Source::AP News
An airline passenger who helped tackle a man trying stab a flight attendant with a broken metal spoon was honoured Friday by his hometown police department in New Hampshire.
Jeff Neil, a former bouncer who now works for a software company, received the “Citizen Award” for his actions earlier this month, which were caught on video by another passenger.
Francisco Severo Torres, 33, of Leominster, Massachusetts, was arrested and accused of attacking a flight attendant and attempting to open the door of United Airlines Flight 2609. The plane was about 45 minutes from Boston when the crew noticed the door handle had been moved out of the fully locked position.
Seated one row back, Neil immediately jumped up and tried to calm Torres and defuse the situation.
Prosecutors say Torres approached two flight attendants and attacked one of them. Neil and several other passengers rushed to the attendant’s aid and tackled Torres, then held him down until the flight got to Boston.
Exeter Police Chief Stephan Poulin said Neil “exemplified what it means to be both a hero and a leader.”_AP News
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