Suspected unruly passenger to appear in court after Delta jet diverted

Officials say airline personnel were forced to restrain the unruly and intoxicated U.S. man before he apparently broke free, causing nearly half a dozen passengers to reportedly help subdue him.
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2012. VAN DER SLOOT WAS NOT CHARGED IN VAN DER SLOOT WAS NOT CHARGED IN HER DISAPPEARANCE. HER DISAPPEARANCE. GUYS? GUYS? >> NOW TO NEW DETAILS ON A SCARE >> NOW TO NEW DETAILS ON A SCARE ON AN OVERSEAS FLIGHT BOUND FOR ON AN OVERSEAS FLIGHT BOUND FOR THE U.S. THE U.S. A PASSENGER BECAME UNRULY AND A PASSENGER BECAME UNRULY AND CAUSED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. CAUSED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. JANAI NORMAN JOINS US WITH THE JANAI NORMAN JOINS US WITH THE LATEST. LATEST. >> Reporter: THE FAA ALREADY >> Reporter: THE FAA ALREADY THIS YEAR HAS RECEIVED MORE THAN THIS YEAR HAS RECEIVED MORE THAN 700 REPORTS OF UNRULY 700 REPORTS OF UNRULY PASSENGERS. PASSENGERS. IN THIS CASE IT HAPPENED ON AN IN THIS CASE IT HAPPENED ON AN INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT FROM PARIS INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT FROM PARIS AND INVOLVED OTHER PASSENGERS AND INVOLVED OTHER PASSENGERS TRYING TO JUMP IN TO HELP. TRYING TO JUMP IN TO HELP. >> I'M UNDER ARREST FOR WHAT? >> I'M UNDER ARREST FOR WHAT? >> Reporter: THIS MORNING >> Reporter: THIS MORNING CHARGES FOR THIS MAN FOR HIS CHARGES FOR THIS MAN FOR HIS ALLEGED UNRULY BEHAVIOR THAT LED ALLEGED UNRULY BEHAVIOR THAT LED TO A MIDAIR SCARE, CAUSING THIS TO A MIDAIR SCARE, CAUSING THIS INTERNATIONAL DETROIT BOUND INTERNATIONAL DETROIT BOUND PLANE TO DIVERT TO CANADA. PLANE TO DIVERT TO CANADA. >> YOU COULD TELL EVERYONE >> YOU COULD TELL EVERYONE AROUND YOU WAS A LITTLE SCARED. AROUND YOU WAS A LITTLE SCARED. EVERYBODY WAS TURNING THEIR EVERYBODY WAS TURNING THEIR HEADS TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. HEADS TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING. >> Reporter: AIRLINE PERSONNEL >> Reporter: AIRLINE PERSONNEL WERE FORCED TO RESTRAIN AN WERE FORCED TO RESTRAIN AN UNRULY AND INTOXICATED AMERICAN UNRULY AND INTOXICATED AMERICAN MAN, 34-YEAR-OLD AHMAD AIDAN, MAN, 34-YEAR-OLD AHMAD AIDAN, BUT HE REPORTEDLY BROKE FREE. BUT HE REPORTEDLY BROKE FREE. >> HE WAS READY TO THROW HANDS. >> HE WAS READY TO THROW HANDS. I SAW THE WHOLE BACK OF THE I SAW THE WHOLE BACK OF THE PLANE WAS BEING INTERACTIVE WITH PLANE WAS BEING INTERACTIVE WITH HIM. HIM. >> Reporter: NEARLY HALF DOZEN >> Reporter: NEARLY HALF DOZEN OTHER PASSENGERS REPORTEDLY OTHER PASSENGERS REPORTEDLY JUMPING FROM THEIR SEATS AND JUMPING FROM THEIR SEATS AND JOINING IN TO HELP SUBDUE THE JOINING IN TO HELP SUBDUE THE MAN. MAN. >> WE ARE WONDERING HOW BAD IT >> WE ARE WONDERING HOW BAD IT HAD BEEN FOR THAT PERSON TO HAVE HAD BEEN FOR THAT PERSON TO HAVE TO BE REMOVED BEFORE OUR FINAL TO BE REMOVED BEFORE OUR FINAL DESTINATION. DESTINATION. STKPWHRF OH MY GOD. STKPWHRF OH MY GOD. >> STOP. >> STOP. >> Reporter: THE INCIDENT ONE OF >> Reporter: THE INCIDENT ONE OF A NUMBER OF ALARMING CASES. A NUMBER OF ALARMING CASES. IN 2022, THE FAA RECEIVING IN 2022, THE FAA RECEIVING UPWARDS OF 2,500 REPORTS OF UPWARDS OF 2,500 REPORTS OF UNRULY PASSENGERS, COMPARED TO UNRULY PASSENGERS, COMPARED TO THE PANDEMIC HIGH OF 5,900 THE THE PANDEMIC HIGH OF 5,900 THE YEAR BEFORE. YEAR BEFORE. >> TO ACT OUT ON AN AIRPLANE TO >> TO ACT OUT ON AN AIRPLANE TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU ARE NOT THE EXTENT THAT YOU ARE NOT FOLLOWING THE ORDERS OF THE FOLLOWING THE ORDERS OF THE CREW, WHICH ARE LEGAL ORDER, CREW, WHICH ARE LEGAL ORDER, YOU'RE NOT ONLY GOING TO GET YOU'RE NOT ONLY GOING TO GET PULLED OFF BUT YOU'RE PROBABLY PULLED OFF BUT YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA SPEND SOMETIME IN JAIL. GONNA SPEND SOMETIME IN JAIL. >> Reporter: THE SUSPECT IS DUE >> Reporter: THE SUSPECT IS DUE IN COURT THIS AFTERNOON. IN COURT THIS AFTERNOON. HE IS FACING TWO CHARGES, ONE HE IS FACING TWO CHARGES, ONE FOR ENDANGERING AN AIRCRAFT, FOR ENDANGERING AN AIRCRAFT, ANOTHER FOR PREVENTING THE CREW ANOTHER FOR PREVENTING THE CREW FROM DOING THEIR DUTIES. FROM DOING THEIR DUTIES. YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW UNNERVING IT YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW UNNERVING IT MUST HAVE BEEN BEING ON THAT

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