Posted on 12/10/2021 1:47:40 PM PST by Magnatron
A flight from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles on Thursday was diverted to Oklahoma City after an unruly passenger assaulted a flight attendant, police said.
According to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), "An intoxicated passenger became disruptive, causing a security concern" during a Delta Air Lines flight from Washington to LA. The TSA told FOX Business that during the flight, air marshals "intervened to protect the safety and security of the flight crew and passengers."
The man, identified by police as 35-year-old Ariel Pennington, was arrested once the plane landed in Oklahoma City on charges of disorderly conduct and public drunkenness. The Oklahoma County Detention Center told FOX Business Pennington was released on bond less than 24 hours later.
"Delta applauds the quick action and professionalism of the crew and Federal Air Marshals on Delta flight 342 from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles, which diverted to Oklahoma City after a customer became unruly," an airline spokesperson told FOX Business.
This incident is part of a "disturbing trend that TSA and its industry and federal partners will not tolerate," a TSA spokesperson said. "These incidents needlessly interrupt travel, delaying flights and other transportation operations across the country."
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I fully support the way Leo’s Handle black arrests
What’s the percentage of flights with air-marshals?
he must sleep with a coffee can on his head to have his hair look like that.
Give him some reparations.
“Ariel”? The Little Mermaid disrupted a flight?
Federal offense, Ariel
Thought I could get in before someone misspelled “air marshal” but you gotta be fast around here.
SPJNK.
Couldn’t they land in someone else’s state with this crazed libtard? 🤪
“Oh, for the days when people dressed up and were on their best behavior while flying.”
My dad flew on business trips in the early to mid 60’s wearing a suit and tie. You were really looked down upon if dressed in just slacks and button up shirt etc.
I think by the end of the 60’s it was helter skelter to what you wore.
on FB there is a picture of a bunch of college girls on a bench in 1962-all prim and proper-virginal looking. Same college in 1968 or 1969, same bench - all hippie women. We fell that fast.
You cram people together in the cattle-care environment of most airliners and what do you expect them to act like? Add on further annoyances like masks and it's mildly surprising that it doesn't happen on almost every flight.
*holes like that are why I carry a couple of HVAC duct straps in my carryon bag, in case someone needs to be immobilized.
He seems nice.
What’s pushing it?
Pretty simple. The Bad Boys and Girls have found out, via the liberal prosecutors and courts they can get away with being bad and worse.
The Republic, which has been failing for sometime now, is precariously close to the tipping point.
Sure glad I live in Fly Over Country.
Oh come on now. We all know from the photo he is one of those pesky Amish.
The police at one time carried a leather strap with a few ounces of lead sewn into one end. It was a serious persuader for the ner-do-wells.
Replaced with the ineffective baton. Now the almost useless taser.
Bring back the slap jack!
Perhaps a case of life-long, pent-up anger over his parents naming him Ariel?
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Guessing his parents were big fans of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”.
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