Complaint details Fleurizard’s unusual behavior on board
A man from Texas was arrested after boarding a Delta Air Lines flight in Salt Lake City without a ticket. Wicliff Yves Fleurizard, 26, faces federal charges of stowaway on a plane after authorities allege he boarded a plane using a photo of another passenger’s boarding pass. CNN the report said.
Security footage showed Fleurizadeh taking photos of passengers’ cellphones and boarding passes before takeoff, according to court documents filed in Utah. He allegedly used the information on his phone to bypass security and board a flight to Austin, Texas.
The complaint details Fleurizadeh’s erratic behavior on the boat. After entering the plane, he spent “a considerable amount of time” in the forward bathroom as passengers boarded.
After boarding was completed, just before the plane door closed, Fleurizadeh emerged from the front toilet, walked to the rear toilet, and entered the rear toilet. ” the complaint states.
After leaving the restroom, a flight attendant noticed the flight was full and asked Fleurizad for help. At this time, the plane had begun taxiing and was preparing to take off. Fleurizadeh provided a seat number, but a passenger already occupied it. After verifying Fleurizadeh’s identity and that he did not have a ticket, the crew returned the plane to the gate where law enforcement officers were waiting for him, the complaint states.
Fleurizadeh told police he was on a ski trip in Park City, Utah, and “needed to get home to see his family,” the document said. He told authorities he had booked a Southwest Airlines flight early Sunday, but the flight was overbooked and he was rescheduled to a later flight, the complaint states.
“Flerizard admitted that he had made a mistake and just wanted to go home,” the complaint states.
He is being held in federal custody at the Salt Lake County Metro Jail, police told CNN.
Delta spokesman Morgan Durant said the airline was cooperating with the investigation.
“Delta is working with law enforcement and appropriate federal agencies to investigate the circumstances surrounding an unticketed person who was escorted off a plane in Salt Lake City prior to scheduled departure,” Durrant said in a statement. “We will be filing a complaint with law enforcement.” Any other questions.”
