Cyril E. King Airport Passenger Arrested After Reports of Touching Travelers, Police Say

ST. THOMAS — A man scheduled to leave the Cyril E. King Airport on Monday was instead arrested after police say he appeared intoxicated, touched travelers and officers, and repeatedly ignored efforts to move him out of the airport. Cameron King was charged with disturbance of the peace and interfering with an officer following a series of incidents involving passengers, airport workers and law enforcement. He appeared Tuesday morning before Magistrate Julie Smith Todman, who found probable cause to uphold both charges. According to court documents, a Port Authority police officer was first alerted to the situation by a passenger who pointed out King and said he appeared intoxicated and was inappropriately touching other people. At the time, King was speaking with a family, so the officer observed the situation. A second person later approached the officer with a similar complaint. A worker at an airport restaurant also raised concerns about King’s apparent intoxication and unusual b...