A passenger punched out the interior pane of an airplane window on an American West flight from Las Vegas to Florida, authorities said.
Ryan J. Marchione, 24, shattered the inner plastic shield covering the glass window and disconnected its frame about 90 minutes into the flight, according to an FBI affidavit. The outer window was not damaged and the plane did not depressurize, the airline said. …
“It appears to have come out of nowhere,” said Marchione’s attorney, Thomas Ostrander. “Perhaps it was some sort of a psychotic episode as a result of drug abuse.”