Overview

• Delange Augustin, 31, disrupted an American Airlines flight shortly after takeoff, allegedly attacking crew members and causing the plane to return to Savannah, Georgia.
• Witnesses and FBI documents describe Augustin as stomping, yelling incoherently, and later kicking a flight attendant in the chest, sending her across the cabin.
• Augustin reportedly swallowed rosary beads during the incident, which his sister explained as a spiritual act to gain strength against perceived 'evil spirits' on the plane.
• The siblings were traveling to Haiti, claiming they were fleeing religious persecution and spiritual attacks, according to statements made to authorities.
• Augustin faces charges including interference with flight crew members, battery, and criminal property damage, and was hospitalized briefly before being booked into jail.