• Submitted by: manso
• Society
• 12 / 09 / 2010

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Postmedia News  December 8, 2010. By Trevor Wilhelm, Postmedia News. WINDSOR, Ont. — Hysteria erupted on a plane full of Canadians Wednesday when a drunk man, heading home after visiting Cuba,threatened to shoot flight attendants with a handgun after they stopped serving him drinks.

“He was cut off from further alcohol consumption as a result of his behaviour, which essentially catapulted him in terms of his aggression,” said Windsor Police Staff Sgt. Mike Langlois. “He made a threat to one of the stewardesses with respect to shooting them with a 9 mm handgun.”

The 58-year-old Windsor man is facing a charge of uttering death threats.Windsor police said the man started causing trouble about midway between Varadero, Cuba and Windsor.Sgt. Langlois said the man got “unruly” and made derogatory sexual comments to flight attendants.

The pilot, co-pilot and flight attendant manager were informed of the situation.A flight attendant told him he wasn’t allowed to have any more booze.

“He made reference to shooting her with his 9 mm,” said Sgt. Langlois. “He wasn’t happy about being cut off and he made reference to wanting to shoot them. That caused a bit of hysteria within the plane.”

The pilot radioed ahead for police help. When the plane landed at 6:50 p.m., officers were waiting for him.

Source: http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/12/08/