According to the complaint, the federal air marshal said Schroeder appeared very "nervous and deceptive."ĭispatch informed one of the detectives that Schroeder had gone to the restrooms located on the tram level for approximately 27 seconds and that he, in fact, did not enter the Delta crew room. A federal air marshal asked him where he had gone, and Schroeder stated he had gone to the Delta crew room to retrieve his iPad that he had allegedly forgotten. When the detectives returned to the screening area, they found the pilot getting screened. Rosemount Delta pilot who was arrested for intoxication before flight chargedĪfter two detectives were unsuccessful in locating the pilot, they placed a request with dispatch to have Schroeder tracked by the KCM. The TSA supervisor reported the pilot’s suspicious activity to TSA police due to concern that Schroeder may have had a prohibited item in his bag. He asked Schroeder to place his bag on the table for screening and Schroeder reportedly told the TSA supervisor that he was "not ready" to be screened and left the area. During the detail, a detective observed a Delta Air Lines pilot, later identified as Schroeder, approach the screening area before he stopped abruptly and appeared "surprised." A TSA supervisor approached Schroeder and informed him they were conducting additional screening. He pleaded guilty to attempting to operate an aircraft under the influence of alcohol.Īccording to the criminal complaint, on July 30 at about 10:30 a.m., airport police detectives and the TSA assistant federal security director to law enforcement were conducting a random joint insider threat screening detail in Terminal 1 Known Crew Member (KCM) entrance. Schroeder will then be placed under probation, which will include alcohol treatment. He will also be required to spend one weekend in jail. Paul International Airport, was sentenced Tuesday.Īccording to court records, Gabriel Lyle Schroeder, of Rosemount, will serve 30 days, the majority of which will be under home detention. A Delta Air Line pilot who was arrested in July 2019 for being intoxicated before his scheduled flight out of Minneapolis-St.