Crime & Safety
Passenger Who Threatened Airline Attendant Arrested
Chicago Police took the man into custody Tuesday after an off-duty officer on the jet detained him.

CHICAGO — A passenger aboard a Southwest Airlines jet was arrested Tuesday afternoon at Midway Airport after threatening a flight attendant.
Flight 2205 from Baltimore landed at 4:40 p.m., and Chicago Police boarded and took the man into custody, according to the airline. An off-duty police officer who was on the flight detained the man until Chicago Police could take him.
NBC Chicago obtained cell-phone video from another passenger on the flight.
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It's not yet clear what the man said. This post will be updated as charges are filed and new information becomes available.
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