An American Airlines flight to Miami was forced to turn around when a manic passenger — who was convinced that demonic spirits followed him onto the plane — swallowed rosary beads and ...

But it turned out he was struggling because he believed a demonic spirit had invaded the cabin — and, at some point during the flight, began swallowing rosary beads to ward that spirit off.

Getty; United States District Court A plane passenger traveling from Savannah to Miami allegedly swallowed rosary beads and attacked flight attendants, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.

The filing says that Augustin also swallowed rosary beads, and was taken to a hospital for evaluation before being sent to the Chatham County Detention Center. Augustin's sister, the affidavit ...

An American Airlines passenger launched an attack on fellow travelers and flight attendants and ingested rosary beads in order to ward off a ‘satanic disciple’ he believed had followed him and ...

He was apprehended by airport police and taken to a hospital for “ingestion of rosary beads,” the affidavit says. Then the passenger was booked into the Chatham County jail.

He swallowed rosary beads and kicked a flight attendant, prompting a return to Savannah. Passengers and his sister restrained him. They were traveling to Haiti to escape 'spiritual attacks.' ...

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The passenger was subsequently taken to a hospital to be evaluated for his behavior and the ingestion of rosary beads, the document reads. He was shortly discharged and taken to the Chatham County ...

Believing a demonic spirit had boarded the plane, the passenger struggled to regain control and, in a bizarre attempt to ward it off began swallowing rosary beads mid-flight. The passenger ...