Man whose ‘hijack’ text caused plane to turn back said it was banter with co-worker, police say

The man accused of texting terroristic threats and racial slurs to another passenger on a plane from Las Vegas to New Jersey told police it was just "banter between coworkers," according to documents 8 News Now obtained.

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Philadelphia InquirerLean Left· 7d ago· ran in 2 outlets

Man whose 'hijack' text caused plane to turn back said it was banter with co-worker, police say

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Man whose ‘hijack’ text caused plane to turn back said it was banter with co-worker, police say

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KTSM 9 NewsCenter· 9d ago

Man accused of texting hijacking threats, racial slurs on Las Vegas flight claimed it was 'banter between coworkers'

8 News Now Las VegasCenter· 9d ago

Man accused of texting hijacking threats, racial slurs on Las Vegas flight claimed it was 'banter between coworkers'

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