The FBI says a SkyWest flight from Minneapolis was forced to make an emergency landing in Dickinson, North Dakota, last Wednesday because a flight attendant made up a story about a suspicious package on board.
A complaint unsealed Monday in U.S. District Court in Bismarck charges Justin Cox-Server with interfering with the operation of an aircraft and communicating false information, The Associated Press reports. An FBI affidavit says Cox-Server has admitted to stuffing towels inside of a bag, then saying it was a suspicious package that was emitting beeping noises. Cox-Server is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday, and SkyWest Airlines, which operated the flight for Delta Air Lines, said last week Cox-Server had been placed on administrative leave, pending an investigation.
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