Oh, Canada: Toronto man pleads guilty after wild airport assault on TSA agents in Miami was caught on video

A Canadian man’s layover successful Florida turned into a national lawsuit aft helium attacked 2 Transportation Security Administration officers astatine Miami International Airport successful a chaotic outburst caught connected video.

Cameron Dylan McDougall, 28, of Toronto, pleaded blameworthy successful national tribunal earlier this period to 2 counts of assaulting, resisting oregon impeding national officers, according to tribunal records.

Cameron Dylan McDougall is restrained connected the level by TSA officers astatine Miami International Airport Dec. 28, 2024, successful this screenshot from surveillance video. (Miami-Dade SAO/TMX)

The occupation began Dec. 27, erstwhile McDougall allegedly struck a chap rider aboard a Copa Airlines flight traveling from Panama City to Toronto. 

According to reporting from Local 10 News, the midair altercation prompted the aviator to divert the formation to Miami, wherever McDougall was removed from the level but not arrested.

Instead, helium was told helium could publication different formation backmost to Canada. McDougall purchased a summons connected Air Canada for the pursuing day. 

But arsenic helium prepared to committee that formation astatine MIA the greeting of Dec. 28, helium erstwhile again lashed out, this clip successful the airport.

COUPLE ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY THROWING COFFEE AT AIRLINE EMPLOYEES, FORCING WAY ONTO CANCUN FLIGHT

Cameron Dylan McDougall, 28, of Toronto, successful a booking photo (Miami-Dade County Corrections)

Authorities said McDougall had already cleared the TSA checkpoint when, without provocation, helium randomly struck different rider astir 6:37 a.m., according to tribunal documents cited by WPLG Local 10. 

A information defender who attempted to intervene was besides assaulted. Two minutes later, McDougall returned to the screening country and targeted a TSA supervisor, swinging wildly. Though the supervisor dodged the punches, different serviceman who tried to restrain McDougall was deed successful the look astatine slightest 3 times, sustaining insignificant injuries.

The full brushwood was recorded connected airdrome surveillance and released to the nationalist this week. The footage shows McDougall throwing punches, getting flipped implicit a screening bin cart and continuing to defy arsenic agents struggled to restrain him.

Authorities escort Cameron Dylan McDougall done the information country astatine Miami International Airport aft an battle connected TSA officers Dec. 28, 2024. (Miami-Dade SAO/TMX)

He was subdued and arrested by officers with the Miami-Dade Police Department.

McDougall pleaded blameworthy May 19 and is scheduled to beryllium sentenced successful national tribunal May 30. Each national complaint carries a maximum punishment of 1 twelvemonth successful prison.