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ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — The FBI says a rowdy passenger on a flight from New York to Chicago was restrained with a belt, necktie and apron after demanding to get off the plane.

Authorities say a flight from New York to Chicago was diverted to Detroit Metropolitan Airport due to a disruptive passenger

United Airlines Flight 3461, operated by Shuttle America, was diverted to Detroit Metropolitan Airport and landed about 8 p.m. Thursday. Breanna Farquharson, twenty-two-year-old daughter of Mount Vernon 2015 City Council Candidate Delia Farquharson was charged with assaulting a crew member.

WDIV-TV reports a woman assaulted another passenger on the flight and was restrained. The station broadcast video taken from inside the plane showing authorities carrying a woman through the plane’s main aisle while passengers applauded.

In a court filing, the FBI says Farquharson scratched a flight attendant’s lip and pulled a necklace and employee badge off her after “frantically” requesting to get off the plane, 30 minutes into the flight.

Airport spokesman Brian Lassaline tells The Detroit News a passenger was removed and was in custody early Friday.

Lassaline tells The Associated Press in an email an investigation is ongoing.

A court hearing was postponed Friday for Farquharson. BW reached out to her mother in Mount Vernon, who was unable to be reached for a comment.

The plane from LaGuardia Airport with 69 passengers and four crew members arrived in Chicago’s  O’Hare International Airport, about an hour late.

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Portions of this article were composed from The Associated Press.

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