Man Goes on Midflight Magic Mushroom Rampage, Attacks Flight Crew
(CNN) – A passenger who allegedly took psilocybin – the hallucinogenic chemical found in certain mushrooms – before boarding a United Airlines flight in Miami last week was arrested after allegedly assaulting two members of the flight crew.Cherruy Loghan Sevilla is charged with interfering with a flight crew and assaulting two flight attendants, according to court documents.The October 4 incident occurred on United Airlines flight 2116 from Miami International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport.Sevilla’s public defender, Shannon Quill, said “our office policy is not to comment on cases.”“Sevilla was wandering around the plane, running up and down the aisle, clapping loudly near the cockpit and yelling obscenities,” according to an FBI agent’s affidavit filed in US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.Sevilla was arrested when the plane landed and taken to the Federal Bureau of Investigations’ office at Dulles.
During an interview several hours after his arrest, Sevilla told investigators he had taken psilocybin prior to boarding the flight, the affidavit says.Sevilla allegedly said it was not the first time he had taken the drug.“Sevilla said that he was not totally surprised that he acted this way after consuming it.
