A plane made an emergency landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Wednesday afternoon because of a security concern involving a passenger.
Airport officials said the plane was diverted to RDU because of a disruptive passenger who apparently tried to breach the cockpit. It happened at about 3:40 p.m. American Eagle Flight 3444 departing from Jacksonville, Florida, to Washington, DC was forced to stop at RDU.
The plane was initially diverted to Charlotte and then RDU. Upon landing, the plane was directed to gate C9, where law enforcement officials boarded the aircraft and took Tiffany Michelle Miles, 36, into custody. Radio transmissions revealed that crew members and other passengers helped restrain Miles. Kara Rosario was a passenger on American Eagle Flight 3444 Wednesday. She said Miles was getting upset that they weren’t serving her drink.