Probably just an All-American boy who had too much to drink or smoke. With a name like his, TSA probably never even bothered to check him out or do a frisk.
I was in PHL airport a few years ago waiting for a flight to FLA. The TSA actually escorted the “raghead” around the security line and accelerated his access to the aircraft.
You tell people this stuff, and they think you are making up a story.