Pilot suspended after video shows him wielding axe, hitting parking lot gate

A viral video shows United Airlines pilot Kenneth Henderson Jones, 63, taking out his anger at a parking lot gate with an axe. NBC has reported that the man was arrested by authorities on Friday on charges of criminal mischief.

According to the sheriff, parking lot employee Rick Stephens confronted Jones but he refused to drop the axe. Both men were uninjured during the confrontation, and the pilot lost possession of the weapon.

Kenneth ran across the street and behind a building and stayed in a field until he was contacted by the Denver police, the report revealed.

James said he was in his car when he came upon six vehicles waiting behind the three gates. Which is when “Kenneth started by saying he just hit his breaking point,” according to the sheriff.

James said he grabbed the axe out of his vehicle and was only “trying to get rid of issues for everyone waiting.”