SAN MATEO, Calif. -- A man with ties to the San Francisco Bay Area and Yemen was wrestled to the floor of a San Francisco International Airport-bound airliner Sunday night by crew members and passengers after trying to smash open the locked cockpit door with his shoulder, according to federal court documents.
Federal authorities filed a criminal charge of interference with a flight crew Monday against 28-year-old Rageh Almurisi, who was traveling with a Yemeni passport and a California ID that says he lives in Vallejo. An FBI spokeswoman said he is due in federal court Tuesday.
