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WaPo: "TSA agent punched in chest by passenger"

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

WashingtonPost.com this afternoon: TSA agent punched in chest by passenger by Ed O'Keefe, allegedly playfully, but he was arrested for battery: A passenger was arrested Tuesday for punching a Transportation Security Administration officer in the chest after passing through a body-imaging machine at Indianapolis International Airport, police said. According to police, John A. Christina, 51, admitted to punching the officer after passing through the machine and asking the officer about increased security procedures. The officer replied that he does not normally work in Indianapolis and could not answer the question. Christina then punched the officer in the chest, police said. The officer, who is normally assigned to the Dayton, Ohio, airport, asked Christina why he punched him...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on November 17, 2010 (boomark / email).