Passengers were left shocked as federal agents stormed the cockpit of Delta flight just moments after the plane landed in San Francisco.
One of the plane’s pilots was arrested on child porn charges by officers from multiple agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security and the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office.
The incident occurred on board Delta Flight 2809 around 9:35 p.m. local time on Saturday. The flight departed from Minneapolis earlier in the day. The landing was delayed due to heavy fog in the Bay Area.
Fox News national correspondent Bill Melugin reported that the pilot was arrested on charges related to child sexual abuse materials.
“A group of people with badges, guns, and different agency vests/markings were pushing their way up through the aisle to the cockpit,” first class passenger Sarah Christianson told The San Francisco Chronicle.
The incident occurred on board Delta Flight 2809 around 9:35 p.m. local time on Saturday. The flight departed from Minneapolis earlier in the day (Stock photo) (Getty Images)
She also described the officers as having “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.”
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