American Airlines Flight Forced To Make Emergency U-Turn After Man Battles 'Satan's Disciples'

An American Airlines passenger was so convinced that demons were following him that he began a spiritual warfare against them, causing an emergency U-turn.

The male passenger started screaming and shaking soon after the flight took off from Savannah, Georgia, on Monday night.

This caused the crew to think he was having a seizure, but when flight attendants assisted him, he became violent toward them.

The American Airlines flight from Georgia to Miami, Florida, was just a few moments into takeoff when one of its passengers, Delange Augustin, started a mid-air disturbance.

According to reports, the man began stomping, yelling, and shaking. A flight attendant noticed his erratic movements and thought he was having a seizure.

Another crew member went to check on Delange, but he became very aggressive, kicking the attendant so hard that they flew across the aisle.

The kick was with so much force that the victim landed on another row of seats and hit the far window.

According to an arrest affidavit obtained by the New York Times, the disturbed American Airlines passenger soon began swallowing rosary beads.

He did so to fortify himself against "Satan's disciples," which he claimed followed him into the flight.

An FBI special agent, Savannah Solomon, wrote in the affidavit that Delange's behavior "appeared purposeful, though difficult to describe."

The plane's pilots caught wind of the ongoing disturbance and made an emergency U-turn, landing safely in Savannah.

However, Delange's erratic behavior got worse as the plane made its emergency return to Savannah.

He got increasingly aggressive as the flight's crew tried to deboard the other passengers. The troubled man stormed to the front of the plane before the doors were opened and punched a flight attendant multiple times.

Other passengers stepped in at this point and did their best to restrain him. However, he held on to his sister, Medjina Augustin, who was on the flight with him.

The passengers wrangled the siblings to the floor and held them until authorities subdued Delange.

After authorities detained Delange and Medjina, she told them they were traveling to Haiti to "flee religious attacks of a supernatural nature."

According to the affidavit, Delange told Medjina during the flight "to close her eyes and pray because Satan's disciple(s) had followed them onto the plane and the legion did not want the Augustins to make it to Haiti."

Medjina also told authorities that her brother swallowed the rosary beads "because they are a weapon of strength in the spiritual warfare." She also said, "evil comes out in the darkness," adding that she "had never experienced as much darkness as was on the plane that evening."

Delange's sister also said she wasn't surprised he "had hurt anyone because he hurts evil." She also said he wasn't "suffering from any medical or mental health issue or impairment."

Meanwhile, none of the eight passengers on the American Airlines plane suffered any serious injuries during the chaotic mid-flight events.

The airline released a statement afterward. They said, "Safety and security are our top priorities. We appreciate the professionalism of the entire crew and thank our passengers for their understanding."

After the flight landed, authorities took Delange to the hospital for evaluation. He was sent to the Chatham County Detention Center afterward and booked on multiple charges, including battery and property damage.

One of the American Airlines flight passengers spoke to CBS News Miami and narrated the incident. He said, "Myself and my friend, we are talking, we are like, 'We gonna have to take this guy down.'"

The passenger continued, "He [Delange] started stomping his feet violently like heavily and screaming...he was talking about devils and possession... you have to kind of see it to believe it."

The flight passenger also narrated how Delange battled one of the seats in the airplane. He said, "he kicked it and punched it and just buckled the seat completely over. He just charged the front doors of the plane like swinging wildly."

According to the passenger, it was at that point he and his friend knew they had to bring Delange down. However, their efforts were made more difficult after the disturbed man held on to his sister's hair.

He said, "She [Medjina] had a bond in her hair and he grabbed hold of the bond of her hair. He grabbed hold of her pants and wouldn't let her go. So they tased him once, twice, three times, he still didn't let go. At that point, they had to cut the woman's hair to make him let go."