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

A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) worker moving astatine Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) extracurricular of Washington, D.C. was precocious charged implicit a workplace altercation, authorities said.

Upper Marlboro, Maryland, nonmigratory Damon Marsalis Gaines, 38, was charged with battle and artillery successful narration to the incident. POLITICO reported that the fishy works successful controller operations.

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) confirmed the developments to Fox News Digital, explaining that the incidental transpired successful a power operation connected Thursday.

The FAA besides confirmed the incidental to Fox News Digital.

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A flock of birds flies implicit the power operation astatine Ronald Reagan National Airport connected February 3, 2025, successful Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

"The worker is connected administrative permission portion we analyse the matter," an FAA spokesperson said.

It's unclear what sparked the scuffle.

The incidental is 1 of galore newsworthy stories involving DCA aerial postulation power recently. The airdrome has faced scrutiny aft an American Airlines level and an Army chopper collided connected Jan. 29, sidesplitting 67 people.

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The aerial postulation power operation aft the American Airlines clang astatine Reagan National Airport. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

An FAA study aboriginal recovered that the fig of unit moving astatine DCA's aerial power operation astatine the clip was "not mean for the clip of time and measurement of traffic."

On Saturday, a United Airlines level reportedly made interaction with a kite portion it was attempting to onshore astatine DCA, though that lawsuit is unrelated to the battle incident.

An FAA worker was arrested and charged with battle aft a scuffle successful aerial postulation power operation astatine Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Authorities are actively investigating the allegations.