Intoxicated passenger allegedly lights up a cigarette, drinks hand sanitizer, assaults woman on flight to Alaska: 'We're all going to die'

An Alaska Airlines passenger is now facing federal charges after he allegedly exhibited a series of disturbing behaviors while on a recent flight from Seattle, Washington, to Anchorage, Alaska.

On April 5, 37-year-old Adam Seymour was on Alaska Airlines flight 49, seated in an aisle seat next to a woman identified only as D.S., who was in the middle seat. At first, D.S. thought Seymour was "friendly" as he engaged in conversation with her. But after he consumed two cocktails, she claimed his behavior changed.

Seymour "started slurring his words" and began groping the victim's "lower thigh and knee on the inner and outer areas without her consent," according to the criminal complaint. He eventually began making sexually explicit comments to D.S., told her she "looked like a lesbian," and even placed his hand over her groin area, though thankfully she had a blanket on her lap.

"We're all going to die," Seymour also reportedly told D.S. while making a motion with his hands that suggested a plane crash.

Though D.S. tried to ignore him, Seymour reportedly continued to act inappropriately. At one point, she claimed that he lit a cigarette and began smoking it. When D.S. reminded him that smoking was prohibited, he put it out and replied, "I’m a bad person." A flight attendant later alleged that Seymour had admitted to downing hand sanitizer after his requests for another alcoholic beverage had been refused.

D.S. later told investigators that she feared saying or doing something that might trigger him. She tried to flag down a flight attendant, but could not get her attention. She eventually resorted to typing a message on her phone and passing it along the floor to the men seated in front of her, who happened to be off-duty cops.

The cops arranged to have Seymour seated elsewhere. When his behavior continued, they took him to a jump seat at the front of the plane and placed him in flex cuffs. He soon broke free from the flex cuffs and had to be restrained again. The cops remained with him until the plane landed in Anchorage, and one of them later told investigators that Seymour was "clearly so wasted it was impossible to tell if he would explode."

FBI agents were waiting for Seymour at Ted Stevens Airport. After he had deplaned, Seymour refused to take a breathalyzer, but a subsequent swab of his hands "alarmed for the presence of cocaine," the complaint stated.

Seymour was booked into Anchorage Correctional Complex and charged with two federal counts of assault, as there are reports that Seymour may have groped a flight attendant as well. It is unclear when he will appear in court.

Alaska Airlines confirmed that Seymour had been "removed" for causing a "disturbance." The airline declined to comment on whether he will be banned from future Alaska Airlines flights.

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