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Metro security breach leaves many on edge
Not clear why man bypassed checkpoint
Kaylan Policherla had no ticket or baggage when he walked up to a passenger security gate Monday morning at Detroit Metro Airport -- and just kept going.
"He just walked into the airport, past the individual who checks your boarding pass and ID and then walked through the passenger screening checkpoint without stopping," said airport spokesman Michael Conway.
Policherla, 27, a native of India who became a U.S. citizen in 2005 and lives in Bryan, Ohio, ignored Transportation Security Administration officers at the McNamara Terminal who repeatedly told him to stop, officials said. The breach happened at about 7:45 a.m.
Police were notified and emergency procedures implemented: Security gates closed around the area involved and authorities ordered other passengers there to leave the terminal immediately.
Panicked people fled the terminal.
Police said Policherla was jolted with a Taser and taken into custody. He was charged with entering an airport in violation of security requirements, a one-year misdemeanor.
Authorities evacuated a portion of the McNamara Terminal for nearly an hour, officials said.
The evacuation forced some passengers to be rescreened, officials said, and at least a few missed their flights.
In wake of bomb attempt, another scare
It's been a bit nerve-racking for passengers flying through Metro Airport since a Nigerian man was accused of attempting to blow up an inbound international flight on Dec. 25.
Why 27-year-old Policherla of Bryan, Ohio, breached the security checkpoint at McNamara Terminal on Monday morning without a boarding pass or luggage wasn't clear.
He did not respond during FBI questioning and now faces a charge of entering an airport in violation of security requirements, a misdemeanor that carries a maximum penalty of a year in prison, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit.
Alarm triggered
Policherla is in custody and is expected to make a court appearance today.
Airport spokesman Conway said he wasn't aware of any reason Policherla may have given for going to the airport without a ticket or luggage and ignoring security.
[link to www.freep.com]
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