American Airlines passenger duct-taped to seat after attacking crew member and making bizarre threats mid-air

Friday, September 26, 2025 - An American Airlines passenger, Ketty J. Dilone, was restrained and ultimately duct-taped to her seat after allegedly attacking a flight attendant and launching into a profanity-fueled mid-air tirade, during which she bizarrely claimed she once tried to poison her own father.

The incident occurred on a Las Vegas-bound flight on September 16, a connecting leg from Charlotte, NC, following Dilone's return trip from the Dominican Republic, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Nevada

Authorities allege Dilone walked and yelled throughout the cabin, verbally threatening multiple flight attendants. Due to her escalating behavior, flight staff were forced to use zip ties and duct tape to restrain her in her seat. Even after being restrained, Dilone allegedly kicked a flight attendant, causing the crew member to fall

A viral video posted to TikTok captured Dilone’s foul-mouthed outburst. She is heard screaming that the restraints were hurting her and shouting profanities at a flight attendant, including: “You don’t know what the f–k I’ve been through, bitch! Kill yourself, bitch! You wanna die, bitch?”

Dilone then made a bizarre and chilling admission, claiming she put "roach poison" in her father’s coffee when she was 11, with the intention to kill him.

“It didn’t work,” she said calmly. “And in DR (Dominican Republic), we call it ‘Tres Pasito.’”

Tres Pasitos—Spanish for “three little steps”—is a potent pesticide, illegal in the U.S., used to kill cockroaches and mice.

After briefly singing the chorus to a Spanish song of the same name, she began flying off the handle again. "So if anybody wants to kill somebody, put roach poison! But make sure it’s not expired, and make sure you put a lot of it!” she shouted, claiming that her attempt on her father only "put him to sleep."

The video ended shortly after Dilone started screaming that “the show’s f–king over” and rambling incoherently.

The FBI arrested Dilone after the flight landed at Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport, and she was transported to the Henderson Detention Center.She has been charged with one count of interference with a flight crew and one count of assault by striking, beating, or wounding.

Dilone made her first court appearance on September 18. A preliminary hearing is set for October 1, and if found guilty, she faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.