Sacramento Cops Taser Man for Leaving Airport Seucrity Line

Kim Minugh
The Sacramento Bee
January 17, 2012

We’ve all been there: flying and frustrated and ready to flip out.

But what exactly caused a New Hampshire man to lose his cool at Sacramento International Airport’s security checkpoint after he landed Tuesday afternoon still was not clear to authorities by nightfall.

As local and federal officials debriefed for hours, 26-year-old Edwin Barton went from a hospital to jail, accused of two misdemeanor crimes and, most likely, a little sore from three jolts from a Taser.

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This article was posted: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 2:36 pm

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