Jeremy Gudorf, JetBlue pilot out of Ohio hauled off Boston Airport moments before take off on a child sex warrant stemming from North Carolina. Commercial pilot put on indefinite leave.
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A JetBlue pilot was hauled off his own plane on a child sex warrant just moments before he was set to fly the aircraft from Boston to Paris.
Jeremy Gudorf, 33, of Ohio, was arrested at Boston’s Logan International Airport late Thursday after US Customs and Border Protection becoming aware the pilot had a warrant out for his arrest, Massachusetts State Police said.
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The warrant for second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor was flagged as customs officers were carrying out a ‘standard review’ of the flight manifest before it was due to take off, according to state troopers.
The exact details of his alleged crime weren’t immediately known, though the warrant stemmed from Huntersville, North Carolina.
Stated the Huntersville Police Dept in a Facebook release: ‘This case highlights the continued efforts of HPD and our law enforcement partners to combat child exploitation and bring offenders to justice. We remain committed to protecting the most vulnerable members of our community.’
Responding to the charges, Gudorf’s lawyer said:‘These are serious charges. The news is here. He’s not just going to be able to run away from this.’
‘He is a commercial pilot, the warrant is out of North Carolina and he resides in Ohio,’ prosecutors said during his arraignment in East Boston District Court, WCVB reported.
‘So for those reasons, we ask he be held without bail and surrender his passport.’
The judge ultimately allowed Gudorf to keep his passport but ordered him to be held on $10,000 bail. He must return to North Carolina by Feb. 25 to answer the charge.
Gudord has since been placed on ‘indefinite leave’ in the wake of his arrest, according to JetBlue.
‘We are aware of and closely reviewing the arrest of one of our pilots upon reporting for work at Boston’s Logan Airport Thursday evening due to an outstanding warrant,’ a rep told the nypost.
‘The pilot has been placed on indefinite leave as law enforcement proceeds with the matter.’
Gudorf has since been charged by the state of Massachusetts on one count of being a fugitive from justice without a warrant. Should the warrant be waived by North Carolina, Gudorf will not have to return to Massachusetts for a status hearing on the fugitive charge. However, in case it is not waived, he will return to Boston on March 19.
