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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

FBI is Investigating Bizarre Case of a Russian Man that Flew from Europe to Los Angeles Without a Passport, Visa or Plane Ticket

A Russian man flew from Europe to Los Angeles without a passport, visa, or plane ticket, and the FBI want to know how he did it.

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Airplane leaving airport at sunset; credit: Upal Patel on Unsplash

This is definitely a bizarre case of amnesia.

Russian Man Flew from Europe to Los Angeles Without Passport, Visa, or Plane Ticket


Sergey Vladimirovich Ochigava, landed at LAX on Nov. 4, 2023 on a Scandinavian Airlines flight from Copenhagen. He showed up at the customs checkpoint without a passport or visa and was not listed as a passenger on the flight manifest,

What makes this case strange is he claimed to be confused and couldn’t remember getting on the plane or how he got past security and boarded the flight without documents.

Ochigava exhibited strange and unusual behavior during the flight, such as wandering around, changing seats, asking for two meals, and trying to eat the cabin crew’s chocolate.

No, you cannot have the cabin crew's chocolate without asking nicely.

The FBI is Still Investigating this Case


The FBI filed a federal complaint charging Ochigava with being a stowaway on an aircraft. The FBI said the investigation is still ongoing and they are trying to figure out how Ochigava managed to get on the plane without a ticket and bypass security checks. The flight’s crew members conducted head counts for their individual sections before the flight, but those were intended to ensure the plane was balanced for landing and takeoff. It was only after the flight landed that the airline discovered its passenger count was one person above the manifest, which makes this a very strange case.


Ochigava is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Downtown Los Angeles and is expected to be in court later this month. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted of the stowaway charge. He could also face immigration and deportation issues as he has no legal status in the US. His case has raised security and safety concerns for the airline industry and the authorities.

This is a mystery that might take some time to figure out.

Hopefully the FBI will solve this strange mystery in Los Angeles.


FBI seal
Federal Bureau of Investigation seal

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Wiz Khalifa Tweets about being Handcuffed for Riding a Hoverboard in LAX Airport

Wiz Khalifa on a hoverboard
Great Scott!! The future is here, according to the movie, Back to the Future. Hoverboards are real, and already getting people into trouble with the law.

Wiz Khalifa Handcuffed, Accused of Resisting Arrest at LAX airport


Police officers handcuffed rapper Wiz Khalifa on Saturday August 22, 2015 after he refused to get off of his hoverboard. Yes, he was riding a hoverboard in the LAX airport. Police officers then proceeded to handcuff Wiz Khalifa after he refused to disembark from his hoverboard, telling him to stop resisting. He responded by saying "I'm not resisting."

He then keeps the online world informed with the following tweets.

Wiz Khalifa Tweets about Police Brutality following Hoverboard Incident


On 08/22/15 at 6:44 p.m. Wiz Khalifa tweets, "Haven't been slammed and cuffed in a while. That was fun." He was obviously being sarcastic about being fun, but still making the public aware that police brutality and excessive force is a real problem in society today.

Wiz Khalifa Tweet #1 on 08/22/15
His next tweet (below) was a picture of himself being held to the ground by LAX airport police officers accompanied by the words, "They love sayin stop resisting."

Wiz Khalifa Tweet #2 on 08/22/15
His third tweet (below) was a video of himself at LAX airport talking to the police officers. The tweet read, "All because I didn't want to ditch the technogy [sic] everyone will be using in the next 6 months. Do what you want kids."


Discussion of Wiz Khalifa Hoverboard LAX Airport Incident

After reading Wiz Khalifa's tweets about the incident, what do you think happened?

Do you think that police officers should have been nicer to rapper Wiz Khalifa after he refused to get off of his hoverboard in LAX airport?

Do you think that Wiz Khalifa was resisting arrest by refusing to get off of his hoverboard?

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