Fox News: FAA employee charged with assault after altercation in air traffic control tower at Reagan National Airport

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FAA employee charged with assault after altercation in air traffic control tower at Reagan National Airport

An FAA employee was arrested and charged with assault after a scuffle in the air traffic control tower at Reagan Washington National Airport on March 27.......                    ...                        ...A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employee working at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) outside of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login was recently charged over a workplace altercation, authorities said.......Upper Marlboro, Maryland, resident Damon Marsalis Gaines, 38, was charged with assault and battery in relation to the incident. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login the suspect works in controller operations.......The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) confirmed the developments to Fox News Digital, explaining that the incident transpired in a control tower on Thursday.......The FAA also confirmed the incident to Fox News Digital.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......"The employee is on administrative leave while we investigate the matter," an FAA spokesperson said.......It's unclear what sparked the scuffle.......The incident is one of many newsworthy stories involving DCA air traffic control recently. The airport has faced scrutiny after an You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login plane and an Army helicopter collided on Jan. 29, killing 67 people.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......An FAA report later found that the number of staff working at DCA's air control tower at the time was "not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic."......On Saturday, a You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login reportedly made contact with a kite while it was attempting to land at DCA, though that event is unrelated to the assault incident.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Authorities are actively investigating the allegations.  ...

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