( CNN ) -- The 9-year-old boy who sneaked onto a plane for a trip to Las Vegas is back in his hometown of Minneapolis , a family spokesman said Saturday night . Spokesman V. J. Smith would not provide details . He said he would speak with the boy 's father Sunday . Crew members aboard a Delta Air Lines flight October 3 became suspicious of their child passenger and then found that he had no ticket or boarding pass . He was placed in a foster home as authorities began an investigation . The Transportation Security Administration has said the boy went through security at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport , although it has not explained how he did so without a boarding pass . An airport spokesman said video shows the boy chatted with a Delta agent when he reached the gate and moved toward the plane when the agent became distracted . Father : 'No one stepped up to help ' 'He 's got a behavioral problem , ' dad says . CNN 's Janet DiGiacomo contributed to this report .
Boy sneaked past TSA and Delta agents on October 3 . The boy was carrying a backpack containing his own personal items when he made it through security at the airport in New York City without being detected. Boy was placed in a foster home while he was in Las Vegas .