Witnesses said Alpizar's wife, Anne, tried to explain he was bipolar, a mental illness also known as manic-depression.
"She said it was her fault, that he was bipolar," said Mike Beshears, who was on the flight and works for a vacation club in Orlando. "He was sick and she had convinced him to get on the plane."
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How do you train Air Marshals to handle this situation?
A bipolar paint store worker returning from a missionary trip.
Another victim of the GWOT?
Actually, when you think about it, his wife might have made things worse. The guy's running up and down the aisle screaming, "I've got a bomb," and the wife screams, "He's mentally ill!" I wonder what a guy who's crazy might do if he had a bomb?