Man breaches DFW airport security to save his relationship, police say

Monday, July 25, 2016
DALLAS, TX -- A concerning new video has surfaced showing a security breach at DFW airport.

A man with no ticket and no bags was able to bypass security in an unbelievably easy way: he just walked around it.
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Damarias Cockerham, 25, even walks past a TSA agent, who appears on video as he is looking at his smartphone.

The incident happened a year ago, but the video is just now being released.

Cockerham was eventually caught and arrested.

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The man says he was trying to stop his girlfriend from leaving him.

The TSA has no commented on the incident.

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