The co-pilot allegedly threatened to shoot the captain multiple times if the flight was diverted for a passenger who may have been suffering a medical emergency, authorities said.
A former Delta co-pilot was federally indicted earlier this month, accused of threatening to shoot the captain of a commercial flight last year if he diverted the plane because a passenger on board may have been suffering a medical emergency, authorities confirmed Tuesday. According to court documents obtained by CBS News, on Oct. 18 a Utah grand jury indicted Jonathan Dunn with one count of interference with a flight crew.The purported incident occurred on an Aug.
They undergo special training to do so and are provided with a TSA-issued weapon to defend the flight deck against an attempted hijacking. The two-page indictment, obtained by CBS News Tuesday, alleges that Dunn 'did assault and intimidate a crew member of an aircraft…and did use a dangerous weapon in assaulting and intimidating the crew member.
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