The Brief
- A 53-year-old Florida man has been sentenced to four months in federal prison for assaulting a DFW gate agent in October 2024.
- Keith Owens pleaded guilty in January to interference with security screening personnel.
- He faced up to 10 years for the crime.
DALLAS – A Florida man who assaulted an American Airlines gate agent at DFW Airport was sentenced to four months in federal prison.
Florida Man Sentenced
The backstory:
Keith Charles Owens, 53, was charged via criminal complaint in November 2024 and pleaded guilty to assaulting the security screening personnel in January 2025.
He was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment and three years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor, who also ordered Owens to pay nearly $6,000 in restitution.…