An American Airlines passenger has been arrested for allegedly yelling belligerent abuse at his fellow passengers, threatening to “shoot this plane down,” and committing anti-Semitic and anti-white blasphemy.
Shocking video taken by another passenger shows the moment Shail Patel, 29, was forced to leave the plane in a headlock after getting into a physical altercation with another man.
Shail Patel (Florida Man) pic.twitter.com/ivPi4PqBfl
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The explosion occurred on American Airlines Flight 2506 from Tampa International Airport to Philadelphia on Tuesday. daily mail report.
Disturbing footage shows Patel blaming white people for making it “difficult to go to your home country”.
He could also be heard shouting the anti-Semitic slur “k**e” at a flight attendant. according to affidavit obtained by new york post “Fuck you, you blue-eyed white devil, I’m going to take this plane down with all you motherfuckers,” he is said to have said.
American Airlines passenger caught in viral video screaming about ‘white devil with blue eyes’ and threatening to ‘shoot this plane down’: affidavit https://t.co/qER78ZlD7R pic.twitter.com/JMkIKqHTH3
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Six off-duty police officers who happened to be on board helped remove the man, who appeared to be intoxicated, from the plane.
The ordeal delayed the plane for 30 minutes. Patel, a Florida resident, was arrested and charged with two counts of assault and one count of disorderly conduct.
The agitated man “became agitated as soon as he boarded the plane and began shouting and swearing at the passengers,” the Daily Mail reported.
The airline said in a statement:
Prior to the departure of American Airlines Flight 2506 from Tampa (TPA) to Philadelphia (PHL), law enforcement was requested against the aircraft due to a disturbance on board.
We would like to thank our team for their professional response and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
Patel remained in the Hillsborough County Jail on $2,150 bail as of Friday.
