Alaska Airlines Flight 1057, a regularly scheduled service from Portland (PDX) to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), diverted to Boise, Idaho, early on Tuesday morning after a passenger allegedly assaulted a pair of flight attendants. Police ultimately identified the woman in question as 61-year-old Tracy Brkhimer of White Salmon, Washington, saying that she showed erratic behavior and that she struck a set of crew members who were looking to calm her.

Ultimately, she was restrained onboard and then removed without further incident upon landing and quickly booked into the Ada County Jail. The crew was medically rapidly cleared, and then the flight continued onwards after a roughly 90-minute delay. Barkhimer reportedly faces two misdemeanor battery counts, posted a $600 cash

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