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Prosecutors said there is surveillance video of him being patted down outside of the party and video of him on a Long Island Rail Road train.
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Renee Anderson, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
The bomber, he was later told, had backed away from the entrance at Gate H after refusing to be patted down by another steward.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2025
He was found carrying a gun in a holster when he was patted down and a magazine in his pants pocket, police said.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
The source said everyone entering the party was carded and patted down, including other notables.
—Brie Stimson , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Renee Anderson, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
The bomber, he was later told, had backed away from the entrance at Gate H after refusing to be patted down by another steward.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2025
He was found carrying a gun in a holster when he was patted down and a magazine in his pants pocket, police said.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
The source said everyone entering the party was carded and patted down, including other notables.
—Brie Stimson , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Pat down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pat%20down. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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