LINTHICUM, Md. (WBFF) - The suspect detained for driving through a security fence at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport Saturday afternoon was identified as a 42-year-old Laurel man who is also a former U.S. Marshal.
Andrew John Kottke, who was apprehended after the 1:30 p.m. incident, spent 17 years as a deputy U.S. Marshal for District of Columbia Superior Court, confirmed MDTA police spokesperson Kevin Ayd and U.S. Marshals Service spokesperson Michelle Coghill.
Kottke was being medically evaluated as of Sunday, and will be formally charged after his release, said Ayd.
The. U.S. Office of Public Affairs confirmed Sunday morning that Kotke is a former employee of the United States Marshals Service.
FBI is also involved in the investigation, said Ayd.
The vehicle drove through a perimeter security fence, said Ayd.
"There was no impact to airline flight operations," he said.