
Airport workers arrested for leaking video of DC plane crash that killed 67
Published UpdatedBy Jack Aylmer (Anchor), Evan Hummel (Producer), Bast Bramhall (Video Editor)
- A pair of airport employees were arrested and now face charges of leaking airport security video. The video shows the deadly crash involving an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter.
- The two employees were released pending an arraignment hearing.
- It’s unknown how the employees obtained the videos.
Two airport employees were arrested over the weekend of Friday, Jan. 31, on charges connected to leaked airport security video reportedly shown on CNN, also on Friday.
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The videos gave different angles and a closer look at the air disaster. CNN further reported that the videos were shot on cellphones.
The arrests of the employees were reported on Monday, Feb. 3, by multiple media outlets.

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The pair of employees at the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority are reportedly charged with making unauthorized copies of MWAA records, according to a spokesperson with the agency who spoke with USA Today.
What happens next?
The two employees, one of whom is 45 years old and another who is 21 years old, have been released pending an arraignment hearing, which has yet to be set.
Airport officials have not revealed how the videos were obtained by the employees.
Why does it matter?
The crash involving the American Airlines passenger jet and U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter killed all 64 people on the plane and all three servicemembers aboard the chopper. It’s the deadliest air disaster in the United States in more than two decades.
Currently, a federal investigation is underway into the exact cause of the crash.
[JACK AYLMER]
TWO AIRPORT EMPLOYEES WERE ARRESTED OVER THE WEEKEND ON CHARGES CONNECTED TO LEAKED AIRPORT SECURITY VIDEOS REPORTEDLY SHOWN ON C-N-N FRIDAY.
THE FOOTAGE SHOWS THE DEADLY CRASH INVOLVING A BLACKHAWK HELICOPTER AND A COMMERCIAL AIRLINER NEAR RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT IN D-C.
THE C-N-N EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS GAVE DIFFERENT ANGLES AND A CLOSER LOOK AT THE AIR DISASTER.
C-N-N REPORTED FRIDAY THE VIDEOS WERE SHOT ON CELLPHONES.
THE ARRESTS WERE REPORTED MONDAY BY MULTIPLE MEDIA OUTLETS.
THE PAIR OF EMPLOYEES AT THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY ARE CHARGED WITH MAKING UNAUTHORIZED COPIES OF M-W-A-A RECORDS, ACCORDING TO A SPOKEPERSON WHO SPOKE WITH U-S-A TODAY.
THE PAIR HAVE BEEN RELEASED PENDING ARRAIGNMENT, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN SET.
AIRPORT OFFICIALS HAVE NOT REVEALED HOW THE VIDEOS WERE OBTAINED BY THE EMPLOYEES.
THE CRASH INVOLVING THE AMERICAN AIRLINES JET AND ARMY BLACKHAWK HELICOPTER KILLED ALL 64 PEOPLE ON THE PLANE, AND ALL THREE SERVICEMEMBERS ABOARD THE CHOPPER.
IT’S THE DEADLIEST AIR DISASTER IN THE UNITED STATES IN MORE THAN TWO DECADES.
A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION IS STILL UNDERWAY INTO THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE CRASH.
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FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS– I’M JACK AYLMER.
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