Co-Pilot On Plane Headed To Mass. Arrested, Suspected Of Being Drunk

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (CBS/AP) — A co-pilot on a charter plane in northern Michigan was arrested Thursday morning after a colleague suspected that he was drunk.

Traverse City police Capt. Kevin Dunklow says a breath test Thursday showed a blood-alcohol level of 0.30, nearly four times the legal threshold for drunken driving.

The flight was headed to Bedford, Massachusetts and was delayed several hours at Cherry Capital Airport.

The co-pilot flies for Talon Air and has been fired.

"We are very proud of Captain Manny Ramirez' immediate action in detecting the co-pilot's condition and removing him from his position," Talon Air said in a statement.

No passengers were on board when the co-pilot was removed from the plane.

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