Air pilot kills himself at public train station while being approached by police
Warning: This article contains discussion of suicide which some readers may find distressing.
A JetBlue pilot who was facing a charge of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor has taken his own life.
33-year-old Jeremy Gudorf was arrested at Boston International Logan Airport on February 20 on a fugitive charge connected to an outstanding warrant in North Carolina.
He'd been scheduled to travel to Paris, France, on the day in question.
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Following his arrest, his employer, JetBlue, said that he had been 'placed on indefinite leave as law enforcement proceeds with the matter'.
At his arraignment in East Boston District Court the next day, a judge ruled that Gudorf was allowed to keep his passport and was given $10,000 bail, CBS News reported.
He was also ordered to report to North Carolina authorities by February 25 - but he failed to show.
With this in mind, local police and US Marshals went out looking for him and found Gudorf in his car Friday morning (March 7) at Wonderland MBTA Station in Revere, Massachusetts.
However, when they approached Gudorf's vehicle, he 'abruptly shot himself', Massachusetts State Police spokesman Tim McGuirk said in a statement.
"Troopers made entry into the vehicle, rendered first aid, and facilitated the man's transport to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead," McGuirk added.
Officers did not fire any of their own weapons and no one bar Gudorf was hurt.
The Wonderland train station was closed after the incident.
It's believed the investigation into Gudorf dates back to October last year.
The Huntersville Police Department in North Carolina started looking into the commercial pilot following a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
During their investigation, they allegedly found sexual exploitation images linked to Gudorf.
Addressing the matter, the department said in a statement: "At the time the crime was committed, records indicate he resided in Huntersville, NC. However, during the investigation, and before he was identified as a suspect, he relocated out of state."
His last known address is believed to have been in Xenia, Ohio.
It's unclear if Gudorf ever started his journey to North Carolina to hand himself over to police before he took his own life.
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Niamh Shackleton