FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING AN UNRULY PAX WHO STOLE MINIS FROM THE CART AND REFUSED TO MOVE TO NEW ASSIGNED SEAT DUE TO JUMP SEAT INOP. AUTHS MET THE ACFT.

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I WAS INFORMED MY 2R JUMP SEAT WAS INOP. AGENT BLOCKED XX. PAX REFUSED TO MOVE TO REASSIGNED YY. XX APPEARED STRONG; HEALTHY AND CAPABLE TO BE PLACED IN EXIT ROW AT THIS TIME. CONTACT CAPT -- NO SUPPORT AT ALL. 'FLT ATTENDANT SIT SOMEWHERE ELSE!' FULL FLT; YY ONLY AVAILABLE. PAX FINALLY MOVED FOR TKOF ONLY. CAPT 'PROMISED' NO TURB TONIGHT BTWN BOS AND LAX -- NO NEED TO HAVE JUMP SEAT AVAILABLE FOR ME (DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE). UPON PREPARATION FOR LNDG XX DECLARED HIMSELF IMMOBILE -- PARALYZED HE SAID -- COULD NOT MOVE. I SAT IN XY'S SEAT BUT WAS UNCOMFORTABLE BESIDE HIM (XX) AS HE WAS A LARGE (MUSCULAR) MAN -- SEEMED TO BE IN A TRANCE WITH CLR GREASE SMEARED ON LIPS AND FACE. POLICE AND COMPANY PERSONNEL WERE SUMMONED ON LNDG. PAX XX DEMANDED AISLE CHAIR AND WHEELCHAIR -- SCREAMED IN PAIN WHEN APCHED BY POLICE. PAX AROUND HIM INFORMED US XX HAD STOLEN LIQUOR MINIS FROM CART AT 2R DURING FLT. POLICE EMPTIED HIS KNAPSACK -- 30 OR SO MINIS FELL OUT; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS SUCH AS PROZAC ALSO. THIS MAN ENDANGERED THE PAX AROUND HIM AND THE FLT ATTENDANTS FROM PERFORMING EMER DUTIES; IF HAD BEEN NEEDED. IT WAS OBVIOUS HIS INTENT WAS TO STEAL. MEDICS EXAMINED HIM -- HE WAS FINE! 'THREW' HIMSELF FROM WHEELCHAIR TWICE ON JETBRIDGE; CLAIMING HE WAS PUSHED AND WOULD SUE. THIS MAN WAS 'UNSAFE' TO BE AROUND LET ALONE IN AN 'EXIT ROW!'