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To: Box-By-The-Riviera™ who wrote (142281)	1/8/2002 12:38:07 PM
From: Petrol	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

Maxwell Smart strikes again: sfgate.com Departing Southwest flight disrupted at LAX by man holding shoe Monday, January 7, 2002 ©2002 Associated Press URL: sfgate.com (01-07) 20:13 PST (AP) -- Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Southwest Airlines flight about to leave Los Angeles International Airport was disrupted Monday by a shoe-wielding passenger who punched a flight attendant in the head and opened the plane's rear door. The attendant was treated for minor injuries. No one else was hurt. Authorities said the Las Vegas-bound plane was pulling away from the terminal gate at 3:30 p.m. when a 6-foot-2, 210-pound man stood up. "He approached the rear of the aircraft with a shoe in his hand and as a flight attendant tried to prevent him from opening the rear door, he hit her in the head with his fist," said FBI spokesman Matthew McLaughlin. The man, who was believed to have been drinking, got the door open but surrendered when two male passengers moved to subdue him. Airport police arrested David Boone, 36, of New Orleans for investigation of interfering with a flight crew. He was jailed without bail pending an appearance in federal court Tuesday afternoon, the FBI spokesman said. Flight 1702 was about to leave with 137 passengers, two pilots and three flight attendants aboard when the incident occurred, Southwest spokeswoman Christine Turneabe-Connelly said from Dallas. About six to 10 passengers decided not to continue with the flight, which left Los Angeles at 5:25 p.m. and landed in Las Vegas at 6:08 p.m., she said. ©2002 Associated Press