Police chase man on Dallas Love Field tarmac
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DALLAS - A man was taken into custody on Friday morning after allegedly driving onto the Dallas Love Field tarmac.
What we know:
Dallas police said it happened around 6 a.m. in the 8600 block of Lemmon Avenue.
Police say Benjamin Chitenje, 53, intentionally rammed another car in the airport parking lot.
He then drove through a gate onto the secured tarmac.
The airport’s operations were paused as police officers briefly chased the man.
After he was taken into custody, he was taken to the hospital for a medical evaluation.
There were no injuries.
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Chitenje is facing charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, terroristic threat interrupting a public place, criminal trespass, evading arrest with a vehicle and a misdemeanor drug offense.
The Source: The information in this story was provided by the Dallas Police Department.