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“I wanted to meet Trump”: FBI arrests the passenger who attacked the co-pattern in the American flight Airlines

“I wanted to meet Trump”: FBI arrests the passenger who attacked the co-pattern in the American flight Airlines

The FBI arrested a man on March 5 because he would have attacked the Co-Pasagers on an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, at Washington Reagan National Airport, located five miles from DC, the incident took place five weeks after an American Airlines flight collapsed on the same route.

According to CBS, the passenger, Asterius Rulamka, got up from the 14th row just before landing and threatened to harm the flight attendant.

The FBI statement claims that the accused attacked a person who recorded the incident on their phone. The documents state: “At one point, he hit (the victim) in front of the left eye, causing bruises and a bloody eye.”

After hitting the first passenger, Rulamka tried to hit another traveler. However, the second victim suffered only minor wounds after he moved from the road. Finally, he was stopped by three passengers and flight attendants, making him sit on a nearby chair.

According to the Department of Justice, the American disturbance Eagle Flight 5574 broke out around 9 pm, the exact time of the accident that took place on the same route five weeks ago.

The “crazy” man in Texas came to meet Donald Trump

At the landing, the accused was interrogated by the authorities. He claimed that he came to DC to “talk to Donald Trump”. Asked why he wanted to talk to Trump, he replied that he was “crazy”.

Rulumka is currently detained and is facing federal assault charges. He will appear on Thursday in the federal court of Alexandria Virginia for a preliminary hearing.

He was previously investigated for an immigration violation in 2014. According to the statement, the procedures for this case are pending. Asterius Randamka’s lawyer did not respond to a comment request.

An American spokesman Airlines issued a statement to the CBS, condemning the man’s behavior: “We do not tolerate violence and thank our team members for their professionalism.”

Published by:

Aashish Vashistha

Published on:

March 11, 2025