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Marc Rehmar is
charged with one count of endangering public transportation, a
felony, and one misdemeanor count of hindering transportation,
Lynn Kimbrough, spokeswoman for the Denver District Attorney's
Office, said in a statement.
According to a probable cause affidavit filed by police, on Aug.
6 Rehmar found his Ohio-bound United Airlines flight pushing
back from a departing gate.
He then "forcibly" opened a locked emergency exit door,
triggering an alarm, and allegedly ran onto a secured ramp area.
"Rehmar did then run out of the door into a sterile area of the
airport and chased down on foot, a tug and tug driver who was
actively engaged in pushing back ... (an) aircraft filled with
passengers," the affidavit said.
The tug driver was forced to stop, and Rehmar then allegedly
insisted on boarding the plane before he was arrested, police
said.
Airport spokesman Heath Montgomery said the incident did not
substantially delay the flight or airport operations.
Kimbrough said Rehmar told police he was en route to Ohio to
attend his 40-year high school reunion.
Rehmar is free on a $10,000 bond and is due back in court on
Friday to be formally advised of the charges, Kimbrough said.
(Reporting by Keith Coffman; Editing by Daniel Wallis and Sandra
Maler)
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