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Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Yahoo
Air traffic control room fight at Reagan National Airport leads to arrest
A fight in the air traffic control tower at Reagan National Airport, or DCA, in the Washington, D.C., area led to an employee being arrested and charged with assault. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said in a statement to ABC News that police arrested Damon Marsalis Gaines last week after reports of a fight breaking out in the airport's control tower. Gaines, 40, was ultimately charged with assault and battery, officials said. MORE: DC plane crash: A timeline of the deadly collision The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement that Gaines was put on administrative leave while the agency investigates the incident. Further details about what led to the fight have yet to be released. MORE: Pilots warned of safety concerns at Reagan National Airport for decades The arrest at DCA comes months after the deadly mid-air collision between a regional jet and an Army Blackhawk Helicopter that left 70 dead. Sixty-seven people were on the American Airlines plane, which departed from Wichita, Kansas on Jan. 29 and three Army soldiers were aboard the helicopter, which was on a training flight at the time, officials said. ABC News' Clara McMichael contributed to this report. Air traffic control room fight at Reagan National Airport leads to arrest originally appeared on
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Yahoo
Air traffic control room fight at Reagan National Airport leads to arrest
A fight in the air traffic control tower at Reagan National Airport, or DCA, in the Washington, D.C., area led to an employee being arrested and charged with assault. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said in a statement to ABC News that police arrested Damon Marsalis Gaines last week after reports of a fight breaking out in the airport's control tower. Gaines, 40, was ultimately charged with assault and battery, officials said. MORE: DC plane crash: A timeline of the deadly collision The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement that Gaines was put on administrative leave while the agency investigates the incident. Further details about what led to the fight have yet to be released. MORE: Pilots warned of safety concerns at Reagan National Airport for decades The arrest at DCA comes months after the deadly mid-air collision between a regional jet and an Army Blackhawk Helicopter that left 70 dead. Sixty-seven people were on the American Airlines plane, which departed from Wichita, Kansas on Jan. 29 and three Army soldiers were aboard the helicopter, which was on a training flight at the time, officials said. ABC News' Clara McMichael contributed to this report. Air traffic control room fight at Reagan National Airport leads to arrest originally appeared on
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- General
- Yahoo
WATCH LIVE: Wichita officals speak about plane crash in DC
ARLINGTON, Va. (WFLA)— Officials give an update on the plane crash that occurred Wednesday night near the Reagan National Airport. Around 8:50 p.m., a regional jet with American Airlines crashed into the Potomac River after colliding with an Army Blackhawk Helicopter, according to NBC affiliate WESH. The plane had 60 passengers on board and 4 crew members. Three soldiers were on the Blackhawk helicopter. The news conference will be live in the video player above. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
