Authorities reported they arrested a tourist on Wednesday for refusing to use a mask and assaulting an employee at Luis Muñoz Marin Airport in Carolina.

Prosecutor Xavier Vélez indicated that a man from a flight from Boston, identified as Willie Watson, 24, did not follow his instructions regarding the use of the mask and immediately attacked him with the right hand on his face and chest, where it was placed. Under arrest by agents of the airport center.

According to preliminary information, the accident occurred, in the afternoon, in the arrivals area of ​​the airport terminal A.

The case was consulted with Prosecutor Sonia Polanco, who ordered the filing of a file under Article 108 CP (Aggression). The evidence was brought before Judge Wilfredo Vieira of the Carolina Court, who determined the cause and placed a $ 50,000 surety, which he has not provided at the moment.