. >> there was handcuffs, we were put in a cage, we were sent to a detention center, i was put in with foreign drug dealers. >> reporter: customs and border protection confirmed to abc news at the time that two people were taken in for secondary interviews. and deemed both inadmissible to the united states. after spending less than 48 hours on u.s. soil, leigh was sent back to the uk with his visa denied. the only way we were able to speak to him, through skype. like? how seriously do you take it? >> my social media profile is very just dry, sarcastic, british humor. i mostly interact with my friends or family members. >> reporter: and as for the idea that he could actually destroy america? >> i can't even destroy my i could probably destroy a few pairs of knickers but that's about it. >> did it ever occur to you that you could get caught up in an international terrorist dragnet? >> it never occurred to me i could get caught up in this sort of scenario where i was accused of being a terrorist. i thought of all the things in the world the worst thing that probably would ever happen to m

your pilot led away by police in handcuffs. suspected of being intoxicated in the cockpit. >> i was getting a little nervous. i guess there was a good reason why. >> reporter: the wayne county prosecutor says the pilot, john francis mcguire, failed two breathalyzer tests on saturday. >> i believe i was speechless. that something like that could happen. and again that he could get that close to the aircraft. >> reporter: he was questioned and investigated before being charged with a misdemeanor. when reached by abc, a family member declined to comment on the charges. among the flyers, this group of spring breakers contemplating consequences far worse than delayed beach time. >> you're drunk. you don't really consider like the consequences of that. of our lives. >> reporter: under the faa's bottle to throttle rule, a pilot must wait eight hours after drinking before operating an aircraft. the legal limit for airplane pilots is .04. half of that for drivers. but still enough to impair judgment. pilots are subject to random testing