Terror in Mid-Flight: Accused of Attempting to Open Door on Frontier Plane
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
A passenger on a Frontier Airlines flight from Puerto Rico to Chicago was arrested after allegedly strangling an off-duty employee. Police also claim the suspect attempted to open the emergency exit doors of the plane and tried to enter the cockpit during the incident on the flight heading to Chicago on Sunday. According to the FAA, the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in Miami, and the passenger was taken into federal custody. Frontier Airlines confirmed that the flight later completed the remainder of its journey to Chicago without incident. A criminal complaint obtained by NBC News alleges that the 51-year-old suspect told flight attendants he wanted to get off the plane and then attempted to open the rear exit door of the aircraft. When a flight attendant stopped him, he moved toward the front of the plane and tried to enter the cockpit, where he was again restrained by a flight attendant. Shortly after, an off-duty Frontier Airlines employee sat next to him on the plane, according to the criminal complaint. Following a scuffle, the suspect allegedly began to strangle the employee before being subdued by several other passengers. At that point, the flight made an emergency landing in Miami, and the suspect was arrested. Videos on social media captured both the incident and its aftermath, with the suspect being restrained by passengers in his seat as the plane descended toward Miami. The FBI is assisting with the investigation, and no further information was available at this time.
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