Man arrested after Detroit airport security breach

Source: AP

Man arrested after Detroit airport security breach


ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) -- A portion of a terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Airport was evacuated Monday after a man walked through a passenger screening checkpoint and refused to obey security officers, officials said.

The passenger failed to stop about 7:45 a.m. at the McNamara Terminal, the Transportation Security Administration said. The man was arrested by airport police and was being questioned, airport spokesman Mike Conway said.

"The Transportation Security Administration asked him to stop and he didn't comply," Conway said.

TSA workers activated an alarm and called police. Security doors were lowered at the portion of the terminal between the security checkpoint and terminal concourse, and people in that area were evacuated, Conway said.

Security screening resumed about an hour later, officials said.

The man's vehicle was located at the airport in suburban Detroit, and was searched and towed, Conway said. Dogs were used to search the portion of the terminal that was evacuated, but nothing was found, he said.

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The Terror! The Terror!

American Airports are now like old Soviet bus depots with less glamour.

It's really pretty desperate there, perhaps the highest unemployment of any urban area.

About the ONLY thing still employing people are the airlines who have hubs there.

OK...so the jackass tries to bypass security and refused to comply with lawful orders and YOU are making this some sort of slam on Airport security and bringing up the ghosts of the USSR?

I know that we are over reacting on some fronts, but the world IS a dangerous place (no matter the rose colored glasses that some folks might like to wear) and this guy was being as asshole.

Hyperbole RARELY works on intelligent adults.

They just followed him around until the police showed up, according to reports.

Deaf is not an excuse. (Unless he's blind too.)

TYY