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SAN FRANCISCO - Contra Costa County authorities on Monday publicly identified the Delta co-pilot who was arrested by federal agents over the weekend in the cockpit of a plane at San Francisco International Airport.
Officers "stormed the cockpit" of a Delta flight after it landed in San Francisco, according to one passenger on board.
The co-pilot aboard a Delta flight that touched down in San Francisco on July 26 was arrested, stunning passengers and crew members.
A Delta pilot was arrested on July 26, 2025, after Flight 2809 from Minneapolis landed in San Francisco. Homeland Security officers boarded the plane and detained him without warning. The reason for the arrest remains undisclosed.