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Report: Accused Gunman Is Airport Screener

Tue Aug 13, 3:22 PM ET

A Houston man accused of opening fire and attacking resident of an apartment complex is scheduled to be in court Wednesday, following an exclusive report by News2Houston that he's employed as an airport screener.

Nathaniel Lee Kenwanyama, 22, is charged with three counts of attempted capital murder and one count of arson.

Houston police investigators told News2Houston that Kenwanyama had an airport security badge on him when he was arrested over the weekend.

Kenwanyama is accused of firing several rifle rounds and then setting an apartment on fire at about 11 p.m. Saturday at the Pebble Walk Apartments, located in the 8500 block of Broadway near Hobby Airport in southeast Houston.

Police later recovered a large cache of weapons and ammo belonging to Kenwanyama, authorities said.

Investigators said that Kenwanyama was employed as a baggage screener at Hobby Airport after being fired from his job at a private jail because he's a registered sex offender and a convicted rapist.

Kenwanyama was hired by Houston-based Maxaero six months ago, authorities said.

Investigators said that Kenwanyama was employed as a baggage screener at Hobby Airport after being fired from his job at a private jail because he's a registered sex offender and a convicted rapist.

And I was turned down because I had no X-Ray experience... (But I was entrusted to handle nuclear weapons 7 years ago).