1 arrested following Cleveland Hopkins Airport security breach, officials say

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cleveland Hopkins Airport officials confirmed one individual has been arrested Sunday morning following a security breach.

A Cleveland Hopkins spokesperson confirmed the breach occurred just after 6 a.m.

The identity of the individual has not been released.

The circumstances behind the breach are unknown; however, planes were grounded until approximately 8 a.m.

Travelers coming and going out of the city were affected.

“About 5 minutes before we were supposed to take off, the pilot came on that they just received word from the tower that the airport had been shut down due to a situation,” one passenger told a 19 News crew.

19 News has reached out to Cleveland Police for more details.

This is a developing story. Return to 19 News for updates.