Stow away found asleep on plane at Key West Airport
Another security lapse is being investigated at a US airport after a homeless man was found asleep in a passenger jet.
Homeless Jamie Crabtree said he scaled a perimeter fence at Key West Airport and entered a Delta Air Lines plane after breaking a door seal.
He was discovered by airport workers the following morning.
Crabtree, 32, says he intended to stow away aboard the plane as he wanted to leave the country.
He has been charged with burglary and trespassing on airport property.
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