Former Delta co-pilot indicted for threatening to shoot captain
during commercial flight, officials say
According to court documents obtained by CBS News, on Oct. 18 a Utah grand jury indicted Jonathan Dunn on one count of interference with a flight crew.
The alleged incident occurred on an Aug. 22, 2022, flight, the Department of Transportation's inspector general's office said in a news release Tuesday, but did not specify the airline where the flight originated from, or its destination. However, a Delta Air Lines spokesperson confirmed to CBS News that Dunn was working for Delta as a Delta first officer at the time of the incident.
Up to date news about Jonathan Dunn:
Former Airline Pilot
Accused of Threatening to Shoot Delta Captain During Flight is Scheduled to
Appear in Federal Court
Wednesday,
January 3, 2024
For
Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Utah
SALT LAKE CITY – A former pilot accused of threatening to shoot
his co-pilot is scheduled to appear at a Salt Lake City Federal District Court
Thursday. The pilot was serving on active duty with the U.S. military overseas
at the time he was indicted in October 2023.
According to court documents, Jonathan J. Dunn, 42, of Rapid
City, North Dakota, and a former Delta Airlines First Officer, threatened to
shoot the flight’s captain during a flight from Atlanta to Salt Lake City on
Aug. 22, 2022. Dunn, a former Federal Flight Deck Officer, was a pilot
authorized by TSA to carry a firearm on the flight deck for security. During
the flight, a passenger had a medical issue and the flight’s captain advised
Dunn the flight could be diverted to Grand Junction, Colorado, if the
passenger’s condition worsened. Dunn objected to the contingency plan and
described in substantial detail how he would shoot the captain multiple times
for “going crazy” and he would later explain he had to shoot all the rounds he
possessed because the captain was “still twitching.”
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