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| Man Arrested for Punching Out Plane Window in Flight |
| 2005-10-15 |
| Man Accused of Punching Out Plane Window Stupid original title. A passenger punched out the interior pane of an airplane window on an American West flight from Las Vegas to Florida, authorities said. Ryan J. Marchione, 24, shattered the inner plastic shield covering the glass window and disconnected its frame about 90 minutes into the flight, according to an FBI affidavit. The outer window was not damaged and the plane did not depressurize, the airline said. Marchione was arrested when the plane landed Wednesday at Tampa International Airport. He faces up to 20 years in federal prison if convicted of a charge of damaging or destroying an aircraft while it was operating. About 90 minutes after the plane departed, Marchione "woke abruptly from his sleep and turned to the passenger seated in 7B ... raised a clenched fist to his shoulder as if he was going to strike the passenger in 7B, then suddenly turned and struck the exterior window," the affidavit said. "It appears to have come out of nowhere," said Marchione's attorney, Thomas Ostrander. "Perhaps it was some sort of a psychotic episode as a result of drug abuse." Marchione was released on $25,000 bail to home detention with electronic monitoring. Musta been a helluva dream... Was the in-flight movie Rocky Marciano or Raging Bull, perhaps? |
| Posted by:.com |
| #9 Lol, that's for comments like that I luv RB. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2005-10-15 10:51 |
| #8 I think he saw the dinosaurs. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-10-15 18:51 |
| #7 If he woke up on a Delta flight I could cut some slack. But no. Fry 'em up! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-10-15 08:14 |
| #6 Fear not, Jackal. I, too, have noticed the tiny little pressure equalization hole drilled into the plastic inner-window. I still don't like the idea of an aircraft remaining in service when it's that vulnerable. I didn't see any mention of them flying at low altitude or what such, not that they could have completed the flight like that anyway. Had I been on that flight, I would have raised a mighty fuss. Maybe this chump had another pal on board to drop by and pop the main window pane. A rather ugly prospect, in my book. The "seat belt" light had better have been illuminated for the trip's remaining duration. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2005-10-15 21:45 |
| #5 "that's my child out there, I know it!" |
| Posted by: Jodie Foster 2005-10-15 18:55 |
| #4 Actually, the inner window is not structural nor a pressure bulkhead. It's merely to keep the passengers away from the real window, and serve as insulation and sound deadening.. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2005-10-15 18:12 |
| #3 He faces up to 20 years in federal prison if convicted of a charge of damaging or destroying an aircraft while it was operating. Ummmm ... shouldn't that be more like one count of attempted murder held against him for every single passenger and crew member aboard? In the post 911 world, this guy's lucky to be alive. I also question the flightdeck's wisdom in letting a structurally compromised aircraft remain in flight all the way to its cross-country destination. That bird should have been grounded immediately thereafter. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2005-10-15 14:55 |
| #2 Maybe he wasn't insane. Maybe he was trying to scare away a gremlin that was on the wing, trying to destroy the engine. |
| Posted by: Rod Serling 2005-10-15 10:00 |
| #1 or Wake in Fright? |
| Posted by: Grunter 2005-10-15 07:14 |