Georgia man charged in plane disturbance under evaluation in Nashville, Tenn.
By Joe Edwards, APWednesday, October 14, 2009
Ga. man in plane disturbance under evaluation
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — An arrest report says a Georgia man caused a flight to make an unscheduled stop in Tennessee after he chanted Bible verses and kicked and flailed.
Authorities said Paul Marchuk III was under evaluation Wednesday in Tennessee a day after a Delta airliner headed to Atlanta from Seattle had to stop in Nashville. An arrest report says the 22-year-old began talking loudly and touching other passengers.
The report says the man from Canton, Ga., also wouldn’t let a fellow passenger use the bathroom and told her that “his blood would be on her.”
Six of the 178 passengers then helped a flight attendant subdue Marchuk about 15 minutes before the plane landed.
He has been charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Officials say he doesn’t have an attorney.
