Passenger Gets Unruly; Jet Diverted to El Paso
From Times Staff Reports
An American Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles was diverted to El Paso Wednesday after a passenger became unruly and had to be restrained, airline officials said.
Police said the man was placed in flexible handcuffs after being subdued. He was still combative when authorities arrived in El Paso, police said.
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