Delta Airlines co-pilot dragged off from plane after landing over alleged child porn charges
The incident was announced by a passenger about a fox television employee on the flight. Passenger, federal agents told passengers to stay in their seats while entering the cockpit in the first class, he said. The arrest took place shortly after the flight from Minneapolis to San Francisco. Passengers reported that more than one federal agent entered the cockpit and arrested the Delta Assistant pilot on the flight. The agents handcuffed and removed the auxiliary pilot. Some are defined as internal security researchers.
Passengers tell the incident
Passengers told the incident and the agents were pulling the common pilot, the flight crew looked mixed by the situation, he said. A passenger about the incident, “I looked at him and said,” What’s going on? He said, ‘I have no idea’ quoted by Fox News.
“And that really looked like that, it was a surprise that there was people on the plane, because he stood up, we were starting to take out our belongings for arrival, and everyone was already in the fire boxes.”
What were the allegations against the common pilot?
Referring to a senior federal source, Bill Melugin reported that the common pilot was arrested by internal security investigation agencies for the accusations of child sexual abuse materials.
Fox 9 reached more than one agency, including law enforcement and Delta on Sunday, July 27, 2025 to go deep into the depths of the case and to learn more about the alleged charges. The airline directed Fox 9 to law enforcement officers. The internal security officials directed the news platform to the US Law Office, which did not publish any explanation of the arrest.
However, it is important to state that Fox 9 could not confirm the claim of FOX News correspondent Melugin on arrest with official resources. Authorities have not yet published the name of the arrested pilot.
The last event surrounding the Delta Airlines, one week after the DL446 flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta, made an emergency landing on the left engine on Friday, July 18, 2025. The Boeing 767-400 aircraft came out of Los Angeles International Airport when pilots detected warning signs of a engine problem.
Video images caught from the ground, the plane climbed on Los Angeles, the flames visible from the left engine. The fire was seen as the aircraft passed through the southern part of the city. The plane first rose to the Pacific Ocean, then returned to the inside of Downey and Paramount. This gave the crew’s time to complete security checks and prepare for the landing.
