May 8th 2024.
On Tuesday, a man from South Africa who worked on a cruise ship was taken into custody in Alaska's capital city. The authorities had accused him of using scissors to attack a woman and two security guards while on board the vessel.
According to the US attorney's office, the man was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon within maritime and territorial jurisdiction. However, there is currently no information available about his legal representation, as online court records do not show an attorney for the 35-year-old man.
According to an affidavit from FBI Special Agent Matthew Judy, the man had recently been hired by a cruise line and had joined the ship, known as the Norwegian Encore, in Seattle on Sunday. The ship was scheduled to embark on a weeklong trip with planned stops in various Alaskan ports, including the capital city of Juneau, as well as British Columbia.
The alleged incident occurred while the ship was sailing towards Alaska, west of Vancouver Island in British Columbia. The affidavit states that on Sunday evening, ship personnel noticed the man attempting to deploy a lifeboat. He was then taken by security to a medical center for evaluation.
However, things took a turn for the worse when the man began to act irrationally and tried to leave. He then physically attacked a guard and a nurse while at the medical center. Later, he ran into another room, where he grabbed a pair of scissors and stabbed a woman who was being examined. Two guards tried to intervene, but they were also attacked before the man was eventually subdued and taken to a "shipboard jail."
Fortunately, none of the injuries sustained by the victims were life-threatening. The ship eventually arrived in Juneau on Tuesday, when the man was arrested by the FBI. The US attorney's office has confirmed that he is now in custody.
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