Delta Air Lines Boeing 767 landing at Barcelona Airport.Photo:Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty
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A former Delta Air Lines pilot has been indicted in connection with an alleged threat to shoot the captain of a commercial flight midway through a journey in August 2022.
On Oct. 18, 2023, a grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah “indicted Jonathan J. Dunn forinterfering with the crew of a commercial airline flight,” according to a release from the Office of Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The release added that the incident happened when a passenger onboard the flight suffered a “medical event” and the captain suggested the aircraft change route.
“Dunn was authorized to carry a firearm through the Transportation Security Administration’s Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) program,” it continued. “After a disagreement about a potential flight diversion due to a passenger medical event, Dunn told the Captain they would be shot multiple times if the Captain diverted the flight.”
If convicted, Dunn could face up to 20 years in prison, reportedABC News.
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In a statement provided toCBS Newson Tuesday, a Transportation Security Administration spokesperson said that the “TSA is aware of an incident involving a Federal Flight Deck Officer.”
PEOPLE reached out to the Transportation Security Administration for comment but did not receive an immediate response.
Per ABC News, an arraignment for Dunn is scheduled for Nov. 16.
Emerson pleaded not guilty via his attorney at an Oct. 24 arraignment, a spokesperson for the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement.
source: people.com
