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Reagan National Airport Traffic Controller on Leave After Assault Charges

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Reagan National Airport Traffic Controller on Leave After Assault Charges
An American Airlines Airbus A319 airplane takes off past the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Jan. 11, 2023. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Juliette Fairley
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The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) confirmed Tuesday that an individual was taken into police custody after reports of an incident in the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) on March 27.

Airports Authority police arrested Damon Marsalis Gaines, 39, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, and charged him with assault and battery, MWAA spokesperson James Johnson told NTD, sister media of The Epoch Times, in an email.

Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
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Juliette Fairley is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times and NTD and a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Born in Chateauroux, France, and raised outside of Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, Juliette is a well-adjusted military brat. She has written for many publications across the country. Send Juliette story ideas at [email protected]