Posted on 01/08/2024 5:28:45 AM PST by billorites
Jonathan J. Dunn, a former Delta Air Lines first officer who allegedly threatened to shoot his captain after suggesting to divert for a passenger’s medical emergency, called the incident a “misunderstanding” and joke, as reported by the Associated Press (AP).
According to the news agency, Dunn, who was charged with interfering with a flight crew, made his first court appearance Thursday in Salt Lake City after being indicted by a grand jury on Oct. 18, 2023.
The altercation between Dunn and the captain, who remains unnamed, occurred back in August 2022 on a flight from Atlanta to Salt Lake City. New details reveal Dunn allegedly became agitated when the captain proposed diverting to Grand Junction, Colorado, if the passenger’s condition worsened. Dunn, a member of the Federal Flight Deck Officer program at the time, then threatened to shoot the captain multiple times, according to court documents.
AP reported that Dunn admitted to threatening the captain but intended it as a joke. His lawyer argued that he should not be deemed a threat as he has no prior criminal record.
However, Dunn, a former Air Force reserve officer, has a history of legal disputes. In a previous case, he filed an unsuccessful lawsuit against the Pentagon in an attempt to avoid disciplinary actions by the Air Force for refusing the COVID-19 vaccination. He was later relieved of his command for “poor judgment and abuse of authority.”
If convicted, Dunn could serve 20 years in prison. His trial is set for March 12.
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Not funny. Have fun getting fired and being in jail. Be a comedian there.
Hey, next time I’m going through a TSA security check, I think I’ll make a harmless joke about the bomb in my luggage.
Sounds like the adam schiff defense.
“It was just satire”
Simon : Gentlemen, I’d like you to meet your captain, Captain Oveur.
Capt. Oveur : Gentlemen, welcome aboard.
Simon : Captain, your navigator, Mr. Unger, and your first officer, Mr. Dunn.
Capt. Oveur : Unger.
Unger : Oveur.
Dunn : Oveur.
Capt. Oveur : Dunn. Gentlemen, let’s get to work.
Simon : Unger, didn’t you serve under Oveur in the Air Force?
Unger : Not directly. Technically, Dunn was under Oveur and I was under Dunn.
Dunn : Yep.
Simon : So, Dunn, you were under Oveur and over Unger.
Unger : Yep.
Capt. Oveur : That’s right. Dunn was over Unger and I was over Dunn.
Unger : So, you see, both Dunn and I were under Oveur, even though I was under Dunn.
Capt. Oveur : Dunn was over Unger, and I was over Dunn.
Yep.
Even the most idiotic passengers know not to joke about taking down a plane.
Never greet your friend, Jack, on an airplane.
In the early 1930s, Groucho Marx was having his baggage searched normally by custom officers as he, his wife, and their 2 children had returned from a European trip. As a joke, to his wife, he said in a “stage whisper”, “What did you do with the opium? Do you still have it in your girdle?” The Marxes were led away and forced to strip, including the kids, to prove that they weren’t smuggling drugs.
How can an airline employee not know that joking is not allowed?
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