- The person charges has been identified as Francisco Severo Torres.
- The 33-year-old was a United Airlines flight during which he was allegedly seen tried to tamper with the emergency exit door.
- A flight attendant reportedly returned the door to its locked position but Torres later approached the same door as two flight attendants stood near it, then “allegedly thrust towards one of the flight attendants in a stabbing motion with a broken metal spoon, hitting the flight attendant on the neck area three times,” a Massachusetts prosecutor’s office said.
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Passenger Stabs Flight Attendant, Tries To Open Emergency Exit: Feds
The alleged incident occurred this past weekend on a flight from Los Angeles to Boston.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JULY 08: United Airlines planes sit on the tarmac at San Francisco International Airport on July 8, 2015 in San Francisco, California. Thousands of United Airlines passengers around the world were grounded Wednesday due to a computer glitch. An estimated 3,500 were affected. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
