Utah man swipes boarding pass, gets through airport security in Salt Lake City
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Authorities say a man with a stolen boarding pass got through airport security in Salt Lake City and checked into a flight at the gate before he was caught earlier this month.
The Deseret News in Salt Lake City reported Thursday (http://bit.ly/1SmBXVy) that 61-year-old Michael Salata was arrested shortly after checking into a Southwest Airlines flight to Oakland, California, on Nov. 5.
Salt Lake Airport Police Chief Craig Vargo says Salata grabbed the boarding pass accidently left on a kiosk and used it to get through a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police say Salata wasn't caught until the woman who had left the pass also checked in using a replacement ticket uploaded on her phone.
TSA spokeswoman Lori Dankers says that aside from the identification mistake, Salata was properly screened.
Southwest says its employees followed protocol.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}No lawyer was listed for Salata Thursday.