Wicliff Yves Fleurizard, 26, was arrested Sunday after he was discovered hiding within the bathroom on a Delta flight to Austin, based on courtroom information.
SALT LAKE CITY — A person is accused of attempting to stow away on a flight sure for Austin from Salt Lake Metropolis final weekend utilizing a boarding move that wasn’t his. And now, we’re seeing new airport video obtained by CBS Information.
In keeping with courtroom information, Wicliff Yves Fleurizard, 26, already had standby ticket on Southwest to fly again house to Texas from his snowboarding journey in Salt Lake Metropolis. It is the ticket he used to get previous TSA.
However when he discovered these Southwest flights had been full, he discovered a Delta flight set to depart for Austin.
Newly obtained airport safety video by CBS Information captured him allegedly snapping photos of boarding passes.
“It is clear that there have been safety gaps in place right here,” mentioned CBS Information nationwide safety contributor Sam Vinograd. “And it’s important that the plane firm, the plane service, take steps to handle them instantly in shut coordination with federal authorities.”
As soon as he acquired on the aircraft, courtroom paperwork state he hid within the rest room till the aircraft left the gate. He got here out earlier than the aircraft took off, however the flight was full, so each seat was taken.
That’s when flight attendants realized he was on the flight illegally. The aircraft returned to the gate, the place police had been ready for the suspected stowaway.
The person now faces as much as 5 years in jail if he’s convicted of the felony costs.
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