Originally Posted by
bonoman
That doesn't answer Phil's question. Also, what if said pax refuses to allow the search to continue?
I did answer phils question. As has been pointed out on this site a thousand times, TSOs are not LEOs. You can rest assured the LEOs do not consult me when on the very few occasions they have had to arrest a pax. But if I had to guess it is what I said: they disrupted the screening process.
As to your second question, I have yet to see anyone refuse the police, and at that point they actually can't refuse. If the police take over and do the search it is no longer a 4th amendment search. At this point I believe the police have probable cause. Just a guess, not a lawyer here, and can only tell you what I have actually seen.