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A man was taken into custody at Los Angeles International Airport after he jumped a fence, ran onto a runway and did pushups, airport police told Fox News. (Twitter/Chad Ridgely)
A man was taken into custody at Los Angeles International Airport Monday after he jumped a fence, ran onto a runway and did pushups, according to police.
The man, who has not yet been identified, was spotted by an airport police officer just after 1:30 p.m. local time, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Airport Police confirmed to Fox News.
He was taken into custody within two minutes after being spotted on the runway.
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The unidentified man was spotted by Los Angeles International Airport police just after 1:30 p.m. local time. (Twitter/IMGiatti)
Police said the airfield the man traveled to, as well as nearby aircraft, underwent a security sweep, and the airfield was closed for roughly 20 minutes.
The man is being held by authorities as they investigate the situation.