A Newark-bound commercial flight was forced to land in Chicago after an erratic passenger wearing over a dozen masks began ranting about gay people causing him cancer. The Sun Country Airlines plane departed Minneapolis for Newark, but the incident escalated on a Friday morning, leading to a diversion to Chicago. Passengers reported the man started rambling about being chased by gay individuals and claimed he was being radiated and cooked by them, insisting they were giving him cancer. Witnesses noted the man wore at least 15 masks over his mouth and, at one point, shouted “Trump is here.” The flight landed safely in Chicago, where the passenger was handed over to law enforcement and removed without further incident.

Between outbursts, the individual played a round of Candy Crush before resuming loud, chaotic behavior. His claims about the plane crashing prompted the diversion. At O’Hare International Airport, the man was handcuffed and taken by Chicago police. Passengers were questioned by U.S. Marshals before the aircraft resumed its journey to Newark. The airline stated the passenger was turned over to law enforcement and the flight continued to its destination. The FBI has since assumed oversight of the case. This incident adds to a series of recent disruptions caused by unruly passengers, including a previous case where a drunk woman fought police on a Frontier Airlines flight.