--- description: A San Francisco man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly posing as a TSA officer to give two private pat downs. title: Allegedly Drunk Man Arrested for Posing as TSA to Pat Down Women image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Drunk Man Arrested for Posing as TSA Agent to Pat Down Ladies by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 17, 2014 2:02 PM CUT by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 17, 2014 2:02 PM CUT If going through airport security wasn’t bad enough, [CBS reports](http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/07/16/apparently-drunk-man-arrested-for-posing-as-tsa-agent-patting-down-woman-at-sfo/ "undefined") that a San Francisco man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly posing as a TSA officer to give two private pat downs. Police say that the ticketed passenger went through security, was seen drinking at an airport lounge for a few hours, and then circled back to security to convince women to join him in the private screening room. CBS reports the 53-year-old might have swiped a pair of official blue gloves to look the part. The actual agents noticed something was amiss when they saw him bringing a second woman to the booth, as male officers are only allowed to do that if a female agent is present. The man is currently facing charges for being drunk in public. \[[_CBS_](http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/07/16/apparently-drunk-man-arrested-for-posing-as-tsa-agent-patting-down-woman-at-sfo/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3001386/tsa-pat-down-drunk-airport/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3001386/tsa-pat-down-drunk-airport/"},"headline":"Drunk Man Arrested for Posing as TSA Agent to Pat Down Ladies","datePublished":"2014-07-17T14:02:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:11:46.077Z","description":"As if airport security wasn't a nightmare enough","url":"https://time.com/3001386/tsa-pat-down-drunk-airport/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Crime","TSA"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3001386/tsa-pat-down-drunk-airport/","name":"Drunk Man Arrested for Posing as TSA Agent to Pat Down Ladies"}}]}] ```