Maryland man accused of assaulting TSA officers at BWI Airport

A Maryland man is facing charges in connection with an alleged attack on two federal Transportation Security Administration officers at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

Cornelius Queen, 32, from Charles County, Maryland, is charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers and interfering with security screening personnel at the airport, according to a news release Thursday from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland.

Queen is accused of “forcibly assaulting” two TSA lead transportation security officers on April 2 at a security screening checkpoint, according to court documents.

He also allegedly interfered with the TSA officers’ abilities to perform their security duties. A video played in court appeared to show Queen allegedly attacking a bystander and his two children, as well as another bystander, according to court records.

If Queen is found guilty, he faces a maximum of 18 years in federal prison for assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal officers and interfering with security screening personnel, according to the news release.

BWI, located south of Baltimore in Anne Arundel County, offers approximately 300 daily nonstop departures to about 90 domestic and international destinations.

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