Kenny King is not happy with Reid International Airport officers.
King and his 15-year-old daughter Makenzi flew out of Reid International on Thursday evening with King headed to Denver for a layover and his daughter going to Texas. King dropped his daughter off at her gate and when he arrived in Denver, he was informed that his daughter had been detained.
King posted the following message on social media:
Yesterday, In Las Vegas my 15-year-old was falsely detained by law enforcement due to mistaken identity. While I can understand that might happen, the procedure that took place was extremely unacceptable. The officer who detained her did not attempt to identify her OR himself before placing his hands on her and telling her to place her hands behind her back.
It appeared to be a cooperative effort between law enforcement and American Airlines, neither of which attempted to identify my MINOR child and after a few minutes were able to identify their actual suspect (whose only resemblance to Makenzi was that they were both “light-skinned.”
After the mistake was realized nobody from law enforcement attempted to contact Makenzi’s parents or do anything to calm my scared and anxious child. This is completely unacceptable and WILL NOT STAND.
King told FOX5 in Vegas that his family had not gotten any sort of apology.
King recounted what he learned of his daughter being detained and released, saying, “Somebody came over and pointed to another young lady and was like not her, her. According to my daughter, the only resemblance between her and my daughter was that they were both light-skinned. Their hair was completely different my daughter looks 15 years old."
King states police took a 21-year-old woman into custody and released his daughter.
“The original officer just kind of says to my daughter, ‘oh you know, sorry about that, these things happen every day,’” King said. “This is my little girl… is just unacceptable."
Reid International and American Airlines both declined to comment to FOX 5, saying Las Vegas Metropolitan Police should be contacted. Metro Police had not commented as of Friday.
King currently competes for IMPACT Wrestling.
