NEW YORK-- A pilot put a Federal air marshal in his place and kicked him off the flight after the marshal complained about a flight attendant's service. The marshal is now suing the Transportation Safety Administration in Brooklyn Federal Court for suspending and demoting him, the New York Post reported.

David Maldonado pre-boarded a flight with two other Federal air marshals on August 4, 2012, the New York Daily News reported. According to Maldonado's lawsuit, before takeoff, a flight attendant spilled a tray of drinks on him and "responded by laughing sarcastically and walking away without apologizing ... or offering to clean the spill." He also claims she did it on purpose.

Then, according to Maldonado's lawsuit, the same flight attendant offered a selection of meals to his colleagues but only offered Maldonado the beef entree. When Maldonado tried to complain to the head flight attendant, he was told to take it up with the captain.

Upon entering the cockpit and threatening to make a formal complaint, Maldonado says he was berated by the pilot who said: "I didn't serve 21 f?king years in the military getting shot at so that you can threaten me with a f?king phone call!" Then, the lawsuit alleges that the pilot put his military ID in Maldonado's face and asked: "Who the f?k do you think you are, threatening me with a phone call?" The captain spoke with Maldonado's supervisor and got him kicked off the flight. According to the New York Daily News, Maldonado was suspended for a week following the confrontation.

He says his supervisor had been mistreating him since he filed discrimination complaints in 2007, saying that he had mental health issue and anger control problems, while his white peers were given a slap on the wrist for more serious issues like domestic violence and drinking while on the job, the New York Post reported.

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