MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLA. (WSVN) - A man has been arrested after he made some troubling threats at Miami International Airport, Wednesday, near the American Airlines counter.
According to Miami International Airport’s Twitter, the security incident occurred sometime after 12:30 p.m. Miami-Dade Police took the man into custody shortly afterwards.
Security incident at MIA. @MiamiDadePD on scene. Incident is under control. One suspect is in custody.
— Miami Int'l Airport (@iflymia) October 25, 2017
Witnesses said a man walked up to the counter and began yelling, screaming and making threats. Airport officials also confirmed that the man made threats.
Cell phone video showed the man throwing punches as TSA officers, airport security and police officers worked to restrain him. The man is also seen picking up the lid of a trash can and using it to hit authorities.
Officers were successfully able to restrain the man and cuff him. However, he continued to shout while on the ground.
The entire attack lasted about one minute.
Officers carried the man outside to a drop-off curb and was checked out by fire rescue and taken to the hospital. He was taken into custody, Wednesday afternoon.
First responders also treated an officer involved in the takedown.
While the officer was tended to, investigators pinpointed a silver Mercedes scouring the area outside. Authorities took note of the vehicle’s tag number.
One witness said he knew something was off the moment the man walked up.
“The man walked in and said, ‘Bye,’ to us,” said witness Orlando Perez. “He walked that way to where they check in the bags. He started walking back and forth screaming, ‘We’re gonna fly like an eagle,’ this and that, back and forth, and he got irate and louder.”
“It’s scary. We gotta do what we gotta do, but we gotta trust God. We are going to be fine,” said Perez.
No other injuries were reported.
Authorities said that since this is an ongoing criminal investigation, they will not be releasing any details about the suspect in this case.
Homeland Security will also be leading the investigation.
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