Posted on 02/19/2017 2:05:49 PM PST by csvset
A man in his 40s died Saturday after breaching security at Honolulu Airport and becoming unresponsive during a struggle with responders, an airport spokesman said.
The man initially used force to make his way through the exit of a security checkpoint at the Island Air and Mokulele Airlines commuter terminal at about 5:48 a.m., said state Department of Transportation spokesman Tim Sakahara at a news conference.
It’s never a good thing when one goes into the Exit Only.
Was he “Asian”??
Stroke?
[ It’s never a good thing when one goes into the Exit Only ]
Hawaii is a very liberal state, so you’d think they’d be ok with that...
Considering that it’s Hawaii, being under the influence of drugs could be extremely likely.
....bad pineapple juice
From the news story:
“Todd Knight, a Mokulele Airlines aircraft mechanic, said
he heard the man was ramming doors to exit the terminal
until one gave way. He said the doors are locked by a
magnet that airline employees open to escort passengers
out to the planes.”
No further info - so, maybe just a garden variety loon ? or maybe not.
Ya gotta wonder if these various flavors of .gov meatheads even realize how transparent they've made themselves.
No photos, no physical description, extreme show of aggression over nothing really = A. Wannabe Jihadist, or
B. Garden variety nutcase, but on alcohol, mushrooms, meth or other. C. A man with social clout, but momentarily out of his mind. D. “B + C - A”.
Rotten Poi,
Wo Fat did it.
Going through security never killed anyone...
“Wo Fat did it.”
Maybe he was trying to reach the “pilots,” Sum Ting Wong and Wee Too Lo?
I guess that’s because everybody in Hawaii is under the influence of drugs - right?
HOMOPHOBE!!!
Too many lays.
Security breach at airport commuter terminal leads to suspect’s death
There was a security breach at the Island Air commuter terminal at the Honolulu International Airport before dawn Saturday and the unarmed man who forced his way into a secured area later died at the hospital.
The scene unfolded just before 6 a.m.
Dept. of Transportation spokesman Tim Sakahara says the man was in his 40s and didn’t have a weapon in his possession. He was caught seconds after he went through an exit outside the terminal building and onto the tarmac.
Sakahara said the suspect “was even combative once he was detained, so there was still a struggle … and after that point, he became unresponsive and was transported (to the hospital).” Life-saving measures were initially initiated at the scene by the Honolulu Fire Department, EMS and Airport Rescue Fire Fighters.
Several law enforcement officers, including those with Securitas, State Sheriffs and the Transportation Security Administration, teamed up to catch the unarmed man. One officer with Securitas, a security agency hired by the DOT, was the first to make contact with the suspect and is in the hospital with head injuries.
Police were there for several hours investigating the scene. Airport store worker Anne Tolentino said “I came in 8 o’clock, and opened the store, so there were a lot of police cars outside.”
Sakahara said the suspect did not have a ticket and an investigation is ongoing as to how long he was at the airport previous to the incident and where he was going.
An Island Air spokesperson sent us a statement saying “we are cooperating with the appropriate authorities as they investigate this incident.”
Honolulu police have opened an unattended death investigation. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday. The suspect remains unidentified.
The incident had no impact on flight operations at the airport
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