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News.com.au
9 hours ago
- News.com.au
Drunk passenger forces emergency landing
A drunk passenger allegedly spewed racial slurs at staff, broke out of restraints twice and aggressively waved a skateboard around, eventually forcing an emergency landing on board an LA-bound flight. David Leroy Carter, a 46-year-old Los Angeles resident, was taken into custody by Colorado police on Wednesday afternoon after he 'became agitated' four hours into his flight out of Norfolk, Virginia, according to NBC Los Angeles. The man was on-board US budget airline, Breeze Airways. The Grand Junction Police Department said airline staff had placed the 'intoxicated' passenger in restraints twice during the flight, but 'he managed to break free both times' during his profanity-laced tirade. Breeze Flight MX704 was diverted to Grand Junction Airport in Colorado, according to FlightAware. Upon landing, Carter was arrested and booked into the Mesa County Detention Facility. 'This is an ongoing investigation and any further information and charges will be released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation,' the department wrote in a statement. Startling footage of the midair chaos posted to TikTok shows a flight attendant appearing to try to restrain Carter with plastic zip-ties, only for him to push past and stand face-to-face with the worker. 'That's the last thing you're going to do to me,' he's heard telling the flight attendant. 'Stop! You need to sit down!' she demanded while Carter smirked and replied, 'No, ma'am.' The flight attendant asked other passengers and workers to help her 'get control' of the situation and help restrain Carter. Seconds later, a large man in a white T-shirt walks over to Carter, towering over him. The flyer picks up Carter under the arms with ease, carries him like a child through the plane's aisle and plants him down in his seat. 'Sit your ass down,' the good Samaritan scolds. Police reported no injuries during the midair bedlam, but Breeze Airways told NBC Los Angeles that 'one flight attendant and one guest were evaluated for minor injuries'. 'Our focus now is on taking care of our Crew and remaining Guests who have been unfairly inconvenienced by this unfortunate event and getting them safely to their final destination as quickly as possible,' the airline said. The FBI said charges will be submitted to the US Attorney's Office for Colorado, but did not share what charges Carter is facing. The Post has reached out to the FBI and Breeze Airways for comment.
Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Yahoo
Violent, unruly passenger on flight to L.A. restrained twice, arrested
A Breeze Airways flight headed for Los Angeles on Wednesday was forced to divert to Colorado after a reportedly intoxicated passenger began starting fights with flight attendants and other passengers, the company confirmed to KTLA. The offending suspect, a man wearing a dark shirt and a baseball cap, later identified as L.A. resident David Leroy Carter, was yelling racial slurs and swinging a skateboard and a belt, according to witnesses on the flight. 'I stayed calm the entire time and when he threw a bunch of trash on the floor and used some racial slurs toward a flight attendant, it made me a bit upset and I told him to calm down,' passenger Jason Murchison explained. Flight attendants were eventually able to subdue the man, but said he managed to break free of his restraints twice. 'She wanted to try to restrain him and was like, 'Can anybody help?' and the big guy was sitting right behind him, he was like, 'Oh, no problem,'' another passenger said. Breeze Airways confirmed the incident in a statement to KTLA, saying in a statement: 'A passenger onboard initiated a physical altercation with other guests and flight attendants. One flight attendant and one guest were evaluated for minor injuries. The crew was forced to make an emergency landing in Grand Junction, Colorado, where police were waiting on the tarmac.' Coach at O.C. high school accused of grooming, sexual relationship with girl Grand Junction Airport Director of Operations Dylan Heberlein said police took the man into custody and the incident remains under investigation. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, as well as the Federal Aviation Administration, are also now involved in the investigation as reports of violent outbursts on flights have increased. So far this year, the FAA has recorded 1,000 unruly passenger incidents and like Wednesday's ordeal, some of them have disrupted and delayed a plane full of passengers. The rest of the L.A.-bound passengers ultimately made it back to LAX some six hours after their scheduled arrival. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Toronto Sun
13 hours ago
- Toronto Sun
Flight diverted after passenger allegedly shouts racial slurs, breaks out of restraints
