A man was arrested after he jumped the fence at LAX and started doing push-ups on the runway
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- A man was arrested on Monday after jumping the fence at Los Angeles International Airport and running onto the runway near a Delta Air Lines plane.
- Shortly before 1:30 p.m. local time, a man scaled the barrier security barrier near Sepulveda Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue and was seen running toward an idle Delta plane.
- Following interviews with airport police, the man was booked for trespassing.
- A LAX Public Information Officer for Airport Police tells Business Insider the man's motivations were "a combination of mental illness and possible narcotics involved."
A man was arrested on Monday after jumping the fence at Los Angeles International Airport and running onto the runway near a Delta Air Lines plane.
According to CBS 4 Los Angeles, shortly before 1:30 p.m. local time a man scaled the barrier security barrier near Sepulveda Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue. He was then seen running near an idle Delta Air Lines plane, where CBS 4 reports officers said he tried to hide underneath the plane before they arrived. He was then taken into custody.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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