![]() Torres told investigators he was trying to defend himself and tried to stab the flight attendant because he believed they were trying to kill him, the complaint states. He also told law enforcement that he tried to open the emergency door and “had gotten the idea” to jump out of the plane, according to the complaint.įBI and FAA investigating unruly passenger removed from United flight in Chicago Torres was then tackled by other passengers on the flight and was immediately taken into custody after the flight landed.Īccording to a criminal complaint, Torres told investigators he broke a spoon in half a bathroom on the airplane to use as a weapon. Soon after, Torres allegedly got out of his seat, mouthing something, before thrusting “towards one of the flight attendants in a stabbing motion with a broken metal spoon, hitting the flight attendant on the neck area three times,” the department said. ![]() “According to court documents, the flight attendant then notified the captain that they believed Torres posed a threat to the aircraft and that the captain needed to land the aircraft as soon as possible,” the Justice Department said. Pennsylvania man arrested after allegedly trying to bring explosives in his suitcase on a flightĪ flight attendant who saw Torres near the door went to talk to Torres about the door, according to the department, who asked if there were cameras showing he had tampered with the door. ![]()
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