Drunk passenger argues with flight attendant trying to get him to sit back in his seat. Photo by mysaltylove_ / TikTok A drunk passenger on Breeze Airlines has been accused of yelling racial slurs at flight attendants and breaking free from restraints twice before another traveller the size of a tree intervened. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account David Leroy Carter, 46, of Los Angeles, was taken into custody by Colorado police on Wednesday after he 'became agitated' four hours into his flight that was travelling from LAX to Norfolk, Va., KNBC reported. The 'intoxicated' passenger got into an altercation with other travellers and flight attendants, the airline said. Carter, who allegedly shouted racial slurs at flight attendants while waving a skateboard, was eventually put in restraints twice during the flight but 'he managed to break free both times' during his profanity-laced rant, according to authorities. The pilot was forced to divert to Grand Junction, Colo., where the passenger was arrested shortly after landing and booked into the Mesa County Detention Facility. Passengers on board the flight told the outlet that the man's verbal tirade was racially charged. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'Just F-bombs and N-bombs,' one passenger, who wished not to be identified, said. Comedian PK Mackey was seated a row away from Carter, and recalled his rudeness. 'To be honest with you, he was using a lot of racial slurs to the Black folk and the brown folk,' she said. 'We were thinking a lot of things.' A video shared on TikTok, which has garnered more than 7.9 million views, shows one flight attendant struggling to restrain Carter. 'That's the last thing you're going to do to me,' he is heard telling the flight attendant. 'Stop! You need to sit down!' she demands while Carter smirks and replies, 'No, ma'am.' RECOMMENDED VIDEO That's when a large man approaches Carter, picks up the drunken passenger like a toddler, carries him over to his seat and plonks him into it. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'Sit you're a– down,' the man instructs the dumbfounded passenger. Mackey recounted how the Good Samaritan deftly handled the situation. Drunk passenger, right, being picked up then dropped into seat by another traveller on Breeze Airlines flight. (TikTok) Photo by mysaltylove_ / TikTok 'He literally picked this man up underneath his armpits and put him down like it was in a car seat. It was amazing.' The towering hero, identified only as Ray, revealed to the outlet that he is a former high school football player. 'Instinct just took over,' he said. 'I didn't know it was going to get all like this. It was just instinct.' Breeze Airlines issued a statement to KNBC following the incident, which is still under investigation. Read More 'The plane was met promptly by local law enforcement officers, who restrained and removed the passenger from the aircraft,' the airline said. 'One Flight Attendant and one Guest were evaluated for minor injuries,' the statement continued. 'Our focus now is on taking care of our Crew and remaining Guests who have been unfairly inconvenienced by this unfortunate event and getting them safely to their final destination as quickly as possible.' The FBI said charges will be submitted to the U.S. Attorney's Office for Colorado. It is unclear what charges Carter is facing. Toronto & GTA Sunshine Girls World Sunshine Girls Relationships
Daily Mail
18 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Moment skateboarder, 46, is picked up like a TODDLER and plonked in his seat during mid-air racist meltdown
A heroic former high school football player restrained a drunken Breeze Airways passenger during a racist mid-air meltdown by picking him up like a toddler and plonking him in his seat. David Leroy Carter, 46, allegedly yelled racial slurs and swung a skateboard and belt at flight attendants and fellow passengers during Los Angeles bound Flight MX704. Witnesses say Carter dropped 'F-bombs and N-bombs' as he waved his board and acted violently towards others on-board. He also allegedly threw trash on the aircraft floor. Footage captured from inside the cabin shows how Carter, with a smile plastered on his face, ignored orders from a flight attendant desperately begging him to sit down. 'You need to sit down,' the flight attendant said, as the unruly passenger pushed past her down the aisle. 'You need to sit down.' The flight attendant, holding a restraint in her hands, turned to the other passengers and asked if there was anyone who could help her put the device on Carter. That's when 6'6' Ray - who had been a tight end and defensive end for his high school football team - stood up, grabbed Carter under his armpits and tossed him in a seat. 'Sit your a** down,' Ray told Carter as the flight attendant cheered: 'There we go.' His decisive use of strength saw him hailed as the 'linebacker in 17C' by other passengers. A Breeze Airways flight diverted to an airport in Colorado after an unruly passenger got into an altercation, according to the airline and local authorities. The flight diverted after the passenger was waving a skateboard and got into an altercation with flight attendants and… — ABC7 News (@abc7newsbayarea) August 14, 2025 The pilot was forced to divert to Grand Junction Regional Airport in Colorado due to Carter's violent outburst. The suspect was taken into police custody upon landing. The diversion meant the usually six-hour journey took a total 13 hours, with the plane forced to wait on the tarmac in Colorado for law enforcement officials. In the air, Carter was restrained twice as the staff urgently arranged for the emergency landing and notified local police of the situation. But he managed to break free - using a 'waist belt' to whack anyone trying to stop his reign of terror. Other passengers reportedly had to hold him down until the plane landed. Ray, who attended Jordan High School in LA's Watts neighborhood, said his jumping in to help was an impulse. 'Instinct just took over,' he told KNBC. 'I didn't know it was going to get all like this. It was just instinct.' Speaking to ABC, he added: 'My son was on there and there were other kids on there, and so I just had to sit him down.' Comedian PK Mackey, who was sat a row away from the unruly passenger, praised the student for his 'amazing' response to the horrific incident. 'He literally picked this man up underneath his armpits and put him down like it was in a car seat,' Mackey told the news outlet. 