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An undocumented immigrant who was living in Texas allegedly beat one passenger, attempted to hit another, injured a third passenger, and loudly berated a flight attendant on American Airlines flight AA5574. The flight between Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT) and Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA) on March 5th saw this horrifying incident unfold as the man reportedly demanded to speak with President Trump.
Asterius Rulamka was seated in Row 14 and allegedly got up just as the plane was about to land and threatened “to f@$k…up [a flight attendant] upon landing.” Police met the aircraft after pilots reported a Level 2 threat during the aircraft’s descent and landing. The FBI got involved after the flight landed at Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA).
Charging documents allege that Rulamka attacked a passenger who was recording a video. He reportedly grabbed his arms and verbally threatened him (the same way he did the flight attendant). Documents state that Rulamka “struck (the victim) in the face near his left eye, causing bruising and a bloodshot eye.” The FBI affidavit continues that Rulamka repeatedly hit the first passenger before attempting to strike another. The second passenger was able to get out of the way, but he cut his finger and broke a fingernail while moving from Rulamka.
The FBI affidavit concluded with this summary:
Upon the flight’s arrival, the defendant made several statements, including that he had come to D.C. to speak to President Trump. When asked why he wanted to speak to the President, he stated that he was ‘mad.'”
Court records show that Rulamka was being investigated for an immigration violation dating back to 2014. The immigration proceedings are currently pending. According to CBS News, Rulamka is currently being held in jail and faces a federal assault charge. He is scheduled to appear in federal court in Alexandria, VA on Thursday for a preliminary hearing. Rulamka faces a maximum sentence of one-year imprisonment.
Anthony’s Take: I hope that justice gets served here. If Rulamka did assault multiple people on board then he needs to be put in jail or at the very least deported. It’s disgusting that people think that they can act this way.
(Image Credits: Alexandria (Virginia) Sheriff’s Office and American Airlines.)
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Another white, ugly, gay conservative, somehow this wasn’t surprising at all.
Really? That’s what you’ve got? Some jerkwad attacks innocent people on a flight and all you have is cheap homophobic shots rather than what you think would be a proper course of action?
Next time I shoplift somewhere, kindly refer to me as “un-receipt-ed”.
I am a proud immigrant and a proud American. I am sick and tired of the leftists code word for “illegal alien” UNDOCUMENTED! There are no such thing as UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT. you are either here illegally or legally and the law of this land like rest of the 200 plus countries in the world requires these unlawful foreign citizens deported and banned!