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Man arrested, admits to masturbating 4 times on Southwest flight, records show

The man said he did not think the woman minded

(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) (Wilfredo Lee, Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

PHOENIX, Ariz. – A man was arrested after masturbating multiple times on a Southwest Airlines flight, according to court documents.

Antonio Sherrodd McGarity masturbated on four separate occasions on April 2 and exposed himself to a female passenger who was sitting next to him, the court documents reveal.

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The female passenger said McGarity licked a white substance from his fingers and asked if she minded if he masturbates, according to a criminal complaint.

WTAJ reported that the woman alerted Southwest flight attendants after McGarity fell asleep and she was moved to another seat.

The flight was headed from Seattle to Phoenix when the lewd acts occurred.

In the documents, McGarity said he didn’t think the woman minded because he saw her using her mobile phone to take pictures of what he was doing.

He allegedly asked if the female passenger minded and told police that the woman put her hands in the air and said “it really doesn’t matter.”

McGarity is facing a lifetime ban from Southwest in addition to criminal charges related to the incident.

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