Woman Boards Plane Without Security Check or Ticket
Jennifer Billock March 30, 2016
A Kentucky woman is facing criminal charges for getting on a plane without going through security.
Twenty-four-year-old Naja Eva Haynes of Kentucky was recently arrested after bypassing TSA agents and boarding a Delta plane. The incident occurred on March 24 when Haynes drove to Nashville International Airport, walked through Lane 4 of security without stopping for screening or showing a boarding pass or ID, proceeded to gate B5 where she pushed her way past a few airline agents, boarded the plane, and sat in a back row. She did not have identification on her.
When Haynes was approached and asked for her ID, she refused, saying only, “My name and faith are my ID,” USA Today reported. She also refused to leave the plane, causing officers to put her in handcuffs and forcibly escort her off. Officials then brought a security dog on board to check for any issues.
A TSA spokesperson told WTVF that retraining will occur to prevent further issues like this: “TSA officials at Nashville International Airport immediately initiated an inquiry into the incident. An employee was placed on non-screening duty pending final determination of the inquiry, but has since resigned. TSA is taking this incident seriously and will retrain employees as necessary to ensure compliance with standard operating procedure.”
As of now, Haynes is out of jail on bond. She was scheduled to be in court on Monday, but the case was pushed back until Thursday. According to multiple sources, she has not yet met with her lawyer.
[Photo: Metropolitan Nashville Police Department]
Remember folks, the TSA's original mandate was to "reassure the public", not actually providing actual security. Even at that, they're still failing miserably -- I feel LESS safe with TSA than I did with the pre-9/11 contractors.
monalisa1506 said: "I have an inkling that she’s going to say that God is her lawyer, Who’s with me?" Nahh, that was the co-pilot :o)
WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING? I can count on seeing at least half a dozen reports like these on flyertalk every year. It makes me wonder how often it actually happens. And why.
If you are to believe the BS the TSA sells this was a very serious incident and one employee gets not even fired for this? What about the whole command chain?
I have an inkling that she's going to say that God is her lawyer, Who's with me?