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News18
29-07-2025
- News18
Indian-Origin Delta Pilot Arrested From Cockpit On Child Sex Abuse Charges
Last Updated: The arrest took place after the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department and agents with Homeland Security Investigations stormed the cockpit. A Delta Airlines co-pilot was arrested 10 minutes after his flight landed at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday night (local time). The pilot, identified as Rustom Bhagwagar, was taken into custody on charges of child sexual assault. The arrest took place after the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department and agents with Homeland Security Investigations stormed the cockpit, while passengers were still preparing to deplane, according to USA Today. Bhagwagar's arrest comes after he was identified as a suspect in a case involving five counts of oral copulation with a child under the age of 10 in April. He is currently being held at the Martinez Detention Facility with a bail set at $5 million. Federal agents and sheriff's deputies stormed the cockpit of the Delta Airlines flight over the weekend and arrested the Indian-origin co-pilot. 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. CBS News reported. Meanwhile, a passenger aboard the flight informed 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. He added that the officers pushed their way past passengers who were in the aisle, retrieving their belongings from the overhead bins. (With agency inputs) view comments First Published: July 29, 2025, 15:08 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Los Angeles Times
12-07-2025
- Los Angeles Times
Another conviction for ‘American Nightmare' rapist Matthew Muller. Here's his latest crime
Matthew Muller, the convicted rapist who became the subject of the TV series 'American Nightmare,' has been given additional life sentences, according to the El Dorado County district attorney's office. In a statement released on Thursday, officials said that Muller was convicted in connection with a 2015 home invasion in Contra Costa County. This is the latest of multiple convictions that have been brought to light since Muller was sentenced to 40 years in prison for a Vallejo kidnapping and sexual assault in 2015. The case garnered national attention and became the focus of the true crime series, which was released last year. In 2015, Muller invaded the home of Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn. Muller bound and drugged the couple, before putting Huskins in Quinn's car and taking her to his family's cabin in South Lake Tahoe. Muller sexually assaulted her and kept her at the cabin for two days before releasing her at Huntington Beach. A complicated and faulty investigation followed, with the Vallejo Police Department and FBI officials initially believing that Huskins and Quinn had orchestrated the events. Two months later, a home invasion in Dublin led authorities to link Muller to the kidnapping of Huskins. Shortly thereafter, Muller pleaded no contest to one count of aggravated kidnapping, and in 2022 he pleaded guilty to sexual assault. He's currently serving his 40-year sentence in Tucson. The home invasion that Muller was most recently convicted of happened just two weeks after that of Huskins and Quinn, but it was never reported to authorities at the time, according to the district attorney's statement. The case was investigated by the El Dorado County district attorney's office, the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department and the FBI — an effort driven by 'the persistence' of Huskins and Quinn, Seaside Police Chief Nick Borges and Detective Misty Carausu, the statement said. The district attorney's release does not say who initially tipped off authorities to the crime, but it does say that a multi-day interview in Tucson took place between authorities and Miller. Officials said Muller provided them a rough diagram of the location, and authorities said they used Google Maps to find the home he described. In the interview, Muller said he used a ladder to get into the second story of the home. He disposed of the ladder in a nearby ravine while he was departing the area, the release said. Last month, Muller pleaded guilty to a 32-year-old kidnapping and sexual assault — his earliest known crime, according to the release. He was sentenced to 11 years to life in prison. Officials said Muller admitted to these crimes in the same Tucson interview. Muller has an additional life sentence without the possibility of parole after he pleaded guilty to two 2009 home invasions in Santa Clara County. 'It's a shame it has taken 10 years to correct the mistakes made in the original investigation that permitted Muller to terrorize two additional families,' El Dorado County Dist. Atty. Vern Pierson said. 'Poor interview and investigation practices permitted these additional families to be victimized.' Huskins and Quinn will soon be given the California District Attorneys Assn.'s Witness of the Year Award, 'in recognition of their perseverance and commitment to justice,' the release said.
