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BALTIMORE, MD (AZFamily) — A Tucson man is facing charges after allegedly causing a disturbance on an American Airlines flight, an incident that ended with him restrained to his seat with duct tape and zip ties.
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Arthur Lundeen, 67, was allegedly making derogatory remarks toward flight staff and other passengers before becoming violent aboard the flight, which departed Dallas bound for Newark Thursday night.
Juan Mejia, a passenger on that flight and a former law enforcement officer, told ABC News he began hearing a disturbance near the end of the flight.
Witnesses on the flight said Lundeen appeared to be drunk. When a flight attendant tried to calm him down, he started making racial slurs and vulgar language that was very offensive to the women.
Mejia and his friend said they monitored the situation and intervened after Lundeen became physical.
Lundeen was then restrained to his seat with duct tape, and his hands were restrained with zip ties, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority Police.
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The two passengers said they stayed with Lundeen until law enforcement officials boarded the plane and took him into custody after the plane landed in Baltimore.
Lundeen was removed from the plane, and the flight continued to Newark.
In a statement, AA says the flight was diverted “due to a disruptive customer.” When the plane landed in Baltimore, Maryland Transportation Authority Police boarded the plane and found the suspect “restrained to his seat by duct tape and his hands secured by zip ties.”
Lundeen was charged with disorderly conduct and second-degree assault. Court records list him as a Tucson resident.
The FBI said the investigation is ongoing.
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