A man on a recent Alaska Airlines flight created a makeshift weapon to stab a fellow passenger, according to multiple reports. The suspect allegedly stated that he was being chased by the mafia and that he needed to protect himself.
The bloody stabbing occurred on January 24, 2024, on an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to Las Vegas.
According to reports, Julio Alvarez López acted “fidgety” throughout the flight. new york post. The newspaper said that during the plane’s initial descent, he spent a long time putting on and taking off his gloves and went to the bathroom.
As Lopez was returning to his seat, he began punching and punching a passenger who was sitting across the aisle from him, police said.
The suspect reportedly made an improvised weapon out of a pen wrapped in a rubber band. Lopez is suspected of using an improvised weapon to stab the male passenger.
In the alleged attack, Lopez allegedly beat the victim’s wife, who was protecting her 7-year-old son from a frenzied assault.
KLAS-TV “A witness told investigators there were ‘bloodstains everywhere,'” according to the report. After the attack, Lopez began yelling, “I only talk to the FBI,” the documents said.
The victim survived the attack but suffered serious injuries.
According to court documents, a law enforcement officer was on board the plane and Lopez was ordered to sit in an empty seat as the flight attendant “operated to provide a flex cuff, and the defendant was restrained for the remainder of the flight.” It is said that he did.
lopez reportedly “I felt that the mafia was after me for the past few months,” the suspect told law enforcement.
The suspect admitted he had “never met” the victim before the violence, but believed the man was part of a cartel and “planned to attack and kill him.”
Lopez allegedly told the FBI that he “intended to kill” the victim and that he “made the weapon he used” in the attack.
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“The incident occurred while the aircraft was descending to Las Vegas. The aircraft landed safely and law enforcement took one passenger into custody after the aircraft arrived at the gate,” the statement said. There is. “We appreciate the professionalism of our crew in handling the incident.”
Lopez was arrested at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada and later charged with one count of assault with a dangerous weapon. On Wednesday, Mr. Lopez was indicted by a federal grand jury on assault charges.
Lopez is scheduled to return to court on March 1.
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