A JetBlue pilot was arrested at Boston's Logan International Airport Thursday evening on a warrant out of another state, just before a flight to Paris, officials said.
Jeremy Gudorf, 33, of Ohio was detained Thursday evening by Massachusetts State Police.
State police responded to a request for support from U.S. Customs and Border Protection at 8:40 p.m. Thursday, a state police spokesperson said.
While conducting a "standard review" of the manifest of a Boston-to-Paris flight, CBP "identified an active North Carolina warrant lodged against a member of the flight crew who was detained."
Troopers assumed custody of Gudorf and transported him to the barracks for booking. Massachusetts State Police did not disclose what charges he faced.
Gudorf appeared in East Boston District Court on Friday morning, where prosecutors said he had a warrant in North Carolina for a charge of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, NBC Boston reported.
His attorney told the station he has no previous criminal history and that Gudorf is aware of the seriousness of the charges and intended to appear in North Carolina to answer the warrant. Bail was set at $10,000 on the condition that Gudorf appear in North Carolina to clear the warrant by Tuesday.
Gudorf worked for 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," the airline said in a statement Friday. "The pilot has been placed on indefinite leave as law enforcement proceeds with the matter."
