American Airlines passenger charged for punching flight attendant, diverting plane
- Keith Edward Fagiana also spit at police officers and kicked one in the groin when they were putting steel cuffs on him in Texas
- He could face 20 years in prison if convicted
A man accused of punching a flight attendant later kicked a police officer in the groin and spit on officers who were removing him from the plane in Texas, according to a newly released report by an FBI agent.
Keith Edward Fagiana faces charges of interfering with a flight crew and could face 20 years in prison if convicted. He is scheduled to make his first federal court appearance on Monday in Amarillo, Texas.
Fagiana was a passenger on an American Airlines flight on Wednesday from Fort Worth, Texas, to Bozeman, Montana. Pilots landed the plane in Amarillo instead.
The FBI agent’s account was in unsealed court documents on Friday.
A flight attendant told the FBI that another passenger complained that Fagiana was violently kicking their seat. The flight attendant said when he asked Fagiana to stop, the man swore at him, punched him in the stomach, then stood up and hit him three more times.
The attendant and other passengers subdued the man and put flex cuffs on him until the plane landed in Amarillo.