It’s never a good thing when one goes into the Exit Only.
Was he “Asian”??
....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”.
Going through security never killed anyone...
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
Sometimes when you do stupid stuff, you pay the ultimate price.
By Sara Mattison Published: February 19, 2017, 5:39 pm Updated: February 19, 2017, 6:25 pm
A member of the family of the man who illegally entered onto an airport tarmac and later died Saturday spoke to KHON2 Sunday.
Officials say the unarmed man forced his way through at the Island Air commuter terminal at the Honolulu International Airport early Saturday morning. The state Department of Transportation says the suspect was combative, but after security was able to restrain him, the suspect became unresponsive and later died at the hospital.
The suspect’s family confirms it was 48-year-old Charles Kosi. In an exclusive interview, we spoke to Kosi’s younger brother Ryan Tuzon, who lives on Maui with the rest of the family.
Tuzon says he and his family are frustrated because they have not been given many details on what happened Saturday morning and how Kosi died.
“I’m not blaming anybody for this,” Tuzon said. “I know my brother was wrong for what he did, going through security and stuff, but our family has more questions than answers, you know?”
While the cause of death has not been released by the Honolulu Medical Examiner yet — an autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday — Charles Kosi’s family is trying to piece together information.
Tuzon says his brother suffered from a heart condition and had heart surgery in the past. During the struggle on the tarmac Saturday morning, he wonders if Kosi “say he can’t breathe? Did he say he had heart problems? We just want to know what the police did.”
“I’m not saying they did a bad job. I’m not saying they did a good job. We just want answers and answers is the one thing we are not getting.”
Tuzon says his brother has been in and out of prison and had a drug problem.
We looked at Kosi’s criminal record which showed he had 35 charges between 1989 to 2003, including some felonies on assault and escape.
Before Saturday’s incident at the airport, Tuzon says his brother was supposed to be at a drug rehabilitation facility on Oahu. “He left,” he said. “He’s not supposed to leave. We want to know how he left.”
Tuzon says his brother lived a hard life growing up on Maui, but Charles Kosi loved his family. “He was trying to return home to his family.”
Kosi’s mother and sister have flown to Oahu from Maui to get more answers. We’ll have more on this developing story in the days ahead.