Shocking video footage captured the moment Houston police dragged a Frontier Airlines pilot out of a plane in handcuffs and into the back of a police car.
According to Storyful, Seymour Walker, 45, was arrested Thursday at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on suspicion of domestic violence.
Houston Police Department officers arrested Walker on board the plane as it prepared to depart from Dallas-Fort Worth after a warrant was issued by the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Department of Public Safety.
Walker was arrested warrant for “assault/domestic violence”; However, it was not immediately clear what led to the charges.
There were no passengers on the plane at the time of the arrest, but the next flight scheduled to use the aircraft was cancelled.
Video of the arrest shows Walker being handcuffed behind his back and led off the plane.
Several officers can be seen escorting him to a patrol car parked on a nearby tarmac.
Authorities said they waited until the plane arrived at the Houston airport around 4 p.m.
Once passengers disembarked from the first flight, Walker was “taken into custody without incident.” police told CBS News.
“The incident occurred prior to boarding for Flight 3195 from IAH to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW). A replacement crew was not immediately available, so the flight was canceled,” Frontier Airlines said in a statement.
Passengers on the affected flights were offered a full refund, a credit or a seat on the next available Frontier Airlines flight.
“Airlines report these incidents to the FAA, which has jurisdiction over the matter, and we investigate any pilot-related issues,” the FAA said in a statement.
