Arrests in US plane crash
It has been reported that two airport employees have been detained on charges of "computer hacking" for leaking a video of a collision between a passenger plane and a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Airport in the vicinity of Washington, D.C.
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According to a report by USA Today, which cited statements from Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) spokesperson Rob Yingling, the two employees are accused of creating unauthorized copies of MWAA records.
One of the employees, who was detained for this act classified as a "misdemeanor," was released on their own recognizance after being taken to the Arlington County Adult Detention Center on January 31.
As a result of an additional investigation conducted by the police, the other employee was charged with computer hacking on February 2 and was released with a court summons by a magistrate judge handling the case.
The trials of the 2 airport employees will continue without them being held in custody.
PLANE CRASH IN THE US CAPITAL
The US Federal Aviation Administration announced in a written statement that an American Airlines plane and a "Black Hawk" type military helicopter collided near Ronald Reagan Airport on January 29.
Footage of the crash began to spread on social media shortly thereafter.
In the crash that occurred near the airport in the capital, Washington, the passenger plane carrying 60 passengers and a crew of 4, along with the military helicopter carrying 3 military personnel, fell into the Potomac River; authorities announced that there were no survivors in the crash.
Officials shared the information that the remains of 55 of the 67 people who lost their lives had been recovered and identified.