Man Breaches SeaTac TSA Checkpoint, Breaks Into American Airlines Plane (2013) – Everything Law and Order Blog

This one comes from deep in the archives, stretching back to November 8, 2013. It’s is also my way of stalling as I continue working on the material I told you about toward the end of last week. It’s coming soon, and is only delayed because the Lakemoor OIS footage unexpectedly arrived in the mail on Friday afternoon, after I had posted that another big story was in the works (the Lakemoor footage wasn’t it).

Anyway, on November 8, 2013 Seattle resident Ryan C. Vanhoutte, who had “done some coke” breached Lane 3 of TSA security Checkpoint 5 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport — by leaping over two stanchions and running through a magnetometer. He then ran down the airport’s secure D concourse, ultimately exiting through a marked emergency exit door near gate D8 — and gaining entry to the airport ramp area.

Vanhoutte wasn’t done.

He climbed the stairs from the ramp to the end of the D8 jetway. Faced with a locked door at the top of the stairs, he broke the security glass and climbed through the window into the jetway. Determined to do something (only he knows what), Vanhoutte then gained access to the American Airlines aircraft parked at gate D8. A Menzies employee reported seeing Vanhoutte opening the main cabin door, entering the aircraft, and closing the door behind him.

Shortly thereafter, TSA Agent Gregory Steele followed Airport Police Officer Hess onto the jetway. Upon reaching the end of the jetway Hess saw broken glass on the ground and noticed that the security glass in the secured door to the ramp was broken. An airline ramp worker standing outside the locked door told Officer Hess that their subject was onboard the plane.

At 2038 hours, Officer Hess boarded the plane followed by Officer Steele. Officer Hess observed a single white male seated in the First Class cabin at row 4. The male was identified by way of his Washington driver’s license as Ryan C. Vanhoutte.

Officer Hess approached Vanhoutte from behind and announced his presence by saying “Police, lean forward and put your hands behind your back.” Vanhoutte looked up at Officer Hess and immediately started shouting his name and saying that he was a ticketed passenger flying to Hawaii. You can’t make this stuff up.

Officer Hess again instructed Vanhoutte to put his hands behind his back, placing pressure on his back between his shoulder blades and attempted to capture his forearms behind his back so he could be handcuffed. In response, Vanhoutte unbuckled his seat belt and started running toward the cockpit door. Genius.

Officer Hess was afraid Vanhoutte may enter the cockpit where Officer Hess assumed the plane’s pilots were located. Because of this, Officer Hess attempted to tackle him before reaching the cockpit door. Their momentum carried them forward and they hit the door “with significant force” and a ground struggle began. Multiple backup officers had trouble subduing Vanhoutte, who only became compliant after being threatened with a taser.

Vanhoutte was placed in leg restraints and carried to the jetway and down to a waiting patrol car.

Vanhoutte was charged with Assault 3 (RCW 9A.36.031), Malicious Mischief (RCW 9A.48.070), Criminal Trespass 1 (RCW 9A.52.070), and Resisting Arrest (RCW 9A.76.040).

Don’t do drugs, kids.

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42 thoughts on “Man Breaches SeaTac TSA Checkpoint, Breaks Into American Airlines Plane (2013)”
  1. So this guy kicked a cop and gets charged with assault.

    The cops punched this guy in the head, and don't get charged with assault?
    That makes no sense.

  2. My guess is the reason the TSA didn't go after him was because they're not permitted to leave their posts for the most part, otherwise other potential passengers could sneak past, hide or move items, etc. Otherwise all a prospective terrorist would have to do is have an accomplice bolt past security, sneak across some weapons or explosives while everyone's chasing down the runner or having their head turned, and then boom.
    Only problem for TSA is it looks utterly ridiculous.

  3. The TSA did not want to get involved because they had to report to their shifts at Walmart later that night

  4. Eric Snowden 2.0 was about to chase him then was like oh well, fuck it…..I started dying lol, really not funny after you grasp that this was a major threat. Isn't this the same airport the tsa or baggage guy ended up hijacking a air alaska plane and committed suicide last year?

  5. Lmaoo my guy look like he was tryin out for a track meet jumpin dem baracades like hurdles😂😂😂

  6. Many TSA staff are arseholes, others just plain dozy, when the guy ran through the scanner at breakneck speed he knew where he was going, probably had a plan of the place from Google, there was virtually no reaction from the staff there, probably woke them up!!

  7. But seriously, folks, they're not security guards, they're just like the ag inspectors looking out for fruits and vegetables. They are no more authorized or expected to run after someone and tackle him than you or I. The airport has other people on that job — in fact, its own police force.

    Have you flown? Have you met the folks in sky blue? Then you have a sense of the general human calibre we're dealing with in the TSA line agents. Do you actually want these people involving themselves in fast-paced hands-on activity to protect an airliner? The real airport security would rather they didn't.

  8. Once the gentleman had sit himself down in 1st class and declared that he was a ticketed passenger traveling to Hawaii, I'm pretty sure they were legally required to fly him there. That's how things work in our shared reality anyway.

  9. "I'm a ticketed passenger going through to Hawai'i!"

    "That's nice. This plane is going to Montréal. Are you meeting a connection there?"

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