A PASSENGER was caught on video causing bedlam at an airport after he was told to put out a cigarette, cops say.

Jerome Toson Jr. was tased and taken into custody following the scary incident Thursday at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.

It all started when Toson was told to dispose of his cigarette, according to NBC in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Cops say Toson dropped the cigarette in a cup of water, but then poured the liquid on the computers at the customer service counter.

"When I came up he was yelling at the agents," witness John Huston told NBC.

"He was throwing water all over him."

Cops allege Toson was assaulting and pulling the hair of an American Airlines customer service agent, according to NBC.

Witnesses in Terminal B say the situation only escalated after police arrived on the scene.

Toson allegedly wrestled with an officer and tried to grab to grab his gun.

He is also accused of trying to bite at least one officer.

At least four passengers helped out and tried to hold Toson down.

"I don't know what anyone else would have done," Larry Lazar told NBC.

"I had to. Number one, the gun would have been aimed at me as well as the other people."

Toson was treated at a nearby hospital before being taken to the Tarrant County Jail.

The troubled traveler, who had flown to Texas from Florida, faces at least eight charges, including assault of a public servant and resisting arrest, according to NBC.

"I don't think he was thinking clearly," Huston told NBC.

"He obviously made a very poor choice and I have a feeling he's going to face some pretty dire consequences."

Lazar praised customer service agents for doing "an amazing job."

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