By Alicia Cruz
The Black Urban Times
WCNC
North Carolina has reported that the 16-year-old Air Force Jr. ROTC
student missing from Charlotte and found dead November 15 in Milton, Massachusetts may have been a stow-away inside an aircraft wheel well when he fell to his death as the plane descended towards the airport.
Phil Orlandella, director of communications at Logan International Airport confirmed for NewsChannel 36 that local police are investigating the possibility that Delvonte Tisdale may
have fell from an aircraft, which would explain the horrific injuries
to his body and the fact that he was found with no shirt or shoes.
"We
have been requested to look into that possibility," Orlandella said
Tuesday. "It's something that theoretically can happen. It's a remote
possibility." However, prosecutors have declined to co-sign the stowaway theory.
Orlandella added that officials are cross-checking records of arriving flights heading to Runway 4R, which crosses over Milton.
In
a statement released by Norfolk District Attorney William R. Keating's
office, prosecutors said that while the investigation is "active and
ongoing" by State and Milton police on multiple fronts, "The office
continues to decline to detail specific investigatory measures being
taken."
Officers
have conducted numerous interviews in relation to Tisdale's death, but
have yet to announce a person of interest. Following up on theory one,
that the teen was murdered while driving north with friends, on Tuesday,
police impounded one of the two vehicles eyewitnesses alleged were in
the area just before police discovered the body, reported Bostonchannel.com.
The
car, a white 2006 Audi, bore an out-of-state registration sticker which
was expired, and was reportedly being driven by a student at Curry
College. Milton police discovered the car in a parking lot in
neighboring Dorchester.
Tuesday's report prompted officials to explore the possibility that Tisdale, described by family friend
Rebecca Simensen, a spokeswoman for Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, told WCNC she was not aware of any security breach or an investigation into Tisdale's possible activities at the airport.
Multiple media outlets have reported that Tisdale's family plans to comment later today on the teens death.
According
to Tisdale's step-sister, the Charlotte transplant had a contentious
relationship with his father and ran away from home. She believes he may
have been headed back to Baltimore where he lived prior to moving to Charlotte with his father and step-mother last summer.
The step-sister added that Tisdale did not want to be in the military and didn't like living in North Carolina. His brother, Craig Tisdale, 18, told the Boston Globe
he believes his younger brother could have gotten into a car with two
friends headed for Boston -- arranging to be dropped off in Baltimore.
"My
best guess was that he was trying to come back to his family," Craig
Tisdale said. "The guys he got in the car with were supposed to be
friends. I think he was expecting to be driven back to Baltimore."
A police report from Charlotte-Mecklenberg police states Tisdale
was last seen in Charlotte around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 14th.
His father reported him missing Monday. Massachusetts police discovered
his body in Milton around 9:30 p.m. Monday night -- 22 hours after he
was last seen. Charlotte is approximately 14 hours and 43 minutes from
Milton by car and two hours by flight.
Tisdale's
broken and badly mangled body was found clad in blue jeans and gray
boxer shorts, in the middle of Brierbrook Street, a secluded part of
Milton bordering the Blue Hills Reservation, according to The Baltimore
Sun. Residents living in the community where the teen's body was
discovered told WBTV Charlotte that Tisdale's remains were scattered over several properties and not confined to one area.
According to stories published by the Boston Globe,
Milton Deputy Police Chief Charles Paris said Tisdale suffered "broken
bones and severe trauma, particularly to the head". Additional evidence
discovered at the scene included bone fragments. If the resident's
accounts are accurate, this would support the stowaway theory.
An initial autopsy was deemed inconclusive due to the state his body was in. Officials were only able to identify Tisdale's remains from a note found on his body, which appeared to be a school "hall pass" with the words "Delvonte Tisdale A Lunch" written on it, along with a signature and the date 10/19/2010.
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