Riverside, September 13: A Northern California man has been arrested on a federal complaint alleging he assaulted Frontier Airlines flight attendants after takeoff, forcing the San Francisco-bound flight to divert to another airport, federal authorities announced Thursday. The Fremont man, 30, is charged with interference with flight crew members and atttps://st1.latestly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Puneet-Khurana-380x214.jpg#in-large#380#214" alt="Puneet Khurana Dies by Suicide: Woodbox Cafe Owner Found Dead at His Delhi Residence, Video Message Alleging Torture by Wife Surfaces" title="Puneet Khurana Dies by Suicide: Woodbox Cafe Owner Found Dead at His Delhi Residence, Video Message Alleging Torture by Wife Surfaces" /> Puneet Khurana Dies by Suicide: Woodbox Cafe Owner Found Dead at His Delhi Residence, Video Message Alleging Torture by Wife Surfaces

Riverside, September 13: A Northern California man has been arrested on a federal complaint alleging he assaulted Frontier Airlines flight attendants after takeoff, forcing the San Francisco-bound flight to divert to another airport, federal authorities announced Thursday. The Fremont man, 30, is charged with interference with flight crew members and attendants, said the U.S. Justice Department in a news release. He was arrested Wednesday. US: Woman With Toddler Denied Boarding for Using 'Wrong' Pronouns for Flight Attendant, United Airlines Respond to Viral Video.

The passenger allegedly shouted obscenities at flight attendants, attempted to choke a flight attendant, kicked another attendant in the leg and said he was going to kill everybody on the Sept. 9 flight out of John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana. Passengers helped restrain the man, and the flight was diverted to Ontario International Airport because crew did not feel safe trying to put him back in his seat. He faces a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.

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