A plane stopped together on the runway before taking off in New York, when a couple opened the emergency slide and went down there with their puppy.
The event took place on Monday on a Delta plane at LaGuardia airport. The plane was heading to Atlanta when Antonio Murdock and Brianna Greco, both from Florida, landed, said an airline spokesman.
According to witnesses, Murdock panicked, opened the emergency door and went down the slide. Greco and the puppy followed immediately.
Murdock, 31, and Greco, 27, were arrested for misconduct and crime, among other charges. The dog was handed over to a pet shelter.
It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post.
Brian Plummer, one of the passengers, told the New York Times that before getting off the plane, the couple changed seats several times on a plane that was not full. Eventually, the man got up and ignored a flight attendant’s order to sit down before takeoff, telling him he was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
The plane had to return to the departure gate and the passengers were placed on other flights.