Man accused of skirting Newark airport security to say goodbye to girl is due in court Tuesday

By AP
Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Newark airport breach suspect due in court Tuesday

NEWARK, N.J. — A graduate student charged with a security breach at a New Jersey airport that led to a terminal shutdown and worldwide flight delays is due back in court.

Haisong Jiang pleaded not guilty Feb. 9 to a misdemeanor charge of defiant trespassing. He has a court hearing Tuesday.

The misdemeanor charge carries a fine of up to $500.

Jiang is a Rutgers University student from China. He was arrested Jan. 8, days after authorities said he entered a restricted area at Newark Liberty Airport to see his girlfriend off.

The breach shut down a busy terminal and delayed or canceled about 200 flights around the world.

Jiang’s attorney has called his client “a lovesick man who made a mistake.”

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