Julio Alvarez Lopez pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of assault with a dangerous weapon after stabbing another passenger on an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle, Washington, to Las Vegas, Nevada.
According to prosecutors, Lopez used three pens bound together with hair bands to punch, hit, and stab another passenger on January 24, 2024.
The victim’s body and eye area were injured, and the victim did require stitches, the U.S. Attorney’s Office added…