FBI: American Airlines flight attendant set fire to a plane mid-flight
The FBI has arrested an American Airlines flight attendant suspected of starting a fire during a flight. The FBI said Wednesday that Johnathan Tafoya-Montano has been charged with "destruction of aircraft or aircraft facilities and [making] false statements or entries generally." According to the FBI, Tafoya-Montano reported a fire in the rear lavatory aboard an American flight from Dallas to Detroit Feb 1. Tafoya-Montano, who was a member of the flight's cabin crew, extinguished the fire, and the aircraft landed safely in Detroit. No injuries resulting from the incident have been reported. An investigation concluded that Tafoya-Montano actually set the fire himself. Tafoya-Montano admitted to using a lighter to ignite paper towels in the lavatory before pretending to discover the fire and extinguish it. <br/>
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FBI: American Airlines flight attendant set fire to a plane mid-flight
The FBI has arrested an American Airlines flight attendant suspected of starting a fire during a flight. The FBI said Wednesday that Johnathan Tafoya-Montano has been charged with "destruction of aircraft or aircraft facilities and [making] false statements or entries generally." According to the FBI, Tafoya-Montano reported a fire in the rear lavatory aboard an American flight from Dallas to Detroit Feb 1. Tafoya-Montano, who was a member of the flight's cabin crew, extinguished the fire, and the aircraft landed safely in Detroit. No injuries resulting from the incident have been reported. An investigation concluded that Tafoya-Montano actually set the fire himself. Tafoya-Montano admitted to using a lighter to ignite paper towels in the lavatory before pretending to discover the fire and extinguish it. <br/>
