ATLANTA — (ATLANTA) -- A passenger on a Frontier Airlines flight who allegedly boarded the plane with two box cutters and was seen acting erratically was taken into custody after an emergency landing Friday night, according to the airline and the Transportation Security Administration.
Several passengers on the flight, including military veterans and a former law enforcement officer, helped crew members subdue the man after they landed, according to eyewitnesses.
Atlanta police assisted federal partners in detaining the suspect, Atlanta Police Department spokesperson Officer John Predmore said. Predmore directed further questions to the FBI, which is leading the investigation.No injuries to passengers or crew have been reported, the airline said. The Federal Aviation Administration, which is also investigating, said the plane landed safely"after the crew declared an emergency due to an unruly passenger.
Larry Cumberbatch was seated in the third row, flying from Cincinnati to Tampa to visit his son for his birthday. He told ABC News that a woman who was initially sitting in an aisle seat next to the man reported seeing"some kind of knife" and was afraid for her safety. When the man exited the bathroom, he confronted Cumberbatch in the aisle, in what Cumberbatch described as a"showdown."
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Veterans stop armed passenger who forced Frontier flight to divert and land'That's not going to happen again,' one of the veterans said as he explained he joined the Navy in 2001, and 9/11 was at the forefront of his mind during this flight.
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