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Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:01:14 -0800

http://www.foxcharlotte.com/news/local/Tisdale-Family-Attorney-No-Excuse-114342234.html
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Tisdale Family Attorney: No Excuse
  a.. Morgan Fogarty 
Story Updated: Jan 21, 2011 at 12:43 AM EST 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - For two months, we have worked to get answers from Charlotte-Douglas International and US Airways officials about the mysterious circumstances surrounding Delvonte Tisdale's death. The 16-year-old North Meck student appears to have crawled into the wheel well of a US Airways plane on the airport's tarmac. His mangled body was found in a neighborhood near Boston. 

We tried again Thursday. We were told Jerry Orr, the airport director, was not available and that we should contact the media rep.  We did, with an email that read in part, "Not addressing these concerns, not reassuring passengers and tax payers, at least from a PR point of view, is not productive or proactive."

The media rep replied minutes later with, "As much as I would like to help you, we are not commenting, on camera or otherwise, about this matter. As stated in our earlier communications, we consider this case an active investigation and don't intend to discuss until the investigation is concluded."

"There seems to be no urgency either on behalf of the airport nor the airline," says Christopher Chestnut. He is the attorney seeking out answers for Tisdale's family. "Not only for this family, but for answers for the public so that the public can be safe if they're on US Airways or going through the Charlotte airport," says Chestnut. 

Chestnut says the airport won't talk to him, either. He and the family are considering a law suit so they can take depositions and talk to witnesses, all for answers. Jonette Washington, Delvonte's mother, says, "Someone needs to give out some answers to what happened." 

She describes the teen son she remembers, saying "To me, he was a very strong, intelligent loving young man that would do anything for anybody." 

Tisdale's family says there is no reason for their son to have run from Charlotte or to Boston.