Newark-to-New Orleans flight: passenger accused of cockpit attempt had been deported twice

🚨The United flight from Newark to New Orleans triggered a Level 4 cockpit alert

🚨DHS says the passenger tried to enter the cockpit during the flight

🚨The man from Honduras had previously been deported twice, according to DHS

The man accused of trying to enter the cockpit of a United flight from Newark to New Orleans had previously been deported from the United States twice, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

DHS identified the man as Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto of Honduras. The agency said he made a claim while he “stormed the cockpit” of the Boeing 737 MAX 9, prompting the pilots to issue a Level 4 alert to other United planes.

A Level 4 alert indicates an attempted or actual breach of an aircraft cockpit…