Court Records Say Passenger Attacked Flight Attendant, Swallowed Rosary Beads on Plane to Miami

Court Records Say Passenger Attacked Flight Attendant, Swallowed Rosary Beads on Plane to Miami
Vehicles drive past the entrance to Miami International Airport in Miami on May 12, 2020. Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo
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SAVANNAH, Ga.—Court records say a passenger on a small regional flight to Miami attacked a flight attendant, kicked and punched the seat of the person in front of him, and swallowed rosary beads as pilots returned to the airport in Savannah, Georgia.

The passenger was traveling with his sister, who said her brother told her before the violent outburst to “close her eyes and pray because Satan’s disciple(s) had followed them onto the plane,” according to an FBI agent’s affidavit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court.