Unruly Passenger From Upstate New York Forces JetBlue Flight To Be Diverted
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- An unruly passenger caused a flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco to be diverted to Minneapolis.
People on board said the man was maskless and harassing others.
In a video posted on Twitter, a flight attendant can be heard saying he was acting erratically and "snorting a white substance."
The incident happened Sunday afternoon.
Police arrested the man once the plane landed. He was identified as 42-year-old Mark Anthony Scerbo from upstate New York.
JetBlue said the flight continued to San Francisco after he was removed.
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