“You always tell yourself, when you see these things on TV, that I would have done this or that, but honestly, it was so quick, there was no way to react.”
told FOX 11 that the flight attendant insisted that the man sit down, but he ran from the Delta Air Lines flight attendant and went to the plane’s emergency exit doors, turned the latch, opened the door, and slid down the deployed emergency slide.
The plane was forced to stop, and passengers told FOX 11 that the man jumped onto the back of a baggage cart, where luggage Police quickly were on the scene following the mans early departure from the flight, and the FBI had been contacted.“He is being taken to a local hospital for a mental evaluation,” Sgt. Devin Feldman said. “Airport Police responded and detained the passenger for further investigation. Due to the circumstances, FBI was notified,” Los Angeles Airport Police told Fox News Digital in a statement.
Police are seen interviewing airport workers as they investigate the incident on Saturday morning at LAX.“Delta flight 1714 operating from Los Angeles to Seattle returned to the gate due to an unruly passenger. The aircraft was holding to taxi for takeoff when the passenger exited the aircraft and was initially detained by Delta staff ahead of being arrested by local law enforcement.” Delta Air Lines said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
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