Delta flight to France lands in Detroit with erratic passenger

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Delta flight to France lands in Detroit after 'erratic' man hits flight attendant, officials say

Ian Morin accused of interfering with flight crew on Delta plane

DETROIT - A Delta flight heading to France was forced to land in Detroit this week when a man acting erratically in his seat smacked a flight attendant, shoved other members of the crew and threw up on the plane, according to authorities.

Officials said Ian Robert James Morin boarded Delta Airlines Flight 500 on Thursday in Indianapolis, Indiana. The flight was scheduled to fly to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France, and departed at 6:04 p.m., according to court records.

Morin was sitting in row 33, seat C, officials said. About 40 minutes into the flight, Morin began yelling and acting erratically, court records show...

 

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Unruly passenger turns Paris-bound flight into vomit rocket

Detroit — Federal prosecutors Friday charged a man accused of assaulting a flight attendant on a Paris-bound flight and vomiting aboard the aircraft.

Ian Robert James Morin, 21, of Carmel, Indiana, was charged one day after Delta Air Lines Flight 500 from Indianapolis was diverted to Detroit Metropolitan Airport following a disturbance.

He was charged in federal court in Detroit with interfering with flight crew members and attendants, a federal crime that could send him to prison for up to 20 years. He was released on $10,000 unsecured bond Friday...