A man faces criminal charges after attacking his seatmate on an Alaska Airlines flight with a crudely made weapon of pens and rubber bands he constructed in the lavatory. He’s also claiming asylum in the USA.
Fearing His Seatmate Is A Cartel Member Trailing Him, Man Stabs Him With Makeshift Weapon On Alaska Airlines Flight To Las Vegas
Julio Alvarez Lopez, a Mexican national, was flying on Alaska Airlines from Seattle (SEA) to Las Vegas (LAS) on January 24, 2024 on flight AS604. As the flight approached Las Vegas, Lopez rose to use the lavatory. One passenger later said he appeared fidgety. When he returned, he sat for a few minutes and then returned to the lavatory. When he returned a second time, he pulled out a makeshift weapon he had made by placing rubber bands around multiple pens.
Turning to the man across the aisle, he began attacking him by stabbing him around the eye. He later told investigators he thought the man was a member of the mafia following him. The man turned out to be an off-duty police officer who was traveling with his wife and 7-year-old child. As the man cried out in pain, his wife screamed as she tried to protect her son.
The violent attack created a bloodbath onboard, but Lopez was quickly restrained and placed into flex cuffs. Upon arrival at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, he was arrested.
Lopez was read his Miranda Rights but waived them and began speaking to investigators. He claimed that was being persecuted in Mexico and wished to claim asylum in the USA. He further stated that he felt his seatmate was watching him.
According to an FBI affidavit, Lopez “felt the Mafia had been chasing him the last few months.” He admitted that he had never seen his setmate before, but nevertheless “planned on killing him” because Lopez believed he was a member of the cartel who was following him. Lopez specifically said he was trying to “stab the man in the eye to reach his brain to kill him.”
“I planned on attacking and killing him.”
As noted by PYOK, a Grand Jury has subsequently returned an indictment against Lopez: he now faces a single count of assault with a dangerous weapon.
CONCLUSION
Lopez, being represented by a public defender, faces an uphill battle. Not only did multiple witnesses see him stab the off-duty police officer, but he admitted it..and admitted that he was trying to kill him. While an insanity plea may be his best hope, this is a horrific case of being at the wrong place at the wrong time. I hope that the off-duty police officer fully heals.
images: USDC District of Nevada
maybe if we made prisons actual prisons again with very brutal treatment, people would be less willing to commit crimes
I’m talking about 16 hour work days at heavy labor. 1 shower a month, 1 roll of TP a month. 1 change of underwear a month. Somewhat harsher conditions that attica used to be
Make prisons a place where convicts will truly suffer. Not a place for 3 hots and a cot
The brutal prison culture in America is one of multiple reasons the crime rate is so high here. Worse, the cost likely exceeds a trillion dollars a year.
Maybe we should spend money on prevention and rehabilitation instead.
While this person is a Mexican national, anytime someone ends in prison it is a sign that we failed.
3 hots and a cot along with daily showers is not brutal
Brutal is something harsher than 1960s Attica, which is what a PRISON should be. It should be a place you are desperate to not end up in
Why not focus on the issues that cause people to commit the crimes instead of threatening the population? Which approach usually works better?
I doubt Derek would last 15 minutes in a current non-White collar American prison.
Aaron. Is surviving 15 minutes in a current non-White collar American prison something people should aspire to? I’m not at all sure what the point of that would be. I’ll never see the inside of one so I’m content to be in the “couldn’t survive” category.
Aaron plays prison every weekend at his parties. The guy buys cases of soap and keeps dropping bars as they line up to dump one in his a#s.
The only thing that slows down the party is when his pink sock comes out again. If you don’t know what that is, check it out on Urban Dictionary.
And let’s face it, we ALL knew he would post on this story trying to defend the indefensible because of his hatred of normal values. Being a freak appears to do that to one.
This is nonsensical thinking, of the sort that has led to rampant increases in crime in cities with radical DAs. Absolute BS.
The increase in crime is due to inequality and lack of support for the people committing the crimes. It’s amazing how so many countries have figured this out. We have the highest incarcerated population in the world and the clueless think the answer is to incarcerate more and for longer.
Why don’t you host these angels in your basement?
Bull-f***ing-s**t
Inequality is causing crimes? That is loser leftist talk
Maybe if people would stop being so jealous of those who are successful and put themselves to work, they wouldn’t need to commit crimes. The problem is, people think they can reach the top overnight. They should learn the various stages of wealth (from financial solvency, to financial stability, all the way to financial abundance) and focus on making the next stage
Crime is due to bad parents and inheriting bad genes as well as poor judgment
I am derek, not Derek
“Inequality is causing crimes? That is loser leftist talk”
Nah, it would fall under common sense talk.
