A man was arrested after attempting to rush through the security checkpoint and attack Transportation Security Administration officers at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Tuesday morning, according to a statement from the TSA.
At about 9:45 a.m., multiple TSA officers were attacked inside Terminal 4 when a man, later identified as Tyrese Garner, 19, attempted to rush through the security checkpoint, according to Lorie Dankers, spokeswoman for the federal agency.
TSA officers quickly subdued Garner and Phoenix police officers stationed at the airport immediately intervened and Garner was arrested, according to the statement.
He was booked on charges of criminal trespassing, resisting arrest and 5 counts of misdemeanor assault, according to TSA and Phoenix police officials.
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