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Duct-taped airline passenger reveals what he drank before alleged racist outburst

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Downing, J. (2026, September 17). Duct-taped airline passenger reveals what he drank before alleged racist outburst. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/17/us-news/duct-taped-passenger-reveals-what-he-drank-before-antisemitic-homophobic-outburst/

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Layne Lundeen, 67, an Arizona realtor, appeared before a Maryland judge to explain his alleged racist and homophobic outburst on an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Newark on September 3. According to the Baltimore Banner, Lundeen admitted to drinking two screwdrivers prior to boarding the plane, which led to him allegedly yelling profanities, racial slurs, and religious insults during the flight. Fellow passengers had to restrain him with duct tape and zip-ties after he physically resisted when police tried to remove him from the aircraft.

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On September 3, an unruly passenger named Layne Lundeen, age 67, was duct-taped to his seat and restrained with zip ties on an American Airlines flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Newark, New Jersey. The incident forced the plane to make an emergency landing in Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), where Lundeen was arrested and charged with second-degree assault and disorderly conduct. The following day, he appeared in court in Annapolis, Maryland, where he claimed no memory of the events that occurred during the flight, stating: “I don’t remember any of what happened.” During his appearance, it became clear that he had allegedly shouted racial slurs at crew members and hit a police officer while being removed from the plane. Lundeen was released on his own recognizance after a bail review and is scheduled to appear in court again on October 19.

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Those drinks knocked a few screws loose. asserted

drinks → knock → screws

The American Airlines passenger who had to be duct-taped to his seat on a flight to Newark revealed he threw back a few screwdrivers before his alleged racist and homophobic mid-air meltdown. asserted

he → have → meltdown

Layne Lundeen, 67, told a Maryland judge he downed two of the orange juice and vodka cocktails before the tirade that forced the Sept. 3 flight to make an emergency stop in Maryland, according to The Baltimore Banner. uncertain

that → tell → Banner

Fellow passengers had to bind Lundeen, who claimed to have no memory of the outburst, to his first-class seat with duct tape and zip-ties, and he allegedly hit one of the cops who dragged him off the plane. uncertain

who → have → plane

Lundeen, an Arizona realtor who lost his job after the episode, allegedly hollered profanities and racial slurs and started “blaspheming Jesus and God,” according to the passenger in the next seat, Messianic rabbi Jonathan Cahn. uncertain

who → lose → seat

Cahn said they were casually chatting, but Lundeen snapped when the topic turned to religion. asserted

topic → say → religion

“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,” Cahn previously said. asserted

Cahn → see → him

“He went from the friendliest guy in the world to this dark person.” asserted

He → go → person

Juan Mejia, a retired law enforcement officer who helped tie Lundeen down, said a flight attendant mentioned serving at least one drink, he told CBS. asserted

he → tie → CBS

Mejia said the flight from Dallas, Texas, had been in the air for two hours before all hell broke loose. asserted

hell → say → hours

Lundeen said his memory of the flight stops well before then. asserted

memory → say → flight

“I don’t remember any of what happened,” he told a judge in Annapolis, according to The Banner which obtained audio of his appearance. uncertain

which → remember → appearance

“I assaulted a police officer? asserted

I → assault → officer

Is that what it says?” he reportedly said. uncertain

he → say → what

“I don’t have my glasses.” asserted

I → have → glasses

Lundeen was arrested and charged with second-degree assault and disorderly conduct. asserted

Lundeen → arrest → assault

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