The man, whose name was not immediately released, used a vehicle to barrel through the gate at the Waco Regional Airport about noon Thursday, according to a Waco Police Department statement. After crashing through the security gate, police say, the suspect tried to get into a Learjet that was parked at the airport.
He was spotted by Texas Aero employees, who alerted an off-duty officer working security at the airport.
“Our officer approached the suspect who was armed with a stick and refused to cooperate with the officers instructions,” the department said in the statement. “The suspect was tazed [sic] several times with no affect, forcing our officer to have to physically restrain him. Texas Aero employees saw the officer struggling with the individual and came to assist.
“Those employees helped the officer subdue the individual and all were able to handcuff him.”
In a statement posted on Texas Aero’s Facebook page, the company said it “couldn’t be prouder” of its employees.
“Our line professionals questioned the individual and when he became belligerent were on point alerting law enforcement,” the company statement said. “When the individual failed to cooperate with law enforcement, our line professionals and operations manager assisted Waco Regional Airport and Waco PD in subduing him. The flying public was never in any danger, and operations were not affected.”
Police noted that they were familiar with the man, who, they said, might have been the “under the influence of narcotics” at the time of the incident. He was taken to a local hospital afterward, and was expected to be charged after his release.
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I always love it when ordinary life takes a turn for the unusual.
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