In an update to our previous post, a Federal Grand Jury has indicted the man who used an electronic cigarette aboard a Continental Airlines flight forcing it to return to Portland. According to KPTV:
Shortly after takeoff, Yazeed Mohammed Abunayyan began using an electronic cigarette, which are subject to the same rules as regular cigarettes, according to Port of Portland police. As a result, flight attendants asked Abunayyan to put it away.
In court documents, authorities accuse him of refusing to relinquish the e-cigarette when asked by the flight attendant.
A grand jury indictment also said Abunayyan yelled profanities, swung his fist at the flight attendant, hit or attempted to hit several passengers, and spoke or sung about Osama bin Laden and his hatred of women. Click here to read more.. »