Posted on 11/13/2001 7:58:56 PM PST by codeword
An unruly passenger faces a felony charge after an incident on board a US Airways flight from Pittsburgh to Reagan National airport.
Flight 969 landed at Dulles instead of Reagan National airport shortly after 5 p.m.
A law enforcement source says 33-year-old Raho Ortiz of Northeast Washington got out of his seat and walked toward the front of the plane despite warnings to remain seated.
Passengers are not allowed to leave their seats a half hour before landing at Reagan National airport under new security rules imposed after the September 11th terror attacks.
Sky marshals were on the plane. The source says one of them tackled Ortiz and arrested him. The source says Ortiz claims he was getting up to go to the bathroom. He's expected to be arraigned tomorrow in federal court in Alexandria on a charge of interfering with a flight crew and failure to comply with their instructions.
Airport officials say more than 100 passengers on the plane were interviewed ! by! the FBI.
Passengers were offered a bus ride back to Reagan National.
Passengers are not allowed to leave their seats a half hour before landing at Reagan National airport under new security rules imposed after the September 11th terror attacks.
This country has lost its mind. A nationally breaking story about a guy that couldn't hold his urine, and understand english. Gee whiz!
Raho Ortiz, a Senate Indian Affairs Committee aide, was charged with the malicious wounding of Christopher Stearns, a House Resources Committee aide, during a July 12 party. Ortiz's arrest came after Stearns filed a complaint with police alleging that Ortiz had thrown bottles at him, cutting his leg, and then cut him in chest with a large knife. (Washington Post, July 23, 1998, Metro, p. D4)
The recommendation was made that the CALFED agencies should be educated in regard to the tribal sovereignty and other issues. This task was given to EPA since they already have a program presently that educates inter department personnel in regards to tribal protocol. For more information, please contact Raho Ortiz, EPA at XXX-XXX-XXXX.
Whiz was exactly what Mr. O. was trying to do. Maybe someone could pass him an empty PET bottle?
According to Clintons speech, we were attacked Sept 11th because of how we treated this mans ancestors. Clinton must be ralling his troops.
Clinton gave this man terrorism rights.
PS: The story also said he was holding some pot when arrested. Bet he didn't know it was there but it belongs to a friend.
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