THUNDER BAY – A southern Ontario man who assaulted several security guards and a bystander when trying to flee the Thunder Bay International Airport has been sentenced to house arrest.
He was selected for secondary screening after security personnel suspected he was in possession of drugs. When security informed Walker-Hinds that the police were going to be called, he jumped over the counter, grabbed his bag and jacket, and fled the security area. The bystander was sent to hospital to be treated for minor injuries. The damage to the sliding door was estimated to be approximately $500.
Defence counsel also said the money in Walker-Hinds possession did not belong to him and that he was doing something to get paid to finance his life expenses and drug habit.