Airport Security

Newark, New Jersey, July 14, 2004:

Ronatarian Party presidential candidate Ron didn't make it through airport security because he couldn't keep his pants on.

Airport police said a security screener was waving a metal-detecting wand over Ron's pants area on Tuesday when Ron pulled his shorts down to his ankles. He wasn't wearing any underwear.

Ron then said, "There, how do you like your [expletive] job now," thus ending the screening, according to the police report. He was initially charged with indecent exposure, but later released on his own recognizance with all charges dropped. "You can thank celebrity for that," Ron said upon his release.

Ron indicated that he was scheduled to attend a "successful campaign function," but would not disclose where or when the event was to take place.

"We've never had anybody do that before," said airport police Lt. Matt Christenson. "But it's not abnormal for people to become frustrated with the screening process."

Ron also became belligerent during the screening, Transportation Security Administration officers told police. One TSA employee also told police that Ron had a note inside a magazine in his bag peppered with expletives, and told a TSA employee "Oh yeah, it's for you" when asked at whom the note was directed.

"This person exposed himself in a public area, a clear violation of decency, and we needed to take some action on that, otherwise everybody would be dropping their pants," Christenson said.

When asked why formal charges were not levied against the Jersey City-based politico, Christenson refused to comment and ended the press conference.

Posted by Bittle at July 14, 2004 03:52 PM

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