Apple accountant Wicliff Fleurizard 'snuck onto Delta flight without a ticket after taking photo of child's boarding pass then hid in plane toilet'

An Apple accountant has been arrested over claims he snuck onto a Delta flight using a picture he took of a child's boarding pass and hid in the bathroom until the plane taxied.

Wicliff Wves Fleurizard, 26, has been charged with one count of stowing away on a vessel or aircraft following the incident in Salt Lake City on March 17.

He is accused of taking photos of the boarding passes of unsuspecting passengers and using his phone to board the flight to Austin, Texas, according to a criminal complaint filed in Utah federal court. 

Fleurizard allegedly spent a 'significant amount of time' in the bathroom and only came out once boarding was complete and the aircraft doors were secured.

But, a flight attendant noticed there were no empty seats and found he did not have a valid ticket and the aircraft was forced to return to the gate where he was arrested. 

Apple accountant, Wicliff Wves Fleurizard, has been arrested over claims he snuck onto a Delta flight using a picture he took of a child's boarding pass and hid in the bathroom until the plane taxied

The 26-year-old has been charged with one count of stowing away on a vessel or aircraft following the incident in Salt Lake City on March 17

Fleurizard is accused of taking photos of the boarding passes of unsuspecting passengers and using his phone to board the flight to Austin, Texas, according to a criminal complaint filed in Utah federal court. Pictured: Fleurizard's mugshot following a previous arrest in June 2023

Once Fleurizard realized boarding was complete, he made his way to the back of the aircraft, according to the complaint.

He allegedly told a flight attendant his seat was 21F but the employee verified that the person who was already sitting there had a valid ticket.

Staff then searched for Fleurizard's name on their system and did not find a valid ticket or booking reservation for him on Delta Flight 1683 or any other Delta Flight.

The aircraft was then forced to return to the gate where he was met by law enforcement officers. He is currently being held at Salt Lake County Metro Jail. 

A Delta gate agent later revealed that a young girl had an issue when trying to scan her ticket to board.

The system had showed she was already on board despite the fact she traveling on her own and no one else had any authorization to use it. 

Fleurizard allegedly told authorities he had been snowboarding in Park City and needed to get home to see his family who had flown in from Florida. 

He said he was given a Southwest ticket by a friend and attempted to leave on March 16, but there were no available seats and was rebooked onto March 17, according to the complaint.

Fleurizard allegedly spent a 'significant amount of time' in the bathroom and only came out once boarding was complete and the aircraft doors were secured

A flight attendant noticed there were no empty seats and found he did not have a valid ticket and the aircraft was forced to return to the gate where he was arrested

However that flight was overbooked and he left the boarding area. Surveillance footage was reviewed and it allegedly shows him taking photos of multiple passenger’s boarding passes while they were not looking, including the young girl. 

Fleurizard is said to have admitted he made a mistake and was just trying to get home. 

He has an active warrant out for his arrest in Austin for violating a protective order, although the details are unclear.

Fleurizard has been described by the Austin Police Department - who have an active warrant for his arrest for allegedly violating a protective order - as 'violent tendencies' and was previously arrested in June 2023 over claims he assaulted a family member. 

His case for the alleged assault is still pending in Williamson County, Texas. 

Fleurizard works as a global business solutions accountant at Apple, according to his LinkedIn page and has been at the company since January 2022. 

A Delta Airlines spokesman said: 'Delta is cooperating with law enforcement and relevant federal agencies regarding an investigation into a non-ticketed individual being escorted off an aircraft in Salt Lake City prior to a scheduled departure. 

'We defer any additional questions to law enforcement.'

DailyMail.com has contacted the Salt Lake City Police Department, Delta Airlines and Apple for comment.