Overview

• The FBI Denver Field Office announced federal charges against David Leroy Carter Jr. in connection with the Aug. 13 incident and the case has been sealed pending U.S. Attorney’s Office action
• About three hours into the cross-country flight from Norfolk to Los Angeles, an intoxicated passenger became agitated, shouting racist slurs and swinging a skateboard
• Flight attendants twice applied temporary restraints but the passenger freed himself both times before fellow travelers intervened to subdue him
• The pilot diverted the Airbus A220 to Grand Junction Regional Airport, where local police, acting on FBI direction, took the suspect into custody and the aircraft resumed to LAX several hours later
• Breeze Airways reported one crew member and one guest were evaluated for minor injuries while police recorded no injury reports, highlighting a discrepancy between official accounts