Robert Scheer has been identified as the drunk passenger who took his clothes off at Manchester Airport
The drunk passenger who stripped naked on the airport tarmac and challenged an airline captain to a fight has been identified as former postal worker Robert Scheer.
Mr Scheer, 52, was caught on camera as he stripped off at Manchester Airport after arriving on an easyJet flight from Malta.
He can be seen challenging the plane's captain to a fight before being slapped across the face by his female companion, believed to be partner Karen Grisdale.
He also urinated on the side of the Terminal One building in front of a shocked crowd before being ‘dry Tasered’ - where the weapon is placed in direct contact with the target and activated - and arrested on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly.
It is believed trouble began mid-flight when the traveller, who appeared drunk, became abusive and started swearing at fellow passengers.
To
add insult to injury the burly, bald man was slapped across the face by
his fuming girlfriend before police officers fired 50,000 volts into
him after he refused to calm down.
Had enough: This sequence shows how after his
bizarre behaviour his companion stood up to him and smacked him round
the face in an incident caught on camera
Video shows him then stripping completely naked before getting a slap across the face from a woman.
The
witness added: 'He must have been drunk because when he came off the
plane, he took his top off and shouted "come on then" in a Manchester
accent and was trying to get the captain to fight him.
'Then he carried on taking all his clothes off. I have no idea why. The woman he was with gave him a slap for it.'
In trouble: Witnesses described how the
52-year-old had been abusive on board the flight before standing in only
his pants yelling up to the cockpit
The man put his clothes back on before entering Terminal One, where police arrived at 1.40pm.
They
tried to control him but resorted to using a 'dry' Taser - where the
gun is held against the target to cause shock and pain - when he refused
to co-operate. He was then arrested and escorted from the airport.
Police confirmed they received a call on the morning of September 26.
A
spokesman added: 'Police were called to Terminal One arrivals of
Manchester Airport following reports a man was drunk and being abusive
to passengers on a flight from Malta.
'As he left the plane, he took his clothes off and urinated against a wall.
'A
52-year-old man was dry tasered and arrested on suspicion of being
drunk and disorderly in a public place. He was issued with a Fixed
Penalty Notice.'
Incident: The passenger even urinated on the
outer wall of Manchester Airport's terminal building (pictured) before
he was arrested
An easyJet spokesman
said: 'The passenger had arrived into Manchester on flight EZY1328 from
Malta. 'The safety and security of its passengers and crew is easyJet's
highest priority and, like all airlines, disruptive behaviour is taken
seriously.The passenger was met by the police as a result of his behaviour.'
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