A man attempted to break into the cockpit of an airliner flying from South Africa to Atlanta on Thursday, the FBI said. The incident was not a terrorist attack, said Theodore Jackson, FBI agent-in-charge in Atlanta. James Drake, a 53-year-old U.S. citizen, was arrested and faces federal charges including interference with a flight crew member, the FBI said. Drake was arrested in 1987 after a similar incident on an airplane, according to FBI spokesman Jeff Holmes.
OK, add him to the "No Fly" list, please.
The Thursday morning incident occurred about 2 hours before the South African Airlines plane was scheduled to land. Drake rushed to the front of the plane and began banging on the cockpit door with his hands, Holmes said. Two passengers restrained Drake and persuaded him to sit down for the remainder of the flight, which had departed from Cape Town, Holmes said.
I’ll just bet they "persuaded" him. Score another victory for the Civilian Air Passenger Defense Force.
The FBI did not immediately know Drake’s hometown. Authorities probably will ask for a mental evaluation of Drake, who was being held pending a hearing in federal magistrate court in Atlanta, Holmes said.
Nuts can crash planes too. |