A passenger who helped restrain a threatening man on a flight from Los Angeles to Boston said that the entire chaotic episode was over within seconds thanks to teamwork. New details:
said Tuesday that the entire chaotic episode was over within seconds thanks to teamwork.
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. Then Torres approached two flight attendants, according to the court documents. One of the flight attendants felt the metal object in Torres' hand hit him on his shirt collar and tie three times.
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