In-Flight Family Brawl

A family dispute led to a brawl between two men on a flight from Honolulu to Utah. An argument between a Russian national, who lives in Colorado, and his brother-in-law turned into a fight that lasted most of the flight. Passengers aboard the Delta flight bound for Salt Lake City tried to break up the brawl. Airport police met the plane and arrested both men. While being taken into custody, the man police determined had been the aggressor attacked an officer. He was booked on suspicion of intoxication, disorderly conduct and assault on a police officer. Police later confirmed the brother-in-law had only acted in self-defense. The FBI reviewed the incident but decided to leave the filing of charges to local authorities.