{"id":2656243,"date":"2026-09-08T20:26:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T00:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/demonic-attack-ends-in-irate-passenger-duct-taped-to-seat-thanks-to-gun-guy-who-defended-jewish-christian-author\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T20:30:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T00:30:46","slug":"demonic-attack-ends-in-irate-passenger-duct-taped-to-seat-thanks-to-gun-guy-who-defended-jewish-christian-author","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/demonic-attack-ends-in-irate-passenger-duct-taped-to-seat-thanks-to-gun-guy-who-defended-jewish-christian-author\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Demonic&#8217; Attack Ends in Irate Passenger Duct Taped to Seat, Thanks to Gun Guy Who Defended Jewish-Christian Author"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemonic-attack-ends-in-irate-passenger-duct-taped-to-seat-thanks-to-gun-guy-who-defended-jewish-christian-author%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2656243&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article describes a chaotic incident onboard an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Newark. During the flight, a passenger suddenly became extremely aggressive, assaulting another passenger who was tied up with duct tape by fellow travelers and flight staff to prevent harm. The situation was described as &#8220;demonic&#8221; by one witness, with a sudden violent outburst after a seemingly calm period. <\/p>\n<p>The story also recounts an encounter between Rabbi Jonathan Cahn and Layne Arthur Lundeen, who was said to have undergone a sudden transformation into a opposed, demonic state after drinking. Cahn described Lundeen cursing and threatening him, with the escalation triggered by a book cover he showed Lundeen. Authorities reported Lundeen used offensive language and made homophobic and racist slurs during the incident, leading to his restraint and further misconduct.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One moment, a couple of guys were killing time on an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Newark. The next, one of them was a duct-taped mummy after an incident one participant referred to as \u201cdemonic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The plane landed early in Baltimore on Thursday after a passenger went berserk, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/texas\/news\/american-airlines-passenger-duct-taped-to-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust like a light switch, all of a sudden, it went from quiet to yelling and chaos,\u201d Juan Mejia, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-assault-weapons-ban-along-party-lines-likely-doomed-in-the-senate\/\" title=\"House Passes \u2018Assault Weapons\u2019 Ban Along Party Lines, Likely Doomed in the Senate\">retired law enforcement officer<\/a>, described.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI turned around to look, and the poor gentleman that was sitting next to him in the aisle seat, the individual had his hands around his neck and was, like, assaulting him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mejia and fellow passenger Richard Olenick immobilized the man with zip ties provided by a flight attendant and a few yards of duct tape.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Seatmate of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >crazed duct-taped plane passenger reveals<\/a> what sparked wild mid-flight meltdown: \u2018Something had taken him over\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ss7khPVsh8\">https:\/\/t.co\/ss7khPVsh8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9PyPbqqCha\">pic.twitter.com\/9PyPbqqCha<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nypost\/status\/2097368925818307037?\">September 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rabbi and author Jonathan Cahn said he and Layne Arthur Lundeen, 67, were having a \u201cfriendly\u201d discussion about religion before a \u201cdemonic\u201d transformation took place, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/article-16112553\/Layne-Arthur-Lundeen-American-Airlines-duct-tape.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cahn, the leader of the Beth Israel Worship Center in Wayne, New Jersey, said after a couple of drinks, Lundeen began cursing God.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis face changed, his voice changed, and he said\u2026 almost in a whisper, he was like, \u2018I have something to tell you,\u2019 and he said, \u2018Bulls***,\u2019\u201d Cahn said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s getting louder, and he starts cursing God, cursing Jesus, cursing me. And then he said, \u2018Go f*** yourself.\u2019\u00a0 This was from nothing. It wasn\u2019t like there was any real argument,\u201d Cahn said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a split second. The change was like unbelievable. It was two hours of friendly, and then in one second it just changed to the most different voice, different faith, different guy. It was as if something had taken him over,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Cahn said he tried to disengage, but after his fellow passenger snarled at a flight attendant, it was back to hostility, alleging Lundeen put \u201cboth hands around my neck.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s doing like he\u2019s playing, but it was threatening and it was a just bizarre thing,\u201d Cahn said.<\/p>\n<p>Cahn showed Lundeen the cover of his new book, the \u201cAltar of Pergamon,\u201d on his computer, which apparently was the last straw.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he saw the book cover, that\u2019s when he started getting violent. I could only describe it what happened as demonic. It was like he was influenced by the dark side,\u201d he said, alleging that the man said, \u201cI\u2019m gonna punch your f***ing Jewish face in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew I was in danger. I knew it was going towards violence. I was trying to keep calm,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He alleged that during the struggle, Lundeen broke Cahn\u2019s laptop and hurt Cahn\u2019s already injured arm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/04\/man-gets-duct-taped-on-american-airlines-flight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TMZ<\/a> reported that other allegations against Lundeen were that he used the n-word and made homophobic slurs during the incident.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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