Two employees at the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority have been arrested over leaking video of an American Airlines passenger jet colliding with an Army helicopter to far-left CNN.
Fox 5 DC reported on Monday 21-year-old Mohamed Lamine Mbengue of Rockville, Maryland was arrested on Jan. 31 and charged with computer trespass under Virginia law. A MWAA spokesperson said he booked into the Arlington County Adult Detention Center and was later released.
Authorities then charged 45-year-old Jonathan Savoy of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, with computer trespass on Feb. 2. A magistrate judge later released him on a summons.
Fox 5 DC notes that authorities refused to say whether additional individuals could face charges as the investigation unfolds. It’s also unclear whether the employees sold the video to the news station or gave it away for free.
Imagine the headaches for CNN if they coughed up money for the exclusive video.
A tragic incident unfolded at Reagan National Airport last Wednesday night where an American Airlines passenger jet collided with a Blackhawk helicopter during landing.
All 64 passengers in the jet were killed. The three pilots in the Blackhawk helicopter also died in the explosive crash.
An FAA report following the incident