Man arrested for bomb threat on Hawaiian Airlines flight in San Diego

In the investigation for a bomb threat to Hawaiian Airlines flight 15 from San Diego to Honolulu on Tuesday morning, a man was arrested in connection the incident that delayed the flight.

LT Mohammad N. Issa, Deputy Public Affairs Officer, Commander, U.S. Third Fleet, provided the following details about the suspect that is in custody:

“We can confirm Electronics Technician 1st Class John Stea, assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Group One, was arrested by San Diego Harbor Police on May 20 following an alleged bomb threat. The safety of the public and our personnel is of utmost importance to the Navy. We take all threats seriously and are cooperating fully with local and federal authorities.”

According to Hawaiian Airlines, a guest was overheard making a threat to the safety of the aircraft.

As a precaution, the captain responded by taxiing the Airbus A330 to a safe location on the airfield, where it was met with local and federal law enforcement.

Read more: Island News (Hawaii)