Suspect in Newark airport breach accepts sentence
NEWARK, New Jersey State – Chinese student Jiang Haisong, who breached security in January at Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, on Tuesday accepted the sentence at Newark City Court, which sentenced Jiang 100 hours of community service and US$658 of fine.
Jiang expressed satisfaction with the sentence and pledged to pay the fine starting Wednesday.
Eric Bruce, Jiang’s lawyer, told the court and the media waiting outside the courthouse that the sentence was “reasonable” as Jiang was not intended to cause “inconvenience” for the travelers.
The security breach was caught on surveillance video, which helped authorities track down the suspect. The video showed a man in a tan jacket waiting at the exit-way where passengers from arriving planes leave the terminal on January 3.
Posted: March 10th, 2010 under Breaking News.