AMARILLO, Texas (AP) - A Florida man whose rants on a Southwest Airlines flight last year forced an unscheduled landing in the Texas Panhandle has been released from federal custody.
Ali Reza Shahsavari was found not guilty by reason of insanity by a judge last month. His attorney, Jeff Blackburn, told the Amarillo Globe News (http://bit.ly/KpmzEl ) that the 30-year-old Shahsavari was driving home to Florida with his mother Friday.
Shahsavari has nearly a dozen conditions for his release, including random blood tests and a ban on drinking alcohol. He can't fly on a commercial airline without the U.S. Probation Office's consent.
In October, Shahsavari, of Indialantic, Fla., disrupted Flight 3683 from Los Angeles to Kansas City, Mo., forcing a landing in Amarillo. He said he had stopped taking a drug that treats schizophrenia.
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Information from: Amarillo Globe-News, http://www.amarillo.com
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