JetBlue flight diverted due to unruly passenger who was escorted off plane by police

An unruly passenger forced a JetBlue flight from San Francisco to New York to be diverted to Salt Lake City Wednesday, according to The Salt Lake Tribune and Salt Lake City's Fox 13.

Brian Regan, 53, would not sit in his seat and got aggressive when flight attendants wouldn’t serve him more alcohol, according to the news sites.

Salt Lake City Police officers met the plane and escorted him off. After failing to comply with officers and resisting arrest, police took him to the ground and used a stun gun to subdue him.

Regan also allegedly spit in the face of one of the arresting officers during the incident.

The new sites report Regan was booked into Salt Lake County jail on charges of assault on a police officer, interfering with an arresting officer, disorderly conduct and intoxication.

The Tribune reports that he was charged Thursday with one count of interference with a flight crew and is scheduled to appear in court Friday.

Paste BN has reached out to JetBlue for comment.

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