Singapore: A Jetstar passenger was charged with using threatening words on Monday ( Dec. 9 ) after making the threat to crash the plane while boarding the plane at Changi Airport.
Moncrieff Marli Curtis Philip, a 36-year-old American, told the judge that he will plead guilty to his two claims. On December 18, a deadline hear for him to do so was set for him.
Moncrieff is accused of saying:” I wish the aircraft to fall and kill people” and” I want the airplane to fall”.
This allegedly occurred on November 20 at around 5:30 am in the Changi Airport Terminal 4 wall holding area for Jetstar trip JQ96 to Perth.
Later, at about 7.40am and while at the entrance immigration shop, he allegedly said:” If you put me on another aircraft, I am gonna do the same point, I will tell the captain I will fall the plane”.
According to command sheets, his statements on both events were likely to raise concern.
The heavily bearded Moncrieff, who is out of remand on a personal bond of S$ 1, 000 ( US$ 745 ), appeared in a district court for his charging.
The police attorney informed the court that his card had been searched, and that the American embassy had been told not to challenge him a successor travel document.
When District Judge Lorraine Ho questioned Moncrieff about his desire to enter a guilty plea as soon as possible, he responded in the affirmative.
She even inquired if he would need a lawyer for his argument, which he confirmed, stating that he could never afford one.
Prior to this incident, the officers claimed that after Moncrieff reportedly uttered the threatening words to a part of the house crew, he was taken off the plane and taken to a keeping room, where he supposedly uttered the same words again.
Police will get security threats really, they said, and they will take legal action against anyone who raises false alarms in the media.
The making of false risks comes at a cost in the broad common resources that have to be deployed to deal with the incident, the officers pointed out.” Beyond the anxiety and pain caused to other members of the public.
The consequence for using threatening terms that are likely to raise alarms is a fine of up to S$ 5, 000 under the Protection from Harassment Act.