Man arrested after being found asleep aboard a JetBlue plane receiving maintenance service

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Police have made an arrest in a case of a sleepy stowaway on a JetBlue flight.

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According to authorities, Samuel Lackey was found Sunday sleeping on board a JetBlue 2012 AirBus A320 that was at Jetscape Services in Fort Lauderdale for maintenance.

Broward Sheriff’s Office officials said the criminal’s actions were all caught on camera.

Deputies said it was easy for Lackey to get on to the plane because there were portable steps he could use, and maintenance was being done on the plane.

According to law enforcement, Lackey climbed a fence to gain access to the airplane and snuck onto the aircraft on Saturday night.

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As a result, there was a service interruption as the plane was scheduled for a flight.

Deputies said the doors to the plane were locked and the aircraft was pushed back to a parking space, and that’s when the alleged snooze took place until 5:39 a.m. Sunday, when JetBlue employees arrived and gave Lackey a startling wake-up call.

As of Wednesday afternoon, Lackey was being held at the Broward Main Jail on charges of unarmed burglary of an occupied conveyance, criminal mischief over $1000 and interrupting or impairing critical infrastructure on a total bond of $10,000.

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