Francisco Torres, who attempted to stab a stewardess and open an emergency door aboard a Boston-bound United flight, was reportedly restrained by passengers 'in seconds.'
Until the yelling, he hadn't noticed anything unusual about the man, who federal authorities have identified as Francisco Severo Torres.
Ghookasian asked a flight attendant for some zip ties or duct tape and the flight attendant produced some zip ties. The plane was about 45 minutes from Boston when the crew received an alarm that a side door on the aircraft was disarmed, according to court documents. One flight attendant noticed the door’s locking handle had been moved. Another flight attendant had noticed that Torres was seen near the door and believed he had moved the handle.The crew told the captain that he was a threat and the plane should be landed as soon as possible, authorities said.
Authorities did not say where Torres got the spoon, but TSA rules allow airline passengers to bring metal utensils except knives onto planes."Thanks to the quick action of our crew and customers, one customer was restrained after becoming a security concern on
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