The Virginia man who stripped to his underwear at a Richmond International Airport security checkpoint to protest security procedures has filed a lawsuit against federal and local authorities.
Aaron B. Tobey, a 21-year-old University of Cincinnati student from Charlottesville, took off his shirt and pants to reveal a message scrawled on his chest about the Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure. He was cited for disorderly conduct, but the charge was later dropped.
The lawsuit claims the Transportation Security Administration, Richmond police and airport officials violated his free-speech and Fourth Amendment rights with the Dec. 30 arrest.
