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  • Jury acquits man accused of disrupting flight to Hawaii

    07/01/2006 10:39:30 PM PDT · by skeptoid · 37 replies · 1,332+ views
    AP ^ | Posted on Sat, Jul. 01, 2006
    HONOLULU - An Spanish-speaking man who defense attorneys said was misunderstood by fellow passengers on a flight to Hawaii was found not guilty of interfering with a flight crew. Santiago Lol Tizol, 37, who is Guatemalan, had been accused of threatening to kill a baby and assaulting the airline crew. A federal jury found him not guilty on Friday. "This was paranoia on a cramped plane where people were pretty stressed out," said Assistant Federal Defender Matthew Winters. "He was not trying to assault or intimidate anyone on this plane." Tizol paced the aisles of the Dec. 9 Northwest Airlines...