the man ate a lot of marijuana edibles before the flight, leading to his unpleasant behavior.
A New Jersey man has been arrested for his alleged disruptive and life-threatening behavior on an American Airlines flight. Eric Nicholas Gapco, 26, traveling on Flight 2101 from Seattle to Dallas on July 18, exhibited what authorities described as “unruly” behavior.
In addition to propositioning a female crew member for sex, Gapco also attempted to open the plane’s door during the flight several times, forcing the emergency landing, the New York Post reported. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah said Gapco took off his shirt mid-flight and began inhaling a vape pen while swearing and hitting a crew member and propositioning him for sex. The passenger also allegedly attacked a flight attendant.
The Delanco man ate a lot of marijuana edibles before the flight, which resulted in his unpleasant behavior on the plane.
Chaotic camera footage shows Gapco bare-chested and shouting “I’m sane!” as crew members tried to calm him near the plane’s bathroom. A second video shows other passengers helping the crew after they tied Gapco’s hands and feet to make him sit in the back seat as the plane diverted to Salt Lake City.
Police arrested the Delanco resident at Salt Lake City International Airport around 11 a.m. local time. According to a criminal complaint, Gapco’s hands and feet were restrained by passengers and crew after he “failed to follow the flight crew’s instructions to remain in his seat, used a vape pen on board in contradiction to the instructions of the crew, locked himself in a bathroom for once, screamed and tried to open the aircraft’s external doors (front and rear)” while the plane was in the air.
A federal grand jury indicted Gapco for interfering with a flight crew and attempting to damage an aircraft under special jurisdiction for United States aircraft. His first court appearance is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
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