{"id":199431,"date":"2022-01-27T01:33:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T09:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=199431"},"modified":"2022-01-28T12:54:59","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T20:54:59","slug":"reid-airport-baggage-fee-dispute-leads-las-vegas-officer-to-charge-traveler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/reid-airport-baggage-fee-dispute-leads-las-vegas-officer-to-charge-traveler\/","title":{"rendered":"Reid Airport Baggage Fee Dispute Leads Las Vegas Officer to Charge Traveler"},"content":{"rendered":"

A California man was arrested recently at Las Vegas\u2019 Reid International Airport<\/a> after allegedly resisting a police officer. Last week\u2019s incident began when the would-be passenger got into a dispute over fees charged by Spirit Airlines for two bags.<\/p>\n

\"Olalekan
Olalekan Oguntiba in a mug shot, pictured above. He was charged after arguing over a luggage fee at Reid International Airport. (Image: LVMPD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Olalekan Oguntiba of Vallejo, Calif. was ordered by airport staff and a Las Vegas Metro police officer to stop yelling. Yelling is a violation of airport rules, KLAS<\/em>, a local TV station, explained.<\/p>\n

At one point, as he approached the boarding area, he warned Spirit Airlines staff that they would be \u201cjudged at the time of their \u2018deaths,\u201d according to a Metro police report, KLAS <\/em>said.<\/p>\n

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Following the alleged threat, Oguntiba was told he could not board the plane. He retorted he was “boarding the plane” anyway, KVVU<\/em>, another local TV station, said. But the officer informed him he was no longer a ticketed passenger and would have to leave the boarding area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Instead of leaving, he continued to argue with the officer. That is when he was apprehended. He was handcuffed and later charged with violating airport rules and resisting a public officer.<\/p>\n

It appears he had both a carry-on bag and a checked bag for a flight on the airlines between Las Vegas and Cleveland, KLAS<\/em> said. Each cost an additional $69, according to information quoted from the airlines\u2019 website.<\/p>\n

Even though Oguntiba argued with staff about the fees, he paid the requested money for the two bags.<\/p>\n

Earlier Carry-On Fee Dispute<\/h2>\n

Last April, the Las Vegas airport, formerly known as McCarran International Airport, beefed up security after a Nevada man allegedly threatened to blow up planes and shoot people in Las Vegas. The threat came after he was informed a carry-on fee would be charged for a piece of luggage, Metro police said.<\/p>\n

Andrew Greco, 52, who is believed to be from Stateline, was arrested on two charges: communicating a bomb threat and making a threat in an act of terrorism, the Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em> reported, citing court documents.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The incident began when Greco screamed at an employee of Frontier Airlines<\/a> at the passenger check-in desk after he was told a carry-on piece of luggage would cost $55, the Review-Journal<\/em> said, based on a Metro police report. Greco then allegedly tossed a driver\u2019s license and credit card at Frontier employees.<\/p>\n

Mass Shooting Threat<\/h2>\n

Later, from his room at the South Point Hotel<\/a>, he allegedly called Frontier customer service at least 11 times during a single night. He allegedly threatened to \u201ckill people in Las Vegas or blow up an aircraft,\u201d according to the police report.<\/p>\n

Greco also allegedly told a customer service employee he had placed a C4 plastic explosive on planes at the airport. Also, KLAS<\/em> reported Greco threatened to commit a \u201cmass shooting.\u201d It was unclear what happened to the case in court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A California man was arrested recently at Las Vegas\u2019 Reid International Airport after allegedly resisting a police officer. Last week\u2019s incident began when the would-be passenger got into a dispute over fees charged by Spirit Airlines for two bags. Olalekan Oguntiba of Vallejo, Calif. was ordered by airport staff and a Las Vegas Metro police […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":199438,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nReid Airport Baggage Fee Dispute Leads Vegas Officer to Charge Traveler<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A California man was arrested recently at Las Vegas\u2019 Reid International Airport. 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