Two airport workers fired and arrested for allegedly leaking footage of airplane crash – Washington Examiner
Two employees of the metropolitan Washington Airports Authority were arrested and fired for allegedly leaking surveillance footage of a tragic midair collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet, which resulted in the deaths of 67 individuals. The footage, which surfaced on CNN, provided a new perspective on the incident.
the two accused are Mohamed Lamine Mbengue, 21, and Jonathan Savoy, 45. Mbengue has been charged with computer trespass for making unauthorized copies of airport records and was booked at Arlington County Jail before being released. Savoy was also arrested for the same charge and later released. As of now, neither individual has legal depiction.
The fatal crash involved 60 passengers on american Airlines Flight 5342, four crew members, and three individuals aboard the Black Hawk helicopter; all are presumed dead. Authorities have managed to recover and identify 55 bodies, and efforts are ongoing to recover the remaining victims. Black boxes from both aircraft have been retrieved, but the cause of the crash has yet to be disclosed.
Two airport workers fired and arrested for allegedly leaking footage of airplane crash
Two Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority workers were fired, arrested, and charged after being accused of leaking airport surveillance footage of the Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines jet’s midair collision, which killed 67 people.
The video, which provided a new visual angle of the crash, appeared on CNN on Friday morning. CNN anchor Kate Bolduan said the footage “appears to be surveillance video from the airport.”
Employee Mohamed Lamine Mbengue, 21, was charged with computer trespass for “making an unauthorized copy of Airports Authority records,” according to authority spokeswoman Crystal Nosal. He was booked at Arlington County jail and released.
On Sunday, a second employee, Jonathan Savoy, 45, was arrested and charged with computer trespass. He was also released.
As of Monday night, no lawyer had entered an appearance for either man.
Salvage crews began removing the American Airlines plane from the Potomac River on Monday after it collided with a Black Hawk helicopter last week.
All 60 passengers on American Airlines Flight 5342, the four crew members, and the three passengers of the Black Hawk Sikorsky H-60 that collided with the plane are presumed dead. D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services have recovered and positively identified 55 bodies so far. The plane’s extraction is expected to recover the remaining victims.
Black boxes from the airplane and helicopter have been recovered. Officials had not revealed the cause of the crash as of Monday morning.
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