Narrative:

On final approach for landing at jfk; flight attendant #5 advised me that the passenger seated behind her jump seat was drunk and was being very belligerent. I verified his name from the passenger list and went to coach to assess the situation. When I arrived; I found mr X sitting partially slumped in the seat with his legs in the aisle and was mumbling foul language. I then realized that I had interacted with mr X 3 times during the flight before this 4TH interaction: 1) once during the meal service. I was tending to xa and xb when mr X asked me for the bathroom location. I directed him to use the lavatory by 2L. He thanked me and proceeded to the bathroom. He seemed to be fine then. 2) a second time; while I was helping the coach flight attendants with the tray pickup. He also seemed to be fine then. 3) a third time during one of my walk-throughs. We engaged in a conversation and he was coherent; focused and very friendly. This time; I called out his name and introduced myself. I asked if there was anything I could help him with. When he looked up at me; I noticed his eyes were very glassy; his breath smelled like alcohol; and it was hard for him to focus. I asked him to bring his legs in from the aisle and to please fasten his seatbelt. He asked; 'why should I?' (his speech was slurred) and I explained that 'we are about to land' and that he needed to buckle up. While he complied; he yelled that he wanted to get off the plane and then unfastened the seatbelt again and began to curse. I politely asked him to stop. He said; 'and who the $%@* are you? I can say whatever the $%@* I want; this is america.' I told him we had children all around us that they did not have to listen to that kind of language. He took a roll of what seemed to be $100 bills out of his pocket and actually put his lips on my left breast while grabbing my pelvic area with one hand as he was trying to hand me some money with the other hand. I commanded him to stop and pushed him away from me. He partially slumped in his seat again and became verbally abusive and belligerent to me. In hearing the commotion; flight attendant #4 came to my aid asking if I needed help. At this time; mr X was trying to move around me to get to mr Y. It seemed like mr X was trying to engage in a fist fight with mr Y. I asked flight attendant #4 to advise the captain of the situation and that I am requesting port authority/authorized police to meet the flight. Even though mr X was displaying intermittent episodes of belligerent/violent behavior; flight attendant #7 good cop/bad cop approach allowed me to gather some information from mr Y who was traveling with his family (party of 4). Mr Y informed me that his original assigned seat was yb. His family was sitting in yc; D; and G. Shortly after takeoff; mr Y claims; that mr X's belligerent behavior began. He stated that mr X was drinking alcohol from his own bottle; became antagonizing and confrontational towards everyone around him; especially to him since he was in such close proximity. This statement was corroborated by other passenger in the area. While gathering information from mr Y; I overheard mr X offer flight attendant #7 $100 bills to just let him off the plane. Flight attendant #7 continuously refused the money and instructed mr X to put his money away. I also overheard mr X yelling that he was traveling with his parents; referring to the passenger seated in zc and D; whom in turn loudly denied being his parents. I heard the passenger in zc and D say; 'we don't know that man; we saw him at the terminal for the first time; we are traveling alone; we are not his parents.' the female passenger seated in zc even managed to get my attention while I was talking to mr Y and said directly to me; 'please; you have to believe me; we don't know that man; we have nothing to do with him.' I reassured her that she was not in any kind of trouble and encouraged her to remain calm. Once the aircraft wheels touched the ground; mr X's violent behavior began to escalate rather quickly. As soon as the aircraft door was opened I directed mr Y to gather his family and belongings and deplane down the H and J side. Mr X had become very agitated and I was concerned he would attack the Y family or any other passenger. As passenger continued to deplane; mr X attempted to jump over za and B so I moved in front of za and B while flight attendant #7 was trying to talk him into not climbing over the seats. Mr X leaped as to attack me. At the same time; port authority/authorized police was coming down the left side of the aircraft. One of the police officers commanded mr X to stop. As the police approached him; mr X offered them money to 'let him go.' at some point; mr X seemed to attempt to physically attack the police officers. Mr X resisted arrest but the port authority/authorized police was able to take control of the situation. Once mr X was in police custody we resumed the deplaning process. As I was gathering information for my report I noticed that mr X was indeed traveling with the passenger seated in zc and D. I brought it to police officer's attention and; with me translating; the passenger in zc and D admitted to; in fact; being mr X's parents all along. Upon briefing the crew; no one saw a liquor bottle in mr X's possession. As we answered call lights and performed our walkthroughs; no one perceived there was a problem during flight. When questioned; only 2 flight attendants remembered selling mr X alcohol and according to them it could not have been more than 3 drinks combined.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DRUNK PAX ACTED BELLIGERENTLY TOWARD THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND WAS ARRESTED UPON ARR AT JFK.

