A lawsuit filed by a man who was asked to remove a hat on a Delta flight is being heard in Pickens County court. The case garnered national attention after a video the man took of the encounter went viral.
According to court documents, the incident dates to June 17, 2022, when Meriwether County District 1 Commissioner Walter “Gene” King was asked to step off a Delta flight at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport and speak to the captain. A flight attendant asked King to remove his hat that said, “Build Back Better My Ass,” but he put it back on at some point, prompting the captain to take him off the plane for a discussion.
King videoed the conversation with the pilot, Patrick H. Lane, who is a resident of Big Canoe. The pilot’s Pickens County residency landed the case in local courts…