Flight to LA Diverted to Oklahoma Due to Unruly Passenger

Flight to LA Diverted to Oklahoma Due to Unruly Passenger
A Delta Air Lines plane in a file photo. Mario Tama/Getty Images
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OKLAHOMA CITY—A flight from Washington to Los Angeles was diverted to Oklahoma City after an unruly passenger assaulted a flight attendant, police said.

An air marshal who was on board the Delta Air Lines flight had the passenger in custody when the flight landed Thursday night, Oklahoma City Police Capt. Arthur Gregory told TV station KFOR.