A case involving a man reported to be wearing a stolen security uniform at the baggage claim area of Honolulu Airport’s main terminal last week has been turned over to the state Attorney General’s Office.

State deputy sheriffs were unable to question the suspect after he was discovered Friday evening because he had to be taken to the hospital after suffering a medical problem, a state public safety official said.

Department of Transportation spokesman Dan Meisenzahl said an employee of Securitas first saw the suspect about 7:30 p.m. Friday in the main terminal.

Later, the same Securitas employee said the suspect was seen wearing a company uniform, but he did not recognize him to be an employee of the airport security firm.

Meisenzahl said the employee asked the suspect for identification and was told that it was in the suspect’s car.

The suspect walked to the parking lot with several Securitas employees following him.

The man retrieved from the car an Air Operations Area airport badge that had been reported missing and expired in 2010, officials said.

The suspect then had a medical problem and was taken to the hospital, and deputy sheriffs were unable to question him.

Meisenzahl says the suspect did not have the proper credentials to enter secure areas of the airport.

Meisenzahl said all Securitas employees are required to turn in their identification cards and uniforms when their employment ends.

State officials say the uniform may have been stolen and the suspect faces possible theft charges.