A drunk passenger on Breeze Airlines has been accused of yelling racial slurs at flight attendants and breaking free from restraints twice before another traveller the size of a tree intervened.
David Leroy Carter, 46, of Los Angeles, was taken into custody by Colorado police on Wednesday after he “became agitated” four hours into his flight that was travelling from LAX to Norfolk, Va., KNBC reported.
The “intoxicated” passenger got into an altercation with other travellers and flight attendants, the airline said.
Carter, who allegedly shouted racial slurs at flight attendants while waving a skateboard, was eventually put in restraints twice during the flight but “he managed to break free both times” during his profanity-laced rant, according to authorities.
The pilot was forced to