American Airlines flight diverted to Detroit after passenger allegedly makes ominous threat

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A rider connected a Chicago-bound American Airlines formation made a mendacious weaponry threat, forcing the craft to marque an exigency landing successful Detroit, authorities said. 

Jason Douglas Pazol was having a breakdown implicit medicine issues connected formation 2819 erstwhile helium told different passengers and crew: "I volition stroke this f------ level up," during the March 29 incident, the Justice Department said. 

"I curse to God, I americium going to bash thing terrible," helium said, according to tribunal documents. 

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A rider connected an American Airlines formation headed to Chicago forced the craft to marque an exigency landing successful Detroit aft helium allegedly made a mendacious weaponry threat.  (Kevin Carter/Getty Images))

The formation was packed with 150 passengers and unit erstwhile it departed from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and was rapidly diverted to the Detroit Metro Airport.

Everyone was removed from the aircraft, and it was taken to an isolated country and checked for explosives. None were recovered and the passengers and unit were re-screened.

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A national ailment said that Pazol said helium made the menace due to the fact that helium wanted to forestall "an outburst. He felt that the passengers connected the formation were not harmless astir him, truthful helium made the menace to unit the craft to land."

No 1 was injured. 

"I cognize wherefore radical accidental worldly similar that," Pazol aboriginal admitted to authorities, national prosecutors said. "I cognize wherefore radical say, 'Get this f------ level connected the ground,' and 'Blow it up,' due to the fact that that's what radical bash to get planes landed. Not due to the fact that I privation the level landed, but due to the fact that I americium f------ sick."

Detroit's skyline is seen from the west.

The formation was forced to onshore successful Detroit.  (Jim West/Getty Images)

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Pazol is charged with conveying mendacious oregon misleading information.

After authorities determined helium was unarmed, Pazol was taken to a infirmary for an evaluation, tribunal documents show.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to American Airlines. 

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