Delta flight diverted after passenger allegedly assaults flight attendant, air marshal

Delta Flight diverted after passenger allegedly assaulted flight attendant

A Delta flight from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles was diverted to Oklahoma City after a passenger allegedly assaulted a flight attendant and an air marshal.

LOS ANGELES - A Delta flight from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles was diverted to Oklahoma City after a passenger allegedly assaulted a flight attendant and an air marshal.

The plane made an emergency landing at 7:40 p.m. at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City were the suspect was taken into custody. The suspect was identified as 35-year-old Ariel Pennington of Washington, D.C. He has been charged with disorderly conduct and public drunkenness

According to officials, Pennington became combative, and an air marshal intervened... he then assaulted the air marshal and a flight attendant. It is unclear what provoked the attack, but Pennington has apparently been drinking.

After Pennington was arrested, the flight continued its route to Los Angeles and landed at LAX around 10:30 p.m.

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