Narrative: ON FINAL APCH FOR LNDG AT JFK; FLT ATTENDANT #5 ADVISED ME THAT THE PAX SEATED BEHIND HER JUMP SEAT WAS DRUNK AND WAS BEING VERY BELLIGERENT. I VERIFIED HIS NAME FROM THE PAX LIST AND WENT TO COACH TO ASSESS THE SITUATION. WHEN I ARRIVED; I FOUND MR X SITTING PARTIALLY SLUMPED IN THE SEAT WITH HIS LEGS IN THE AISLE AND WAS MUMBLING FOUL LANGUAGE. I THEN REALIZED THAT I HAD INTERACTED WITH MR X 3 TIMES DURING THE FLT BEFORE THIS 4TH INTERACTION: 1) ONCE DURING THE MEAL SVC. I WAS TENDING TO XA AND XB WHEN MR X ASKED ME FOR THE BATHROOM LOCATION. I DIRECTED HIM TO USE THE LAVATORY BY 2L. HE THANKED ME AND PROCEEDED TO THE BATHROOM. HE SEEMED TO BE FINE THEN. 2) A SECOND TIME; WHILE I WAS HELPING THE COACH FLT ATTENDANTS WITH THE TRAY PICKUP. HE ALSO SEEMED TO BE FINE THEN. 3) A THIRD TIME DURING ONE OF MY WALK-THROUGHS. WE ENGAGED IN A CONVERSATION AND HE WAS COHERENT; FOCUSED AND VERY FRIENDLY. THIS TIME; I CALLED OUT HIS NAME AND INTRODUCED MYSELF. I ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYTHING I COULD HELP HIM WITH. WHEN HE LOOKED UP AT ME; I NOTICED HIS EYES WERE VERY GLASSY; HIS BREATH SMELLED LIKE ALCOHOL; AND IT WAS HARD FOR HIM TO FOCUS. I ASKED HIM TO BRING HIS LEGS IN FROM THE AISLE AND TO PLEASE FASTEN HIS SEATBELT. HE ASKED; 'WHY SHOULD I?' (HIS SPEECH WAS SLURRED) AND I EXPLAINED THAT 'WE ARE ABOUT TO LAND' AND THAT HE NEEDED TO BUCKLE UP. WHILE HE COMPLIED; HE YELLED THAT HE WANTED TO GET OFF THE PLANE AND THEN UNFASTENED THE SEATBELT AGAIN AND BEGAN TO CURSE. I POLITELY ASKED HIM TO STOP. HE SAID; 'AND WHO THE $%@* ARE YOU? I CAN SAY WHATEVER THE $%@* I WANT; THIS IS AMERICA.' I TOLD HIM WE HAD CHILDREN ALL AROUND US THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE TO LISTEN TO THAT KIND OF LANGUAGE. HE TOOK A ROLL OF WHAT SEEMED TO BE $100 BILLS OUT OF HIS POCKET AND ACTUALLY PUT HIS LIPS ON MY L BREAST WHILE GRABBING MY PELVIC AREA WITH ONE HAND AS HE WAS TRYING TO HAND ME SOME MONEY WITH THE OTHER HAND. I COMMANDED HIM TO STOP AND PUSHED HIM AWAY FROM ME. HE PARTIALLY SLUMPED IN HIS SEAT AGAIN AND BECAME VERBALLY ABUSIVE AND BELLIGERENT TO ME. IN HEARING THE COMMOTION; FLT ATTENDANT #4 CAME TO MY AID ASKING IF I NEEDED HELP. AT THIS TIME; MR X WAS TRYING TO MOVE AROUND ME TO GET TO MR Y. IT SEEMED LIKE MR X WAS TRYING TO ENGAGE IN A FIST FIGHT WITH MR Y. I ASKED FLT ATTENDANT #4 TO ADVISE THE CAPT OF THE SITUATION AND THAT I AM REQUESTING PORT AUTH POLICE TO MEET THE FLT. EVEN THOUGH MR X WAS DISPLAYING INTERMITTENT EPISODES OF BELLIGERENT/VIOLENT BEHAVIOR; FLT ATTENDANT #7 GOOD COP/BAD COP APCH ALLOWED ME TO GATHER SOME INFO FROM MR Y WHO WAS TRAVELING WITH HIS FAMILY (PARTY OF 4). MR Y INFORMED ME THAT HIS ORIGINAL ASSIGNED SEAT WAS YB. HIS FAMILY WAS SITTING IN YC; D; AND