, with officials refusing to explain his disappearance and only returned last Friday after two weeks missing. Ms Jones added: 'His disappearance from the prison system was shocking to me. 'I was under the understanding that any new developments of his custody would be relayed to me. 'I would like to know why he was not in custody and where he was.' In a statement to the Mirror, officials confirmed Reid was not in the prison system. Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman Benjamin O'Cone said: 'There are several reasons why an inmate may be referenced as 'not in BOP custody'. 'Inmates who were previously in BOP custody and who have not completed their sentence may be outside BOP custody for a period of time for court hearings, medical treatment or){kind=link}
On December 22, 2001-just months after the 9/11 attacks-Richard Reid boarded American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami with homemade bombs hidden in his shoes – but his attack was thwarted
The heroine who stopped shoe bomber Richard Reid from blowing up a packed jetliner has thwarted his attempt to move to a cushy UK jail.
Former flight attendant Cristina Jones was left furious after being informed that the Brit was attempting to transfer from his supermax cell in the States.
The 61-year-old, whose quick-thinking actions in 2001 saved the lives of 198 people on board, told the Mirror she vehemently opposed the move, ultimately seeing his bid denied.
The former American Airlines hostess said: “I was contacted as they were notifying me he had made a petition to be transferred back to the UK.