will be shortly.”
The passenger left his bag on the counter after arguing with a gate agent regarding a gate check of his large suitcase.
The service provider told him he would need to reschedule his flight home if he did a gate check, which Brooks said was misinformation — based on his experience with the airline in the past.
To resolve the…
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