Court records reveal how a man allegedly boarded a Houston flight he wasn't supposed to be on
Prosecutors say Abdulrahman Oluwatumike Oriyomi used an invalid boarding document and caused a security response that delayed Flight 469 for several hours.
- On May 18, 25-year-old Abdulrahman Oluwatumike Oriyomi boarded a United Airlines flight at George Bush Intercontinental Airport using a fraudulent boarding pass, forcing the aircraft to return to the gate and delaying the flight for approximately three hours.
- Oriyomi passed through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint before exploiting distracted gate agents to access the jetway, presenting a document that investigators later determined lacked a QR code required for scanning.
- Claiming to be "Mr. Lopez," the suspect requested a jump seat because the flight was full; cabin crew members confirmed no passenger was booked under that name, identifying the unauthorized traveler.
- Authorities issued an arrest warrant on Monday, with prosecutors filing felony charges in Harris County's 180th District Court for impairing a critical infrastructure facility and seeking a $25,000 bond.
- The incident prompted responses from the FBI and Houston Police Department, which conducted security sweeps and searched for explosives after passengers evacuated the aircraft.
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Passenger allegedly boards United Airlines flight with fake boarding pass, forcing plane back to gate
Abdulrahman Oluwatumike Oriyomi, 25, has been charged with impairing or interrupting the operation of a critical infrastructure facility in connection with the May 18 incident, according to a criminal complaint filed in Harris County.
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