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A New Jersey man caused the diversion of a flight due to his dangerous behavior and was arrested when the plane landed, feds say. Jan Rosolino via Unsplash An American Airlines passenger forced a Dallas-bound flight to land in a different city because of his \u201cviolent\u201d and dangerous behavior, including repeated attempts to open the plane\u2019s doors and his assault on a flight attendant, federal prosecutors said. The flight crew and passengers had to restrain Eric Nicholas Gapco\u2019s hands and feet with flexible restraints until the flight from Seattle landed in Salt Lake City on July 18, according to the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the District of Utah. Gapco, 26, of Delanco, New Jersey, was arrested when the flight landed, according to prosecutors. Gapco continued \u201cto engage in violent and erratic behavior\u201d at the Salt Lake City International Airport, where he smashed the glass door of a holding cell, court documents say. He denied consuming illegal drugs or prescription medication, but later told his arresting officers he ate \u201capproximately ten marijuana edibles,\u201d according to a motion for his detention. Gapco said he didn\u2019t know how much THC, a psychoactive component of the cannabis plant, was in each edible, the motion says. Gapco was indicted July 31 on charges of interference with a flight crew and attempted damage to an aircraft, the U.S. Attorney\u2019s office said in a news release. His federal public defender didn\u2019t immediately respond to McClatchy News\u2019 request for comment on Aug. 1. On the July 18 flight, prosecutors said Gapco wouldn\u2019t stay in his seat, tried to take a flight attendant\u2019s seat, \u201cpropositioned a flight attendant for sex,\u201d was loud, yelling, vaping and disrupting others. He also locked himself in a plane bathroom, went on to try to open the flight\u2019s doors and is accused of trying to hand another passenger a bag of pills, according to prosecutors. Gapco \u201cassaulted and intimated a flight attendant and aircraft crew members,\u201d prosecutors said. \u201cThe safety and security of our customers and team members is our top priority,\u201d American Airlines told McClatchy News in a statement on Aug. 1. \u201cWe thank our team members for their professionalism and our customers for their understanding.\u201d American Airlines didn\u2019t immediately respond to McClatchy News\u2019 request for comment on Aug. 1. After Gapco broke a glass door at the Salt Lake City airport following his arrest, Gapco was taken to a hospital to be medically evaluated, according to prosecutors. \u201cHe continued to be belligerent\u201d and \u201ccombative with medical staff and the police,\u201d prosecutors wrote in the motion for his detention. \u201cAt one point, he spat on an officer.\u201d Galco\u2019s temporary detention was granted on July 23, court records show. He is due to appear for his initial appearance in court the afternoon of Aug. 1, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n
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