Federal Agents Storm Airplane Cockpit, Arrest Co-pilot Moments After Landing

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Federal agents and section constabulary stormed nan cockpit of a Delta Air Lines formation that had landed conscionable moments earlier and arrested nan co-pilot connected nan runway of nan San Francisco International Airport. The Boeing 757-300, which was en way from Minneapolis, landed conscionable aft 9:30 p.m. aft delays owed to dense fog.

Soon aft nan level landed, an eyewitness told nan San Francisco Chronicle, a group of astatine slightest 10 rule enforcement officials pinch badges and guns pushed their measurement done nan aisle and into nan formation platform of Delta formation 2809. The witness, seated successful first class, added that nan officers "stormed nan cockpit, cuffed nan co-pilot, arrested him, walked him down nan aisle, and ushered him disconnected nan plane."

A spokesperson for Homeland Security Investigations successful San Francisco told nan insubstantial that nan agency assisted section officials successful executing an apprehension warrant. The charismatic said that it is portion of an ongoing section investigation pinch nan Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office.

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