A Texas guy was detained for apparently attacking a steward and a guest while aboard an American Airlines trip previously this month, according to the Federal Bureau of Examination.
At around 9:00 p.m. on March 5, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Authorities Division called the FBI concerning a disruption on American Airlines Trip 5574 taking a trip from Wichita, Kansas, to Washington, D.C.– the exact same trip course as the aircraft that rammed a Black Hawk helicopter on Jan. 29, eliminating 67 individuals.
The suspect, Asterius Mutayoba Rulamka, had actually apparently left his designated seat throughout the trip and strolled to the back of the aircraft, where he “involved with a steward,” according to an FBI testimony gotten by ABC Information.
An American Airlines aircraft on the tarmac at the Miami International Flight Terminal on February 19, 2025 in Miami, Florida.
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Rulamka after that took a seat in the rear of the aircraft and started to scream obscenities at the steward, with guests taking video clips of the occurrence on their cellular phones, according to the testimony.
Upon seeing one guest recording, Rulamka apparently began to assault him, ordering his arms and vocally scolding him, the testimony claimed. The suspect likewise got rid of the guest’s hat and glasses and struck him “in the face near his left eye, creating discoloration and a bloodshot eye,” the FBI claimed.
The offender apparently tried to turn at the steward he formerly attacked, yet the assistant had the ability to vacate the means prior to being struck, maintaining a “little laceration to his finger and a damaged finger nail” while doing so, the testimony claimed.
Rulamka after that started adding and down the aisles of the cabin, yet 3 guests and the steward had the ability to safeguard the suspect for touchdown in a seat near his initial seat, the testimony claimed.
When the trip was reaching Ronald Reagan National Flight terminal, Rulamka apparently made a number of declarations, consisting of that he “had actually pertained to D.C. to talk to Head of state Trump,” the testimony claimed.
Rulamka was asked why he wished to consult with Trump, and he responded that he was “crazy,” the testimony claimed.
The FBI claimed Rulamka had a Texas motorist’s certificate, yet a criminal background check exposed that the Division of Homeland Safety “experienced the offender in 2014 as a non-immigrant overstay, and migration process are pending,” the testimony claimed.
” On March 5, police replied to American Eagle Trip 5574 after its arrival in Washington, D.C. (DCA) because of a turbulent consumer. We do not endure physical violence, and thank our staff member for their expertise,” American Airlines claimed in a declaration to ABC Information.
Rulamka has actually been billed with “attack by defeating, striking and wounding, in infraction of the Title 18 USA Code, Area 113( a)( 4 ),” according to the testimony. A hearing for Rulamka has actually been arranged for March 13.
Lawyer info was not right away provided for Rulamka.
