The American Airlines passenger who was put in a headlock and thrown off a flight for yelling an anti-Semitic slur at a flight attendant has been pictured.
Shail Patel, 29, was arrested after his filmed outburst on flight 2506 from Tampa International Airport to Philadelphia on Tuesday.
The Florida resident appeared drunk – with bloodshot eyes and reeking of alcohol – before unleashing a hateful rant on his fellow passengers, according to the affidavit seen by The New York Post.
He allegedly yelled: ‘F*** you blue-eyed white devils I’m gonna take this plane down with all you mother f***ers on it.’
Patel allegedly began showing unhinged behavior as soon as he boarded the plane, screaming and cursing at passengers.
Shail Patel, 29, has been charged with was removed from flight 2506 that was set to fly from Tampa International Airport to Philadelphia on Tuesday
A unruly American Airlines passenger was put in a chokehold by another passenger before being escorted off a plane. (pictured: the disruptive flyer in a chokehold)
The other passenger, a white man dressed in a blue hoodie, decided to intervene and escort the other man off the plane
The situation escalated when Patel allegedly slapped another person in the hand and face and spit on them
Video of the altercation, which was posted in three parts on X (formally known as Twitter), showed the moments leading up to the man being escorted off the plane.
He repeatedly can be heard calling a flight attendant a ‘k**k.’
Patel also shouted: ‘I’m trying to get to my home country and you all people made it harder for me to get to my home country.’
In one video, another flyer who claimed to be a cop is seen putting Patel in a headlock after a struggle.
The outburst cause the flight to be delayed by 30 minutes.
The disruptive flyer is seen getting in the other man’s face before the incident turned physical
In a statement, American Airline told DailyMail.com: ‘Prior to departure of American Airlines flight 2506 with service from Tampa (TPA) to Philadelphia (PHL), law enforcement was requested to the aircraft due to a disturbance in the cabin involving a disruptive customer.
‘We thank our team for their professionalism and apologize to our customers for the inconvenience.’
Patel now faces two counts of battery and one count of disorderly conduct and remains in jail as of Friday on a a $2,150 bond.
According to his arrest records, he is self-employed and works IT.
