Airport Arrest: Two Men Charged For Stealing And Leaking Video Of D.C. Plane And Helicopter Crash

Posted • February 4, 2025: Authorities arrested two airport workers for taking unauthorized video files of last week’s deadly airplane and helicopter collision near the Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. The men are charged with computer trespass for allegedly copying the video without authorization. The allegedly stolen video was later obtained by CNN and broadcast on-air as part of its coverage of the incident. This wasn’t cell phone video or from a personal camera. Per authorities, it was from airport cameras and then copied from a computer before being made public. (…)

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New York Post: Two airport authority workers arrested for allegedly leaking DC plane crash video to CNN
https://nypost.com/2025/02/03/us-news/two-airport-authority-workers-arrested-for-allegedly-leaking-dc-plane-crash-video-to-cnn/