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Man Arrested After Breaking Into JetBlue Airbus A320 at Fort Lauderdale Airport

A man reportedly jumped a fence and slept in the bathroom of an empty JetBlue A320 before being arrested.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 15, 2026, 3:05 p.m. ETWritten Aug 21, 2026, 4:30 a.m. ET
A man named Samuel Lackey was arrested after breaking into an empty at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on August 1, 2026, according to Jalopnik. Lackey reportedly jumped a barbed wire fence and entered the aircraft to sleep in the bathroom. He was discovered early the next morning and taken into custody. He was out on parole at the time, and his bond was set at $10,000. said the incident caused a flight delay costing $2,400, Jalopnik reported. The aircraft involved has not been identified. Registry records list as operating seven Airbus aircraft, including A321-271NX and A220-300 models, but these records do not identify the specific aircraft involved in this incident. The investigation is ongoing, and the cause of the security breach has not been determined.

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Terrain elevation
13 ft
Nearest aerodrome
3.5 miles N of Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (KFLL/FLL)

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