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Canadian Pleads Guilty to Assault on Miami Airport TSA Agents Ahead of Sentencing

His federal sentencing hearing is scheduled for May 30, followed by a state court appearance on June 2.

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Overview

  • Cameron Dylan McDougall admitted on May 19 to two federal counts of assaulting, resisting or impeding TSA officers during a Dec. 28 incident at Miami International Airport.
  • Surveillance video released this week shows him throwing multiple punches at TSA agents and an airport security guard before Miami-Dade police intervened.
  • The 28-year-old Toronto native had been removed from a diverted Copa Airlines flight the previous day after allegedly attacking a fellow passenger.
  • Under federal law, he faces up to two years in prison when he is sentenced later today.
  • McDougall also confronts state charges, including three felony counts of battery on law enforcement officers and one misdemeanor, with a June 2 court date set.