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Chicago-area man got arrested Monday for asking too many questions aboard a commercial flight.
Flying from O'Hare International Airport to Washington, D.C., Jeffrey Samuel Silverman allegedly asked a flight attendant to identify the federal air marshals (search) on board, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
The attendant refused, but that apparently didn't satisfy the demanding passenger.
About 45 minutes before the American Airlines flight landed, Silverman allegedly stood up, walked to the front of the cabin and started pointing at passengers, judging each on his or her merits as a potential air marshal.
Silverman ruled out at least one passenger as "too fat" for the job.
Without disclosing his or her identity, a real air marshal had the pilot arrange for cops to be waiting when the plane touched down at Reagan International Airport.
Silverman was charged with interfering with a flight attendant through assault or intimidation and ordered to appear next Monday in federal court.
The FBI found no reason to believe Silverman was drunk. He had his own explanation for his shenanigans.
"I'm just an [expletive]," he allegedly told the FBI. "What can I tell you?"
www.foxnews.com
Flying from O'Hare International Airport to Washington, D.C., Jeffrey Samuel Silverman allegedly asked a flight attendant to identify the federal air marshals (search) on board, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
The attendant refused, but that apparently didn't satisfy the demanding passenger.
About 45 minutes before the American Airlines flight landed, Silverman allegedly stood up, walked to the front of the cabin and started pointing at passengers, judging each on his or her merits as a potential air marshal.
Silverman ruled out at least one passenger as "too fat" for the job.
Without disclosing his or her identity, a real air marshal had the pilot arrange for cops to be waiting when the plane touched down at Reagan International Airport.
Silverman was charged with interfering with a flight attendant through assault or intimidation and ordered to appear next Monday in federal court.
The FBI found no reason to believe Silverman was drunk. He had his own explanation for his shenanigans.
"I'm just an [expletive]," he allegedly told the FBI. "What can I tell you?"
www.foxnews.com