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Story summary
- Arthur Lundeen assaulted his seatmate and shouted racist, homophobic slurs on Flight AA618.
- Retired officer Juan Mejia and passenger Richard Olenick restrained Lundeen with zip ties and duct tape after he bit Mejia.
- The aircraft diverted to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, where Maryland Transportation Authority Police arrested Lundeen.
- Lundeen faces state charges of second-degree assault and disorderly conduct and was released on his own recognizance.
