A New Jersey man was indicted by a federal grand jury after both crew and passengers on an American Airlines flight alleged that he tried to open the plane doors mid-flight.
In a press release shared by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, authorities alleged that 26-year-old Eric Gapco of Delanco “failed to follow instructions to remain in his seat, propositioned a flight attendant for sex, was repeatedly loud, vaped, bothered other passengers, locked himself in the lavatory, and attempted to open the aircraft exterior doors multiple times while the aircraft was in flight.”
Gapco was a passenger on American Airlines flight #2101, which was headed from Seattle to Dallas on Thursday, July 18.
Videos taken during the flight allegedly show Gapco shouting random statements to the rest of the flight’s passengers, including, “I am sane” and “I do not want to hurt myself,” according to local Utah outlet KSL-TV.
“As a result, Gapco was restrained by flight crew members and …