Another Bad Apple amongst 60,000
Jul 30, 2012, 12:09 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2010
Location: FLL - Nice and Warm
Programs: TSA Disparager Gold
Posts: 1,025
Another Bad Apple amongst 60,000
TSA officer from Miami charged with disorderly conduct in Key West
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/07/3...i-charged.html
A Transportation Security Administration officer from Miami was arrested in Key West after reportedly grabbing a phone away from a bystander videotaping the officer and a friend.
Witnesses told Key West police that Milagros Casanas and a friend "were very intoxicated" as they negotiated the 200 block of Duval Street in the early-morning hours last Sunday.
Witnesses told Key West police that Milagros Casanas and a friend "were very intoxicated" as they negotiated the 200 block of Duval Street in the early-morning hours last Sunday.
Casanas, 35, is a "lead transportation security officer" at Miami International Airport, according to TSA spokeswoman Sari Koshetz.
Jul 30, 2012, 1:06 pm
#2
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: on the path to perdition
Programs: Delta, United
Posts: 4,784
Surprised that the reporter made such a big deal of it as it sounds like the perp was off duty and not in uniform. So from that point of view so what. However, one does have to wonder why it was such a big deal to note his employment - did it somehow come up in the course of the evening's events (acting in the color of authority)?
Jul 30, 2012, 1:45 pm
#3
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP, MR Gold, HH Gold
Posts: 926
Surprised that the reporter made such a big deal of it as it sounds like the perp was off duty and not in uniform. So from that point of view so what. However, one does have to wonder why it was such a big deal to note his employment - did it somehow come up in the course of the evening's events (acting in the color of authority)?
Jul 30, 2012, 2:20 pm
#4
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 516
Was this "professional courtesy", or was Casanas just lucky?
Police said they found the phone in Casanas' back pocket during a search. After consulting with an on-duty prosecutor from the Monroe County State Attorney's Office, Casanas was charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct.
In his report, Tripp noted that "we had the elements of a robbery," but changed the arrest charge after the early-hours consult.
In his report, Tripp noted that "we had the elements of a robbery," but changed the arrest charge after the early-hours consult.
Last edited by OldGoat; Jul 30, 2012 at 2:21 pm Reason: punctuation
Jul 30, 2012, 3:46 pm
#5
Suspended
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 3,728
Surprised that the reporter made such a big deal of it as it sounds like the perp was off duty and not in uniform. So from that point of view so what. However, one does have to wonder why it was such a big deal to note his employment - did it somehow come up in the course of the evening's events (acting in the color of authority)?
Local 10: Police: TSA officer attacked woman who videotaped her while intoxicated: Miami TSA officer arrested in Key West after video camera incident
Officers responded to the 200 block of Duval Street after receiving reports that a fight had broken out between two women.
The arrest report stated that Casanas and a friend were passed out on the sidewalk. When they awoke, they realized someone was videotaping them with a cell phone.
Detectives said Casanas yelled at Copeland to delete the recording, then grabbed the phone out of the woman's hands.
According to the report, Casanas' friend told officers "... they did not want to be recorded because they were federal officers (TSA) and did not want video of them on the internet."
Casanas was charged with disorderly conduct.
Officers responded to the 200 block of Duval Street after receiving reports that a fight had broken out between two women.
The arrest report stated that Casanas and a friend were passed out on the sidewalk. When they awoke, they realized someone was videotaping them with a cell phone.
Detectives said Casanas yelled at Copeland to delete the recording, then grabbed the phone out of the woman's hands.
According to the report, Casanas' friend told officers "... they did not want to be recorded because they were federal officers (TSA) and did not want video of them on the internet."
Casanas was charged with disorderly conduct.
Jul 30, 2012, 3:58 pm
#6
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: on the path to perdition
Programs: Delta, United
Posts: 4,784
Well that generality would rule out many people.
Ah, there is the rub. Not only were they intoxicated in public and assaulted someone, but they lied, they are not federal officers 
.
According to the report, Casanas' friend told officers "... they did not want to be recorded because they were federal officers (TSA) and did not want video of them on the internet."
