Duct-taped airline passenger says he remembers nothing of violent outburst
Layne Lundeen, restrained on American Airlines flight, tells judge he has no recollection of alleged racial slurs and assault.
What to know
- Lundeen, 67, claims complete memory loss of the September 3 flight incident in which he was restrained with duct tape and zip ties after allegedly shouting racial slurs and choking his seatmate.
- His seatmate, author Jonathan Cahn, attributes the outburst to a sudden shift when their conversation turned to religion and spirituality.
- Lundeen faces second-degree assault and disorderly conduct charges; he was released on recognizance pending trial on October 19.
- His employer, Long Realty, terminated him after the incident became public.
“I have never seen someone change in a split second from light to dark as I saw then, as if something had taken him over.”
Jonathan Cahn, Messianic rabbi, seatmate · NY Post ↗
Layne Lundeen 67-year-old Arizona realtor, accused passengerJonathan Cahn Messianic rabbi, author, Lundeen's seatmateJudge George Haag District Court CommissionerLong Realty Employer
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Lundeen breaks silence to media after court appearance
More than two weeks after his arrest, Lundeen spoke publicly about the incident for the first time, reiterating his claim that he has no memory of what occurred on the flight.
“I don't remember any of what happened.”
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2 outlets Man who had to be 'duct-taped to plane seat' breaks silence after American Airlines flight
first by Daily Star, 7d ago · also Independent UK
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- Man who was duct-taped on American Airlines flight after alleged violent outburst breaks his silence Independent UK · 7d ago
- Man who was duct-taped on flight after alleged violent outburst breaks his silence The Independent · 5d ago
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Mixing benzodiazepines (a GABA-a receptor modulator) and alcohol (an NDMA antagonist and GABA-a receptor modulator) is ridiculously dangerous. You are combining one drug that strongly increases the activity of the GABA-a receptor with another drug that also upregulates GABA-a activity and downregulates NDMA activity (NDMA is the opposite…
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Honestly, I think framing it as them needing to leave society to help themselves (through therapies, inpatient, etc.) is wrong. Being integrated into society is how we keep people humanized, how we keep them connected to themselves and the world around them, how we actually help people work through their problems as best as they can. Isolating…
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Exactly. This would be a classic case of something my old professor who used to work in hospitals as a psychologist would be called in for. And he’d likely tell them the same thing he told us: that you have to do a physical work up if you’re going to do a clinical interview and all other parts of psychiatric assessment, before ascribing something…
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Lundeen released on recognizance with conditions — Judge Haag released Lundeen on his own recognizance and ordered him not to use alcohol or drugs except for prescribed medications. His next court appearance is scheduled for October 19.
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Long Realty severs ties with Lundeen over conduct — The Arizona real estate company where Lundeen worked announced it had severed its relationship with him, citing his conduct as inconsistent with company values.
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Jonathan Cahn describes the alleged trigger for Lundeen's outburst — Lundeen's seatmate, Messianic rabbi and author Jonathan Cahn, told the Baltimore Banner that their conversation turned volatile when the topic shifted to religion. He said Lundeen began shouting profanities and blasphemy, with some remarks allegedly anti-semitic.
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Lundeen appears in court claiming total memory loss — At his hearing in Annapolis District Court, Lundeen told Judge George Haag he could not remember anything that happened on the flight, only that he had spoken with the man next to him for about two hours.
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Lundeen arrested upon landing in Baltimore — Police took Lundeen into custody at BWI. He was charged with second-degree assault and disorderly conduct, with allegations that he struck an officer in the chest.
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Layne Lundeen restrained with duct tape after outburst on American Airlines flight — Flight 618 from Dallas to New Jersey diverted to Baltimore-Washington International Airport after Lundeen allegedly shouted racial slurs at crew and choked his seatmate, Jonathan Cahn. Flight attendants and passengers duct-taped him to his seat.
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first by NDTV, 7d ago · also Guardian, PennLive, MassLive, The Oregonian
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- US passenger duct-taped to plane seat says: ‘I don’t remember any of it’ Guardian US · 6d ago
- Duct-taped passenger reveals what he drank before outburst on plane PennLive · 5d ago
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first by The New Daily, 7d ago · also NewsNation
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- Man duct-taped on plane speaks out after arrest NewsNation · 7d ago
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first by People.com, 7d ago · also The Baltimore Banner
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- Duct-taped on a flight diverted to BWI, man says he doesn’t remember any of it The Baltimore Banner · 7d ago
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Yeah, that's why we live in a "dystopian prison state". Great job there, genius. It's not like the for-profit incentive has anything to do with it. No, you were right on the money: it's a an older, racist, trash white guy (and I'm white too) whom we should be taking "care" of because he couldn't behave like a decent person. Get the f outta here.
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Oh I did. And I was a MONSTER. Now I’m only allowed to touch it when I fly long distances. Been years, pre COVID. But once or twice a year when I fly over seas I allow it.