An out-of-control passenger is accused of causing a total disruption up in the air — forcing a plane to make an emergency landing … this after he allegedly hit on a flight attendant and tried to yank open the door mid-flight.
Feds have ID’d the alleged troublemaker as Eric Nicholas Gapco from Delanco, NJ … who you can see in video footage captured by fellow passengers seemingly losing it on the American Airlines flight from Seattle to Dallas earlier this month.You can see a shirtless Gapco wildly shouting as crew members scramble to restrain him near the bathroom. Panicked passengers also rush in, trying to calm the escalating chaos.Authorities claim Gapco was also hitting a vape pen before things went truly south, and that he even allegedly propositioned one of the stewardesses for sex.
They allege his behavior was so out of control and life-threatening, the flight crew had to strap his hands and feet with restraints — which you can also see in the video.The case is now with the FBI Salt Lake City Field Office and Salt Lake City Police Department … and this guy’s headed to court in the very near future.