August 21, 2015 - An Orange Park, Florida man
residing in Louisville, was arrested yesterday at Louisville International
Airport and charged by
criminal complaint with Resisting, Opposing,
Impeding, and Obstructing a Federal Officer or
Employee in the course of their duties, and one
count of Entering Airport Area in Violation of
Security Requirements announced U.S. Attorney
John E. Kuhn, Jr.
According to the complaint, at approximately
2:20 p.m. yesterday, David Harold Patton, age
36, allegedly fled from a checkpoint screening
area and into a sterile area (the terminals)
causing a security breach. He was immediately
apprehended and arrested by Louisville Regional
Airport Authority Public Safety Officers
(LRAAPSO).
Specifically, Patton was issued a gate pass in
order to escort his grandmother to her flight
gate. During the screening process by
Transportation Safety Administration (TSA)
security personnel, Patton was asked to remove
items from his pocket. At this point, TSA
security personnel report that Patton ran from
the screening area. He was stopped by the
LRAAPSO and escorted out of the gate area.
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