Overview
- Passengers on American Airlines Flight 618 overpowered a 67-year-old man who became violent and directed racist and homophobic abuse, and fellow travelers secured him to his seat with duct tape and cable ties.
- The flight, en route from Dallas/Fort Worth to Newark, diverted to Baltimore where local officers removed the restrained man and medics treated a bloody arm wound.
- A former police officer who was aboard helped subdue the suspect and witnesses said crew supplied the tape and cable ties used to keep him bound until landing.
- Local prosecutors have reported state-level charges or are pursuing them and the FBI is conducting a review to decide whether to bring federal charges.
- Media images circulated online led to reports identifying the man as a Long Realty executive and to accounts that he was reportedly fired, a development described in coverage with limited independent verification.