“Possessed” Passenger Swallows Rosary And Throws Punches On American Airlines Flight

A routine American Airlines flight turned into a mid-air horror show when a passenger, seemingly experiencing paranoia by “demonic forces,” got into a violent scuffle with flight attendants. According to CBS Miami News, a 31-year-old man named Delange Augustin began throwing punches, kicking staff, and even swallowing a rosary in what witnesses dubbed “the most disturbing thing I’ve ever seen.”

Captured in shocking footage, Augustin can be seen thrashing at the front of the plane, swinging wildly at flight attendants and kicking his legs as fellow passengers rushed to restrain him. The chaos reached another level when his sister, also on board, began chanting what witnesses described as unsettling “hymns” while Augustin ingested the rosary beads.

“They were possessed,” a passenger named Rob Rosenberg recalled. “That was a very, very, very disturbing scene. I’ve seen a lot of stuff in my life, but that was probably the most disturbing thing I’ve ever seen.”

The ordeal began just after takeoff from Savannah, Ga., on Monday night (March 10) when the Miami-bound flight encountered turbulence. Augustin reportedly started shaking violently and screaming, leading some passengers to initially believe he was suffering a seizure. But it quickly became clear that something far more bizarre was happening.

“He started stomping his feet violently, like heavily and screaming — it was kind of a chant,” Rosenberg told CBS Miami. “He was talking about devils and possession. You have to kind of see-it-to-believe-it sort of thing.”

Tensions escalated when a flight attendant approached Augustin, only to be met with a kangaroo kick to the chest, sending them flying across the aisle and crashing into a window. Alarmed by the outburst, the pilot made the call to turn the aircraft around and return to Savannah. “He was being so violent, you were like, ‘this is not normal, he doesn’t care anymore,’” the witness added.

Augustin continued his rampage, reportedly “destroying” the seat in front of him with a barrage of punches and kicks before the plane could land. As soon as they touched down, he charged toward the front exit, fists swinging, with his sister right behind him. Passengers, including Rosenberg and his friend, intervened, wrestling Augustin to the ground. But even pinned down, Augustin reportedly latched onto his sister’s hair and pants, refusing to release his grip as authorities arrived.

“They tased him, once, twice, three times. He still didn’t let go. At that point, they had to cut the woman’s hair to make him let go,” Rosenberg recounted.

Additionally, Augustin’s sister later told authorities that he swallowed the rosary because the beads serve as “a weapon of strength in spiritual warfare.” According to an affidavit, the siblings had been en route to Haiti to “flee religious attacks of a spiritual nature.” Augustin had warned his sister mid-flight “to close her eyes and pray because Satan’s disciples had followed them onto the plane and the legion did not want the Augustins to make it to Haiti.”

Despite the terrifying incidinet, only eight passengers were on board at the time, and no one sustained serious injuries. Augustin was hospitalized after ingesting the rosary beads, and has since been booked in jail on multiple charges, including misdemeanor battery and criminal property damage.