'It was amazing.' Another passenger, Jeff Hankerson, told ABC: 'He just got up and sat him down in the seat like a little kid.' Audio from Air Traffic Controllers obtained by 13 News Now indicates the belt carter used to attack his fellow passengers was one of the restraints he broke out of. 'Approach said that the passenger is free and he's using what they are trying to restrain him with as a weapon,' they noted. The operator responding on the ground responded: 'Hitting people with his own waist belt, right?' 'Belt, yes sir,' the flight employee responded. It is not immediately clear if this belt was one of his restraints or if it was one he was wearing. The Daily Mail has reached out to the airline of comment and clarification. When the plane finally landed, Grand Junction Police swarmed the plane and took Carter into custody. Footage captured by a terrified passenger shows the aggravated perpetrator being escorted down the aisle by police officers as he was handcuffed. The incident is being investigated by the FBI, which says charges will soon be filed by the US Attorney's Office for Colorado. It is unclear what those charges will be. The police department said that there were no reported injuries. But an airline spokesperson did confirm a flight attendant and a guest were evaluated for minor injuries. 'Our focus now is on taking care of our Crew and remaining Guests who have been unfairly inconvenienced by this unfortunate event and getting them safely to their final destination as quickly as possible.' The chaos erupted in the middle of Flight MX704's journey from Norfolk, Virginia to the southern California hotspot on Wednesday. The flight took off from Norfolk just after 9am, but was forced to land in Colorado around 11.30am local time - four and a half hours after takeoff, flight tracking data revealed. The flight from Grand Junction to Los Angeles was rescheduled for just after 6:15pm local time, FlightAware data showed. The journey to LA took about an hour and a half. There have been 1,007 unruly passenger reports since the start of the year, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). 'Incidents where airline passengers have disrupted flights with threatening or violent behavior are an ongoing problem and airlines have seen rapid growth in occurrences since 2021,' the agency wrote. In 2021, the FAA saw a record-high number of outrageous incidents and received a staggering 5,973 reports that year.
New York Post
a day ago
- New York Post
Drunk Breeze Airways passenger yells racial slurs, breaks free from restraints twice before he's manhandled by fellow flyer
A drunk Breeze Airways passenger allegedly spewed racial slurs towards staff, broke out of his restraints twice and aggressively waved a skateboard as he forced an emergency landing on board an LA-bound flight. David Leroy Carter, a 46-year-old Los Angeles resident, was taken into custody by Colorado police on Wednesday afternoon after he 'became agitated' four hours into his flight out of Norfolk, Virginia, according to NBC Los Angeles. The Grand Junction Police Department said that airline staff had placed the 'intoxicated' passenger in restraints twice during the flight, but 'he managed to break free both times' during his profanity-laced tirade around 11:15 a.m. Advertisement 4 An intoxicated passenger aboard an LA-bound Breeze flight, who police said was yelling racist slurs at staff and waving a skateboard around, was arrested after the flight was diverted to Grand Junction. Liz Reilly Breeze flight MX704 was then diverted to Grand Junction Airport in Colorado, according to FlightAware. Upon landing, Carter was arrested and booked into the Mesa County Detention Facility. Advertisement 'This is an ongoing investigation and any further information and charges will be released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation,' the department wrote in a statement. Startling footage of the mid-air chaos posted to TikTok shows a flight attendant appearing to try to restrain Carter with plastic zip-ties, only for him to push past and stand face-to-face with the worker. 'That's the last thing you're going to do to me,' he's heard telling the flight attendant. 'Stop! You need to sit down!' she demanded while Carter smirked and replied, 'No, ma'am.' Advertisement The flight attendant asked other passengers and workers to help her 'get control' of the situation and help restrain Carter. 4 Footage of the mid-air chaos posted to TikTok shows a flight attendant appearing to try to restrain Carter with plastic zip-ties, only for him to push past and get face-to-face with her. TikTok/@mysaltylove_ 4 The suspect is seen being physically put back in his seat by another passenger. TikTok/@mysaltylove_ Advertisement Seconds later, a large man in a white T-shirt walks over to Carter, towering over him. The flyer picks up Carter under the arms with ease, carries him like a child through the plane's aisle and plants him down in his seat. 'Sit your ass down,' the Good Samaritan scolded. Police reported no injuries during the mid-air chaos, but Breeze Airways told NBC Los Angeles that 'one flight attendant and one guest were evaluated for minor injuries.' 'Our focus now is on taking care of our Crew and remaining Guests who have been unfairly inconvenienced by this unfortunate event and getting them safely to their final destination as quickly as possible,' the airline said. 4 The unruly passenger was taken into custody by police at the direction of the FBI and taken to the Mesa County Detention Facility. Christopher Sadowski The FBI said that charges will be submitted to the US Attorney's Office for Colorado, but did not share what charges Carter is facing. The Post has reached out to the FBI and Breeza Airway for comment.
