Twice-deported Honduran man arrested after claiming he had a bomb, attempting to storm cockpit on flight to NOLA
Federal immigration authorities have lodged a detainer against a 34-year-old Honduran national who was deported twice from the United States before purportedly claiming to have a bomb and attempting to storm the cockpit of a commercial flight bound for New Orleans (NOLA) earlier this week. The suspect, identified by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, a current resident of the Bronx, New York, was arrested late Monday night after United Airlines Flight 2174 landed at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. According to authorities, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 had departed from Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey carrying 46 passengers and six crew members. During the evening flight, Gomez-Alberto reportedly began acting erratically, told crew members that he had a bomb in his backpack, and rushed toward the flight deck. Flight attendants intervened and escorted him to the rear of the aircraft. In response to the attempted ...