Crime & Safety

Passenger Says Francisco Severo Torres Was 'Out Of Control' On United Flight To Boston

Olsen told CNN Tuesday she was sitting with her husband and daughter two rows in front of Torres on the six-hour trip.

Francisco Severo Torres shortly before he was subdued on a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Boston, March 5, 2023.
Francisco Severo Torres shortly before he was subdued on a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Boston, March 5, 2023. (Lisa Olsen via CBS News)

March 7, 2023

EAST GREENWICH, R.I. - The passenger who recorded the video of a Leominster man accused of attacking a flight attendant on a flight to Boston said he was "so out of control."

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Lisa Olsen of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, was on United Airlines flight 2609 from Los Angeles to Logan Airport Sunday when 33-year-old Francisco Severo Torres allegedly tried to stab a flight attendant and open an emergency exit door during the flight.

Olsen told CNN Tuesday she was sitting with her husband and daughter two rows in front of Torres on the six-hour trip. She said the first five hours were "uneventful."

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