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Some days you feel like a nut....
| ....some days you just want to crack one. |
 US authorities detained a male airline passenger who repeatedly tried to break into the cockpit during a flight to Florida before being restrained by passengers, an airport spokeswoman told AFP. The incident occurred late Thursday as a Delta Air Lines flight from New York was descending for landing at the Tampa International Airport in western Florida, the airport spokeswoman, Brenda Geoghagan, said. The flight departed La Guardia Airport and was on its landing approach shortly after 11:00 pm when a man refused a flight attendant's order to sit down, became agitated and ran toward the cockpit, where he tried twice to knock down the door, she said.
"Fifteen minutes before landing, the flight attendant wanted him to sit down and he wouldn't. He was uncooperative," the spokeswoman said. "He started evidently running towards the front of the aircraft and started to run at full speed toward the cockpit door, which was secured, and he fell down and rammed the door again." | That might get my attention |
The airport spokeswoman said three passengers became concerned about his behavior and "wound up subduing him and holding him." "Bob, I'm concerned about that man repeatedly ramming the cockpit door with his head."
"So'm I, Herb. What do you think we should do?" |
| Jumped his ass and squashed him like a bug |
Police identified the man as Nefpali Alexander Liemenbez, 24. | No, we don't know how to pronounce it |
The airport spokeswoman said Liemenbez was a Hispanic US soldier with a mental problem whose active duty was to end next Tuesday. No one was injured in the incident. | Well, except for the nutjob |
Liemenbez was taken to a local hospital, where he will be held for 72 hours for observation, Geoghagan said. | "Here, try on this lovely jacket. We'll help tie the arms behind your back" |
The case was referred to the FBI for evaluation.
Posted by: Steve 2006-07-07 |
