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Seattle airplane thief Richard Russell described himself as broken guy with a 'few screws loose' | The Straits Times
![UPDATE: Man who stole Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air plane was suicidal: "Just a broken guy, got a few screws loose, I guess" UPDATE: Man who stole Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air plane was suicidal: "Just a broken guy, got a few screws loose, I guess"](https://gray-ktuu-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/BCgf2R-iLIr5toZcXED_ygfMJcw=/1200x675/smart/filters:quality(85)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/XNJCP2IKNVKELLSGM47MFFNSPQ.jpg)
UPDATE: Man who stole Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air plane was suicidal: "Just a broken guy, got a few screws loose, I guess"
![Richard Russell was a jokester who complained about work, but Sea-Tac plane heist still baffles friends | The Seattle Times Richard Russell was a jokester who complained about work, but Sea-Tac plane heist still baffles friends | The Seattle Times](https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Richard_Russell_tarmac.jpg?d=300x148)
Richard Russell was a jokester who complained about work, but Sea-Tac plane heist still baffles friends | The Seattle Times
![SeaTac: Plane stolen by 'suicidal' man near Seattle triggers F-15 intercept before crash - The Washington Post SeaTac: Plane stolen by 'suicidal' man near Seattle triggers F-15 intercept before crash - The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/files/2018/08/Rex_Stolen_plane_crashes_Seatac_US_9787781B.jpg&w=1440)
SeaTac: Plane stolen by 'suicidal' man near Seattle triggers F-15 intercept before crash - The Washington Post
![Horizon Air worker takes plane from Sea-Tac Airport, crashes on island in south Puget Sound | The Seattle Times Horizon Air worker takes plane from Sea-Tac Airport, crashes on island in south Puget Sound | The Seattle Times](https://images.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/stolen-plane-crash-W.jpg?d=780x780)
Horizon Air worker takes plane from Sea-Tac Airport, crashes on island in south Puget Sound | The Seattle Times
![Just a broken guy, got a few screws loose' - Seattle crash pilot's final conversation – The Irish Times Just a broken guy, got a few screws loose' - Seattle crash pilot's final conversation – The Irish Times](https://d2j5ip5u6h2g6o.cloudfront.net/10-20-2021/t_eb29c71c95554d8fb14bf4231828c7d3_name_1795463433001_5821056874001_5821052004001_.jpg)
Just a broken guy, got a few screws loose' - Seattle crash pilot's final conversation – The Irish Times
![Got a few screws loose': Man who stole Alaska Airlines flight said calmly before crash | World News - Hindustan Times Got a few screws loose': Man who stole Alaska Airlines flight said calmly before crash | World News - Hindustan Times](https://images.hindustantimes.com/rf/image_size_960x540/HT/p2/2018/08/12/Pictures/us-airplane-accident_27573054-9ded-11e8-8838-278d266b5e3b.jpg)
Got a few screws loose': Man who stole Alaska Airlines flight said calmly before crash | World News - Hindustan Times
![Seattle plane crash: Suicidal airport employee tells traffic control he is 'broken guy' before performing STUNTS in stolen jet - Mirror Online Seattle plane crash: Suicidal airport employee tells traffic control he is 'broken guy' before performing STUNTS in stolen jet - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article13065466.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_Man-hijacks-plane-at-SEATAC-Airport.jpg)
Seattle plane crash: Suicidal airport employee tells traffic control he is 'broken guy' before performing STUNTS in stolen jet - Mirror Online
![Fly It Like You Stole It - Richard Russell, Sky King, 2018 Horizon Air Q400 Incident - Sky King - Magnet | TeePublic Fly It Like You Stole It - Richard Russell, Sky King, 2018 Horizon Air Q400 Incident - Sky King - Magnet | TeePublic](https://res.cloudinary.com/teepublic/image/private/s--B7afIxuh--/c_fit,g_north_west,h_840,w_709/co_000000,e_outline:40/co_000000,e_outline:inner_fill:1/co_ffffff,e_outline:40/co_ffffff,e_outline:inner_fill:1/co_bbbbbb,e_outline:3:1000/c_mpad,g_center,h_1260,w_1260/b_rgb:eeeeee/t_watermark_lock/c_limit,f_auto,h_630,q_90,w_630/v1578945049/production/designs/7561580_0.jpg)
Fly It Like You Stole It - Richard Russell, Sky King, 2018 Horizon Air Q400 Incident - Sky King - Magnet | TeePublic
![Airline worker who stole plane told air traffic controllers: 'I don't want to hurt no one' - ABC News Airline worker who stole plane told air traffic controllers: 'I don't want to hurt no one' - ABC News](https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/seattle-plane-1-gty-jt-180811_hpMain_16x9_992.jpg)
Airline worker who stole plane told air traffic controllers: 'I don't want to hurt no one' - ABC News
This is probably jail time for life,' airline worker says before crashing empty Alaska Airlines plane near Seattle - Los Angeles Times
![Richard Russell: Authorities don't believe man who stole Dash-8 Q400 plane at Sea-Tac airport had a pilot's license - CBS News Richard Russell: Authorities don't believe man who stole Dash-8 Q400 plane at Sea-Tac airport had a pilot's license - CBS News](https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/08/11/4e546dc1-2c18-41d9-8c16-834335b3e6c2/thumbnail/1280x720/4c20802c9b0a9a9f16569e58efe019aa/0811-en-seattleplane-yuccas-1633452-640x360.jpg)
Richard Russell: Authorities don't believe man who stole Dash-8 Q400 plane at Sea-Tac airport had a pilot's license - CBS News
![Just a broken guy, got a few screws loose' - Seattle crash pilot's final conversation – The Irish Times Just a broken guy, got a few screws loose' - Seattle crash pilot's final conversation – The Irish Times](https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/0FxtfH2wx-Qe8VxXu4EbOymS_G8=/1200x630/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/UJFZFAH2GZVQHLLIQNAAL7BJDY.jpg)