Illegal immigrant’s alleged plane hijack scare fuels tense security scramble after door was ‘breached’: audio
New security audio reveals the tense moments when emergency personnel responded to an incoming plane on the tarmac where an illegal immigrant allegedly threatened to hijack the plane and said he "had a bomb" in his backpack.
Key points
- The audio obtained by 4WWL reveals the suspect was possibly being held in the back of the aircraft as passengers were de-planing.
- "Aircom 400 subject in custody." LISTEN TO THE NEW 'CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO' PODCAST It is unclear what specific agencies were communicating with one another on the dispatch.
- The Department of Homeland Security previously confirmed to Fox News the suspect was deported from the U.S.
UNITED FLIGHT FROM CHICAGO MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER PASSENGER'S 'MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS' TO BREACH COCKPIT In the radio call, someone is heard saying, "We have him at the back door.
Additional details
- The flight, United Airlines 2174, was heading to New Orleans from Newark, New Jersey, Monday evening, when pilots sounded the alarm.
- Flight attendants are going to come off, so we're going to bring them off and bring them over here as well.
- Suspect Rony Gomez-Alberto, 34, of Honduras, is currently in jail following his arrest.
- twice before he – again – illegally entered the country by way of California.
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