American Airlines flight turned around after passenger allegedly attacked crew member, swallowed rosary beads

A Florida-bound formation had to crook astir to Georgia connected Monday evening aft a rider attacked 2 formation attendants, and his question companion sister justified his actions by saying, "He hurts evil."

Delange Augustin, 31, faces a complaint of interference with formation unit members, according to an affidavit supporting a transgression ailment filed successful Georgia national court. He and his sister were aboard American Eagle formation 4162, operated by Envoy, from Savannah to Miami that had "approximately 8 passengers and 5 unit members."

Less than a infinitesimal aft takeoff, a formation attendant believed Augustin was having a aesculapian exigency owed to witnesses noting "stomping, incoherent yelling and shaking," according to the tribunal filing. When Augustin was approached, helium allegedly "turned successful his seat, lifted his legs and kicked" a formation attendant "in the chest."

When the pilots heard what was happening from the closed cockpit, the determination was made to crook the formation astir backmost to Savannah.

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An Embraer E170 passengers craft of American Eagle (American Airlines) is seen from different aircraft, flying betwixt Buffalo and Chicago connected May 14, 2024. The craft progressive connected Monday was an E170, according to FlightAware.  (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP)

Augustin allegedly past punched and kicked the spot of the rider successful beforehand of him. After the rider moved seats, Augustin's "continued kicking collapsed the chair," according to the affidavit. 

The investigating FBI peculiar cause said Augustin concisely calmed down, until the formation landed and began taxiing to the gate.

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The spot aboard American Eagle formation 4162, operated by Envoy, with work from Savannah (SAV) to Miami (MIA) connected March 10, 2025, that Delange Augustin is accused of damaging. (U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia)

All passengers were asked to stay seated, but Augustin allegedly stormed to the beforehand of the level portion holding onto his sister. Once successful the galley of the plane, helium allegedly "threw respective ‘haymakers,’" striking 1 of the formation attendants successful her precocious arm. 

Three passengers past pulled Augustin and his sister, identified arsenic Medjina Augustin, to the crushed until airdrome constabulary were capable to subdue him.

Medjina Augustin told the FBI peculiar cause that she and her member were going to Haiti "to fly spiritual attacks of a spiritual nature."

According to the affidavit, she said that the "evil comes retired successful the darkness," and that she "had ne'er experienced arsenic overmuch acheronian arsenic was connected the level that evening." As a result, she said according to the filing, "[s]he was not surprised" that her member "had wounded anyone due to the fact that helium hurts evil." The affidavit says she recalled however her member told her to adjacent her eyes connected the level "because Satan’s disciple(s) had followed them onto the level and the legion did not privation the Augustins to marque it to Haiti."

The filing says that Augustin besides swallowed rosary beads, and was taken to a infirmary for valuation earlier being sent to the Chatham County Detention Center. Augustin's sister, the affidavit states, said helium swallowed the beads "because they are a limb of spot successful the spiritual warfare," adding that helium was "not suffering from immoderate aesculapian oregon intelligence wellness contented oregon impairment."

"Safety and information are our apical priorities," American Airlines said. (Robert Alexander)

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"Safety and information are our apical priorities," American Airlines said successful a connection to Fox News Digital. "We admit the professionalism of the full unit and convey our passengers for their understanding."