AVOCA, Pa. — A flight to Canada was forced to land in Luzerne County after a man charged the cockpit, according to federal investigators.
The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Sebastian Bien-Aine, 20, a citizen of Toronto, Canada, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday for a charge of interference with a flight crew.
Investigators said that Bien-Aime was a passenger on a Porter Airlines flight that left Newark, New Jersey, on Sunday with a destination of Toronto, Canada. During the flight, Bien-Aine left his seat, charged the flight deck door, and attempted to enter the door, which ultimately required the plane to land at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport.
Bien-Aine was taken into custody by the FBI upon arrival.
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