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A Honduran man previously deported twice is accused of threatening a bomb and trying to enter the cockpit of United Airlines Flight 2174 from Newark to New Orleans Monday night, according to authorities.
Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, 34, was arrested after the aircraft landed. He was booked on charges of communicating false information about planned arson and terrorizing, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. The allegations have not been proven in court.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the flight landed safely at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport around 11:10 p.m. local time on Monday, November 9, after the crew reported a passenger disturbance. The flight departed Newark Liberty International Airport. The FAA said it will investigate.
United said law enforcement met the aircraft on arrival after a disruptive incident involving a passenger. The airline identified the aircraft as a Boeing 737 MAX 9 carrying 46 passengers and six crew members.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, ICE lodged a detainer for Gomez-Alberto on Tuesday, November 10, following his arrest. DHS said he was removed from the United States after Border Patrol encounters in 2011 and 2014, then arrested again after an illegal entry in 2019.
DHS said ICE released him in January 2020 under an immigration judge’s order while removal proceedings were pending.
JBizNews Desk | New Orleans
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