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SEATTLE (AP) — A man fled custody inside Seattle-Tacoma
International Airport and was able to take a light rail train
into the city, authorities said.
Port of Seattle police were notified around 11 a.m. Sunday that
a man had escaped from the airport while he was being taken to
Kentucky, where he was wanted on warrants. In a statement,
airport spokesperson Perry Cooper said a “contracted agent” lost
control of the suspect during the check-in process at the ticket
counter and that he fled toward the light rail station.
Cooper referred additional questions to authorities in Bowling
Green, Kentucky. The Seattle Times reported the man fled in
handcuffs.
Officials said Port of Seattle police confirmed through video
camera images that the man had boarded the train headed north,
and security with Sound Transit confirmed he was seen leaving a
station in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
Authorities searched baggage claim and other parts of the
airport, and operations at the airport weren't affected, the
statement says.
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