A former Delta pilot accused of threatening to shoot his captain said he only meant it as a joke and that it was a big misunderstanding

• Prosecutors say a former Delta pilot threatened to shoot the captain during a flight.
• New court documents say the pilot claimed this was a joke, but the captain didn't find it funny.
• His lawyer said it was "a misunderstanding" in a courtroom Thursday, per the AP.

A former Delta Air Lines pilot who threatened to shoot the captain made his first court appearance on Thursday, the Associated Press reported.

Jonathan Dunn was indicted by a Utah Grand Jury last October, on one count of interference with a flight crew.