An intoxicated man needed to be bodily restrained mid-flight by two off-duty cops after he carried out a string of offences, together with making sexual advances to a lady sitting subsequent to him and threatening different passengers.
Adam David Seymour was on Alaska Airways flight 49 from Seattle, Washington, to Anchorage, Alaska, on April 5 when he allegedly drank himself right into a stupor and assaulted a lady.
In accordance with a legal grievance obtained by The Every day Beast, he additionally lit up a cigarette mid-flight and instructed his seatmate that ‘the airplane was going to crash’.
The horrifying incident solely ended when a pair of off-duty cops managed to restrain Mr Seymour with flex cuffs – which he even managed to bust out of.
When the flight landed at Ted Stevens Anchorage Worldwide Airport, Mr Seymour was detained by airport police and refused to hold out a breathalyzer check.
The disturbing incident befell on a flight from Seattle, Washington, to Anchorage, Alaska
A legal grievance particulars a string of alleged offences carried out by Mr Seymour
In accordance with the legal grievance issued by the USA District Court docket for the District of Alaska, the sufferer, recognized as D.S., thought that Mr Seymour ‘appeared pleasant at first’.
Mr Seymour, who was seated within the aisle seat with the sufferer within the center seat then pulled out three coloured bottles – pink, inexperienced and blue – roughly three ounces in measurement.
‘Seymour opened the inexperienced bottle and proceeded to drink the contents. D.S. couldn’t see what was contained in the bottle as a result of they have been coloured,’ the report stated.
After ordering two Jack Daniels and coke, the sufferer stated that Mr Seymour’s ‘conduct modified’.
‘He began slurring his phrases, started transferring bodily nearer to D.S. rubbed her decrease thigh and knee on the interior and outer areas with out her consent and tried to relaxation his head on her shoulder,’ in keeping with the grievance.
In an interview with officers after the airplane landed, the flight attendant stated: ‘He groped me, assaulted a lady, threatened my life, and was clearly so wasted it was not possible to inform if he would explode.’
Mr Seymour allegedly made a number of feedback about her sexuality, together with that ‘he thought she “appeared like a lesbian”‘, earlier than telling her ‘we’re all going to die’, and making a gesture that appeared like an airplane crashing.
Regardless of attempting to be a magnet for the flight attendants, the sufferer claimed she was unable to.
A number of moments later she ‘heard a sparking sound and turned to see Seymour holding an ignited lighter and a lit cigarette, which he was beginning to smoke,’ the grievance reads.
‘Seymour then began shaking the lit cigarette to place it out, and instructed D.S., “I’m a foul individual.”
The sufferer was then allegedly compelled to put in writing a message on her telephone to get the eye of the individuals sitting within the seats in entrance, who have been each off-duty cops.
In accordance with the legal grievance issued by the USA District Court docket for the District of Alaska, Mr Seymour’s ‘conduct modified’ when he began ingesting
Mr Seymour allegedly instructed the sufferer ‘we’re all going to die’, and made a gesture that appeared like an airplane crashing
Mr Seymour then allegedly instructed one of many males, recognized as R.N., that he was going to ‘kill’ him, earlier than asking one of many flight attendants to convey him a beer, which she declined.
The flight attendant reportedly ‘witnessed Seymour ingesting one thing and requested him what it was, to which he replied, “hand sanitizer.”’
The off-duty cops needed to restrain Mr Seymour repeatedly, and stayed with him till the airplane landed in Anchorage and Airport Police arrived.
Police stated Mr Seymour refused to take a breathalyzer check, however an airport officer stated his arms have been swabbed which ‘alarmed for the presence of cocaine.’
He now faces two federal assault costs.
This incident is the newest in an extended line of complaints about disruptive passengers on home flights.
In accordance with The Every day Beast, the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) fielded 2,456 unruly passenger stories, initiated 831 investigations, and 567 enforcement actions, proposing almost $8.5 million in fines final yr.
Earlier this yr, an American Airways passenger was arrested after attempting to breach the cockpit following an argument with the crew over alcohol – forcing the pilot to make an emergency touchdown.
Corporal Steven Heilman, from Anchorage Worldwide Airport Police and Hearth Division, instructed DailyMail.com Mr Seymour’s case continues to be below investigation.