Ever have a sudden urge to strip naked on your airline flight?

[jlee]

http://officer.com/online/arti...siteSection=1&id=47333

L.A. Officers Subdue Unruly Naked Airline Passenger
US Airways flight diverted to Albuquerque after male passenger undresses in seat

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - A passenger stripped naked during a US Airways flight and resisted a flight attendant's efforts to cover him with a blanket before two off-duty law enforcement officers on board subdued and handcuffed him, authorities said Wednesday.

Keith Wright, 50, of the Bronx in New York, was taken into custody after he disrobed while sitting in his seat in the back of Flight705 on Tuesday evening, authorities said. The plane was carrying about 148 passengers from North Carolina to Los Angeles, the airline said.

Wright was unresponsive when a flight attendant asked him to put his clothes back on, said Dan Jiron, a spokesman for the Albuquerque airport. ''She asked him on more than one occasion to put on his clothes. She covered him with a blanket and he took that off,'' Jiron said.

Wright punched and kicked the flight attendant, who asked two off-duty law officers for help, according to a criminal complaint. A Los Angeles police officer and sheriff's deputy helped the flight attendant subdue and handcuff Wright before the flight landed, Jiron said.

The flight attendants also were dealing with an unrelated onboard medical emergency at the same time, which exacerbated the situation, the FBI said. The aircraft was diverted because of the medical emergency, and Wright's actions were a secondary reason for the unplanned landing, the complaint said.

Roger Finzel, an assistant federal public defender representing Wright, said he has not yet met with his client and had no information about the case other than what was in the complaint.

Wright told the FBI he is suffering from a bipolar disorder and had not taken his prescribed medication before leaving New York that morning, the criminal complaint said. Wright told the FBI he recalled nothing about the flight or his behaviour, it said.

Wright had been seen dancing in a crowded boarding area before the flight, but when approached by Flight Service Supervisor Claudia Kearney, he told her he had drunk one beer. Kearney told the FBI she did not smell alcohol on him and determined he was well enough to travel, the complaint said.

US Airways spokeswoman Valerie Wunder could not confirm that Kearney worked for the airline.

Passenger Ginny Keegan was sitting in the front of the plane, when there was commotion coming from the back. The people on the flight were notified of a violent passenger as the plane began to approach Albuquerque, but Keegan said no one was fearful.

''No one was really panicking. The flight attendants seemed to handle it very well,'' she said. Keegan said the man was ''completely naked'' as he was taken in handcuffs off the plane.

As the plane took off again, Keegan said the usual announcement to please fasten your seat belts came over the loudspeakers with a twist. The message included ''a reminder to everybody to please keep your clothing on. It got a couple chuckles,'' Keegan said.

Wright is in federal custody on a federal charge of interfering with flight crew members and attendants. He is expected to appear in court Thursday.

Maybe I should bring cuffs on my flight this afternoon. :Q

 

[irishScott]

Yes.

 

[Fayd]

why is it always guys?!?!

 

[DayLaPaul]

drunk one beer eh?

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: JLee
http://officer.com/online/arti...siteSection=1&id=47333

L.A. Officers Subdue Unruly Naked Airline Passenger
US Airways flight diverted to Albuquerque after male passenger undresses in seat

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - A passenger stripped naked during a US Airways flight and resisted a flight attendant's efforts to cover him with a blanket before two off-duty law enforcement officers on board subdued and handcuffed him, authorities said Wednesday.

Keith Wright, 50, of the Bronx in New York, was taken into custody after he disrobed while sitting in his seat in the back of Flight705 on Tuesday evening, authorities said. The plane was carrying about 148 passengers from North Carolina to Los Angeles, the airline said.

Wright was unresponsive when a flight attendant asked him to put his clothes back on, said Dan Jiron, a spokesman for the Albuquerque airport. ''She asked him on more than one occasion to put on his clothes. She covered him with a blanket and he took that off,'' Jiron said.

