The “romantic” New Jersey grad student who caused massive delays at Newark airport when he ducked through security to kiss his girlfriend will receive legal help from the Chinese consulate. “Consular official Wang Bangfu said the consulate has been following the case of 28-year-old Haisong Jiang closely since he was arrested and charged with trespassing January 3rd ,” reported the AP. The Chinese citizen's act of love caused delays to over a hundred flights and stranded thousands of passengers in the airport for hours. He faces up to thirty days in prison and will be arraigned on January 28 in Newark.
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