Arthur Lundeen, 67, Released After American Airlines Flight Diversion and Restraint
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 5
Arthur Lundeen, 67, Released After American Airlines Flight Diversion and Restraint
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 5
Summary
Arthur Lundeen, 67, was released on his own recognizance Friday after waiving his right to a lawyer in Maryland court records.
Thursday night, Lundeen allegedly shouted vulgarities, became violent and hurled racial slurs at a flight attendant on an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Newark, prompting a diversion to Baltimore/Washington International Airport.
Two passengers used zip ties and duct tape to restrain him until authorities boarded the plane and took him into custody.
The episode adds to a string of disruptive-airline incidents in which passengers and crews have had to contain in-flight threats before law enforcement could intervene.