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U.S. NEWS Wednesday 16 May 2018
Passenger helps

subdue naked man

on flight to Alaska

By DAN JOLING seat two rows ahead of
Associated Press Steffl near the back of the
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) jet. Steffl noticed the man
— A passenger on an Alas- watching a movie he’d
ka Airlines flight from Seat- seen, “The Disaster Art-
tle to Anchorage, Alaska, ist.” The movie contains a
looked up from his audio prominent scene with actor
book to see a naked man James Franco naked.
yelling and heading to- Steffl did not see the man
ward the cockpit. remove his clothes but This selfie photo provided by Nick Steffl was taken in Fair-
“I thought it was some kind looked up to see him 15 banks, Alaska, on Tuesday, May 15, 2018.
of attack,” Nick Steffl said. rows ahead, running for- Associated Press
When the naked man re- ward.
versed course Monday “I heard him whooping and pumping. I’m in flight re- another passenger, possi-
night and ran to the rear hollering like he was having sponse, after a guy’s run- bly the young man’s father,
of the jet, Steffl confronted a good time, ‘Woo-hoo,’” ning toward the cockpit pinned his arms behind him
him. Another passenger Steffl said. after a post 9/11 flight. I and escorted him to the
helped restrain the man Steffl weighs about 185 was almost raging at that crew work area, Steffl said.
and the jet landed safely pounds (84 kilograms). He point.” In a profanity-laced Flight attendants swarmed
about 45 minutes later. The guessed the naked man question, Steffl asked the in and may have restrained
man was transported to an was about 22 years old man what he was doing. him. Out of sight, the man
Anchorage hospital. and only about 140 pounds The man replied with a shouted out crazy things
Steffl, 30, was on his way to (63.5 kilograms). Steffl un- “smartass” response. Steffl the rest of the flight, Steffl
Alaska for a summer tour- buckled his seat belt and slapped him. The young said. Airport spokeswoman
ism job. He said Tuesday stood in front of him. The man was never violent. Trudy Wassel said airport
the incident in retrospect young man went into “bro” “I was the one that got vio- police responded to a
had elements of humor but mode, Steffl said. lent,” Steffl said. “medical” incident on the
was not funny high in the “He said, ‘Hey man, what’s “I slapped him across the flight but that confidential-
sky. going on?’” Steffl said. face and he was like, ‘Oh, ity rules prohibited her from
The man was assigned a “And my adrenalin is just I like it.’” Within seconds, additional comment.q

Man accused of killing Italian tourist mistakenly released

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — in the morning and prob-
Arkansas authorities are ably walked right out won-
searching for the man ac- dering, ‘What the heck just
cused of killing an Italian happened to me?’”
tourist after he was mistak- Marigliano was traveling
enly released from prison with friends in the U.S. last
two months ago. year before leaving the
A judge issued a new arrest group to visit other areas on
warrant Friday for Andre his way to Arizona, accord-
Jackson, who was released ing to his family. He was
from prison in March after killed near an apartment
completing a sentence for complex in Little Rock, ac-
a separate crime, KATV-TV cording to police.
reported . He’s charged Arkansas Department of
with capital murder and Correction spokesman Sol-
aggravated robbery in the omon Graves said the de-
death of Carlo Marigliano, partment checked for oth-
who was found fatally shot er convictions or warrants,
in Little Rock in July. but nothing turned up be-
Marigliano’s cousin said fore Jackson was released
prosecutors alerted his from prison on March 16.
family of the mistake on Fri- Jackson was due in court
day, and they feel like they on Monday for a hear-
have to relive the death all ing on a mental health
over again. evaluation that was never
“I’m amazed something completed. Jackson was
like this would happen,” ordered to undergo a fo-
said Gianni Sulmonte, who rensic evaluation in Janu-
lives in Maryland. “If you ary, “however he failed to
were charged this way, show for his scheduled ap-
you may not be able to pointment,” according to
bond out. But this guy, he This file photo provided by the Little Rock Police Department an April 11 letter from the
shows Andre Jackson.
just got woken up first thing Associated Press Arkansas State Hospital.q