David Williams, 44 years old, and Alexander Oscar, 46, were arrested this Thursday by the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office, accused of stealing over $27,000 worth of luggage from the baggage claim belts at Miami International Airport during the month of April.
According to the report from the Sheriff's Office, accessed by the media Local 10 News, surveillance cameras captured Williams and Oscar entering the airport through the arrivals area on the sidewalk multiple times, heading straight to the baggage claim, taking luggage, and exiting the terminal to get into vehicles waiting outside.
In one of the documented incidents, the couple stole luggage valued at $6,305 from carousel 26. In a second case at the same carousel, the haul amounted to approximately $4,000.
The investigations also indicate that Williams was recorded individually in several other incidents, retrieving luggage from carousels 22, 23, and 25 at the airport.
The total value of the stolen goods in all combined cases was $27,205, according to case records.
Williams is facing six charges of third-degree grand theft, while Oscar is responding to two charges for the same crime. Prison records also reveal that Williams had a prior arrest for armed robbery with a deadly weapon in an unrelated case.
This Friday, both were being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Facility. Williams' bail was set at $20,000 and Oscar's at $7,500.
In the official arrest record, the nationality of both defendants is listed as "African."
The case adds to a series of luggage thefts at MIA that have raised alarms about the airport's internal security.
In December 2025, a serial thief was arrested at Miami airport during the Christmas season; the suspect was taking the luggage to the terminal restrooms to extract valuables before abandoning them.
On the same day, an airport employee was arrested for allegedly using his access to restricted areas to commit similar thefts.
The modus operandi of Williams and Oscar —entering without being passengers, selecting luggage from the conveyor belts, and fleeing in support vehicles— is the same pattern that authorities have identified in previous cases, indicating a persistent organized criminal method at one of the busiest airports in the United States.
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