Overview
- Federal prosecutors identified the suspect as 35-year-old Thomas Jesse Bingham of Melbourne, Australia.
- The alleged attack occurred March 15 in the sterile connector between Terminals 6 and 7, where Bingham was accused of grabbing the officer’s uniform, ripping off his lanyard, pulling his hair, and pushing him into a glass wall.
- Airport police later found Bingham’s carry-on bag and passport at a Terminal 7 restaurant he had visited earlier.
- The TSA officer reported pain in his hand and back and sought medical evaluation after the incident.
- He is scheduled for an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, and the TSA Office of Law Enforcement/Investigations is probing the case with assistance from Los Angeles Airport Police.