Continental Pax Bit Fellow PAX and Jumps Out of NJ Bound 737 in Ft. Lauderdale...

[FN FAL]

Passenger Jumps From Jetliner Onto Tarmac

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- An airline passenger bit a fellow traveler Monday, then jumped out of the plane as it was on the tarmac, authorities said. He was subdued with a stun gun.

The man was taken to a hospital from the Fort Lauderdale airport, the Broward County sheriff's office said. It was unclear whether he or the passenger who was bitten were hurt.

The Continental Airlines flight had been delayed for about 30 minutes, and as the Boeing 737 began to taxi, the man started yelling to get off, the sheriff's office said.

He ran to the front of the plane and banged on windows and the cockpit door, the office said. As passengers and crew members tried to restrain him, he bit a passenger.

When the pilot depressurized the cabin, the man opened a door, jumped onto the tarmac and began running toward the terminal. Deputies said they zapped him with a stun gun after he resisted arrest.

It was unclear whether the plane was still moving when the man jumped.
Troy Rigby, 28, will be charged with criminal mischief, criminal trespass, battery, resisting arrest with violence and battery on a law enforcement officer, in addition to an outstanding warrant for marijuana possession, the sheriff's office said.

The plane, set to fly from Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport to Newark, N.J., was carrying 116 passengers and five crew members. It was rescheduled for later Monday, a Continental spokesman said.

 

[Otto Coarsen]

Look......I was drunk off my arse.... And he smelled like chicken 'n Waffles... Can we drop it already?

 

[(o) (o)]

I would try to jump out too if the plane was destined for Jersey.

 

[crash-proof]

I would try to jump out too if the plane was destined for Jersey.

LOL you read my mind.

 

[Guitar rocker]

That is what happens when one has withdrawls from Colt 45.

 

[FN FAL]

They had this guy on the news this morning, real winner. He was laughing like he was a hero or something.

 

[GotBoost?]

They had this guy on the news this morning, real winner. He was laughing like he was a hero or something.

Too bad there wasn't an air marshal on board to deal with him....

 

[leardawg]

I'm getting sick and tired of hearing about nutjobs on airplanes. They ought to install airlocks on all airliners and just shoot them out over the Rockies or something. Friggin morons!!!

 

[ultrarunner]

I suspect he'll be added to the no-fly list. Ya know, one strike for these bozos and automatically put on no-fly list (for ALL carriers) would should get folks to straighten up.

Imagine if one screwup permanently banned someone from ever getting on an airliner. EVER!

That would be great. Put 'em back on the bus where they belong.

Do that a few times and and bet folks really start behaving in the back.

 

[landlover]

I suspect he'll be added to the no-fly list. Ya know, one strike for these bozos and automatically put on no-fly list (for ALL carriers) would should get folks to straighten up.

Imagine if one screwup permanently banned someone from ever getting on an airliner. EVER!

That would be great. Put 'em back on the bus where they belong.

Do that a few times and and bet folks really start behaving in the back.

this is brilliant!!!!!!!!!!

 

[minitour]

Does he have some kind of mental disorder?

Seriously....do we know yet?

-mini

 

[ReportCanoa]

Does he have some kind of mental disorder?
-mini

It's in the genes.

 

[crash-proof]

Does he have some kind of mental disorder?

Seriously....do we know yet?

-mini

Yes he does.

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[minitour]

Yes he does.

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Thanks!

Isn't this the 2nd one now that had some kinda mental issue on (or close to) an airplane?

Where is the family to keep these people under control? I understand he/they can't do anything about the disorder itself, but maybe air travel isn't the answer then.

-mini