US jet stops in Alaska to drop unruly passenger

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 14 (Reuters) - A Northwest Airlines (NWAC) jet bound
for Tokyo made an unscheduled stop in Anchorage to drop off a passenger who
smoked in the restrooms, threatened a flight attendant and tried to kiss
some of his fellow-passengers, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said
Friday.

William E. Mullis, 47, of Savannah, Georgia, was arrested on Thursday after
his plane landed in Anchorage, the FBI said.

He was being held in a local jail and is scheduled for a court hearing on
Monday, where he will be charged with interfering with an airline crew, said
FBI Special Agent Robert Burnham.

According to flight crew members, Mullis began behaving erratically soon
after the plane left Detroit, and he was intimidating the other passengers,
the FBI said.


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