Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Frontier Flight to Atlanta Diverts to Miami After In-Flight Altercation That Leads to Felony Battery Arrest

Police say Ebony Shyteria Harper, 31, is in custody on charges including battery on a person 65 or older.

Overview

  • Frontier Airlines Flight 2089 from San Juan to Atlanta diverted to Miami after a midair disturbance, according to authorities.
  • An arrest affidavit says Harper allegedly touched two passengers’ faces and then punched a third passenger who tried to intervene.
  • FBI and TSA agents met the aircraft at the gate in Miami, and Miami-Dade deputies took Harper into custody without further incident.
  • Harper was booked into Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center and faces a felony count for battery on a person 65 or older plus a misdemeanor battery charge.
  • Police said the victims reported no visible injuries but want to press charges, and the FAA and local authorities say the investigation remains active; the flight later departed Miami and arrived in Atlanta after a roughly three-hour delay.