Chaos at Orlando Airport after false shooter alert
A second major security scare since the beginning of this month erupted at Orlando Airport, causing widespread panic among passengers waiting for flights.
A man was arrested after he attempted to breach a security checkpoint.
As he was about to be detained he reached into a pocket.
That sparked an unknown bystander to yell that he had a gun.
There was no gun but it still caused ‘panic’ in the screening area, said police Sgt. Eduardo Bernal.
Scores of people at the screening checkpoint hit the deck or fled into nearby stores to find cover, according to multiple social media posts uploaded shortly after.
Some even ran through the security screening area unchecked.
It forced the TSA to temporarily suspend screening for Gates 1-59, causing delays.
Ryan Scott Mills, 39, was arrested and is facing charges of disorderly conduct and resisting an officer without violence.
Earlier this month a TSA agent jumped to his death at the airport in view of travelers.
It caused long security delays and disrupted about 100 flights.
A few days later, a woman was arrested trying to access through an off-limits employee entrance at the airport.
She was accused of assaulting security officers and police and was found to be in possession of a knife, but this incident didn’t lead to any operational disruption.
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