A passenger who allegedly made a bomb threat aboard an Alaska Airlines flight from Atlanta to Seattle on July 4 has claimed he did so because he feared he would be killed by members of a “powerful cartel.”
Brandon Scott, 38, was seated first class onboard Alaska Airlines flight 334 on Wednesday as it departed from Hartsfield Landing International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEATAC) in Seattle, Washington, court documents (pdf) state.
