Man strips at U.S. airport checkpoint in protest

December 31, 2010 07:39 pm | Updated November 17, 2021 03:26 am IST - RICHMOND, Virginia

In this November 24, 2010 file photo, a TSA officer pats down a traveller as he works his way through security at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Bloomington, Minn. AP.

In this November 24, 2010 file photo, a TSA officer pats down a traveller as he works his way through security at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Bloomington, Minn. AP.

Police say a man stripped to his underwear at an airport checkpoint in Virginia in a protest against security procedures.

Airport police said the man took off his shirt and trousers at Richmond International Airport on Thursday. He had scrawled across his chest a reference to the U.S. Constitution’s protections against unreasonable search and seizure.

Police identified the man as 21-year-old Aaron B. Tobey of Charlottesville, Virginia. He told police he was a student at the University of Cincinnati.

Mr. Tobey was interviewed by airport police and federal authorities, issued a citation for disorderly conduct and released. He is scheduled for arraignment on January 10.

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