A passenger who allegedly took psilocybin – the hallucinogenic chemical present in sure mushrooms – earlier than boarding a United Airways flight in Miami final week was arrested after allegedly assaulting two members of the flight crew.
Cherruy Loghan Sevilla is charged with interfering with a flight crew and assaulting two flight attendants, in keeping with courtroom paperwork.
The October 4 incident occurred on United Airways flight 2116 from Miami Worldwide Airport to Washington Dulles Worldwide Airport.
Sevilla's public defender, Shannon Quill, stated "our workplace coverage is to not touch upon circumstances".
"Sevilla was wandering across the aircraft, working up and down the aisle, clapping loudly close to the cockpit and yelling obscenities," in keeping with an FBI agent's affidavit filed in US District Courtroom for the Jap District of Virginia.
Sevilla was arrested when the aircraft landed and brought to the Federal Bureau of Investigations' workplace at Dulles.
Throughout an interview a number of hours after his arrest, Sevilla advised investigators he had taken psilocybin previous to boarding the flight, the affidavit says.
Sevilla allegedly stated it was not the primary time he had taken the drug.
"Sevilla stated that he was not completely stunned that he acted this fashion after consuming it. Sevilla acknowledged that he was sorry for his actions," the affidavit says.
In accordance with the USA Drug Enforcement Administration, psilocybin – which is a banned substance – causes hallucinations for a number of hours and enormous quantities may cause panic assaults and psychosis.
An affidavit says Sevilla additionally broke a chunk of plastic off a door when he opened a locked lavatory whereas it was occupied.
A father and daughter in the identical row as Sevilla stated he "wasn't proper."
They stated Sevilla grabbed the daughter's arm, in keeping with the affidavit.
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At one level, Sevilla laid on the ground and when a flight attendant advised him to take his seat, he jumped up and attacked the flight attendant, the affidavit says.
Sevilla allegedly twisted one other flight attendant's arm because the flight attendant struggled to restrain him.
Passengers, flight attendants and an onboard legislation enforcement officer have been finally in a position to restrain Sevilla, and the officer was in a position to cuff one in all his wrists, whereas he resisted, states the affidavit.
The legislation enforcement officer and a flight attendant guarded him for the rest of the flight, whereas Sevilla allegedly screamed incoherent issues.
Throughout a listening to earlier than a Justice of the Peace choose on October 5, the defendant was positioned on a private recognisance bond with situations.
The federal government didn't search detention.
A preliminary listening to within the case is about for later this week.
United Airways stated it checked on its crew members after the incident.
"We might prefer to thank our crew for dealing with this troublesome state of affairs with professionalism," the airline stated in an announcement.