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American Airlines plane diverted after passenger punches flight attendant, court documents show

Headline from KESQ Palm Springs, on the newest of 2 developments

By Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — An American Airlines flight was diverted to a Texas airport mid-flight this week after a passenger punched a flight attendant multiple times and assaulted at least one police officer, according to court documents.

KESQ Palm Springs's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Man charged with punching a flight attendant on Dallas flight also allegedly kicked a officer in the groin

    Headline from Fox5 Atlanta ·

  2. Newest

    American Airlines plane diverted after passenger punches flight attendant, court documents show

    Headline from KESQ Palm Springs ·

Reports & sources

21 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox7 Austin

    Man charged with punching a flight attendant on Dallas flight also allegedly kicked a officer in the groin (opens Fox7 Austin)

    Published

    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    A man accused of punching a flight attendant later kicked a police officer in the groin and spit on officers who were removing him from the plane in Texas, according to a newly released report by an FBI agent.

  2. NBC New York

    Texas man charged with punching a flight attendant also allegedly kicked a police officer in the groin (opens NBC New York)

    Published

    NBC New York's feed description

    A man accused of punching a flight attendant later kicked a police officer in the groin and spit on officers who were removing him from the plane in Texas, according to a newly released report by an FBI agent.

  3. MyNorthwest

    A man charged with punching a flight attendant also allegedly kicked a police officer in the groin (opens MyNorthwest)

    Published

    MyNorthwest's feed description

    DALLAS (AP) — A man accused of punching a flight attendant later kicked a police officer in the groin and spit on officers who were removing him from the

  4. NBC Chicago

    Texas man charged with punching an American Airlines flight attendant faces up to 20 years in prison (opens NBC Chicago)

    Published

    NBC Chicago's feed description

    A man accused of punching a flight attendant later kicked a police officer in the groin and spit on officers who were removing him from the plane in Texas, according to a newly released report by an FBI agent.

  5. KESQ Palm Springs

    American Airlines plane diverted after passenger punches flight attendant, court documents show (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

    Published

    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — An American Airlines flight was diverted to a Texas airport mid-flight this week after a passenger punched a flight attendant multiple times and assaulted at least one police officer, according to court documents.

  6. Fox News

    Irate American Airlines passenger allegedly punched flight attendant, kicked, spit on police officers (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    An irate passenger was caught on camera being escorted off an American Airlines flight after he allegedly punched a flight attendant three times in the stomach.

  7. KTVU San Francisco

    Man charged with punching flight attendant on Dallas flight also allegedly kicked officer in the groin (opens KTVU San Francisco)

    Published

    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    A man accused of punching a flight attendant later kicked a police officer in the groin and spit on officers who were removing him from the plane in Texas, according to a newly released report by an FBI agent.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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