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mdozer73
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http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/5485249/

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"Flight diverted to NM after passenger gets naked

By HEATHER CLARK
Associated Press Writer

Posted: Today at 6:27 p.m.
Updated: Today at 9:35 p.m.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — 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 Flight 705 on Tuesday evening, authorities said. The plane was carrying about 148 passengers from Charlotte 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 behavior, 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 of Detroit 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 federal court in Albuquerque on Thursday."



Wow!

7/1/2009 11:33:21 PM

BigHitSunday
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i like the title

i picture the trenchcoat opens and the plane immediately veers off course, no questions no hesitation no nothin

7/1/2009 11:35:58 PM

catalyst
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sorry guys I was feeling just a bit claustrophobic

7/1/2009 11:36:18 PM

cddweller
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No pics.

7/1/2009 11:36:32 PM

Spontaneous
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No pics. It did happen. Don't worry about it.

7/1/2009 11:37:41 PM

BigHitSunday
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i guess US Airs sense of humor made up for them killing billy mays

7/1/2009 11:39:14 PM

cddweller
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I WANT PICTURES DAMMIT

7/1/2009 11:40:00 PM

mdozer73
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really? the funniest part of the story is that the attendant "asked him on more than one occasion to put on his clothes"

ummm. if the dumbass didn't get dressed after the 1st time, i would expect her to take a bit more coercive approach rather than asking nicely

7/1/2009 11:41:43 PM

ShinAntonio
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^^
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"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 Flight 705 on Tuesday evening, authorities said. The plane was carrying about 148 passengers from Charlotte to Los Angeles, the airline said."


is this why?

7/1/2009 11:42:05 PM

cddweller
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Oh shit. No, seriously, I didn't read the article.

7/1/2009 11:42:19 PM

GREEN JAY
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damn- homeboy was freakin the fuck out

7/2/2009 12:03:28 AM

BigHitSunday
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nah seems like he was chillin mindin his own business til they put their fuckin hands on him

[Edited on July 2, 2009 at 12:04 AM. Reason : s]

7/2/2009 12:04:16 AM

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i think a twwer was on the flight

saw a fb status update that made it sound like a possibility

7/2/2009 12:38:14 AM

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