FBI arrests man who tried to open door on Anchorage-Portland flight

Man who attempted to open door on Alaska flight as it was landing at PDX is in FBI custody http://t.co/LNy32jZaQ8

— KOIN News (@KOINNews) May 27, 2013

Scary news earlier today out of the Pacific Northwest. Alexander Herrera was arrested by the FBI after allegedly attempting to open a door on Alaska Air’s Flight 132 from Anchorage, Alaska, to Portland, Oregon. Portland’s KOIN was all over the story on Twitter.

LISTEN: Passenger describes scene as man attempted to open emergency exit on PDX flight http://t.co/LNy32jZaQ8

— KOIN News (@KOINNews) May 27, 2013

#BREAKING – @FBIPortland rep: Alexander M. Herrera, 23, is from #Arizona. He will make his first court appearance tomorrow #PDX

— Brent Weisberg (@BrentWeisberg) May 27, 2013

#BREAKING: Photo from a passenger on @AlaskaAir Flight 132 after a man tried to open a door mid-flight. @KOINNews pic.twitter.com/EaHdmnJJbM

— Brent Weisberg (@BrentWeisberg) May 27, 2013

Some brave passengers reportedly restrained Herrera with shoelaces and anything else they could get their hands on:

UPDATE: Passengers use shoelaces, seat belt extensions to restrain man who tried to open plane door on descent to PDX http://t.co/y37CochruX

— KTVZ NewsChannel 21 (@KTVZ) May 27, 2013

A passenger said it took 5 or 6 people to restrain the man who tried to open an exit door during a flight to PDX. http://t.co/ZLWeSfkkTG

— KATU News (@KATUNews) May 27, 2013

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