Mile High Meltdown JetBlue Pilot Charged, Faces 20 Years In Prison

If convicted, Osbon faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The U.S. Attorney's office has 30 days to present the matter to a grand jury for indictment.

A two-page affidavit in support of an arrest warrant detailed the hours preceding the flight’s departure at 7:28 a.m. during which Osbon missed the crew briefing but initially “did not exhibit any bizarre behavior," revealed FBI Special Agent John Whitworth.

However, as the plane was taking off, Osbon "said something to the FO (first officer) about being evaluated by someone," but the first officer was not sure what Osbon meant. He went to talk about his church and needing to "focus," then asked the first officer to take over the controls and the radio.

From then on things spiraled more out of control as the troubled pilot said, "Things just don't matter," talked about sins in Las Vegas, and at one point said, "We're not going to Vegas."

Around 3.5 hours into the five-hour flight, Osbon left the cockpit to use the lavatory, but he failed to follow security protocol, alarming the crew. He then banged on the lavatory door and told the female passenger inside that he needed to go to the bathroom.

By that time, the first officer had summoned another JetBlue pilot who had been traveling as a passenger to enter the cockpit and the two locked themselves inside, according to CNN.

The infuriated captain began banging on the cockpit door, prompting his alarmed crew to make an announcement over the PA requesting passengers to restrain him. One alarmed traveler overheard Osbon ranting "Pray f***ing now for Jesus Christ" and mumbled bombs, September 11, Iraq, Iran and terrorists.

During an amateur video of the in-flight drama, he can be heard shouting: "Oh my God. I'm so distraught! We've got Israel, we've got Iraq, we've got Israel, we've got Iraq! We've got to get down!"