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- Status
- Wanted
- Agency
- FBI
- Notice
- FBI Wanted
- Issued
- 2014
- Checked
Jose Espinosa Caballero
Jose Espinosa Caballero is wanted by the FBI, which published this notice in 2014. He is wanted for: Crime Aboard an Aircraft - Aircraft Piracy.
He is described as 1.73 m tall, weighing about 73 kg, with brown eyes and black hair. Born on 28 April 1941, he would now be 85.
Charges, as published
- Crime Aboard an Aircraft - Aircraft Piracy
Case details, as published by FBI
Jose Espinosa Caballero is wanted for his alleged involvement in the September 8, 1980, hijacking of Eastern Airlines Flight 161 while it was en route from New York to Tampa, Florida. During the flight, Caballero is alleged to have displayed a bottle with a liquid in it and a lighter and indicated that he wanted to be flown to Cuba. After making his demands, Caballero retreated to the bathroom at the rear of the plane and remained there until the plane landed in Havana, Cuba. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Caballero in the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, on June 10, 1985, after he was charged with aircraft piracy.
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