‘Drunk’ flyer, 50, is arrested after shouting ‘hey kids, we’re all gonna die’ as a Southwest Airlines flight landed in Oklahoma City
- Timothy Norton, 50, yelled ‘hey kids! We are gonna die’ as the plane was taxiing
- Crew members told police said they could smell alcohol on his breath
- A flight attendant said she told Norton to stop but he ended up swearing at her
- The captain of the plane told officers he was very upset with Norton’s behavior since there were so many children on the flight
- Norton was arrested and transported to the Oklahoma County Jail on a counts of disorderly conduct, drunkenness and an act of terrorism
Timothy Norton, 50, allegedly yelled ‘hey kids, we’re all gonna die’ as the plane was taxiing to the gate after landing in Oklahoma
A man from Oklahoma has been arrested for drunkenness, disorderly conduct and terrorism charges after he allegedly yelled, ‘hey kids, we’re all gonna die,’ on a plane.
Timothy Norton, 50, got up out of his seat and screamed after the Southwest Airlines flight from Dallas had landed at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City and was taxiing on the runway.
‘There were a number of children on board and he turned around to the children and told them they were all going to die,’ Oklahoma City Police Spokesman Gary Knight told News 9.
‘The stewardess asked him to knock it off. He made a vulgar remark to her and then refused to stop taunting the children.’
Norton was arrested and transported to the Oklahoma County Jail on a counts of disorderly conduct, drunkenness, and an act of terrorism
The captain of the plane told officers he was very upset with Norton’s behavior since there were so many children on the flight. He is pictured being arrested on the airport’s jet bridge
Norton was detained in the jet bridge as he left the plane on Monday night at around 11pm, according to KOCO.
Officers said they were able to detect a strong smell of alcohol on Norton’s breath and he was slurring his words, reported Fox 25.
The captain of the plane explained to officers he was very upset with Norton’s behavior because so many children were on board the flight, reports News4.
Norton was released from the Oklahoma County Jail on Tuesday on a $15,000 bond.
A police body camera captured the moment Norton was placed into handcuffs and arrested
Crew members told police said they could smell alcohol on his breath and were swore at after they told him to ‘knock it off’