On Monday night, a maniac passenger on a United Airlines flight from New Jersey to New Orleans triggered a hijacking alert after allegedly storming into the cockpit and claiming to have a bomb.
Thankfully, the threat was found to be non-substantive, and the flight eventually landed safely.
But the suspect, 34-year-old Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, was detained.
As it turns out, this lunatic — who barely spoke English according to the flight crew — is an illegal immigrant from Honduras.
He has already been deported not once — but
twice.
Fox News reporter Bill Melugin has the details:
NEW: DHS confirms to
@FoxNews that a suspect arrested on a Newark to New Orleans United flight last night for allegedly storming the cockpit and claiming to have a bomb, leading to United putting out a hijack alert for the plane, is a 2x previously deported Honduran illegal…
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— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_)
November 11, 2026
NEW: DHS confirms to @FoxNews
that a suspect arrested on a Newark to New Orleans United flight last night for allegedly storming the cockpit and claiming to have a bomb, leading to United putting out a hijack alert for the plane, is a 2x previously deported Honduran illegal alien.
Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto was arrested by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s office once the flight landed at MSY (New Orleans airport) and he has been charged with felony bomb threat, terroristic threats, and disorderly conduct.
Per DHS – Gomez-Alberto crossed the Texas border illegally in 2011 and was deported, then illegally re-entered through the New Mexico border in 2014 and was deported a second time. He illegally re-entered the country a third time in 2019, was arrested by Border Patrol, but was released from custody after an immigration judge ordered his release.
He is currently being held without bond by law enforcement in Louisiana.
After the plane landed in New Orleans, Gomez-Alberto was transferred to the local sheriff’s office.
He is facing two serious charges and is being held in custody without bail.
The New York Post reported further on the incident:
United Airlines confirmed the incident with The Post, and said the Sheriff’s office met the Boeing 737 on its arrival in New Orleans, according to authorities.
Air Traffic Control audio revealed the nutjob – a 34-year-old Hispanic man who “spoke nearly no English” – was detained in the back of the plane after being convinced to head to the rear by the flight crew to allow the aircraft to eventually land safely in New Orleans.
“He changed into all black before he started trying to reach the cockpit,” local authorities are heard in the audio recording.
The intense audio captured officials attempting to coordinate the passengers’ safe exit from the plane, while the aircraft’s pilots stayed locked inside the cockpit.
“We do have the plane empty except for the pilot and [co-]pilot who are locked in the cockpit right now,” a first responder said, according to the recordings.
The Jefferson sheriff’s office identified the wannabe hijacker as New Yorker Rony Gomez-Alberto, 34, local authorities told NOLA.com, adding that saying he was acting irrationally before falsely warning the crew he had a bomb.
Gomez stayed on the plane trying to negotiate with police before being arrested, local authorities told WDSU News.
The plane’s passengers safely arrived at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport after the incident, landing around 11:15 p.m., according to a United Airlines spokesperson.
Gomez-Alberto was taken into custody after the plane landed, local authorities told the outlet.
He was charged with a count of communication of false information of planned arson and terrorizing, according to the publication.
This man should have never been allowed in our country in the first place, but to be deported twice and still somehow be allowed to cross back over the border is just insane.
It’s also suspicious that he was even permitted to board an airplane, given his illegal status.
Folks on X have some questions:
@BillMelugin_ @FoxNews He’s an illegal alien so how could he possibly get on an airplane? WTF is going on?
— Lilly Wilson (@RealLillyWilson)
November 11, 2026
@BillMelugin_ @FoxNews So how did he get through TSA?
— ChevalGal (@cheval_gal)
November 11, 2026
@BillMelugin_ @FoxNews So how did he get through TSA?
— ChevalGal (@cheval_gal)
November 11, 2026
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