CCSO: Man trespasses onto SpaceX facility

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man was arrested for allegedly trespassing on SpaceX facilities, authorities say.

^{Hen Gao (Source: Cameron County Sheriff's Office)}

According to a news release from the Cameron County Sheriff's Office, Hen Gao, 40, was charged with criminal trespass.

On Thursday, Nov. 14, authorities responded to a man found trespassing the SpaceX facilities in Brownsville.

Deputies spoke with SpaceX security, who reported that a person drove into the facilities, which were marked as "private property/no trespassing" zones.

Security also reported that the person had bypassed security measures by entering the facility, which was forbidden.

Deputies spoke with the man, later identified as Gao, who was found inside his vehicle that was parked in the SpaceX facilities.

Gao was booked into the Carrizalez Rucker Detention Center, where he is pending arraignment.