The 31 -year -old passenger is facing federal allegations after a change in a regional American Airlines flight from Dalenge Augustin, Sawana to Miami. Augustin allegedly attacked a flight attendant and swallowed Rosary beads during the incident on Monday. As a result, Augustin has been accused of misconduct battery, police rape obstruction and damage to criminal property of hooliganism.
On Monday night, Savannah, the moment of departure of Georgia, 31 -year -old started shouting and began to shake, inspiring the flight crew to suspect a seizure initially. However, the situation took a strange turn when Augustin began to swallow Rosary Beeds, claiming that he was “shutting down the disciple of Satan (), which he believed that he had followed him in the aircraft, according to an arrest affidavit. new York Times.
When the flight attendants attempted to intervene, Augustin allegedly kicked one of them with such force in the chest that they were crashed into a window and proposed from across the corridor. Augustine’s behavior appeared “purifying, although it is difficult to describe,” wrote in the affidavit by Savanna Solomon, a special agent with the FBI.
When learning the disturbances, the pilots rotated the aircraft around and made a safe emergency landing in the spring. However, Augustin continued to cause chaos as the crew tried to remove other passengers. He reached in front of the aircraft, throwing wild punches on a flight attendant before passengers intervene, before taking Augustin and his sister to the floor.
After being detained, Augustin’s sister explained to the authorities that they were traveling to Haiti to avoid spiritual attacks. According to the affidavit, Augustin instructed his sister to pray during the flight and close his eyes, claiming that the disciples of Satan had followed him in the plane and were trying to stop him from reaching Haiti.
His sister told the officials that he swallowed Rosary beads “because he is a weapon of strength in spiritual war.”
Fortunately, when the incident took place, there were about eight passengers in the aircraft, and despite anarchy, no one suffered serious injuries, according to the affidavit.
American Airlines said in a statement, “We appreciate the professionalism of the entire crew and thank our passengers for their understanding.”
According to the FBI affidavit, there is enough evidence to charge a person intervening with a flight crew, which is a federal offense. If found guilty, he can withstand enough gel time. The investigation is still going on, and the authorities have not yet confirmed whether an additional fee will be filed.
