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Man Who Bit Into Needle Found in Sandwiches on Delta Flight Put on Anti-HIV Medication
One of the airline passengers who bit into a sandwich containing a one-inch needle earlier this week has now been put on antiretroviral drugs used for the treatment of HIV, and says the FBI is investigating the incidents aboard four Delta Air Lines flights as a criminal case.
James Tonges said he was placed on the drug Truvada, which has recently been approved by the FDA, following the incident aboard a Delta flight from Amsterdam to Minneapolis-St. Paul. Half a dozen sewing needles have now been found in sandwiches on four separate Delta flights, and Tonges, who was sitting in his flight’s business elite cabin, was unfortunate to have bitten into one of them.
“It was on the second bite into the sandwich, it actually poked the top of my mouth. It was about one inch long, straight needle,” Tonges told “Good Morning America.” “Since it punctured the top of my mouth, I had to be put on medication, and we’re waiting to see if there’s any type of substance on the needle. They’re doing their examination right now.”
“It was on the second bite into the sandwich, it actually poked the top of my mouth. It was about one inch long, straight needle,” Tonges told “Good Morning America.” “Since it punctured the top of my mouth, I had to be put on medication, and we’re waiting to see if there’s any type of substance on the needle. They’re doing their examination right now.”
Tonges and another passenger sustained minor injuries after biting into the sandwiches and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)officials found a third needle after confiscating the sandwiches, according to an official report. Dr. Jack A. Drogt, a passenger Tonges had coincidentally met aboard his flight over to Europe, also found a needle in his sandwich.
Federal authorities including the FBI are investigating who had access to the food for flights originating out of Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport bound for the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
Moe Tom
July 18th, 2012
Mouslims in the kitchen. At least all Jesse Jackson ever did was spit on whities food.
cfm990
July 18th, 2012
Place yer bets
1) Muslim.
2) Anti American socialist radical.
3) Garden variety nut job.
eternal cracker p
July 18th, 2012
cfm990, it’ll be one of those, but not before someone picks up on an anonymous source that claims “radical extreme conservative.”
Brooke
July 18th, 2012
I thought I read yesterday that Delta knew which catering business the food came from and will start using more prepackaged stuff. Shouldn’t bee too hard to track down…
I would also be worried about Hep if I were that dude.
GregMan
July 18th, 2012
I vote it was a Mooslim. Amsterdam is full of them.
Just remember, it isn’t “terrorism”.
Hybrid Lemon
July 18th, 2012
Keep those Moslems out of the kitchen,
you don’t know where they’ve been.
GOAT: I know.
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Corky
July 18th, 2012
The one fact that bothers me about this story is that a father and son on two different planes both got needles in their sandwiches and the son kept the needle and refused to turn it over. I realize that could have happened but it does make me go “hmmm” If I wanted to cause damage, I think I could have put more than 6 needles into sandwiches. I am NOT disagreeing cfm990, I am just adding another thought.