Passenger Removed From Flight At MIA
miami.cbslocal.com | May 25th 2012 1:22 PM
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A passenger has been arrested at Miami International Airport after becoming unruly on a flight from Montego Bay, Jamaica to Miami.
According to Detective Alvaro Zabaleta, the passenger, 24-year-old Canadian citizen Ryan Snider, appeared to be drunk and tried to rush the front of the plane.
The flight, American Airlines Flight 320, had 165 passengers on board when it landed at Miami International Airport shortly after 10 a.m. Friday.
A source told CBS News said the cockpit door was bumped, but the captain never thought there was a security threat.
Passengers grabbed Snider and held them until Miami-Dade Police arrived at the plane.
The plane, a Boeing 757-200, landed at MIA and stopped at Gate D48 where police were waiting to take the man into custody.
American Airlines told CBS4 the plane had just landed when the passenger became unruly and refused to obey commands, but wouldn't confirm what Miami-Dade Police said happened.
(Source: CBS4) A police dog searches luggage after a passenger is removed from a plane at MIA
Miami-Dade Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation responded to the scene, and at least one bag was taken off the plane and examined.
The unruly passenger was charged with disorderly intoxication and resisting arrest by Miami-Dade Police.
The FBI said there was no connection to terrorism and Snider was not on the "No Fly List."
Federal officials said Snider is currently in federal custody and is expected to face Federal charges which may include interference with a flight crew.
Snider will make his first court appearance on Tuesday in Miami Federal Court.
The FBI is leading the investigation but is being assisted by Miami-Dade Police, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, FAMS, and U.S. Border Patrol.
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