Elom Agbegninou: Southwest Airlines passenger who tried to open plane's door midair says 'Jesus told her' to do it
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: The totally out-of-control Southwest Airlines passenger who bit another passenger in the leg after trying to unlock the plane door mid-flight claimed, "Jesus told her to do it." On Saturday, Nov 26, Southwest Flight 192 was en route from Houston to Columbus when it was forced to make an emergency landing at Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock. A lawsuit filed in Arkansas district court indicates that Elom Agbegninou, 34, became angry when flight attendants prevented her from using the emergency exit.
When another passenger tried to stop her, Agbegninou bit her in the thigh and did not let go until her jaw was opened, according to Click2Houston. The victim, who was not named in the lawsuit, was treated at the hospital with antibiotics because she had been assaulted and had developed PTSD.
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Speaking to Fox26 the passenger Ding Yu stated, "They were rushing to the back of the plane to help. I was thinking about the worst case, probably that plane will crash, but I know it's a very low probability." According to a court record obtained by DailyMail, Agbegninou came to court on Wednesday morning for a trial, however, her lawyer voiced concerns that it could not progress owing to her mental state.
'Began staring at the escape door'
The lawsuit gives a description of what happened before the plane made an emergency landing in Little Rock on November 26 in the evening, during the busy Thanksgiving holiday. Agbegninou moved to the back of the aircraft and began "staring" at the escape door, which set off the terrifying ordeal. The woman was then instructed by a flight attendant to use the restroom or sit down. Agbegninou allegedly asked them both whether she might peek out the window after that, according to a different attendant. At 37,000 feet, she pushed past one flight attendant and started to pull the handle of the exit door after being turned away.
'Jesus told her to open the door'
Agbegninou bit the passenger in the thigh when he attacked her and didn't let go, so the passenger had to rip her jaw out of her leg. Afterward, the crazed woman began banging her head against the floor of the plane while screaming that "Jesus told her to fly to Ohio and Jesus told her to open the door."
'Very anxious'
The bitten victim received hepatitis vaccinations and antibiotics at a local hospital and now suffers from PTSD and anxiety. Agbegninou later said it was the first time in a long time that she had flown alone and without her husband. In court documents, she explained that she " would not ordinarily have done these things" because she was "very anxious" during the incident. Agbeninou will likely be charged with assault and interference with an aircraft crew.