Man arrested and accused of sneaking onto United Airlines flight with fake boarding pass

The 25-year-old snuck on while employees were preoccupied and checking passengers’ boarding passes, according to court documents.

A man was arrested and accused of sneaking onto a United Airlines flight with a fake boarding pass at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport last month, according to court documents filed earlier this week.

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Abdulrahman Oriyomi, 25, of Houston, was arrested Friday in connection with the May 18 incident and charged with felony impairment or interruption of a critical infrastructure facility, court records filed in Harris County, Texas, show.

Court documents say surveillance cameras captured Oriyomi on the morning of May 18 in Terminal C appearing to have issues with his boarding pass before speaking with transportation security officers, who ultimately allowed him to have his photo taken and pass through security.