Washington Airport workers accused of sharing DCA plane crash video arrested

Two Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority employees have been arrested after a leaked video showing the deadly midair collision between a military helicopter and a commercial jet appeared on television, Report informs via Fox 10 Phoenix.

Mohamed Lamine Mbengue, 21, of Rockville, Maryland, was arrested on January 31 and charged with computer trespass under Virginia law. He was booked into the Arlington County Adult Detention Center and later released, according to an MWAA spokesperson.

Following further investigation, authorities also charged Jonathan Savoy, 45, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, with computer trespass on February 2. Savoy was released on a summons by a magistrate.

Both men are accused of making an unauthorized copy of Airports Authority records, though officials did not specify how the footage was obtained or distributed.

The leaked video, which aired on CNN according to reports, captured the moment a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter collided midair with an American Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 jet during a nighttime training mission.

The crash resulted in 67 fatalities, including three Army soldiers aboard the helicopter.