BWI Checkpoint Meltdown Ends In Federal Indictment For Maryland Man

A 32-year-old Charles County man faces nearly two decades in federal prison after a grand jury indicted him for allegedly attacking two Transportation Security Administration officers at a Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport security checkpoint.

The indictment, announced Thursday by federal and state officials, charges Cornelius Queen with assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal officers and interfering with airport security screening personnel.

The charges stem from an April 2, 2026, incident at the airport. According to court records, Queen forcibly assaulted two lead TSA transportation security officers while they were working at a screening checkpoint, disrupting their ability to perform security screenings…

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