Delta co-pilot arrested at SFO after federal agents 'stormed the cockpit'

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Delta co-pilot arrested at SFO after federal agents ‘stormed the cockpit’

By Aidin Vaziri,
Staff Writer
Updated July 27, 2025 2:29 p.m.


A Delta co-pilot was arrested by federal agents moments after landing at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, stunning passengers aboard Flight 2809 from Minneapolis.
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A Delta Air Lines co-pilot was reportedly arrested by federal agents Saturday night, moments after Flight 2809 from Minneapolis landed at San Francisco International Airport.
The Boeing 757-300 touched down at approximately 9:35 p.m. after a delayed second approach due to heavy fog. What began as a routine deplaning quickly turned chaotic, according to eyewitness accounts.

“A group of people with badges, guns, and different agency vests/markings were pushing their way up through the aisle to the cockpit,” passenger Sarah Christianson said in an email to the Chronicle.

Seated in first class, Christianson said she counted at least 10 law enforcement officers, including agents from Homeland Security Investigations and people identifying as air marshals. … The officers reportedly “stormed the cockpit, cuffed the co-pilot, arrested him, walked him down the aisle, and ushered him off the plane through the cabin doors located between first and coach.”

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