Man deported twice now faces third deportation after alleged bomb threat on flight from Newark
Authorities say the man began acting irrationally late Monday evening and told crew members he had a bomb.
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A 34-year-old man accused of saying he had a bomb aboard a United Airlines flight from Newark was arrested after the plane landed safely in New Orleans.
Authorities say Rony Alexander Gomez-Albertois began acting irrationally late Monday evening and told crew members he had a bomb.
The Boeing 737 Max 9, carrying 46 passengers and six crew members, landed safely at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office says Gomez-Albertoi was arrested without incident and taken to the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center.
He was booked on charges of communicating false information of planned arson and terrorizing.
United Airlines described the situation as a “disruptive incident involving a passenger” and said law enforcement met the aircraft when it arrived.
The Federal Aviation Administration says it plans to investigate.
Gomez-Albertoi is also in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
ICE says he is an undocumented immigrant from Honduras who had previously been deported twice and now faces deportation for a third time.
AP wires were used in this report
