Disruptive Passenger Detained on Flight to Milwaukee

Flight attendants had to restrain a passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight from New York to Milwaukee Wednesday night.   It happened on Flight 201 from LaGuardia Airport to Milwaukee’s Mitchell  Field.  Sometime around 9:30 PM Eastern time, about midway through the flight, the male passenger became agitated and physically threatening.   Flight attendants were able to restrain the man and he was turned over to law enforcement officers when the flight landed at General Mitchell Field.  According to a news release from the Airlines, the man was taken into custody for a mental health evaluation.  There was no report of any injuries as a result of the incident.