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Watch: 'Agitated' American Airlines passenger forcefully removed from plane after allegedly touching woman without permission

April 24, 2018

A passenger on board an American Airlines flight was forcibly removed after a female passenger complained he was touching her without consent, with police attempting to Taser him ten times.

The incident took place on April 22 at Miami International Airport, The Washington Post reports, where Jacob Garcia, 28, boarded a flight to his home town of Chicago.

The police report says a female passenger sitting next to him complained that he had touched her without permission, and airline staff asked him to switch seats.

At that point, he reportedly began to yell and insult the woman and her boyfriend.

Another passenger, Jabari Ennis, said Garcia looked "agitated" when he came on board and used "racial slurs to several people".

An argument broke out and the plane's crew asked all passengers to disembark from the plane until things were sorted out, but Garcia refused to go, and police were called in.

Video shows him repeatedly asking why he was being forced off the plane, and then taunted police to "Taser me, you'll see what happens".

They did - but one of the Taser barbs did not connect and the Tasering was ineffective.

Garcia continued to yell and ask why he was being removed, and after the three officers got him under control, he was removed.

The Post reports Garcia was then driven through the airport to a police car, where he kicked out a window and even lunged for an officer's gun.

His former legal guardian told The Post it was out of character for Garcia, who was reportedly a straight-A veterinary school student who loves animals and people.

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