Man opens up emergency door on Delta flight leaving LAX. Causes slide to dispatch.....

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A passenger on a flight from LA to Seattle was taken into custody by Los Angeles International Airport Police after attempting to open the plane's exit door

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Officials said the man was not officially arrested but rather the 'subject was transported to a local hospital for mental evaluation'

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A passenger on a Delta flight from LA to Seattle has been arrested after he opened the plane's emergency exit door and deployed its slide as it taxied down the runway.

The incident happened Saturday morning around 10am on a flight that was just pulling away from the gate at LAX.

'Holy sh*t. Just as my flight was leaving the gate at LAX a man ran up from the back of the plane & opened the door. Then he said "What do I do now?" Flight attendants tried to stop him but he deployed the slide and jumped out,' wrote Gillian Sheldon, a passenger.

According to local media reports, the Los Angeles Airport Police responded to the incident and detained the man.

'Due to the circumstances, FBI has been notified,' said Los Angeles Airport Police Captain Karla Rodriguez.

In a video posted to Twitter by Sheldon, an unidentified man is seen on the tarmac outside of the plane with his hands behind his back, seemingly handcuffed.

An officer escorts the man around a patrol car. The man appears in a striped red and blue sweater with black pants and black shoes.

As the bald man with a beard and glasses is walked around the tarmac, flight attendants on board can be heard speaking over the plane's PA system.

'The captain is speaking with air traffic control and officers out there,' one flight attendant says. 'Once we have more information we will be making an announcement.'

According to local outlets, the man was not arrested after he opened the door. One official said he was 'transported to a local hospital for mental evaluation.'

In a statement after the incident, Delta said they worked quickly to fix the issue.

'Delta flight 1714 operating from Los Angeles to Seattle returned to the gate due to an unruly passenger, the statement reads.

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