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Jonathan J. Dunn was indicted on Oct. 18 for interfering with the crew of a commercial airline flight, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of the Inspector General said in a news release.

“After a disagreement about a potential flight diversion due to a passenger medical event, Dunn told the captain they would be shot multiple times if the captain diverted the flight,” the statement said.

Under the program, FFDOs are authorized by the Transportation Security Administration to carry their TSA-issued firearm and equipment onboard an aircraft to defend the flight deck against criminal violence or air piracy.

The DOT’s Office of the Inspector General is conducting the investigation with the FBI, with assistance from the Federal Aviation Administration.

The news comes just a week after an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot, Joseph Emerson, was charged with more than 80 counts of attempted murder after he allegedly tried to shut down the plane’s engines while sitting in the cockpit of a flight from Washington state to San Francisco.

In that case, Emerson told investigators he had taken psychedelic mushrooms 48 hours before the incident, that he had been depressed, and that he believed he was experiencing a mental breakdown.

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