In a now-viral interaction, a Southwest Airlines gate agent called sheriff’s deputies after a local musician attempted to bring her guitar on a flight from Sacramento International Airport on Thursday evening.
Samantha Henson, a Sacramento-based vocalist and guitarist, was boarding a 6 p.m. flight to Portland for a friend’s wedding when a flight attendant stopped her — her guitar was too large to bring on board as a carry-on, the attendant said.
Henson deboarded and returned to the gate, where the agent told her she could try to take the next flight to Portland that evening. However, according to Henson, the agent said the later flight was full and that she would not be able to board with her guitar…