Chicago mexican woman accused of striking 2 people on flight fromMiami, forcing Indiana diversion
 

INDIANAPOLIS — Officials say a 25-year-old woman is accused of
striking another passenger and a flight attendant, and forcing a
Chicago-bound American Airlines flight to be diverted to
Indianapolis.

Indianapolis International Airport Police say Daniela Velez-
Reyes of Chicago is charged with disrupting a commercial flight,
criminal recklessness, multiple battery counts, resisting arrest
and disorderly conduct.


Airport spokesman Jeff Dutton says Velez-Reyes became unruly on
the flight Monday, and that she hit the two others while being
restrained and moved to the rear of the plane.

Dutton says she also kicked a police officer who boarded the
plane and took her into custody.

A spokesman for Marion County Jail in Indianapolis said Velez-
Reyes is being held Tuesday in the arrestee processing center.

The flight that originated in Miami resumed after a 90-minute
delay.

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