The FBi released this statement on Monday:
Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the Cleveland Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation( FBI ), for the Northern District of Ohio, and Chief McGrath, Cleveland Police Department, Cleveland, OH, announced the arrest of Saleh Ali S. Alramakh, aka Saleh Ali S. Alramaleh, age 21, of Riyadh Saudi Arabia, on July 11, 2011. Alramakh was arrested by the FBI, for the Federal Felony charge of Interference with Flight Crew Members and Attendants, in violation of United States Code, Title 49, Section 46504.
On July 8, 2011, Saleh Ali S. Alramakh, was a passenger on board United Airlines flight 944 from Chicago, Illinois to Frankfurt, Germany. Flight crew and passengers stated that during taxi while in Chicago, Alramakh entered the middle lavatory and used an electronic device. Alramakh refused to respond to the flight attendant’s directives requesting that he immediately turn off the electronic device and return to his seat. Alramakh eventually did return to his seat.
Immediately following take off and during the time passengers are required to remain seated with seat belts fastened, Alramakh re-entered the middle lavatory and again used an electronic device. He again refused to comply with the directives of flight attendants’ that he immediately exit the lavatory and return to his seat. After several attempts to get Alramakh to open the lavatory door, flight attendants unlocked and opened the door. Upon opening the lavatory door, Alramakh became verbally abusive with the flight attendants before returning to his seat.
Thereafter, Alramakh exited his seat a third time and approached a flight attendant in a belligerent, confrontational manner. Alramakh was speaking in a loud tone of voice, using profanity, with his face inches from the flight attendant’s face. The flight attendant asked Alramakh to step back multiple times, but instead Alramakh shoved the flight attendant backwards against the aircraft. At that time at least one passenger intervened, grabbing Alramakh and assisted the flight crew in restraining him. Alramakh refused to comply with instructions to cease resisting, attempting to kick and spit upon flight attendants and passengers.
As a result of Alramakh’s conduct, the flight was diverted to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Cleveland, Ohio. Upon entering the aircraft, responding Cleveland Police Department Officers found Alramakh restrained on the floor of the aircraft near the mid-lavatory area, and he was taken into custody and removed from the aircraft.
I wish we could have a “Muslim Free” airline. To get on the plane you first have to eat bacon ....or something.
PC has already killed enough people!
Y'gotta love that! I hope several passengers held him down with one foot during descent, approach and landing.
Saudi Arabia? If it isn’t SJS (sudden jihad syndrome) then it’s TES (total entitlement syndrome). Based upon this report, it’s either one or the other. :)