A person ready to board a flight at John Wayne Airport allegedly breached a restricted door Tuesday night, commandeered an airport tug and drove it throughout the airfield towards the American Airways gates.
The weird episode started at roughly 5:30 p.m., when the person exited via a door main exterior the terminal. He descended a staircase and entered the airport ramp, a safe space utilized by baggage handlers, fueling crews, catering workers and different service autos.
Authorities allege that he climbed right into a tug and drove it from the world close to Gate 12 towards Gate 7. He in the end reached the American Airways part and tried to enter one of many service’s autos.
The unauthorized drive lasted only some minutes.
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“In all probability about 10 minutes to when he was arrested,” Marisa Unvert, John Wayne Airport’s communications supervisor, instructed The California Publish.
The person was arrested and transported to a hospital for analysis. Officers had not decided whether or not he was intoxicated.
Airport ramps are off-limits to the general public and reserved for approved airport and airline personnel who transfer autos and gear round plane.
The suspect was taken into custody earlier than he might enter the American Airways car he had tried to entry.
