United States v. Henry De William Jackson, Jr.

Appellant Henry De William Jackson, Jr. pleaded guilty to a charge of air piracy in United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama. The plea was in connection with the 1972 hijacking, by appellant and two confederates, of a domestic Southern Airways’ jet. During the incident, the hijackers commanded the jet to more than 10 cities and two foreign countries and eventually ordered landing in Cuba but only after wounding the jet’s co-pilot and extracting $2 million in ransom money.

Appellant was incarcerated in Cuba from 1972 until 1980, when he was returned to the United States. He…