A 27-year-old football player from Georgia has been charged with assault after being caught brawling with a United Airlines employee at Newark Airport in a viral video.
Brendan Langley, 27, was detained on Thursday, May 19 at 11:03 a.m. after exchanging blows with an unknown United Airlines employee, according to DailyMail.com.
The couple spar in videos, but almost all of them show the airline employee throwing the opening punch.
But Langley was the only one arrested, having previously played in the NFL for the Denver Broncos and most recently for the Calgary Stampeders in Canada.
He was booked on a single count of simple assault on Thursday. The United Airlines worker was taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries but he was not arrested.
It is believed that the fight began when Langley used a wheelchair to transport his luggage, instead of a paid-for luggage cart which cost $5.
The United worker managed to land one punch but was then pummeled to the ground, flying behind the check-in desk and onto the carousel.
He staggered back up to his feet, stumbling towards the passenger who yelled incredulously: ‘He wants more? He wants more!’
Other airline workers intervened and the passenger was then removed from the airport by police.
United would not state whether the airline worker has been disciplined for his role in the fight.
In a statement, a spokesman said only: ‘United Airlines does not tolerate violence of any kind at our airports or on board our planes and we are working with local authorities to further investigate this matter.’
Port Authority Police, who handle incidents in the airport, have not commented on the incident or if either man was charged.
The video has been viewed more than 11million times since being uploaded to Twitter yesterday morning.
Now, the internet is divided on which of the pair was to blame – and who threw the first punch.