The former Delta airlines pilot who is charged with threatening to shoot a flight captain previously made headlines for challenging the Air Force’s coronavirus vaccine mandate to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The pilot, Jonathan Dunn, previously served as a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserve and refused to get the coronavirus vaccine, citing religious grounds, CBS News reported, which cited several sources familiar with the matter.
Dunn appealed his case to the Supreme Court, but was rejected by the panel in a 6-3 decision 2022 order that gave no reasons for the ruling, the New York Times reported at the time.