Federal agents entered the cockpit of a Delta plane in San Francisco as soon as it landed on Saturday night to arrest a co-pilot on child pornography charges, according to multiple reports.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials made the arrest after a flight from Minneapolis, Minnesota, to the San Francisco International Airport, The Guardian, ABC7, and other media outlets reported, citing eyewitness or law enforcement sources. The DHS confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation that its Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) branch made the arrest.
Agents “stormed the cockpit, cuffed the co-pilot, arrested him, walked him down the aisle, and ushered him off the plane through the cabin doors located between first and coach,” a witness told The San Francisco Chronicle.
Delta and the FBI did not respond to requests for comment.
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Very dramatic, great theater but unnecessary. Where was this co-pilot going to go after the doors opened? Front-end crew are stuck onboard until the passengers all exit. Was there some thought that he’d escape out the window?
Escaping out the window is certainly a possibility, depending on the plane. His trip on the asphalt after that would be a bit more challenging.