Overview

• David Leroy Carter Jr., 46, shouted racist slurs and waved a skateboard mid-flight, breaking free twice from restraints before being arrested upon landing at Grand Junction.
• Carter remains in custody at the Mesa County Detention Facility as the FBI’s Denver office leads the federal investigation.
• Breeze Airways reported that one flight attendant and one passenger received minor injuries, although local police recorded no formal assault complaints.
• Flight-tracking data show the Airbus A220 remained on the ground in Grand Junction for about seven hours, pushing its Los Angeles arrival roughly seven hours late.
• Viral passenger video and air-traffic control audio continue to provide key evidence of the mid-air disturbance and restraint efforts.