JetBlue Pilot Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity

Stephen Pope

Friday, July 06, 2012 at 08:08 PM ET

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A JetBlue pilot, Clayton Osbon, charged with interfering with a flight crew after an in-flight incident, was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
The federal judge determined Osbon suffered from a "severe mental disease or defect," leading to his commitment to a federal mental health facility.
Osbon will undergo further examination until an August hearing, where he must prove his release would not pose a future danger.

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The **** JetBlue Airways pilot who was charged with interfering with a flight crew after he left the cockpit of his Airbus A320 and began ranting about religion and terrorists has been found not guilty by reason of insanity.

A federal judge in Amarillo, Texas, issued the ruling during a bench trial on Tuesday for Clayton Osbon, saying he suffered from a “severe mental disease or defect.”