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   An air traffic controller positioned at Reagan Washington National Airport   
   in Arlington, Va., was arrested Thursday night following an incident   
   inside the control tower.   
      
   Damon Marsalis Gaines, 39, of Upper Marlboro, Md., faces assault and   
   battery charges after being arrested by airport authorities following an   
   altercation at the airport, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)   
   said.   
      
   “The employee is on administrative leave while we investigate the matter,”   
   the FAA said in a statement to The Hill.   
      
   The incident comes as National Airport faces nationwide attention   
   following a collision earlier this year that raised awareness about the   
   increase in flights at and near the airport. The crash left 67 people   
   dead.   
      
   Amid concerns, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended that   
   the FAA permanently ban certain helicopter routes around the airport when   
   specific runways are in use.   
      
   https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/5225741-reagan-airport-   
   controller-arrested/   
      
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