An off-duty police officer subdued a woman allegedly attempting to open an emergency exit on a Southwest airlines flight from […]
An off-duty police officer subdued a woman allegedly attempting to open an emergency exit on a Southwest airlines flight from Los Angeles to Houston Sunday.The woman had been acting unruly on the flight, according to eyewitnesses.
Returning from a holiday in California, Pamela Minchew from the Independent School District (ISD) police in Cleveland, saw the passenger attempting to open the door mid-flight, ISD police chief Rex Evans told the Houston Chronicle.
“Fearing for her safety and the safety of everyone on the plane, she took action and was able to restrain the passenger,” he said.
The flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Corpus Christi, Texas.