The front part of a Delta Airlines A330 taxiing on the runway after touching down at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
A Delta Airlines A330.
  • A former Delta first officer was indicted on a count of interference with a flight crew.
  • Authorities say he threatened to shoot the captain over a disagreement about diverting the plane.
  • Jonathan Dunn was allowed a firearm in the cockpit through the TSA's Federal Flight Deck Officer program.

A first officer threatened to shoot the captain of a commercial flight if he diverted the plane due to a passenger's medical emergency, the Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General said.

Jonathan Dunn was indicted by a Utah Grand Jury on October 18 with one count of interference with a flight crew, according to a court document seen by Insider.