.
Jul 30, 2012, 4:30 pm
#7
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 3,657
Surprised that the reporter made such a big deal of it as it sounds like the perp was off duty and not in uniform. So from that point of view so what. However, one does have to wonder why it was such a big deal to note his employment - did it somehow come up in the course of the evening's events (acting in the color of authority)?
Jul 30, 2012, 4:46 pm
#8
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 471
This is the real story. A TSO being drunk and obnoxious probably happens every weekend. The fact that they committed assault and robbery and got it bumped down to a disorderly conduct charge should merit an investigation from the state attorneys office.
Jul 30, 2012, 9:05 pm
#9
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Baltimore, MD USA
Programs: Southwest Rapid Rewards. Tha... that's about it.
Posts: 4,332
Surprised that the reporter made such a big deal of it as it sounds like the perp was off duty and not in uniform. So from that point of view so what. However, one does have to wonder why it was such a big deal to note his employment - did it somehow come up in the course of the evening's events (acting in the color of authority)?
Detectives said Casanas yelled at Copeland to delete the recording, then grabbed the phone out of the woman's hands.
According to the report, Casanas' friend told officers "... they did not want to be recorded because they were federal officers (TS) and did not want video of them on the internet."
According to the report, Casanas' friend told officers "... they did not want to be recorded because they were federal officers (TS) and did not want video of them on the internet."
So, I can certainly imagine this drunken woman seeing herself being recorded and screaming, "I'm a federal ossifer! Delete that redorcing or I'll molest you! Gimme that phone!" Or, you know, slurred words to that effect.
Jul 30, 2012, 11:08 pm
#11
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: AA EXP, 2mm; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 325
The state attorney has far better things to do than to investigate a DA who knows that the TSO will be punished enough when he does.
Fire the TSO (for fighting and taking the phone -- not for being drunk), suspend any criminal sentence, and move on with our lives.
No big story here.
Last edited by UshuaiaHammerfest; Jul 30, 2012 at 11:13 pm Reason: typo
Jul 31, 2012, 3:00 am
#12
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 516
The state attorney has far better things to do than to investigate a DA who knows that the TSO will be punished enough when he does.
Fire the TSO (for fighting and taking the phone -- not for being drunk), suspend any criminal sentence, and move on with our lives.
No big story here.
Fire the TSO (for fighting and taking the phone -- not for being drunk), suspend any criminal sentence, and move on with our lives.
No big story here.
I also think it's curious that the arresting officers called a DA before making the arrest. That doesn't strike me as standard procedure. The deviation in this instance may have been because the the suspects identified themselves as federal officers. If so, lowering the charges may have been for that reason.
If so, the news item is that TSOs get the same "professional courtesy" as LEOs.
Jul 31, 2012, 5:16 am
#13
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: DFW
Posts: 28,106
Waste of taxpayer money. It was a drunken bar fight where the man (who happens to be a TSO) took it too far for fear of losing his job. TSOs (like anyone wearing a uniform) should be held to a higher standard, and that's why he should lose his job.
The state attorney has far better things to do than to investigate a DA who knows that the TSO will be punished enough when he does.
Fire the TSO (for fighting and taking the phone -- not for being drunk), suspend any criminal sentence, and move on with our lives.
No big story here.
The state attorney has far better things to do than to investigate a DA who knows that the TSO will be punished enough when he does.
Fire the TSO (for fighting and taking the phone -- not for being drunk), suspend any criminal sentence, and move on with our lives.
No big story here.
http://www.local10.com/blob/view/-/1...onduct-pdf.pdf
Jul 31, 2012, 5:17 am
#14
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: DFW
Posts: 28,106
Jul 31, 2012, 5:52 am
#15
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: An NPR mind living in a Fox News world
Posts: 14,165
Surprised that the reporter made such a big deal of it as it sounds like the perp was off duty and not in uniform. So from that point of view so what. However, one does have to wonder why it was such a big deal to note his employment - did it somehow come up in the course of the evening's events (acting in the color of authority)?