Federal air marshal Adam J. Bartsch is accused of using his cell phone to take pictures underneath women’s dresses as they boarded a flight Thursday morning at Nashville International Airport. He was on official duty and he was thwarted by a fellow passenger!
Passenger Rey Collazo “was sitting next to Bartsch when he noticed the alleged actions of the federal air marshal.
“He did it at least three or four times,” Collazo said. “After that, that’s when I looked at him. I says, ‘Man, you ought to be ashamed of yourself.'”
Collazo alerted the flight crew, and in the midst of the confrontation, grabbed Bartsch’s cell phone to keep him from deleting the pictures.
“He was trying to combat me, but I grabbed the phone and crimped on it. Twisted his wrists,” Collazo said.
Bartsch escaped and soon ran from the plane, right into police.
The flight was delayed by about an hour as officers investigated, and Bartsch was then booked into the Metro Jail downtown on a charge of disorderly conduct.
The man who confronted him seems to just wonder how long it had been happening.
“I have a wife. I have a daughter, and I have a granddaughter. And I have zero tolerance for disrespect to any lady,” Collazo said.
“Taking pictures of ladies without them even knowing that you’re doing that? That’s bad,” Collazo said. “I mean, he’s a law enforcement officer. C’mon!”
Bartsch posted bond Thursday evening and remains out of jail. He lives in Maryland but will return to Nashville to face his disorderly conduct charge next month.”
Way to go, Rey! Thanks for speaking out and stopping harassment.
