Passenger On California-Bound Flight From DC Allegedly Assaults Flight Attendant

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OKLAHOMA CITY (CBS13/AP) — A formation from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles was diverted to Oklahoma City aft an unruly rider assaulted a formation attendant, constabulary said.

An aerial marshal who was connected committee the Delta Air Lines formation had the rider successful custody erstwhile the formation landed Thursday night, Oklahoma City Police Capt. Arthur Gregory told TV station KFOR.

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The formation continued connected to Los Angeles aft the rider was removed.

In a statement, Delta praised the “quick enactment and professionalism” of its unit and aerial marshals for their handling of the situation.

Last month, Attorney General Merrick Garland directed U.S. attorneys crossed the state to prioritize prosecutions of national crimes that hap connected commercialized flights amid a historical spike successful cases involving unruly passengers.

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Federal instrumentality prohibits interfering with a formation crew, including assaulting, intimidating oregon threatening unit members.

The Federal Aviation Association said past period that it had referred 37 cases involving unruly hose passengers to the FBI for imaginable transgression prosecution since the fig of disruptions connected flights began to spike successful January.

An battle connected a formation attendant from Sacramento to San Diego successful May made headlines aft the onslaught was caught connected video. The incidental near the Southwest worker bloodied.

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