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Police: Person Arrested After Car Breaks Through Gate At BWI

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- MDTA Police say one person has been arrested after a vehicle broke through a perimeter gate at BWI Airport.

MDTA Spokesman Kevin Ayd says the incident occurred around 1:30 p.m. when a vehicle broke through the perimeter gate at the Signature Flight Support, which is mostly used for private and charter planes.

MDTA police responded and took Andrew John Kottke, 42, from Laurel, into custody.

Police don't yet have a motive.

Within hours, the hole in the fence was replaced by concrete barriers, security and police officers.

Court records show just hours before the incident at BWI, a domestic violence case was brought against Kottke in Prince George's County.

WJZ has also learned Kottke is an accomplished officer. He once received an Officer of the Month award as a Deputy U.S. Marshal.

There was no impact to BWI flight operations.

BWI authorities have ruled the incident isn't terrorism related.

"This is still a very active investigation at this time. So we don't really have much more information to go on, as the investigators go into the reason why the individual did drive onto the, through the security gate," Ayd says.

Police haven't released Kottke's charges.

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