2nd Arrest Made In Connection To JFK Airport Theft

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A second arrest has been made in connection to the theft of more than a quarter of a million dollars from JFK Airport.

Emmanuel Okon is accused of being a getaway driver in the heist.

Okon is an alleged accomplice of Delta ramp employee Quincy Thorpe.

Thorpe is suspected of taking a bag containing $258,205 in cash that was supposed to be on a flight bound for Miami.

The bag was discovered missing when the plane arrived in Florida.

It's unclear if the cash has been recovered.

In:
• John F. Kennedy International Airport
• New York