Police were called after Mr Cockerham, crying and highly agitated, refused to leave the American Airlines flight bound for Guatemala City. They situated the suspect and commenced interviewing him.
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Mr Cockerham was arrested at Dallas-Fort Worth worldwide Airport today after sneaking past security and boarding a jet to stop his girlfriend leaving him for “the wrong man”, NBCDFW reports. When he didn’t reply questions on the place his ticket or ID have been, he was introduced again to the general public aspect of the airport.
Authorities say the 26-year-old man somehow got through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint Sunday night despite not having a ticket.
Officials didn’t released custody information on Cockerham or details on his girlfriend.
Cockerham told officers he drove to the airport and left his auto parked along the curb.
Ramon Benitez-Mendoza, 41, who has been deported to Mexico six times and was arrested earlier this year in Gautier, Miss., on charges of disorderly conduct and failure to comply with authorities, has been charged in a Mississippi federal court with illegal re-entry by an aggravated felon. In a statement Monday, TSA Regional Public Affairs Manager Carrie Harmon said the agency is “reviewing the incident and is working closely with the airport, local law enforcement and stakeholders to ensure that all of our checkpoints at D/FW reflect optimal security configurations”.
Denny Kelly says if anyone were to push by the unarmed TSA agents at the security checkpoint or at the gate, the agents’ options are limited.
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Harmon also said TSA immediately “made adjustments” to the D/FW screening area and added more barriers.
