Dispatch audio provided by Broadcastify captures first responders coordinating their response after a man aboard a United Airlines flight from Newark reportedly claimed he had a bomb.
The flight landed safely at Louis Armstrong International Airport just before midnight Monday. The plane carried more than two dozen people, which included six crew members. Passengers were taken off the plane and transported to the terminal on a bus.
In the recording, one voice asks for a head count and says responders expect 45 passengers. Another person reports that 45 passengers are on a bus. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that 46 passengers were aboard the flight.
The audio also captures responders discussing negotiations and a K-9 team preparing to search the plane.
“ staying in line for a few minutes,” one voice says while discussing a call with negotiators. Another person adds, “Negotiators will be talking, so we’ll let you know.”
At one point, a voice says the plane’s back door had been breached and responders were trying to get the suspect to come down.
“I got K-9 on the scene that can sweep the aircraft,” another person says.
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said 34-year-old Rony Gomez-Alberto was arrested without incident. He was booked on charges of communicating false information of planned arson and terrorizing.
The sheriff’s office also confirmed Gomez-Alberto is wanted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The FBI said the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana will decide whether to pursue federal charges.
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