Man hijacks transport cart at New York's Buffalo airport for ‘joyride', damages walkway
Kevin J. Sinning, 29, who belongs to Wyoming was arrested around 1am on July 28 by the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Police Department. Sinning has been charged with second-degree criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, criminal nuisance, third-degree grand larceny and criminal possession of stolen property worth more than $3,000, The Guardian reported.
Purported video footage that went viral on social media showed someone slowly driving the cart up and down the airport hallways. Sinning was seen in another video entering into an unattended Prime Flight cart and driving it through the moving walkways, while damaging the glass panels and the vehicle, the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority said.
The police officials further added that Sinning was 'visibly intoxicated' at the time of his arrest, NBC News reported. A purported TikTok video of Sinning's 'joyride' garnered more than 9 million views and more than 450,000 likes. There were no reported injuries in the incident, local reports stated.
(with inputs from The Guardian, NBC News)
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