US EditionMass. man pleads guilty after attacking Boston flight crew with broken spoon
- On March 5, 2023, Francisco Severo Torres, a 34-year-old from Massachusetts, admitted guilt to assaulting a flight attendant during a cross-country United Airlines trip traveling from Los Angeles to Boston.
- The incident occurred after Torres allegedly tampered with an emergency exit door and attacked a flight attendant using a broken metal spoon during the flight's final 45 minutes.
- Court documents and witness accounts show Torres struck the flight attendant three times in the neck with stabbing motions while passengers and crew restrained him before arrest upon landing in Boston.
- Video captures Torres yelling threats like "I'll kill every man on this plane" and "I'm taking over this plane," and he faces charges that carry up to life imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.
- Torres’s sentencing is scheduled for July 17, and the case highlights challenges involving airline security and the handling of individuals with prior mental health interactions who refuse treatment.
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Passenger pleads guilty after attempting to open emergency exit, stab flight attendant in horrifying midair rampage
A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to a terrifying midair attack in which he tried to force open the plane’s emergency exit door while threatening to kill everyone onboard — and even tried to stab a flight attendant with a broken metal spoon. Francisco Severo Torres, 34, was tackled by fellow passengers when he freaked out on...
Man pleads guilty to trying to open plane door, attacking flight attendant in 2023 incident
A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to attempting to open an emergency exit door and attacking a flight attendant aboard a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Boston in 2023, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts. Francisco Severo Torres, 34, of Leominster, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of interference and attempted interference with flight crew members and attendants using a dangerous weapo…
Leominster man pleads guilty to attacking flight attendant with spoon
A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to attacking a flight attendant with a broken metal spoon and attempting to open an emergency door on a cross-country flight. Francisco Severo Torres, of Leominster, pleaded guilty to one count of interference and…
Mass. man pleads guilty after attacking Boston flight crew with broken spoon
A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty to charges he attempted to open an emergency exit door while aboard a Boston-bound flight and tried to stab a flight attendant with a broken metal spoon.
Massachusetts man accused of trying to stab United flight attendant pleads guilty
A local man accused of trying to stab a flight attendant in the neck with a broken metal spoon, and also trying to open the plane’s emergency exit door has pleaded guilty. Francisco Torres, 34, of Leominster, has pleaded guilty to one count of interference and attempted interference with flight crew members and attendants using a dangerous weapon, according to the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office. The incident on the United Airlines flight f…
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