@Aaron: I invite you to leave your basement and travel to Latin America to see what inequality is.. You will see a world you don’t see in your little bubble. But you will see that although inequality is huge, there are amazing happy and decent people that find ways to succeed. You will see that being poor or not having choices has nothing to do in becoming a criminal. It is really your choice and criminals make bad choices.
“Maybe if people would stop being so jealous of those who are successful and put themselves to work, they wouldn’t need to commit crimes.”
They do put themselves to work, they just don’t earn enough to live comfortably. Again, all problems solved in many other countries.
“Crime is due to bad parents and inheriting bad genes as well as poor judgment”
Sure, that could be. So we punish the children of bad parents by incarcerating them? Why not ensure they are set up to succeed instead? Why not have policies in place that protect children from those bad parents?
Nope, we just want to lock them all up and throw away the keys. And when they get out after their mistake their lives are ruined forever, causing them to commit more crime, all on taxpayer dime.
“They do put themselves to work, they just don’t earn enough to live comfortably. Again, all problems solved in many other countries.”
One who is merely financially solvent is not supposed to live comfortably. They are only meeting their obligations.
You are showing that you know nothing about wealth creation or the stages of wealth. Maybe this blog isn’t for you as it caters to those that actually have cash
Inequality isn’t a thing. Wealth isn’t a finite resource.
Crime is caused by left wing policies and in this case open borders that let in hordes of low IQ third world VERMIN.
We should execute more people and not with any appeals either. We do it china style
Start with all these LGBT pedos.
I dont believe youve ever been to a california prison or county or usp’s. Your odds of not coming back are significantly higher than most states.
Untreated mental illness is a danger to everyone, and this is a particularly horrible example. Hopefully the officer and family can recover from the terror and injury. The blood covered hand and weapon will stay in my memory.
The best outcome will be the maximum sentence.
Perhaps best prevention would be to deal with the open border . I am rather surprised that he was identified as being from Mexico , and not as a “disturbed young man” .
@Alert my comment referred to the danger of untreated mental illness. And mental illness does not know borders.
@Maryland … +1 . I agree that untreated mental illness is a problem . Why cannot he have his untreated mental illness in his home country , with his family , back in Mexico , where he was born and raised ? Allowing him to come here nearly killed an American officer , and much else . So the border is relevant in his case . I’ll bet that you lock your hotel door , correct ? You lock your home door , correct ? Locking our border is the same principle .
Alert . It must be time for your nap. Perhaps watch a little Fox and get some rest. Night. ; )
@Maryland … +1 . ha-ha . I have never owned a television , and have never watched tv news . I live in remote-ville , and I very much doubt that the locals would tolerate this psychopath here . They would wrap him up and deliver him in a bundle to the police 60 miles away . His “therapy” would be to “move him on out” , just as Mexico did . I am sure the New York Times would happily accept him .
Likely this is a result of the open border allowing into our homeland numerous bad actors , including criminals and terrorists and psychopaths . Domestic air travel has gone downhill , and will never recover .
What a silly comment. We don’t know this man’s status, if he is in the US under some type of visa or if he is undocumented.
Youre assuming that and its kind of racist. Mexicans do have money, believe it or not some mexicans have money and theres this concept called vacation, obviously this man was mentally ill, hell be thrown in prison anyway but that should be the focus. On a friggin plane lol.. we check that stuff thoroughly. Remember this thing called 9/11..
“they are not sending their best”
And yet we somehow still ended up with you…
Yet his quality is way greater than yours little Aaron
People like you are defective humans.
Welcome to Joe Biden’s America.
On another note, because the of strain of EV’s on the electric grid, electric chair power is unreliable and expensive.
Bullets are cheaper and more effective.
Nah, nothing to do with Biden.
@Aaron … Biden is allowing into the U.S. many more , just like him . Israelis worry about this night and day . Lock your doors , good people ,
“On another note, because the of strain of EV’s on the electric grid”
What a silly conspiracy.
He was at the wrong place, at the wrong time… claiming Asylum, sure, sounds like he was here illegally. Here we go again…
@JT … +1 . Yep . Supposedly fleeing “persecution” in Mexico . Tells me that Mexico had his number , but , instead of dragging him off to the prison , sent him here . As does Cuba and Venezuela with their psychopaths .,
Another fake asylum invader that the Biden regime will welcome so he can abuse our country further.
@Chi Hsuan … +1 . Biden wants his vote .
Lefties in the comments section are literally more triggered about the comments than the actual criminal. Pathetic, SMH
It’s sad isn’t it.
America needs a Pinochet.
The Lefts pretty much left a while ago. But there is great amusement in watching the, um, “conservatives” shadow box as I’m not sure they have noticed. Fun for me.
And allow me to remind everyone, this sick puppy needs the max sentence (was it 30?). He needs to be force fed meds and never given parole or released from a psychiatric hospital. Too dangerous.
Guy won’t be in jail for a week if that! They need to be banned from airport property and given real jail time that will cut down on these people for sure.