Murdock then allegedly pushed past the flight attendant and opened a door marked "emergency exit," which caused the attached slide to deploy and inflate. The female passenger, identified as Greco during the arraignment, allegedly followed Murdock down the slide. The pair and the dog then walked away from the plane onto the taxiway. Murdock asked to switch rows with Johnson, he said, so they could have the last aisle of the plane to accommodate their dog. After Murdock and Greco exited the plane, the aircraft returned to the gate and deplaned customers normally, Delta spokesman Morgan Durrant said.

Source: CNN December 23, 2020 04:18 UTC