An American Airlines flight to Miami was forced to turn around when a manic passenger — who was convinced that demonic spirits followed him onto the plane — swallowed rosary beads and violently kicked a flight attendant across the airplane aisle.

Court records say a passenger on a small regional flight to Miami attacked a flight attendant, kicked and punched the seat of the person in front of him and swallowed rosary beads as pilots returned to the airport in Savannah,

Delange Augustin, 31, was flying from Savannah to Miami on American Airlines Flight 4162, according to police.

The man also kicked a flight attendant, an arrest affidavit said. He and his sister said they were traveling to Haiti to escape “religious attacks of a spiritual nature.”

The Envoy Air passenger allegedly kicked a flight attendant in the chest during the episode, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE

A passenger is facing federal charges after allegedly attacking a flight attendant and swallowing rosary beads while onboard a regional flight to Miami.

His sister told the FBI agent that they were flying to Haiti “to flee religious attacks of a spiritual nature.”

An American Airlines flight to Miami was forced to turn back after a passenger—convinced that “Satan’s disciple(s)” had followed him onto the aircraft—swallowed rosary beads and allegedly kicked a flight attendant in the chest.