Man Accused of Stabbing Another Passenger on Seattle to Las Vegas Flight Charged With Assault

Published on February 23, 2024

LAS VEGAS—A man who witnesses say stabbed another passenger on an airline flight and told authorities he intended to kill the victim has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. The man made an improvised weapon by wrapping rubber bands around several pens. A grand jury handed down a one-count indictment against Julio Alvarez Lopez on Wednesday over the incident, which occurred on a Jan. 24 Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to Las Vegas, according to federal court records in Nevada. The victim was identified as an off-duty law enforcement officer who had been seated with his family across the aisle from Mr. Lopez. A woman seated next to Mr. Lopez said he returned from a trip to the restroom and began punching the victim. The woman and the victim’s wife screamed at Mr. Lopez to stop....

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