NEW YORK — Police say a man of Haitian descent who left the island nation after the devastating earthquake caused a security breach at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport by opening a door that was supposed to be used only by airport workers.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spokesman Steve Coleman said 57-year-old Jules Paul Bouloute was arrested Saturday on a charge of criminal trespass.
He says Bouloute lives in Brooklyn but was in Haiti during Tuesday’s earthquake.
The man took a flight from the Dominican Republic to Orlando, Fla., before connecting on a flight to New York.
The incident delayed some flights for hours and caused headaches for hundreds of travelers who had to exit the terminal, wait for police to sweep through the building, and then return for a second security screening.
The Associated Press
