Man who fled from federal charges returned to ND
A former flight attendant who fled the country nearly three years ago after he was accused of setting fire to an airplane bathroom is back in North Dakota.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A former flight attendant who fled the country nearly three years ago after he was accused of setting fire to an airplane bathroom is back in North Dakota.
Eder Rojas is charged in federal court with knowingly and willfully setting fire to an aircraft. Prosecutors say the May 2008 flight from Minneapolis to Regina, Saskatchewan, was forced to make an emergency landing in Fargo.
Rojas allegedly walked away in the middle of a night from a Fargo halfway house in September 2008. He was arrested in Mexico in March.
Federal authorities say Rojas was returned to Fargo Wednesday. He's scheduled to appear in court Thursday afternoon.
Prosecutors had wanted Rojas to remain in jail in 2008, calling him a flight risk and danger to the community. A magistrate judge refused.
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