{"id":311596,"date":"2024-02-22T01:55:44","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T07:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=311596"},"modified":"2024-02-22T11:05:44","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T17:05:44","slug":"las-vegas-bound-airline-passenger-indicted-for-alleged-attack-on-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-bound-airline-passenger-indicted-for-alleged-attack-on-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas Bound Airline Passenger Indicted for Fellow Traveler Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

A passenger who allegedly beat a man while both were on a plane heading to Las Vegas was indicted on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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A sign for Harry Reid International Airport, pictured above. A passenger who landed at the airport was arrested after allegedly attacking a fellow passenger. (Image: KUNR<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The defendant, Julio Lopez, is charged with assault<\/a> with a dangerous weapon for last month\u2019s attack, according to Las Vegas TV station KLAS. He will appear in Las Vegas federal court next week.<\/p>\n

The January 24 incident took place after the Alaska Airlines plane took off from Seattle\u2019s<\/a> Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.<\/p>\n

Midflight, Lopez allegedly threw punches, striking his fellow passenger and the victim\u2019s wife.<\/p>\n

During the altercation, [the victim\u2019s] wife was screaming at the defendant to stop hitting her husband,\u201d<\/strong> according to an arrest report from the FBI<\/a>. There was \u201cblood everywhere.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Another nearby passenger also ordered Lopez to stop the assault, the FBI revealed.<\/p>\n

Suspect Restrained<\/h2>\n

A law enforcement officer happened to be on the flight and also demanded Lopez take a seat. Flight attendants put on “flex cuffs and the defendant was restrained for the remainder of the flight\u201d until the plane arrived in Las Vegas, according to the FBI.<\/p>\n

The unnamed victim had been sitting near Lopez. There was no description of the victim\u2019s injuries.<\/p>\n

Lopez was also described in the FBI report as being \u201cfidgety\u201d while on the plane, Las Vegas TV station KVVU<\/em> reported. He kept on getting out of his seat and made an extended trip to the restroom on the plane.<\/p>\n

Lopez also was found to have a homemade weapon constructed of pens and rubber bands in his possession, KLAS reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Once the flight landed at Harry Reid International Airport<\/a> at 8:37 a.m., Lopez was placed in custody by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department<\/a> (LVMPD) and housed in a police substation in Terminal 3.<\/p>\n

Lopez told authorities he \u201cfelt the mafia had been chasing him\u201d and that he \u201cplanned on attacking and killing him [the passenger].\u201d He added that the victim was linked to \u201cthe cartel\u201d and was following him, according to KVVU.<\/p>\n

Wanted Asylum<\/h2>\n

Lopez also said he planned to seek asylum in the United States, according to KVVU. There\u2019s no word if Lopez is from a foreign nation, or if he is a migrant or visitor to the United States.<\/p>\n

At one point, Lopez demanded to speak to FBI agents. The FBI took over the investigation of the attack.<\/strong><\/p>\n

None of the flight crew appear to have been injured during the flight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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