Man Federally Charged with Assaulting Officers at Dallas Love Field Security Checkpoint

A man has been federally charged with assaulting a federal officer at Dallas Love Field Airport after he punched two TSA officers and seriously injured a Dallas police officer while attempting to proceed through security without identification, announced United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould.

According to a federal complaint filed on Wednesday this week, Idress Vinay Solomon, 33, of Oakland, California, was ticketed for a Southwest Airlines flight to the Oakland International Airport in California on March 10, 2026. Solomon approached the security checkpoint at Dallas Love Field Airport without any identification. A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer directed Solomon to a different lane so that TSA could attempt to properly identify Solomon using TSA's ConfirmID process. When the process failed to verify Solomon's identity, Solomon allegedly became verbally disruptive and aggressive.

"Violent conduct perpetrated against TSA and law enforcement officers will never be tolerated in the Northern District of Texas," said U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould. "We will prosecute such offenses to the fullest extent to seek justice for the victims here and to deter others from resorting to aggressive attacks against officers responsible for ensuring the public's safety while traveling."

The complaint alleges that after the TSA officer called for a supervisor because of Solomon's escalating behavior, Solomon punched him in the back of the neck. Dallas Police Department officers were present in the main lobby and responded to the disturbance to assist TSA. Solomon then allegedly punched one of the Dallas Police Department officers multiple times in the face, causing a serious orbital blowout fracture to his left eye that required him to seek treatment from an ophthalmologist at Parkland Hospital.

As alleged in the complaint, Solomon next punched a second TSA officer multiple times before additional Dallas Police Department officers subdued Solomon. Surveillance video at Dallas Love Field captured Solomon's alleged assaults of the officers, as depicted below in still shots from the video:

Solomon was eventually handcuffed and arrested. As a uniformed Dallas Police Department officer attempted to put Solomon into a police vehicle, Solomon deliberately spit saliva onto the officer's right arm, according to the complaint. Throughout the incident, Solomon allegedly refused to follow lawful verbal commands and continued to yell and pull away from officers even after he was handcuffed.

If convicted, Solomon faces a sentence of up to 20 years in federal prison for the charge of forcibly assaulting a federal officer and inflicting bodily injury. Solomon remains in custody pending further court proceedings.

TSA, the FBI, and DPD conducted the investigation. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas is prosecuting the case.

A complaint is merely an allegation of criminal conduct, not evidence. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.