A Memphis pilot who says he's tired of being manhandled by security agents is waiting to see if his refusal to be scanned will cost him his job.
ExpressJet Airlines first officer Michael Roberts was chosen for a full-body scan at Memphis International Airport on Friday. Instead of complying, he says he turned around and went home.
The 35-year-old Roberts told The Commercial Appeal he just wants to go to work and not be "harassed or molested without cause."
Transportation Safety Administration spokesman Jon Allen said a person was turned away after refusing to follow federal security procedures, but he declined to say whether it was Roberts, citing privacy considerations.
Roberts says he has safety concerns, but called TSA a "make-work" program that doesn't make travel safer.
