Brit Jumps Barbed Wire At Metro Airport

[Lt_Ripley]

Brit Jumps Barbed Wire At Metro Airport

14 minutes ago

A British citizen who apparently missed his flight Wednesday night decided to try a different tactic to catch a plane: He ran across all lanes of I-94, through a field, across railroad tracks and over six strands of barbed wire before his attempt was put to a final halt by an airport security guard who tackled the man and sat on him.

The 22-year-old is now in custody while police and airport officials try to figure out what he was up to.

Meanwhile, police dogs were at the scene making sure the area was cleared of any possible threat.

Police said the man had been staying the night at the nearby La Quinta Inn on Merriman Road because he had missed his Wednesday flight.

At around 9:30 a.m., waving a white towel, the man apparently ran from the hotel and onto I-94, where he was almost struck a couple of times, witnesses said.

The barbed wire atop the fence surrounding the airfield apparently did not deter the man, nor did the numerous cuts he received while climbing over the six-layer-thick wire.

By the time he was tackled and apprehended, he had many cuts and bruises, which were treated by emergency medical technicians at the scene.

Officials said the man did not appear to be drunk, and he is receiving a psychological evaluation while in custody.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/wdiv/20071101/lo_wdiv/14481402

my take on it is he couldn't stand to be in Detroit one minute longer ! lol

[Lotus Flower]

My point on it is that he was one big dipstick

What a div eh.

ps did he ever catch a plane home

[ships-cat]

The US seems not to have any pavements... it's often impossible to walk from A to B. This is very confusing for us Brits, who tend to walk where short distances are involved.

Meow Purr.