The Brief
- Abdul-al-Jabbar Oloruntoba Olaiya has been charged after allegedly trying to open the door of a plane headed to DFW.
- Witnesses say Olaiya told a flight attendant he was the “captain of this flight” and that he needed to “get off this plane.”
- Passengers taped together Olaiya’s hands and feet until the plane landed at DFW.
DALLAS – A man who injured a flight attendant while trying to open the door of a plane on a flight from Milwaukee to Dallas earlier this month has been charged.
Abdul-al-Jabbar Oloruntoba Olaiya, 29, is charged with interfering with a flight crew by assault or intimidation.
He was officially arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 26 and made his initial appearance in court.…