 The paper and the White House denounced the case, calling the accusations false and baseless. Gerskovich faces up to 20 years in a Russian penal colony if convicted. Hall of Fame running back Terrell Davis says that he was unjustly removed from a flight. The former Denver Bronco says that he was handcuffed and taken off a United Airlines flight Saturday following a false accusation from a flight attendant. Davis says that he tapped the flight attendant on the arm and they responded by shouting, don't hit me.