Shi had enrolled in the program through an organisation that has an agreement with the school to train Chinese nationals, Peterson told the Los Angeles Times. The Civil Aviation Authority of China sends up to 180 students to the program, according to the school’s website.





At some point during the alleged incident, Shi managed to alert his brother in Shanghai, who spoke to another flight school student who said Shi had been assaulted and kidnapped. Shi’s brother then called Redding police.



