Australian Man Pleads Guilty To Assaulting LAX TSA Officer, To Be Sentenced Next Month

Thomas Bingham, an Australian national, has pleaded guilty to a Class A misdemeanor assault on a federal officer for attacking a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Los Angeles International Airport in March 2026. The incident occurred March 15 between Terminals Six and Seven. According to reports cited in the case, Bingham confronted the uniformed TSA officer, accused him of taking a backpack and passport, then grabbed his uniform, pulled the lanyard and the officer’s hair, and shoved him into a glass wall. The TSA officer required medical evaluation for pain in his hand and back. Sentencing is set for September 18 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles F. Eick, with possible penalties up to nine years.