Overview

• Viral videos captured the June 17 incident on a Southwest Airlines flight from LaGuardia to Kansas City when a passenger’s behavior turned violent
• Visibly intoxicated, Leanna Perry grabbed another traveler’s hair, spat and hurled profane and racist insults
• Flight attendants and fellow passengers restrained her with zip ties before escorting her off the aircraft
• Authorities evaluated Perry at a local hospital before transferring her to New York City Department of Corrections custody
• Southwest Airlines confirmed she was denied boarding and commended the crew for handling the situation professionally