Posted on 03/06/2014 11:09:13 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
A Southwest Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Portland after a belligerent man terrorized flight crews and passengers with gang signs, Jesus preaching and screams for booze, federal court records obtained Wednesday show.
The brouhaha began nearly the moment the suspect, identified in the documents as Lemar Sheron Rogers, boarded the plane Tuesday morning in Seattle and claimed he had a first-class ticket.
He didn't. Nor did any of the 43 passengers. Attendants had to tell Rogers that the Sacramento-bound flight had no first-class seating.
And they asked him three times to stow his luggage, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S District court in Portland.
"I do what I want," Rogers replied, the documents show.
He wasn't joking.
Before takeoff, the suspect started pressing the call button above his seat. A flight attendant asked if he had an emergency.
"Yea ... I need a (expletive) drink!" an agitated Rogers snapped, the documents say.
The outburst scared a woman sitting near him. She asked that she and her daughter be moved to different seats, the documents say. As the plane taxied then took off, the man repeatedly hit the call button, cussed and demanded alcohol.
The problems got worse when the plane hit cruising altitude.
Rogers started shouting at flight attendants that he had an emergency, telling one he wanted three glasses of wine, the records show.
When the attendant said he could only have one glass at a time, the man's behavior escalated.
"Get the (expletive) out of my face," he sneered. Then he said, "Jesus loves you," according to documents.
Soon, the suspect was swearing at passengers, flashing gang signs and demanding to speak with the pilot, the documents say.
A flight attendant became so frightened that she asked another passenger to help her restrain Rogers if he became violent, according to court records. Another attendant boiled a pot of water to use against the suspect if he tried to approach the flight deck, the records show.
To ensure the safety of all onboard, the pilot eventually diverted the flight and landed at Portland International Airport, the documents say.
Two Port of Portland police met the plane at the gate and took Rogers into custody. All the while, he rambled incessantly about Jesus, the documents say.
Rogers told authorities he had been smoking "purple hash" before the flight but didn't feel high aboard the plane, court records show.
Rogers claimed any gang signs he "threw up were for Jesus" and that the woman who switched seats did so because he is black, according to the documents.
He was later charged with interfering with flight crew members.
The documents did not say when Rogers is scheduled to appear on the charges. Southwest Airlines could not be reached for comment late Wednesday night.
A spokesman for the Port of Portland referred all questions to the FBI, which is handling the investigation.
Now that there's funny!
I really hope that isn't true. If it is, its a sad statement about what sheep we've become if one obnoxious drunk can "terrorize" an entire plane full of adults.
“...he had been smoking “purple hash” before the flight...”
Is purple hash has supposed to be more potent as opposed to green, red or even mauve hash?
Yes it is. Especially mauve hash, which makes you want to decorate
Don’t they just have a chute they could have thrown this a@@wipe out with?
Sounds like your typical feral “youth”.
He must be a relative of RAT Sheila “Don’t You Know Who I Am I DESERVE First Class” Jackson-Lee. Of course, the EBT crowd re-elected her a couple days ago.
Underwear?
I have only underwear. Am not responsible. Mods don’t hit Me, please!
Black Magic Woman.
drum roll ....
And yet anybody who points out bad behavior from a black is called a “racist”.
Sounds almost like a bipolar episode, but it could be just run of the mill nutjobbery.
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The article says that the perp told the police he had been smoking “purple hash”, whatever that is.
Sounds like deer scat after they've been in the blueberries or blackberries. Smoking that crap will make you crazy.
His name is Lemar Sheron Rogers. The author did not have to report that he was black. Not that that has anything to do with what happened other than he’s going to play the race card.
He was just exercising his Black Race Privilege.The old saw about being judged by the content of his character and not by the color of his skin doesn’t apply anymore.
Here at FR, if someone doesn't know what something is, someone will take it upon themselves to educate you. Today, I am that 'someone".
From the website "Leafly.com" ("the world's largest cannabis strain resource"), purple hash is desecribed thusly:
"Purple Hashplant is a hybrid cannabis strain that provides well-balanced head and body effects along with great flavor. These diligent plants are easy to grow and should be ready with their bouquet of perfumed flowers within 8 to 9 weeks. Buds will have a “purple” taste that their color hints at, full of dark fruit and berry notes. Purple Hashplant produces euphoric effects that are great for relaxing or clearing the mind."
And now you know.
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