Man Arrested for 1968 Hijacking of Pan Am 281
Monday, October 12, 2009
New York, NY –
It took 41 years, but federal officials say they have arrested a man wanted for the hijacking of a 1968 flight out of New York to Cuba.
The longtime fugitive Luis Armando Pena Soltren is in custody after being arrested yesterday after arriving at JFK International Airport on a flight from Havana.
According to court papers, three men forced their way into the cabin of the plane and ordered the crew to fly to Cuba. The men used a diaper bag to sneak weapons and ammunition onto the flight.
Two of the men were arrested in the mid-1970s and pleaded guilty to their roles. Soltren is expected to be arraigned tomorrow in a Manhattan court.
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