JUST A DRUNK? MORE ABOUT AIRTRANS FLIGHT 39

From CBS News:

Unruly SF-Bound Air Passenger Due In Court

An AirTran Airways passenger whose actions prompted two military jets to scramble had at least five airplane-size bottles of wine on the flight, according to court documents.

Muhammad Abu Tahir, 47, is due in federal court Wednesday in Denver. An initial appearance scheduled Monday was postponed so an interpreter who speaks Tahir's native Urdu could be found.

Tahir, of Glen Allen, Va., was on a flight Friday from Atlanta to San Francisco. An affidavit by FBI special agent Martin H. Daniell III said that after demanding and drinking five servings of wine, Tahir went to the lavatory.

He opened the door twice, once to place his shoes and socks outside the door, according to the affidavit. The second time, the door opened to reveal he was shaving with no shirt on.

The affidavit said he refused flight attendants' requests to leave the lavatory.

North American Aerospace Defense Command sent two jets to tail the plane, whose captain decided to divert to Colorado Springs. Tahir was still in the lavatory when the plane landed, Daniell wrote.

Tahir allegedly admitted raising his voice and pointing his finger at a flight attendant but denied touching or grabbing a flight attendant, the affidavit said. He also said he thought the crew was being disrepectful to him.

Tahir, a permanent U.S. resident, faces the charge of interfering with a flight crew, punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Just for knowing,

when Muslims pray, they remove their shoes ...

and, before they commit an act of Jihad, they shave.

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UPDATE II:

Muslim Scares Another Plane

Muhammad Abu Tahir, 47, of Glen Allen, Virginia, put crew and passengers into a fright spin Tuesday while aboard AirTran Airways headed for San Francisco.

It is becoming increasingly unpleasant to fly anywhere because of the Muslim teaching that all infidels must die. This baseline of Islam has become well enough known, prompting the free world to conclude it has no idea when or where the next strike will be.

Therefore, when this Muslim threatened everyone on the aircraft, no one had a clue as to how the disruption would end, especially considering the pants bomber Christmas scare.

Muhammad ordered drinks, became drunk, then locked himself in a bathroom, putting his shoes and socks outside the bathroom door.

“He became abusive when flight attendants refused to serve him a sixth drink, federal prosecutors said in a criminal complaint” per Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle staff writer.

Muhammad yelled in defiance of the crew, then “marched into the lavatory.” With that, he shouted accusations against crewmembers, claiming they were not respecting him.

Muhammad manhandled a senior flight attendant. A passenger intervened, releasing the attendant.

Muhammad caused so much ruckus that flight attendants had to jam beverage carts in the aisle to prohibit the Muslim from getting to the cockpit. Attendants “armed themselves with a fire extinguisher” just in case they had to quell Muhammad’s further intrusions.

“Two F-16s were launched by the North American Aerospace Defense Command Region to intercept and escort the plane to Colorado Springs, where police pulled Tahir from the lavatory.

"’He did not obey commands given to him by the flight crew. He was assaultive,’ said Jeff Dorschner, the spokesman for the U.S. attorney in Denver.”