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July 31, 2026
Samuel Tunick Indicted for Obstruction After Phone Wipe Incident at Atlanta Airport
- Samuel Tunick was indicted for obstruction after allegedly providing a code that wiped his phone during a customs search at Atlanta International Airport.
- Customs agents reportedly searched his belongings without a warrant, despite his requests for legal representation and claims of no reasonable suspicion.
- Tunick's lawyers argue the search was motivated by his environmental activism against a law enforcement training facility, and a court ruling on evidence suppression is expected by the end of October.
2 Sources
- US citizen faces felony charge for allegedly giving customs agents a code that erased his phoneJul 31, 2026 at 12:40 AM · Independent
- An airport search, a wiped phone and a potential test of Fourth Amendment protectionsAug 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM · CNN