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Newly released convict boards plane without ticket or security check in San Diego |
2012-05-31 |
Hours after being released from jail, a man walked through an emergency door at San Diego International Airport, onto the tarmac and sat down on a United Express plane Tuesday, according to San Diego authorities. "He completely bypassed TSA screening," San Diego Harbor Police Chief John Bolduc said. "He was in a public area and went out an emergency fire door, which gave him access to the tarmac." Marc Duncan, 38, was paroled from jail Monday night, according to San Diego County Sheriff's Department records. He had been serving time for theft. After it was opened, the emergency door alarm sounded, and Bolduc said police were on site in four minutes, but by then Duncan had blended in with other passengers. He allegedly boarded a 30-seat United Express aircraft operated by SkyWest, which was heading to Los Angeles, according to airline spokesman Wes Horrocks. The flight attendant realized she had too many passengers, Nicholas Blasgen, a passenger on the plane told CNN affiliate KGTV. "They said, 'What is your count?' She said this is my count, and they said that is wrong." The passengers got off the plane and their luggage was searched. "They had us put all the bags out, they separated the bags by enough distance and had the dog go over everything," Blasgen said. Duncan was identified and arrested. He is being held in the San Diego jail and is scheduled to be in court Thursday. "I still can't, in the world, understand how this happened," Blasgen said. "It sounds like they just have lax security or not enough management. Something was going wrong." That's because they just push the buttons on the locks in full view of all the passengers in the lobby. Kinda stupid. The Harbor Police chief said they will examine this incident and find out where to make security improvements. "The guy did breach security, but he was caught," Bolduc said. "We have multiple layers of security built into our airports, as you know, and the backup systems were able to catch this guy." "Security of airports is a shared responsibility, and airports and airlines are required to adhere to TSA-approved security standards." TSA spokeswoman Sterling Payne said in a statement. "TSA has initiated an investigation and if necessary, will take appropriate action." |
Posted by:gorb |
#13 ' "The guy did breach security, but he was caught," Bolduc said. "We have multiple layers of security built into our airports, as you know, and the backup systems were able to catch this guy" ' BULLSH!T!!! The flight attendant caught him because she had the ticket count and head count didn't match. if the plane had been less than full, late push back or any other of a number of reasons i can think of, this guy just might have got away with it. Multiple Layers, my arse! fire the TSA and their wicked witch in DC! ( do i need to add that she is so ugly she makes a freight train take a dirt road?) |
Posted by: USN,Ret 2012-05-31 23:19 |
#12 Thousands Standing Around. |
Posted by: Alaska Paul 2012-05-31 21:28 |
#11 If your desire is to add genuine insult to injury, please avail yourself to the |
Posted by: Besoeker 2012-05-31 12:01 |
#10 Another stunning victory for the TSA!!! |
Posted by: DarthVader 2012-05-31 11:34 |
#9 Lindbergh Field wasn't really designed with security in mind. |
Posted by: mojo 2012-05-31 11:28 |
#8 Commuter Terminal (the old PSA building) is different - see #4. Still inexcusable |
Posted by: Frank G 2012-05-31 09:29 |
#7 As far as I know there are no planes that you board from the tarmac (as opposed to the jetway) in San Diego Airport. Perhaps the commuter terminal is different. |
Posted by: rjschwarz 2012-05-31 08:55 |
#6 The problem with the story is pointed out in the comments here. He got back inside from the tarmac. Either they had a door that was open somewhere or the fire doors open from the outside. |
Posted by: rjschwarz 2012-05-31 08:54 |
#5 No CCTV on the security doors? Seems to me to be several basic security flaws at that terminal. Give the guy a medal, and make him a full time security penetration tester. |
Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-05-31 08:32 |
#4 The commuter terminal (completely different terminal than the rest) at SAN doesn't use the tunnel ramps due to the small-sized planes, small number of boarders. This idiot just hid, then mingled when the boarders walked out to the plane. |
Posted by: Frank G 2012-05-31 07:50 |
#3 Just HOW long was he "In"? He may have not known abour the airport security? |
Posted by: Redneck Jim 2012-05-31 07:20 |
#2 The emergency door leads airside? (frying pan=>fire) You can walk onto the plane rather than use a pier? |
Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-05-31 03:33 |
#1 It wasn't a code door, it was an emergency exit. Kind of defeats the purpose if it's locked. That's how nightclub fires kill people. It was alarmed, but the guy was gone when they got there. |
Posted by: gromky 2012-05-31 03:15 |