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A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer has been taken into custody after allegedly attacking a 79-year-old traveler at Fort Lauderdale’s airport. According to police, the officer was “forcefully pushing” the elderly passenger, as reported by Fox News.
The perpetrator, identified as 21-year-old Janiyah Wilson-Robinson from Margate, was arrested on Wednesday at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, based on information from WPLG.
According to a report from the Broward Sheriff’s Office cited by the news station, Wilson-Robinson allegedly assaulted the woman from Palm Beach Gardens by “forcefully pushing her,” resulting in the woman falling and hitting her forehead on the ground.
The passenger, who was at the airport that day traveling on a JetBlue flight, suffered “minor bruising,” deputies reportedly added.
A TSA agent wears a patch on his uniform at the Miami International Airport on Dec. 17, 2024 in Miami, Fla. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Wilson-Robinson was charged with aggravated battery on a person 65 or older and was released on a $1,000 bond.
“The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is aware of the recent arrest of one of our officers. TSA holds its employees to the highest standards of professionalism and integrity, and we do not tolerate behavior that violates these standards or the public’s trust,” a TSA spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
Travelers check-in at the JetBlue counter at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in May 2022. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“The individual has been placed on administrative leave pending further investigation. We are fully cooperating with law enforcement authorities in their investigation,” the spokesperson added.
