LAX Stowaway Indicted on Two Federal Charges
Man Who Flew from New York to L.A. Charged with Stowing Away and Attempting Entry to Secure Airport Area
| U.S. Attorney’s Office July 08, 2011 |
LOS ANGELES—A federal grand jury today returned a two-count indictment that charges a man with being a stowaway on a flight from New York to Los Angeles and subsequently attempting to use false pretenses to enter a secure airport area in Los Angeles.
Olajide Oluwaseun Noibi, 24, faces two federal charges that could send him to prison for a maximum term of 15 years. Noibi, who remains in federal custody in Los Angeles, is scheduled to be arraigned on the indictment on July 18 in United States District Court.
Noibi is charged with being a stowaway on a flight from New York that landed in Los Angeles on June 25, 2011. The indictment also charges that on June 29, 2011, Noibi attempted to enter a secure area of LAX by fraud or false pretense with intent to be a stowaway on another flight. Noibi was taken into custody at LAX on June 29. A United States Magistrate Judge subsequently ordered him held without bond.
An indictment contains allegations that a defendant has committed a crime. Every defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
If convicted of the two felony charges in the indictment, Noibi faces a statutory maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $500,000 fine.
The ongoing investigation that led to today’s indictment is being conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Customs and Border Protection.
CONTACT:
Assistant United States Attorney Edward Alon
National Security Section
(213) 894-3825