UNM Football Player Deshon Marman Placed Under Citizen's Arrest by US Airways Pilot for Sagging Pants

University of New Mexico football player Deshon Marman placed under citizen's arrest by US Airways pilot after he refused to pull up his sagging pants as he tried to board Phoenix-bound flight.

Deshon Marman, a University of New Mexico football player, was arrested Thursday after a citizen's arrest by a US Airways pilot on a flight from the Bay Area that led to a melee with San Francisco police officers. According to media reports, Marman was told by a customer service agent and a flight attendant to pull up his sagging pants as he boarded a Phoenix-bound flight Wednesday morning, but he refused. The pilot was notified and put the student under citizen's arrest. Some people should never leave home. This is just ridiculous and plain tacky on his part. Still, does his pants and his response to being told to pull up his pants rise to the level of being a safety issue? Weren't they overreacting a bit?

“The incident started in the boarding area prior to getting onto the aircraft,” San Francisco Police Sgt. Michael Rodriguez said. “The customer service agent for US Airways asked the gentleman to pull his pants up which were down around his knees. She told him that (wearing his pants like that) was not going to be allowed on the aircraft.”

“He went down the jetway and was asked again to pull his pants up…The flight attendant at the door said he told her – ‘I paid for my ticket and I’m just going to do what I have to do.’ So he got onboard and sat down in his seat.”

Rodriguez said both the flight attendant and the agent said they thought it was offensive that Marman’s pants were around his knees and his underwear exposed. Source

Pure ghetto. That's the only thing I can say to this. There is no reason why these young men have to wear their pants in such an unbecoming manner. In fact, it's just plain nasty and I wouldn't want to stare at his underwear while boarding and deplaning. But I am still a little bothered by the reaction of the pilot. Did he see this young man as a thug and assumed he was up to no good? In other words, was this a case of racial profiling? It should be noted that he has an outstanding warrant from Santa Clara County for marijuana possession. Marman was charged with trespassing, battery and resisting arrest in the US Airways incident. He was released after posting bail Thursday evening.