The Oklahoma City Police Department said that a Delta flight was diverted after a drunken passenger attacked a flight attendant.
The flight from Washington to Los Angeles had to make an emergency landing in Oklahoma City.
WUSA9 reported that the 35-year-old passenger was drunk and became disruptive, causing a security concern.
The Oklahoma City Police Department said in a statement that the suspect was arrested after the plane had landed. He was charged with disorderly conduct and public drunkness.
passenger Ana Cobian told WUSA9 that he was screaming. Everyone remained calm, and everyone understood that we couldn't create more of a scene.
An air marshal who was present on the plane was allegedly attacked.
Delta Airlines did not reply immediately.
The crew and federal air marshals on Delta flight , which was diverted to Oklahoma City after a customer became unruly, were praised by the airline.
The Oklahoma County Detention Center told Fox News that Pennington was released on bond.
Several cases of unruly passengers have been reported in recent months.
A Delta Airlines flier was arrested in October after punching another passenger. The passenger put an item in his seat pocket. Several people tried to restrain the two men in the video, which was verified by NBC News.
The US Department of Justice charged a passenger with punching a flight attendant in the face and trying to get into the cockpit.
