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Man punched out plane window

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  1. Invisible Fan

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    'Perhaps it was some sort of psychotic episode'

    TAMPA, Florida (AP) -- A passenger woke up from a nap, raised his fist and punched out the interior pane of an airplane window on a flight from Las Vegas to Florida, authorities said.

    Ryan J. Marchione, 24, shattered the inner plastic shield covering the glass window and disconnected its frame about 90 minutes into the America West flight, according to an FBI affidavit.

    The outer window was not damaged and the plane did not depressurize, the airline said.

    Marchione was arrested when the plane landed Wednesday at Tampa International Airport.

    He faces up to 20 years in federal prison if convicted of a federal charge of damaging or destroying an aircraft while it was operating.

    Marchione "woke abruptly from his sleep and turned to the passenger seated in 7B" about 90 minutes into the flight, an FBI affidavit said. He then "raised a clenched fist to his shoulder as if he was going to strike the passenger in 7B, then suddenly turned and struck the exterior window," the affidavit said.

    "It appears to have come out of nowhere," said Marchione's attorney, Thomas Ostrander. "Perhaps it was some sort of a psychotic episode as a result of drug abuse."

    Marchione was released on $25,000 bail to home detention with electronic monitoring.
     
  2. Mr. Brightside

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    Ryan J. Marchione... Is that some sort of Arab name? He must be a terrorist.
     
  3. getsmartnow

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    Did anyone else think, from the thread title, that a man had actually been punched out of a plane window?
     
  4. Iron McFist

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    Sadly, I was.
     
  5. hooroo

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    Funnily enough [​IMG]
     
  6. Lil Pun

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    I did too.
     
  7. Zboy

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    Make it "Al-Ryan Jamal Bin Marchioneba" and you have got a front page headline news across the nation.
     
  8. v3.0

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    The flight crew should have known something was up with that guy...he kept asking for milk over and over again in that flight...
     
  9. Zboy

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    :D :D :D :D :D
     
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    would one of those winshield crackers work on an airplane?
     
  12. Miguel

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    :D :D :D
     
  13. Rocket River

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    Must have been some dream

    Rocket River
     
  14. plcmts17

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    Isn't it obvious that he was trying to get to the monster that was outside on the plane's wing. Duh!!
     
  15. candlegreen

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    Yes, same here.

    Also, when I started reading the story, I actually thought he punched the window while stretching with his fist clenched. I was thoroughly suprised that they arrested him, thinking that it was an accident.... Then, I read the last few sentences. :rolleyes:
     
  16. Manny Ramirez

    Manny Ramirez The Music Man

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    I also thought this thread was going to be about a man getting punched out of a plane window.
     
  17. tigermission1

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    LOL! Good one :D
     
  18. AMS

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    :D:D:D:D

    awesome
     

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