Mike Tyson appears to hit fellow airplane passenger

(CNN) — Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson appears to have joined the ranks of unruly airline passengers.

“Sadly, Mr. Tyson had an incident on a flight with an aggressive passenger who started harassing him and threw a water bottle at him whereas he was in his seat,” Joann Mignano, a consultant for Tyson, mentioned in a press release.

Video obtained by TMZ Sports activities was taken on a JetBlue airplane in San Francisco, in line with TMZ. It exhibits a person repeatedly hitting what seems to be one other passenger within the seat behind him.

The video revealed by TMZ doesn’t present everything of the incident. A water bottle will not be seen within the footage posted by the outlet.

The video of the blows lasts about 10 seconds and options audio of an individual who appears to be attempting to defuse the state of affairs, calling “hey Mike, Mike.”

On Wednesday night round 10 p.m. PT, law enforcement officials “have been dispatched to a bodily altercation onboard an airplane positioned on the Home Terminal of the San Francisco Worldwide Airport,” in line with the San Francisco Police Division (SFPD).

Two individuals believed to be concerned within the incident have been detained, police mentioned. One particular person was handled for non-life-threatening accidents, in line with a press release from SFPD.

“That topic offered minimal particulars of the incident and refused to cooperate additional with the police investigation,” the police mentioned. Each individuals have been launched “pending additional investigation.” SFPD declined to determine both topic.

The police division mentioned it was conscious of video that will have captured the altercation, and it has shared the video with the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Workplace.

San Mateo County Sheriff’s Detective Javier Acosta instructed CNN that workplace would deal with the investigation transferring ahead and declined to call both topic, citing the continuing investigation.

JetBlue Airways has not responded to CNN’s requests for remark.

Tyson was in San Francisco on Wednesday on the 420 Hippie Hill occasion in Golden Gate Park to advertise his hashish model, in line with the occasion’s web site and video posted on-line.

Cracking down on unruly passengers

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mentioned Thursday morning that it didn’t have a report on the time about an unruly passenger incident aboard a JetBlue flight on Wednesday.

“The FAA appears to be like into all airline experiences of passenger disturbances,” the company mentioned in a press release to CNN.

The FAA directed CNN to native regulation enforcement for additional info.

The company launched a “zero tolerance” coverage on January 13, 2021, after a pointy rise in unruly passenger incidents in 2020. The FAA mentioned that underneath the coverage, it might situation fines to passengers for unruly habits as a substitute of warning letters or counseling. And instances can lead to legal investigations and prices.

The FAA mentioned Wednesday that it’s going to make its zero tolerance coverage towards unruly passengers everlasting. That announcement got here after the federal masks mandate for public transportation was struck down on Monday. The Justice Division has filed an enchantment to that ruling.

In 2022, the FAA has already obtained 1,233 unruly passenger experiences.

Prime picture: Mike Tyson is seen on this December 12, 2021, file picture in Malibu, California. (Photograph by JC Olivera/Getty Pictures)