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Wayne County Prosecutor announces charges against men who drove into DTW
Two men were charged in separate incidents after driving their vehicles into entrances of Detroit Metro Airport. The January incident happened at the McNamara Terminal and the May incident happened at the Evans Terminal.
(FOX 2) - Following several months of investigations, the Wayne County Prosecutor announced charges in two separate cases that both involve suspects driving a vehicle through the entrances of Detroit Metro Airport.
Both defendants, who will be arraigned in Wayne County District Court on Monday, were charged with attempted murder and other assault counts.
"When you go to an airport, there are certain things that you expect," said prosecutor Kym Worthy. "What we do not expect to see are cars crashing into airport lobbies, passengers and airport employees jumping out of the way to get out of the way of cars driving into airport terminals."
Crashing into McNamara Terminal
On Jan. 23, 2026, a Clinton Township man drove his Mercedes through the front entrance of the McNamara Terminal just before 7:30 p.m.
Brian Sutton, 37, was traveling in the far left lane when he made a sharp turn and drove directly into the building.
Two DTW employees and one TSA agent were hurt by debris following the crash.
He is charged with 10 counts:
- Three counts of assault with intent to murder
- Three counts of assault to do great bodily harm less than murder
- Three counts of felonious assault
- One count of malicious destruction of property
Detroit Metro Airport Car Crash: Mercedes slams into McNamara terminal
Travelers at Detroit Metro Airport were met with a chaotic scene after a car crashed into the McNamara Terminal on Friday night.
Crashing into Evans Terminal
On May 29, David Chamlee was traveling erratically on the eastbound service drive of DTW when he hopped the curb from southbound to northbound Rogell Drive.
He drove through the entrance of the Evans Terminal, causing significant damage to glass doors, glass windows, and injuring two women. One was a traveler from Connecticut and the other was from London, Ontario in Canada.
He is charged with:
- Two counts of assault with intent to murder
- Two counts of assault to do great bodily harm.
- Two counts of felonious assault
- One count of malicious destruction of property
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Driver crashes into DTW Evans terminal, offers bizarre statement
The 67-year-old Metro Detroit man crashed into the Detroit Metropolitan Airport Evans terminal Friday, making it the second crash at DTW in a year.
The backstory:
Both scenes caused concern and chaos within the areas where they happened. The May crash ended with a vehicle being driven down a hallway within the terminal. At the time, the suspect allegedly said he was there to meet Tom Cruise to save his dad.
The January incident unfolded during a late Friday night at the airport. Video showed officials walking the driver suspected of driving into the terminal as he was shouting.
What's next:
Worthy declined to go into details about the mental state of either suspect or their potential motive.
The arraignments are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on Monday.
The Source: The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office and previous reporting was cited for this story.