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Drowned surfer was Kauai airport shooter
Lloyd Albinio, who died after wiping out, got a 37-month term for the 2003 incident
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 20, 2008
KAPAA, Kauai » The surfer who drowned Dec. 11 had spent three years in federal prison for shooting up Lihue Airport in 2003.
Lloyd Albinio, 30, died after wiping out on a wave in large surf at Kealia Beach Park on Kauai.
In 2003, Albinio, who was suffering mental problems due to drug abuse at the time, threatened a Transportation Security Administration officer at Lihue Airport, entered a waiting area, and fired his handgun into the floor and the ceiling. He also stood on a chair and ordered about 200 people to get down on the floor, and put the gun to his head before police apprehended him.
He pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer later that year and was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison and five years supervised release.
At Kealia on Dec. 11, Rick Taylor, a visitor from Wyoming, saw Albinio take off on a wave near the lifeguard stand.
"He was riding a wave and he crashed into it," Taylor said yesterday. "He didn't come out."
Taylor added that his board "was kicking around" in the surf as he and another surfer tried to signal lifeguards. Lifeguards brought Albinio to shore, but attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.
KAPAA, Kauai » The surfer who drowned Dec. 11 had spent three years in federal prison for shooting up Lihue Airport in 2003.
Lloyd Albinio, 30, died after wiping out on a wave in large surf at Kealia Beach Park on Kauai.
In 2003, Albinio, who was suffering mental problems due to drug abuse at the time, threatened a Transportation Security Administration officer at Lihue Airport, entered a waiting area, and fired his handgun into the floor and the ceiling. He also stood on a chair and ordered about 200 people to get down on the floor, and put the gun to his head before police apprehended him.
He pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer later that year and was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison and five years supervised release.
At Kealia on Dec. 11, Rick Taylor, a visitor from Wyoming, saw Albinio take off on a wave near the lifeguard stand.
"He was riding a wave and he crashed into it," Taylor said yesterday. "He didn't come out."
Taylor added that his board "was kicking around" in the surf as he and another surfer tried to signal lifeguards. Lifeguards brought Albinio to shore, but attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.
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