G. SHORTLY AFTER TKOF; MR Y CLAIMS; THAT MR X'S BELLIGERENT BEHAVIOR BEGAN. HE STATED THAT MR X WAS DRINKING ALCOHOL FROM HIS OWN BOTTLE; BECAME ANTAGONIZING AND CONFRONTATIONAL TOWARDS EVERYONE AROUND HIM; ESPECIALLY TO HIM SINCE HE WAS IN SUCH CLOSE PROX. THIS STATEMENT WAS CORROBORATED BY OTHER PAX IN THE AREA. WHILE GATHERING INFO FROM MR Y; I OVERHEARD MR X OFFER FLT ATTENDANT #7 $100 BILLS TO JUST LET HIM OFF THE PLANE. FLT ATTENDANT #7 CONTINUOUSLY REFUSED THE MONEY AND INSTRUCTED MR X TO PUT HIS MONEY AWAY. I ALSO OVERHEARD MR X YELLING THAT HE WAS TRAVELING WITH HIS PARENTS; REFERRING TO THE PAX SEATED IN ZC AND D; WHOM IN TURN LOUDLY DENIED BEING HIS PARENTS. I HEARD THE PAX IN ZC AND D SAY; 'WE DON'T KNOW THAT MAN; WE SAW HIM AT THE TERMINAL FOR THE FIRST TIME; WE ARE TRAVELING ALONE; WE ARE NOT HIS PARENTS.' THE FEMALE PAX SEATED IN ZC EVEN MANAGED TO GET MY ATTN WHILE I WAS TALKING TO MR Y AND SAID DIRECTLY TO ME; 'PLEASE; YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME; WE DON'T KNOW THAT MAN; WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH HIM.' I REASSURED HER THAT SHE WAS NOT IN ANY KIND OF TROUBLE AND ENCOURAGED HER TO REMAIN CALM. ONCE THE ACFT WHEELS TOUCHED THE GND; MR X'S VIOLENT BEHAVIOR BEGAN TO ESCALATE RATHER QUICKLY. AS SOON AS THE ACFT DOOR WAS OPENED I DIRECTED MR Y TO GATHER HIS FAMILY AND BELONGINGS AND DEPLANE DOWN THE H AND J SIDE. MR X HAD BECOME VERY AGITATED AND I WAS CONCERNED HE WOULD ATTACK THE Y FAMILY OR ANY OTHER PAX. AS PAX CONTINUED TO DEPLANE; MR X ATTEMPTED TO JUMP OVER ZA AND B SO I MOVED IN FRONT OF ZA AND B WHILE FLT ATTENDANT #7 WAS TRYING TO TALK HIM INTO NOT CLBING OVER THE SEATS. MR X LEAPED AS TO ATTACK ME. AT THE SAME TIME; PORT AUTH POLICE WAS COMING DOWN THE L SIDE OF THE ACFT. ONE OF THE POLICE OFFICERS COMMANDED MR X TO STOP. AS THE POLICE APCHED HIM; MR X OFFERED THEM MONEY TO 'LET HIM GO.' AT SOME POINT; MR X SEEMED TO ATTEMPT TO PHYSICALLY ATTACK THE POLICE OFFICERS. MR X RESISTED ARREST BUT THE PORT AUTH POLICE WAS ABLE TO TAKE CTL OF THE SITUATION. ONCE MR X WAS IN POLICE CUSTODY WE RESUMED THE DEPLANING PROCESS. AS I WAS GATHERING INFO FOR MY RPT I NOTICED THAT MR X WAS INDEED TRAVELING WITH THE PAX SEATED IN ZC AND D. I BROUGHT IT TO POLICE OFFICER'S ATTN AND; WITH ME TRANSLATING; THE PAX IN ZC AND D ADMITTED TO; IN FACT; BEING MR X'S PARENTS ALL ALONG. UPON BRIEFING THE CREW; NO ONE SAW A LIQUOR BOTTLE IN MR X'S POSSESSION. AS WE ANSWERED CALL LIGHTS AND PERFORMED OUR WALKTHROUGHS; NO ONE PERCEIVED THERE WAS A PROB DURING FLT. WHEN QUESTIONED; ONLY 2 FLT ATTENDANTS REMEMBERED SELLING MR X ALCOHOL AND ACCORDING TO THEM IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 3 DRINKS COMBINED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.