Flight from Newark diverted after N.J. man attacked 2 passengers in bloody outburst
A New Jersey man was arrested this week after federal officials say he attacked two people on a plane while he was in possession of methamphetamine. John Yurkovich Jr., 45, of Middlesex County, was a passenger on United Airlines Flight 728, which departed Newark Liberty International Airport at 8:14 a.m. Wednesday bound for Miami, according to the FBI and public records. Less than an hour into the flight, Yurkovich became “unruly and assaulted multiple people,” FBI special agent Joseph Hamski wrote in a criminal complaint on Thursday. The incident apparently began when Yurkovich got out of his seat and walked to the rear of the plane. When he returned, he “was acting erratic and appeared to be off-balanced,” the complaint states.
Yurkovich demanded a flight attendant bring him water, then he removed a bag from the overhead compartment and appeared to fish out a pill and swallow it, according to the complaint. When a passenger nearby put his arms up to keep Yurkovich from falling on him, Yurkovich allegedly grew enraged, took off his face mask and shouted: “Don’t f------ talk to me. Don’t f------ touch me,” the complaint states. The complaint alleges Yurkovich punched the passenger several times in the face and head, breaking his glasses and causing him to bleed from an ear. (The passenger later required seven stitches to close a cut to his ear, the FBI said).
By then, several other passengers jumped up and tried to stop the assault. One of them “was punched in the nose by Yurkovich, causing (the nose) to bleed and swell,” the complaint states, adding that a doctor later determined the passenger’s nose had been broken. A flight attendant brought the passengers zip-ties, which they used to place on Yurkovich’s wrist and restrain him until the plane could land, according to the complaint.
The pilot told the FBI he declared a Level 3 emergency due to “a riot (that) had ensued on the plane,” and he diverted the flight to South Carolina. Yurkovich was held in South Carolina on drug charges. He also faces federal assault charges and criminal acts on an aircraft, the FBI said. Public records show Yurkovich has addresses in Middlesex and Monmouth counties. He states on his Facebook profile that he is a branch manager for a mortgage company.
https://www.nj.com/essex/2021/03/flight-from-newark-diverted-after-nj-man-attacked-2-passengers-in-bloody-outburst-fbi-says.html
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