Feds Reportedly Bust Into Plane Cockpit To Arrest Pilot On Child Porn Charges

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 mediaoutlets 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 has zero tolerance for unlawful conduct and will fully cooperate with law enforcement,” Delta told the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation. “We are appalled by reports of the charges related to the arrest and the individual in question has been suspended pending an investigation.”