MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Authorities arrested a Canadian man at Miami International Airport over the weekend after they said he attacked several passengers and Transportation Security Administration officers. One of the victims was a senior, they said.
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Cameron Dylan McDougall, 28, of Toronto, now faces multiple charges in South Florida.
According to an arrest report, the rampage began at around 6:45 a.m. Saturday.
Miami-Dade police said the initial victim was walking to his gate when McDougall came up to him and began attacking.
Police said the victim later told officers that McDougall never said anything to him and “just walked up on him and started punching him.”
McDougall then began punching another man who tried breaking up the fight, the report states. Then, police said he went into the TSA screening area and began attacking officers.
He began swinging at one officer, grabbed his arm and then punched another officer three times in the face as he tried to intervene, police said.
A witness was able to jump on McDougall and held him down before police arrived, the report states.
The arrest report states that McDougall didn’t appear to be under the influence of alcohol, but said it was unknown whether he was on any drugs at the time.
McDougall, facing three counts of battery on an officer, plus one count each of battery on a person 65 or older and misdemeanor battery, was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $4,000 bond as of Monday morning.
A TSA spokesperson later released a statement on the incident to Local 10 News, saying, “We are currently working closely with our law enforcement partners at Miami International Airport regarding the Dec. 28th incident in which an (individual) assaulted two of our officers at one of the MIA security checkpoints..”
“Our frontline TSA Officers are there for our safety and security,” the spokesperson said. “This unprovoked attack on our officers is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Assaulting a TSA officer is a federal offense (that) can result in criminal penalties and fines of up to $13,910 in addition to his arrest.”