They stop a pilot about to take off for a triple homicide – ElSol.com.ar – Diario de Mendoza, Argentina

Pbadengers of a flight about to take off from the Louisville International Airport, Kentucky, have seen authorities decide to stop a pilot about to take off.

Witnesses told Fox-affiliated television channel WDRB that that after finding that the pilot had been arrested on Saturday night, they badumed that he had been drinking alcohol during working hours.

However, he was arrested by to be the probable cause of a triple homicide that occurred three years ago in a small town in Kentucky. The man has been identified as Christian Richard Martin, pilot of a subsidiary of American Airlines, announced the authorities.

The 51-year-old American Airlines pilot is arrested at the Louisville airport after the triple murder of 2015, during which the victims were shot dead and their bodies burned
Authorities arrested Christian Richard Martin, 51, at Louisville International Airport on Saturday morning pic.twitter.com/bnqH2NLnxK

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Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear announced that Richard Martin faces three counts of murder for the death of Calvin, Pamela Philips and Edward Dansereau, who were found dead in 2015 in Pembroke, Kentucky.

"The road ahead is still long," Beshear told reporters. But, he added, the accusation illustrates what can happen "when one never stops asking for justice, when one never goes into a business".

American Airlines said in a statement that the company "was appalled" to learn the charges brought against Martin, a PSA Airlines pilot since January 2018. During a background check, he did not go to court. found no criminal record that could disqualify him. .

After the indictment, American Airlines said that Martin was put on administrative suspension pending the settlement of the case.

"We have an unwavering commitment to the security and protection of our clients and team members, and we will provide every possible badistance to the police throughout the investigation," the statement said.