Man arrested for taking shortcut across Miami airport

  • News outlets report that Miami-Dade police responded to the tarmac Monday afternoon and apprehended the man, who wasn’t immediately named 
  • He told investigators that he had been dropped off at the airport to fill out an application and decided to jump the fence after realizing he was in wrong place 
  • The man will face an undisclosed amount of charges for jetting across the tarmac 

Authorities say a man was taken into custody after jumping a perimeter fence at Miami International Airport and sprinting across a runway.

News outlets report that Miami-Dade police responded to the tarmac Monday afternoon and apprehended the man, who wasn’t immediately named.

Police say the man was apparently trying to take a shortcut just before 4pm.

News outlets report that Miami-Dade police responded to the tarmac Monday afternoon and apprehended the man, who wasn’t immediately named

Clad in an all red and maroon ensemble, the man was said to have been running across the tarmac when he was apprehended. 

He told investigators that he had been dropped off at the airport to fill out an application and decided to jump the fence after realizing he was in wrong place.

He told investigators that he had been dropped off at the airport to fill out an application and decided to jump the fence after realizing he was in wrong place

He told investigators that he had been dropped off at the airport to fill out an application and decided to jump the fence after realizing he was in wrong place

It wasn’t clear if any flights were affected by the intruder.

No injuries were reported.

He will face an undisclosed amount of charges for jetting across the tarmac. 

 

  



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