Dallas airport security breach involved lovelorn man

A former pilot and aviation consultant says the security breach at DFW Airport over the weekend shows security is no better today than it was on September 10th, 2001.

Matthew Sanchez, an Albuquerque, N.M., 911 dispatcher, has been removed from duty after telling a caller who was trying to save the life of a shooting victim to “deal with it yourself”, after the caller cursed at Sanchez for repeatedly asking if 17-year-old Jaydon Chavez-Silver, who died of his injuries, was still breathing.

Cockerham was charged with criminal trespass.

The report says Cockerham “walked” through a checkpoint without identification or a ticket.

When the officers arrived, the man, Damarias Cockerham, 25, was already off the plane, American Airlines Flight 1013 to Guatemala City, Guatemala. The report said Cockerham began crying and would not cooperate or answer questions. Police say Cockerham appeared upset, then got off the plane and was arrested.

Officials didn’t release custody information on Cockerham or details on his girlfriend.

Cockerham told police he drove to the airport and left his auto parked outside at the curb. The dog “exhibited a positive response for the presence of energetic materials”. When asked by officers if there was anything in his vehicle that could cause harm to people, Cockerham only replied that he’d made some bad choices, police said. Officers searched him there and found auto keys and a phone, but no ticket or ID.

TSA did not respond to requests for comment Tuesday.

A TSA spokesman said on Monday that the agency was working with the airport to evaluate passenger security checkpoints and had added barriers following the incident.