Two airport employees have been arrested over charges related to leaked videos of American Airlines Flight 5342 colliding with the Black Hawk helicopter.
Two MWAA employees allegedly leaked a video of the tragic midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The employees were charged with computer trespass for making an unauthorized copy of records.
Authorities are still investigating the matter, and more charges could be possible.
Not only have they lost their careers and are unlikely to be hired by another airport, but they might also lose their freedom for some time.
The videos show American Airlines Flight 5342 being seconds away from landing as it crashes basically head-on with an Army Black Hawk helicopter.
21-year-old Mohamed Lamine Mbengue of Maryland was arrested on Jan. 31 and charged with computer trespass under Virginia law and was booked into the Arlington County Adult Detention Center and later released.
45-year-old Jonathan Savoy was also charged with computer trespass on Feb. 2.
“Can we stop arresting whistleblowers, please? If they’re telling the truth, it doesn’t compromise national security, and have proof (like literal video), what is the motivation for punishing transparency?” One fan said.
“Arrested for sharing a video of what happened? Is this not a free nation? I suspect it may be because the video seems to show the helo flying right into the plane…hard not to think it was intentional. But maybe there is more to the story which an investigation will shed light on,” a second person stated.
“The authorities didn’t want us seeing this video for some reason,” a third person added.
“Because it proves gross negligence or something nefarious,” a fourth person commented about the footage of the helicopter hitting American Airlines Flight 5342.
One final fan said: “Arrested for what? Leaking a Blackhawk clearly aiming at a passenger plane? 😡”
All Bodies Have Now Been Recovered From American Airlines Flight 5342 And Black Hawk Helicopter
There were 64 passengers aboard the plane and three Army soldiers in the helicopter that crashed last Wednesday night.
All 67 victims killed in the helicopter and plane collision have been recovered from the Potomac River, as reported on Tuesday.
The Unified Command announced that 66 of the remains have been positively identified.
