Man charged after using emergency exit to slide down wing of plane at O'Hare Airport
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A California man was arrested at O'Hare International Airport after sliding down the wing of a plane.
According to Chicago police, a man was on a plane that was approaching a gate around 4:30 a.m., when he pulled the emergency exit and walked onto the wing of the plane.
@fly2ohare guy jumps out of my plane before we get to the gate. @united UA2478 pic.twitter.com/xgxRszkBfH
— MaryEllen Eagelston (@MEEagelston) May 5, 2022
Police said the man then slid down the wing of the plane, onto the airfield.
The man, Randy Frank Davila of Escondido, California, was taken into custody on the spot at 4:37 a.m. Thursday.
He is charged with misdemeanor reckless conduct and is due in Misdemeanor Court (Br. 23) at 9 a.m. June 27.
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