Posted on 06/06/2026 5:17:00 AM PDT by dynachrome
A Houston man is facing a felony charge after authorities say he used a fraudulent boarding pass to board a United Airlines flight at George Bush Intercontinental Airport before the aircraft was forced to return to the gate, according to court documents reviewed by Fox News Digital.
Abdulrahman Oluwatumike Oriyomi, 25, has been charged with impairing or interrupting the operation of a critical infrastructure facility in connection with the May 18 incident, according to a criminal complaint filed in Harris County.
Prosecutors later sought a $25,000 bond, arguing that the alleged incident delayed a flight carrying a full plane of passengers for approximately three hours and prompted responses from multiple agencies, including the Houston Police Department, the FBI, Houston Airports and the Transportation Security Administration.
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Practice run?
Nigerian last name
Was he able to get his entire name on the boarding pass?
They don’t practice anymore. Whether the aim is to bring down the plane or just plain scam people, we have to catch ‘em.
…and hit ‘em with stiff sentences.
Nigerian. Fraudulent boarding pass.
How did this guy get into the country?
Just saying.
“””A Houston man is facing a felony charge after authorities say he used a fraudulent boarding pass to board a United Airlines flight”””
It is concerning that he was able to create a Fake Boarding Pass that allowed him to get past the TSA scanner and the United scanners at the gate.
Good question.
“””The aircraft had already begun taxiing away from the gate when flight attendants were notified that someone was inside a restroom on board.
Flight attendants eventually made contact with Oriyomi and determined he did not have an assigned seat on the flight.”””
I thought Nigerians normally travel in the wheel wells of jet airplanes.
drop him off Nigeria then. Ugh.
…and hit ‘em with stiff 2x4’s..........
got into the country “probably” working for an American oil company.
That is not a Houston man.
Exactly what I was thinking. How did THAT happen!?
Came over on the Mayflower.
I wonder what his name was before he changed it.
How could this have happened? Boarding passes are scanned and confirmed before one is allowed to proceed through TSA and the individual gate.
This guy was obviously up to no good but aside from that...a fake boarding pass is a felony?
I wonder if the fake boarding pass didn’t “scan” as usual and the screening agent couldn’t be bothered to check further at that particular moment? Maybe just assumed it was a printing glitch such as unreadable bar code? Not excusing but pondering..
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