Man attempts to enter cockpit of aircraft at Montana airport after bypassing TSA, injuring three people during rampage

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By Melissa Koenig For Dailymail.Com

Published: 19:54 EDT, 29 October 2024 | Updated: 20:06 EDT, 29 October 2024

A man was capable to bypass nan TSA arsenic he tried to participate nan cockpit of an Alaska Airlines plane, injuring 3 group successful nan process.

Justin Seymour, 34, was arrested connected October 22 aft he tried to committee Flight 697 connected nan runway astatine Missoula Montana Airport, claiming 'bad people' told him to alert nan craft to Seattle, Washington and past to Estonia, KGVO reports. 

Authorities opportunity Seymour breached nan TSA information line, causing officers to outcry 'Stop him!' and 'breach, breach, breach!'

He past ran complete to gross A1, wherever Alaska Airlines Flight 697 had conscionable taxied successful and was deplaning.

A brave Horizon Air worker tried to extremity him arsenic he approached nan plane, but Seymour allegedly pushed her to nan crushed - causing her to strain nan tendon muscles connected to her clavicle, according to charging documents.

Justin Seymour, 34, was arrested connected October 22 aft he bypassed a TSA information checkpoint successful his effort to participate nan cockpit of an Alaska Airlines plane

He told officers 'bad people' told him to alert nan craft to Seattle, Washington and past to Estonia

With nary different worker successful his way, Seymour was past allegedly capable to committee nan Alaska Airlines plane.

But erstwhile a formation attendant saw Seymour participate nan plane, she tried to artifact him from nan formation deck.

However, Seymour conscionable pushed her against nan cockpit doorway and tried to enter, tribunal documents say.

At that point, different formation attendant tried to distract Seymour temporarily to get him to look distant while she tried to rotate nan deadbolt connected nan doorway to forestall him from being capable to get in.

Upon seeing this, Seymour allegedly crushed nan attendant's manus and fingers betwixt nan cockpit doorway and its doorway frame.

Law enforcement was yet capable to drawback up to him soon thereafter, astatine which constituent he allegedly started yelling that he needed to recreation to Estonia.

Police past arrested him and led him disconnected nan plane.

Seymour later allegedly admitted he 'ran through' nan information checkpoint astatine Missoula Montana Airport

Upon questioning, tribunal documents say, Seymour told officers that 'all I had to do was alert nan plane, but I didn't.... I thought I was going to beryllium capable to.'

He allegedly explained that 'bad people' instructed him to alert nan craft to Seattle and past to Estonia.

When Seymour was later asked whether he knew he bypassed nan information checkpoint, he replied that he 'ran though,' KGVO reports.

Then, erstwhile he was asked if he knew really to run nan plane, Seymour allegedly said: 'It seems easy capable to learn.'

He was past taken into custody astatine nan Missoula County Detention Facility, wherever he is being held connected a $500,000 bond.

He faces charges of felony aggravated burglary and felony robbery. 

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