Wild video shows Canadian man attacking TSA agents at Miami airport
The unprovoked incident happened at Miami International Airport on Dec. 28, 2024.
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Video has emerged of the Toronto man who went on a tear at a Florida airport, attacking officials before police arrived.
Cameron Dylan McDougall, 28, can be seen approaching the security screening area at Miami International Airport on Dec. 28, 2024, when the fists started flying in the unprovoked rampage, according to footage obtained by WPLG.
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The area was packed with travellers due to the holiday season but that didn’t stop the Toronto man from trying to serve up some knuckle sandwiches to two TSA agents.
McDougall can be seen missing an agent, who avoided the attack as the Canadian ignored orders to step back.
The man then honed in on another agent, who defended himself against McDougall’s flurry of punches.
McDougall then gets pushed by an agent, causing the feisty flier to fall over a screening bin cart behind him and land on his back.
An agent grabs at McDougall’s legs but his arms are left free as his assault continues.
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McDougall was only in South Florida due to his actions on a Dec. 27 Copa Airlines flight between Panama and Canada, court documents state, according to the outlet.
Authorities said the Toronto man “physically struck another passenger,” forcing the pilot to divert to Miami.
McDougall was removed from the flight ― but not arrested ― and was told he could book a separate flight to Toronto on another airline, the outlet reported.
He bought a ticket for an Air Canada flight from Miami to Toronto the next day.
McDougall cleared security and then, “without warning,” randomly hit another passenger, the court documents stated.
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Prosecutors said he struck an airport security guard who tried to intervene, and then went back to the screening area where he launched the attack on the TSA officials.
He was arrested by Miami-Dade Police officers.
McDougall pleaded guilty to two federal charges for assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers, the outlet reported.
Each federal charge brings a maximum of one year in jail. His sentencing hearing is set for May 30.
McDougall still faces state charges for felony battery on a law enforcement officer and one misdemeanour battery charge, according to court records.
He is scheduled to appear in court on June 2 for those charges.
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