U.S. v. GONZALEZ

No. 05-10543.

492 F.3d 1031 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Salvador GONZALEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 3, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney; Robert L. Ellman, Chief, Appellate Division; Thomas S. Dougherty, Assistant United States Attorney, Las Vegas, NV, for the defendant-appellant.

Franny A. Forsman, Federal Public Defender; Jason F. Carr, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Las Vegas, NV, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: A. WALLACE TASHIMA and M. MARGARET McKEOWN, Circuit Judges, and DAVID A. EZRA, District Judge.


McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:

Southwest Airlines Flight 2466, bound for Ontario, California, from Las Vegas, Nevada, had an uneventful takeoff. Before long, the cabin was in total chaos. Passenger Salvador Gonzalez became hysterical, demanded that the plane land, made statements about a bomb and, according to a flight attendant, said, "I'm blowing the plane up." The crew and passengers tried to subdue him. He eventually was handcuffed and the plane was diverted back to...

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