A New Jersey traveller has been arrested for unruly behavior on an American Airlines flight. His actions included propositioning a female crew member for sex and attempting to open the plane’s door mid-flight multiple times, which led to an emergency landing.
As per report by New York Post, 26-year-old Eric Nicholas Gapco was travelling from Seattle to Dallas on July 18 on flight 2101. Gapco suddenly removed his shirt and began puffing a vape pen, yelling and hitting on a crew member, propositioning her for sex.
Chaotic video footage allegedly shows Gapco bare-chested and shouting “I am sane!” as crew members try to calm him near the plane’s bathroom.
Flight attendants shackled his hands and feet with restraints when he refused to take his seat and the captain made an emergency landing in Utah, New York Post reported.
Gapco was arrested at the Salt Lake City International Airport, where he allegedly broke a glass door and spat on an officer during his arrest, the report said.
Gapco later admitted to chowing down on 10 marijuana edibles before the outburst.