Cuban National Sentenced to 33 Months for Assaulting Airport Security Officers in Las Vegas
A Cuban national was sentenced in Las Vegas to 33 months in prison after pleading guilty to attempting to enter a secure passenger boarding area at Harry Reid International Airport with a fake boarding pass and then assaulting four officers. Chief United States District Judge Andrew P.
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Gordon imposed the sentence and ordered three years of supervised release to follow the prison term. The defendant was described as being on probation at the time, following a conviction for assault with a deadly weapon.
The court record also says the defendant had other prior violent convictions. The government had recommended a 60-month prison sentence.
The case centers on an airport security breach attempt that escalated into an assault on transportation security officers and local law enforcement officers at the Las Vegas airport.
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