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Texas man accused of violent assault on American Airlines flight to D.C.

  • A Texas man, Asterius Rulamka, was arrested by the FBI for allegedly assaulting passengers and threatening a flight attendant on an American Airlines flight on March 5.
  • Rulamka is accused of striking one passenger multiple times, causing bruising and a bloodshot eye, while also attempting to strike another passenger.
  • He claimed he came to D.C. To speak to President Trump and expressed being 'mad' during an FBI interview after landing.
  • Rulamka faces a federal assault charge, and a preliminary court hearing is scheduled in Alexandria, Virginia.
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Texas man ‘mad’ at Trump arrested, accused of assaulting fellow passenger on flight to DC

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for March 11 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. A man accused of committing assault aboard a flight from Wichita, Kansas to the DCA airport in Arlington, Virginia near the nation’s capital, indicated that he traveled to D.C. because he wanted to talk to President Donald Trump, according to an affidavit by an FBI special agent reviewed by Fox News Digital.  …

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Texas man 'mad' at Trump arrested, accused of assaulting fellow passenger on flight to DC

Individual who allegedly committed assault aboard flight to DCA indicated that he had traveled to D.C. because he wanted to speak to President Donald Trump, an affidavit indicates.

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Texas man arrested after allegedly assaulting fellow passengers

A Texas man was arrested after he allegedly assaulted passengers on an American Airlines flight.

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Texas man involved in immigration probe accused of violent assault on American Airlines flight

Asterius Rulamka, who is aged in his 50s, was arrested after he allegedly unleashed the violent, mid-air assault just moments before the plane was set to land at Washington Reagan Airport last Wednesday night, an FBI affidavit states.

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Passenger ‘beat fellow traveller’ saying he was ‘mad’ and wanted to speak to Trump

Asterius Rulamka caused chaos on flight from Wichita, Kansas, to Washington D.C. on March 5, exactly five weeks after fatal crash of an American Airlines flight on same route

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