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India Today
2 days ago
- India Today
Indian-origin Delta pilot arrested from aircraft on child sex abuse charges
An Indian-origin pilot of Delta Airlines was arrested at San Francisco International Airport in connection with a disturbing case involving alleged sex crimes against a child, the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office said in an official statement. The accused, Rustom Bhagwagar, was arrested from the aircraft he was to an official statement, detectives from the Sheriff's Investigation Division have been working on the case since April 2025, after receiving a report of child sexual abuse. A Ramey arrest warrant was subsequently secured for the suspect, identified as 34-year-old Rustom Bhagwagar of learned during the course of the investigation that Bhagwagar, an active commercial airline pilot, was scheduled to fly into San Francisco International Airport on the evening of Saturday, July 26. At approximately 9:35 PM, Sheriff's Office detectives, with support from Homeland Security Investigations, boarded the arriving aircraft and took Bhagwagar into custody. He was later booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on five counts of oral copulation with a child under the age of 10. Bhagwagar is being held on $5 million bail.- Ends
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Hindustan Times
US: Delta Air Lines pilot held on child sex abuse charges
Delta Air Lines pilot Rustom Bhagwagar (34) was arrested on Saturday night (local time) after the plane landed at San Francisco International Airport. A spokesperson said, "Delta has zero tolerance for unlawful conduct and will fully cooperate with law enforcement."(AFP) Following a three-month federal investigation, he faces five counts of oral copulation with a child under 10, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office. Federal agents and sheriff's deputies stormed the cockpit of the Delta Airlines flight over the weekend and arrested the co-pilot, authorities said, CBS News reported. Flight 2809 arrived at San Francisco International Airport at about 9:35 pm (local time) Saturday when agents from Homeland Security Investigations and Contra Costa Sheriff's deputies boarded the Boeing 757-300 jet and removed the co-pilot, the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office said, as per CBS News. The investigation began in April after the Sheriff's Office received a report of sex crimes against a child, the office said. Detectives later learned that Bhagwagar was an airline pilot and was due to fly into SFO on Saturday evening. A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security told CBS News Bay Area that HSI agents assisted the sheriff's deputies by getting them airport and plane access. Delta Air Lines told CBS News that it will defer comment to the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office and the Sheriff's Office. "Delta has zero tolerance for unlawful conduct and will fully cooperate with law enforcement," a spokesperson said. "We are appalled by reports of the charges related to the arrest, and the individual in question has been suspended pending an investigation," CBS News reported. A passenger aboard the flight told CBS News Bay Area that the plane had just arrived at the gate when deputies and federal agents boarded through the door between the coach and first class sections and pushed their way past passengers who were in the aisle retrieving their belongings from the overhead bins. Bhagwagar is being held at the Martinez Detention Facility on USD 5 million bail, the Sheriff's Office said, as per CBS News.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Time of India
Suspect in Michigan Walmart stabbings is charged with a rarely used state terrorism count
A Michigan prosecutor filed a terrorism charge Monday against a man accused of stabbing 11 people at a Walmart store. The charge has been rarely used in the state's courts since it was adopted more than 20 years ago during the national outrage over 9/11. Grand Traverse County Prosecutor Noelle Moeggenberg said she believes the charge fits because the weekend attack was intended to "put fear in the entire community and to change how maybe we operate on a daily basis." Explore courses from Top Institutes in Please select course: Select a Course Category others Cybersecurity Project Management Artificial Intelligence Digital Marketing Finance Data Analytics Data Science Operations Management Technology Data Science Healthcare Product Management Design Thinking Public Policy Degree CXO MCA Management Others Leadership healthcare MBA PGDM Skills you'll gain: Duration: 16 Weeks Indian School of Business CERT - ISB Cybersecurity for Leaders Program India Starts on undefined Get Details But proving that could be difficult. Bradford Gille , 42, has a history of mental health problems. A judge signed an order Friday, the day before the attack, telling police to find him and take him to a hospital because he was considered a risk to himself or others. Police said they were unable to find him. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Neuropathy is not from Low vitamin B. Meet the Real Enemy of Neuropathy (Stop Doing This) Health Insight Journal Learn More Undo Moeggenberg also filed attempted murder charges, one for each Walmart stabbing victim. A not-guilty plea was entered for Gille, and bond was set at USD 100,000. A look at Michigan's terrorism law: Live Events Lawmakers respond to 9/11: The Michigan Legislature in 2002 created and amended a stack of anti-terrorism laws after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York and Washington. A terrorism crime is defined as an act "intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population or influence or affect the conduct of government or a unit of government through intimidation or coercion." A conviction carries a sentence of up to life in prison. "I don't see the prosecutor being able to establish this," sad Margaret Raben, a Detroit-area lawyer who has served as president of a statewide association of defense attorneys. "It seems to have been a random thing, and the fact that he injured 11 people doesn't make it any less random." Gille's mental health will be an issue. He'll likely be evaluated to determine if he understands the charges and can assist his lawyer. Experts will also determine if he can be held criminally responsible. In 2016, Gille was accused of smashing a cemetery vault that had not yet been covered with grass, one of many encounters with local police over many years. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity, according to Emmet County court records. "He never should have been out on the street. It was just sad," Karl Crawford, superintendent of Greenwood Cemetery in Petoskey, Michigan, told The Associated Press. School shooter convicted of terrorism: There's no dispute that a terrorism charge is rare in Michigan. Wayne County, the largest in the state, has never used it, according to Maria Miller, a spokesperson for the prosecutor. The biggest case: the 2021 Oxford High School shooting in which four students were killed and more were wounded. Ethan Crumbley, who was 15 at the time of the shooting, pleaded guilty to terrorism, murder and other crimes, and is serving a life sentence. He had planned the attack. It was the first time that a school shooter was convicted of terrorism in the United States, Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald said. "The sheer force of destruction, violence, trauma and murder the shooter caused that day did not stop at the doorway of Oxford High School. It was carried through the doors and out into the community," McDonald said.
