Media's at it again... Pilot "Steals" iPod in KJAX

Ooh!

Maybe there's a little something to it after all:

Pilot Accused Of Stealing Passenger's iPod
POSTED: 3:55 pm PDT July 16, 2007
UPDATED: 6:47 pm PDT July 16, 2007

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Mesa Air pilot is accused of stealing a passenger's iPod at a security checkpoint at Jacksonville International Airport, police said.

Police said Christopher Newton was spotted on camera on Thursday taking a iPod out of someone else's container while going through a security checkpoint.

A police officer was summoned after a passenger reported to the Transportation Security Administration that his iPod had been taken at the security checkpoint.

A TSA agent showed the office a tape of an airline pilot placing a container, used to hold passenger's personal items during screening, over another container, then removing an item from the lower container, the report said.

The top container was used to conceal his actions, according to the report. The pilot then placed the item that he had removed into his computer bag, the report said. The report said the pilot made no attempt to contact the rightful owner or security personnel.

Newton was in the cockpit of United Express Flight 7332 when officers found him and asked him to deplane, according to the police report.

Newton admitted to having the iPod his possession, the report said.
He claimed he took the iPod because he said it would just be confiscated by airport employees, according to the report.

Newton, on police order, returned to the cockpit, retrieved the iPod and handed it over to police, the report said.

But because his flight was 15 minutes late, police allowed him to continue on, the report said.
The Jacksonville Aviation Authority Police Department said the case remains under investigation.

Mesa Air Group, Inc. is based in Mesa, Ariz.
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Wonder how he is gonna pay for his Sallie Mae loan now? And, I wonder how long before we see another thread about expunging an iPod theft from one's record. :panic:
 
Lemme click "Get Mail" in iMail real quick...

Nope, nothing yet.

Of course we're only heard one side of the story thus far, but I don't think it's looking too good. :(
 
Considering they've got it on tape, I think the guy's pretty much screwed.

So now he's facing criminal charges, will (more than likely) lose his job & career, and he didn't even get to keep the iPod!
 
Don't know why I didn't put this together before...

I had a short and a long overnight in a row in JAX last week.

That morning, we were on the aircraft waiting for the load sheet when JAX PD pulled the Captain off the plane to ask a few questions. Another officer said... "No... that's not the crew", and then let the Captain go.

Our gate B10 is right next to United Express's gate B9.

As we were pushing back they were talking to the crew right next to us on the ramp. That had to have been the situation.

The Cap and I wondered all day what that was about...

Now we know.
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Small world.

Bob
 
This is precisely the reason why I don't go through security before my belongings or vice versa.

If there's a backup at security, I'll wait until I'm sure I'm going to go through the magnetometers then I'll send my things before I go. Then I keep a good eye on my stuff. I've had fights with TSA agents over this before.

Secondly, because I'm so security conscious I don't enter any rooms without knowing where each and every exit is located either.
 
Not like we need any more bad news against our airline and then this. Oh and hes not a career changing FO, hes actually a pretty senior CA. I dont know what the hell he was thinking......
 
a 40 grand ipod. phew!

its also funny they let him fly still LOL, if I did such a thing, i'd be SO embrassed, I would just go home and cry lol

you know, I feel bad for Mesa. They get alot of crap from everyone already, and this kind of stuff really doesn't help :(
 
Guess that'll open up one more regional seat....what an idiot. Oh wait, my bad...."alleged idiot."

Oh yes, since he lives in PHX, I bet he stole it for Doug...HA!
 
taseal said:
its also funny they let him fly still LOL, if I did such a thing, i'd be SO embrassed, I would just go home and cry lol
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No, you missed the really funny part:

Some Newspaper said:
But because his flight was 15 minutes late, police allowed him to continue on, the report said.
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Well, lucky for him that his flight wasn't on time!!!! :confused::confused: Huh????
 
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