Agitated passenger causes jet to divert

Flight attendants subdued the man

JetBlue Jet Blue flight 191 from New York makes its approach to McCarran International Airport, Tuesday, March 27, 2012, in Las Vegas. The captain of the plane stormed through his plane rambling about a bomb and threats from Iraq until passengers on the Las Vegas-bound flight tackled him to the ground just outside the cockpit. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

By Don Bishop

A hollering, agitated passenger who ignored pleas to calm down has spurred a pilot to divert a New York-to-Las Vegas JetBlue plane to Detroit over the weekend.

That's according to a statement from JetBlue Airways Corp. and a passenger video obtained by ABC News (http://abcn.ws/1lo2UWh ).

JetBlue says the passenger became unruly and the captain decided to land in Detroit at around 8:30 a.m. Saturday out of "an abundance of caution."

Flight attendants subdued the man and restrained him with plastic hand ties.

The video shows a man standing, gesticulating and shouting, his remarks unclear, while a female voice exclaims, "Dad, stop it!"

JetBlue says authorities in Detroit took him into custody.

The plane left for Las Vegas about two hours later, arriving at around 11:30 a.m.