he landed from Portugal, went through customs, and was on his way to make his flight to DC when he went into the closet
Ok, after reading the articles, for some reason I didn't think he had made it out yet.
Maybe I'm confusing my experiences going through customs, but I thought you landed, milled around filling out paperwork, went through one line, then went through another line, and then were released into the rest of the airport. It has been awhile.
It is sad, however.