Airline employee sought specialized airport access
SAN ANTONIO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the San Antonio International Airport arrested a man wanted on suspicion of hit and run, Thursday.
A 46 year-old airline employee was seeking access to the federal inspection service area when he was apprehended.
“As a law enforcement agency, we collaborate with our partners to return fugitives to justice,” said CBP Port Director Lois Hunter. “Anyone seeking entry to the U.S. or access to a federal inspection service area will undergo scrutiny. If that person is wanted, we will take the appropriate law enforcement action.”
In this instance, the U.S. citizen, was seeking access to CBP’s area at the airport. As part of the application process, those requesting authority to work in an airport’s federal inspection service area require a background check. During that check, officers discovered a May 3, 2019 warrant out of Bexar County for arrest for a hit and run misdemeanor violation.
CBP officers apprehended the suspect and turned him over to the San Antonio Airport Police Department.
Charges and allegations contained in criminal complaints are merely accusations. Suspects are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The men and women of CBP are responsible for enforcing more than 400 U.S. laws and regulations for more than 40 different agencies. On a typical day in fiscal year 2018, CBP officers arrested 75 wanted criminals at U.S. ports of entry.