Unruly passenger who diverted flight to Anchorage gets 2-year prison sentence
A 52-year-old South Carolina man was sentenced to two years in prison for becoming drunk and violent on a flight from Atlanta to Seoul. The incident caused the flight to be diverted to Anchorage.
The 52-year-old South Carolina man became drunk and violent on a December flight from Atlanta to Seoul, South Korea, court filings show.
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