Blade in N.Va. Man's Shoe Baffles Federal Authorities

WASHINGTON POST

Federal investigators said yesterday that they have no idea how a three-inch blade found its way into the insole of the shoe of a Fairfax County man who was arrested after trying to board a flight in Honolulu.

Randall Rustick, 33, was arrested Tuesday morning after airport screeners found the blade tucked under the insole of his left, black, leather dress shoe, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday. Rustick was charged with carrying a deadly weapon onto an airplane, authorities said.

OPINION

This is very interesting to me. This isn't a normal problem where the feds have caught someone with a concealed weapon. This guy is actually claiming to have not known that the box cutter was in his shoe. He apparently was on vacation with his family and when he ended up having to be interrogated like he was a terrorist, he flipped. It seems like Randall may have a few screws loose. But then again, I do not leave out the possibility that the feds or the people at the airport did something fishy. If anything new happens, I will post. Just remember...Don't carry sharp objects in your shoes when you are planning to fly on an airplane.