A New Jersey man who said he ate around 10 marijuana edibles faces charges for alleged trying to open the plane doors multiple times on an American Airlines...
An American Airlines plane is seen at the gate at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Friday, July 19, 2024 in Baltimore.Eric Nicholas Gapco, 26, New Jersey is accused of propositioning a flight attendant for sex, vaping, locking himself in the bathroom and attempting to open the plane’s exterior doors multiple times during the flight, according to the statement Wednesday.
Crew members and other passengers restrained Gapco with plastic handcuffs to his feet and hands, according to the release. Gapco was arrested when the plane landed in Salt Lake City.in an emailed statement. “We thank our team members for their professionalism and our customers for their understanding.”
At the airport, Gapco allegedly broke the glass of his holding cell and was taken to the hospital for evaluation, according to a Salt Lake County affidavit. Records allege he continuously screamed at nurses, doctors and others, using several obscenities, and spit in an officer’s face. Gapco faces a misdemeanor and two felony charges for his alleged actions at the airport, according to court records, and his bail was set at $2,000. He was booked in Salt Lake County jail on July 19, records show.For his alleged actions on the plane, a federal grand jury returned an indictment Wednesday charging Gapco for alleged interference with a flight crew and attempted damage to an aircraft, according to the release.
The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Salt Lake City field office and Salt Lake City police, according to the release.Discounted airfares eat into American Airlines’ outlook for rest of the year, Staff Writer. Lilly Kersh is a business reporting intern at The Dallas Morning News. She graduated in 2024 from the University of Georgia with a degree in journalism. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Lilly covers business and the economy in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
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