A pilot was seen smashing a parking lot barrier with an ax and got himself charged with crimes. He's a pilot for United Airlines and it appears he just lost his cool and decided to smash the parking barrier/arm in the parking lot because people were waiting in line and he wanted to get them where they needed to be. I actually like this guy because we all hate waiting to get into the parking lot, so he was really doing people a favor but it probably freaked a few folks out. He's got no prior arrests, but this time he was charged with misdemeanor criminal mischief and has court in September. He's removed from the flight schedule until they figure out the legal situation.
I don't like those things either, but I don't think swinging an ax at them is a good idea - especially if you're a pilot. The American Tribune had an update on the incident, reporting the following:
UPDATE: this was confirmed to be a pilot who was later charged according to a report on CBS News:
A United Airlines pilot has been charged in a bizarre ax attack earlier this month in which he savaged a parking arm at a Denver International Airport employee parking lot, causing an estimated $700 in damage. Police say the pilot, Kenneth Henderson Jones, told them “He just hit his breaking point.”