Wright punched and kicked the flight attendant, who asked two off-duty law officers for help, according to a criminal complaint. A Los Angeles police officer and sheriff's deputy helped the flight attendant subdue and handcuff Wright before the flight landed, Jiron said.

The flight attendants also were dealing with an unrelated onboard medical emergency at the same time, which exacerbated the situation, the FBI said. The aircraft was diverted because of the medical emergency, and Wright's actions were a secondary reason for the unplanned landing, the complaint said.

Roger Finzel, an assistant federal public defender representing Wright, said he has not yet met with his client and had no information about the case other than what was in the complaint.

Wright told the FBI he is suffering from a bipolar disorder and had not taken his prescribed medication before leaving New York that morning, the criminal complaint said. Wright told the FBI he recalled nothing about the flight or his behaviour, it said.

Wright had been seen dancing in a crowded boarding area before the flight, but when approached by Flight Service Supervisor Claudia Kearney, he told her he had drunk one beer. Kearney told the FBI she did not smell alcohol on him and determined he was well enough to travel, the complaint said.

US Airways spokeswoman Valerie Wunder could not confirm that Kearney worked for the airline.

Passenger Ginny Keegan was sitting in the front of the plane, when there was commotion coming from the back. The people on the flight were notified of a violent passenger as the plane began to approach Albuquerque, but Keegan said no one was fearful.

''No one was really panicking. The flight attendants seemed to handle it very well,'' she said. Keegan said the man was ''completely naked'' as he was taken in handcuffs off the plane.

As the plane took off again, Keegan said the usual announcement to please fasten your seat belts came over the loudspeakers with a twist. The message included ''a reminder to everybody to please keep your clothing on. It got a couple chuckles,'' Keegan said.

Wright is in federal custody on a federal charge of interfering with flight crew members and attendants. He is expected to appear in court Thursday.

Maybe I should bring cuffs on my flight this afternoon. :Q

Just bring a gun. Better safe than sorry

 

[geno]

You lost me at 'male'.

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
Just bring a gun. Better safe than sorry

I am, but I can't carry it..

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Anyone else think this thread was going in a completely different direction...?

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Just bring a gun. Better safe than sorry

Better nate than lever...

 

[WelshBloke]

Keith Wright, 50, of the Bronx in New York, was taken into custody after he disrobed while sitting in his seat in the back of Flight705 on Tuesday evening, authorities said.

Yes but did he take off his wizard hat as well?

 

[nobody554]

Originally posted by: WelshBloke

Keith Wright, 50, of the Bronx in New York, was taken into custody after he disrobed while sitting in his seat in the back of Flight705 on Tuesday evening, authorities said.

Yes but did he take off his wizard hat as well?

I see what you did there. I didn't really like it, though.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: DayLaPaul
drunk one beer eh?

you read the whole article and that's all you took from it?

 

[WelshBloke]

Originally posted by: nobody554

Originally posted by: WelshBloke

Keith Wright, 50, of the Bronx in New York, was taken into custody after he disrobed while sitting in his seat in the back of Flight705 on Tuesday evening, authorities said.

Yes but did he take off his wizard hat as well?

I see what you did there. I didn't really like it, though.

 

[coloumb]

Originally posted by: Fayd
why is it always guys?!?!

Because the hot scantly dressed women aren't allowed on planes...

 

[walrus]

Not since the first time I tried it. But that might be the court ordered meds I'm taking talking. Wana meet at the airport?

 

[eLiu]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: DayLaPaul
drunk one beer eh?

you read the whole article and that's all you took from it?

at least he got past male?

 

[Baked]

Damn terrorist. They should've shot him in the head... upon landing.

 

[oogabooga]

Flight attendant : "Sir would you like a juice or COCK, COKE.. uhh.. here's a blanket".

I hope no one was sitting next to him. that'd be awkward. "umm, excuse me miss? my neighbor is disrobing, I don't believe he is touching himself in that way but well, there's only so many reasons a guy gets naked and I'd really rather be somewhere else right now"

 

[ElFenix]

did he jump on top of the beverage cart and grow a tail?